At the end of June students from West Midlands Tae Kwon-Do travelled to Kettering to compete in the Midlands 2022 championship.
It was an exciting day with Toré, Molly and Amelia from Dudley TAGB competing in relevant sparring and patterns events.
Molly and Amelia had a very successful day, with Molly achieving GOLD in Ladies Yellow Belt Lightweight Sparring. She showed amazing technique, competing against higher grade students to win and be given praise from all referees and umpires on the day. This is Molly’s first Gold medal in Tae Kwon-Do with hopefully many more to follow.
Amelia also showed fantastic determination and perseverance, successfully battling to be awarded SILVER in Girls Red Belt Middleweight Sparring. Amelia has been competing since she first started her Tae Kwon-Do journey and to see her take home a SILVER medal as her final competition before attempting Black Belt Grade was fantastic.
Although no medals this competition, Toré had a great day on the mats, progressing into 2nd and 3rd Degree Black Belt Mens Patterns and Sparring. This was only Toré’s second competition since achieving his black belt, following COVID lockdowns and his determination and passion does not go a miss. He has taken to the role of instructor and competition coach with ease, supporting both Amelia and Molly on the day in their divisions.
We cannot wait to see more medals from our competition group with our next event being the North Midlands Championships in Nottingham on 10th July.
