Alan Johnson
1st Kup Red Belt Black Stripe
Qualified Instructor
Favourite things about taekwondo:
I enjoy practising my skills on the pads, as well as the sparring and fitness. I also enjoy spending time with the people I train with – we all get on really well, which makes it fun.
Benefits of taekwondo:
TKD keeps me fit and healthy. Learning self defence has helped a lot with my confidence. It keeps me active and it’s always good meeting new people.
Future taekwondo goals:
My goals are to be better at tournaments, to keep working on my fitness and to reach black belt.
Career highlights:
My favourite achievement so far is gaining the confidence to do sparring, as this was one of my weaknesses. Since then I have been competing in tournaments and will continue to attend more to gain more experience.
Awards:
North West Spirit TKD Annual Student Awards:
2019 – Best Junior Male Competitor (3rd Place)
2017 – Most Improved Student
Recent tournament results:
| 2024 ITF North West Championships | BRONZE Sparring BRONZE Patterns |
| 2023 ITC UK Open | SILVER Sparring BRONZE Patterns |
| 2023 ITF North West Championships | SILVER Sparring |
| 2023 OMA Regional Championships (Feb 2023) | GOLD Sparring SILVER Patterns |
| 2022 BUTL University World Championships | SILVER Sparring |
| 2022 ITC Northern Open | BRONZE Sparring |
| 2022 OMA Championships | SILVER Sparring |
| 2021 GTI British Open | GOLD Sparring GOLD Patterns |
| 2020 PUMA International Open | BRONZE Patterns |
| 2019 GTI British Open | GOLD Sparring |
| 2019 World ITF Taekwondo Championships | GOLD Sparring |
| 2019 BUTL UK Open | SILVER Sparring BRONZE Patterns |
| 2019 ITC Open Championships | BRONZE Patterns |
| 2019 NWTKD North West Open | SILVER Sparring BRONZE Team Patterns |
| 2019 GTI English Open | GOLD Sparring |
| 2018 GTI National Open | BRONZE Sparring |
| 2018 GTI North West Open | SILVER Sparring SILVER Tag Team Sparring |
| 2018 Trident TKD Championships | BRONZE Sparring |