Chief Instructor
Mr Jonathan Emm (V dan)
ITF Black Belt Certificate no. ENG-5-136.
ITF Instructor Plaque Certificate no. 607095.
T-UK Instructor No. TUK-ENG-011.
I am Chester's senior instructor and I am a qualified ITF international instructor with over 20 years of teaching experience. I started training in Taekwon-do in 1995 at Loughborough University, where I became the assistant instructor after reaching my 1st Dan black belt in 1998. I then moved to Northampton, where I founded and ran a club for 3 years, before moving to the Chester area as a result of a new job.
I co-founded the Chester club in 2005 and I have been the sole chief instructor here since 2007. I am very proud that the club has now produced many black belts and numerous tournament champions, including a junior female world champion in 2010. I have also competed at many tournaments, both in the UK and abroad, winning many medals and trophies. One of the highlights of my tournament career was competing for England at the GTF World Championships in Italy, 2000, but I am now more focussed on umpiring and refereeing.
I was promoted to 5th Dan black belt in 2018. I am an ITF-certified international instructor, an ITF A' class international umpire and referee, as well as chairman of the T-UK instructor's committee. I have attended several ITF International Instructor's courses (IICs), which are taught by the ITF technical committee of Masters and Grand Masters. I am also lucky enough to have trained with several of the world's most famous, pioneering Grand Masters from Korea.
ITF Black Belt Certificate no. ENG-5-136.
ITF Instructor Plaque Certificate no. 607095.
T-UK Instructor No. TUK-ENG-011.
I am Chester's senior instructor and I am a qualified ITF international instructor with over 20 years of teaching experience. I started training in Taekwon-do in 1995 at Loughborough University, where I became the assistant instructor after reaching my 1st Dan black belt in 1998. I then moved to Northampton, where I founded and ran a club for 3 years, before moving to the Chester area as a result of a new job.
I co-founded the Chester club in 2005 and I have been the sole chief instructor here since 2007. I am very proud that the club has now produced many black belts and numerous tournament champions, including a junior female world champion in 2010. I have also competed at many tournaments, both in the UK and abroad, winning many medals and trophies. One of the highlights of my tournament career was competing for England at the GTF World Championships in Italy, 2000, but I am now more focussed on umpiring and refereeing.
I was promoted to 5th Dan black belt in 2018. I am an ITF-certified international instructor, an ITF A' class international umpire and referee, as well as chairman of the T-UK instructor's committee. I have attended several ITF International Instructor's courses (IICs), which are taught by the ITF technical committee of Masters and Grand Masters. I am also lucky enough to have trained with several of the world's most famous, pioneering Grand Masters from Korea.
Instructor
Mrs Katharine Shuler (III dan)
ITF Black Belt Certificate no. ENG-3-684.
ITF Instructor Plaque Certificate no. 611038.
I started training in Taekwon-do in 2004. I took part in various competitions as a coloured belt, including the University Championships in Liverpool 2006, where I won gold in sparring. I reached my black belt in April 2008 and started teaching at Chester in September 2008, after moving from Manchester. I have taken part in Black-belt competitions including the British Team Championships in Manchester, April 2012, where I won silver in patterns and bronze in sparring. I was promoted to 2nd Dan in October 2011. I am a professional school teacher and I have a particular interest in teaching Taekwon-do to children. As such, I attended the ITF Taekwon-do kids development program in 2012 along with Mr Emm. I also attended the ITF IICs in January 2012, 2017 and 2019.
ITF Black Belt Certificate no. ENG-3-684.
ITF Instructor Plaque Certificate no. 611038.
I started training in Taekwon-do in 2004. I took part in various competitions as a coloured belt, including the University Championships in Liverpool 2006, where I won gold in sparring. I reached my black belt in April 2008 and started teaching at Chester in September 2008, after moving from Manchester. I have taken part in Black-belt competitions including the British Team Championships in Manchester, April 2012, where I won silver in patterns and bronze in sparring. I was promoted to 2nd Dan in October 2011. I am a professional school teacher and I have a particular interest in teaching Taekwon-do to children. As such, I attended the ITF Taekwon-do kids development program in 2012 along with Mr Emm. I also attended the ITF IICs in January 2012, 2017 and 2019.
Assistant Instructors and Other Black Belts
Miss Ksenia Mangan (II dan): ITF Black Certificate no. ENG-2-1669
Miss Olivia Newton (I dan): ITF Black Certificate no. ENG-1-5465
Mr Kris Dawson (I dan): ITF Black Certificate no. ENG-1-5344
Mr Benjamin Etchell (I dan): ITF Black Certificate no. ENG-1-5419
Miss Molly Shaw (I dan): ITF Black Certificate no. ENG-1-5343
Miss Ella Shaw (I dan): ITF Black Certificate no. ENG-1-5416
Miss Poppy Thomson (I dan): ITF Black Certificate no. TBC
Miss Olivia Newton (I dan): ITF Black Certificate no. ENG-1-5465
Mr Kris Dawson (I dan): ITF Black Certificate no. ENG-1-5344
Mr Benjamin Etchell (I dan): ITF Black Certificate no. ENG-1-5419
Miss Molly Shaw (I dan): ITF Black Certificate no. ENG-1-5343
Miss Ella Shaw (I dan): ITF Black Certificate no. ENG-1-5416
Miss Poppy Thomson (I dan): ITF Black Certificate no. TBC