KICK START: Wanganui tae kwan do teacher Darren Andrews, second from left, with Papatoetoe members Kristy Leong, Brendan Doogan and Courtney Meleisea. Photo/Bevan Conley
Three world tae kwan do champions from Papatoetoe were at the Dragon Spirit Tae Kwan Do Club in Wanganui East on Saturday to give pointers on how to make the champion grade.
Brendan Doogan, a 4th dan, won the men's individual powerbreaking world championship at Benidorm in Spain last year,
and 3rd dan Kristy Leong and 3rd dan Courtney Meleisea both won silver in the team patterns. Ms Leong also won silver in the individual powerbreaking.
For the women, Benidorm was their fourth world championship, while it was the second for Mr Doogan.
Wanganui's Dragon Spirit club was started 10 years ago by Darren Andrews, also a 4th dan.
He brought the world champions to Wanganui to help train members - and also to inspire them. Participants also came from Levin and Palmerston North for the sessions.
