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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
MICHAEL HARVEYS MEDAL HOPES DEALT HEAVY BLOW |
Around 4:15 this morning Michael Harveys dream of winning the first British Olympic Taekwondo medal came to an end.
Michael went down 1-0 in the first round, then 2-0 in the second against Guillermo Perez. In the third round he began to find his feet and made his come back to level the score 2-2. Going in to the golden point round the momentum looked to be with Michael. During the final exchange Michael stepped in with a turning kick only to be countered with an unconvincing double, the first of the kicks hitting Michael in the leg...........more detail |
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
BTCB LAUNCH BRAND NEW WEBSITE AS TAEKWONDO PLAYERS GEAR UP FOR BATTLE IN BEIJING |
The BTCB (British Taekwondo Control Board) have launched a dynamic new website www.btcb.org.uk, which allows members of the public to find a club near them and provides users with the latest information on elite and grass roots taekwondo...........more detail |
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
POOR DRAWS FOR GB OLYMPIC TAEKWONDO TEAM |
When the Michael Harvey saw the Olympic Taekwondo draw today he must have thought the world was against him. In the first round Michael faces last years silver medallist from the World Championships, Guillermo Perez followed by Levent Tuncat, two times European Champion from Germany in the second round...........more detail |
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
CHUNGDOKWAN STILL TAKING ENTRIES FOR 1-1 |
This is a quick reminder for everyone competing in the British Nationals this year. The Chungdokwan are still taking entries for the 1-2-1 and Pattern competition at Ferryhill Leisure Centre this Sunday.
You can find more details and the full entry form in our calendar. Should you have any questions regarding the event, feel free to contact Brian Tilley on 07900-605905.
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Saturday, August 09, 2008
NEW BTCB WEB SITE GOES LIVE |
We have some good news and some bad news. First the good news, the old tired BTCB web site has been replaced with a nice shiny new one. The new web site combines the BTCB, Sport and Poomsae sites together providing a central location.
The bad news is that we are unable to give a full review of the new features of the site as its been down since last night. When back up and running you should be able to access it through the usual domain name, btcb.org.uk or britishtaekwondo.org.uk...........more detail |
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Friday, August 08, 2008
TV SCHEDULES FOR THE TAEKWONDO AT THE 2008 OLYMPICS |
20 Aug 2008 - 02:00 -06:00
Satellite and Cable Five
Women's 49kg and Men's 58kg Preliminaries
Live coverage of the women's 49kg and men's 58kg preliminaries...........more detail |
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008
TAEKWONDO: ATHENS HEART-BREAK DRIVING SARAH STEVENSON TO BEIJING PODIUM |
Not the moment she lost her opening taekwondo fight in Athens four years ago, though that was traumatic enough; but the aftermath, the return to normality back at her parents' home in Doncaster and the realisation that her dream was over for another four years...........more detail |
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
TEAM GB TAEKWONDO ATHLETE SARAH STEVENSON IS AIMING TO MAKE IT THIRD TIME LUCKY IN BEIJING. |
Stevenson is the oldest member of the three-strong Team GB taekwondo team for Beijing, competing at her third Olympic Games aged just 25.
She came close to a medal aged 17 in Sydney, finishing fourth. After missing out in Athens, she said she is better prepared than ever as she returns to Olympic action in Beijing. ..........more detail |
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 REPORT, RESULTS AND PHOTOS. |
The Southern Taekwondo Championships were hosted by Dorset Taekwondo Association on 31st May 1st June 2008 in Bournemouth.
The Saturday consisted of 115 Poomse competitors ranging from 8th Kup to 6th Dan. There were some excellent performances including gold medals going to some BTCB National Team Competitors. One of the many highlights was a gold medal in the Dan Grade +42 category going to Master Yousuf Dildar. The 1st Place team trophy for Poomse went to Premier Ki...........more detail |
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Friday, May 23, 2008
SARAH AND AARON BOUND FOR BEIJING |
Doncaster taekwondo stars Sarah Stevenson and Aaron Cook will represent Great Britain at the Beijing Olympic Games this summer.
