Sovereign Taekwon-Do Organisation

07/10/2026

🥋 THE JOURNEY TO BLACK BELT

Everyone starts in the same place — at the beginning.

But Taekwon-Do isn’t really about how quickly you move through the belts. It’s about everything you build along the way.

Confidence. Discipline. Resilience. Friendships. Goals. And the determination to keep turning up, even when it gets tough.

As the grades get higher, the numbers get smaller — but every person’s journey is different.

🥋 10,000 may start.
⬛ Only a few will keep climbing through the Dan grades.

And reaching black belt? That isn’t the end.

It’s the beginning of a whole new chapter.

At Sovereign, we’re proud of every student who steps into the Dojang and chooses to keep moving forward. ❤️💙

Different stages. Same journey.

07/10/2026

🥋 SOVEREIGN OPEN 2026 — ENTRIES CLOSE TOMORROW!

There’s just ONE DAY LEFT to enter the Sovereign Open 2026.

If you’ve been thinking about competing, now’s the time to get that entry in. 👊

📅 Saturday 10th October 2026
📍 The Deanery CE Academy, Swindon
🥋 Individual Patterns & Sparring
🌍 Open to all Taekwon-Do practitioners
🛡️ Sovereign event insurance in place
👀 Spectators FREE
📸 DE Photo – official event photographers
💷 Entry £35
⏰ ENTRIES CLOSE TOMORROW – 8th October

👉 Enter here:
https://comp.ibishi.co.uk/a291b993345/sovereign-open-2026/

Whether it’s your first competition or you’re a seasoned competitor, come and join us for a great day of Taekwon-Do.

Three sleeps to go! 🔥🥋

06/10/2026

05/10/2026

🥋 WHAT A WEEKEND… PART THREE! 🥋

After Saturday morning’s Senior Black Belt Grading, it was time to reset and do it all again for our afternoon Black Belt Grading!

Once again, we were privileged to have our fantastic grading panel:

🥋 Master Claire Crosbie – 8th Degree
🥋 Master Antony Littlejohns – 8th Degree
🥋 Master Paul O'Leary – 7th Degree
🥋 Mr Richard Monkcom – 5th Degree

Alongside TCUK Chairman Mr Kyle Daley, attending as our Independent NGB Observer, and Mr Paul Lolley as Grading Manager.

Following another demanding grading, we are extremely proud to announce the following promotions:

🥋 PROMOTED TO 1ST DEGREE BLACK BELT

🎉 Mr S Griffiths
🎉 Mr Lau
🎉 Mr R Doyle
🎉 Mr D Mikhalev

🥋 PROMOTED TO 2ND DEGREE BLACK BELT

🎉 Mr D Doyle
🎉 Miss E Levett
🎉 Mr V Geidans

A huge congratulations to every one of you! 👏🥋

Reaching Black Belt is a huge achievement, but it isn’t the end of the journey — it’s the beginning of a whole new chapter. And for those progressing to 2nd Degree, it’s another important milestone showing continued commitment, development and perseverance.

We are incredibly proud of you all and of the standard of Taekwon-Do demonstrated throughout the afternoon.

What a way to finish an amazing day of Black Belt gradings! 🥋❤️

05/10/2026

🥋 WHAT A WEEKEND… PART TWO! 🥋

Saturday morning, 3rd October, was our Senior Black Belt Grading, with candidates for 3rd Degree and above taking to the floor.

We were privileged to have an incredibly experienced grading panel:

🥋 Master Claire Crosbie – 8th Degree
🥋 Master Antony Littlejohns – 8th Degree
🥋 Master Paul O'Leary – 7th Degree
🥋 Mr Richard Monkcom – 5th Degree

Joining them was TCUK Chairman Mr Kyle Daley, attending as an Independent NGB Observer, with Mr Paul Lolley overseeing the grading as Grading Manager.

After a demanding morning, we are incredibly proud to announce:

🎉 Mrs Leanne Lolley – promoted to 6th Degree
🎉 Mrs Menyee Doyle – promoted to 3rd Degree

Two fantastic achievements representing years of training, dedication, perseverance and commitment to Taekwon-Do. 🥋

A huge thank you to our grading panel, Independent NGB Observer and Grading Manager for giving their time, knowledge and expertise.

