The British Taekwondo staff team recently ‘had a go’ at Taekwondo.

The British Taekwondo staff team have a mix of sport, leisure and recreation backgrounds outside of work – with some of the team having experience of Taekwondo, while others have not tried it before.

To give the group a taste of the Martial Art, Poomsae, and the Combat Sport Richard G, Dafydd, Karen, Sarah, Matt, Annie, Sophie, Vicki, Neil, Henry and Richard B took to the mats at the GB Taekwondo National Centre for an afternoon of instruction from Grand Master Ian Leafe.

After warming up the group were taken through the basics of the Martial Art, including stances, kicks and blocks. They then moved on to Poomsae, attempting two patterns (with mixed results!), before moving onto some ‘gentle’ sparring – and a meeting with BOB.

The feedback from the group was very positive, and it’s something the team are keen to do again. With many different muscles being worked during the session it was also memorable for the rest of the week too!

About the British Taekwondo team

British Taekwondo’s head office is in the House of Sport at the Etihad Campus in Manchester. Team members work in a hybrid pattern with part of the week office-based, and part working remotely.

The team delivers the strategy, supports & develops our growing and diverse membership, and helps our technical departments in their operations.

The British Taekwondo team consists of a national development department, regional development including Manchester, disability development, club products, membership services, safeguarding, marketing & communications, finance, insights & research, events, and education.

You can find contact details for the British Taekwondo staff team at the link below.