SOUTHERN COUNTIES OPEN TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009

We are taking a team to the above competition this Sunday 22nd November.

If you would like to take part please attend training this Wednesday at Caterham.

Competition Venue:

Totton Recreation Centre

Water Lane

Totton

Southampton

SO40 3GX

15th UTF London International Open

We have some fighters taking part in the 15th UTF London International Open on Sunday 15th November. If you would like to come and support our fighters the full address is:

K2 LEISURE CENTRE
K2 Crawley, Pease Pottage Hill, Crawley, RH11 9BQ

By car:
The entrance to K2 is off the A23 Pease Pottage Hill near the Broadfield Stadium.

There is free car parking on site for leisure centre users.

Fastway Buses 10 and 20 stop near the K2 centre on Southgate Avenue and at Broadfield Stadium

This is an all day event so feel free to drop in at any time.

A Change To The Rules

As most of us know some of the best and entertaining sparring is done in lessons and not competitions. This is due to fighters being over concerned with gaining or giving away every point.

In my opinion the worst change ever made in competition rules was to display the scores. Before this change was made fighters did not know who was winning so kept fighting to the very end.

I think it is unlikely that this rule will ever be changed back, however, the WTF have recently revised the rules again to encourage fighters to display a greater range of techniques. (Fighters take note)

I think these changes will suit Chung Yong fighters and I am pleased to see that the WTF are working hard to move away from the tip tap one point at a time style of fighting that has made modern Taekwondo boring to watch.

I have listed some of the more important changes below. They make me smile and I look forwards to seeing Chung Yong’s fighters in action soon.

• a smaller 8m by 8m contest area – this will reduce the competition area and the rationale is so that players will have to commit to more fighting rather than use space to move around,

• 3-points for a legal scoring head kick – this will encourage the use of more difficult kicks and more spectacular actions from the players to chase the points and score more points, and enhancing spectator viewing and enjoyment value and at the same time also increasing taekwondo’s values by showcasing its spectacular techniques,

• 2-points for "body turning(rotating)" kicks, eg back kicks, spinning turning kicks, jumping back kicks – as above this will increase spectator viewing and enjoyment value and also increasing taekwondo skills presentation,

• penalizing the use of the leg to block an attacking kick by lifting the knee – this will reduce the incidence of injury and encourage fairer match play rather than impeding good attacking technique,

• abolishing the 7 point gap or 12 point ceiling for winning matches – there are views that support and also not support this. While it allows matches to continue irrespective of point scores, it does not give allowance to stop matches early for any miss-matches or if a player is being outclassed,

• introducing the 5 second rule to commence the count down clock before warning a player/s for not engaging in technical exchange – this will quicken the pace and ensures there is more constant fight engagement, and this will give more spectator value for viewing fighting action,

• the use of a video replay system to rule on a challenge to a point or points scored or not scored (just like in tennis) or any rule infringement whether given or not given by the officiating referee or judges – this however will be limited to events that have the video capture or video reviews systems,

• the competition supervisory board can now over-rule the match decision if there are proven grounds of incorrect factual judgment.

13th London International Open

Date: 15th November 2009
Location: K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley

If you would like to take part I will be taking entries this Wednesday at the Caterham Class.
Entry fee is £25
Also you will need to know your weight in Kg.

Lesson strarts at 7pm.

Chungdokwan National Championships – 21/03/2009

Congratulations to all those from Chung Yong who took part in the Chungdokwan National Championships on Saturday 21st March 2009.

The pattern squad consisted of 4 students who started the day well by winning 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. It was then the turn of the sparring squad which again consisted of only 4 students. After some impressive displays and entertaining fights they won a further 3 silver and 1 Gold.

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We are very proud of all those who took part and look forwards to seeing them all in action again.

Pattern Squad
Rhea Willmont - Gold
Stephanie Gooch - Gold

Kayley Willmont - Silver
Maolissa Gilhooly - Bronze

Sparring Squad
Wayne Clark - Gold
Helen Gilhooly - Silver
Thomas Fontyn - Silver
Jay Patel – Silver

Congratulations again to the above and a big thank you to the supporters and helpers on the day.

