Can you believe it’s already March? Time is flying, and we’ve got an exciting month ahead packed with events, achievements, and opportunities!
🥋 Upcoming Competitions
Here’s a quick reminder of the competitions Sovereign TKD will be attending soon:
LTSI Open – Sunday, 9th March, in Hatfield
EMAP Open – Friday, 26th April, in Bristol
GTI Junior Open – Sunday, 1st June, in Cheltenham
ATKDA Open – Saturday, 29th June, in Birmingham
Looking to plan further ahead? We’re happy to provide more details about other competitions later in the year.And don’t forget to save the date: our very own Sovereign Open returns to Swindon on Saturday, 4th October — let’s make it our biggest event yet!
🌟 Awards & Party Night 2025 – What a Night!
We might be a few days into March, but we’re still riding the high from our fantastic Annual Awards & Party Night on Saturday, 1st March! It was a brilliant evening filled with celebration, laughter, and well-deserved recognition of our students’ hard work.
A huge congratulations to our award winners:
🏆 Top Attendance Junior: Tommy Bradburn
🏆 Top Attendance Senior: Menyee Doyle
🏆 Perseverance Award: Joshua Dukes
🏆 Most Improved: Teresa Blackwell
🏆 Competitor of the Year: Eryn Levett
🏆 Colourbelt of the Year: Sammy Griffiths
🏆 Blackbelt of the Year: Daniel Doyle
👏 Plus, over 15 attendance certificates were awarded to students who achieved over 70% attendance last year — an incredible display of commitment!
We’d also like to thank: ❤️ Roxi Foundation — for allowing us to support their incredible work.
🥋 Master John McNally, President of Taekwondo Council UK (TCUK) — for joining us and making the evening even more special. 💥 Our amazing sponsors: ⭐ Discount Auto Repairs ⭐ Martial Wear
Your support means the world to us!
Photos have been shared on social media .
And once again, thank you to every single member of the Sovereign TKD family who helped make this event such a success.
🥋 Gradings
✅ Grading Results Announcement
Results from Monday’s Grading will be awarded on Friday, 7th March — or on Monday, 10th March if you don’t train on Fridays. Good luck to everyone who graded!
📅 Next Grading – Save the Date The next grading will take place on: Friday, 6th June
Be sure to keep training hard and brush up on your theory knowledge in the lead-up.
You can find all your theory sheets and resources here:🔗 Theory Resources
🔗 Stay Connected
Make sure you’re always up to date with our key dates and events — everything you need is right here:🔗 Sovereign Events
As proud members of our National Governing Body (NGB), we also encourage you to check out their upcoming events:🔗 NGB Events
📌 Reminder: Students under 18 will need an authorisation form from their instructor to participate in certain events.
📆 Monthly Friday Training Sessions
We’ve got two important regular training sessions each month to help you level up your skills and get ready for competitions:
➡️ First Friday of Every Month – Blackbelt Training 🕗 Time: 8:00 – 9:00pm 📅 Upcoming Dates:
Friday, 7th March
Friday, 4th April
This session is just for our Blackbelts, focusing on advanced techniques, patterns, and mentoring.
➡️ Last Friday of Every Month – Squad & Competition Training 🕖 Time: 7:00 – 9:00pm 📅 Upcoming Dates:
Friday, 28th March
Friday, 25th April
Open to all students looking to sharpen their competition skills, improve sparring tactics, and work as part of Team Sovereign. Whether you’re aiming for gold or just want to challenge yourself, these sessions are for you!
Here’s to another action-packed and successful month — let’s make March a great one!
Warm regards, Mr. and Mrs. Lolley
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