2024 GTI English Open

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

2023 GTI British Open

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

2021 ITC Southern Open: Results

Posted on 7th December 2021 by nwstkd1

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

2021 GTI British Open: Results

Posted on 29th November 2021 by nwstkd1

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

2020 PUMA International Open: Results

Posted on 10th March 2020 by nwstkd1

The 2020 PUMA International Open was held in Swindon on 8th February. It was a tough competition, but all seven of our fighters made it to the podium for medals. The final haul was 11 medals: 1 gold, 4 silver & 6 bronze!

Well done, everyone!

Thank you to everyone who helped with coaching and supporting the team!

RESULTS: 2020 PUMA International Open

Alan Johnson	BRONZE Patterns
Athika Kadar	SILVER Patterns
Callum Edwards	BRONZE Patterns BRONZE Sparring
Connor Murphy	BRONZE Patterns
Nikola Kliza	BRONZE Patterns SILVER Sparring
Olly Gargan	SILVER Sparring SILVER Patterns
Owen Gargan	GOLD Sparring BRONZE Patterns

2020 GTI English Open: Results

Posted on 28th January 2020 by nwstkd1

*Olly sparring (photo courtesy of Energise Images)*

The 2020 GTI English Open was held in Cheltenham on 26th January. Our Tournament Team got the year off to a great start, with our seven fighters winning seven medals: 6 gold and 1 bronze!

Well done, team!

Congratulations also to Callum Edwards and Stef Davies, who were awarded the GTI Black Belt Competitor of Year trophies for the 2018-19 tournament season. Eight awards are presented each season, and we’re proud to see four of these go to our club members this year! Callum won awards for Boys Patterns and Boys Sparring; while Stef won awards for Ladies Patterns and Ladies Sparring.

Thank you to everyone who helped with officiating, coaching and supporting!

RESULTS: 2020 GTI English Open

Athika Kadar	GOLD Sparring
Callum Edwards	GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring
Connor Murphy	GOLD Sparring
Olly Gargan	GOLD Sparring BRONZE Patterns
Ryan Davies	GOLD Sparring

2019 World ITF Taekwondo Championships: Results

Posted on 4th November 2019 by nwstkd1

The 2019 World ITF Taekwondo Championships were held in Wishaw, Scotland, from 1st to 3rd November. Eight North West Spirit Taekwondo fighters took part, and we’re proud to say that every one of them won a medal. Not only that, but seven of them are coming home as World Champions!

Our 8 fighters won 19 medals: 11 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze!
The overall GTI England team won 29 medals: 14 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze.

Well done to the whole GTI team on their success! The atmosphere at the competition was fantastic and the GTI team spirit was incredible!

Massive thanks to all our coaches & supporters, including everyone who supported our team’s fundraising efforts in the run up to the event. It’s the teamwork that makes the dream work!

*Our team in the Liverpool Echo, 15/11/2019*

RESULTS: 2019 World ITF Taekwondo Championships

Owen Gargan	GOLD Sparring GOLD Special Technique GOLD Team Sparring BRONZE Patterns
Nikola Kliza	GOLD Sparring SILVER Patterns
Kaden Springer	GOLD Sparring GOLD Team Sparing
Alan Johnson	GOLD Sparring
Callum Edwards	GOLD Sparring GOLD Team Sparring
Connor Murphy	GOLD Team Sparring SILVER Sparring
Sandra Baldwin	SILVER Team Sparring BRONZE Sparring BRONZE Patterns
Stef Davies	GOLD Sparring SILVER Patterns SILVER Team Sparring

2019 GTI National Open: Results

Posted on 2nd October 2019 by nwstkd1

The 2019 GTI National Open was held in Cheltenham on 22nd September. Seven of our North West Spirit Taekwondo fighters competed against some tough opposition, and they all did us proud!

Our 7 fighters won 9 medals: 6 gold and 3 bronze!

Special congratulations to brothers Owen and Olly Gargan, who both fought extremely well to take gold in their junior sparring divisions.

Thank you to everyone who helped with coaching and supporting our team!

RESULTS: 2019 GTI National Open

Athika Kadar	GOLD Sparring BRONZE Patterns
Callum Edwards	GOLD Patterns GOLD Sparring
Connor Murphy	BRONZE Sparring
Olly Gargan	GOLD Sparring
Owen Gargan	GOLD Sparring
Stef Davies	GOLD Sparring BRONZE Patterns

2019 BUTL UK Open: Results

Posted on 3rd September 2019 by nwstkd1

Our fighters had a fantastic day at the BUTL UK Open on 6th July! We had 14 students taking part and every one of them did us proud with their performances. And everyone won a medal!

The final count was 25 medals: 10 gold, 7 silver & 8 bronze!

Thanks to all our coaches and supporters, who showed awesome team spirit, as always! And thank you to everyone at BUTL for organising such an enjoyable event.