Cullompton Taekwondo Club

General information

Welcome to the Cullompton Tae Kwon-do FB page. My name is Shane Knight and I am the senior instructor at the club.

Cullompton Tae Kwon-do was first started in 1987 by Mr Paul Smith (3rd dan), I joined the club in 1997 and Mr Daren Sainsbury (5th dan) took over in 1998. Under his guidance I passed my 1st dan grading in 2001 and took over as the instructor of the club.

I was first introduced to Tae kwon-do in the late 80's but it wasn't until 1997 when I moved to Cullompton and joined the Cullompton club that I took it more seriously.

It took 4 years to get my 1st dan and I had some good achievements while going up through the gradings, including attending many competitions and winning some medals, but more often coming away with the knowledge that there is more to learn!

I achieved my 2nd dan in 2004 and my 3rd dan in 2011, I then went on to making the grade of 4th degree black belt (recognised International Instructor) in 2015.

I have taught many students over the past 15+ years and I would rank many of my achievements down to them; watching them pass gradings, getting grading awards and going up through the ranks themselves.

I have felt very privileged to be able to coach on the side lines of competitions and watch my students go on to win medals and to know there is also still more for them to learn!

But I would say the thing I am most proud of is how friendly and helpful all the students at the Cullompton club have been over the years who have come to learn Tae Kwon-do with us.