Self-defence and Ground work Seminar

In November, we held a ground work seminar at the request of some of our teenage students. This was taught by Master Russell Dennis and eighth degree black belt who has also competed in mixed martial arts (MMA) competitions. The seminar started with students building on existing knowledge of striking techniques from ITF patterns which are not allowed in Taekwon-Do competitions. We then progressed onto self-defence and controlling a situation where you have ended up on the ground (not normally part of the standard coloured belt syllabus). We finished the session with some free grappling to test the taught techniques in a more free flowing session.  

A big thank you for Master Dennis. the students loved it and are already asking if we can run another one in 2025

AETA Open English 2024

The 5th and 6th October saw our Association host their biggest competition to date at Haywards Heath. Over 500 Competitors from 28 clubs including those from all the Home Nations, Ireland and the Netherlands competed. This was an excellent opportunity for our students to experience the thrill of an open competition. The standard of the competition was very high and we are very proud of everyone who took part. Once again we made our small club's presence felt, with exceptional performances and loud cheering throughout!

I am very pleased to report that Swift Fox TKD obtained 10 Gold, 8 Silvers and 8 Bronzes, placing us in seventh place after the two days of competition.

A couple of special mentions for Open Champions: 
15-17yrs Male: Lewis Maftei (joint) with 3 Golds
Adult Male 36+: Alarico B with 3 Golds  

Thank you also to Alarico B, Ynman B and Lewis M for Coaching. It made a real difference having you there! 

​This means we have two overall champions for the AETA League 2024. Each will be invited to attend the AETA Gala dinner (February 2025) to collect their trophy.
15-17 Female: Orla R (Camberley) 4G 2S (1x Overall Award)
Adult Male: Alarico B (Camberley) 8G 1S (2x Overall Awards)

AETA League 2024 - Redhill

The second leg of the AETA League competition took place at Donyngs Leisure Centre in Redhill. Swift Fox Taekwon-Do had a brilliant team attending. There were some excellent performances in patterns, sparring and in special technique (under 18s) and power test (over 18s). Despite Swift Fox Taekwon-Do being one of the smaller teams in attendance, we secured a brilliant third place overall. Our team achieved an impressive 21 golds, 13 silvers and 16 bronze medals. In addition, the fantastic team spirit was built not just by the competitors but the brilliant supporters who came to cheer team Swift Fox TKD on! As instructors, we are immensely proud of our whole team!

AETA League 2024 - Tonbridge

Sunday 17th March saw the first leg of the AETA League take place in Tonbridge Kent. The AETA League is run by the Association, exclusively for its coloured belt students to gain competition experience. It also serves as an opportunity for some of our Red Belts to practice their Umpiring skills for the first time having completed the AETA Umpire Course in February

Students from both our Junior and Teens and Adult Classes took part; with several competing for the first time. We are very pleased to report we returned with a total of 15 Golds, 9 Silvers and 15 bronze medals. This placed us in 4th position overall.

Well done everyone who took part. Your fantastic performances showing the best of the Taekwon-Do Tenets and a great team spirit.

AETA Gala Dinner 2024

​On Saturday 3rd February members of Swift Fox TKD attended the AETA Gala at the Mercure Hotel in Tunbridge Wells. This annual event is an opportunity members of the AETA clubs to gather for a 3 course black tie occasion where we celebrated the Association and individual achievements of 2023. 

This year was particularly special for our club as we celebrated Alarico III as the Adult Overall Male Champion from the AETA League 2023. 
The gala dinner also recognises those who have successfully tested to Dan grades during the year. Mr Fox Longdon collected her 5th degree certificate from Mrs Fox Longdon almost one year to the day since she had collected her own 5th degree. ​

Christmas 2023 Tag Grading

Well Done to all our TKD Kids and Junior TKD who took part in our Christmas grading. We had reduced number due to illness this time as but still had 20 TKD Kids and 17 Juniors grading over the course of the morning. We were well supported by Santa's helpers (our Coloured Belt teenagers) to help hold pads and mark theory papers to keep us running to time. 

The TKD Kids, (3-6 year olds) kicked off the morning by demonstrating their physical elements and answering questions relevant to their level. In between testing elements, the TKD Kids had lots of fun and there were prizes for the best animal impersonations! The testing finished with a demonstration of their awesome power (breaking thin wood (newspaper) with their kicks and strikes). 

Next up were the Junior TKD students, to be tested on their Black Tag syllabus. This involved demonstrating the five physical elements they have been learning this term and 13 theory questions. Those with four tags then had to perform 4-directional Punch whilst those testing for 8th Kup Yellow Belt had to perform Chon-Ji Tul. The Juniors also demonstrated their knowledge of kicks by bravely taking on the gauntlet of pads held by our teenage coloured belts. Finally the Juniors finished with a pumping side kick competition.

We are delighted to announce we have five new Yellow Belts:
Albie R, Bran R, Emily A, Ben B and Charlotte L

Special congratulations to the following: 
Helena - overall grading trophy for highest combined theory and physical score 
Colleen - trophy for best pumping side kick.

AETA Open Competition 14th and 15th October 2023

Our Association hosted their biggest competition to date at the Dolphin Leisure Centre Haywards Heath. 458 Competitors from 27 clubs including those from all the Home Nations, Ireland, France and Cyprus. This was an excellent opportunity for our students to experience the thrill of competition and gain valuable competition experience (some in their first competition).

Thank you to all the competitors, coaches umpires and IT support who made this event possible.

I am very pleased to report that Swift Fox TKD obtained 14 Gold, 8 Silvers and 9 Bronzes placing us in third place after the two days of competition. This is an incredible achievement given the high standard of the event and the fact that we are a comparatively small club.

There were many truly inspiring performances and we are very proud of each and everyone of the Swift Fox Team!

A couple of special mentions though: 
15-17yrs Male: Ynman B and Lewis M (Joint Champions) with 2 Golds and 1 Bronze each
Adult Male 36+: Alarico B with 3 Golds  

Coloured Belt Grading 15th July 2023

On the 15th July we held a Teen and Adult belt grading. This was a smaller grading compared to previous but it allowed those who had not been able to grade earlier in the year the chance to grade before the Summer Holidays started.

Candidates were tested on their Fundamental techniques, all their patterns, Power test, Self Defence and both a verbal a written theory test.

