Stoke Gifford Taekwon-do was established in November 2000 with the assistance of Mr Mike Frost who at the time was a 1st Kup (Black Stripe) in Taekwon-do. He went on to achieve his 1^st Dan black belt in 2001 and was days away from his 2^nd Dan in 2003 when he was tragically killed in a motorbike accident. Although this was a huge blow, his memory lives on and has unified the club and made it much stronger.

Stoke Gifford Taekwon-do now has a team of assistants and helpers, who help Miss Burridge with the running and teaching of the club. Brad May, Bruce Wembridge & Alison May are but to name a few.

Miss Burridge started Taekwon-do in 1988 and has achieved many awards and honours throughout her Taekwon-do career. A regular in both national and international tournaments, she achieved the title of World Champion in Musical patterns in 1998 and a silver medal at the 2004 World Championships in South Korea. She most recently followed this with a second World title at the 2007 World Championships in Birmingham , England.

Miss Burridge is now passing on her tournament knowledge to her many students, some of whom are already in her footsteps and have already gone on to succeed at national & international level.

Stoke Gifford TKD is part of LTUK

Miss Burridge competing at the  2007 World Championships

Mr Mike Frost performing his legendary splits kick

Stoke Gifford club triumphant after a competition