In addition to the usual training sessions on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, until Varsity there will be additional sessions every Monday and Wednesday. Also note that Sunday classes will start at 5.30pm for everyone until Varsity. So our full pre-Varsity training schedule is:

• Sunday, 5:30-7:30pm, Iffley road (main hall)
• Monday, 7:00-8.30pm, Magdalen squash courts (meet at Magdalen lodge at 6:55)
• Tuesday, 4:30-6:00pm, Iffley road (main hall)
• Wednesday, 4:30-6:00pm, Jesus squash courts
• Thursday, 4:30-6:30pm, Iffley road (dojo)

Please come to as many of these as possible, especially if you'd like to be considered for the Varsity team! Make sure to check your emails before the Monday and Wednesday sessions, since the time and place could still change.

As always, everyone is still welcome to join our club! It doesn't matter if you're a student or not, or if you've had any previous experience of TaeKwon-Do or another martial art.

We will again have a stall at this year's freshers' fair, where you can talk to some of our members and ask them any questions you have about the club. Our first training session of the year is on Sunday of 1st week (7th October), starting at 5.30pm for black belts, and at 6pm for everyone. Feel free to come along then, or to any other training session later in the year; your first session is free! You can also contact members of our committee by email.

From May 2012, the committee for the next year is:

Good luck to all of the new committee members, and thanks to the old committee for its contributions to the club in a very successful year! The most important achievements of OUTKD this year were:

• We did a ‘Soul of Seoul’ demonstration for the Korean Society.
• We took part in the Warwick inter-university ITF competition, where we won nine medals in total!
• We won the annual Varsity match against Cambridge with an overall score of 5-0.
• We had eight people attain either a blue, half blue or colours.
• We purchased a new selection of sparring mats for use in club time and in competitions.

For the fifth time in a row, we beat Cambridge in the annual Varsity match between the two universities! After the men's B team and the women's A team had won 3-1 and 4-1, respectively, Oxford had effectively already won the match. Cambridge still managed to put some pressure on us when they won the first two matches of the men's A teams, but the last three matches were again won by our team members, resulting in an overall 5-0 win for our three teams! Congratulations to everyone who took part in the match, and thank you to everyone who helped to organise it and cheered for us.

A video of some of the best moments of the match is available on YouTube. Thanks to Posey Pugh for providing it!

Look out for us at the Freshers' Fair and sign up to our mailing list!

Non-students are also always welcome to train: full time training begins on 2nd October (Freshers' Week), so come along to try out a session for free. Please email Rhianna at president@outkd.co.uk for more information.

Many thanks to the outgoing committee, and welcome to the new:

Oxford University Taekwon-do club have continued their winning streak to once again beat Cambridge in this year's Varsity match, making it the 4th victory in a row. The men's B team opened the match and took revenge for their defeat last year, winning 2-1 despite one of the team members having to fight a third degree black belt. The women again put up a strong team, coming out on top with a 3-1 victory, with both Rachel James and Rhianna Dowdeswell out classing their opponents. The men's A team saw some fierce competition, after going 2-0 up Cambridge then brought the score back to level. In the last match at 2-2 it was left to President Nathan Ewin to defend the men's Varsity title. As Varsity rules state a winning A team is worth 2 points for the University's total, and a B team win is worth 1 point, after a fantastic final fight Oxford took a devastating 5-0 victory, bringing all 3 shields back to Oxford for another year. Kick of the Match goes to Joram van Rheede (Men's A), who toppled his red belt opponent with a jumping back kick.

OUTKD has once again won the annual TaeKwon-Do varsity match, making it three years in a row!
Alex, Nathan, Waheed and Andy won their respective fights, securing a win overall for the men's A team.
Rachel, Rhianna, Kate and Alice won their bouts, taking the women's A 4-0.
The men's B team was lost to cambridge despite putting up a brave fight.
As Varsity rules state a winning A team is worth 2 points for the University's total, and a B team win is worth 1 point, the overall score was Oxford 4 - 1 Cambridge.
Congratulations to all those who competed and thanks to those who came along to support us.

Sponsorship Announcement Saturday, 24 October 2009

Oxford University TaeKwon-Do School is pleased to announce and welcome CHOI & KIM, a leading law firm in South Korea, as its sponsor for the 09/10 academic year.

Choi & Kim is specialised in the areas of maritime, insurance and international trade law.

"South Korea is the world's largest shipbuilder, accounting for 40% of the global market...

...Choi & Kim is Seoul's top shipping practice with a reputation for excellence and reliability on both wet and dry matters. The firm handles about half the market on the shipowners' side and acts for most of the active P&I Clubs, such as Steamship Mutual, West of England and Britannia." -THE ASIA PACIFIC LEGAL 500

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