We are pleased to say all candidates passed and we are pleased to announce the following promotions:

Ynman B - 6th Kup Green Belt
Ava W - 8th Kup Yellow Belt
Jayme W - 8th Kup Yellow Belt
Rhys C - 8th Kup Yellow Belt
Anya Y - 8th Kup Yellow Belt

Summer  Tag Grading 2023

Congratulations to all our TKD Kids and Junior TKD who took part in our end of term grading. This was our largest Tag grading so far with 25 TKD Kids and 28 Juniors grading over the course of the morning. We therefore had to call in some of our teenagers to help hold pads and mark theory papers to keep us running to time. 

First up were the TKD Kids, who were tested on their physical elements and theory relevant to their level. In between testing elements, the TKD Kids had lots of fun and there were prizes for the best animal impersonations! The testing finished with some jumping side kicks over a hurdle to test the students awesome power and athletic skills. 

Next up were the Junior TKD students, to be tested on their Red Tag syllabus. This involved demonstrating the five physical elements they have been learning this term and 13 theory questions. Those with four tags then had to perform 4-directional Punch. The Juniors also demonstrated their knowledge of kicks by bravely taking on the gauntlet of pads held by our teenage coloured belts. Finally the Juniors finished with a pumping side kick competition.

Special congratulations to the following: 
Emily - overall grading trophy for highest combined theory and physical score 
Charlotte - trophy for best pumping side kick.

Welsh Open - 1st July 2023

Congratulations to all of our AETA competitors who took part in the Open Welsh Championships in Cardiff. The AETA had 44 competitors take part winning a total of 23 Gold, 21 Silver and 30 Bronze placing AETA 2nd out of 37 clubs. 

Swift Fox TKD had three students compete on this occasion and we are very proud to say that they all came away with multiple medals.

Lewis B - Gold Sparring, Gold Spec Tech, Silver Patterns (making him the 11-13yrs Overall Champion)
Alarico IV B - Gold Sparring, Gold Patterns
Alarico III B - Gold Sparring, Silver Patterns

Mrs Fox Longdon Coached AETA Members throughout the day whilst Mr Fox Longdon Umpired.

Holland Cup - 3rd June 2023

On the 2nd June two Swift Fox Students and one instructor attend the Holland Cup in Delft with the All England Taekwon-Do Association Squad. This was both students' first international competition and they made us proud.

The AETA Squad may only have had nine competitors but they really made every event count. All nine competitors medalled and when the scored were counted they had achieved an incredible 8 Gold, 5 Silvers and 1 Bronze and making the AETA as overall champions for 2023.

Congratulations to 
Lewis B - Bronze in Patterns and Gold in Sparring
Alarico III B - Gold in Patterns and Gold in Sparring.

Thank you to Mr Fox Longdon who Umpired throughout the day. 

AETA League - 12th March 2023

Sunday 12th March saw the first leg of the AETA League take place in Tonbridge Kent. The AETA League is run by the Association, exclusively for its coloured belt students to gain competition experience. It also serves as an opportunity for Black Belts to practice their Umpiring skills. 

Students from both our Junior and Teens and Adult Classes took part. However, this event saw us able to field a diminished team due to sickness. However, the 14 students who did attend returned with a total of 12 Golds, 6 Silvers and 8 bronze medals. This placed us in 4th position overall.

Well done everyone who took part. Some excellent personal performances and a great team atmosphere throughout.

AETA Gala Dinner - 4th February 2023

​On Saturday 4th February members of Swift Fox TKD attended the AETA Gala at the One Warwick Park Hotel in Tunbridge Wells. This annual event is an opportunity members of the AETA clubs to gather for a 3 course black tie occasion where we celebrated the Association and individual achievements of 2022. 

This year was particularly special for our club as we had two overall Champions from the AETA League 2022 and our club came 3rd overall in the league. Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard in class, attended extra squad training and ultimately gave their best efforts at the competitions.

Special congratulations to:
Eve R - Under 14 years Female Overall Champion 2022
​Alarico III B - Adult Male Overall Champion 2022

The gala dinner also recognises those who have successfully tested to Dan grades during the year. Mrs Fox Longdon collected her 5th degree certificate from Master Lear 

Coloured Belt Grading - 10th December 2022

Our final grading of the year was for our Teen and Adults, on the 10th December. It was a small grading compared to October's all day epic, but eligible students had earnt the right to test before the end of the year.

We are pleased to say all candidates passed and we are pleased to announce the following promotions

Reuben G - 6th Kup Green Belt
Joshua B - 6th Kup Green Belt
Aaron - 6th Kup Green Belt
Tom O - 9th Kup Yellow Tag
Zara S - 9th Kup Yellow Tag
Lewis M - 9th Kup Yellow Tag
​Rhys C - 9th Kup Yellow Tag

Christmas Tag Grading 2022

As another action packed term draws to a close we held our last Tag Grading of 2022. This was another large tag grading with 18 TKD Kids and 18 Junior TKD students attending. To keep to schedule, we asked our teenage Blue belts if anyone of them could help and in then end they all wanted too!

First up were the TKD Kids, who were tested on their physical elements and theory relevant to their level. In between testing elements, the TKD Kids had lots of fun and there were prizes for the best animal impersonations! The testing finished with some jumping side kicks over a hurdle to test the students awesome power and athletic skills. 

Next up were the Junior TKD students, to be tested on their Green Tag syllabus. This involved demonstrating the five physical elements they have been learning this term and 13 theory questions. Those with four tags then had to perform 4-directional Punch. The Juniors also demonstrated their Flying Side Kicks as practice for next years competition circuit. Finally the Juniors finished with a pumping side kick competition.

Special congratulations to the following: 
Aveer - overall grading trophy for highest combined theory and physical score 
Emily - trophy for best pumping side kick.

3rd Leg AETA League - 6th November 2022

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Sunday the 6th November saw the third leg of the AETA League for 2022. However, unlike the first two competitions, this event was open to other clubs meaning a large competition, more rounds in each division and thus more fiercely contested medals.

Swift Fox students rose to the challenge with some superb performances from both our experienced competitors and some taking part in a competition for the first time. 
Those that had attended the additional "Squad Training" sessions put the drills and skills that they had learnt into good use, with more than one student coming away from the competition with multiple gold medals.  Some of the 'first-timers' managed a haul of multiple medals.

This was the largest contingent of Swift Fox Taekwon-Do student that had ever attended a competition and the team spirit was infectious, with students and parents cheering on their team mates in all events. This is what competition is all about - challenging yourself and supporting your team-mates.

