Achievements 2007

Sports person South Hams 2007 - Our very own Martin Luker - Click here for more

congrats to all those that were nominated from our clubs, Sam Osborn, Mollie Widger, Abigail Watkins, Ross Pratt, Roxanne Winzer, Martin, Darren & Steve Luker and Daniel Henderson. All that were present were presented with thier certificates and photographed by local press photographer. Martin Luker was awarded the U'18's Sports Person of the Year, and he also won the Overall Sports South Hams Award for 2007, for his Gold win at the World Kup Championships and being part of TEAM UK. well done Martin, what a great year. look out for radio interviews by martin for south hams radio, and check out those news papers for photos. lesley

Scottish Championships - More

Dartmouth - 22.09.07

Congratulations to all that took part in our 3rd Jang Bong Seminar and Gradings with Tang Soo-do chief instructor & Examiner Mr Weyman. Some students have now reached level 5 out of 9 for this weapons cross training syllabus. The next levels will become more exciting with foam bo's, headgear and a bit of sparring with the staff. Interesting or what!  More
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September 2007

Congratulations to Dartington Little PUMA’s - More

ITF World Championships and ITF World Kup Championships, Birmingham 2007

Wow what a week. Actually, what a year so far, it has been not an easy task working up to these world champs, with training for selections, itf umpires courses, squad training, fundraising and general organising, administration, and training, training and more training. .......  More

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Results of English Championships 2007

Astounding results for senior tkd grades this grading 20 th May 2007

Chief examiner and Chairman of PUMA, Master Gayle 7th Degree examined the grading held at Paignton Community College this May.  For full results click here

South Hams First Kick Boxing Success

10 students from our new Kick Boxing school in Totnes, graded on Monday 21 st May at Tavistock, under the close scrutiny from examiner, Ms Maria Murray 4 th Degree. More

Black Belt Grading – April 2007

Hooray & lots of Woo Hoo’s

Congratulations to Sadie Medway who is now a 1 st Degree at the Kingsbridge Taekwon-do club, and to her husband Phillip Medway who has now become a 2 nd degree. They have both worked hard for this grading, and I know Phil has been on a long journey towards this goal, and I am sure he will be very relieved.

I would also like to congratulate 3 of my good friends and fellow instructors, Mrs Em Mortimore now 2nd Degree (Newton Abbot Instructor), Ms Merwyn Davis (Tavistock Instructor) who has caught up with me and a great ‘Wow, you were amazing’ to Mr Ian Bedborough is now a senior black belt, 4 th Degree. He gets a suit with stripes now. I am so jealous. (Remember its not Bo sabum nimki for him now, just Sabum)

Well done to you all

Lesley

Results of southern champs 2007     View our winners here

5 competitors from South Hams chosen to represent Britain in the 2007 world championships.       More

February grading results

South Hams held a grading recently at the Totnes Civic Hall for all South Hams PUMA Taekwon-do juniors and adults and at various other venues around the area for 36 more 4-6yr olds, in the Little PUMA martial art programme.  Results

Sat 24th February Black Belt Pre-Grading
Congratulations to Steve Luker 2nd degree, Phil Medway 1st Degree and Sadie Medway 1st Kup who have all passed the first hurdle towards their Black Belt Grading

ITF Umpires/referees course

Congratulations to the senior instructors in our area who are now officially trained in ITF Umpiring. Only those who have attended this course can umpire or referee at the World championships held later in the year in Birmingham. After a weekend of what felt like line dancing, learning our hand signals and korean terminology, role playing and reading the hefty rule book the following are now listed on the UKTA website as ITF officials. UKITF

Mr Wood 5th Degree - Plymouth Instructor
Mr Ian bedborough 3rd Degree & Mrs Tracey Bedborough 1st Degree - Teign Valley & Torbay North Ms Lesley Mcghie 3rd Degree - South Hams Mr Mortimore 3rd Degree - Newton Abbot & Teignmouth Mr Steve Luker 2nd Degree - Torbay South

Bo Staff seminar and Grading February 2007

A small group of instructors & students from Teign Valley , Torbay & South Hams Taekwon-do schools took part in the first weapons seminar of its kind. Mr Weyman, 3 rd Degree, the Chief Instructor for PUMA Tang Soo Do, travelled to Devon to grade students in the use of the long staff, otherwise known as Bo or Bong. Training in staffs is not part of the Taekwon-do syllabus, but with Tang Soo Do in the same organisation, both being part of the Professional Unification of Martial Arts (PUMA), the students are lucky enough to get the chance to do some cross training in different martial art disciplines.

On Saturday, filling one of the facilities at Dartington Hall, the Black Belts and coloured belts practised their drills, handling skills and bong patterns under the supervision of the black belt examiner. After 2 ½ hours of whirring staffs, the group then graded, passing level 1 & 2 of the Tang Soo Do Weapons Syllabus.

Students will receive their certificates and level 1 & 2 suit patches, the first of its kind in this national multi martial art organisation.

Those passing were :-

Ian Bedbrough 3 rd Degree – PUMA Chief Instructor for Teign Valley & Torbay North Taekwon-do Lesley McGhie 3 rd Degree – PUMA Chief Instructor for South Hams Taekwon-do & Kickboxing Steve Luker 2 nd Degree – PUMA Chief Instructor for Torbay South Taekwon -do
Claire Roughley 2 nd Degree – PUMA Assistant Instructor Dartmouth & Totnes Taekwon-do Corinne Sri Widada 2 nd Degree – PUMA Assistant Instructor Kingsbridge Taekwon-do
Martin Luker 2 nd Degree - PUMA Leadership Team Member Taekwon-do
Darren Luker 2 nd Degree – PUMA Leadership Team Member Taekwon-do
Tony Goodwin 1 st Degree
Bob Janes 1 st Degree - PUMA Leadership Team Member Taekwon-do & Kickboxing
Medea Creed – PUMA Assistant Instructor Dartmouth & South Brent Taekwon-do
Alec Drew - PUMA Leadership Team Member Taekwon-do
Amelia Archer - PUMA Leadership Team Member Taekwon-do
Charlotte Levy - PUMA Leadership Team Member Taekwon-do
Tim Levy – Totnes PUMA Taekwon-do
Louis Gautier – Kingsbridge PUMA Taekwon-do

Daniel Henderson 1st Degree - Well done.

Well done to Daniel Henderson 1st Degree of Totnes TKD, our first success of 2007. Daniel attended the auditions for the PUMA National Display Team named Flowering Youth in Bristol Jan 2007. After a 2 1/2 hour training and selection session, daniel was chosen to part of this great team, as trained by master Gayle 7th degree, and Chairman of PUMA. superb Daniel. Over the 6 years of PUMA we at South Hams have been proud to have 2 other students become members of Flowering Youth. Martin Luker of Totnes TKD, and Julie Stocks of Dartmouth TKD.