Stamford & Oakham Students Training with England

We are very lucky to have a number of individuals that have taken the sport side of TaeKwon Do to the next level and train with the England Squad, some of them have even been selected to be part of the England Teams.

GTUK England Squad training takes place every 3 weeks, and Instructors will select the students whom they believe are capable of keeping up with the pace and intensity. If you are interested in being part of the Squad you should let your Instructor know so as they can make an assessment..

Please see below the students who have already been selected:-

Mr Richard Auciello

England Squad Head Coach

7th Degree Black Belt

1st Degree Black Belt: Oct 1989

2nd Degree Black Belt: Nov 1991

3rd Degree Black Belt: April 1994

4th Degree Black Belt: May 2000

5th Degree Black Belt: Jun 2005

6th Degree Black Belt: Oct 2010

7th Degree Black Belt: May 2015 - Total Training time 34 years

Squad History: Master Auciello was first selected to train with the England Squad in March 1993 and selected for the England Team in Oct 1993 on his first International trip to Russia. He went on to be the England Captain, and the pinnacle of his achievements was winning the World Gold Individual Sparring Title in Rimini in 2000, and World Gold at his return to the International circuit in Coventry in 2013. Master Auciello is currently the Head Coach of a fantastic team of Instructors and students at the GTUK England Squad.

Titles

Bronze Medal in Individual Black Belt Sparring - European Championship - Moscow, Russia - 1993
Silver Medal in Individual Black Belt Sparring - ITF TaeKwon Do Sport Open - Scotland - 1994
Bronze Trophy in Individual Black Belt Sparring - European Martial Arts Freestyle - Liverpool - 1994
Silver Medal in Individual Black Belt Patterns - World Championships - Sardinia, Italy - 1995
Silver Medal in Individual Black Belt Sparring - European Championships - Scotland-1996
Silver Medal in Individual Black Belt Sparring - Intercontinental Champs - St Louis, USA - 1997
Gold Medal in Team Black Belt Destruction - European Championships - Eishweger, Germany - 1998
Silver Medal in Individual Black Belt Patterns - Intercontinental Champs - New York, USA - 1999
Gold Medal in Individual Black Belt Sparring - World Championships - Rimini, Italy - 2000
Gold Medal in Individual Black Belt Destruction - World TI Championships - Coventry, England - 2013
Silver Medal in Individual Black Belt Patterns - World UITF Championships - London, England - 2013
Bronze Medal in Individual Black Belt Destruction - World UITF Championships - London - 2013
Undefeated Junior British Champion - 3 years running - Sparring
15 x Gold Medals - British National Championships
7 x Silver Medals - British National Championships
7 x Bronze Medals - British National Championships
9 x Trophies for British Jeegoo Team Championships
First Trophy - British Champion Coloured Belt Sparring - Green Tag - 1986

Miss Jessica Auciello

England Squad & Peewee Team Member

2nd Degree Black Belt

Age:20

Squad History: Jessie has been training with the England Squad since she was a Red Belt in 2010 and was proud to be selected to form part of the GTUK England Peewee Team at the Scottish Goodwill Championships in May 2011. She won Gold in the Peewee Sparring and Silver in Peewee Patterns, the team came away with a Silver trophy, she has gone to be a successful part of the England Team in 2012 and 2013, and competed at her first World Championships in 2013, only narrowly losing to the ultimate Gold medallist in Patterns. in 2015 Jessica was selected to represent the Junior Girls (13-17 years) England Team, as at 13 at the time was one of the youngest in the tournament category. The team brought back 2 Bronze medals, and Jessie narrlowly missed out on an individual Bronze medal in patterns, again going out in the quarter finals to the ultimate winner.

Titles

Silver Medal in Coloured Belt Peewee Patterns - Scottish Championships 2008
Bronze Medal in Coloured Belt Peewee Sparring - British Championships 2008
Gold Medal in Black Belt Peewee Sparring - Scottish Goodwill Championships 2011
Silver Medal in Black Belt Peewee Patterns - Scottish Goodwill Championships 2011
Silver in International England Peewee Team - Scotland 2011
Gold Medal in Black Belt Peewee Patterns - British Championships 2011
Silver Medal in Black Belt Peewee Sparring - British Championships 2011
1st Place Trophy in England Squad Team Event - British Championships 2011