Warwick-TKD's own little pocket rocket Alex Cameron is off to the World Cup in Budapest to represent T-UK England. The best of luck from myself, the instructor team and the whole club, go do your thing and make us proud.
New figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales show there were 3,745 reports of violence with injury in Warwickshire in the year up to March 31, 2016 - a rise of 120 per cent. This was closely followed by incidents of violence against the person which were up 71 per cent to 8,387. In the West Midlands, the picture also showed an increase in violent incidents with violence with injury up 28 per cent to 23,199 and violence against the person up 19 per cent to 43,187.
Adductor muscle group flexibility is essential in a kicking martial art. Static stretching is fine for achieving flexibility but it doesn't prepare the body for the dynamic and ballistic activity that it is subjected to, and thus you could be at risk of injury. Watch the attached video to add an excellent stretch to your repertoire improving performance and reducing injury.
The results are in from the T-UK British Championships. Warwick-TKD, only one word to describe it, OUTSTANDING!!!!
- John Hoult - Gold sparring, silver patterns, 2 x gold destruction
- Rachel Hoult - Gold sparring, gold patterns
- Harry Hoult - Gold patterns, silver sparring
- Alex Cameron - Gold patterns, silver sparring
- Alix Lees - Gold sparring
- Angus Wilson - Bronze patterns, silver sparring
- Ellis Roberts - Gold patterns, gold sparring
- Angelika Durrant - Silver patterns, gold sparring
- Cello Gamad - bronze patterns, gold sparring
- Josh Burrows - silver patterns, bronze sparring
Take a look at the attached video. I have utilise all of these techniques and more in my own training for years and incorporate them into my clubs warm up routine to great success. To this end I thought that it would be good to post a tutorial that explains fully what the drills are doing and how to perfect them as there is a lot to take in in the early days. These drills are excellent conditioning for your kicking technique and for improving the control of your kicks.
Warwick-TKD takes students from 8 years old upwards with many parents joining with their children. We have a thriving adult membership with a number of British Champions and a member of the ITF England team.
Not all martial arts schools are the same!Warwick-TKD, Quality, effective martial arts and self-defence in a fun friendly atmosphere. Learn an effective martial art just in case! get fit, lose weight and have fun meeting new people.
Keeping in line with my recent blogging around mobility and function for improved performance, take a look at these exercises. They condition the body at the same time as improving function and dynamic flexibility.
The excellent Miss Julie Cross performing Toi Gae tul (red stripe pattern) and demonstrating all new techniques for this grade.
Many people in society are suffering from lower back issues and hip issues. The main cause of this is due to automation and the amount of time we spend these days sitting down creating biomechanics issues and adaptive shortening in certain muscle groups. This can then create issues when we are standing and active. These issues can also be exacerbated by sports specific activities such as martial arts.
This is a great opportunity to train with one of the founders of TKD and the person that bought it to the UK. Any students that are interested please let me know ASAP.