2nd Leg AETA League - 12th June 2022

On Sunday 12th June, our association hosted the 2nd competition of the AETA League in Tonbridge. Swift Fox TKD took a large team with many students competing for the first time.

Junior Students competed in Patterns, Sparring and Special Technique. Adults competed in Patterns, Sparring and Power.​

We were therefore very impressed that the team returned with a total of 17 Gold, 6 Silver and 9 Bronze medals.

The final competition of the league will be held on the 6th November and will be an invitation event involving competetors from several other associations.

AETA Member Seminar - 7th May 2022

 On Saturday 7th May the AETA hosted its FREE members seminar for the first time in 3 years. Over 130 people attended with all of the AETA clubs represented. Swift Fox TKD had a mixture of Junior TKD, Teens and Adult students attend.

Students under 12years old completed three hours of training with sessions covering applications of patterns, special technique (jumping and power) and sparring. Students over 12 years completed five hours with sessions covering self-defence, angles & distance for step sparring, power test and competition sparring. Black belts continued for a further session practicing at their grade patterns

All the associations Masters and Instructors were on hand to share their knowledge. We have received great feedback from the event and are already looking forward to next year. 

1st Leg AETA League - 13th March 2022

​On Sunday 13th March our association hosted its first League Championships of 2022 in Redhill, Surrey.

This competition is the first of three events this year where competitors can win medals so as to accumulate points towards their end of year overall total for individual and club. The competition is only open to our association members and is designed to be a good introduction to competitions. unlike other competitions, we use a re-qualification system on the draw meaning if a competitor loses a round then they have another opportunity to compete on the bronze medal draw. This gives everyone at least two opportunities to perform at each event.

Junior Students compete in Patterns, Sparring and Special Technique. Adults compete in Patterns, Sparring and Power.
There were many fantastic performances from our students with too many medal winners to list them all. However, a special mention to our Gold medal winners below:
Lewis B  – 3 Gold
Ryan P – 3 Gold
Elliott B – 2 Gold 1 Bronze
Theo M– 2 Gold

Having added up the scores the Club points after the first round are as follows:
1st Crowborough 185pts
2nd Tonbridge 131pts
3rd Camberley 65pts
4th Uckfield 17pts
5th Cranbrook 4pts

GM Bos - AETA Seminar - 5th & 6th February 2022

The AETA Guest Seminar is always a great event to meet and train with world renowned Instructors. This year's event was no exception, as the AETA welcomed GM Bos XI and his son, Sabum Bos IV from Italy. Grand Master Bos IX has held various positions in the ITF over his career including being on the ITF Technical Committee. Meanwhile, his son Sabum Bos IV is a European and World Sparring Champion.

It was fantastic weekend for our students to train with the Grand Master on Patterns and Fundamental Techniques and the Sabum Bos on Sparring Drills.

Christmas Term Tag Grading - 11th December 2021


Wow! - Another action packed term for our TKD Kids and Junior TKD students. As always, we finished the term with a Tag grading for all eligible students. This was our largest tag grading yet, with 15 TKD Kids and 20 Junior TKD students attending. This required reinforcements and we managed to get two of our Blue Belts to help.

First up were the TKD Kids, who were tested on their physical elements and theory relevent to their level. In between testing elements, the TKD Kids had lots of fun and there were prizes for the best animal impersonations! The testing finished with some jumping destruction techniques to test the students awesome power and athletic skills. 

Next up were the Junior TKD students, to be tested on their Red Tag syllabus. This involved demonstrating the five physical elements they have been learning this term and 13 theory questions. Those with five tags then had to perform 4-directional Punch and Chon-Ji tul as part of their testing to 8th Kup Yellow Belt. Finally the Juniors finished with a pumping side kick competition.

Special congratulations to the following: 
Elliott B - Promotion from tag grade syllabus to 8th Kup, yellow belt:
Lachlan R - Promotion from tag grade syllabus to 8th Kup, yellow belt:
Ashley W - overall grading trophy for highest combined theory and physical score 
Theo M - trophy for best pumping side kick.

 AETA Competition - 7th November 2021

Sunday saw 119 students from across the home counties gather in Crowborough, Sussex for the first Association Competition in 18 months. This was smaller than previous events but still a great opportunity for coloured-belt students to test their skills under pressure. Students competed in Patterns, Sparring, Special Technique and destruction (over 18s only). Our students made us very proud with some hard-fought contests and fabulous demonstrations of their skills.

Although we were one of the smaller clubs competing we finished a very pleasing fourth in the medals table having won four gold, three silver and seven bronzes.  

Coloured Belt Grading - October 2021

The grading went ahead with much reduced field of candidates. Covid19 once again impacting the best laid plans and showing that it has no respect to those who have worked hard preparing themselves mentally and physically to test. Once again, students were comprehensively tested on their line work, patterns, step sparring, self-defence, theory, and destruction. Due to the reduced numbers and a requirement for partners, Mr Fox-Longdon had to step in to perform  the three step and two step sparring sequences; which luckily didn't seam to phase the students too much.

We are herby pleased to announce the following promotions

Lewis B - 6th Kup Green Belt
Conner K - 4th Kup Blue Belt

Congratulations to both of them! 

Coloured Belt Grading - December 2020

After a strange year several students ended on a high testing at a socially distanced grading for their next grades. Even with Covid restrictions, students were comprehensively tested on their line work, patterns, step sparring, theory  and destruction.

We are hereby pleased to announce the following promotions

Reuben G - 8th Kup Yellow belt
Joshua B - 8th Kup, Yellow belt
Max H - 7th Kup, Yellow belt green tag
Lewis B - 7th Kup, Yellow belt green tag
Owen B - 5th kup, Green belt blue tag
Jules K - 5th kup, Green belt blue tag

Well deserved promotions after persevering through covid and taking every opportunity to train. Congratulations to all!

Christmas Term Tag Grading - 12th December 2020

Finally, some good news for 2020. Fifteen Swift Fox TKD Students attended and successfully passed their relevant tag gradings on Saturday 12th December. 

The TKD Kids went first and had to demonstrate their Taekwon-Do skills and their terminology. As all gradings were conducted to comply with social distancing regulations, parents were  called upon to support students by holding pads for various technique demonstrations.

We also played some festive games "roll a snow man" and "Musical TKD statues". Prizes were awarded for both games along with the Strongest Five character badges, tags and certificates. 
The 'Junior TKD' students then followed this, with another strong performance with several students testing for both Yellow and Black Tag (having previously missed the opportunity due to Lockdown). Again we needed to make adjustments due to Covid restrictions, so students completed theory papers rather than verbal questions with a Black Belt.

