Author: Nick Overton

Black Belt Grading

• Sunday 2nd October 2016 at the Eastwood Taekwon-Do Academy in Nottingham

Kup Grading

• Wednesday 14^th December 2016 at the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy in Leicester

Regional Black Belt training and squad training (all sessions start at 11 – 2pm)

• Sunday 16th October 2016 at the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy in Leicester
• Sunday 6^th November 2016 at the Eastwood Taekwon-Do Academy  in Nottingham
• Sunday 11th December at the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy in Leicester

Self Defence seminar with Master M Wood VIII Dan  Sessions start at 11 – 2pm

• Sunday 9th October 2016 at the Eastwood Taekwon-Do Academy  in Nottingham

STOMP competition

• Sunday 20th November 2016 at the Eastwood Taekwon-Do Academy  in Nottingham

Additional Senior Training (These session run from 9.30am to 11am –  open to red belts and above.)

• Sunday 30th October 2016 at the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy in Leicester
• Sunday 20th November 2016 at the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy in Leicester
• Sunday 18th December 2016 at the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy in Leicester

Tkd news – July 2016 (2)

Below is the timetable for Additional training in 2016.

These session run from 9.30am to 11am and are open to red belts and above. They are priced at £5 per session. (Payable on the day)

• Sunday 25th September 2016 at the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy in Leicester
• Sunday 30th October 2016 at the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy in Leicester
• Sunday 20th November 2016 at the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy in Leicester
• Sunday 18th December 2016 at the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy in Leicester

Although these are additional lessons,  they do not replace the regional training that happen on the following days

• Sunday 14th August 2016 at the Eastwood Taekwon-Do Academy in Nottingham
• Sunday 11th September 2016 at the Eastwood Taekwon-Do Academy  in Nottingham
• Sunday 16th October 2016 at the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy in Leicester
• Sunday 6th November 2016 at the Eastwood Taekwon-Do Academy  in Nottingham
• Sunday 11th December at the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy in Leicester

Black belt grading

• Sunday 2nd October 2016 at the Eastwood Taekwon-Do Academy

Kup Grading

• Wednesday 29^th September 2016 at the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy in Leicester
• Wednesday 14^th December 2016 at the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy in Leicester

Just to inform you that I will be absence from the club from Wednesday 3rd August 2016 to Wednesday 17^th August 2016 inclusive. My last lesson will be Monday 1st August 2016 and I will resume teaching on Monday 22^nd August 2016.

The school’s black belts will cover the 5 lessons I am missing.

• Wednesday 3rd August – Patterns training (The black belts will spend this session looking mainly the patterns)
• Monday 8th August – Kicking drill and self defence drills
• Wednesday 10th August – Patterns training (The black belts will spend this session looking mainly the patterns)
• Monday 15th August – Sparring and sparring drills ( this will include 3, 2 and 1 step sparring and free sparring techniques.)
• Wednesday 17th August – Patterns training (The black belts will spend this session looking mainly the patterns)

I will resume lessons on Monday 22nd August 2016.

Thank you for your support in this matter.

Self Defence Combination 1 – Punching

From attention stance right leg steps out parallel ready stance.

1. Step back left leg into free stance, simultaneously perform a right fore fist punch which after execution is immediately brought back, along with the left hand, to a defensive position protecting the head.
2. Turn 90 degrees anti clockwise moving left leg back, into free stance, simultaneously perform a right fore first punch which after execution is immediately brought back, along with the left hand, to a defensive position protecting the head.
3. Turn 90 degrees anti clockwise moving left leg back, into free stance, simultaneously perform a right fore first punch which after execution is immediately brought back, along with the left hand, to a defensive position protecting the head.
4. Turn 90 degrees anti clockwise moving left leg back, into free stance, simultaneously perform a right fore first punch followed by a left reverse punch which after execution is immediately brought back to a defensive position protecting the head.
5. Return immediately to a parallel ready stance by moving left leg.
6. Step back right leg into a free stance simultaneously perform a left fore fist punch which after execution is immediately brought back, along with the right hand, to a defensive position protecting the head.
7. Turn 90 degrees clockwise moving right leg back, into free stance, simultaneously perform a left fore fist punch which after execution is immediately brought back, along with the right hand, to a defensive position protecting the head.
8. Turn 90 degrees clockwise moving right leg back, into free stance, simultaneously perform a left fore fist punch which after execution is immediately brought back, along with the right hand, to a defensive position protecting the head.
9. Turn 90 degrees clockwise moving right leg back, into free stance, simultaneously perform a left fore fist punch followed by a right reverse punch which after execution is immediately brought back, to a defensive position protecting the head.
10. Move right leg into ready parallel stance.

