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Instructor Team
Chief Instructor - Master Gareth Pritchard 6th Dan
Chief Instructor - Master Gareth Pritchard 6th Dan
Chief Instructor - Master Gareth Pritchard 6th Dan
My name is Gareth Pritchard and the Chief Instructor and owner at Denbighshire Taekwondo & Family Martial Arts Centre.
Fully qualified and registered instructor with the Taekwondo Association of Great Britain and the British Taekwondo Council. Fully insured and DBS approved to work with children and adults.
Coach to Welsh, English, Scottish, Irish, British, European and World Champions.
I began teaching my clubs in 2001 and my students have been very successful in both gradings and tournaments to go to winning local North Wales tournaments to becoming World Champions.
My aim is for the students to go from strength to strength on the very rewarding path of Taekwondo.
Instructor - Michael Pritchard 4th Dan
Chief Instructor - Master Gareth Pritchard 6th Dan
Chief Instructor - Master Gareth Pritchard 6th Dan
Fully insured and DBS approved to work with children and adults.
I began training in Taekwondo just before I turned 4 years of age at the Ruthin club in January of 2002.
I achieved my black belt in April 2007 at the age of 9, the youngest from our clubs to do so at the time.
I compete regularly in tournaments locally and Internationally and am fortunate enough to have been chosen by Master Peros (Welsh Team Coach) to represent Wales from March 2017 onwards. I won the Heavyweight World title at the 2023 World Championships.
I began assisting with the instruction of classes in 2014 and enjoyed helping the junior students learn new patterns and develop their Taekwondo skills. I enjoy passing my knowledge on to other students and watching their development.
Instructor
Assistant Instructor
Instructor
Layla Young - 1st Dan
Layla is the current British patterns and sparring champion and is the Head Instructor in our TKD Tigers classes and also an instructor in the junior and senior classes.
Instructor
Assistant Instructor
Instructor
Ian Jones - 1st Dan
Ian is a 1st Degree black belt and during his time training in Taekwondo he has won titles in Patterns and Sparring. Ian enjoys all aspects of training and has also trained in Shotokan Karate and a former member of the Welsh Junior Team.
Assistant Instructor
Assistant Instructor
Assistant Instructor
Lewis Byles - 3rd Dan
Lewis is a 3rd Degree black belt and during his time training in Taekwondo he has become the Welsh, English, Scottish, British & European Champion. Also winning Silver and bronze medals on a World level. Lewis really enjoys helping the younger students at the classes. He is also a member of the Welsh Junior National Team.
Assistant Instructor
Ruthin TKD Tigers Instructor
Assistant Instructor
Abbie Pritchard - 3rd Dan
Abbie is a 3rd degree black belt and began training in Taekwondo at the beginning of 2014. Since then Abbie has become the Welsh, English, British, European and WTA World Champion in her patterns divisions.
Ruthin TKD Tigers Instructor
Ruthin TKD Tigers Instructor
Ruthin TKD Tigers Instructor
Dani Abrantes Moorcroft - Red Belt
Dani is a popular member of our Ruthin club with a great grading record so far in her Taekwondo training. Dani is also a teaching assistant in a local school.
Class Assistant
Ruthin TKD Tigers Instructor
Ruthin TKD Tigers Instructor
Oliver Thomas - 2nd Dan
Oliver was our first coloured belt on the S.T.A.R. Team. Over the past 12 months Oliver's Taekwondo has improved very much and he enjoys demonstrating his skills to the younger students and helping them where he can.
Class Assistant
S.TA.R. Team Captain
S.TA.R. Team Captain
Emily Rider - 1st Dan
Emily is a very popular student with everyone at the club and is an assistant in the TKD Tigers classes and Beginner Classes. Current, Welsh, English and British Champion.
S.TA.R. Team Captain
S.TA.R. Team Captain
S.TA.R. Team Captain
Freya Roberts-Howie - 2nd Dan
Freya is a 2nd Dan and is a very successful competitor being the current European Sparring and Patterns Champion in her division as well as multiple times British Champion and in 2023 World Champion. Freya is also a member of the Welsh Junior National Team.
S.TA.R. Team Member
S.TA.R. Team Captain
S.TA.R. Team Member
Isabella Palmer - Red Belt
Isabella is a member at our Ruthin club and is a great assistant at our TKD Tigers classes.
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
Celyn McLaren - 1st Dan
Celyn has progressed so much this last year and is our Ruthin TKD Tigers assistant and our S.T.AR. Team member for Ruthin.
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
Macey Wilson - Red Belt
Macey has been with us since she started in TKD Tigers and is now currently British Sparring Champion. Macey always sets a great example to all members.
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
Ezra Roberts - Red Belt
Ezra joined us in TKD Tigers and has progressed to the full Taekwondo classes and enjoys helping the younger students.
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
Nel Goldsmith - 1st Dan
Nel also joined us in TKD Tigers and has progressed to the full Taekwondo classes, she is a popular member of the academy and always trains with a smile and enjoys helping the younger students.
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
Jackson Turner - Red Belt
Jackson is a valued member of the academy and enjoys all aspects of Taekwondo. He enjoys helping the juniors at class.
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
Nevada Nock - Red Belt
Nevada has developed fantastically over the last year and gained much more confidence at Taekwondo and regularly attends tournaments. Nevada enjoys assisting at class and is a popular member at the academy.
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
Tegan Coles - Red Belt
Tegan started Taekwondo with her younger sister and brother and enjoys all aspects of Taekwondo and has gained much more confidence since starting with us.
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
Tia Coles - Red Belt
Tia is a popular member of the academy and enjoys helping the younger students in the Beginner and Junior classes.
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
Jack Cooke - 1st Dan
Jack is a member of our Ruthin club and enjoys training at the academy in Prestatyn also! Jack has a very high standard of Taekwondo and enjoys assisting the younger members in the Ruthin Family classes.
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
S.T.A.R. Team Member
Herkus Skema - Red Belt
Herkus is a popular member at the academy and trains every day. He has developed a lot since beginning with us in our TKD Tigers classes.
S.T.A.R. Team Member
Autumn Robertson - 1st Dan
Autumn is also a hugely popular member at the academy and like her sister Eliza, always has a big smile on her face. Autumn is the current British Champion in Patterns and Sparring in her division. She really enjoys assisting in the junior classes.
Want to be a S.TA.R. Team Member?
S.T.A.R. Team
SPECIAL TAEKWONDO ASSISTANT ROLE-MODEL!
IT COULD BE YOU!
To be one of our Team Members you must be a blue belt or above, be under 16 years old, train at least twice a week, have a love for Taekwondo, train hard every session that you attend, have a knowledge of all patterns etc that you should know, have a great attitude at every class and enjoy helping the younger members of our clubs!
If you think this could be you then please ask us at class and we will discuss this with you and your parents. Once you are promoted to the S.T.A.R. Team you will receive your TEAM T-shirt and benefit from discounts on club merchandise and specialised S.T.A.R. Team training days!