Cobras celebrate achieving black belts (From Worcester News)

Cobras celebrate achieving black belts

5:07pm Thursday 12th July 2007 in Sport

ELEVEN students are celebrating after passing their black belts at the Cobras Tae Kwon Do group, which covers Inkberrow, Peopleton and Crowle.

Instructor Leo Withers' pupils were pushed mentally and physically in a four hour-plus grading at the Nunnery Wood Sports Centre in Worcester.

Cobras now have their youngest black belt in nine-year-old Adam Blything - a huge achievement for someone so young.

The group was formed in March 2003 to study the martial art.

Tae kwon do has many different elements, such as sparring, self-defence, weapons skills, freestyle techniques and patterns.

Anyone interested in taking up tae kwon do can call Withers on 01562-69916 or 07796-441823.