
Howard Sargeant 3rd Dan WTF
Central Academy Instructor
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STARTED TRAINING
2000
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FAVOURITE TECHNIQUE
the palm-heel chin strike from the pattern keumgang
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BEST TKD ACHIEVEMENT
not dying after two and a half hours' non-stop training at Hansung High School in Seoul in 2007
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ULTIMATE TKD GOAL
to feel relaxed and comfortable performing any technique
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LIKES & DISLIKES
likes: long days at the beach with my family
dislikes: litter; rudeness; bad remakes of classic films
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MEMORABLE TKD MOMENTS
practicing patterns in the grounds of Waljeong-sa temple at 5 am , in the dark, during the UTA visit to Korea in 2007
getting two ribs broken by a player 20 years my junior in the Scottish Cup in 2004
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ANY OTHER INTERESTS
cinema; cooking
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FAVOURITE FILMS -
too many to pick just one, but a top ten would include It's a Wonderful Life , Jaws , The Shawshank Redemption , Jacques Tati's Monsieur Hulot's Holiday and something by Hitchcock, probably Vertigo or North by Northwest , although I've also got a soft spot for The Lady Vanishes
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FAVOURITE SINGER/BAND
Van Morrison



