Last weekend we took a team of 16 to compete at the 3rd Bluewave Poomsae Championships in Basingstoke.
This is the third year we've been to this competition and the standard is always very high. Each member of the team, performed well in some very tough categories. In total, the team came home with the following medals:

Aaron Ojinaka - K2 U17 Individual 🥉
Alex Chambers - K2 U11 Individual 👏 K2/3 U11 Pair 🥉 K2/3 U11 Team 🥉
Augustine Kwon K3 U11 Individual 🥇 K3 U11 Pair 👏 K3 U11 Team 🥉
Bianca Porcu Dan U30 Individual 🥉 Dan U30 Pair 🥇 Dan U30 Team 🥇 K1 Senior Individual 🥇
Elora Jackson K2 U11 Individual 👏 K2/3 U11 Pair 👏 K2/3 U11 Team 🥈
Georgina Ingram Dan U30 Individual 🥈 Dan U30 Team 🥇
Jessica Bryan K2 U11 Individual 🥉 K2/3 U11 Pair 👏 K2/3 U11 Team 🥈
Jordan Ojinaka K2 U17 Individual 🥉
Leela Jackson K2 U14 Individual 👏 K2/3 U14 Pair 🥈
Lily Meade K3 U11 Individual 🥇
Louis Luckett K2 U11 Individual 👏 K2/3 U11 Pair 👏 K2/3 U11 Team 🥉
Martin Mindov K2 U14 Individual 🥈 K2 U14 Pair 🥈
Scarlett Donoghue K2 U17 Individual 🥉
Tyrone Knight U30 Para 🥇

We are immensely proud of our newly formed Poomsae team and we are pleased to see their dedication and hard work paying off in the form of medals.

Every competition earns the team more experience and we are confident Aquila is in the process of developing a highly successful Poomsae Team 🦅🦅 ... See more

It was an honour to be involved at the 2019 World Championships in Manchester.

Aquila instructors were invited by British Taekwondo to lead taster sessions promoting Taekwondo to local school children. Over 1,300 primary school children attended over 3 days. Feedback was positive and we hope many of them go on take up the art.

Team GB had some amazing results at this years championships and there were lots of entraining matches from the worlds best. It was a privilege to be involved in such a prestigious event on the World Stage. 🦅🦅 ... See more

Spot an Aquila instructor... 👀

The World Championships are happening this week in Manchester and Aquila instructors, Master Kuzey and Master Terry have been asked to lead taster sessions for school children as an introduction into Taekwondo! There are over 1000 local school children coming along for the Taekwondo Taster sessions and get the chance to watch some top level athletes compete.

You can catch all the fights via the red button on BBC or online where you can see some of the best fighters in the the world! ... See more

🥋| Well done to all of the school children who took part in day 1️⃣ of our Taekwondo Taster Sessions at the 2019 Manchester World Championships! 👏 Bring on tomorrow 💪🏼

#TryTaekwondo #Taekwondo #Manchester #Worlds #KickingForGlory

World Taekwondo GB Taekwondo MCRactive ... See more

Aquila has had yet another fantastic weekend competing in the London Poomsae Championships. Luckily for us it was just down the road!

We took a team of 21 and came back with 17 medals!

10 x🥇
4 x🥈
3 x🥉

The team did so well that we received the 2nd Place Team Trophy! 🏆

Many members of the team were regulars to competitions whilst for some it was their very first time competing. Everyone tried their hardest, battled their nerves and performed to their best on the day. It was lovely to see everyone being really supportive of each other.

Thank you to Master Azim Razak and Master Chi Lai for hosting a great event and thanks Master Chan Sau for the organisation as judging director. We look forward to the next one.

What another great day in the office! 🦅🦅 ... See more

Day 2 update from the 2nd Wales International Taekwondo Championships.....where to start?!?

Quite possibly one of the most successful days/weekends the club has had in competition. A small team of 13 fighters made their way to Cardiff in the hope to follow the success of the Poomsae team who achieved the 3rd Place Team Trophy.

The sparring team performed professionally and consistently across the board and as a result it took 18 matches before we suffered a narrow loss. The team closed out the day with strong performances in the finals to come home with the following:

Leela Jackson 🥇
Martin Mindov 🥇
Aaliyah D’Sylva 🥇
Cheney D’Sylva 🥇
Oliver Pachansky 🥇
Jake Pachansky 🥇
Jakub Pachansky 🥇
Aleksandr Adamenko 🥇 (Seniors)
Aleksandr Adamenko 🥈 (Juniors)
Ellis Titchner 🥈
Cameron Patterson 🥈
Elora Jackson 🥈
Matthew Meade 🥈
Callum Patterson 🥉

Team Award: 2nd Place 🏆

The results over the entire weekend would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of the students and coaches and the support of the amazing parents we have at the club.

Medal Summary:
Poomsae Team: 🥋🥋🥋🥋🥋🥋
Poomsae Medals: 🥇🥇🥇🥈🥈🥉🥉
Poomsae Team Award: 3rd Place 🏆

Sparring Team: 🥋🥋🥋🥋🥋🥋🥋🥋🥋🥋🥋🥋🥋
Sparring Medals: 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥉
Sparring Team Award: 2nd Place 🏆

Aquila Taekwondo turns 6 years old this week so it seems only fitting to say that this weekend in Wales really was the icing on the cake 😉🎂 ... See more

Day 1 at the Wales Taekwondo Championships complete! Our small team of 6 have proven to be a very strong and mighty team indeed!

Our Poomsae Team came away with 7 medals! All competitors performed to their best, giving everything they could and the medals speak for themselves.

🥇 Jessica
🥇Elora
🥇Augustine
🥇Bianca
🥈Martin
🥈Leela
🥉 Augustine and Jessica in Pairs

Not only did the team come away with 7 medals but unexpectedly we won 3rd place team trophy! We are immensely proud of your achievements today!

Tomorrow it’s the Sparring Team’s turn to step on the mats...no pressure guys but the Poomsae Team smashed it 😉 ... See more