(There are better photos but I like this one!)

Please feel free to add a comment to this post.

Taekwondo Chungdokwan GB National Championships

Saturday 21st March 2009

Bracknell Leisure Centre

Sparring and Patterns

Entry forms will be available at squad training

Closing date Friday 6th March

Please see Cathy Gibbs if you wish to participate.

A Change to Wednesdays!

Last year we introduced monthly Sparring Squad training on the first Wednesday of every month and Patterns training on the second Wednesday of every month. From March 2009 this will no longer be the case!!!

Starting from Wednesday 4th March 2009 we will now be alternating every Wednesday between sparring and patterns….. that means more sparring and more patterns!!!
This change is due to the improved performance and progress from many of Chung Yong’s Fighters and more recently the general standard of patterns and traditional throughout the club.

- Sparring lessons will start at 6:30pm and end at 9pm (please bring your armour with you)
- Patterns lessons will continue to be split into two classes: Ages 6 to 12 – 6:30pm to 7:30pm & Ages 13 to Adult 7:30pm to 9pm.
(As always students training in the adult class are welcome along early to practice at the back of the hall.)

Please keep these lessons well attended as we believe that we can continue to raise the already high standard of Chung Yong students and we have high hopes for many of you in the future.

Also, please feel free to leave a comment on this change as we are keen to get your feedback.

Below is a list of what training will be taking place on Wednesdays from March until November:

March 4th 2009 - Sparring
March 11th 2009 - Patterns
March 18th 2009 - Sparring
March 25th 2009 - Patterns
April 1st 2009 - Sparring
April 8th 2009 - Patterns
April 15th 2009 - Sparring
April 22nd 2009 - Patterns
April 29th 2009 - Sparring
May 6th 2009 - Patterns
May 13th 2009 - Sparring
May 20th 2009 - Patterns
May 27th 2009 - Sparring
June 3rd 2009 - Patterns
June 10th 2009 - Sparring
June 17th 2009 - Patterns
June 24th 2009 - Sparring
July 1st 2009 - Patterns
July 8th 2009 - Sparring
July 15th 2009- Patterns
July 22nd 2009 - Sparring
July 29th 2009 - Patterns
August 5th 2009 - Sparring
August 12th 2009 - Patterns
August 19th 2009 - Sparring
August 26th 2009 - Patterns
September 2nd 2009 - Sparring
September 9th 2009 - Patterns
September 16th 2009 - Sparring
September 23rd 2009 - Patterns
September 30th 2009 - Sparring
October 7th 2009 - Patterns
October 14th 2009 - Sparring
October 21st 2009 - Patterns
October 28th 2009 - Sparring
November 4th 2009 - Patterns
November 11th 2009 - Sparring
November 18th 2009 - Patterns
November 25th 2009 - Sparring

See you all at training.

Competition 22/02/09

For those who are taking part in the competition this weekend the details are as follows:

Venue: K2 Centre, Pease Pottage Hill, Crawley RH11 9BQ

If you are fighting you need to meet us there by 8:30am
If you are taking part in Patterns you need to meet us there by 9am

Fighters are expected to bring their own equipment including water bottle towel and gum shield (white or clear). If you require the loan of any other equipment please let your instructor know prior to the competition.

For those people that are coming to support or bringing families along the centre also has a range of other activities such as swimming and climbing.

Good luck to all those taking part and we look forwards to seeing you there in your club tracksuits bright and early!

3rd London Championships

Chung Yong will be sending a team to the above competition. It is a local competition and a good chance for all grades and abilities to compete.

The Chung Yong instructors have been impressed by the hard work that many students have been putting into training and are keen to see you all in action.

Date: 5th October 2008

Venue:
Tooting Leisure Centre
2 Greaves Place
Tooting Broadway
London SW17 0NE

If you are able to attend please contact Cathy Gibbs for an entry form.

