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CHRISTMAS BREAK 2024

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With the Christmas school holidays coming, we will have a break from training between the 20th of December 2024 and the 3rd of January 2025. Therefore, our last training day will be: Cowbridge:  Monday 16th of December 2024  Porthcawl:  Tuesday 17th of December 2024 All classes will start back from  Monday 6 th of January 2025   (usual times). May I take this opportunity to wish you all a lovely Christmas Holiday and thank you for your continued support to the clubs. Please do not hesitate to contact me for any queries.

NEXT COLOURED BELT GRADING - 25/11/24 BARRY

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Please note our next coloured belt grading will be on:  MONDAY 25th OF NOVEMBER 2024 Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg Colcot Road Barry CF62 8YU The grading will take place between 17:30 and 19:30, please make sure to check the exact group and time for your child and arrive 10/15 minutes before the start of your grading. ✅ USE THE SCHOOL POSTCODE  CF62 8YU  TO GET TO THE VENUE ✅ (You can follow the signs to Barry Hospital, the entrance to the school is on the same road) Groups and times for your grading: GROUP 1:  17.30 to 18.15 - WHITE BELTS - YELLOW STRIPES - YELLOW BELTS - GREEN SRTIPES GROUP 2:  18.30 to 19.15 - GREEN BELTS - BLUE STRIPES - BLUE BELTS - RED STRIPES - RED BELTS (White Taekwondo suits only, NO club t-shirts allowed) (All green belts and above MUST bring their full sparring kit to the grading!) There will be no spectators allowed in the grading and all results will be given in the next class. Grading forms for students eligible to grade will be...

OCTOBER 2024 BLACK BELT GRADING INFORMATION

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Here are the details that we have so far regarding the October 2024 Black Belt grading: Venue:  Hellidon Lakes Hotel and Golf Resort             Daventry             NN11 6GG Weekend of: 18th, 19th, 20th of October 2024  PRE GRADING SESSIONS: Here are the dates and details of the pre-grading sessions for all Red Belts and Black Belts students. Note:  S tudents grading for their Black Belt in October   MUST  attend  all 3 pre-grading sessions! Students doing the Star Grading MUST also attend all 3 pre-grading sessions!            ALL Red Belts & Black Belts who are not grading MUST attend at least one of the sessions at a cost of £5. Wales: Tae Kwon Do Centre, 194b Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1GW All Sessions: - Saturday  28th of September 2024 - Saturday  5th  of October 2024 - Saturday 12th of October 2024 (plus Star Grading) 09:30 to 10:30 - ...

SUMMER BREAK 2024

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Summer Break 2024 With the school holidays looming and impending holidays planned, we will have our yearly summer break between the 17th of August and the 4th of September 2024. Our last training session will be on Friday 16th of August and we will restart training from Thursday 5th of September 2024 (usual times). May I take this opportunity to wish you all an amazing summer break and thank you once again for all your hard work in class and your continued support to the clubs 😊 N Gimbel

NEXT COLOURED BELT GRADING - 15/07/24 BARRY

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Please note our next coloured belt grading will be on:  MONDAY 15th OF JULY 2024 Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg Colcot Road Barry CF62 8YU The grading will take place between 17:30 and 19:30, please make sure to check the exact group and time for your child and arrive 10/15 minutes before the start of your grading. ✅ USE THE SCHOOL POSTCODE  CF62 8YU  TO GET TO THE VENUE ✅ (You can follow the signs to Barry Hospital, the entrance to the school is on the same road) Groups and times for your grading: GROUP 1:  17.30 to 18.15 - WHITE BELTS - YELLOW STRIPES - YELLOW BELTS - GREEN SRTIPES GROUP 2:  18.30 to 19.15 - GREEN BELTS - BLUE STRIPES - BLUE BELTS - RED STRIPES - RED BELTS (White Taekwondo suits only, NO club t-shirts allowed) (All green belts and above MUST bring their full sparring kit to the grading!) There will be no spectators allowed in the grading and all results will be given in the next class. Grading forms for students eligible to grade will be giv...

