1st December 2005

It gives us great pleasure to announce the details for the Imperial Christmas Function and Black Belt Presentation.

Date:
     Sunday 18th December
     8pm til Midnight

Venue:
     Masti
     567 - 582 High Road, Wembley, HA0 2AA

Cost:
     £20.00 Adults  -  £15.00 Children under 10years

Includes full 3 course meal along with music and entertainment. See you there...

1st December 2005

Congratulations to the recent candidates who were successful in there degree promotions.

21st November 2005

The first day consisted of First Aid training overseen by a third party regulatory body, specifically tailored to injury's and accidents which can occur within the dojang. The second day was the BTC registered instructor segment, The BTC (British TaeKwon-Do Council) recognised by the Sports Council as the Only Governing body for TaeKwon-Do in the United Kingdom, has become a registered body with the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), an executive agency of the Home Office.

The third and final day concluded the course. This was an intensive practical which included application of Sine Wave in patterns, fundamental movements and exercises. All patterns were covered as well as teaching points and tips for attaining the best results from your students.

13th November 2005

Congratulations to the following Imperial Students who have confirmed there place within TEAMUK for the Junior World Championships Australia 2006.

Reece Nicholls Martyn Porter Jace Mclaughlan Steven Watson Melanie Evans Craig Rowe Nick Gardner Adam Gardner Jasmin Duggan Jade Duggan Matthew Brunger Alan Bennett

4th November 2005

NEW DATE April 15, 2006

The MASTERS SEMINAR will be taught by Master Trevor Nicholls VIII Dan & Master Robert Wheatley VIII Dan. These are two of the ITF's finest Masters coming together under one roof. Master Fabian Nunez VII Dan will be our special guest in attendance.

Master Nicholls is the UKITF President & ITF Secretary General. Master Wheatley is the USITF President and Chairman of the ITF Promotions and Disciplinary Board. Master Nunez is the ATFI President , a Member of the ITF Promotions and Disciplinary Board and former Kickboxing World Champion. With a line up like this, this is a seminar not to be missed.

This seminar will be open to colour belt and black belt of all ages. Any student or instructor practicing or teaching ITF patterns is welcome to attend. We will have participants from all the ITF fractions coming together under on roof to train hard with these great Masters.

The Seminar will be held on Saturday April 15, 2006 and will be a full day of TKD. The venue will be Norristown TKD centre, in Norristown Pa.. The gym has a maximum capacity of 250 students. There will be a Black Belt grading for 1st Dan and above on the night before the seminar, 6:00PM Friday evening April 14, 2006. The testing will be conducted by Master Nicholls, Master Wheatley, and Master Nunez. Anyone interested in testing needs to get the approval of their instructors and follow the ITF testing guidelines. All black belts who have met there requirements for testing are encouraged to submit there application for grading on April 14, 2006.

Download and application and poster here.
 

19th October 2005

Congratulations to the recent candidates who were successful in there degree promotions.

17th October 2005

Congratulations to Miss Catherine Divine promoted to 5th Degree and Mr Paul Cain promoted to 4th Degree.

The ITF Senior Degree grading was held on Friday 23 September. The importance of the occasion was highlighted by the distinguished grading panel on the day, lead by two 8^th Degree Masters: Master Trevor Nicholls (VIII Dan) and Master Roy Oldham (VIII Dan) who were assisted by Master Jim Hogan (VII Dan), Mr Mark Ogborne (VI Dan), Mr Mandeep Rauli (V Dan) and Mr John Archer (V Dan). 

The grading was most definitely a  true test of Catherine's and Paul's resolve, lasting in excess of four hours. Both were thoroughly examined on their ITF syllabus, Self-Defence, Sparring, and Breaking. For events such as this, where the intensity and importance of the occasion was evident to everyone, including spectators, everyone who participated deserves special congratulations. For all involved, this one night was the culmination of four years of training, and in some cases even more.

17th October 2005

Any Instructor wishing to attend should contact HQ on 01895 427357 to confirm their place.

