David Price

I really enjoy my Tae Kwon-Do and love teaching.

When my dad took over the Mountsorrel TKD school in 2005 I would regularly join in on the classes to try and lead by example. I find students respond better when they can see their teacher getting stuck in and training rather than just standing at the front shouting at them.

When I first began my training there weren’t many junior students and I was expected to do everything the adults did. I think this was very important in developing my skills as no exceptions were made for age at that time.

When I attempted my black belt grading in 2001, I failed it. I was gutted, but got myself together and gave it another go, and in the October of that year I was awarded my black belt. When I was awarded my black belt, I was the youngest of my instructor’s students at that point to receive a black belt.

When I opened my first TKD school I was very nervous, and worried that no one would turn up to my demonstration and enrolment evening, but thankfully I had a big group and the school has been going ever since.