Master Willy van de Mortel and Tomaz Barada Sparring seminar

On the 8th and 9th June Master Willy van de Mortel and Mr Tomaz Barada conducted a sparring seminar in Brighton. Mr Barada is former 6 times European and 3 times World Champion, 3 times King of Taekwon-Do, 6 times European WAKO kickboxing and 5 times World WAKO kickboxing champion. Master Mortel was Mr Barada’s coach during his competing years and is now the Norwegian national coach. Today they conduct sparring seminars, passing on their years of knowledge.

Tunbridge Wells instructor Mr Thompson took one of his students, Sarah Budd and another student from Crowborough, Nick Edmunds to the seminar. It was an amazing experience, 3 hours of non-stop sparring drills. It was great to see so many students from different groups attending just to practice Taekwon-Do with no politics. The seminar was conducted in a great atmosphere, with both instructors exuding enthusiasm and inspiration.

We look forward to the patterns seminar in June and guest seminar in September.

Stephen

2023-03-30

Tunbridge Wells Taekwon-Do school is excellent in many respects. My son enjoys himself immensely at classes and the instruction is first rate. He learns discipline & a bit of Korean and the classes incorporate flexibility, strength as well as keeping fit. I thoroughly recommend this school.

Jay Robinson

2023-01-30

Mr Thompson is a great instructor and my son loves training with him. TKD is wonderful for confidence, self-discipline, strength and flexibility and making new friends!

Stephen Duffy

2023-01-27

My son joined last September and absolutely loves it with Mr Thompson being his favourite teacher of all time!! The lessons are great fun and teach more than just Taekwon-Do i.e about things such as bullying which is brilliant - cant recommend enough (my son is 6yrs old)

Danielle Payne

2022-06-28

My daughter has been attending classes at Tunbridge Wells Taekwon-Do for a few months now, and she is having a brilliant time. She looks forward to going every week, and learns so much during each class. I’m amazed by how much she’s learnt already, from kicks, punches and blocks, to Korean phrasing. Luke makes the lessons interesting and fun, and encourages them to push themselves, without them feeling pressured. She has just passed her first grading and is over the moon. I would highly recommend Luke’s classes.

Miss C Tetley

2019-12-12

My son really enjoys his Taekwon-Do lessons and is very motivated by the activities and the teacher.

Victoria Fraser

2019-04-24

Our son (6) has been doing Tae Kwon Do for more than a year with Tunbridge Wells Tae Kwon-Do. He thoroughly enjoys the classes and achieving his coloured belt stripes via the periodic tests. His core strength, confidence and concentration have improved throughout. The classes are energetic, fun and varied. In the classes the children also learn about how to deal with bullies and strangers, safety at home and balanced nutrition. Luke is a very positive, enthusiastic and professional instructor who the children clearly respect. Highly recommend.

Petr Krojzl

2019-03-23

My daughter (6) has been doing Taekwon-Do with Luke for 2 years now and she absolutely loves it. Classes in her age group are a mixture of Taekwon-Do practise and games to keep the children entertained. They learn discipline, improve confidence and also discuss how to stay safe. My daughter always looks forward to her grading and achieving the next rank. Luke is highly accomplished instructor, but most importantly he's very clearly a great teacher that knows how to work with children. Highly recommended.

Sherly Barrera

2018-02-19

My son really love's doing his taekwando,he is learning a lot although at times he is over the top.Mr Thompson has been very patient and understanding and the discipline of the children is rather remarkable.Great teacher!

Phil Watson

This has been a wonderful learning experience for our son and daughter. The lesson instructors are positive, enthusiastic, patient and highly proficient.. Could not recommend the classes enough...