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Taekwondo society (c.1973-1982)
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- Tae Kwon Do Society (1973-[1982])
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Dates of existence
1973-[1982]
History
The first mention of the Taekwondo society was advertised to students to attend a meeting on Thursday 18th October 1973 at the New Cavendish campus, where training would be either be given by Patrick Wong a black belt instructor or by the UK Taekwondo Association. In March 1983, members participated in six weeks of training which consisted of 30 minutes stretching, 45 minutes of basic training and self defence, 1 hour sparring and 30 minutes sparring training. One member of the society, Dan Kwok was a UK Welterweight silver medalist in 1982 and an EBE UK Fly Welterweight champion in 1981 and 1982, who represented Great Britain in the World and European Championships along with other International Championships.
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Related entity
Polytechnic of Central London Students' Union (1970-1992) (1970-1992)
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associative