Callum Edwards
3rd Degree Black Belt
Qualified Instructor
GTI National Squad Member
Favourite things about taekwondo:
Sparring and tournaments.
Benefits of taekwondo:
Making new friends, not just in this country, and keeping fit.
Career highlights:
Winning world titles (in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019) and achieving 1st Dan Black Belt.
Awards:
North West Spirit TKD Annual Student Awards:
2023 – Best Senior Male Competitor (2nd place)
2022 – Best Senior Male Competitor
2020-21 – Top Competitor (1st place)
2019 – Best Junior Male Competitor (1st place)
2018 – Best Junior Male Competitor (1st place)
2017 – Best Junior Male Competitor (1st place)
2016 – Best Junior Male Competitor (1st place)
2015 – Best Junior Male Competitor (1st place)
2014 – Best Junior Male Competitor (1st place)
2013 – Best Junior Male Competitor (1st place)
2012 – Best Junior Male Competitor (1st place)
2011 – Commitment & Dedication Award
GTI Black Belt Competitor of the Year Awards:
2020-22 Competitor of the Year – Boys Patterns
2018-19 Competitor of the Year – Boys Sparring
2018-19 Competitor of the Year – Boys Patterns
2016-17 Competitor of the Year – Boys Sparring
City of Liverpool Sports Awards:
2020 – Winner, Young Athlete Sports Bursary
2016 – Winner, Young Sportsperson of the Year
Recent tournament results:
| 202 UITF World Championships | GOLD Sparring GOLD Team Sparring SILVER Patterns |
| 2024 ITFU British Open | SILVER Sparring |
| 2024 ITF North West Championships | GOLD Sparring SILVER Patterns |
| 2024 GTI North West Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2024 ITC Northern Open | GOLD Sparring BRONZE Patterns |
| 2024 OMA Regional Championships (February) | SILVER Patterns SILVER Sparring SILVER Inclusive Sparring |
| 2023 OMA Regional Championships (October) | BRONZE Sparring |
| 2023 ITF North West Championships | GOLD Sparring BRONZE Patterns |
| 2023 ITC Northern Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring GOLD Destruction |
| 2023 GTI English Open | GOLD Patterns SILVER Sparring |
| 2022 GTI British Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2022 OMA Regional Championships (February) | GOLD Patterns BRONZE Sparring |
| 2022 BUTL University World Championships | GOLD Sparring BRONZE Patterns |
| 2022 ITC Northern Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2022 GTI English Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2021 ITC Southern Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2021 GTI British Open | GOLD Patterns |
| 2021 LTSI English Open | GOLD Sparring SILVER Patterns |
| 2021 GTI National Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2020 PUMA International Open | BRONZE Patterns BRONZE Sparring |
| 2020 GTI English Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2019 GTI British Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2019 ITF Union Open English Cup | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparing SILVER High Kick |
| 2019 World ITF Taekwondo Championships | GOLD Sparring GOLD Team Sparring |
| 2019 GTI National Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2019 BUTL UK Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2019 ITC Open Championships | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2019 NWTKD North West Open | GOLD Patterns SILVER Sparring GOLD Team Patterns |
| 2019 GTI English Open | GOLD Patterns SILVER Sparring |
| 2018 ITF Union European Cup | GOLD Sparring |
| 2018 GTI British Open | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2018 LTSI English Open | GOLD Sparring |
| 2018 WUMA World TKD Championships | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2018 BUTL UK Open Championships | BRONZE Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2018 ITF Union Open European Championships | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring GOLD Team Sparring |
| 2018 GTI National Open | SILVER Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2018 LTSI Taekwondo Pure | BRONZE Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2018 GMS XIX Open Championships | GOLD Kickboxing Continuous SILVER Kickboxing Points |
| 2018 GTI North West Open | GOLD Sparring GOLD Tag Team Sparring |
| 2018 EMAP Open Championships | GOLD Sparring |
| 2018 NWTKD Open Competition | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| 2018 ITF Wales Open | SILVER Patterns SILVER Sparring |
| 2018 GTI English Open | GOLD Sparring |