News Update: 2nd Gurumu Star Training

The Gurumu Star Training Session was a whole days training session where we focus on three specific aspect of Taekwondo (Taekwondo Fitness, Olympic Taekwondo & Fighting Training and Traditional Taekwondo & Exam Training). It was also an opportunity for all our various Gurumu centre members to train together as this rarely happens.

The training day was a continuation from the first one back in September of this year. The theme of this session was improving fitness and taekwondo skills using the Team Work and Team Building concepts. Therefore a lot of fun games were used as tools to achieve the target goal of the day.

Every individual trained very hard and they should be extremely proud of themselves as the sessions were quite demanding and draining at times.

Congratulations to the following members who participated in the event.

Alison Gallagher
Kieran Gallagher
Conor Gallagher
Joe Gallagher
Jack Gallagher
Ershad Ahmadi
Sahar Ahmadi
Vignesh Rengaraj
Saima Uddin
Nadim Uddin
Shahmeer Khawaja Yasin
Shahryar Khawaja Yasin
Rahul Mohanadas
George Samuel White
Jake Thomas White
Banuja Raman
Manminder Singh Bassi
Denis Neuman
Amratpal Singh
Gurpreet Singh
Jaswinder Singh
Gurtej Singh
Varnisha Maisuria
Nikhil Fransis
Nithin Fransis
Usamah Hussain
Viroshan Gnanapandithan
Vaisaly Gnanapandithan
Muazzam Ul-Hassan
Amrou Greenidge
Andre Ali Ayobi
Youssef Yasine Lamaina
Hana Nakhuda
Haytham Greenidge
Siena Limbu Lingden
Tarunueer Sehmi
Anju Lama
Sandhya Balakrishnan
Rajveer Singh Chana
Karthika Narayanan
Sade Adeniran

There were also some prizes for individuals who put in a lot of effort in the various sessions. Congratulations to the following members for winning the Gurumu gift vouchers for Outstanding Effort.

Jaswinder Singh

From East Ham Junior Class

Jake Thomas White

From East Ham Junior Class

Amratpal Singh

From East Ham Junior Class

Alison Gallagher

From West Kensington Senior Class

Finally thank you to Pirabu Manickam, Harwinder Singh, Sade Adeniran and Karthika Narayanan for assisting at the various training sessions on the day. The date for the 3rd Gurumu Star Training Day will be announced as soons as the 2009 Gurumu Calendar is done.

2nd Gurumu Star Training

Gurumu Star Training is open to all Gurumu students and is designed to give you a more focused, intensive and effective training approach, focusing entirely on the essence of Fitness, Sports and Traditional Taekwondo. It is very rare that all our centre members meet and train under one roof; this is an opportunity for all Gurumu members from all our centres to train together in a fun environment empowering each other to bring out your hidden talents. Trust me, on this day there will be plenty of opportunities to learn from each other.

The 2nd Gurumu Star Training will be a follow on session from the first one.

Date: Saturday 15th November 2008
Registration: 9.30am
Venue: Monega Primary School, Monega Road, Manor Park, London E12 6TT
Session Fees: £10.00 per person
Sessions Conducted By: Dr Samy Guru Naidu - 4th Dan and Mr Sivakumar Renganathan - 4th Dan

Below is the training schedule for the entire day:

9.30am to 10.00am – Door opens for registration
10.00am to 11.30pm – Training Session 1: Taekwondo Fitness Workout
11.30pm to 12.00pm – Break
12.00pm to 2.00pm – Training Session 2: Olympic Taekwondo & Fighting Training
2.00pm to 3.00pm – Lunch Break
3.00pm to 5.00pm – Training Session 3: Traditional Taekwondo, Exam Training & Self Defence

Please note the following:
1. Full Taekwondo uniform and belt are required.
2. Full equipments required.
3. Payment for the days training session must be made when registering in the morning or before hand.
4. Please ensure to arrive on time so that you do not miss any part of the training session.
5. Please ensure you bring plenty of fluid and pack lunch for yourself.
6. Parents and family are more then welcome to join us.

If you are competing at the London International Open Championship then this training sessions is not to be missed.

"THIS WILL BE A GREAT DAY SO PLEASE DO NOT MISS IT."

We will also have a small equipment stall where you can purchase taekwondo equipment. If you require any equipment then please let us know in advance so that we make sure we have your item in stock.

Look forward to seeing you all on Saturday.

October 2008 Gurumu Grading Results

Congratulations to all the students who were successful at the October 2008 Gurumu Grading.

A special thanks goes to all the Gurumu Black Belt members who helped at various stages in order to help prepare the Gurumu members for grading. You time and effort is very much appreciated.

Thank you . . .