​Special mention to Elliott who achieved 100% on both his Yellow and Black Tag theory (and tie-break questions) thus winning the Trophy for the best overall score. Finally, three students, Oscar, Aaron and Alfie, completed the tag syllabus and have now been promoted to Yellow Belt. Each had to perform 'Saju Jirugi' and 'Chon Ji' in front of all the other students (and parents). Well done to all. ​

Mr Fox Longdon successfully grades to 4th degree black belt! - 17th November 2019

After months of studying, practice and revision, Mr Stuart Fox Longdon undertook his IV degree black belt grading on the 19th November, which we are delighted to say that he passed. 

The examiners were Master Lear, VII degree and Master Chesterman, VII degree.

All England Taekwon-Do Association Competition (Tonbridge) - 3rd November 2019

The third leg of the 2019 AETA competitions was the most successful to date for Swift Fox Taekwon-Do. All six of our competitors came home with at least one medal - a testament to their hard work over the past few months. The instructors are in awe of what you all achieved! Well done!

Lewis - Gold (Patterns), Gold (Sparring) - A truly spectacular result for a first-time competitor!
Max - Bronze (Patterns), Bronze (Sparring) - Well done for a first competition!
Eve - Bronze (Special Technique) - The only Swift Fox TKD student to medal in this discipline. Also special mention for continuing to fight with a broken rib!
Connor - Bronze (Patterns) - Fantastic attitude to the whole competition
Jules - Gold (Patterns) - Excellent result showing a lot of effort
Alfie - Silver (Patterns), Silver (Sparring) - Well done for a first competition!
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Summer Term Tag Grading - Saturday 13th July 2019

Always a fun day, 20 Swift Fox Taekwon-Do students were put forward for the grading. The 'TKD Kids' were tested on their Korean terminology for moves such as 'punch, block and kick' as well as being assessed on their physical performance of Taekwon-Do. Lots of exciting games were played, including the ever-popular 'animal impersonations'!

The 'Junior TKD' students were assessed on the syllabus for their blue tag, including both physical performances and theory questions. All were successful after some truly excellent performances. Special mention goes to Aaron for winning the 'pumping side kick trophy' (all that extra practice has paid off!) as well as Lewis, for an outstanding 28 out of 30 overall score. This resulted in Lewis winning the trophy for best overall result at the grading. All our students did us proud!

​All England Taekwon-Do Association (AETA) Competition (Alton) - 23rd June 2019

Six brave Camberley students competed at the second leg of the 2019 AETA competitions in Alton. For some this was the first time for competing - an achievement in itself! Unfortunately some of our students were very unlucky with the draws, but hopefully a valuable experience was gained to build on in the future.  An excellent set of results was achieved;

Sachham - Gold (Sparring), Bronze (Patterns) - Special mention as it was his first time competing!
Bobby - Silver (Sparring)
Jules - Bronze (Sparring),
Owen - Gold (Sparring), Gold (Special Technique)

International Instructors Course Cardiff - 31st May -2nd June

Mrs Fox Longdon and Mr Fox Longdon both attended the 141st International Instructors course (IIC) in Cardiff. International Instructor Courses are a requirement for black belts wishing to test to 4th degree and above and are a great way to train with some of the most experienced Taekwon-Do Masters in the world and meet fellow black belts from around the world. There were 110 participants for this IIC ranging from 8th degree to 1st degree balck belts.

This IIC was hosted by ITF Wales (AA) and organised by Mr Ernest and Mr Jeff Brider. The training was led by three members of the ITF Technical committee; Grandmaster Marano, Grandmaster Lan and Master McPhail. The each member of the technical committee taught different aspects of taekwan-do over the 3 days. Topics covered included:
- Performance and technicality of all 24 patterns
- Ideal rhythm and speed of patterns
- Fighting from the ground
- Self-Defence
- Methods of teaching difficult concepts
- Sparring drills

Master Lear in his role as a member of the ITF Board was asked to officially close the IIC at the end of the three days. Master Lear paid tribute to the organisers for very well run course noting it was the first IIC to ever be held in Wales. 

Promotions to Green Belt - 6th April 2019

Congratulations to three of our Camberley Students, Connor, Jules and Owen on their promotion to Green Belt!


All three students were tested on many aspects of their Taekwon-Do knowledge, including  a written theory test, patterns performances and line work. The effort they put in was outstanding and we are very proud of them all. Well done boys!

'TKD Kids' and 'Junior TKD' Grading - 23rd March 2019

Some of the most exciting days of the Swift Fox TKD calendar are the grading days and the 23rd March was no exception. The 3-6 year olds graded first and impressed all the instructors present with their exceptional knowledge of TKD theory - nearly every student achieved 100% on their theory. This demonstrates excellent perseverance and effort in learning their Korean words. One of the highlights was the 'animal impersonations' in which two of our student won prizes; Aydin for the best 'grass snake' and Ria for the best 'squirrel'!

A special mention should go to Inaya, from the Camberley class, who graduated up to the Junior level and swapped her 'TKD Kids' orange belt for her brand new white belt! Well done!

Later on in the day, the Junior TKD students (7-12 year olds) did their green tag grading. All students were tested rigorously on their theory and physical Taekwon-Do ability. The standard was very high - but Farnborugh student Tori excelled herself by achieving a perfect 30 out of 30 score - and unprecedented result and well deserving of the highest achieving student trophy!

Bobby, a Camberley Junior TKD student won the 'Pumping Side Kick' competition, beating over 40 other students to the side kick trophy.

Mr and Mrs Fox Longdon are extremely proud of all their students' achievements and left the grading with big smiles! Well done everyone!

All England Taekwon-Do Association (AETA) Competition - 17th March 2019

Four of our Camberley students competed at the first AETA competition of 2019. This was the largest competition our students have participated in and although not every one of our students won a medal, a very good experience was gained to build on in the future.  An excellent set of results was achieved;

Bobby - Silver (Sparring)
Jules - Silver (Patterns), Bronze (Sparring), Bronze (Special Technique)
Owen - Silver (Special Technique), Bronze (Sparring)

International Umpire Course - 9th and 10th March 2019
​Mr Fox Longdon was one of six AETA Instructors to attend the IUC in Cardiff. The course was attended by Black Belts from across Europe with many hoping to qualify to umpire at the World Championships in Germany this April. Umpiring is a skill like any other. If you want to be good at it, you must practice and occasionally make some mistakes in order to learn. This course offered the opportunity for attendees to refresh their knowledge, practice their skills, ensure consistency and ultimately try to ensure the highest standards of umpiring at competitions. 