Stevenson, 25, of Doncaster All Stars, will be looking to land a medal in her third Olympics as the most experienced member of the three-man squad announced by the British Olympic Association this week...........more detail |
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
TAEKWONDO: MARTIN STAMPER SUFFERS OLYMPIC HEARTACHE |
Martin Stampers hopes of representing Great Britain at the Olympics have been dashed.
The 22-year-old taekwondo specialist, who trains at the Elite Club in Liverpool, has discovered his weight category is not one of those picked for Beijing...........more detail |
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
BOA ANNOUNCES TAEKWONDO MEMBERS OF TEAM GB FOR BEIJING 2008 |
The British Olympic Association (BOA) today selected taekwondo members of Team GB for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
The athletes are:..........more detail |
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Friday, May 16, 2008
BTCB DAN GRADING RESULTS AND PHOTOS POSTED |
Well done to everyone attending the 81st BTCB Dan grading at the end of last month. The standard was good and the past rate was the best seen for quite a while.
Results from the grading can be found in our Taekwondo Results Section.
Photos are also available to view and purchase through the FIMP Media web site. ..........more detail |
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
CALLING ALL INSTRUCTORS JOIN THE MCDONALDS KUNG FU PANDA PROMOTION |
This summer McDonalds will be promoting the Kung Fu Panda movie. With each happy meal they will be giving away a free martial arts lesson.
Most clubs offer a free lesson to introduce new students to Taekwondo. If you register each of your venues using the link below and offer a free session, your venues will be registered on the database used for the promotion...........more detail |
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Monday, May 12, 2008
GOLD FOR AARON AND SILVER FOR BIANCA AT JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS |
Aaron Cook (Scorpions) proved too strong for his peers in the Light Heavy weight category at the Junior World Championships this weekend. In his first fight of the day he beat his Afghanistan competitor 8-3 before going on to end his next two matches early in the fight using the 7 clear point rule, Chinese Taipe 8-1 and Greece 7-0. In the semi final Aaron had stiffer competition with the representative from China and at the end of the third round the match ended 4-2. Aaron won the gold in style beating Korea in the final 12-8. Aaron is the first British male to hold the title Junior World Champion and his performance puts him in a strong position to be chosen to represent Great Britain in the Olympics in Beijing this summer...........more detail |
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Monday, May 12, 2008
DAY 5 OF THE 7TH WTF WORLD JUNIOR TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS |
Male Light Heavy Under 78KG
Gold Medal : Cook Aaron (Great Britain)
Silver Medal : Yeong Rae Shin (Korea)
Bronze Medals : Keles Celal (Turkey)
Xinwei Wang (China) ..........more detail |
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
DAY 4 RESULTS OF THE 7TH WORLD JUNIOR TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS |
Male Light Middle Under 68KG
Gold Medal : Da Yeong Jeong (Korea)
Silver Medal : Dandiego Garay Alberto (Spain)
Bronze Medals : Bouchard Patrick (Canada)
Zhen Guan (China) ..........more detail |
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
DAY 3 RESULTS OF THE 7TH WORLD JUNIOR TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS |
Male Light under 59KG
Gold Medal : Gyu Won Choi (Korea)
Silver Medal : Balazadehaboli Mahdi (Iran)
Bronze Medals : Yan Hui Shi (China)
Zhalgas Bekkassymov (Kazakhstan)
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Friday, May 09, 2008
DAY 2 RESULTS OF THE 7TH WORLD JUNIOR TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS |
Male Fin under 45KG
Gold Medal : In Chang Jeong (Korea)
Silver Medal : Agapov Ruslan (Russia)
Bronze Medals : Burton Olie (USA)
Vasni G.Correa Samuel (Spain)..........more detail |
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Thursday, May 08, 2008
DAY 1 RESULTS OF THE 7TH WORLD JUNIOR TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS |
Female Bantam under 46KG
Gold Medal : Min Ji Kim (Korea)
Silver Medal : Sonkham Chanatip (Thailand)
Bronze Medals : Lizardo Jyra Marie (Philippine)
Pico Merissa (USA)..........more detail |
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