Mr Harwinder Singh - 3rd Dan
Mr Francis Augustin - 3rd Dan
Mr Pirabu Manickam - 2nd Dan
Miss Sade Adeniran - 2nd Dan
Miss Karthika Narayanan - 2nd Dan
Mr Hary Sivakumar - 2nd Dan
Mr Manikandan Renganathan - 1st Dan
Mr Prakash Anbarasu - 1st Dan
Mr Kaanthan Anbarasu - 1st Dan
Miss Sajidah Norat - 1st Kup
Mr Rajveer Chana - 1st Kup

Here are the full exam results.

Promoted to 9th Kup (Yellow Tag)
Sarina Ramasamy
Ryan Ramasamy

Promoted to 8th Kup (Yellow Belt)
Sanjana Balakrishnan
Prabu Uthayakumaran
Kesava Uthayakumaran
Sanjevan Balamurugan
Nithin Fransis
Michael Soares

Promoted to 7th Kup (Green Tag)
Amarjyot Singh Sohal
Sami Shori
Sulakshan Shori
Gian Shori
Nisha Hajamohideen
Lilian Kasem
Ashish Patel
Jay Velu
Aneesh Vasudevan
Anju Lama
Sandhiya Balakrishnan
Jake White

Promoted to 6th Kup (Green Belt)
Sahar Ahmadi
Amrou Greenidge
Haytham Greenidge
Siena Limbu Lingden
Irfan Sirajudeen
Tarunveer Sehmi

Promoted to 5th Kup (Blue Tag)
Viroshan Gnanapandithan
Prabu Packirisamy
Nikhil Fransis
Banuja Raman
Muazzam Ul- Hassan
Shahryar Yasin

Promoted to 4th Kup (Blue Belt)
Francesca Gluscevic

Promoted to 3rd Kup (Red Tag)
Denis Neuman
Neeleeny Nithirajah
Thomas Murphy

Promoted to 2nd Kup (Red Belt)
Humoon Afsardeir

Promoted to 1st Kup (Black Tag)
Gurami Ghambashidze
Thangaes Nihirajah

Best Junior Performer Award went to:
Amrou Greenidge (West Kent Club)

Best Senior Performer Award went to:
Nikhil Fransis (East Ham Club)

WELL DONE TO ALL AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.

Picture Update: 2008 Ultimate Open Championship

Enjoy ! ! !

YOU TUBE VIDEO: Gurumu @ Seni 2007

October 2008 Gurumu Grading Results

West London Results Day: 17th October

East London Results Day: 22nd October

Good Luck To Everyone ! ! !

RESULTS: 2008 Ultimate Open Championship

Team Gurumu have just returned from the Ultimate Open Championship that took place at The Metro Dome Leisure Complex in Doncaster on Sunday 12th October 2008. As it was a northern regional championship, Gurumu had only taken a fairly reasonable team up to Doncaster. The team mainly consisted of our Gurumu Elite fighters and a few hand picked students to see how they cope with a more advanced championship where the standard of fighters are a lot higher.

There were some great fights from some of our pee wee (under 9 year olds) and cadet (10 – 13 year olds) fighters. There was some mind blowing performances from some of the junior fighters.

Our Junior and Senior fighters did not have a great day, they could have picked up their pace and could have done a lot better but never the less they did their best and that's what is important.

The team managed to win in total 5 Gold, 3 Silver and 6 Bronze medals lifting the 3rd Place Team Trophy.

Finally our club appreciation goes to all our coaches (Harwinder Singh, Pirabu Manickam and Manikandan Renganathan), our championship management team and all our supporters.

Here are the full medals / fighters results:

GOLD MEDAL WON BY

1. Amrou Greenidge

2. Viroshan Gnanapandithan

3. Humoon Afsardeir

4. Thomas Murphy

5. Vaisaly Gnanapandithan

SILVER MEDAL WON BY

1. Nikolajs Resetovs

2. Nithin Fransis

3. Haytham Greenidge

BRONZE MEDAL WON BY

1. Rajveer Chana

2. Kane Atkinson

3. Brandan Agullano

4. Neeleeny Nithirajah

5. Denis Neuman

6. Michelle Saguan

LOST IN THE QUARTER FINALS

1. Gurami Ghambashidze

2. Thangaeswaran Nithirajah

TEAM STSTISTICS

5 Gold Medals Won

3 Silver Medals Won

6 Bronze Medals Won

16 Fighters

14 Medals Won

29 Fights Fought

18 Fights Won

62% of Total Fights Won

10 Knockouts

1 Clear KO’s

1 Fighter Pulled Out

8 Technical Knockouts

1 Sudden Deaths

0 Sudden Deaths Won

Well done everyone.