Dragons are on fire (From Barry And District News)

Dragons are on fire

THE BARRY Dragons Tae Kwon Do club ended the season on a high note, travelling to Cheltenham, on December 14 to take part in the WUMA British Championships. Only five Dragons travelled to the tournament but they had the results the club has started to expect.

The first British title was won in the very first event by Tom Farmer who won the intermediate kata group with Frankie McGill taking second place. Ashley Coles took second place in the junior open grade.

After winning the world junior title last year Mark Palfrey added the British Senior Black Belt title in Korean kata to his collection. Sparring then took centre stage and there were more medals with Frankie McGill taking third place in points sparring, Ashley Coles took second and third place in points and continuous sparring. Mark Palfrey also took a second place in the men's points sparring - 60kg.

Tom Farmer was back on the mat to pick up the -125cm points sparring British title to add to his kata title.

Danny Ryan was next to lift a British title winning his points sparring group in fine style.

The British Championships were the last event of a 12-event overall championships which saw Mark Palfrey win the overall Welsh and British titles and Danny Ryan winning the English and British overall titles.

Anyone interested in Tae Kwon Do can call in at the YMCA at Barry on Tuesdays 5pm till 7pm, Thursdays 6pm till 8pm or Saturdays 5pm till 8pm.

A new beginners' class starts at the YMCA on Tuesday January 6.