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P.U.M.A. 1st Open World<br />
Black Belt Championships<br />
19th 19th & & 20th 20th March, March, 2011 2011<br />
The Professional Unification of Martial Arts<br />
(PUMA) hosted their first world open<br />
<strong>Tae</strong>kwon-<strong>Do</strong> tournament over the weekend<br />
of March 19 th and 20 th 2011. Early on a<br />
glorious spring morning competitors started<br />
to arrive at the venue the Oasis Sports &<br />
Leisure Centre in Swindon, Wiltshire,<br />
England.<br />
This was the first World Open event<br />
organised by PUMA and there was a great<br />
deal of excitement and anticipation leading<br />
up to the event which was open to Black<br />
Belt competitors from all Chang Hon<br />
stylists of <strong>Tae</strong>kwon-<strong>Do</strong>.<br />
Master Gayle and Master Ogborne are<br />
By John <strong>Do</strong>wding<br />
committed to breaking down the barriers<br />
between <strong>Tae</strong>kwon-<strong>Do</strong> groups so that we<br />
can all share and grow together albeit in<br />
different directions and so it was important<br />
for them that the event was open to all<br />
Chang Hon stylists and to encourage this<br />
the tournament featured categories for sine<br />
wave and non sine wave patterns<br />
performers. Something which really gave<br />
the event a unique feel and made it truly an<br />
“open” event.<br />
The event kicked off early on the Saturday<br />
with a display from a local gymnastics<br />
group and although it may not have been<br />
what was expected at a martial arts<br />
tournament it was truly breath taking to see<br />
<strong>Totally</strong> <strong>Tae</strong> <strong>Kwon</strong> <strong>Do</strong> - 17
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