2024 T.A.G.B. WELSH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

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2024 T.A.G.B. Welsh Open Championships Sunday 19th May 2024 CYNCOED CAMPUS CARDIFF Metropolitan University Cyncoed Road Cardiff, Wales CF23 6XD All competitors to arrive by 9.00am All competitors may only wear standard white T.A.G.B. doboks, or most recent national doboks. ( No club doboks, No club t-shirts ) Please see me in class if interested,   I will need all entries in by Friday 3rd of May.

NEXT COLOURED BELT GRADING - 15/04/24 BARRY

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Please note our next coloured belt grading will be on:  MONDAY 15th OF APRIL 2024 Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg Colcot Road Barry CF62 8YU The grading will take place between 17:30 and 19:30, please make sure to check the exact group and time for your child and arrive 10/15 minutes before the start of your grading. ✅ USE THE SCHOOL POSTCODE  CF62 8YU  TO GET TO THE VENUE ✅ (You can follow the signs to Barry Hospital, the entrance to the school is on the same road) Groups and times for your grading: GROUP 1:  17.30 to 18.15 - WHITE BELTS - YELLOW STRIPES - YELLOW BELTS - GREEN SRTIPES GROUP 2:  18.30 to 19.15 - GREEN BELTS - BLUE STRIPES - BLUE BELTS - RED STRIPES - RED BELTS (White Taekwondo suits only, NO club t-shirts allowed) (All green belts and above MUST bring their full sparring kit to the grading!) There will be no spectators allowed in the grading and all results will be given in the next class. Grading forms for students eligible to grade will be gi...

RED AND BLACK BELTS PRE-GRADING SESSIONS MAR/APR 2024

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  PRE GRADING SESSIONS: !!! PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL RED BELTS AND ABOVE  MUST ATTEND  AT LEAST ONE PRE-GRADING SESSION EVERY SIX MONTHS !!! Here are the dates and details of the pre-grading sessions for all Red Belts and Black Belts students. Note:  S tudents grading for their Black Belt in April MUST attend  all 3 pre-grading sessions! Students doing the Star Grading MUST also attend all 3 pre-grading sessions! ALL Red Belts & Black Belts who are not grading MUST attend at least one of  the sessions at a cost of £5. WALES: Tae Kwon Do Centre, 194b Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1GW All Sessions: - Saturday  30th of March 2024 - Saturday  6th  of April 2024 - Saturday 13th of April 2024 (plus Star Grading) 09:30 to 10:30 - Black Stripes doing the grading 10:30 to 11:30 - Red belts and Black Stripes not grading 11:30 to 12:45 - 1st Dan Black Belts 12:45 to 14:00 - 2nd Dan Black Belts & above Arrive at least 5min before start and br...

APRIL 2024 BLACK BELT GRADING INFORMATION

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Here are the details that we have so far regarding the April 2024 Black Belt grading: Venue:  Hellidon Lakes Hotel and Golf Resort             Daventry             NN11 6GG Weekend of: 19th, 20th, 21st of April 2024  PRE GRADING SESSIONS: Here are the dates and details of the pre-grading sessions for all Red Belts and Black Belts students. Note:  S tudents grading for their Black Belt in April MUST attend  all 3 pre-grading sessions!  Students doing the Star Grading MUST also attend all 3 pre-grading sessions!            ALL Red Belts & Black Belts who are not grading MUST attend at least one of the sessions at a cost of £5. Wales: Tae Kwon Do Centre, 194b Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1GW All Sessions: - Saturday  30th of March 2024 - Saturday  6th  of April 2024 - Saturday 13th of April 2024 (plus Star Grading) 09:30 to 10:30 - Black Stripes doing t...

WELSH CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS 03/03/24

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Wales T.A.G.B. Welsh Closed Championships 03/03/2024 Hawthorn Leisure Centre Pontypridd CF37 5LN Doors open at 9am Please let me know in class if interested in taking part! This is a great opportunity to compete at a fantastic local tournament to gain experience, build confidence or improve for the next grading! All entries to be in by Monday the 12th of Feb 2024

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024

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Hi everyone and Happy New Year 2024! I hope you all had an amazing Christmas break and are looking forward to another year of training! Unfortunately, we cannot have access to the Y Centre in Porthcawl until next week so all Taekwondo sessions are back on as normal from Friday 5th January 2024 in Ystradowen (usual times). See you all in class very soon 😊