The course was led by Master Katz (Chairman of the ITF Umpire Committee) who was supported by Master Wallace (Member of the ITF Umpire Committee). Grand Master Bos (former member of the ITF Technical Committee) also attended as a special guest and provided the opening and closing addresses. 
The IUC covered many different aspects of umpiring from officially opening a ring to the procedures for scoring special Technique. Although Mr Fox Longdon has been umpiring for several years, the course offered many new experiences and clarified several queries regarding interpreting the rules. The IUC was Mr Fox Longdon's first introduction to the electronic scoring system used at international competitions for both patterns and sparring. He was also introduced to "Coaches Eye" and app that allows video's to be slowed down, zoomed in and annotated in real time. This was very useful when trying to ensure consistent scoring. This allowed a video to be watch and scored in real time, before checking the scores by viewing the footage again in slow motion and even watching a single technique several times to highlight a technical point.

Although there was a lot crammed into the two days, Mr Fox Longdon enjoyed the course and is looking forward to more umpiring at competitions throughout the year.

VTA Championships Tonbridge - 4th November 2018

Three of our Green Tag students travelled to Tonbridge for the third leg of the Vision Takwon-Do Association Championships. This was the largest VTA Competition to date with over 240 competitors from Taekwon-Do schools across the south East of England.

The Vision Taekwon-Do Association hosts three such events each year. These are designed as a friendly introduction to competition for its junior members and allows its senior members some mat time under competition conditions. It was a tough competition with some very large divisions. However we are pleased two of our students came away with medals.

Congratulations go to:
Jules - Silver (Special Technique) and Bronze (Sparring)
Owen - Silver in Special Technique

Summer Side Kick Competition - August 2018

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Over the summer, our students have been on all sorts of adventures, practicing their side-kicks along the way. We had a lot of fun looking at these, but the winners are Juliette (Camberley) and Eve (Farnborough). Both win their very own Swift Fox TKD mug complete with their winning photo on it!)

Coloured belt grading - 21st July 2018

​Three 8th Kup students have taken their first full Taekwon-Do grading. Having passed to yellow belt through our Tag grading system which is specifically designed for children, this represented a significant step up to a formal adult Taekwon-Do grading.

The grading was therefore conducted as a formal exam with Mrs Fox Longdon presiding. After a short warm up, students were required to perform their syllabus sequence, Saju Jurugi and pattern Chon Ji as a group. The students then began their written theory paper covering all previously learnt Taekwon-Do theory. Concurrently each student was called up individually to perform Saju Makgi and their new pattern Dan Gun followed by a comprehensive verbal theory test of their current grade syllabus. 

Finally, the students were required to perform Sambo matsogi (three step sparring) sequences one, two and three. The aim of this choreographed type of sparring is to test the students understanding of the angles, distances, tools and vital spots used in these techniques.

It was a tough couple of hours but the hard work of those testing paid off. I am delighted that all three successful passed and have been promoted to 7th Kup (Yellow Belt, Green Tag)

Talent Show Success - July 2018

'Swift Fox 'TKD Kids' student, Oakley, demonstrated his fantastic Taekwon-Do skills in the Badshot Lea Village Infant School 'The B Factor' talent show.  He talked about 'The Strongest Five' characters and what they represent, the meaning of the word 'Taekwon-Do' and even counted to 7 in Korean 😁. 

Oakley then demonstrated some of his techniques (even doing some blindfolded!) to the judges, who also commented on how confident he was performing and speaking in front of all the children, the teachers and parents of the other acts.

Out of 147 children, nine made it through to the final, but there could be only one champion and that, of course, was OAKLEY!!!

We are very proud of him. Well done Oakley!

Summer Tag Grading - 7th July 2018

Fabulous performances today by all our tag students with over 100 students grading during the course of the day. As usual, the TKD kids class (3-6 years) were required demonstrate attacks and blocks relevant to their levels. They also answered theory questions on the techniques and the 'strongest five' character they have learnt about this term. This was interspersed with lots of games, pattern demonstrations from the black belts and healthy snacks to keep up the energy levels. For one student, Juliette, this was an extra special day as she completed the TKD Kids syllabus and earned her white belt. They are now ready to progress to the Junior TKD class.

Most of our Junior TKD Class (+7 years) were testing for their 'Black Tag' today. They were scored out of five for the physical elements which included Dwit Chagi (Back Kick) and Nopunde palmok, yopbap makgi with a bandae jirugi (High forearm side front block with reverse punch). We were pleased to see several students getting fives for these techniques. Most then went on to get all ten theory questions correct too. Those with three tags or more were required to perform Saju Jirugi whilst those completing the Junior Tag Syllabus were also required to perform pattern Chon-Ji.

Another significant milestone was achieved by Dallen in the 'Junior TKD' grading. Having completed all the staged of the junior grading syllabus, Dallen was awarded his 8th Kup, yellow belt. Well done!

Vision Taekwon-Do Association Seminar - 5th May 2018

​The Vision Taekwon-Do Association was held at the Freedom Leisure Centre Crowborough on the 5th May. This annual seminar is free to all Licenced Members who are 9th Kup and above. In all there were 120 students from across the home counties.

The Children started their day with sparring drills from Mr Arroyo. This was following by traditional Sparring with Mr Thompson and Mr Fox Longdon. Traditional Sparring is a competition event that involves a choreographed Taekwon-Do sequence with a partner demonstrating a range of attacks and blocks. This was followed by a self-defence session with Master Chesterman and Mr Bourne. Meanwhile the adults had been busy with kicking drills, their own sparring drills and power kicks. The two groups then combined for a group photo before the children departed leaving the adults to find a quick lunch before the afternoon sessions began.

The afternoon started with Master Chesterman taking the adults through so fundamentals of performing Taekwon-Do which involved the development of power (and a little conditioning of the hands). Then Mr Bourne took the group through a range of stick drills and self-defence drills. Finally Master Lear took the Black Belts through their degree patterns.

All in all an excellent day practicing Taekwon-Do!

Spring Tag Grading March 2018 

Easter is just around the corner which means we are already at the end of another exciting and action packed term of Taekwon-Do. Saturday 24th of March marked the climax to the Spring Term for many of ‘Kids TKD’ and ‘Junior Tag’ students grading for their various promotions. As always we started with the ‘TKD Kids’ who had to perform various Taekwon-Do techniques, answering their syllabus questions and describing one of the Taekwon-Do tenets to get their next tag and badge.

