Over 1300 competitors of the TAGB travelled this weekend to Worcester University to compete in the 2022 English national championships. The competition saw competitors from all across the UK including England, Wales and Scotland national squads to compete in various divisions including Patterns, Sparring, Destruction and Team events.
Keen competitor, Amelia Myers from Dudley TAGB Tae Kwon-Do also attended this event to compete in Red Belt Sparring.
Amelia battled hard on the day and managed to take home a SILVER MEDAL in the girls middleweight red belt sparring division, narrowly missing out on the gold medal.
She then went and buddied up with two other red belt girls in the same division to compete in the TAG TEAM event, to which her team achieved a BRONZE MEDAL.
Amelia has trained hard over the past few months to be ready for this event. She has shown great determination and commitment training at least 3 times a week to prepare. She has not allowed struggles in her training to get her down, showing great perseverance. On the day, this hard work has paid off with Amelia taking podium place in 2 events.
Instructors Master Vince Farquharson, Georgia Elwell and Toré Lamont also all attended the event as officials. This was Toré’s first event as a qualified umpire and he managed to officiate at both continuous sparring and point stop sparring divisions.
Miss Georgia Elwell was given the opportunity to become an area referee, supporting Master Stephen Lambert. Georgia was able to improve her refereeing skills by becoming a center ref at both cadet black belt continuous sparring and boys black belt point stop team events.
This competition was a huge success. Thank you to the TAGB for hosting such an experience. We cannot wait for the next competition.
Dudley TAGB Tae Kwon-Do will continue to host sparring and fitness classes: Every Wednesday at the NEW Duncan Edwards Leisure Centre! Students looking at competing at regional, national or international events are welcome to attend.