Download an application. Click Here
 

17th October 2005

Taken from ITF-Admin

20/09/05:
Coaches Name Team Europe by Mrs. P. Dalton

Coaches, Mr. Don Dalton, 6th Dan (Ireland) and Mr. Fabio Caiazzo, 5th Dan (Italy) have today announced the team that will represent Europe at the forthcoming Intercontinental Cup between the Americas and Europe. The event will be hosted by Argentina on October 8, during the ITF Pan-American Championships.

Team Europe will consist of: Mr. Nicholas Panteli 5th Dan, England (Captain); Mr. Lee Hollingsworth 4th Dan, Holland; Mr. Padraig O’ Connor 2nd Dan, Ireland; Mr. Tim Kool 2nd Dan, Holland; and Mr. Vincenzo Santagatti 2nd Dan, Italy.

Career Highlights:

Mr. Panteli:
ITF World Championships, Team Power, Silver (2001) ITF World Championships, +80kg Sparring, Bronze, (Korea, 2004) ITF World Championships, (Team), Silver x 2, Bronze x 2, (Korea, 2004) Open European Championships Sparring (Junior), Gold (1997) BUTF Championships Gold, 1998, 1999 (x3), 2000, 2001, 2002  UKGT Championships, Sparring, Gold (2003)  GBITF and  UKITF, +80kg Sparring, Gold (2005). Sparring Coach for  TKD Power™, UK.

Mr. Hollingsworth:
ITF World Championships (Argentina) Gold , Silver and Team Bronze x 3. ITF World Championships (Korea) Team Silver x 2, Team Bronze x 2. ITF Europeans (Spain) Bronze, Team Bronze.  BTC Championships 1998 – 2002 Gold. GTF Championships 2001 – 2002 Gold. UKTA Opens 2000 Gold x 2.  Imperial English Opens 2000 – 2005 Gold.  Imperial Scottish Opens 2000 – 2005 Gold. USA Opens 2003 Gold x 2. Norway Opens 2003 Silver. All Stars Open 2003 Gold.  UKITF 2004 Gold x 2. Master Choi Cup (Canada) Silver. Clash of the Titans 2005 Team Silver. FULL Contact 4 – 0 – 2.

Mr. O’ Connor:
ITF World Championships, Gold, -80kg (Korea, 2004) ITF World Championships, Team, Bronze x 2, (Korea, 2004) ITF Junior World Championships, Gold, Sparring (Argentina, 2002) WKA World Championships, Silver -80kg, (Italy, 2002) WKA World Championships Junior Gold, Sparring (Austria, 2001) WKA World Cup, Junior Gold Sparring, (Germany, 2001) Open European TKD Championships, Gold, Junior Sparring (UK, TAGB, 2001) Open World TKD Championships, Junior Gold Sparring, (Holland, 2000 TAGB) Open World TKD Championships Junior Team Gold, (Holland, 2000 TAGB) AIMAA World Championships, Junior Gold Sparring (2000, Ireland) Elite Team Championships, Gold (UK, 2004) GTI British Championships, Gold, -80kg, Sparring (UK, 2004) Celtic Cup Team Champions (Ireland, 2004) ITF German Open Championships, Gold x 2, -80kg and Team Sparring (2003) 03 GTI English Championships, Gold, -80kg, Sparring, (UK, 2003) BUTF British Championships, Gold -81kg, (England, 2002)  IUTF Irish National Champion, 1997, 1998 (Junior); 2001-2004 (Senior)

Mr. Kool:
Open World Championships, Sparring Gold, -80kg (TAGB Wales 2005) Current WKA Pro-Am World Champion -76kg, Gold (Germany 2005) Open World Championships, Silver, -76kg (USA 2002 TAGB) ITF World Championships, Silver, -80kg (Korea, 2004) Open World Championships Sparring Team Junior, Bronze (2000 Holland) Open European Championships Sparring Gold (Junior 1999, Senior 2001) European Championships All-styple Sparring, Gold (Jr. 2000-2001, Sr. 2000-2001) Italian Open Championships Sparring ITF, Gold (2003) German Open Championships Sparring ITF, Gold (2002-2005) England Open Championships Sparring, Gold (2001) Dutch Open Championships Sparring, Gold (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) Dutch Championships Sparring, Gold (1998, 2000, 01, 03, 04, 05 ITF) Dutch Championships Sparring Team, Gold (2005 ITF)

