Congratulations to Mr. Matthew Dryden 3rd Dan who attended a small National Instructors Course conducted by Grand Master O’Neill on the 13th January 2024 for the Essex Region hosted by Olympus Taekwon-Do Instructor Mr. Marc Buckingham IV Dan

Matthew obtained the highest score in the written exam, (as he did when he obtained his ‘B’ Class a few years earlier) - the ‘A’ Class exam being so much harder and more complex than the ‘C’ & ‘B’ written exams, however he scored 100% on his ‘B’ Class a few years ago and 96% on his ‘A’ Class, both the highest scores ever recorded in these exams.

Well done Matthew - Great work.

Four Students represented the School at the U.K.T.A. Open Championships in Guildford on Sunday 3rd March 2024 and came back with 4 medals

Logan Clark 3rd Kup

Bronze – Sparring

David Lumsden 5th Kup

Silver – Sparring

Bronze - Patterns

Bryn Boswell 7th Kup

Bronze – Sparring

Although Seren didn’t achieve any medals, she certainly came home a winner too,  All competitors come back winning a lot more than just medals, the experience gained by all in many ways is often greater than the medal itself.

Blackbelts from the School attended the Blackbelt Grading course held in Cheltenham on the 9th & 10th March conducted by Grand Master Ray O’Neill IX Dan.

Those from the School attending the course were :

Mr. Robert Mockridge V Dan

Mr. Matthew Dryden III Dan

Mr. Gary Clark I Dan

Miss Alice Booth I Dan

Gary Clark I Dan & David Lumdsen 4th Kup represented the School on Saturday 27th April 2024 in Thornbury at the EMAP Open English Championships.

Gary Clark was on First in the Adult Blackbelt Sparring and Won 1st Place GOLD

David Lumsden follows up by Winning 1st Place GOLD in Blue Belt Patterns, then went on to win 1st Place GOLD in Blue Belt Sparring and Finally finished  with 1st Place GOLD for Blue Belt Power (Flying Side Kick)

Logan Clark 3rd Kup was sadly too sick too attend on the day and had to unfortunately withdraw.

Great result  all round 4 GOLD Medals in one event - excellent

Stonehenge School hosted a celebration seminar to mark the 22nd Anniversary of the passing of Gen Choi Hong Hi (Taekwon-Do’s Founder)

Each student received a special souvenir Key ring with one student Seth Owens receiving a celebration Framed image of Gen Choi Hong Hi marking the Anniversary and the Seminar.

During the day two of the younger Children Harry & Jacob took a School grading to obtain their Yellow belts.

Four Students represented the School at the London Open Championships in Guildford on Sunday 7th July 2024 and came back with 4 medals

Logan Clark 3rd Kup - Silver – Sparring

Mike Bennett 2nd Kup - Bronze - Patterns & Sparring

Bryn Boswell 6th Kup - Bronze – Sparring

Logan was literally 1 second away from GOLD when the timer went and the computer scored a DRAW, after extra Time Logan obtained Silver when his opponent scored with a ‘Golden Point’ win.

For Bryony it was her first Tournament and although no medals on this occasions she was every bit  a Champion for doing exceptionally well in both her Patterns and Sparring.

Many thanks to Gary Clark I Dan & Adam Silvers I Dan who represented the Competitors as Coaches