UK Chung Do Kwan News & Events
Chung Do Kwan MembersUK Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo welcomes Grandmaster Mark Iles and Tamar Taekwondo Schools into membership
Grandmaster Mark Iles began training in 1972 in Aikido and Judo. He joined the Royal Navy is 1974 where he began studying Taekwondo under Murray Walker in Rugby, where he also met both Chris and Andy Davies. Graded by Murray to 1 st Dan in 1978 Mark travelled all around the world with the navy, visiting many schools in various countries – most notably in New Zealand where he met and trained with Master Evan Davidson, President of the ITF in New Zealand. Mark and Evan have remained firm friends since then, with Evan visiting Mark in the UK in recent years.
In 1984 Mark was posted to Hong Kong where he worked in HMS Tamar, a naval base, for three years. There he trained under Grand Master Kim Bok Man founder of Chun Kuhn Do as a personal student and also with Grand Master Kwak Jae Young 9th Degree, who is now President of WTF Taekwondo in Australia.
Master Chris Chong trained in Tamar with Mark and became a firm and lifelong friend. Now living in Canada Chris and Mark communicate regularly and in fact Chris came over to the UK and tested Mark for his 6 th Degree in Taekwondo. Chris was national coach for Hong Kong and also Canada and is well known and respected on the international circuit and is now Grand Master Park Hae Man's representative in Canada.
Heavily involved in the development of Chun Kuhn Do Mark was President of the UK Chun Kuhn Do for seven and a half years before resigning to continue work as a prolific writer and his studies in Project Management and is now continuing to promote Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo, Chun Kuhn Do and Kickboxing in his schools. Mark has kept close ties and a strong friendship with GM Davies for over thirty years and is delighted to be able to support him and work closely with him in the development of UK Chung Do Kwan. Mark is now a welcome part of UK Chung Do Kwan along with his Tamar Taekwondo Schools and has brought with him a great deal of knowledge and experience which will benefit our members. Mark is also a former International Chung Do Kwan World Double Bronze Medallist having represented Great Britain in the Patterns and Self-Defence Divisions. Soryong Taekwondo becomes the latest club to join UK Chung Do Kwan TaekwondoTherevamped 'Soryong Taekwondo' Club (formerly 'Cardiff Dragons) has become the latest club to join UK Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo. We welcome him and his members.
The Toddington Taekwondo Associationjoins UK Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo
We would like to welcome Master Rolfe and his members into UK Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo and look forward to working closely with him and his organisation. Master Rolfe has many years of experience in Taekwondo and has a very successful organisation and flourishing schools in the Gloucestershire region. Members of Toddington Taekwondo have already participated in UK Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo Seminars and hope to be organising their own seminars in the near future. Chung Do Kwan World Gold Medallist, Master Steve Graham affiliates his group to UK Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo  Master Graham says: "The reason for joining is I like your ethos as a non-political group and think it is a breath of fresh air to be honest." He added: "It will be good to be back in an organisation with instructors that I respect." Yet more clubs join UK Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo
Sabomnim Bouchaibi the Chief Instructor of West Wiltshire Taekwondo Clubs, is the latest recruit to affiliate his clubs to UK Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo. The West Wiltshire clubs are based in and around Trowbridge and welcome new members.
Master Nouri is a 4th Dan Black Belt and teaches classes in London
Master Nouradin Nouri, 4th Dan, has run classes in the Hendon area of London for over 10 years. He started practising Taekwondo in Morocco in 1980 and was national champion in 1983 and 1984. He was chosen to join the Moroccan national team where he trained under some of the best Korean masters such as Kim Yung and took part in many local and national competitions. He was in the selected team for the Seoul world championships in 1985 but had to withdraw due to an unfortunate sparring injury 10 days before leaving for South Korea. Master Nouri left the team in 1987 when he accepted a place as an international private bodyguard. The busy travelling work schedule left him no time to train for the following 6 years but, after settling down in London, he started practising again under the former Malaysian champion Master Lye and took part in various competitions around the country until 2000. Master Nouri opened classes in different areas of North West London and carried on the ‘Ewest Club’ started by Master Lye. He was recently interviewed about his Taekwondo experience by one of his black belt students. The short documentary can be found on Youtube under the title: ‘Taekwondo – The Way Of The Foot And Fist’ by Amirkaran. Last Updated ( Monday, 16 August 2010 13:28 ) |
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Grandmaster Kim, Bok Man 10th Dan Seminar
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The Korean Cultural Centre in the UK, opposite Trafalgar Square, is open to the public and members are encouraged to call in when visiting London www.kccuk.org.uk |
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REGIONAL KUP GRADING
Soryong Taekwondo in Cardiff will be hosting the next (Welsh) Regional Kup grading on Saturday 20th March (PM). The grading will be conducted by Grandmaster Andy Davies and is open to all UK Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo members who are eligible for testing.
Please contact Sabum John Davies for details and registration: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
UK Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo is pleased to be receiving a growing number of enquries for membership from Taekwondo groups and instructors across the country and we hope that we will grow into an organisation that puts the interests of our 'grass roots' members first in a non-political framework.
NEW NATIONAL TEAM COACH APPOINTED
Master Mike McGavin 7th Dan, in Korea with Master Kwak Taek Young the Koean National Team Coach.
UK Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo welcomes Master Mike McGavin 7th Dan and his clubs into membership of our organisation. A former member of the BTCB, Master McGavin has successfully coached many national and international champions and is now happy to bring his knowledge and experience into our organisation.
Master McGavin has extensive links in Korea and we are pleased to appoint him as our new National Team Coach.
ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIPS
The English Championships will be held on Sunday 27th June 2010 at the Keynsham Leisure Centre in Bristol.
Categories will include WTF style sparring, Semi-Contact Sparring, Patterns and weapons forms.
Competitor Entry Fees: £10 Per category.
Spectators: £3.50
2010 English Championship Spectacular
The UK Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo ‘English Championships’ held in June at the Keynsham Leisure Centre in Keynsham, near Bath & North East Somerset proved a spectacular success with hundreds of participants and spectators turning out to support the event.
Once again, there were categories for everyone including Point Sparring, WTF style Sparring and Patterns, although the vast majority of competitors had entered the WTF style Kyorugi (sparring) divisions. The day commenced at 8.00am and teams came from all over the UK, including Northern Ireland to do battle for UK Chung Do Kwan English titles. Throughout the day instructors, coaches, competitors and spectators praised the organisation of the event and the friendly manner in which it was run. On hand was National Team Coach; Master Mike McGavin 7th Dan, who was assessing individuals for possible inclusion on the national squad, and there is no doubt that a number of talented individuals came to his attention.
There were some absolutely great bouts throughout the day, in all divisions, and we would like to thank all competitors, officials, coaches and supporters who helped make the day a huge success.
Last Updated ( Monday, 05 July 2010 06:51 )
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