GLASGOW SOUTH TKD INSTRUCTORS
STEPHEN DOOLEY
Stephen began his martial arts training in 1980 in Kickboxing which was known then as Full Contact Karate under Mr Billy Richardson. He achieved his Black Belt before the club closed down.
In 1985, Stephen joined the TAGB (Tae Kwon-Do Association of Great Britain) at the Parkhead Club in Glasgow under Mr Pat Mallon.
Stephen regularly trained and competed throughout his time under Mr Mallon, successfully passing his First Degree Black Belt under Master Hee Il Cho in 1988.
After Mr Mallon moved to the USA, Stephen trained under Mr Tom Clarke and then Mr Jim Love who is still his Instructor at Cumbernauld TAGB.
In October 2018 he was promoted to 6th Degree Black Belt by the TAGB Grading Panel.
Stephen has previously been a member of the TAGB Scottish National team and has competed both Nationally and Internationally.
Stephen is a qualified Instructor and Referee and is actively involved in officiating at Local, National and International tournaments. He is Disclosure Scotland PVG cleared, first aid trained and fully insured.
Stephen has also trained in Boxing, Muay Thai and Silat Ikhtiar.
Along with Kate Warillow, Stephen opened Glasgow South Tae Kwon-Do in 2015 and the club continues to go from strength to strength.
KATE WARRILOW
Kate began training in Tae Kwon-Do in Cumbernauld in February of 2002. She was actively involved with both the Traditional and Competitive Sporting aspects of Tae Kwon-Do.
Kate competed in a number of competitions and, in 2003, became a junior Scottish Champion.
Kate joined the TAGB as a red belt under Mr Jim Love who remains her Instructor.
Kate successfully passed her First Degree Black Belt in April 2006 and became a TAGB British Junior Black Belt Champion in 2007.
Throughout her time learning Tae Kwon-Do, Kate has always made herself available to assist with teaching lower grade students. She undertook the TAGB Instructor Courses and became a fully qualified Instructor in 2015 and currently teaches at Glasgow South Tae Kwon-Do.
In April 2017 Kate passed her 4th Degree Black Belt.
