



Master Pat Donnelly The
chief instructor at Powerhouse is Master Pat Donnelly (5th Dan). Pat
has been training in TKD for about 18 years, initially in Germany and
for the last 13 years in Britain. He has been teaching for the past 10
years firstly at Southampton University under Master Graham Jones, and
then in Powerhouse club at Westbourne/Thorney
Island/Havant/Swanmore.
He is a 5th dan black belt and continues to train with Grandmaster Mark
Biddlecombe. Pat has also trained with a number of other
internationally recognised TKD instructors (Grandmaster Lindsay
Lawrence, Master Pschorr Meyer, Grandmaster Kwon Jae Hwa, Grandmaster
Cha Sok Park and Grandmaster Park Hae Man). In 2000 he attended and
received accreditation from the World TaeKwonDo Seoul Academy
International Instructors course held in Korea. Pat normally
instructs on a Monday and Wednesday night in Havant and on a Tuesday in
Swanmore. He also instructs at Portsmouth University on Thursdays
and Sundays. |
Stephen Butlin |
Darren Bailey Darren
is a 3rd Dan Black belt who has predominantly trained with Powerhouse
TKD. He has trained with many instructors including Master Pat
Donnelly, Stephen Butlin, Master Brian Hussey, Grandmaster Mark
Biddlecombe and Master Gerry Reilly. He has also attended seminars with
Grandmaster Lindsay Lawrence and Grandmaster Park Hae Man and other
masters.Darren has successfully competed in both local and national sparring and patterns competitions. He normally trains and instructs on a Tuesday and Thursday in Swanmore and is the lead instructor for the Wednesday evening session in Swanmore. His other sporting interests include competitive running in events from 5k to Marathon and he is also a keen cyclist. To help avoid injuries Darren recognises the importance of strength training and stretching and devotes time for a few sessions a week for each. Darren’s other interests that impact on Tae Kwon Do and sport in general are optimising nutrition for health and fitness, sport psychology and developing mental training techniques to help performance and focus. |
Tessa Philpott Tessa
has trained in Tae Kwon Do with the Powerhouse club for five years and
is a first dan black belt. She has successfully competed in both local and national
poomsae competitions.She has trained under Stephen Butlin, Master Pat Donnelly, Master Brian Hussey, Grandmaster Mark Biddlecombe. She has also attended a seminar with Grandmaster Park Hae Man. Tessa normally trains and instructs on a Tuesday and Thursday in Swanmore and is also an instructer for the Wednesday evening session in Swanmore. |