Tae Kwon Do News

A SUNNY Saturday morning provided the perfect backdrop for Vale based JSTKD 's youngest students to show off their skills, as they undertook their Summer Grading Graduation in the gardens of Dinas Powys Parish Hall.

The Page Family Tae Kwon DO squad, back row Jason Davies, Chris Davis, Brennen Page, Wayne Waldron, Jim Smith - front row Adam Smith, Jack Nielson, Jack Davies CHRIS Davis returned with three gold medals when Page Family Tae Kwon Do members competed at the ITS British Championships in Kidderminster.

The six-day tournament took place over July 4 weekend. More than 3,000 martial artists from all over the country competed in the country's largest Taekwondo event.

One of the earliest kid tales we knew had to do with a cow named Nanthawisal, who would do his chores only when he was asked nicely.

Head Master Shik Lee poses with his gold winning student, Sophie Smithson after her win at the USA Taekwondo National Championships.Duncan Smithson Sophie Smithson, 9, of Arlington Heights, earned a gold medal at the 2014 USA Taekwondo National Championships, which were held in San Jose, CA.

BRADFORD area clubs shone at the British International Open in Buckinghamshire, which attracted 400 competitors from as far afield as Belgium, Sweden, Holland and Malta.

Sister Marie Chantal, left, kicks at an instructor during a Tae Kwon Do class in January 1994.

BATTLE OF WALES: The Cadoxton Schools of Taekwondo took a small contingent of new and experienced competitors to Pontypool Leisure Centre for the International Combat Organisation Battle of Wales.

The Korean has been under fire after Thai athlete Rungravee Khurasa claimed that the coach attacked her after she crashed out in the first round at last week's Korean Open.

Taekwondo youngster Taylor Maitland marked his ITF comeback with a gold medal as he triumphed in the sparring event at last month's Scottish Youth Championships.

Smile: The cafeteria of Astumbo Elementary School recently could have been mistaken for a Hollywood set of a martial arts movie.

Gordon is not a typical kid, however. The Montville Township resident has done more in the sport of taekwondo than most do in a lifetime.

Our YG&B feature this week is a young man described as being, "driven, passionate and completely focused on achieving his goals," according to an April 4, 2014 Shay Chin's New Nostalgia posting.

Anna Broinowski is on a mission to prevent fracking with the most unconventional of methods: a propaganda film adhering to the codes of the late Kim Jong-il.

This week's most popular viral videos include a taekwondo quadruple kick, 50 states in 17 seconds, a garbage-filled optical illusion, a tree's worst nightmare, "leaked footage" from the new Star Wars flick and a tiny birthday party for a tiny hedgehog.

Before I got into the motherhood game, I didn't suspect that I would constantly need to defend myself physically against my little cherub.

Planning for the 6th Annual Luna Festival has begun. Tentative date is Oct. 26 at Jeff's Pirates' Cove.

This is a video of a Korean taekwondo martial artist successfully kicking four separate stacked targets in the air before landing on his feet.

A group of nine children and adults from Jenks Martials Arts Academy are headed to Florida to compete for a national championship this month.

Do you have good news to share? Email photos and information about community events and news to city editor Elysse James at ejames@ocregister.com.