Author: Nick Overton

VII Dan ITF Master Black belt with the UKITF. Teaches Taekwon-Do on a Monday and a Wednesday evening
Black Belts, Patterns, Self defence, Training

Additional senior Training for November – February 2015

Nick Overton

Below are dates for your diary

  • Saturday 15th November 2014 – 1pm – 2.30pm at the Southfields Drive Leisure Centre
  • Sunday 30th November 2014 – Region 5 black belt training at Eastwood, Nottingham.
  • Saturday 13th December 2014- 1pm – 2.30pm at the Southfields Drive Leisure Centre
  • Saturday 10th January 2015 – 1pm – 2.30pm at the Southfields Drive Leisure Centre
  • Saturday 24th January 2015 – 1pm – 2.30pm at the Southfields Drive Leisure Centre
  • Saturday 7th February 2015 – 1pm – 2.30pm at the Southfields Drive Leisure Centre
Taekwon-Do
Taekwon-Do
Master Wood, Patterns, Training

Region 5 Technical & Squad Training – 30th November 2014

Nick Overton
On 30th November 2014 at Plumptre Hall, Church Street, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3BP there will be the next Region 5 Technical and Squad training sessions. 

Black Belt Training – Regional from 10:30 till 12:00

In line with UK ITF procedures we have scheduled a technical training session. This will be overseen by your regional representation. Open to UK ITF Degree members and 2nd kup and above, any student wishing to promote should attend these sessions. Attendance cards can be down loaded here, please ask the instructor to sign after the session Your instructor will advise when your applicable for promotion. You are also required to have in place current membership and insurance.

Squad Training – Regional from 12:00 till 13:30

In line with UK ITF procedures we have scheduled a Squad training session. This will be overseen by your regional representation. Open to UK ITF  members, any student wishing to promote should attend these sessions. Attendance cards can be down loaded here, please ask the instructor to sign after the session

Master Wood, Self defence

Self Defence Seminar

Nick Overton

On Saturday 1st November 2014,  6 members of the the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy travelled to Nottingham to take part in the first UKITF Self defence Workshop being held by Master Wood VIII Dan and members of the Eastwood Taekwon-Do academy .

Master WoodThe session started with Master Wood explaining the basic and then looking at some simple releases from holds. We then moved on the some basic self defence if people were to grab you or to attach you from behind.

Master wood then finished by showing us a taster of what we should expect from the next session.

All 6 members enjoyed the seminar and I would like to express my thanks to Master Wood VIII Dan for the instruction and the other black belts from Eastwood Taekwon-Do academy for helping and their extra input to Master Wood’s explainations.

The following people attended

  • Nick Overton V Dan
  • David Martin II Dan
  • Micheal Martin I Dan
  • Roger Bradbury I Dan
  • Mark Button 4th Kup
  • Samuel Bradsworth 8th Kup
Taekwon-Do
Taekwon-Do
Patterns, Training, Uncategorized

Grandmaster Nicholls in Bristol 04.10.2014

Nick Overton

On Saturday 4th October 7 members of the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy travelled to Bristol to take part in the bi-annual Grandmaster Nicholls seminar.

We set off at 7am in 2 cars arriving at the venue about 9.30am. The seminar started at 10am with a quick but rigorous warm up from Master Deedigan VII Dan. Grandmaster Nicholls IX Dan then took us through a series of leg rising exercises and talked to us all about the different types of kicks. We looked at the side kick and back kick families, with Grandmaster Nicholls explaining the application of the kicks in detail. Grandmaster Nicholls stressed how the start position was important and how the foot positions could/would change dependent on the type/application of the kick.

The seminar ended at 12am with the customary photograph.

The grading started at 1pm with 2 Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy students lining up going for their 1st degree

The grading ending around 4pm with Master Deedigan VII Dan and Grandmaster Nicholls IX Dan summing up quickly the highlights of the grading.

I would like to thank Miss Burridge for organising the event and for making South Leicester Taekwon-Do so welcome. Master Deedigan and Grandmaster Nicholls for taking time out to share their wealth of experience and knowledge with us and all the other UKITF members who helped make this such a positive experience/event

The members of the Leicester Taekwon-Do Academy who travelled are

  • Nick Overton V Dan
  • David Martin II Dan
  • Micheal Martin I Dan
  • Roger Bradbury I Dan
  • Eden Tyson 1st Kup – Promoting to 1st Degree
  • Richard Winterton 1st Kup – Promoting to 1st Degree
  • Mark Button 4th Kup
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Grand Master Nicholls seminar – 4th October 2014

Nick Overton

Grand Master Trevor Nicholls 9th Degree, will be taking time out of his busy schedule to travel to Bristol to show us his expertise in Taekwon-do. This bi-annual event has become very popular with students from all over the country, giving pupils from 4th kup & above a taste of Grand Master Nicholls vast experience. 

more information below 

It is my pleasure to invite you, your family & friends to the forthcoming Grand Master Nicholls Seminar & Banquet on Saturday 4th October 2014. The seminar will be 10.00am-12.00pm at Abbeywood Community School, New Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SF. A Black Belt grading will follow. This is due to start at around 1.00pm. Please make applications to your instructor & association head if you wish to grade in the first instance. You will then need to make a note on the application form of the grade you wish be tested for. Any student grading will incur an extra £10 charge per person to cover cost for the hire of the hall. Please ensure your instructor has contacted me to obtain the relevant grading forms & syllabus.

The cost of the seminar is £20 per person & is open to 4th Kup Blue belts & above. 

I hope that you will take this rare opportunity to train under Grand Master Trevor Nicholls Vice President of
the ITF. I look forward to sharing this very special event with you.