Later in the day it was time for our Junior Students most of whom were testing for their ‘Red Tag’. Some very impressive performances with some very high scores for both the theory and practical parts of the test.
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This grading marked the end of the tag syllabus for brothers Conner and Jules who having completed all five tags were testing for their 8th Kup ‘Yellow Belt’. This meant they had to perform 4-directional punch and Pattern Chon-Ji in addition to their other physical elements. On the theory side both brothers shone having leant the full adult theory answers (not the abridged children’s answers)
At the end of the testing the scores were all added up leaving Jules the winner of the highest grading score trophy. This was particularly pleasing as Jules has twice been the second highest scorer. To be the highest whilst passing to yellow belt hopefully made the day even more special.

Christmas Tag Grading December 2017

A very busy and exciting tag grading day for lots of Swift Fox TKD students along with clubs affiliated to ‘Learn TKD’. The grading day started at 09:30 with some of our 3-6 year old 'TKD Kids' completing their relevant theory, describing their relevant 'strongest five charterer' and demonstrating their taekwon-do skills in order to gain their next level. This Christmas grading was overseen by Mr Adams dressed as a Father Christmas.

Then it was time to get a little more serious for our 7-11 year olds', Junior Taekwon-Do grading with students going for their 'blue tag'. This involved them demonstrating various techniques and answering ten Korean terminology theory questions.

By 13:00 we were half way through the day with a second round of 'Kid Kids' and 'Juniors to gradings' in the afternoon. All the hard work paid off and all Swift Fox TKD students successfully passed. Our junior students made us very proud with some very high marks and Laisha winning the 'pumping side kick competition'.

Special congratulation to Owen, Laisha, Havish and Lucius who all successfully completed the Junior Tag syllabus and after two years of hard work were promoted to 8th Kup Yellow belt.

Vision Taekwon-Do Awards Evening and Black Tie Dinner - 4th February 2017

On the 4th of February 2017, the Vision Taekwon-Do Association held its first Awards Ceremony in the form of a black tie dinner at the Mercure Hotel Tunbridge Wells. The event brought together 82 members of the Vision family to celebrate our individual and collective achievements of 2016.

​This was a special evening for the Swift Fox TKD Instructors as both received their certificates for their grading back in November 2016

Mr Fox Longdon who organised the Awards evening received his 3rd Degree certificate and Mrs Fox Longdon received her 4th degree certificate and International Instructor Certificate .

As well as degree certificates, the overall winners of the VTA League received their trophies and the club with the highest medal tally received the overall winners trophy. 

After the ceremony, the dance floor was open and the party continued until the early hours!

Autumn Term Grading - 10th December 2016

The Christmas grading for all ‘TKD Kids’ and ‘Junior TKD’ was held on Saturday 10th December. A culmination of a lot of hard work over the previous term just before we finish classes for the Christmas break. Four separate gradings were held back to back with over 100 students testing. 

​The Farnborough ‘TKD Kids’ class kicked off the day with nine students testing for various levels. Each had to demonstrate their respective movements and answer their syllabus questions. They all worked very and were all successful in achieving their next level. This was immediately followed by four Farnborough 'Junior TKD' Students testing for their 'Black Tag'. All were successful with some very high scores which saw Lewis Blackford taking the trophy for the highest marks.

After a short lunch, Camberley 'TKD Kids' arrived with four students testing. After demonstrating their syllabus and their skills at the assult course they were all successfull in achieving their next level. The final test of the day was for the Camberley 'Junior TKD'. Although our Farnborough juniors had set a high standard to follow the Camberley class proved equal to the challenge. The end of the day saw all students recieve their 'black tag' and again the scores were very impressive. This time Conner Kinnear emerged with the highest score thanks to some great back kicks and Mirzo Mirakhmedov won the pumping side kick competition beating off some tough competition.

​Grading Results - 4th December 2016

Whilst most people were still in bed on Sunday, six Swift Fox TKD were up early and demonstrating their best Taekwon-Do. Swift Fox TKD combined forces with LEARN TKD and under the watchful eyes on Mr Adams tested for their next kup grades. Unlike the majority of our students who follow a children's tag grade syllabus in order to reach yellow belt (8th Kup) these students have either previously achieved 8th kup or have been following the normal adult syllabus.

This was the largest grading of 10th to 6th kup students we have ever attempted and over the course of seven hours, 44 students took to the floor to perform their relevent paterns, three step sparring, competition sparring and power demonstrations.
 
We are very proud of these students who have been training twice a week for the past six months. We are delighted to announce the following promotions

​Ryan Hilliar - 7th Kup
Sami Miraoui - 7th Kup
Kelly Scott - 7th Kup
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Leila Miraoui - 8th Kup
Kiera Miraoui - 8th Kup
Rachel Scott - 8th Kup

​Vision Taekwon-Do Association Competition - Sunday 2nd October 2016

Another hugely successful day was had by six Swift Fox Taekwon-Do students (and instructors) at the VTA Competition in Alton.  First up were the black belts, including Mr & Mrs Fox Longdon. Mr Fox Longdon put on a great display in patterns, coming away with silver. Mrs Fox Longdon demonstrated that size isn't everything when it comes to breaking, winning gold in the power test.


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Mr Fox Longdon on the podium after winning silver in black belt patterns

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A very proud Ryan Hillier with his patterns gold medal!
After competing, the black belts got changed to referee. In patterns, Kira Miraoui confidently did Chon-Ji, beating many higher grades performing more complicated patterns, winning a bronze medal in the process.  Ryan Hillier put on an incredibly impressive performance of his recently learnt Dan Gun, winning the Gold against far more experienced competitors. Well done!​
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Kira Miraoui (left) and Leila Miraoui collecting silver and gold respectively in the sparring.
Swift Fox Taekwon-Do students were also extremely successful in the sparring. Kelly Scott showed a great determination and came away with a well-earned silver medal, again against people several grades above her. Kira Miraoui won her second medal of the day, a silver, losing only to her twin sister, Leila Miraoui, who took gold! A Swift Fox TKD final was the perfect finish. Both girls were outstanding, as their success included beating at least one competitor three grades above them! Their brother Sami Miraoui, also put on a confident performance in patterns and sparring and although unsuccessful this time, was fantastic at cheering his sisters and team mates on
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Kelly Scott with her well-earned silver medal

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Mrs Fox Longdon with the very successful Swift Fox Taekwon-Do contingent!

