Perfect Poomsae

Medals rolled in this time a little closer to home at the NI Poomsae Championships held on Sat 20th June in Belfast. Poomsae is the peformance of a set series of moves to an incredably high standard. With competitors from all over GB and Rep. of Ireland the guys had some tough competition.

 

Firsts in Fingal

Even more competition success in Fingal, Dublin on Sat 2nd May. We had with us two of our youngest fighters but boy did they do well: a first and a third and are sure to go and win even more medals! We also had James Johnston pick up gold.

 

New additional class

The long awaited additional training nights on Wednesdays 6.30-7.30pm has been a great success with the additional training paying off for those training both on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

 

Gold in bonnie Scotland

Competition success continues…this time a little further afield in Scotland. Sun 15th March saw junior NI Squad development fighters compete in the 2009 Scottish Cup kyorugi competition, in Carronshore, near Edinburgh, which attracts teams from all over GB and Ireland.

Carryduff star easily won the final. He has the style and timing of someone twice his age!

Next competition is the Fingal Open (May).

 

Meath medal success

The new competition season got off to a great start with one of our up-and–coming ‘junior age group’ fighters picking silver in his first fight.  Sat 28th Feb saw NI squad novice and development fighters compete in the Meath Open kyorugi competition.

For most this was their first fight and the rest only their second or third. So not really knowing the score added to their nervousness. But that soon changed to smiles when all of the local fighters picked up a medal!

Kyorugi is the Olympic combat sporting side of Taekwondo. It is a dynamic, fast action display of superb, movie style kicks. It takes effort and dedication to go all the way to the top but through the NI Kyorugi Squad Training we hope to get people to 2012!

 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AT DEC GRADING

It was a display of Taekwondo that would make anyone watching very jealous! Both guys sailed through with ease: covering hand techniques, poomsae, 1 and 3 step self defence, kicking techniques, knowledge, sparring and destruction. Well done to them!

 

MASTER BAE SEMINAR

Members from Carryduff pictured with Master Bae at a kyorugi seminar held on Sunday 7th Dec. 2008. Are we looking at the faces of future Olympic champions?