In April 2019 the 14th European Poomsae Championships took place in Antalya, Turkey. With additionally athletes qualifying via the Presidents Cup, the 3-day event was one of the biggest and most competitive Europeans ever held with 541 athletes from 26 countries. With a very short notice for the event, the team of 39 athletes was selected…
The British Taekwondo office will be closed from 15.30 on Thursday 18th April until 09.00 on Tuesday 23rd April, due to the Easter break. We hope you all have a great Easter weekend ! BT Staff
Four teenagers are among five GB Taekwondo fighters chosen to make their senior World Championship debuts alongside big hitters, Bianca Walkden, Jade Jones and Mahama Cho in Manchester next month. Three of the quartet, Aaliyah Powell (Huddersfield), Jordyn Smith (Falkirk) and Rebecca McGowan (Dumbarton), have succeeded previously at world age group level and won’t be…
Following the recent update from the Board, we have continued to work hard to put key things in place as we take British Taekwondo forward. Over the last three months, the Board and office team have fully reviewed operations, and have analysed what the organisation needs to enhance the support for clubs, instructors, members, events,…
CEO Location – Office based in Manchester Contract type – Full time Closing date – 12pm, Friday 19 April 2019 Interview date – 2 May 2019 in Manchester Job Description Hours: 37.5 hours per week Salary: £50-60K per annum (dependent on experience) BT-Recruitment CEO 2019 How to apply All correspondence, including any questions you may have, as well as…
In the last 2 months we have been extremely busy picking up business matters following some difficult but necessary decisions and though wanted to, could not communicate sooner. With this message being the first, we hope to make more updates as a regular feature and organisational overviews in an open, honest and transparent manner. The…
Cadet World Championships 2019 – TASHKENT, UZEBEKISTAN – AUGUST The Cadet World Championships selection criteria / selection procedure is now available. Please see below selection criteria and selection procedure application process: CATEGORY A B C CADET 2018 Cadet European Championships All G-Class Events (January 2019 Onwards) 2018 National Championships Time line of…
You can now register on line for the following BT Official Poomsae Open Seminar and Talent ID events – with payment made on the day. BT Official Poomsae Open Seminar (Falkirk) – Application Form Date: Sunday, 14th April 2019 Time: 13:00 – 16:00 Venue: Carronshore Community Centre, Main Street, Carronshore, Falkirk, FK2 8EX Coach(s): Grandmaster David…
As an important part of Taekwondo community, we’d like to invite you and your club members to take part in the Opening Medal Ceremonies at the World Taekwondo Championships taking place at the Manchester Arena from 15-19th May 2019. Over 5 days the world’s best athletes will arrive in Manchester and fight it out to be…
As part of the wider review of the organisation, from Monday 1st April 2019, British Taekwondo will be accepting bank deposits to our Metro Bank account only. The HSBC bank account will no longer be operational; therefore, all clubs and members are requested to review and update the details of our Metro Bank account before…
British Taekwondo is pleased to announce the GB Team for the 14th Taekwondo Europe European Poomsae Championships. The athletes attended the selection event (Presidents Cup/German Open) and then performed at the Play-Off event to the selection panel and external Official. The selection events were very successful selection competitions and a few athletes qualified for automatic selection…
The 8th Para Taekwondo World Championships took place in Antalya, Turkey in February 2019 and the biggest Championships to date. Despite having a growing and inclusive Para-Poomsae Squad in many classification divisions, at present only two classifications have World Taekwondo Classification status: P20 (Intellectual Impairment) & P30 (Physical Impairment). British Taekwondo provided vital funding to a…