|
 The
club is run by Senior Instructor Rob Mowat, who is a 4th dan blackbelt in WTF
Taekwondo. The club has been running for 7 years, and is a member of the
British Taekwondo Control Board, who govern Taekwondo in the UK.
One of the club's students,
Caroline, asked for CRY to be considered as the beneficiary of the Sponsored
Breaking Day. Caroline knew Mark Pover, who died suddenly in 2002 whilst
playing football, aged just 17.
The Taekwondo club geared
itself up with over 200 pieces of 1 inch thick pine wood, for a 2 hour
board-smashing and breaking event, to raise money for CRY.
The 2 hour session was a great
success, with over 200 boards broken by all the students. The club
members raised £700 between them, by gathering sponsor money from family
and friends.
The local media were present to
provide coverage on radio and through the local newspapers, to try and raise
more awareness about CRY and the good work they do.
 We
were quite happy with the day's breaking, and hope that we have helped to
create more interest in CRY.
All students and instructors
had some bumps and bruises to show for their efforts, but as far as we are
concerned, it was well worth it!
The wood was donated by Martin Collins Joinery
company in Burnley, and we also had a £100 donation from a local care
company called Northern Care. This money was donated by The Nook
Children's Home, Colne, Lancashire.
We had great fun taking part in this event and I
hope that if any other martial artists see this on the website then they
might decide to run a sponsored breaking event themselves..........you never
know! Rob Mowat
| |
Watch video clips of the
Sponsored Breaking Day by clicking on the links below:
Clips will download and play in Windows
Media Player |
|
 |
|
|
