OFFICIAL NATIONAL TECHNICAL WORKSHOP COURSES

Saturday February 11th 2023 – 10am prompt start (one day only)

VENUE – Sports Connexion, Leamington Road, Ryton on Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 3Fl

Close to the A45 south of the city www.sportsconnexion.com

(National Technical Course’s now open to 2nd kup’s)

All Adult + *Junior 13 – 16 year old black belt applicants must attend a national technical course in the same year they are to be tested for their next promotional rank. NOTE: Only on a full test do Junior 13 – 16 year olds need to attend. Verification by attaching a photo copy (national technical course certificate) to the black belt application form A’ must apply. There will be an option of two national technical courses a year to attend.

Workshop (1& 2) Courses – Saturday 11th Feb 2023 – 9.30am register prompt (dobok all day)

Workshop (1) course Adult 2nd – 1st Kup

Workshop (1) course Junior 13 – 16 year olds 2nd – 1st Kup

Workshop (2) course Adult 1st – 1½  / 2nd – 2½ – 3rd deg 

Workshop (2) course Junior 13 – 16 year olds 1st – 2nd deg / 2nd deg star 2 going for 3rd deg adult test

10.00 am / 12.30pm – Morning class Part 1 – Correct Acknowledgement Procedures / Scientific Fundamentals / Sparring Fundamentals “3, 2, 1, Semi-Free, Foot, Model, Self-Defence

1.00 pm / 5.00pm – Afternoon class Part 2 – Pattern Fundamentals (up to Cho-Yong)

All Adult 1st kups must attend workshop (1) course

                           All Junior 13 – 16 year old 1st Kups must attend workshop (1) course                     

       All Adult black belts taking half & full tests must attend workshop (2) course 

All Junior 13 – 16 year olds black belts taking a full test must attend workshop (2) course

Junior technical knowledge is our future, and there is a need to update them on the latest technical developments.       

An official technical course certificate will be presented on the day of the course, along with course manuals.  The purpose of these courses is to standardize all black belt knowledge, especially in patterns & pre-arrange sparring.

Black belt students & Junior 13 – 16 year old 1st – 2nd Kups can attend these courses “regardless” of their taking a promotional test, to increase their knowledge base. The course manuals will include terminology Questions & Answers established at our black belt national tests. Reminder: Attach photo copy of national tech course cert to form A, when applying for black belt test.

National Technical Course fees:

All Adult – £35.00

All Junior – £25.00

The courses will be conducted by GM Oldham IX deg and Master Darren Holmes international black belt.

Clean dobok please / Pen & Note Pad

*Date of next Black Belt test 22nd of April 2023