RAYNERS LANE TAEKWON-DO ACADEMY BLACK BELTS |
RAYNERS LANE TAEKWON-DO ACADEMY BLACK BELTS |
Miss Kate Barry, 1st degree Sabum B-1011-1-3 |
Kate was also principle photographer for a number of Mr Anslows books - The Encyclopedia Of Taekwon-Do Patterns: The Complete Patterns Resource For Ch’ang Hon, ITF & GTF Students Of Taekwon-Do
Vols 1& 2 and Ch'ang Hon Taekwon-do Hae Sul 2 |
Kate started training at Rayners Lane Taekwon-do Academy just after it was founded
in April 1999 and has trained there ever since. At the time of writing these
books, Kate was a 2nd kup. Now a 1st kup and due to take her black belt grading
2011, despite a nagging knee problem that has slowed her progress down. Kate has competed in many tournaments over the years including two World Championships where she won a silver in points sparring, a bronze in continuous sparring and a gold as part of the women's team in the open grade team sparring divisions, but her most memorable moment comes from a competition when she was an 8th kup where, following a previous training session that involved practising front leg side kicks to score quickly, she employed what she had practised in extra time and as soon as the ref said ‘sijak’ she hit her opponent with the technique, not only scoring the winning point but also lifting them off the floor and back with the kick. Kate is the longest ‘still in training’ student from the Academy, having been there from the early days. Always supportive of the Academy, a hard worker and a long term student are the reasons I asked Kate to be part of these books. |