1. Club details
 1.1. Club name
Megaforce Black Belt Academy 1.2. Martial Arts Discipline
Master West's Combat Taekwondo 1.3. Club location
Branches at: Empangeni and Richards Bay – KZN 2.1. Club Highlights
To run with a fully South Africanised martial arts system 2.2.Club's best achievement
More than 16 medals at Africa Taekwondo Association national Championships held in Pretoria in 2004! 2.3.Number of schools
3 schools - Heuweland - Empangeni Empangeni Health and fitness Centre - Empangeni Arboretum - Richards Bay 2.4. Number of students
Empangeni 45 students Richards Bay 25 students Total 70 3.1. Assistant coaches
Helena Herman - Ist degree Black Belt decided 3.2. Types of coaching ( weapons, self-defence, tournament fighting etc.)
The Master West's Combat Taekwondo system includes traditional weapons in the coloured belt and Black belt syllabus. we train coloured belts in Nun chaku, short stick as well as bo-staff basic techniques as well as having complete weapons forms. Weapons forms are also an integral part of our style's tournaments. Self defence techniques are also included in the curriculum and this is complemented with sparring segments for each belt level. Full contact as well as light sparring is available to all belt levels. Combat forms (katas) are taught for each belt level. These forms combine the best of both worlds ie. traditional as well as contemporary taekwondo and street wise combat techniques. 3.3. What special training and preparation do you implement before a big tournament or fight?
I focus on the physical as well as the mental. The physical involves lots of free sparring, stretching and bag work. Training and coaching under tournament conditions is also important. I try to put the students against stronger opponents in the Dojo in order to pick up the level of their "game". As an instructor I try and enhance the strong techniques of each individual just prior to the tournament as well as make them aware of their weak points. mentally. I really hammer on the positive approaches that improve self confidence and motivation. I use techniques such as visualisation and positive behaviour reinforcement. 4. Some details on the founder of your specific Martial Art.
Our organisation's name is the Africa taekwondo Association and the system we present is the Master West's Combat Taekwondo system. The founder of this organisation and style is Master Richard Lawrence West. Master West is a respected South African Martial Artist with a long pedigree stretching over more than 25 years. With his experience in karate, kyokushinkai karate, professional kickboxing and taekwondo it was decided in 1998 to form a truly and 'proudly "South African" combat taekwondo style. For the ultimate South African Martial experience check out website on www.masterwest.org.za
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Yours truly 2. Instructors details
1.1. Instructor's name
Andrew Patrick Mengel
1.2. DOB
27 September 1964
1.3. Place of Birth
Carletonville – Gauteng
1.4. Instructor's age
40 years
1.5. Instructor's grade
3rd Degree Black Belt with the World Traditional Taekwondo Union
4 th Degree Black Belt with the Africa Taekwondo Association
2.1.Instructor number of years associated with the martial arts.
I have been training as a student for the last 15 years
I have been a club owner and Instructor for the last ten years.
2.2. Experience in other martial arts
I am on the CIP programme with Morne Swanpoel's Jeet Kune Do High Performance Street Fighting system. I am running a training group in the Empangeni/Richards Bay region
2.3 Instructor's personal career highlights
-Coming 6 th in the 1st Degree Black Belt division at the American Taekwondo Association/World Traditional Taekwondo Union and Songahm Taekwondo Federation World Championships in the United States of America in July 1996.
- Winning various Africa Taekwondo Association South African titles over the years.
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