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Why Turtle Taekwon-Do?

Name: Leanne Kent

Age:          20                                @ Date: 15/02/08

Grade:       1st Dan                       @ Date: 15/02/08

Age when started Tae Kwon-Do: 16

Age at first Dan grading: 20

 

Date of last grading: 14th October 2007

What do you like most in TKD? Sparring, patterns and challenging myself to do better.

What do you like least in TKD? Burpies, set sparring.

Favourite techniques: jumping back fist when sparring.

Hours spent in a Dojang per week: 2- 4

Hours spent training (any training) per week: 4- 6

 

Why did you start TKD? To improve my fitness and learn some self defence,

also my partner Paul did TKD so I thought I would give it a go. I soon loved it!

 

Goals in TKD:  7th Dan is my ultimate long term goal; my short term goal is to learn

my new patterns and manage to complete one at a competition

 without forgetting it on the square.

 

E-mail address: lolleyleanne@btconnect.com

 

Greatest achievement in TKD to date: To achieve my Black Belt is by far

 the biggest achievement I have had since starting TKD. I have also won several medals/trophies in both patterns and sparing at tournaments.

 

Pets: 1 Rabbit, 2 Degus and 2 Horses.

Other interests: Horse riding, Reading, Catching up with Friends

Additional details(e.g. Instructors course taken, Umpire or Referee):

Umpire’s course completed.