And with the senior grading complete, there was just enough time to reset before our Junior Black Belt Grading in the afternoon…

Part Three coming next! 👀🥋

05/10/2026

🐻🥋 WOW… what a busy weekend! 🥋🐻

We kicked things off on Friday 2nd October with our Kicking Bears and Colour Belt Grading.

We’re incredibly pleased to announce a 💯 100% SUCCESS RATE! 🎉

A huge well done to every single student who stepped onto the floor and gave it their all. From our littlest Kicking Bears through to our colour belts, there was some fantastic Taekwon-Do on display and lots of very proud instructors! 🥰🥋

All that hard work, practice and determination paid off — congratulations everyone on your new grades! 👏🎉

And that was only Friday… 😅

01/10/2026

🥋 SOVEREIGN OPEN 2026 – LAST DAY FOR £30 ENTRY

Today is the last day to get your Early Bird entry for £30 for the Sovereign Open 2026.

If you’ve been meaning to enter, now is the time to do it before the price increases tomorrow.

📅 Saturday 10th October 2026
📍 The Deanery CE Academy, Swindon
🥋 Individual Patterns & Sparring
🌍 Open to all Taekwon-Do practitioners
🛡️ Sovereign event insurance in place
👀 Spectators FREE
📸 DE Photo confirmed as official event photographers
⏰ Entries close 8th October

👉 Enter here:
https://comp.ibishi.co.uk/a291b993345/sovereign-open-2026/

Don’t miss the Early Bird price — get your entry in today and come and join us for a fantastic day of Taekwon-Do.

30/09/2026

🥋 SOVEREIGN OPEN 2026 — EARLY BIRD ENDS TOMORROW
If you’ve been meaning to enter, now’s the time.
💷 Early Bird entry is £30 until 1st October
After that, entry increases to £35
📅 Saturday 10th October 2026
📍 The Deanery CE Academy, Swindon
🥋 Individual Patterns & Sparring
🌍 Open to all Taekwon-Do practitioners
🛡️ Sovereign event insurance in place
👀 Spectators FREE
📸 DE Photo confirmed as official event photographers
⏰ Entries close 8th October
👉 Enter here:
https://comp.ibishi.co.uk/a291b993345/sovereign-open-2026/
Get your entry in before the Early Bird deadline and come and join us for a fantastic day of Taekwon-Do.

24/09/2026

📸 OFFICIAL EVENT PHOTOGRAPHERS CONFIRMED

We’re pleased to announce that DE Photo will be the official photographers for the Sovereign Open 2026.

They’ll be capturing professional action shots and medal photos throughout the competition, with images available to view and purchase on-site.

Both printed and digital copies will be available from their set-up on the day.

📅 Saturday 10th October 2026
📍 The Deanery CE Academy, Swindon

🥋 Individual Patterns & Sparring
🌍 Open to all Taekwon-Do practitioners
👀 Spectators FREE
💷 Early Bird entry £30 until 1st October
⏰ Entries close 8th October

👉 Enter here:
https://comp.ibishi.co.uk/a291b993345/sovereign-open-2026/

DE Photo adheres to strict GDPR and Child Data Protection policies. If you do not wish for your competitor to be photographed, please inform a member of the DE Photo team on the day.

We’re looking forward to having them with us and capturing some brilliant moments from the competition. 📷🥋

17/09/2026

🥋 WHO CAN ENTER THE SOVEREIGN OPEN 2026?

The Sovereign Open is open to all Taekwon-Do practitioners, regardless of organisation or affiliation.

Age categories are:

👧 Juniors: 4–12
🧑 Cadets: 13–17
👩 Adults: 18–30
🧑‍🦳 Seniors: 31+

📅 Saturday 10th October 2026
📍 The Deanery CE Academy, Swindon

🥋 Individual Patterns
🥊 Individual Sparring
👀 Spectators FREE
💷 Early Bird entry £30 until 1st October
⏰ Entries close 8th October

👉 Enter here:
https://comp.ibishi.co.uk/a291b993345/sovereign-open-2026/

Whether it’s your first competition or you’ve competed for years, we’d love to see you there.