Tournament - British Open

Date: 12th July 2008

Venue: Seymour Leisure Centre, Seymour Place, London WH1

Price: £25.00

We would like to take a team to this event and continue the progress of our fighters. This is a good competition and not too far for us to travel.

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Entry forms must be filled in at training on Wednesday 2nd July. Please bring you entry fee with you.

If you can not make this lesson and wish to enter please let Cathy Gibbs know before the 2nd July.

Recently we have been very impressed with the performances from the ever growing Chung Yong squad and would like to say well done to everyone who has been training hard and making it their aim to continue improving! We look forwards to seeing you all in action again on the 12th July.

Please see Mrs Gibbs with your entry fee at the START of Wednesdays lesson if you wish to enter.

Southern Taekwondo Championships - 01/06/08 Report

Report By: Stephanie Gooch (4th Kup, Blue belt, Age15)

The Southern Taekwondo Championships, at Littledown Centre, Bournemouth, was held over 2 days. Day one was for patterns and Day two was for sparring. I took part in both events and collected 2 silver medals which I was pleased with.

The first day started out around 1.30pm, and as time progressed all the different age groups competed. I was against two red tags that were older than me. I won my first round and was into the final, unfortunately halfway through the pattern I choked and missed a move! A reminder to us all - always concentrate on what you are doing! This meant that I came in second which was ok. I just want to say thanks to Mr. Murray who came on the Saturday to coach me. I couldn’t have done it without him.

The next day started a lot earlier as we had to weigh in at 8-8:30am. It was much busier with clubs from all over the south of England competing and there was a real sense of competition in the air. After the weigh-in we relaxed until our fights began.

Tom came out with gold. Charlie, within only 20 seconds, did a fantastic back kick and knocked his competitor out and won immediately, he got gold. As for me, I was against an experienced black belt, unfortunately, but I tried hard to kick and even though I did receive 2 blows to the head I did get up and got silver. As a club we got 2 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze.

Overall it was a tiring but brilliant day and I really felt that we got to know each other a little bit more. Dean said we were like a family (unfortunately one that kicks each other!) rather than just a club and it really felt like it. Big thanks to Cathy and Dean for coaching us, Mr Murray (and family) for moral support and Katherina for taking pictures.

Competition - 20/04/08 Report

Congratulations to all those who took part in the competition held in White City, London on Sunday 20th April. From the well timed and powerful kicks of Wayne and Tom to the pure determination and enthusiasm of Frank and Alfie, Chung Yong's fighters once again made us proud!

Although the competition itself was a little disjointed at times, Chung Yong's fighters and Instructors all did there best to assist by corner judging, top tabling and refereeing as well as competing in some of the most hard fought and entertaining fights of the day.

A special mention must go to Matthew Fontyn as the instructors felt he had shown outstanding improvement in his fighting since his last competition.

Well done again to all those who took part and assisted on the day; Alfie Chambers, Frank Molloy, Daniel Gilhooly, Karina Egorov, Seran Sarvananthan, Thomas Fontyn, Helen Gilhooly, Matthew Fontyn, Wayne Clark, Dean Gibbs, Winnie Murray, Katherina Gross and Cathy Gibbs.

See you all at the next squad training.

Chungdokwan Nationals - 08/03/08 Report

Report By: Charlie Gosnell (6th Kup, Blue tag, Age 13)


At 7:05 the minibus (driven by Mrs. Gibbs) pulled up at the cannons leisure centre, Mitcham, to collect the Chung Yong competitors. We were all a bit tired but none the less in good spirits for Chung Yong’s first fight of the year.

We arrived at Bracknell around 8:00am and as usual took up as many seats as we could, before we went to weigh in at around 8:45am.

For Chung Yong the day started very successfully in the patterns competition when
Kayley’s outstanding performance left us with the first gold of the day as she successfully completed Taegeuk Sam Jang and Taegeuk Sah Jang beating her 2 fellow competitors.

