All members are politely reminded that most of our premises are on school or community grounds please observe all of the rules for that facility & it's surrounding area. In particular we remind you that for most premises;
Parents/Carers/siblings must always only wait in the training hall with their children/charges to watch the session & stay with them. No other part of the facility is for use by them or us, other than the training hall (except temporary visits to appropriate changing or toilet faciltites) during the session.
No smoking/vaping/pets/animals allowed anywhere.
Everyone should always please conduct themselves in a quiet, polite, controlled, respectful manner in all carparks, thoroughfare areas & training hall within the facility as they are arriving, transisioning &/or leaving the facility.
Thank you for your kind cooperation.
HED TKD
Welsh champs: Sunday 18th May 2025 - University of Wales, Cardiff
Members entry info (competitors &/or spectators). As explained in the info/instructions (pdf), submit your entry & spectators tickets needs BEFORE the deadline. Available Here Now.
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There will be no training in Fleet on Thursday 1st May '25 polling day & Elvetham Heath centre will be used for local elections & voting.
As ever students may check in advacne with their instructors to get agreement to perhaps train at other local clubs eg: Maidenhead, Bracknell, Woodley Reading, Guildford, Knaphill Woking, Kingston or any other of our clubs/schools
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Red & Black Belt Pre-Gradings (South East Area) GENERAL INFORMATION
These pre-grading events are held each year and are open and mandatory for all Red belts (2nd Kup/1st Kup) and for all Dan grades. All members having attained Red belt (ie: 2nd Kup or above) MUST, as part of their syllabus, attend at least 1 session every 6 months (in your formal WHITE Dobok only. If you only do the minimum, then these must be by attending at least one mandatory session in the first half of the year (during February/March/April) & at least a second mandatory session during the second half of the year (ie: during September/October time), (thereby attending at least two sessions in any one calendar year). If you choose to do more (by attending more than one session in either of the half yearly periods), then you MUST still attend at least one in the other half of the calendar year.
Simply pick the date(s) you are attending and turn up in your WHITE Dobok. (Please check News &/or Calendar, for specifc messages with exact details of sessions over the next 6 to 12 months and just go along to the session(s)).
You can choose to attend more sessions than the minimum 2 required each year if you wish, so just go along. (Any third Kups who might like to attend these sessions need only to ask and obtain their instructors' prior permission).
Pre-Grading requirements.
- ALL 2nd Kups, 1st Kups & above MUST ALL attend Pre-gradings whether they are grading or not. Pre-gradings are Mandatory. Pre-gradings are a training session & continuous assessment of your knowlege, skills & ability.
- 2nd Kups cannot grade for 1st Kup unless they do the pre-gradings.
- White Doboks ONLY at any Pre-gradings (no club doboks, ever !).
- Students hoping to actually take any Dan gradings must have done their pre-gradings every 6 months over the past years and also they must definately attend all three pre-gradings in the 2 months immediately before their black belt grading.
- 2nd Kups & above must attend at least one pre-grading every 6 months. You can attend more/all sessions if you like.
- Full & complete and undamaged sparring gear must be brought to each and every pre-grading session (incl groin & Gum shields).
- Pre-gradings should be paid for if you are not taking a Dan grade (£10 currently)
- Students must be fit, licenced & able to train in their WHITE Dobok when they arrive.
- Bring your licence book. Ensure you have a current licence.
- Instructors should tell their 2nd kup’s going to their first ever session, what to expect.
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(This info was first published on www.hedtkd.com in 2006)
April 2024 Black Belt Grading
We politely remind you that YOU MUST have:
- Recently attended & Sucessfully Completed at least 3 mandatory pre-gradings in the last two months period this year.
- Black Belts Must attend the South East Black Belt Seminar
- Attended & sucessfully completed at least 1 mandatory pre-gradings during every 6 months since attaining your Red Belt (your 2nd Kup), (similarly since your previous grading for higher grade students).
- Also maintained continuous membership, continuous training & attendance since your previous grading.
- Obtained your instructors prior agreement & approval that you are ready to grade (so chat with them at least 6 months before to get their advice and assistance to help you prepare).
