Celebrating our 20th Anniversary!
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Whether you are an experienced martial artist or completely new to the addictive world of martial arts, we hope you find this website informative and helpful. DroitwichTaekwon-Do was established in 1999, under Global Taekwon-Do International and recently moved under the banners of the International Taekwon-do Federation (ITF), due to quality of these associations we have quickly established a reputation of producing quality and world class Martial Artists.
Potential students join our academy for many reasons, including health, fitness, weight loss, competition, self-defence, making new friends, a new family activity and many other reasons. We specialise in family memberships since the vast majority of our members train with at least one family member, we are also very interested in expanding our female clientele.
Our top quality instruction and expertise will place your feet at the start of an eventful path to success. Whatever your goals are we will support you until achieve them and beyond!
Droitwich Taekwon-Do instructor Miss Sally Gleaves also teaches Self Defence for Women for Worcester County Council. Droitwich Taekwon-Do is the only Martial Arts group in Worcestershire backed by Worcester County Council. We are also the winner of the City of Worcester Sport Awards 2013 Community Sports Club Award and winner of the City of Worcester Sport Awards 2015 Coach of the Year Award due to the quality of our teaching. We also work closely with local women's centres such as ASHA Women's Centre which help vulnerable ladies feel safe again. Droitwich Taekwon-Do also works with Worcester St John's Neighborhood Watch who deliver advice on how to keep your home and family secure.
We also run our school very closely with Evesham Taekwon-Do and Worcester Taekwon-Do when you become a member of Droitwich Taekwon-Do you are also entitled to train with Evesham and Worcester Taekwon-Do.
Sally Gleaves, 5th Degree Black Belt
Adam Monks, 3rd Degree Black Belt
Rob Carter 2nd Degree Black Belt
Potential students join our academy for many reasons, including health, fitness, weight loss, competition, self-defence, making new friends, a new family activity and many other reasons. We specialise in family memberships since the vast majority of our members train with at least one family member, we are also very interested in expanding our female clientele.
Our top quality instruction and expertise will place your feet at the start of an eventful path to success. Whatever your goals are we will support you until achieve them and beyond!
Droitwich Taekwon-Do instructor Miss Sally Gleaves also teaches Self Defence for Women for Worcester County Council. Droitwich Taekwon-Do is the only Martial Arts group in Worcestershire backed by Worcester County Council. We are also the winner of the City of Worcester Sport Awards 2013 Community Sports Club Award and winner of the City of Worcester Sport Awards 2015 Coach of the Year Award due to the quality of our teaching. We also work closely with local women's centres such as ASHA Women's Centre which help vulnerable ladies feel safe again. Droitwich Taekwon-Do also works with Worcester St John's Neighborhood Watch who deliver advice on how to keep your home and family secure.
We also run our school very closely with Evesham Taekwon-Do and Worcester Taekwon-Do when you become a member of Droitwich Taekwon-Do you are also entitled to train with Evesham and Worcester Taekwon-Do.
Sally Gleaves, 5th Degree Black Belt
Adam Monks, 3rd Degree Black Belt
Rob Carter 2nd Degree Black Belt
School History
Droitwich (Ho Sin Sul) Taekwon_do was originally founded in 1999 by Mr Wayne Lewis 4th Degree and Mr Simon Donkin. The School was originally situated at Witton School running on a Tuesday and a Thursday evening and has always been very successful at turning out experienced martial artists.
In 2003 we had our first Black Belt, Miss Stevie Gosling, who was trained from beginner through to 1st Degree black belt. Over the next 5 year Miss Gosling progressed through to 3rd Degree black belt. Miss Gosling was the first of many successful martial artists grading from beginner to senior grades with the school.
In 2007 the school was joined by Miss Sally Gleaves as a 3rd Degree black belt after training previously with another instructor. Then in 2009 the school moved to a new venue, Physique Fitness, which was much more suitable for training purposes. The School has steadily grown and has now incorporated a MMA/Street fighting style class alongside regular classes on a Tuesday and Thursday.
