DTA NEWS

2026 Calendar So we can all better plan we have tried to set dates for the competitions we will likely take teams to (shown in Green below), and dates of Kup Gradings in Yellow, and dates of Dan Grading TBC. This is not easy to plan as we also have to consider our members, coaches and volunteers that also participate in National and Regional...

The 2025 Awards and Party were at the Littledown Centre in the bar. Nearly 130 members, friends and family attended this years Awards and Party. The annual awards were decided by the coaches, and ever some tricky decisions were made. Several of the 2024 Award winners were re-nominated, but we chose to recognise some new achievers. “Rising Star...

2024 Highlights Big thanks to al the Coaches and Volunteers that contributed to the clubs successes in 2024. There are too many Highlights / Achievements in 2024 to list...  here is a few Marina won a SILVER medal at the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Hong Kong. 12 Members passed black belts test including Angailika and Paul who achieved their 4th Dan -...

The 2024 Awards and Party were at the Littledown Centre in the bar. The annual awards, which were decided upon by the coaches, were very tricky this year as there was so much success and so many nominations. “Rising Star 2024”  x7 Maryam SabikIsabel RichinsonSophia IsaacsMolly BassettEmma Baerm-ReynoldsSophie RutherfordLydia Dmochowska "Poomsae...

The 2024 British Taekwondo National Championships, held on 2nd-3rd November in Kettering, Northamptonshire, proved to be a remarkable event for Dorset Taekwondo Association. With over 25 athletes competing, the club delivered an outstanding performance, securing a total of 23 medals across a variety of categories. This impressive tally included 7...

✅📸 DTA Summer PHOTO Comp 2024 📸✅ Back by popular demand - too keep you kicking during our summer (3 week) break. PRIZE EVERYTIME – Drawstring Kitbag for every DTA member that posts a picture / video To take part, simply take a photo or video of you training / posing during the summer break, and Post it on your own social media channel with...

Day Last Class  First Class Back Monday 5th August 2nd September Thursday 25th July(No Thursday classes in August) 5th September Friday 9th August 6th September Saturday 10th August 7th September Summer Break As usual we will take a break from classes during part of August. There will be no classes from :-Monday 12th August; Restarting on Monday...

  Easter 2024 Schedule With Easter and a number of bank holidays approaching there are a few changes to the regular lesson schedule. If your regular class is not on, you are welcome to train at any of our other classes. We at DTA hate breaking our usual schedule as its difficult to get in the habit of regular training, but easy to break the...

2023 was another great success for Dorset Taekwondo Association and our membersA few of the highlights are listed below (and shown in the photos below) • Coach Marina wins a bronze and the European Poomsae Championships• Two of our coaches (Cassidy and Kailin) pass the rank of 4th Dan Master• The club wins a 3rd place team trophy at the Bluewave...

This years Awards and party were at the Littledown Centre in the bar. This is around 20 years we have been having the party here. This year there was around 120 party goers including DTA club members current and from the past.The annual awards, which were decided upon by the coaches, were presented as follows: “Rising Star 2023”  x71. Rory...