December 2007 - Hadri Taekwondo Annual Awards 2007

Top Attendance 2007 – Saturday Junior/Adults Class
1st Place - Khairul
2nd Place - Alison

The Hadri Taekwondo Demonstration team were invited to perform two demonstrations at the Walthamstow Festival. The team put on an explosive and energetic show which was enjoyed by the crowds. Thank you very much to Estie for giving us this opportunity and for organising the event.

It has been very busy time at Hadri Taekwondo this summer, packed full of fun and excitement all the way through. Thank you very much to Ed Bevan at East End Life for writing a great article on the club. Ed has captured our vision, spirit and aspiration wonderfully. Some great pictures were also published in the paper which gets delivered everywhere in Tower Hamlets and the east end. I hope any Olympic hopefuls out there are reading and come join us for some exciting and fun packed training.

Martial Arts and in particular Taekwondo is great for every one and any one. Our children’s classes are a great way to get young kids involved in something that improves their disciple and focus. For teenagers it’s a great way to keep fit, challenge their mind and body and maybe start competing in competitions. There is something in Taekwondo for everyone just come along and try some classes. Click on the links below for the article.

Hadri Taekwondo Demo Team was invited to do two demonstrations on Friday 27th July 2007 at the 2012 Olympic Road Show to celebrate 5 years to the Olympics. The show was kicked off by our demo early in the morning and our second was performed to a packed crowd at 2pm.

We had a great fun packed day being interviewed by the radio stations, news crews and met loads of wonderful people.

March the 3rd 2007 was the opening of our new children’s Class Hadri Taekwondo Little Dragons from 12:30 - 2pm. The class was fun packed and full of endless energy from the little dragons. The training is completely focused towards children, taught at their skill level for their development.

The kids had a great time and were rewarded for their hard work, Kiup (shouting), energetic attitude and enthusiasm.

In our Little Dragons children’s classes our aim is to:
Develop self-discipline
Teach social skills and respect
Increases self-confidence
Instil the desire to set and achieve goals
A "Yes, I Can" attitude, a positive attitude and self believe.
Leadership abilities.
Enhance coordination, flexibility and fitness.
To encourage healthy eating and well being.

Our regular class from 2 - 4pm class is now a junior/adult class for students age 11 years +. Our training during this session is faster paced taught at an intermediate to advance skill level. Even beginners seem to be picking things up extremely quickly and progressing faster.

Hadri Taekwondo took 3 competitors to compete in the UTF 11th London International Championships on 11th February 2007 and we returned with 1 x Silver and 2 x Bronze Medals.

Shujahat won his first fight of the day by outscoring his opponent and winning in the 2nd round comfortably. In the second fight (the finals) Shujahats opponent took an early lead but Shuj skilfully pulled back the points ending the 2nd round 6-6. The 3rd round was a golden kick round which went to his opponent. An exciting skilful match to watch, well done Shujahat.

Zahid was taking part in his first competition not knowing what to expect. He fought a great fighting but the nerves got the better of him this time round and he lost the fight In the semi finals to get a Bronze. A great attempt, well done Zahid.

Aysh has only been training for about 3 months but decided to take part in the competition anyway. Aysh went out and kicked his heart out not giving up for anything. He lost in the semi finals which gave him a well deserved bronze.

Every year Hadri Taekwondo holds an Annual Awards Ceremony to celebrate the achievements of Students at the club. Award certificates and prises are given to top performers in each area. This year the following Awards were up for contest: Top Attendance, Outstanding Achievement, Student of The Year and a special award for Top Combined Attendance for those who attend 2 classes a week.

Winners of the Awards are listed below.

Outstanding Achievement Award 2006
Zahid Siddique – Zahid has worked tirelessly throughout the year training twice a week and improving all aspects of his training. In a short period of 6 months Zahid has managed to achieve what most students take a year to do. Zahid successfully passed 2 exams and has put in the effort and commitment that is highly commended.

Student of The Year 2006
Shujahat Fiaz – This is the 2 nd consecutive year Shujahat has won this prestigious award. His continued commitment and hard work cannot be matched by anyone in the club. Shujahat is always helping Master Esrar within and outside class, making him self available when ever needed and his extremely positive and inquisitive attitude makes him a pleasure to teach and have around.

A little while back Hadri Taekwondo arranged a night out and went to see a show called JUMP! By the Ye Gam Theatre Company at the Hackney Empire on the 11th November 2005. It was truly a spectacular night out and we haven’t ever laughed so much. The last time most of us went out to the theatre was when were we kids so we didn’t know what to expect.

The show centres on a typical, but spectacularly agile, Korean family - from the draconian grandfather and drunken uncle to karate-chopping mother. Each is a martial arts hotshot, all possessing championship level Taekwondo and gymnastic skills, who enjoy nothing more than challenging each other to martial arts showdowns. Jackie Chan meets Charlie Chaplin in this hilarious blend of martial arts, acrobatics and slap-stick comedy from the Ye-Gam Theatre Company of Korea.

We all loved the show and would recommend it with out a doubt. We managed to take some pictures and grab some video footage of the show, click on the links below. Enjoy.....

Any one wishing to see JUMP can still see it at the Peacock Theatre in Holborn, London till about the end on February 2006. Click here for more details.

Fighters: 4
Medals: 1 x GOLD, 2 x BRONZE

After 6 weeks of hard competition training the day had finally arrived, 22 May 2005. Hadri Taekwondo took 4 competitors to the competition; Shujahat and Mohammad from Walthamstow and Kibria and Raza from Aldgate.

The day began by Shujahats fight coming up first. He fought his way in to the finals and put on a gutsy display. Leading the match from the beginning he never looked back. With great timing and accurate countering he won the finals 8 – 2 giving the club its first GOLD of the day.

Next up was Raza who fought a great fight against an experience competitor. Raza showed heart and determination through out but lost in the semi finals which gave him the BRONZE in his category.

Mohammad also got through to the semi finals and came up against another experienced competitor. Mohammed fought with great determination but the experienced opponent took an early lead and maintained it till the final bell. Mohammad lost the fight giving him a well deserved BRONZE.

Highlights of all the fights are available to view under the Student Section in Hadri Taekwondo Video Clips, or click on this link.

Grandmaster Park (9th Dan) is currently the Vice President of the World Taekwondo Federation (kukkiwon) and President of Pan American Taekwondo Union.

He came down to London on Sunday 13th March 2005 to hold a 3 hour seminar on self defence techniques. He taught us simple and effective techniques which were very quick to learn and great fun to practise. It was great to see Grand master Park make grown men scream with pain.

Last time Master Esrar had met Grand Master Park was in Korea Training for his instructor’s course so it was a great opportunity to catch up. Hopefully Master Park will be back next year to do a long weekend seminar. Click here view a big group picture.