Taekwondo Champions

Well done to sisters Thrishannya (Form 2) and Yoshanya (Primary 4) who both recently won gold medals in their events at the Taekwondo State Championships. Both girls represented KTJ at the event and they competed against 96 other schools from Negeri Sembilan. See below for some facts about our Taekwondo Champions.

When did Thrishannya and Yoshanya take up taekwondo?
Thrishannnya - started training since she was 5 years old and her first tournament was when she was 6 years old (2012)
Youshanya - started training since she was 5 years old and her first tournament was when she was 6 years old (2015) 

How many days a week do they train?
Main training with the coach (JAGOH Takewando Academy, under the guidance of Master Selvamuthu and Master Thilagawaty) is twice a week, every Saturday 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm & Wednesday 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
They do training on their own at home for 30 minutes every day (whenever possible).
Extra training with the coach when they have a tournament approaching. 


What is their biggest achievement in taekwondo so far? 

Thrishannya - the recent 16 WATA INTERNATIONAL TAKEWANDO CHAMPIONSHIP - JAPAN  - 2018 (GOLD)
Yoshanya - MBW Junior Takewando Championship in 2016 (GOLD)

Do they have any upcoming competitions?
Thrishannya -  12th KOKO KRUNCH JUNIOR TAKEWANDO CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL will be her next upcoming tournament after qualifying by winning the Bronze Medal in the Central Zone in  March 2018  

What is their next taekwondo goal?
Both Thrishannya & Yoshanya are hopping to continue to participate in many more tournaments locally and also at international level. They hope that one day be they can represent the state in SUKMA and eventually represent their country.