PAPER HEART IRON GRIP DIAMOND GEEZER JUDOKA Wayne Lakin Highly accomplished former British and Commonwealth Judo Champion, 1996 Olympic reserve, and 4th Dan black belt who now works as an elite Judo Strength & Conditioning coach and fitness manager Wayne Lakin talks to Mick Tully about his journey in martial arts from starting as a bullied kid to success as …
THE JOURNEY OF CHRIS SKELLEY: FROM JUDO TO MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY. In this inspiring episode of the World of Martial Arts Show, host Mick Tully sits down with the remarkable Chris Skelly, a two-time Olympian and Paralympian, to discuss his extraordinary journey in martial arts and life. Chris shares candid insights about his early struggles with hearing and visual impairments, …
Jade Jones struck gold for the first time in 18 months as GB Taekwondo fighters excelled at the European Championships for Olympic Weight Categories in Bosnia. The double Olympic champion joined teammate Bradly Sinden on top of the podium with victory over Turkish rival, Hatice Ilgun. Welsh star Jones, 27, lost on golden point to Ilgun in the -57kg final …
JUDO OUCHI OSOTO GARI Techniques with Darcel Yandzi Darcel Yandzi coaching Daikii Bouba and Romaric Bouda. Filmed with the French national team in Paris. Thanks for watching, we hope you enjoyed it, please LIKE, SHARE and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to WORLD OF MARTIAL ARTS TELEVISION for more great videos each week!! You can also FIND, FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to …
Bianca Walkden celebrated her first competitive outing of 2020 by taking gold at the President’s Cup in Sweden. The Liverpool heavyweight was one of three GB Taekwondo medallists with Jade Jones and Christian McNeish securing silver and bronze in Helsingborg. Triple world champion Walkden defeated Turkish rival and European gold medallist, Nafia Kus, 12-10 in the +73kg final. “It is nice to start …
Triple world champion Bianca Walkden and teammate Lauren Williams are back on top of the podium as GB Taekwondo fighters claimed four medals at taekwondo’s European Games in Bari, Italy. Walkden’s fellow 2019 world title winners, Bradly Sinden and Jade Jones, won silver medals to strengthen their cases for Olympic Games selection next year. And it has been a profitable …
DOUBLE World Championship medallist Damon Sansum has announced his retirement at the age of 32. The former kickboxing champion has been part of the GB Taekwondo high performance squad for nine years after successfully transitioning through the Fighting Chance talent ID initiative. Sansum took the tough decision with his opportunity of making an Olympic Games debut at Tokyo 2020 looking …
Two out of three ain’t Brad! Sinden & Cho bring home bronze whilst teammates secure golden haul in Austria Bradly Sinden collected his first medal since becoming Britain’s inaugural male world champion with teammates collecting six more across two European continents. But for the first time in 2019 Sinden tasted defeat, losing in the semi-finals of the Rome Grand Prix …
World Championship bronze medallist Aaliyah Powell is among four promising youngsters elevated to GB Taekwondo’s senior performance squad. The Huddersfield teenager and reigning junior world champion is joined at the National Taekwondo Centre by Manchester 2019 teammate, Mason Yarrow, plus Caden Cunningham and Chloe Roberts. Like Powell, Cunningham is a member of Quest Taekwondo. Yarrow learned his taekwondo trade at …
Teenager Aaliyah Powell became Great Britain’s youngest ever senior World Championship medallist boosting the home nation’s tally to four with one day of competition remaining at the Manchester Arena. The 16-year-old Huddersfield youngster has combined her GCSE studies with preparing for her first senior competition. And she handed out a series of taekwondo lessons on her -53kg debut to join …