A New Bronze Age for Bungay Taekwon-do Club
Another successful medal haul was brought back from the 2008 GTUK British Taekwondo Championships at the weekend, although there were more bronze medals than before the fact that students had fought so hard to achieve a medal at all was recognised.
14 competitors from Bungay Taekwondo do club based at Bungay High School travelled the 175 miles to Stratford Upon Avon in order to compete at the largest ever GTUK event and standards and competition were again really high.
Students who won bronze medals for sparring were Rushanth Patirakiri (aged 16) Logan Bedingfield (19) Mark Porter (27) Nicole Sommerville (16) and Club Instructor Clinton Gillett (36) George Crickmore (14) won a Bronze for Patterns, whilst Clinton also achieved a Silver medal in the Senior Black Belt patterns division.
Freya Dodd (16) gained a fantastic silver medal for sparring in her 1st black belt event, only having gained her black belt last weekend.
Fiona Larter (36) once again proved her dominance in the ladies sparring event and achieved a thoroughly deserved gold medal.
All the other competitors only very narrowly missed out on a medal having often got through several rounds before being knocked out. Daniel Ferridge (14) was especially unlucky to come 4th!
Clinton Gillett the club instructor and Director of Design Technology at the High School said “the achievements of those at the championships reflect the diligence, commitment and talent that is apparent in the club, everyone supports everyone else and there is a really friendly atmosphere which is always commented on by other instructors from around Great Britain.”
Now is a great time to get fit for summer so if you would like to see the club train or have a go at this Olympic martial art come along to the high school on Tuesday or Thursday evenings from 7pm or contact Clinton Gillett on 07970 664965 for further details.