{"id":664,"date":"2019-01-10T14:47:07","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T14:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nwstkd.com\/?page_id=664"},"modified":"2026-03-01T15:48:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T15:48:31","slug":"student-profile-nikola-kliza","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nwstkd.com\/index.php\/student-profile-nikola-kliza\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Profile: Nikola Kliza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nikola Kliza<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st Degree Black Belt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GTI National Squad Member<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junior Coach<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Favourite things about taekwondo:<\/strong>
Patterns and going to tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Benefits of taekwondo:<\/strong>
Making new friends and learning self defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Career highlights:<\/strong>
Winning five medals in my first year of doing taekwondo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Awards:<\/strong>

North West Spirit TKD Annual Student Awards:
<\/em>2025 – Best Junior Female Competitor (2nd place)
2024 – Best Junior Female Competitor (2nd place)
2023 – Best Junior Female Competitor (1st place)
2019 – Best Junior Female Competitor (1st place)
2018 – Best Junior Female Competitor (2nd place)
2018 – Best Newcomer
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Recent tournament results:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2026 OMA British Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Speed kicking
SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2026 GTI English Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 GTI British Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 OMA Welsh Championships<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Speed kicking
SILVER <\/strong>Patterns
SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 GTI National Open<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 T-UK English Championships<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Patterns
BRONZE <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 ITFU British Championships<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 GTI Junior Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring
SILVER <\/strong>Team sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 GTI North West Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring
BRONZE <\/strong><\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2025 PUMA Northern Championships<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring
BRONZE <\/strong><\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2025 OMA British Championships<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD <\/strong>Speed kicking
BRONZE <\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 Northern Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2025 GTI English Open<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2024 UITF World Championships<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Patterns
SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2024 GTI Junior Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Speed kicking
SILVER <\/strong>Patterns
SILVER <\/strong>Sparring
SILVER <\/strong>Team sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2024 ITF North West Championships<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong><\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2024 GTI North West Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Patterns
SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2024 GTI English Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 GTI British Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 OMA Regional Championships (October)<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Speed kicking
GOLD <\/strong>Tag team sparring
SILVER <\/strong>Patterns
BRONZE <\/strong><\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 GTI National Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 ITC UK Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Speed kicking<\/td><\/tr>
2023 ITF North West Championships<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring
BRONZE <\/strong>Flying kick<\/td><\/tr>
2023 ITC Northern Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Patterns
SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 OMA Regional Championships (Feb 2023)<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring
GOLD <\/strong>Speed kicking
BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2023 T-UK English Championships<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2023 GTI English Open<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns
BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2022 GTI British Open<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns
BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2022 OMA Championships (Oct 22)<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD <\/strong>Sparring
GOLD <\/strong>Speed kicking<\/td><\/tr>
2022 OMA Championships (Feb 22)<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD <\/strong>Speed Kicking
SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2021 GTI British Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring
GOLD <\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2020 PUMA International Open<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns
SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 GTI British Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Patterns
BRONZE<\/strong> Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 World ITF Taekwondo Championships<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring
SILVER <\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2019 BUTL UK Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Sparring
BRONZE <\/strong>Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2019 ITC Open Championships<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Patterns
BRONZE <\/strong>Point Sparring
BRONZE <\/strong>Continuous Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 ITF HQ Wales National Championships<\/td>SILVER<\/strong> Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 ITC\/GBTF Northern Open<\/td>SILVER<\/strong> Sparring
BRONZE<\/strong> Patterns<\/td><\/tr>
2019 NWTKD North West Open<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Patterns
SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2019 GTI English Open<\/td>GOLD <\/strong>Patterns
GOLD <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2018 ITF Union European Cup<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2018 BUTL UK Open Championships<\/td>SILVER <\/strong>Sparring<\/td><\/tr>
2018 GTI National Open<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring
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2018 GTI North West Open<\/td>BRONZE <\/strong>Sparring
GOLD <\/strong>Tag Team Sparring<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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