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Banbury TAGB Taekwondo
Call us on 07799 647056
Events
All belts
Sparring Session
Thursday
12th June 2025
Daventry Leisure Centre
Lodge Road
Daventry
NN11 4F
No need to book, just turn up
£5 each to those paying for once a week lessons
Free to those who pay for unlimited training
6pm - 7pm
Assistant Instructors Course &
TAGB Classroom Assistant Course
Sunday 22nd June
10am - 5.30pm
Malmbesbury Leisure Centre
The Activity Zone
Bremilham Road
Malmesbury
SN16 0DQ
Eligibility
The Assistant Instructor course is open to all black belts aged 17 or over.
The Classroom Assistant course is open to adult (18+) red belts and above, and junior black belts aged 14+.
Cost
The Assistant Instructor course costs £200, including your DBS Enhanced check.
The Classroom Assistant course costs £100.
Closing Date 7th June 2025
Part of the courses are taught together.
All belts
Sparring Session
Thursday
3rd July 2025
Daventry Leisure Centre
Lodge Road
Daventry
NN11 4F
No need to book, just turn up
£5 each to those paying for once a week lessons
Free to those who pay for unlimited training
6pm - 7pm
Coloured Belt & Star Grading
Thursday 10th July
6pm start
Woodford Halse
Social Club
29 Hinton Road
Woodford Halse
Daventry
NN11 3TR
World Championships 2025
19th-20th July 2025
Braehead Arena Glasgow
British Championships 2025
30th November 2025
Worcester Arena
Past Events
To check out older previous events, please see our 'Past Events' page
All belts
Sparring Session
Thursday
15th May 2025
Daventry Leisure Centre
Lodge Road
Daventry
NN11 4F
No need to book, just turn up
£5 each to those paying for once a week lessons
Free to those who pay for unlimited training
6pm - 7pm
Coloured Belt & Star Grading
Tuesday 29th April
6pm start
Spiceball Leisure Centre
Cherwell Road
Banbury
OX16 2BW
Black Belt Grading Weekend
Hellidon Lakes Hotel
Daventry
Northamptonshire
NN11 6GG
Friday 25th - Sunday 27th April 2025
Coloured Belt & Star Grading
Friday 4th April
6pm start
Daventry Leisure Centre
Lodge Road
Daventry
NN11 4FP
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All belts
Sparring Session
Thursday
3rd April 2025
Daventry Leisure Centre
Lodge Road
Daventry
NN11 4F
No need to book, just turn up
£5 each to those paying for once a week lessons
Free to those who pay for unlimited training
6.30pm - 7.30pm
Visiting Instructor
4th Dan Matty Moore
Friday 28th March 2025
Daventry Leisure Centre
Demonstrations in the childrens' class(es)
Teaching the 6pm & 7pm classes
There is no set fee for this class, but we welcome donations towards the cost of getting special instructors like Matty over to class for you.
All belts
Sparring Session
Thursday
20th March 2025
Daventry Leisure Centre
Lodge Road
Daventry
NN11 4F
No need to book, just turn up
£5 each to those paying for once a week lessons
Free to those who pay for unlimited training
6.30pm - 7.30pm
#1 Black Belt Pre-Grading Session
Sunday 16th March 2025
Mock Grading. Only for students taking their Black Belt and Dan grades this time. You must pass this pre-assessment before being allowed to proceed.
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Tudor Grange Academy
Woodrow Drive
Redditch
B98 7UH
10am - 11.45am - Red belts and Black tags
12noon - 1.45pm - All Dan grades
All belts
Sparring Session
Thursday
13th February 2025
Daventry Leisure Centre
Lodge Road
Daventry
NN11 4F
No need to book, just turn up
£5 each to those paying for once a week lessons
Free to those who pay for unlimited training
6.30pm - 7.30pm
Junior Instructors Team Building Day
Saturday 18th January 2025
11am - Brunch
12 noon - Fighting begins
3pm - Session ends
Hado Arena
2 Wolfe Road
Coventry
CV4 9UP
£5 contribution per person
All belts
Sparring Session
Thursday 16th January 2025
Daventry Leisure Centre
Lodge Road
Daventry
NN11 4FP
No need to book, just turn up
£5 each to those paying for once a week lessons
Free to those who pay for unlimited training
Classroom/Sparring Assistants Training Course begins
Sunday 12th January 2025
Spiceball Leisure Centre
Banbury
6.30pm-7pm - immediately after the advanced class.
