Five Lions Taekwondo Academy

02/08/2026

🥋 Congratulations to our Birmingham students! 👏

A massive congratulations to all 11 students who successfully graded to 8th Kup (Yellow Belt) on Friday evening! 🟨

It was fantastic to see the hard work, discipline and commitment you’ve all shown in training pay off. determination. We are incredibly proud of your progress and look forward to seeing you continue to grow both on and off the mats. Keep training hard, stay focused, and enjoy wearing your new belts with pride.

Well done everyone—onwards and upwards! 🦁🥋

25/05/2026

🏆 Wales Taekwondo International Championships 2026 🏆

What a day for Five Lions Taekwondo Academy at the 6th Wales TKD International Championships in Cardiff.

Our athletes stepped onto the mats with courage, discipline and fighting spirit, bringing home an amazing total of 12 medals:

🥇 4 Gold
🥈 4 Silver
🥉 4 Bronze

Medal results:

🥇 Suleman Salis Talha
🥇 Renat Kurbanov
🥇 Sobur Akorede Lawal
🥇 Alicia Ford

🥈 Alice Jalloh
🥈 Daniel Jalloh
🥈 Korosh Koshani
🥈 Ehsan Ehsani

🥉 Ammara Almas Shah
🥉 Shahzad Barakzai
🥉 Asal Nazari
🥉 Vijaykumar Barai

A huge well done to every athlete who represented Five Lions today. We are proud of the hard work, confidence and determination shown by the whole team.

A big thank you as well to the hosts and organisers of the Wales Taekwondo International Championships for putting together a great event.

Proud of all our athletes. The hard work continues. 🦁🔥

16/02/2026

Huge congratulations to our female class who completed their Kup Grading on 12th February at Five Lions Taekwondo Academy 🥋🦁

We are proud to announce the following promotions:

⭐ 8th Kup
Aaminaa Rashid
Aamina Iqbal

⭐ 9th Kup
Aaishah Rashid
Ayesha Nadeem
Aamina Nadeem
Aleena Iqbal
Aizah Umar
Aayah Rashid

Your hard work, confidence and improvement were clear to see on the day. Keep pushing yourselves and aiming higher every grading 💪

01/12/2025

🥇 WLM Championships 2025
Massive congratulations to Ehsan Ehsani – Gold and Mohamad Radwan – Silver. Hard work pays off.

15/10/2025

🥇 National Champion Featured in the News!

Massive congratulations to Renat Kurbanov for not only winning Gold at the British Taekwondo National Championships 2025, but also being featured in the Coventry Observer!

We’re incredibly proud to see our students’ dedication and hard work recognised beyond the mats 👏🔥

The future is bright for Five Lions Taekwondo 🦁💪

08/10/2025

🥋 British Taekwondo National Championships 2025 🥇🥈🥉

An incredible weekend for Five Lions Taekwondo Academy at the British Taekwondo National Championships 2025! Our fighters showed true spirit, discipline, and determination — every Lion made us proud! 🦁🔥

🏅 Results:
🥇 Renat Kurbanov – Gold Medal
🥈 Akhtar Mohammad Laghmani – Silver Medal
🥈 Sarrah Hamid – Silver Medal
🥉 Mohamed Khir Radwan – Bronze Medal
🥉 Caleb Adedayo – Bronze Medal

Huge congratulations to all our competitors for their effort and dedication, and a massive thank you to our parents and also coaches Mohammad Anwar Sediqi, Mohamad Shabir Mirzadeh and Alicia Forde for their guidance and support throughout the event 👏

This is just the beginning — the pride of Five Lions continues to grow! 💪🦁

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28/06/2025

🎉 Dan Promotion Success – 14th July 2025 🎉

Five Lions Taekwondo Academy proudly hosted a Dan Grading in Coventry on 14th July 2025, with students demonstrating their skills in front of a respected panel including Grand Master N.S Guest, Master Stavros, and Master Sediqi. Special thanks to Safeguarding Officer Mr. Barrett for overseeing the event.

💥 Congratulations to all who passed! 💥

🥋 4th Dan – Mohamad Shabir Mirzadeh
🥋 3rd Dan – Marwa Radwan
🥋 2nd Dan – Mohammed Baefat, Asal Nazari, Lania Honar Mckawi, Niamh McKeown
🥋 1st Dan – Ali Avdukic
🥋 1st Poom – Abdul Hadi Khan, Mohammad Hashim Khan

We are proud of your dedication and hard work! Keep pushing forward. 💪👊

22/06/2025