Sutton Coldfield Tae Kwon Do club has achieved a wonderful 5
medals at the GTUK British Championships last weekend. The club took 4 competitors, including
instructors Mr and Mrs Collett to this year’s championships which were held in
Coventry.
First to compete was Thomas Elton who at age 10 was
competing in the pee wee category, who bagged silver in patterns and lost to
the eventual gold medallist in sparring. He also pulled in an impressive 7th
place in the Special Technique event, which involves using impressive kicks to
hit a pad that was well over Thomas’s head height.
Next up was his older sister Hannah Elton, who at age 14 was
fighting in the junior category. She managed an impressive Gold medal in
patterns. However, because of lack of numbers in her belt category she was
moved into a higher group and fought courageously against girls who were four
belts higher than herself. Despite the difference in experience levels she put
in a remarkable performance to earn a silver medal.
Unfortunately there were no medals that day for Mr Collett,
who was in a tough category. When discussing his own performance he said “I’m
not too disappointed. I fought well and it is through failures that we often
see the path to our improvements”.
Sutton Coldfield’s other instructor Mrs Collett, however,
managed the expectations and pressures on her given her status as GTUK Ladies
Team Captain and Assistant Coach to secure a Double Gold in patterns and
sparring.
Mr and Mrs Collett shared their thoughts on the day’s
achievements after the event. “Sutton Coldfield Tae Kwon do is a relatively new
club as it opened less than two years ago, to already have produced British
Champions was beyond our own targets for the club but is a testament to the
hard work of our students, and the guidance from us. This is the first time we
have entered children into these events and are exceptional proud of their
performance today. No one had an easy ride into medals today and the future is
very promising. We have lots of talent within the club and now we have our
first medallists we hope it will inspire others to come along next time”
If you are interested in training with Mr and Mrs Collett
they always welcome new members regardless of age or experience level. You can contact them for more information at sctkd@hotmail.com or check out their
website at www.sctkd.co.uk.
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