Glasgow Tukido Club

🎅 Have a joyful Christmas everyone and a wonderful New Year! 🎉🥳🎊

🎄Xmas Class – 17 December 2025 🎄
What a way to end the year! The class brought together martial arts training and festive fun in true Tukido style. Santa led the class, with a brilliant turnout of students dressed as elves and other festive characters, turning a regular training night into a full Christmas spectacle. 🤩

Festive outfits aside, the focus and energy were still there—strong movement, sharp techniques, and plenty of laughs throughout the session. The students were full of smiles, seasonal cheer, and the great spirit that defines Glasgow Tukido Club. 🥊

Thank you to everyone who trained, dressed up, and made it such a memorable night. Enjoy the photos and a well-earned festive break! 🎊

Following a fantastic performance at the grading, our very own Sujan Muthumanickam was presented with his Grading Certificate by Mr. Jakovsky. Sujan was promoted to 6th Ji - Green belt and, after a formal photo, we couldn't help but celebrate! 🥳🎉

Tukido Grading – 29 November 2025

A highly successful grading day with multiple well-earned passes across all levels. The standard was consistently strong, reflecting the hard work and discipline each student has put into their training.

A special commendation goes to Kevin Thomas (Irvine Tukido Club), who received the Grading Award for an exceptional performance marked by precision, focus, and technical quality.

Congratulations to all who graded. Your commitment was clearly visible! 🥊

Tukido Autumn Competitions – 9 November 2025

A great day for Tukido, marked by strong performances and determined spirit from every competitor. Congratulations to all who took part; the standard across the events was exceptionally high.

The Sparring Form divisions stood out with confident technique and focused ex*****on. The Flying Side Kick competitions brought some of the most exciting moments, with impressive height, control, and power from athletes across all levels.

An excellent showcase of skill and dedication from the entire competitor field. Well done to all of the participants and congratulations to all medalists! 🥇🥈🥉

Kirkintilloch Tukido Club 👏
Motherwell Tukido Club 👏
Irvine Tukido Club 👏

Photos by Caroline Findlay and Zoey Zi Yi

Grandmaster Teh is the founder and chief instructor in Tukido. With the portfolio of decades of world class expertise, he delivers high quality classes for all grades at the Gorbals Leisure Centre in Glasgow.

Tukido programme is designed to cater for people of various fitness levels and physical abilities all of which are improved along the way, whilst learning practical self defence.

To book a free trial lesson follow this link: https://bit.ly/tukido_trial_lesson

Massive congratulations to our very own Illango Szabo for passing the most recent grading and achieving her 5th Ji - Green Belt! Grandmaster Teh himself has presented Illa with her grading certificate at training last week.

Following on from from presentation of his Instructor's Certificate and his new uniform (see post below), Stuart conducted a class whilst brandishing his sharp, new, yellow arm bands - only worn by the qualified instructors in Tukido. Absolutely marvellous to see Stuart in his new kit!

We are thrilled to announce that Stuart Carlton of Glasgow Club has successfully passed his Instructor’s Exam on Sunday, 25th May!

Stuart has been a dedicated and valued member of the Tukido family for many years, contributing immensely to the growth and spirit of the Martial Art. As a practitioner, he has achieved significant success in both training and competition. In recent years, he has taken on the demanding challenge of becoming a fully qualified instructor — a journey requiring not only technical expertise but also a deep commitment to personal development.

Through hard work and determination, Stuart has mastered the essential skills needed for this role and has rightfully earned the title of 2nd Degree Black Belt Instructor.

On Sunday, 9th June, Grandmaster Teh formally presented Stuart with his Instructor’s Certificate and Uniform at the Kirkintilloch Club, in the presence of fellow students, instructors, and proud family members who gathered to celebrate this remarkable milestone.

Stuart is an outstanding addition to Tukido’s team of instructors, and we are excited to watch him inspire and guide the next generation of students. (.. continued on next post).