Olney Tae Kwon-do Club

01/01/2021

Let’s hope 2021 is better than last year. We will train together again.... 🥋🥋💕

25/12/2020

01/12/2020

So from Monday 7th December we can resume training at Emberton. Following on from confirmation from the BTC (see below), please read and continue to follow COVID procedures.
Will be awesome to see you all again 🥋🥋🥋🥋

BTC EXECUTIVE
ENGLAND GUIDANCE FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

All Tiers
BTC: No pad work, sparring or contact in any form is permitted.

All Tiers
BTC: Taekwondo is deemed by Sport England and DCMS to be an individual organised activity, governed by the NGB COVID-19 secure arrangements, when no pad work, sparring or contact in any form is permitted, ie not a group exercise class.

Tier 1
“Organised indoor sport, physical activity and exercise classes can continue to take place, if the rule of 6 is followed. There are exceptions for indoor disability sport, sport for educational purposes, and supervised sport and physical activity for under-18s, which can take place with larger groups mixing”
BTC: Indoor tuition is permitted with 2m distancing for all age groups.

Tier 2
“Organised indoor sport, physical activity and exercise classes will only be permitted if it is possible for people to avoid mixing with people they do not live with (or share a support bubble with). There are exceptions for indoor disability sport, sport for educational purposes and supervised sport and physical activity for under-18s, which can take place with larger groups mixing”
BTC: Indoor tuition is permitted where the instructor can guarantee that, at no time, will the 2m distancing be compromised.

Tier 3
“Organised indoor sport, physical activity and exercise classes cannot take place indoors. There are exceptions for indoor disability sport, sport for educational purposes and supervised sport and physical activity for under-18s”
BTC: Indoor tuition is permitted with 2m distancing for U18s only. Adult tuition can take place outdoors only, with social distancing.

All Tiers
BTC guidance for tuition may be used in discussion with facility providers to assist in clarifying what is possible if the venue is available.

All Tiers
Where Taekwondo is taught within Education curriculums, including before and after-school by approved external providers for educational purposes, this can continue by agreement between the provider and education authorities.

The BTC works closely with DCMS and all Home Country sports organisations and whilst the above is current at today’s date, the BTC advises instructors continually check their Home Country Return to Sport guidelines as these are subject to frequent change.

09/11/2020

Today we celebrate the anniversary of the Birth of our Founder General Choi Hong Hi. A legacy the Pioneers, Grand Masters, Masters, Instructors and Students throughout the world, work hard to keep alive today.

It’s such a shame not to be having a session today to celebrate.

26/10/2020

Great training session tonight. Everyone worked fantastically hard from the warmup all the way through patterns and some kicking drills.
Oh and the 200 press-ups. Well done 👊👊👊👊

26/10/2020

Please sign this petition to get the Government to look at a return to contact sports.

SAVE OUR SPORT!

Martial arts schools offer a valuable service to their local communities. They work with children to tackle issues of bullying, improving discipline and building resilience, they help people of all ages improve their mental health and help manage stress, and they build strong supportive communities. We have become a forgotten sector and the livelihoods and well being of many people is being threatened. We are asking for our return to play plan to be signed off to save our sport!

PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE!

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554776

13/10/2020

A quick vid from Master Martin on the U Shape Block/Grasp that we were discussing last night

For more see www.appliedtaekwondo.com or facebook Applied Taekwondo-do. DVDs available. Workshops for TAGB regularly held at my Bristol venues.

22/09/2020

Another great session last night, it was awesome seeing you all. 👍👍👍👊👊👊👊👊

But, as you may be aware the PM has now increased the restrictions and one is surrounding indoor sports.
Currently the restriction of 6 is on indoor team sports. We are not a team sport so I am hopeful that this new restriction will not apply to us.
This could change at any moment so I will keep you informed.

14/09/2020

Wow what a great first session back indoors after a long 6 months
Yes the new hall is a little small, but we persevered 👊👊👊
Great to see you all again in your doboks🥋🥋

11/09/2020

As of Monday September 14th, we have a new temporary training venue. It is the Emberton Sports and Social Club (Cricket Pavilion). We start at 7pm and there is a gated car park.
Remember the new rule of 6, doesn’t affect us as an organised sports team. See you all on Monday.
🥋🥋🥋🥋👊👊👊

09/09/2020

You may have heard in the news about the rules changing from next Monday re Covid-19.

Just to reassure everyone the new Government guidelines DO NOT apply to us. The BTC, our national governing body, has sent out instructions today and training will continue as normal.