International Instructors

I started Taekwon-Do in January 1998 at Solihull Club which was run by Mr Ian Hughes IV Degree and trained hard and obtained my Black Belt in 2001 from Grand Master Oldham, which was one of my proudest moments!!  During this time I got experience in teaching the younger members of the club and I really enjoyed this.  In March 2001, Mr Gary Preece opened Knowle Club and I assisted my friend at this club for the next 7 years whilst juggling a demanding job.  The club membership grew and soon I was teaching twice a week and the club produced many good black belts and had the highest standards.

In 2003 GM Oldham opened a Jeegoo Club in Solihull and I have continued to train there ever since and took all my grading’s under GM Oldham.  During the last 19 years, training /learning Taekwon-do in a fantastic association “GTUK”, I have assisted GM Oldham when required, during Black Belt gradings, helping out setting up and running numerous tournaments, GTUK courses and with the administration of the website. 

It has been very eventful last few years and in June 2013 I helped Mr and Mrs Williams open Sharmans Cross Club before, joining Miss Marie McAneny GT-Scotland (XS Taekwon-Do).  I was employed as a Business Development Manager and Senior Instructor from July 2013 to September 2015.  During this time I helped Miss Marie McAneny grow XS Taekwon-Do to 44 clubs, develop XS website, obtain numerous club accreditations and put together UK’s first Sports Apprenticeship in Taekwon-Do, SVQ Level 3 in Leisure Management with Sports Academy of Scotland.   I also passed my IV Degree under GM Oldham in 2015 which is a highlight of my Taekwon-Do journey to date.

Due to family commitments I moved back to Solihull and took over Sharmans Cross Taekwon-Do Club from Mr and Mrs Williams.  This club continues to grow and I look forward to producing many more Black Belts’ over the coming years.