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2025 GTI Junior Open

 

 

GTI Junior Open
Venue Leisure at Cheltenham, Tommy Taylor Lane, Cheltenham, GL50 4RN
Start time Doors open 09:00.
Tournament starts 09:30.
Entry fee Individual entries: £25 for GTI members (ask your instructor for the £5 discount code); £30 for non-GTI.
Team entries: £20 per team per category.
Spectators FREE!
Eligibility Open to all licenced students graded 9th kup (yellow stripe) and above, aged under 18 only.
Events Individual patterns
Individual sparring (point stop for yellow/green belts, continuous for blue/red/black belts)
Speed kicking
Team patterns (3-5 members)
Team sparring (3 members)
How to enter Online entry & information – ask your instructor for the £5 off code.
Enter by Saturday 24th May. Late entries by Thursday 29th May will incur a £5 surcharge.
Further info & rules https://www.gti-taekwondo.com/tournament-rules

 

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2025 GTI English Open

 

Sunday 9th February: GTI English Open
Venue Hinckley Leisure Centre, Argents Mead, Hinckley, LE10 1BZ
Start time Doors open 09:00.
Tournament starts 09:30.
Entry fee £25 for GTI members; £30 for non-GTI. Spectators FREE!
Eligibility Open to all licenced students graded 9th kup (yellow stripe) and above
Events Patterns
Point stop sparring for yellow/green belt juniors
Continuous sparring for all other juniors and adults
Destruction for blue/red/black belt adults only
How to enter Online entry – ask your instructor for the £5 off code
Further info & rules https://www.gti-taekwondo.com/tournament-rules

 

 

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GTI Instructor & Assistant Instructor Qualification Course

Assistant Instructor Qualification: Open to Red belts (2nd kup) aged 16+ or Blue belts (4th kup) aged 18+.
Instructor Qualification: Open to Dan grades aged 18+.
The course is broken down into two parts.
The first part is about learning the theory of teaching and how to maximise the learning of the student, including:
• The Do’s & Don’ts of teaching.
• How to teach difficult techniques in a simple way.
• Health & Safety.
• Risk Assessments.
• Teaching Children.
• Making each class an enjoyable experience.
• Plus much, much, more.
The second part of the course is about putting the theories into practice with Master Bhadeshia providing different techniques and ways to deliver the lessons to achieve better results.
Drinks will be available, but please bring along a packed lunch. You will also require your dobok & belt, safety equipment, and a pen and paper.
If you’d like to attend, please ask your Instructor for an application form.
Cost: GTI members £120. Non-GTI £170.
If taking as a refresher course, or for current qualified assistant instructors now wishing to take the instructor qualification, there is a nominal charge of £30.
Tutor: Master Bhadeshia, 7th Dan
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2024 GTI North West Open

 

Sunday 17th March: GTI North West Open
Venue Greenbank Sports Academy, Greenbank Lane, Liverpool, L17 1AG
Start time Doors open 09:00.
Tournament starts 09:30.
Entry fee £25. Spectators FREE!
Eligibility Open to all licenced students
Events Patterns
Sparring
Tag team sparring (juniors only; 3-person team; register and pay on the day £15)
How to enter Entry forms will be available in class, or download here. Deadline: Wednesday 13th March.
Further info & rules https://www.gti-taekwondo.com/tournament-rules

2021 ITC Southern Open: Results

Well done to our tournament team on another successful competition! 5 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medals were won at the ITC Southern Open last weekend! 🥇🥈🥉

Well done to everyone who took part. And thanks to Connor for stepping up to coach.


RESULTS: 2021 ITC Southern Open

Olly GarganBRONZE Sparring
SILVER Patterns
Arya KadarSILVER Sparring
Owen GarganGOLD Sparring
Athika KadarGOLD Sparring
GOLD Patterns
Callum EdwardsGOLD Patterns
GOLD Sparring
Sandra BaldwinSILVER Point Sparring
SILVER Continuous Sparring

2021 GTI British Open: Results

Great results from our team at the GTI British Open! Our 10 students won 11 medals: 7 gold, 3 silver & 1 bronze!

Well done to everyone who took part. There were some really tough fights and we’re really proud of how everyone performed. Well done, team!


RESULTS: 2021 GTI British Open

Olly GarganGOLD Sparring
SILVER Patterns
Nikola KlizaGOLD Patterns
GOLD Sparring
Athika KadarGOLD Sparring
BRONZE Patterns
Alan JohnsonGOLD Sparring
GOLD Patterns
Harry NewsteadSILVER Sparring
Callum EdwardsGOLD Patterns
Sandra BaldwinSILVER Sparring