Darren Gregory Testimonial

My Son, Alex is now in the Taekwondo class but started in Kicking Tigers. I knew very little about Martial Arts including Taekwondo before Alex stated. Kicking Tigers is brilliant. It provides, fun, exercise, discipline and an introduction to Taekwondo without being too heavy at such an early age. At Tigers the emphasis really is on fun and fitness which is no bad thing at all.

Alex has always been a relatively well behaved boy, Tigers and now Taekwondo has given him a massive amount of confidence and the understanding of keeping fit, learning new skills and achievement. It has also helped him to understand that he should be a good person.

I’m not sure how many lessons we have been to or his exact start date in Tigers but I am confident Alex started in about February 2014 and we go once a week so I have seen plenty of Tiger lessons and a years worth of Taekwondo lessons. Mr Hollinsworth is fantastic with a wide variety of children. I have seen him work with shy children who need help to bring them out of their shell and gain confidence, I have seen him work with children who may have attention issues or other behavioural issues and Mr Hollinsworth has been able to bring structure and discipline to them. He is able to tailor his lessons so that most if not all children can gain something from the lesson and learn. But as parents and children we too have to put the effort in, encouraging our children, ensuring they attend class and practise at home.

Many of the skills the children learn in Tigers should hopefully set a child up for a great start in life, transferable skills that apply to other parts of their lives now and moving forward. Alex is doing very well at school and I am confident that what he has learnt at Kicking Tigers and now Taekwondo has played a part and will continue to do so.
I have a massive amount of time for Mr Hollinsworth and his hard work, if anyone could have seen him and the children at their grading recently, which had to be performed in the cold, wet and windy March day will know how much he thinks of his students and of his craft.

I cannot recommend Premier TKD enough so if you have a child get them along to a Kicking Tigers class or a Taekwondo class and enjoy. I am active on Facebook so if any parents want to ask any questions, as a parent of a former (10 stripe!) kicking tiger and now newly graded 8th Kup Taekwondo student, please ask away.