Around an hour later we moved on to the women’s black belt patterns, where Katherina despite being pregnant completed Taegeuk Pal Jang and Taebaek extremely well beating her fellow 3 competitors winning another gold for Chung Yong.

Through-out the day, (before the fights) we caught a glimpse of the new adidas electronic body armour, that was used in a test fight; the body armour is designed to automatically count the points scored to the body, meaning corner judges will only be there to count head-shots. They may be brought into WTF taekwondo in the future.

We also got a chance to see Mr. Murray, and his partner Sylvia along with their new baby Maya, who is just 3 months old.

And of course we did some valuable warming up in preparation for our fights.

Finally at 2:30pm the fighting started, (Chung Yong has been here since 8:00am)

Our first fight of the day was Clirim who done extremely well in his fight winning 3-4 gaining his last point within the last 20 seconds. Meaning he was put through to the final. In his final again he did extremely well but lost 2-4 winning silver for the club.

Connor won with ease with a direct 0-7, seven point rule, winning gold.

Thomas had an amazing first fight against a black belt where the black belt threw the towel in; Thomas won with three points to one. Thomas then went through to his final where he was beat 0-5 but won silver for the club.

Wayne beat his opponent 9-2 again the seven point rule, 2 amazing axe kicks from Wayne, the second one could have been harder though. Wayne won gold.

Jay gave a great fight with strong and powerful kicks and won 0-7 again seven point rule. Winning gold for the club.

Elliot gave a good effort but was beat 0-7 but still won silver for Chung Yong.

Charlie gave an interesting fight with 2 good headshots beating his opponent 8-1 yet again the seven point rule; Charlie won gold for the club.

Andy was beaten 0-7 but still won silver for the club. He gave some good strong kicks, just a shame they didn’t score.

After we’d all beaten some people up Matthew’s first opponent must have got scared as he didn’t turn up meaning Matthew got put into a final, where he tried hard but was beat 8-1 winning silver.

Roger was our last fight of the day. For his first fight he did very well, with good kicks and effort. He won silver for Chung Yong.

It was the end of a very long day but for our first fight of the year Chung Yong did extremely well winning 6 gold’s and 6 silver’s.

A big congratulations to all competitors’ Poomse and Kyorugi,

Keep up the good work.

Charlie.

DORSET CHAMPIONSHIPS – 21/10/07 Report

Report By: Helen Gilhooly (7th Kup, Green belt, Adult)

The day began with a very early rise for all Chung Yong fighters – we had to meet at our Instructor’s house at 6am and drive to Bournemouth for weigh in at 8.30am!! It was a 2 ½ hour drive and everyone was in great spirit. There were 13 fighters fighting.

When weigh in was over, we done warm up exercises which everyone was very keen and enthusiastic about. The first half of the day was taken up with pewee fights and the latter half with Cadets, Juniors and Seniors.

Chung Yong done very well with regard to medals – 3 gold, 7 silver and 3 bronze. A summary of how each fighter done is given below:-

Name No of fights Scores Award
Daniel 2 2-0 3-0 Silver
Thomas 2 4-0 5-1 Gold
Elliot 1 2-1 Bronze
Conor 1 6-5 Gold
Charlie 1 2-1 Silver
Joshua 1 7-0 Bronze
Mark 3 4-0 5-5 6-1 Silver
Wayne 2 6-2 11-4 Silver
Kenya 1 0-1 Gold
Calum 1 4-0 Bronze
Matthew 1 6-1 Silver
Jay 2 3-0 2-3 Silver
Helen 1 4-1 Silver

Some of the fighters were impressive but the most impressive fighter of the Chung Yong Club on the day was Jay as it was his first time to fight in a tournament. He showed great flexibility and done some great head shots. He showed great potential of being a good fighter.

Chung Yong came away with a trophy as well for coming 2nd place out of all the Clubs that participated in the tournament.

On a personal note, I am proud to be a member of the Chung Yong Club as it is very close knit and the instructors are very dedicated in ensuring that all members give their best during training and competition. They are always there to give advice.