Mr. Santagatti:
ITF Junior World Championships, Power, Bronze (Argentina, 2002) ITF Junior World Championships, Team Special, Silver (Argentina, 2002) ITF World Championships: Special, Bronze (Korea 2004); ITF World Championships, Team Sparring, Silver (Korea 2004). Spanish Open  FITE Championships, Sparring, Bronze -80kg (2003). Open Irish Championships, Sparring Gold +80kg (2003) The Celtic Cup, Team Sparring, Gold (Ireland, 2003) Summer Cup, Team Sparring, Gold (Italy 2004) Summer Cup, Sparring, Gold +80kg (Italy 2005) Summer Cup, Team Sparring, Gold (2005); Patterns, Bronze (Italy 2005). Italian Championships Regional Meeting, Sparring, Gold +80kg (Italy 2005)

For more information on Team Europe, please contact Mr. Dalton or Mr. Caiazzo.

15th September 2005

10th August 2005

8th August 2005

You and your students are invited to take part in The ITA English Championships 2005, to be held on Sunday 2^nd  October 2005 at The Brentford Leisure Centre. 
All entries are to be submitted electronically. Login in with your user name and password and follow the instructions. Closing date for entries will be the 27^th September 2005.

Imperial English Opens
October 2nd 2005

Location:           Brentford, United Kingdom

The Imperial Open Championship is open to all ITF practitioners, regardless of affiliations.

Events will include Individual Sparring, Patterns, Destruction and Special Technique. More details and an official invitation can be found on our web site.

ITF Status Card Holders will have a reduced entry fee

More Details.....

17th July 2005

TEAM UK in Australia.
 13th November 2005  -  10am Start
Final Selections have now been arranged for the Junior World Championships scheduled for Australia 2006.

The Upper School
Tamworth Road
Long Eaton
Derbyshire, NG10

* As the Worlds are scheduled for 2006 Red Belts are allowed to compete, as a Black Belt should be obtainable by the competition date. Age requirements state the student must be born in 1988, ,89, 90, 91, 92 and 1993. No consideration can or will be given to students who fall outside this criteria. Instructors will have to confirm that it is reasonable that their student will obtain Black Belt before September 2006, However UKITF and or it's appointed Coaches reserve the right to make the final decision.

Full Details can be found at UKITF

17th July 2005

Well done to all who traveled to the UK-ITF Championships. Well supported with over 160  Imperial students taking part. A vast tally of medals were receive, and many of our juniors were seeded for placement in the final selections later this year. The future looks bright for the Junior World Championships scheduled for Australia 2006.

Imperial won the overall title with 270 points. Full Results can be found at www.ukitf.com

Instructors are asked to confirm their Student Medals Awarded, as the "Best Overall Club" will be calculated and presented on the 30th June 2005

7th April 2005

Congratulations to Daryl Ayres and Paul Cain. Daryl received Silver in Patterns, Paul Gold in Sparring.

Mr Adam Gardner received Gold in both pattern and sparring 13yr - 15yr Black Belt Division.

A good tournament all round with approximately 250 competitors, full results will be posted by Mr. Chris Snow from the LTSI. Check Back Shortly.

17th February 2005

Congratulations to Lee, Paul and Esteher for representing UKITF at the clash of the Titans. Team UK were just piped into second place by team S.W.A.T. Full report and video Highlights will be posted at www.ukitf.com

30th January 2005

The Imperial Taekwon-Do Association would like to welcome Mr Cain and the students of Spirit Taekwon-Do to the I.T.A. We look forward to working with you in the future.