GTI Squad Training sessions are open to all GTI members (age 7+) who train regularly at a GTI club. All grades are welcome to attend. Come along and see what you’re capable of!
Train with some of the GTI’s top competitors and improve your physical fitness, technical ability and all-round performance.
Fees: £10
For more information, visit https://www.gti-taekwondo.com/national-squad-training.
| Sunday 18th February: OMA Regional Championships | |
| Venue | Deeside Leisure Centre, Chester Road West, Queensferry, CH5 1SA |
| Start time | Doors open 09:30. Juniors start 10:00. Adults start 13:00. |
| Entry fee | Competitors: £25. Spectators £5 (under 5s FREE). |
| Eligibility | Open to all licenced students |
| Events | Patterns Sparring Speed kicking Musical patterns Destruction (black belt adults only) Tag team sparring (register & pay on the day) Team patterns (register & pay on the day) |
| How to enter | Enter online by Thursday 15th February |
| Further info & rules | Info pack |
OFFICIALS
If you’re qualified and would like to help officiate, please register here.
Open to students age 17+ ONLY.
Friday 22nd March 2024 – ITF Colour Belt Events
Saturday 23rd March 2024 – ITF Black Belt Events
Sunday 24th March 2024 – WT Colour Belt & Black Belt Events
| Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th March: 2024 University Taekwondo World Championships | |
| Venue | Lee Westwood Sports Centre, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Lane, College Drive, Nottingham, NG11 8NS |
| Start time | 08:00 Venue opens for weigh-in and registration 09:00 Opening ceremony 09:30 Patterns events 11:30 Sparring events |
| Entry fee | £45 for ITF events (patterns & sparing included). £65 to enter both ITF and WT events. Spectators: FREE. |
| Eligibility | Open to all licenced students age 17+ |
| Events | Individual patterns Individual sparring Team patterns (3-5 members, mixed gender permitted) Team sparring (5 members, separate genders, colour belt teams 9th-1st kup, black belt teams 1st Dan & above) |
| How to enter | Enter online via the link below by Wednesday 6th March. |
| Further info & rules | www.butl.org.uk/worldchampionships |
| Sunday 10th March: ITC Northern Open | |
| Venue | Oldham Leisure Centre, Middleton Road, Oldham, OL9 6AD |
| Start time |
Doors open: 8:30 am
Colour belts start: 9:15 am
Black belts start: 12:30 pm
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| Entry fee | Competitors: £28 Spectators: £5 (under 5s FREE) |
| Eligibility | Open to all licenced students |
| Events | Patterns Sparring Speed kicking (under 18s) Destruction (18+ blue belts & above only) Tag team sparring Team patterns |
| How to enter | Enter online by Friday 8th March |
| Further info & rules | Info pack |
| 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 |
| Sunday 21st January: GTI English Open | |
| Venue | Hinckley Leisure Centre, Argents Mead, Hinckley, LE10 1BZ |
| Start time | Doors open 09.00am. Event starts 09.30am. |
| Entry fee | £25. 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 | Pick up an entry form in class or download here, and return to your instructor by Wednesday 17th January. |
| Further info & rules | https://www.gti-taekwondo.com/tournament-rules |
GTI Squad Training sessions are open to all GTI members (age 7+) who train regularly at a GTI club. All grades are welcome to attend. Come along and see what you’re capable of!
Train with some of the GTI’s top competitors and improve your physical fitness, technical ability and all-round performance.
For more information, visit https://www.gti-taekwondo.com/national-squad-training.
| Sunday 3rd December: GTI British Open | |
| Venue | Leisure @ Cheltenham, Tommy Taylors Lane, Cheltenham, GL50 4RN |
| Start time | 09.30am |
| Entry fee | £25. 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 | Pick up an entry form in class and return to your instructor by Saturday 25th November. |
| Further info & rules | https://www.gti-taekwondo.com/tournament-rules |
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 Gargan | BRONZE Sparring SILVER Patterns |
| Arya Kadar | SILVER Sparring |
| Owen Gargan | GOLD Sparring |
| Athika Kadar | GOLD Sparring GOLD Patterns |
| Callum Edwards | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| Sandra Baldwin | SILVER Point Sparring SILVER Continuous Sparring |
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 Gargan | GOLD Sparring SILVER Patterns |
| Nikola Kliza | GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring |
| Athika Kadar | GOLD Sparring BRONZE Patterns |
| Alan Johnson | GOLD Sparring GOLD Patterns |
| Harry Newstead | SILVER Sparring |
| Callum Edwards | GOLD Patterns |
| Sandra Baldwin | SILVER Sparring |