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Rachel Scott with her impressive haul of medals.
Special mention must be made of Rachel Scott. Our smallest and youngest competitor was also the most successful of all the Swift Fox TKD students. She fought against people far larger and more experienced, but was completely undaunted! At this, her first competition, Rachel came away with a bronze medal in special technique, a silver in patterns and a silver in sparring! Wow!

We are extremely proud of you and you demonstrated all your hard work and dedication to Taekwon-Do! Well done everyone.
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Summer Holiday 'Plank' and 'Side Kick' competition results

The winners of our summer plank and side kick competition received their prize mugs, complete with their winning photos on them! Well done!

Camberley winners
Owen Bourne (plank & side kick) from Camberley
Connor Kinnear (plank winner) from Camberley


Farnborough winner
Kelly Scott (plank & side kick) from Farnborough


Pictured right are Connor Kinnear, Kelly Scott and Owen Bourne proudly displaying their Swift Fox Taekwon-Do photo mugs

Summer Holiday competitions...(awaiting results)

Over the summer holidays, we set the challenge to Swift Fox Junior TKD students to do a side kick and/or the plank and to get their photo taken. We will be judging them on technical accuracy, as well as location. Entries will be uploaded below. Which photos get your vote?

PLANK competition

SIDE KICK competition

Summer Term Grading - 16 July 2016

What an exciting and unique grading day!

The summer grading for all ‘TKD Kids’ and ‘Junior TKD’ was held on Saturday 16th July. Four separate gradings were held back to back with over 100 students testing. The day started with some confusion as no one turned up to open the venue. However, we quickly adapted the programme and conducted the grading in the adjacent sports field. The weather was in our favour although the instructors were a little frazzled after over eight hours in the sun.

The Farnborough ‘TKD Kids’ class kicked off the day with seven students testing for various levels. Each had to demonstrate their respective movements and answer their syllabus questions. They all worked very and were all successful in achieving their next level.
Immediately following the ‘TKD Kids’ were the Farnborough Juniors. Things were certainly heating up at this stage and it is a credit to the students that they maintained their focus under some tough conditions. Seven students passed their ‘Red tag’ having completed their respective movements and their Korean terminology test. At the end of the grading Farnborough student Uri Quadros was awarded the trophy for the student with the highest overall mark.

Special congratulations go to Kelly Scott who successfully passed her 8th Kup (Yellow Belt) test. As well as passing a more detailed theory test Kelly also had to perform ‘Saju Jirugi’ (Four directional Punch) and pattern ‘Chon Ji’ in order to earn her belt. Kelly has been working so hard that before being awarded her belt she joined some of the black belts to demonstrate pattern ‘Do-San’ which is normally only learnt after gaining a yellow belt.

The final grading of the day was the Camberley ‘Junior TKD’ class. Five students from Camberley passed their ‘Red Tag’ having also completed their respective movements and their Korean terminology test. At the end of the grading Owen Bourne won the trophy for the best pumping side kick which is testament to all the effort he puts in in class.
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Well done to all the students who successfully passed their tests. Grading days are always exhausting but to see so many students achieving such high standards makes us very proud.    

Spring Term Grading - 19 March 2016

Saturday 19 March 2016 saw the highest ever number of Swift Fox Taekwon-Do students grading.


First up were our ‘TKD Kids’ who were all going for their Level 2 and ‘Jung-Su’ badge, representing ‘integrity’. All students had to show that they can count to 7 in Korean and answered some tricky terminology questions. Next came the demonstration of their newly learnt Taekwon-Do techniques, including wedging blocks, downward kicks and some excellent jumping punches breaking newspaper! All Swift Fox Taekwon-Do students were successful after a very fun day.


Next up were the Junior Taekwon-Do students. This was the first grading for a number of students and their conducted themselves admirably. All were able to correctly demonstrate their syllabus moves and answer tricky questions on Korean terminology.


Massive congratulations to for Ryan Hillier and Sami Miraoui, who successfully graded to obtain a coveted yellow belt. Two years of hard training and revising have definitely paid off, with both completing the whole 'tag syllabus'. The grading saw both Ryan and Sami putting on their best-ever performance of pattern 'Chon-Ji'. Well done.


Uri Quadros again gave an excellent demonstration of 'pumping side kick', getting through the final and narrowly missing out on the trophy. Considering that their were over 60 competitors at the start, this is an excellent achievement.


Again, all Swift Fox Taekwon-Do students were successful and we look forward to the next grading! Well done everyone!

Christmas Term Grading - 5th December 2015

Click on link below to watch Ryan Hillier perform Four Directional Punch!
https://www.facebook.com/ross.hilliar/videos/10153763079902008/
Saturday 5th December 2015, saw the most successful grading in Swift Fox Taekwon-Do History!

 First up were our ‘TKD Kids’ who were all going for their Level 1 and ‘Curtis’ badge, representing ‘courtesy’. This was the first grading experience for many of our students, yet all of them performed admirably, answering some tricky questions on Korean words and gaining both their tag and badge. Special mention to Rowan Edwards who won a prize for the best snake impression and to Danny Alexander who was the best Tiger!

The Junior Taekwon-Do students were all Fantastic. The hours of practice learning the syllabus movements, refining techniques and revising Korean terminology all paid off in style. Every single Swift Fox Junior successfully passed their ‘green tag’, which in itself was extremely pleasing. In the first of the Junior gradings, our club members were successful in the ‘pumping side-kick competition’, with Uri Quadros winning a bronze medal and Leila Miraoui winning the gold. At the end of this grading, it was announced that Kelly Scott was the highest scoring student, winning a trophy for her achievement.

Then came round two – the second of the junior gradings. Again, all students passed, with Ryan Hilliar performing ‘four directional punch’. His excellent technique was noticed by other instructors, declaring it to be one of the best patterns they had seen a white belt do. To add to an already very successful day, Roux Phipps won the trophy for highest scoring student for this grading.
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We are so incredibly proud of all our students who graded and chuffed to bits with you all!

