Students from Chungdokwan Taekwondo took part in the English national championships, held at Newton Aycliffe leisure centre.

They came from clubs including Cockerton and Branksome, Newton Aycliffe, Spennymoor, Crook, Durham, Washington and Ferryhill enjoyed the greatest successes.

The championships are for the non-combatant elements of the art of Taekwondo with categories include poomse (patterns), one-step, sparring, self-defence and breaking techniques.

Results: Spennymoor: Russell Shaw, gold (poomse), gold (one-step sparring); Kevin Summerson gold (one-step sparring); Kevin Martin silver (poomse); Jonathan Taylor gold (self-defence), gold (flying side kick), silver (one-step sparring); Gareth Irvin gold, (self-defence), silver (one-step sparring), bronze (flying side kick); Nikki Thompkins gold (self-defence), bronze (one-step sparring); Kye Thompkins gold (flying side kick), gold (self-defence), bronze (one-step sparring); Ben Shaw gold (poomse), gold (one-step sparring), silver (self-defence); Steven Wilson gold (one-step sparring), silver (self-defence); Liam Mullinger gold (self-defence), bronze (one-step sparring), bronze (flying side kick); Billy Walton gold (self-defence), bronze (one-step sparring); Cole Bartlett bronze (one-step sparring); Scott Abley bronze (one-step sparring).

Newton Aycliffe: Sarah Davies bronze (team self-defence); Kayleigh Edge bronze; Amy Turner silver (self-defence); Allana McKay bronze (one-step sparring), Janet Roberts gold (technical breaking); Jordon Glendenning bronze (flying side kick), bronze (poomse); Liam Russell silver, age group 9 (one-step sparrin), silver (team event); Paul McGee silver, age group 8 (one-step sparring); Ryan Blewitt silver (team event); Charlotte McCue bronze, age group 9 (one-step sparring); Jonathan Longstaff bronze (team event); Max Edmundson bronze, aged group 10 (one-step sparring); Jordon Edmundson bronze (team event); Liam Russell silver (self-defence); Rebecca Russell silver.

Ferryhill: Gary Kay silver (all disciplines, team evemnt), bronze (poomse); Mark O'Brian bronze (poomse); Michael Robinson gold (one-step sparring); Joshua Gibson gold (team event); Steve McKenna silver, over 35 (freestyle poomse_, bronze, over 35, (poomse); Trevor Mould gold (poomse); Leanne Hutchinson gold (poomse).

Durham/Washington: Adam Campos gold (poomse), silver (flying side kick), silver (all disciplines, team event); Mike Campos gold (technical breaking), bronze (poomse); Bill Hall gold (self-defence); Mike Campos gold (team event), gold (one-step sparring), gold (team event); Mathew Oliver bronze (one-step sparring); David Campos (bronze (team event).