- You will be grading on one day within the three day period, see below.
- PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY in your WHITE DOBOK (training Suit) so that you are not late for your grading.
THE GRADING IS AT:
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Hellidon Lakes Hoteland Golf Resort, Daventry, NN11 6GG
www.hellidonlakeshotel.co.uk Tel. 01327 262550.
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South East area students grading days/times are TO BE CONFIRMED:
Black belts - (Dan grades): Friday 25th April 2025
- Starting time: 9:30 am for 1st Dans
- Starting time: 11:30 am for 2nd Dans
- Starting Time: 1:00 pm for 3rd & 4th Dans
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1st Kup - (ie: black stripes): Sunday 27th April 2025
- Starting time: 10:45 am for all 1st Kups.
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There are various notes, helpful tips etc, in News, Calendar & the Resources for your grade. All on www.hedtkd.com
Parents & others escorting students to the grading CANNOT actually watch the grading nor enter the grading practice or student areas. However, parents etc may ofcourse remain in the hotel during the time the student is actually grading. Everyone is asked to please abide by the hotel rules & show respect to others including non TKD guests on the premises. Once the grading for the student is over people are asked to please leave the hotel premises within 15-20 minutes.
FINALLY, Anyone showing symptoms of covid or recently tested positive should ofcourse not come to the venue at all.
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Welsh champs: Sunday 19th May 2024 - University of Wales, Cardiff
Members entry info (competitors &/or spectators). As explained in the info/instructions (pdf), submit your entry & spectators tickets needs BEFORE the deadline. Available Here Now.
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All members are politely reminded that most of our premises are on school or community grounds please observe all of the rules for that property and it's surrounding area. In particular we remind you that for most premises;
No smoking/vaping allowed anywhere.
No dogs (other than guide dogs) or any other animals allowecd anywhere (incl pedestrian entrances & car parks).
No Parking in other than the dsignated visitor parking spaces (so DO NOT park on verges or walkways etc).
Thank you for your cooperation.
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REWARDS SCHEME Tae Kwon-Do
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Members who formally introduce other people that join any HED TKD club can earn reward points.
Reward points will be awarded to existing members after each person they formally introduce becomes a full member of HED TKD, remaining with us for at least 4 full calendar months & taking at least their first official Grading.
Earn 30 points per new member that you introduce
Unlimited reward points are accumulated by adding more to your total for each & every new member that you introduce who formally join & grade at any HED TKD club. ( T's & C's apply)
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Harry Myles-Wynter-Pink
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Mia Scullard
Available 0 points : Pending _30_ points:
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Leo Warner
Defferred coloured belt Grading to June '25.
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Oliver Pawlowska
Available 5 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Miranda Hay
Available 0 points : Pending _30_ points:
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Kaya Lewandowska
Available 0 points : Pending _30_ points:
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Derren Chan
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Sebastion & Gabriel Mulder
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Viraj & Roshan Sahajpal
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Oliver Karakov
Defferred coloured belt Grading to June '25.
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Chloe Taylor:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Michael Mear
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Jasper Thynne
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Luke Lingan
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Charlotte & Evelyn Gordon
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Micha Murphy:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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P & A Catterall
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Jayden Cheung
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Arya Gursal
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Aadhav Muthu:
Available 00 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Thomas Clyne
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Oliver Walker
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Milo Oliver:
Available 0 points : Pending _30_ points:
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Jason Moraru:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Nick Taylor:
Available 30 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Rafe Sangster:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Milo Hoeffer:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Sianna & Quinlan Swali:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Scott Thomas:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Max Clunis
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Joseph Albon:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Gary Lawrence
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Anna Haigh
Available 30 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Jacob Parker
Available 0 points : Pending _30_ points:
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Arya Kaimal
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Alex & Olivia Lynch:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Michaela Muller:
Available 30 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Charlie Bull:
Available 14 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Kacper Lewandowski:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Justin Taylor:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Samuel Morely-Davis:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Yuscan Mesut:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Nathan Delhomme
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Rose & Thomas Bachtold:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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P. Das:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Mattis Lerck:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Rhys Foster:
Available 5 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Raghav & Aadhav Muthu:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Yuehan Yang:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Scott Thomas:
Available 0 points : Pending _30_ points:
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Mete Koksel:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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James Farrow:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Angus & Eva Plowman
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Joshua Mamotte:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Auroa Khan-Bahador:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Milly Marsh:
Defferred Grading to March 2024 only.