Self Defence Combination 2 – Low block 

From attention stance right leg steps out into parallel ready stance.

1. Step back left leg into free stance and perform low section block with right arm, followed by front snap kick left leg, fore fist punch with right arm.
2. Moving left leg turn 90 degrees clockwise into free stance and perform low section block with right arm, followed by front snap kick left leg, fore fist punch with right arm.
3. Moving left leg turn 90 degrees clockwise into free stance and perform low section block with right arm, followed by front snap kick left leg, fore fist punch with right arm.
4. Moving left leg turn 90 degrees clockwise into free stance and perform low section block with right arm, followed by front snap kick left leg, fore fist punch with right arm.
5. Left leg moves to perform parallel ready stance.
6. Step back right leg into free stance and perform low section block with left arm, followed by front snap kick right leg, fore first punch with left arm.
7. Moving right left leg turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance and perform low section block with left arm, followed by front snap kick right leg, fore fist punch with left arm.
8. Moving right left leg turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance and perform low section block with left arm, followed by front snap kick right leg, fore fist punch with left arm.
9. Moving right left leg turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance and perform low section block with left arm, followed by front snap kick right leg, fore fist punch with left arm.
10. Move right leg into ready parallel stance.

Self Defence Combination 3 – Side kick

From attention stance right leg steps out into parallel ready stance.

1. Step back left leg into free stance and perform low section knife hand block with right arm, followed by side piercing kick left leg, knife hand strike left arm.
2. Move left leg back turn 90 degrees clockwise into a free stance and perform low section knife hand block with right arm, followed by side piercing kick left leg, knife hand strike left arm.
3. Move left leg back turn 90 degrees clockwise into a free stance and perform low section knife hand block with right arm, followed by side piercing kick left leg, knife hand strike left arm.
4. Move left leg back turn 90 degrees clockwise into a free stance and perform low section knife hand block with right arm, followed by side piercing kick left leg, knife hand strike left arm.
5. Moving left leg return to parallel ready stance.
6. Step back right leg into free stance and perform low section knife hand block with left arm, followed by side piercing kick right leg, outward knife hand strike right arm.
7. Move right leg back turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance perform low section knife hand block left arm, followed by side piercing kick right leg, outward knife hand strike right arm.
8. Move right leg back turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance perform low section knife hand block left arm, followed by side piercing kick right leg, outward knife hand strike right arm.
9. Move right leg back turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance perform low section knife hand block left arm, followed by side piercing kick right leg, outward knife hand strike right arm.
10. Move right leg to return to parallel ready stance.

Self Defence Combination 4 – Turning kick 

1. Step back left leg into free stance and perform a middle section inward knife hand block with right arm, followed by high section turning kickleft leg, back fist strike left arm.
2. Move left leg back, turn 90 degrees clockwise into a free stance and perform a middle section inward knife hand block with right arm, followed by high section turning kick left leg, back fist strike left arm.
3. Move left leg back, turn 90 degrees clockwise into a free stance and perform a middle section inward knife hand block with right arm, followed by high section turning kick left leg, back fist strike left arm.
4. Move left leg back, turn 90 degrees clockwise into a free stance and perform a middle section inward knife hand block with right arm, followed by high section turning kick left leg, back fist strike left arm.
5. Move left leg to return to parallel ready stance.
6. Step back right leg into free stance and perform a middle section inward knife hand block with left arm, followed by a high section turning kick right leg, back fist strike right arm.
7. Move right leg back, turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance and perform a middle section inward knife hand block left arm, followed by high section turning kick right leg, back fist strike right arm.
8. Move right leg back, turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance and perform a middle section inward knife hand block left arm, followed by high section turning kick right leg, back fist strike right arm.
9. Move right leg back, turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance and perform a middle section inward knife hand block left arm, followed by high section turning kick right leg, back fist strike right arm.
10. Move right leg to return to parallel ready stance.

Self Defence Combination 5 – Hook Kick

From attention stance right leg steps out into parallel ready stance.