Learn TKD Inter-club Competition - 8th November 2015
Four brave students attended their first ever competition in Alton on Sunday 8th November 2015. The patterns competition was first and there were excellent performances from all. Kelly Scott won a well-earned bronze medal for her four-directional punch. Kira and Leila Miraoui both chose to do the slightly harder pattern of Chon-Ji, with Kira eventually winning a bronze. After battling through many  rounds, often against more experienced competitors, a thrilling sparring final followed, between Kira and Leila, ending with gold and silver medals respectively. Sami Miraoui also gave a great performance in an extremely large category but didn't make it onto the podium this time. The Swift Fox Taekwon-Do supporters were also marvelous, cheering our competitors on loudly! This is a fantastic set of results for Swift Fox Taekwon-Do and I am extremely proud of you all. 

Winners of Side Kick photo competition 2015

Well done to all students who entered their submitted their side kick photos, especially those who have only been training for a few months! We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 'best TKD Kids' side kick' is Rachel Scott (left) and the winner of the 'best Junior TKD side kick' is Leila Miraoui (right). They are now each proud owners of a mug with their winning photo on. Congratulations!
Throughout July and August we invite all students to enter the Swift Fox TKD photographic competition.

To enter, just e-mail a photo of you holding your best 'Side Piercing kick' (Yop Cha Jirugi) from your holiday to your instructor before the 31st August 2015

Photos will be judged on location, composition and (of course) technical accuracy and height of the kick! 

A sample of photos will be displayed here with the best photo from each class receiving a prize in September.

Students, for your safety, please remember to only practice your Taekwon-Do over the summer with your parents' permission and their supervision.

TKD Tigers and Junior Taekwon-Do Summer grading - 11th July 2015

Summer holidays are just around the corner; but before anyone takes a break, today was test day for both our TKD Tigers and Junior TKD Students. In the morning, two groups of TKD Tiger students were tested on their ‘Stranger Awareness’ knowledge as well as their relevant tags. ‘Grand Master Timmy the Tiger’ popped in and was very impressed by the flying punches and animal impersonations!

In the afternoon, the Junior Taekwon-Do students were tested for their ‘yellow tag’ which involved demonstrating lots of punches, blocks and kicking drills as well as knowing the Korean terminology. Students were also treated to a magic carpet races courtesy of their instructors! This was also the first grading where some of our Farnborough students had to perform ‘Saju Jirugi’ (four directional punch) a key milestone on the way to earning a coveted ‘Yellow Belt’.

Some great performances throughout the day with several students getting 100% on their theory questions. Well done!

Vision Association Championship - 9th May 2015

The VTA annual inter-club championships was held on the 9th May. This event is run by the VTA specifically for kup grades (coloured belts) of affiliated schools to gain experience of performing under competition conditions. This year's competition saw 169 competitors from 14 different schools competing for a space on the winners' podium.

The event was open to 9th kup (Yellow Tag) through to 1st Kup (Red belt - black tag). All kup grades had the opportunity to competed in patterns and sparring. Under 18's also attempted flying side kick over a hurdle whilst adults competed in power test (breaking boards with various techniques).

Vision Association Umpire Course - 2nd May 2015

Whilst many will have eased into the May bank holiday with a relaxing lie-in, Vision’s senior grades (1st Kup+) gathered in Tonbridge for the VTA Umpire Course. Umpiring is a skill like any other we learn through our martial art; it requires regular practice and constructive feedback in order to master. This year the course was taught by Mr Gibb; an International Umpire who has experience of the highest levels of our sport.

For some this was an opportunity to refresh their skill whilst for the 1st Kup and the newly graded black belts this was their first opportunity to learn and practice how to run a competition ring. Regardless, everyone got the opportunity to put theory into practice taking on various roles for both patterns and sparring.

These skills will be vital in ensuring the annual VTA Championships for Kup grades (9th May) are a safe and successful event.

The Holland Cup - 11th-12th April 2015

The Holland Cup of 2015 coincided with the 60th anniversary of Taekwon-Do.  This competition was used by many individuals who represent their national teams use as a warm-up for the World championships in May.

Five competitors (including Laura) from Vision TKD, accompanied by England Team Head Coach Mr Lear, made their way to Delft in the Netherlands. Here we met up with other teams from England, including  many from the national team. Laura had one of her toughest competitions yet, resulting in her winning a silver in individual sparring. In addition, Laura was part of the England senior female team, winning another silver.


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TKD Tigers and Junior Taekwon-Do Easter grading - 28th March 2015

A very busy and exciting grading day for lots of Swift Fox TKD students along with clubs affiliated to ‘Learn TKD’. The grading day started with two sessions of Tigers with students going for their ‘Global Awareness’ theme badges and their relevant tags. The Tigers also got to meet ‘Grand Master Timmy the Tiger’ and had a lot of fun playing games and meeting new Tiger friends.

The Junior Taekwon-Do students were all going for their ‘black tag’ involving demonstrations of their best back kicks and their knowledge of Korean terminology & theory among other things! All the hard work paid off and all Swift Fox TKD students successfully passed.

UK Taekwon-Do Association English Open Championships - 21 March 2015

The UK Taekwon-Do Association English Open Championships is an annual competition that takes place in the Guildford Spectrum Leisure Centre. As this year marks the 60th Anniversary of Taekwon-Do, bespoke medals were issued to mark the occasion (see picture).

Laura won gold in sparring against some very experienced fighters in what was overall, a very high level of competition. In addition to this gold, Laura also won a silver medal in the power test. This included breaking boards with a jumping back kick – something that she wasn’t expecting in this competition!

Thanks to the Mott family for all their support on the day!

PUMA British Championships - 21 February 2015
The PUMA Championships is an open competitions with entries from wide range of Taekwon-Do Associations (not just ITF-affiliated clubs). This year's competition featured a number of international competitors including England, Wales , Republic of Ireland and The Netherlands.

Many members of the current England Squad were also keen to practice their events under competition conditions in preparation for the ITF World Championships in May. Laura joined with other members of the Vision Association to compete in both sparring and power test (breaking boards).

Laura was glad of the practice and had a challenging final in sparring, eventually coming away with the gold. Power test took place throughout the day and as testimony to technique over size Laura over came several heavy weight competitors to eventually take gold.

Vision Association Seminar - 7th February 2015

Vision Takwon-Do to which Swift Fox TKD is affiliated hosts a number of Taekwon-Do seminars throughout the year. This one was free to all Vision members and was an opportunity to learn/practice some specialist skills for which we don't always have enough time for in class.

Juniors attended three, hour long sessions in the morning covering Sparring, arm locks and jumping techniques. The adults stayed for the afternoon (a total of 6 hours) attending sessions on flying kicks,  practical elbow applications, patterns (with a twist), competitive sparring.