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Daniel Bolam:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Luke Blair:
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Umar & Asiya Gurbanova
Available 0 points : Pending _0_ points:
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Ellie & Ethan Udobang
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Terms & Conditions for rewards Qualification
HED TKD's membership terms apply,
Existing Members must always continue to remain full registered members with us at HED TKD. As of November 2013 each new HED TKD member has their own Rewards account.
Points remain pending until both the exiting member and any new person(s) that they introduce, both actually formally are accepted as members by HED TKD & each remain thereafter in valid membership themselves for a period of an additional least 4 months (min) & taken their first grading with us.
Points &/or items redeemed against them, are not transferable (in whole or in part) in any way, at any time.
Lapsed members (who lapse for any reason) will instantly forfeit any points whether accrued &/or pending.
Points cannot be obtained against other members (current and/or previously lapsed).
Should you or the person(s) you introduce lapse in membership (for any reason) before the minimum 4 months & grading, then any points that may be pending for them are null & void.
Should you lapse in membership at any time (for any reason, for any period of time), then any points that may be pending and/or unused for you will also instantly become null & void.
Points cannot be used against membership or licences & can only be redeemd by & for yourself & within HED TKD clubs for discount against applicable things. (ie: your own; tournament entry, gradings, clothing / equipment, training / club suits, doboks, sparring equipment, breaker boards, breaking board holders, spectator tickets to tournaments,. Enquire with your HED TKD instructor).
Members can only redeem points for themselves and cannot not use their points to gain/acquire things for other members.
This is a members points scheme & points cannot be redeemed for money.
Your instructor(s) must confirm that you were responsible for any new introduction. Points will only be awarded for legitimate, full & proper introduction(s).
HED TKD rules, regulations, T's & C's apply.
HED TKD Tae Kwon-Do clubs Rewards Scheme for HED TKD members.
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2025 EVENTS (incl; Comps, Courses, Gradings, etc):
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This message will be updated regularly as new dates/events are confirmed so please check here regularly to keep yourself up to date. Specific notes & messages also appear & are updated throught the year in news/Calendar .
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JANUARY 2025
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Happy new year to you all. Sessions re-start Sat 4th Jan 2025 onwards.
TBA th Safeguarding course - Online Zoom
26th Jan 2025 Midlands champs, Kettering
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FEBRUARY 2025
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1st Umpires Course Part 1 & 2: Oldbury see calendar for details
2nd Referee Course Part 1 & 2: Oldbury calendar for details
9 th Basic Safeguarding course - Online Zoom
TBA 17th Class Assis't & Assis't Instructor Course Antrim Forum, Antrim
15th Red & Black Belt Pre-grading - Bracknell: calendar for details
TBC 18th Class Assis't & Assis't Instructor Course TBA,
22nd Umpires Course Part 1 & 2: Cardiff see calendar for details
23rd Referee Course Part 1 & 2: Cardiff calendar for details
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MARCH 2025
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3rd Welfare Course - Online Zoom
5 th Basic Safeguarding course - Online Zoom
15th Red & Black Belt Pre-grading - Bracknell: calendar for details
19th Coloured belt Grading Woking Calendar.
22nd Coloured belt Grading Worthing Calendar.
23rd English Champs Worcester Arena
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APRIL 2025
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5th Red & Black Belt Pre-grading - Horsham: calendar for details
18th Bank holiday Friday no sessions
20th April Easter Sunday no sessions
21st April Easter Monday no sessions
25th to 27th Black Belt Gradings, Daventry: see this msg for details
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MAY 2025
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TBC 1st (or 8th ) Fleet Cancelled polling day see news/calendar for details
5th No classes on this Monday it's a bank holiday.