1. Step back left leg into free stance and perform a middle section outward knife hand block right arm, followed by high section reverse hooking kick left leg, side fist left arm.
2. Move left leg back, turn 90 degrees clockwise into free stance and perform a middle section outward knife hand block right arm, followed by high section reverse hooking kick left leg, side fist left arm.
3. Move left leg back, turn 90 degrees clockwise into free stance and perform a middle section outward knife hand block right arm, followed by high section reverse hooking kick left leg, side fist left arm.
4. Move left leg back, turn 90 degrees clockwise into free stance and perform a middle section outward knife hand block right arm, followed by high section reverse hooking kick left leg, side fist left arm.
5. Move left leg return to parallel ready stance.
6. Step back right leg into free stance and perform a middle section outward knife hand block left arm, followed by high section reverse hooking kick right leg, side fist strike right arm.
7. Move right leg back, turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance and perform a middle section outward knife hand block left arm, followed by high section reverse hooking kick right leg, side fist strike right arm.
8. Move right leg back, turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance and perform a middle section outward knife hand block left arm, followed by high section reverse hooking kick right leg, side fist strike right arm.
9. Move right leg back, turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance and perform a middle section outward knife hand block left arm, followed by high section reverse hooking kick right leg, side fist strike right arm.
10. Move right leg to return to parallel ready stance.

Self Defence Combination 6 – Back Kick

From attention stance right leg steps out into parallel ready stance.

1. Step back left leg into free stance and perform a waist block with right open hand, followed by back piercing kick left leg. Palm heel strike right arm high section.
2. Move left leg, turn 90 degrees clockwise into free stance and perform waist block with right open hand, followed by back piercing kick left leg, palm heel strike right arm high section.
3. Move left leg, turn 90 degrees clockwise into free stance and perform waist block with right open hand, followed by back piercing kick left leg, palm heel strike right arm high section.
4. Move left leg, turn 90 degrees clockwise into free stance and perform waist block with right open hand, followed by back piercing kick left leg, palm heel strike right arm high section.
5. Move left leg to return to parallel ready stance.
6. Step back right leg into free stance and perform waist block with left open hand, followed by back piercing kick right leg, palm heel strike left arm, high section.
7. Move right leg back, turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance and perform waist block with left arm, followed by back piercing kick right leg, palm heel strike left arm high section.
8. Move right leg back, turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance and perform waist block with left arm, followed by back piercing kick right leg, palm heel strike left arm high section.
9. Move right leg back, turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance and perform waist block with left arm, followed by back piercing kick right leg, palm heel strike left arm high section.
10. Move right leg to return to parallel ready stance.

Self Defence Combination 7 – reverse hooking kick

From attention stance right leg steps out into parallel ready stance.

1. Left leg steps back into free stance, perform waist block right arm, followed by 180 reverse hooking kick left leg high section, front punch right arm.
2. Move left leg back, turn 90 degrees clockwise into free stance perform waist block right arm, followed by 180 reverse hooking kick left leg high section, front punch right arm.
3. Move left leg back, turn 90 degrees clockwise into free stance perform waist block right arm, followed by 180 reverse hooking kick left leg high section, front punch right arm.
4. Move left leg back, turn 90 degrees clockwise into free stance perform waist block right arm, followed by 180 reverse hooking kick left leg high section, front punch right arm.
5. Move left leg to return to parallel ready stance.
6. Step back right leg into free stance and perform waist block left arm, followed by 180 reverse hooking kick right leg high section, front punch left arm.
7. Move right leg back turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance and perform waist block left arm, followed by 180 reverse hooking kick right leg high section, front punch left arm.
8. Move right leg back turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance and perform waist block left arm, followed by 180 reverse hooking kick right leg high section, front punch left arm.
9. Move right leg back turn 90 degrees anti clockwise into free stance and perform waist block left arm, followed by 180 reverse hooking kick right leg high section, front punch left arm.
10. Move right leg to return to parallel ready stance.

Congratulations to the 4 members of the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy who took their next Dan grading with Master Wood VIII Dan and Myself on Sunday 24^th April 2016. It is with great delight and pleasure that I am proud to announce the following promotions:-

• Mr David Martin promoted to III Dan
• Mr Roger Bradbury promoted to II Dan
• Mr Michael Martin promoted to II Dan
• Mr Izaak Jankowski promoted to I Dan

Grand Master Nicholls Seminar

Date: Saturday 4th June 2016

Time: 11am to 1pm

Venue: Rutland Sports Centre, Nottingham

Contact:  Ashley Nicholls by ringing 01895 459947 or email ashley@tkd.co.uk 

If you are interested in attending please come and have a word with myself or one of the black belts