Instructors
Johann de Silva
Johann de Silva
Johann de Silva has been the personal student of the Secretary General of the ITF, Master Trevor Nicholls, since the age of fifteen, and has had the privilege of representing the UK for over ten years, captaining the UK Taekwon-Do Team at the ITF World Championships in South Korea in 2004. He has been National Taekwon-Do Champion and a medallist at both European and World Championship level.
Mr de Silva opened the first De Silva Taekwon-Do academy in October 1998, at St James Church Centre in Wembley. The academy, now run by Mr Richar Moore, remains the traditional home of De Silva Taekwon-Do, and its students – the “Warriors”.
Mr de Silva is the Chief Instructor of the Black Belt Institute and personally responsible for training all black belts and senior grades. Since the first academy opened in 1998, he has trained more than twenty –five black belts from complete beginner to Dan grade.
In 2006 he was appointed coach of the National Junior Boys Taekwon-Do Team successfully leading them to Euopean and World Championship gold.
Titles and Awards
International
2007 ITF World Championships (Birmingham, England) – Bronze (Team Destruction)
2006 ITF Australasian Championships (Geelong, Australia) – Gold (Individual Patterns)
2006 ITF Australasian Championships (Geelong, Australia) – Gold (Team Sparring)
2006 ITF European Championships (Wetzler, Germany) – Bronze (Individual Sparring)
2005 USTF World Championships (Florida, USA) – Silver (Individual Patterns)
2005 USTF World Championships (Florida, USA) – Silver (Individual Sparring)
2005 USTF World Championships (Florida, USA) – Gold (Team Destruction)
2003 Master Choi Cup (Toronto, Canada) - Silver (Individual Sparring)
2003 Norwegian Open (Bergen, Norway) – Bronze (Individual Sparring)
National
2005 ITF UK Championships – Silver (Individual Sparring)
2004 Imperial British Championships – Gold (Individual Sparring)
2000 Imperial English Championships – Gold (Individual Destruction)
2000 Imperial English Championships – Gold (Individal Patterns)
Richard Moore
Richard Moore, ITF 3rd Degree Black Belt joined the De Silva Taekwon-do Academy in January 2002. Having originally began his training in Northampton, making 2010 his ninth year learning the art. Under the personal tutelage of Mr Johann De Silva (5th Degree Black belt), Mr Moore has won medals at both National and International level, in sparring, patterns and special technique.
In 2009 under Mr De Silva’s guidance, Mr Moore took on the Chief Instructorship at the West London Academy, in Wembley, and assists in the development of the club.
Titles and Awards
International
2006 ITF European Championships (Wetzler, Germany) – Silver (Black Belt special technique)
Scottish Open (2005) – Bronze (Individual Black Belt Sparring)
National
2008 Imperial British Championships Gold (Individual Black Belt Patterns)
2006 Imperial British Championships Bronze (Individual Black Belt Patterns)
2005 Imperial British Championships Gold (Individual Black Belt Special Technique)
2005 Imperial British Team Championships “Battle Royale” – Bronze
2004 Imperial British Championships Silver (Individual Black Belt Patterns)
2004 Imperial British Championships Bronze (Individual Black Belt Sparring)
Other Awards
De Silva Taekwon-Do “Student of the Year” (2004-2005)