Lessons may start during the advanced class if there are sufficient instructors.
Lessons will be held every 2 weeks in the first instance. Sparring instructors and Classroom assistants may be taught separately after the initial classes.
Adult Instructors Late Late Late Christmas Party
Saturday 11th January 2025
By invitation only
Middlemore Farm Pub
Hidcote Way
Daventry
NN11 8AE
Adult Christmas Party at Daventry
Open to adults of Banbury students
Saturday 21st December 2024
Daventry Mecure Hotel
Daventry Christmas Party &
Annual Awards Ceremony
Banbury students are welcome to attend
Saturday 14th December 2024
Primary age 2pm-4pm
Secondary/Adults 3pm-5pm
Awards at 3.30pm
Daventry Leisure Centre
Lodge Road
Daventry
NN11 4FP
Inflatable fun!
Book here
Book your place here. Tickets are £5 each, maximum £15 per household/family. Free for babies and toddlers aged up to, and including, 3 years old.
Bookings open for students only until the end of October, then we will open it up to allow you to book in places to bring friends and family too.
If we start to approach capacity, we will prioritise current students.
Sparring Session
Thursday 12th December
Daventry Leisure Centre
Lodge Road
Daventry
NN11 4FP
6pm-7pm
No need to book, just turn up
£5 each to those paying for once a week lessons
Free to those who pay for unlimited training
All belts
Family Christmas Party &
Annual Awards Ceremony
Sunday 1st December 2024
5pm - 8pm
The Waterside Bar @gf Social Club
Spiceball Park Road
Banbury
OX16 2PA
There will be no classes on that day
£2 each towards the cost of the hall hire
Family Friendly party games
British Championships
Worcester Arena
WR2 5JN
Sunday
24th Nov 2024
Visiting Instructor Helen Audus-Norman
Friday 8th November 2024
4pm Tiger Cubs
(4&5 year olds)
5pm Children Beginners
(White to Green Tag)
6pm Intermediates/ Adult Beginners
(Green Tag-Red Belt/ Adult White-Red)
7pm Advanced
(Red Belt+)
Daventry Leisure Centre
Lodge Road
Daventry
NN11 4FP
"I aim for the highest standards I can reach, and always work to be the best that I can be - in the hope that I can ultimately inspire my students in the same way, and to encourage a new generation of TKD practitioners."
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To say that Helen Andus Norman lives and breathes Taekwondo is not an overstatement. She describes it as ‘her passion and her life’. Helen gained her black belt in 2015 and became an instructor the same year. She trains hard, competes relentlessly and successfully, runs 3 TKD Clubs: Coleshill TKD, Balsall Common TKD and Solihull Tigers, teaching 20 classes per week and is a member of the TAGB England Squad. Helen has won 96 medals and 18 trophies in competitions over the last 12 years and won 3 ‘Best in Grading’ awards. Amongst these medals/trophies are 28 1st place finishes! She notes her most notable recent titles are: 2 x Lincs Champion (Patterns and Sparring) 2 x Midlands Champion (Patterns) 4 x North Midlands Champion (All round Exec Event - Patterns, Sparring, Power) 1 x English Champion (Patterns) 3 x Welsh Champion (Patterns, Sparring, and Power Strike) 3 x Scottish Champion (Patterns and Sparring) 2 x British Champion (Patterns and Power Strike).
Patterns Course
World Master Shuter
Blue Belts and Above
Sunday 13th October 2024
£10 cash on the door - no need to book
*We would expect to see everyone who will be taking their black belt or Dan grading this time to attend this course*
10am - Blue belts to Black Tags
11am - 1st to 3rd Dan Patterns
12.30pm - 4th & 5th Dan Patterns
2pm - Session ends
Tudor Grange Academy
Woodrow Drive
Redditch
B98 7UH
Assistant Instructors
TAGB Classroom Assistant Courses
The Activity Zone
Malmesbury Leisure Centre
Sunday 23rd June 2024
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The TAGB Classroom Assistant course is for adult red belts and above, and junior black belts aged 14 and above. It is a one day course held at the same time as the assistant instructor course.
The Assistant Instructor course is for adult black belts. It used to be a two day in person course, but can now it is a one day in person with some online pre-work. If you attend this course, you can run classes on your own with insurance. You will also need a current First Aid certificate, a clear DBS, current safeguarding training and a current TAGB licence.
North Midlands Championships 2024
Sunday 14th July 2024
