Learn TAGB Tae Kwon-Do Martial Arts from a fully trained instructor:
Annabel Pollard (8th Dan)

ANNABEL MURCOTT 7th Degree

The TAGB`S first female 7th Degree 
IN THE WORLD TAE KWON DO HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT BRITAIN.

INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR 2003
SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR 2003
ETF WORLD GAMES CHAMPION 2004
WORLD TKD HALL OF FAME 2006
TAGB WORLD SPARRING CHAMPION 2007
TAGB WORLD PATTERNS CHAMPION 2007

PROMOTED TO 6TH DEGREE  OCT 2008

Annabel has been training for over 32 years and gained her Black Belt at the age of Fifteen, she started to compete when she gained her yellow tag (3 Months in to herbtraining) Things were very different when she was a junior, the boys and girls were in the same division, so this really gave her a kick start to competitions.

Before Annabel gained her Black Belt she had won numerous competitions and became the current English, British and Welsh Champion for many years on the trot. On gaining her Black Belt she was picked to fight in the World W.A.K.O. Championships, (World All styles Kick boxing Organisation), in London. Although she should of been 16 years old to compete, she was only 15, but she thought the experience would do her good. Little did she know she was to become the youngest W.A.K.O. Champion. Due to this result she gained a place to fight for England abroad, however because she was too young for insurance purposes she was not allowed to compete. However this put her one step up the ladder. Since then she has fought for England abroad and at home on numerous occasions.

Annabels most treasured title has to be the Bronze World sparring Medal she won in 1994, this was made all the more special due to the fact she was the only Female in her weight division in the U.K. to get a placing in the Finals. In 1998 she was again picked to fight for England. Annabel was rather surprised as her teaching took up most of her training time. However she again came home with a Bronze medal.

Annabel has been teaching Tae Kwon-Do for many years and to date has got many of her students to Gold Medal standard in patterns and sparring. She also Referees at most Major Tournaments all over Great Britain & Europe The highlight 0f 2002 was to gain a Bronze Samurai Award presented by Mr David Oliver 8th Degree, for her outstanding achievements and dedication for 2002.

Along with her husband Dale a 4th Degree Black Belt, they run one of the Largest Martial Art Schools in the Area, not only teaching six nights a week, and refereeing at weekends, they teach Sel-Defence in Secondary Schools during the day.

Annabel still likes the competing side of Tae kwon Do, but will be taking a year out  from the competition circuet, to allow her to concentrate on her Students. She will however be fighting fit & up to scratch for the World Championships in 2007. So you can see that to Annabel, Tae Kwon-Do is more than a Hobby, it’s a way of life, with more than 100% DEDICATION. to her Art & her STUDENTS.

SOME OF THE MEDALS OVER THE PAST 30 YRS 1984 - 2014

1984 Gold Team Medal Area Championships
1984 Gold Sparring Midlands Championships
1984 Silver Central Insurance Championships
1984 Bronze British Championships
1985 Gold Central England Championships
1985 Gold Stamford Open Patterns
1985 Bronze English Championships
1985 Best Student of the Year
1986 Silver Bytomic Championships Patterns
1986 Silver BTC National Championships
1986 3 x Gold RAF Championships Patterns - Sparring - Destruction Foot
1986 Silver Central England Championships
1986 Bronze English Championships
1987 4 x Gold RAF Championships Patterns-Sparring-Destruction Foot- and Destruction Hand
1987 Silver British Championships
1987 Gold National Championships
1987 Bronze TAGB Black Belt Championships
1987 Silver Central Championships
1987 Bronze British Championships
1987 Silver Nationals Team Championships
1987 Bronze Scottish Championships Patterns
1987 Bronze Scottish Championships Sparring
1987 Bronze Nationals Championships
1987 Bronze British Championships
1987 Silver Welsh Championships
1988 Silver East Midlands Championships
1988 Silver Welsh Championships Patterns
1988 Bronze Central Championships
1988 Silver English Championships
1988 Gold East Midlands Championships
1988 Silver Welsh Championships
1988 Silver Central Championships
1989 Silver Supersport Championships
1991 Silver British Championships
1991 Gold Supersport Championships Patterns
1991 Silver Peterborough Area Championships
1991 Gold Supersport Championships
1992 Bronze ITF BTC Championships
1992 Bronze English Championships
1992 Bronze T.A.G.B. Team Event
1992 Gold Welsh Championships
1992 Bronze North of England Championships Sparring
1992 Bronze North of England Championships Patterns
1992 Silver Peterborough Area Championships
1992 Silver British Peterborough Area Championships
1993 Silver English Peterborough Area Championships
1994 BRONZE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SPARRING
1994 Silver Welsh Championships
1994 Bronze English Championships
1995 Bronze British Championships
1995 Silver English Championships
1996 Bronze BTC Championships
1996 Bronze Bytomic Championships
1996 Bronze Welsh Championships
1997 Bronze British Championships
1997 Bronze Welsh Championships
1997 Gold Summer Nationals Championships Patterns
1997 Gold English Championships
1997 Gold Summer Nationals Championships Sparring
1997 Gold Team Nationals 1997 Championships
1997 Bronze British Championships
1997 Gold Bytomic Team Championships
1998 BRONZE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SPARRING
1998 Summer Nationals Gold Sparring
1998 BTC Championships Silver Sparring
1998 Central Championships Gold Patterns
1999 Central Champs Gold Patterns
1999 Central Champs Silver Sparring
1999 English Championships Bronze Sparring.
2000 Bronze Central Midland Sparring
2000 British Championships Silver Patterns.
2000 BTC Championships Silver Sparring.
2001 BTC Patterns Gold
2001 Central Midlands Bronze Patterns
2001 Welsh Championships Bronze Patterns
2001 English Championships Silver Patterns.
2001 BTC Championships Bronze Sparring
2002 English Championships Bronze Sparring
2002 English Championships Silver Patterns
2002 British Championships Gold Sparring
2002 British Championships Gold Patterns
2002 Outstanding Performance Award presented by Mr David Oliver 7th Degree, Chairman of the Tae Kwon-Do Association of Great Britain.
2003 Welsh Championships Gold Patterns
2003 Northern Ireland Championships Gold Patterns
2003 German Euro Cup – Represented England to Referee.
2003 British Championships Gold Patterns
2003 Scottish Championships – Gold Patterns
2003 Presented to the British Championships – Instructor of the Year
2004 English Championships Gold Patterns
2004 Welsh Championships Gold Patterns
2004 ETF WORLD PATTERNS CHAMPION GOLD
2004 ETF WORLD GAMES SPARRING SILVER
2005 English Championships Bronze
2006 Chosen as referee elite for European Championships in Davos, Sweden
2006 World Tae Kwon Do Hall of fame as top British Female
2007 Welsh Individual Sparring Bronze
2007 Welsh Team GOLD
2007 8th Open TAGB WORLD CHAMPION SPARRING
2007 8th Open TAGB WORLD CHAMPION PATTERNS

2008 Promoted to 6th Degree

2010 Midlands Championships SILVER BLACKBELT TEAM SPARRING & BRONZE BLACKBELT    PATTERNS.

2015  Recognised by the BTC & TAGB as World Master