Blog Posts

Two new 2nd Dans

9/9/2019

Congratulations to Sarah & Chloe who passed their 2nd Dan promotions at the National Black Belt grading in Glagow at the weekend.

They were put through their paces by a panel of Grand Masters, with tests in breaking, self defence, patterns, sparring, two onto one sparring, and other special techniques.

BTF Competition Success

30/6/2019

Fantastic performances at the BTF Championships in Hereford on Saturday. A team of 15 competitors and coaches attended, along with supporters.

Our team of 14 competitors came away with 7 GOLD medals, 7 SILVER medals and 6 BRONZE medals!

This reflects the high standard of students in our school.

Scottish Open results

20/5/2019

Superb performance from our team members who went to Glasgow at the Weekend. They came away with a total of 3 GOLD medals, 7 SILVER medals and 4 BRONZE at the Scottish Open Championships on the 18th May

GOLD!

6/4/2019

We are very proud to have another ITF European Champion in our midst at Wirral UKTA. Veteran competitor Sarah B who is a 1st Dan, won GOLD in sparring, just missing out on the medals in her patterns division. The ITF European Championships have been taking place all week in Rimmini, Italy, with a great haul of medals for the England team.

Newest Black Belt

23/3/2019

Congratualtions to our newest Black Belt Sarah O, who passed her 1st Dan black belt grading in Cardiff recently. She was put through her paces over the course of the weekend by four ITF Grand Masters!

Seen here with European ITF President, Grand Master Michael Prewitt

Grand Master Seminar

17/2/2019

On Saturday 16th February, Grand Master Gary Miller of the ITF came to Wirral to conduct two seminars and a grading. The morning seminar was for black belts and 1st kups, and the afternoon was for coloured belts. A grading for those coloured belts who were ready followed.

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the seminar and learned lots from it. Grand Master Miller was pleased with the standard of our students at the grading, awarding over half of them high grade passes. Well done to all our members.

England Selection

5/1/2019

We are proud to announce that Black Belt veteran member Sarah has been selected to represent England in the forthcoming European Championships in Rimmini, Italy in April.

Her selection follows months of preparation and training with the ITF England coaches.

Sarah will compete in individual 1st Dan patterns and sparring, and she will be in reserve position for some of the team events.

The ITF European Championship is an elite level competition for a limited number of selected black belts from each country, so this is a huge deal for those selected.

Sarah will be the 4th member of our school to be selected Internationally over recent years!

Carl Davis Workshop

6/5/2018

On Sunday 22nd April, some of our members were treated to a free, 3 hour workshop in Wirral, given by Mr Carl Davis, ITF World & European Champion. He went through sparring drills, giving students lots of tips, and also covered patterns. Students enjoyed the session immensely and came away feeling inspired.

Grand Master Seminar in Wirral

25/2/2018

On Sunday 25th February Wirral played host to a series of three seminars conducted by Grand Master John Williamson, President of the UKTA. 66 people from 6 different schools attended the three seminars. There was a black belt and 1st kup seminar in the morning, followed by a seminar for adults and teens, then in the afternoon was the children's seminar. Everyone enjoyed the day and learned plenty.

After the seminars there was a coloured belt grading for those students who were ready, and 32 students successfully graded. This included a large number of promotions for our Wirral students who were commended for their high standard.

BTF Junior & Veteran Championships

24/2/2018

Federica, our only competitor at the BTF Juior & Veteran Championships in Wales, came away with a Gold Medal for sparring and a Silver Medal for patterns!

Well done Federica!

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