10th Umpires Course Part 1 & 2: Cardiff see calendar for details
TBC
11th Referee Course Part 1 & 2: Oldbury calendar for details
18th Welsh Championships: UWIC Cardiff Arena
TBA Umpires Course Part 1 & 2: Oldbury see calendar for details
TBA rd Referee Course Part 1 & 2: Oldbury calendar for details
26th No classes on this Monday, it's a bank holiday.
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JUNE 2025
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9th BTC Championships; Worcester.
18th Coloured belt Grading Woking Calendar.
21st Coloured belt Grading Worthing Calendar.
21st Lincolnshire championships Lincolnshire champs, Grantham
22nd Class Assistant course option (Malmesbury) Adults 2nd Kup & above & Black Belts 14yrs & over
22nd Assistant instructors course option (Malmesbury) Black Belts 17yrs & over
30th Northern Ireland Championships: Antrim, Northern Island contact us by 14th June for more info
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JULY 2025
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TBC possibe BLACK BELT Patterns Seminar Calendar - South East Area seminar
19th & 20th: World Championships Glasgow, Scotland
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AUGUST 2025
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All club sessions closed on 19th Aug to 2nd Sept inclusive. Restarting 3rd Sept onwards.
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SEPTEMBER 2025
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3rd Training sessions at clubs continue as usual
TBC th Basic Safeguarding course - Online Zoom
6th Red & Black Belt Pre-grading Bracknell : calendar for details
TBC th Scottish championships. Ravenscraig Sports centre
24 th Coloured belt Grading Woking Calendar.
27th Coloured belt Grading Worthing Calendar.
TBC -- th Lincolnshire championships: Grantham
TBC XXXth South East Champs Horizon Leisure Centre, Havant
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OCTOBER 2025
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4th Red & Black Belt Pre-grading Bracknell: calendar for details
TBCth (this will be the third) Red & Black Belt Pre-grading - Burgess Hill: calendar for details
TBC 24th to 26th: Black Belt Gradings, Daventry see this msg for details
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NOVEMBER 2025
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TBC 8th & 9th Instructors course at Malmesbury Leisure Centre
TBCnd Umpires Course Part 1 & 2: Cardiff see calendar for details
TBCrd Referee Course Part 1 & 2: Cardiff calendar for details
TBA th Red & Black Belt Pre-grading Bracknell: calendar for details
TBC 9th Umpires Course Part 1 & 2: Oldbury see calendar for details
TBC th Referee Course Part 1 & 2: Oldbury calendar for details
TBC th British Championships: Worcester Arena, Worcester (details)
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DECEMBER 2025
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10th Coloured belt Grading Woking Calendar.
13 th Coloured belt Grading Worthing Calendar.
All sessions closed on Frday 19th Dec '25 to Friday 2nd Jan 2026 inclusive.
Restarting Saturday 3rd January 2026 Onwards
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Dates & info are subject to change, cancellation, alteration &/or updates so please check this regularly. (updated; 18/03/25 - 8/12/24 - 13-11-24 ). Info first added as at 01/09/2024.
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HED TKD Club members:
All,
HED TKD Club members:
Please be reminded ofcourse that you can only get your equipment etc for use in the club from us, instead of manual forms, this is now being upgraded to our online site members accounts & purchase systems. Similarly for things like grading applications.
Please Click the www.hedtkd.com home screen icon (top right) & "create an account" or click create an account then scroll down to the form and complete it to apply /join our members area.
Our websites are being upgraded. HED TKD's current club members will be approved for the members area. Here you get members info etc & as always getting your equipment & training suits (doboks) etc direct from us which is still the only way to purchase any of the equipment, doboks, pads, sparring gear; etc that you can actually buy & be allowed to actually use within in your HED TKD Tae Kwon-Do clubs with us.
Note: We politey & respectfully remind you that you must only please get your equipment &/or suits or whatever from us by this route ( www.hedtkd.com members area). Your instructors will deliver these items to you at the club manually face to face. So as usual there is no additional postage. Any equipment, doboks etc obtained elsewhere (of whatever kind/regardless of if it looks the same or whatever) is NOT allowed.