In 2010 the school changed its name from GTI Droitwich to Ho Sin Sul Taekwondo, literally translating from the Korean as Self Defence Taekwondo as this is one of the major studies within the school. It was also decided to turn the School into an academy.
In 2011 Mr Wayne Lewis decided to make Miss Sally Gleaves joint head instructor with himself because of her commitment and contribution to the Academy.
In 2014 Mr Lewis stepped down from the club and has left it under the management of Miss Gleaves, the club is now taught under the ITF style of Taekwon-Do as an independent school.
Droitwich (Ho Sin Sul) Taekwon_do was originally founded in 1999 by Mr Wayne Lewis 4th Degree and Mr Simon Donkin. The School was originally situated at Witton School running on a Tuesday and a Thursday evening and has always been very successful at turning out experienced martial artists.
In 2003 we had our first Black Belt, Miss Stevie Gosling, who was trained from beginner through to 1st Degree black belt. Over the next 5 year Miss Gosling progressed through to 3rd Degree black belt. Miss Gosling was the first of many successful martial artists grading from beginner to senior grades with the school.
In 2007 the school was joined by Miss Sally Gleaves as a 3rd Degree black belt after training previously with another instructor. Then in 2009 the school moved to a new venue, Physique Fitness, which was much more suitable for training purposes. The School has steadily grown and has now incorporated a MMA/Street fighting style class alongside regular classes on a Tuesday and Thursday.
In 2010 the school changed its name from GTI Droitwich to Ho Sin Sul Taekwondo, literally translating from the Korean as Self Defence Taekwondo as this is one of the major studies within the school. It was also decided to turn the School into an academy.
In 2011 Mr Wayne Lewis decided to make Miss Sally Gleaves joint head instructor with himself because of her commitment and contribution to the Academy.
In 2014 Mr Lewis stepped down from the club and has left it under the management of Miss Gleaves, the club is now taught under the ITF style of Taekwon-Do as an independent school.
Our Philosophies
Droitwich Taekwon-Do is a non profit school, it is not our aim to make money out of our students and neither of the instructors are dependent on the money made at the school (we both have our own careers outside of martial arts). We leave the money making martial arts
practice to more unscrupulous practitioners, we purely run the school for the love of the art.
We believe in giving the best instruction possible to those willing to learn. If students are forced to attend by parents then these are not willing students and are very rarely willing to push themselves.
We absolutely will not tolerate any form of bullying in or out of the dojang (training hall). Any student who has been found to be performing this will be asked to leave the school. Any student who is being bullied at school will be tutored to combat the bullying.
We have the stance that if we can teach our students to be better than ourselves, then we have succeeded as instructors
Students are always taught to be realistic on their own capabilities and are never deluded into thinking they are invulnerable when a black belt is achieved and are always taught to respect other martial arts, martial artists and martial art associations.
Ho Sin Sul translates from the Korean as ‘Self Defence’ we believe that all students should have an advanced understanding of self defence and at least a basic understanding of grappling and floor work as it is very rare for any street fight to remain upright.
Droitwich Taekwon-Do is a non profit school, it is not our aim to make money out of our students and neither of the instructors are dependent on the money made at the school (we both have our own careers outside of martial arts). We leave the money making martial arts
practice to more unscrupulous practitioners, we purely run the school for the love of the art.
We believe in giving the best instruction possible to those willing to learn. If students are forced to attend by parents then these are not willing students and are very rarely willing to push themselves.
We absolutely will not tolerate any form of bullying in or out of the dojang (training hall). Any student who has been found to be performing this will be asked to leave the school. Any student who is being bullied at school will be tutored to combat the bullying.
We have the stance that if we can teach our students to be better than ourselves, then we have succeeded as instructors
Students are always taught to be realistic on their own capabilities and are never deluded into thinking they are invulnerable when a black belt is achieved and are always taught to respect other martial arts, martial artists and martial art associations.
Ho Sin Sul translates from the Korean as ‘Self Defence’ we believe that all students should have an advanced understanding of self defence and at least a basic understanding of grappling and floor work as it is very rare for any street fight to remain upright.