We politely remind you again, to get a members account, can you please; Switch on your computer, laptop or phone & go to our website www.hedtkd.com. The link to be able to Sign in / log in or to actually create an account is the person icon (top right of your screen) or go to Resources>members login and either way to the "SIGN IN page", click the red writing which says "create one" to and fill out the form to apply to join our members area.
Thankyou
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For those students potentially able to apply for black belt gradings in the next 10 months, we politely remind you should have talked with your instructor(s) previously but also please chat with your instructors now this month. They will then be better able to help you prepare, plan/offer advice on when you may best be ready to apply.
If you already have your instructors prior agreement to apply for any level of black belt grading in the next few months please urgently attend to this matter now.
Read the process HOW TO APPLY for black belt gradings.
There are various notes, helpful tips etc, in News, Calendar & the Coloured belt Resources and Black Belt Resources for your grade. All on www.hedtkd.com
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Resources
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Please always consult and review your Coloured Belt syllabus or Black Belt syllabus .
It reminds you about required elements for your training & gradings.
eg: black belts are also reminded that some pre-requisite courses must be completed before you apply to grade.
Coloured Belt syllabus &/or Black Belt syllabus in the Resources section of our website & discuss with your instructor anytime.
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CHANGE TO COMPETITION RULES. (from 2025 onwards
EXCESSIVE USE OF HAND TECHNIQUES.
THE TAGB HAS INTRODUCED A CHANGE TO THE NUMBER OF HAND TECHNIQUES THAT CAN BE DELIVERED OR ATTEMPTED ON THE SCORING AREA WHILE SPARRING AT COMPETITIONS.
- UP TO TWO HAND TECHNIQUES CAN BE DELIVERED TOGETHER TO THE SCORING AREA.
- THESE CAN BE DELIVERED AS A SINGLE STRIKE OR TWO TOGETHER. ANOTHER TWO HAND ATTACK CAN BE DELIVERED AFTER A DEFINITE BREAK / PAUSE OR IF THEY ARE COMBINED WITH A KICK OR MULTIPLE KICKS COMBINATION THAT ARE EXECUTED BY THE STUDENT
- OVER USE OF THE HANDS WILL RESULT IN A MINUS POINT EVERY TIME MORE THAN TWO HAND TECHNIQUES ARE ATTEMPTED TOWARDS THE OPPONENT.
TI World Champs: Saturday 19th - Sun 20th July 2025 - Glasgow
The World championships are here again so be part of it, represent your club, the TAGB & your country at one of the greatest Martial arts events in our calendar. Join with Tae kwon-do exponents from all over the world. Come along & have fun.!
Braehead Arena, Kings Inch Rd, Glasgow G51 4BN
Entry info and links are below (Also please read the schedule info for the tournament further down in this message)
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Entry info: for this tournament in July 2025 will be advised sometime shortly.
Yours in TKD
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Huge Congratulations
Congratulations to members & instructors who recently received promotion to Dan grades in Tae Kwon-Do.
1st Dan
Miss Lilly Riches, Fleet, Tae Kwon-Do club,
Mr George Panagiotidis, Reading, Tae Kwon-Do club,
Mr Rayan Berecchedi, Fleet, Tae Kwon-Do club,
Mr Myles Doggett, Fleet, Tae Kwon-Do club,
Mr Owain Williams, Woking, Tae Kwon-Do club,
Mr Kacper Lewandowski, Fleet, Tae Kwon-Do club,
Miss Freya Williams, Woking, Tae Kwon-Do club,
Mr , Joseph Albon Worthing, Tae Kwon-Do club,
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2nd Dan
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3rd Dan
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4th Dan
Ms Wendy Bayliss, Reading. Tae Kwon-Do Club
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5th Dan
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6th Dan
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Congratulations & very well done to all of you.
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All members are politely reminded to only park your car correctly and legally in designated correct visitor spaces only or park legally of site somewhere on the street locally or elsewhere away from the venue.
Please also do not inconsiderately wait in your car in a space that's needed for users coming and going, nor park illegaly in grass verges within the sch/venue nor illegally nor in emergency spaces or improper spaces etc anywhere inside or outside the venue.
Thank you for your cooperation.
