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Chief Instructor

"When I started training 25 years ago, I never thought I would have become an Instructor to World Champions, meet the Founder of Taekwon-do and this year celebrate 21 years of Kingsbridge Taekwon-do. What a fab and unexpected journey that martial arts has taken me on"
PictureWorld Champs 2018 Downtime in Buenos Aires
Lesley McGhie, 5th Degree - South Hams Martial Arts Chief Instructor

Trained in Fitness & Leisure Management
Originally trained at the Scottish School of PE, and attaining a BA Degree, Lesley then went on to work in Leisure Centres in Glasgow, London and Devon. After gaining her Management Diploma at Exeter, she became Marketing Manager and Fitness Adviser in local leisure centres. She is trained in children's fitness and qualified in various other fitness related areas and sports coaching, as well as being a first aid tutor/assessor.
Rowing Champion
In her first main sport, Lesley became the first ever female member to join the Clydesdale Rowing club in Glasgow. She then went on to row internationally as well as representing Scotland, being National Championship and medal winner for many years. She also officiated at the 13th Commonwealth Games for her sport.
Taekwon-do & Kick Boxing
When she moved to Devon she started Taekwon-do, and in this time has become a Fully Qualified Instructor and opened up schools throughout the South Hams. In 1998 she represented England in the World championships at Birmingham.
In 2000 she trained in a seminar taught by the Founder of Taekwon-do, Major General Choi, 9th Degree, and was even more privileged to be invited to an inaugeration dinner with the Major General.
In 2005, Lesley trained with the Founders son, President Choi, Jung Hwa in Atlantic City.
2007 she was an official at the ITF World Championships in Birmingham, and helped coach her students at the Worlds in Korea, 2010, Rome in 2014 and Brighton 2016. In all four Worlds, the club has come back with World Champions and medal winners.
In October 2016 Lesley graded to become a 5th Degree Black Belt.
July 2018 attends World Champs in Argentina as coach for club member representing Team GB, who wins two Bronze Medals and one Silver Medal.
Teaching
Lesley has been teaching and instructing all her life, whether it was volunteering as leader in Scout Groups, teaching in various sports including swimming, trampolining, orienteering and rowing, teaching and lecturing at local colleges and schools about the leisure industry, teaching  as a National Standards Instructor in Bikeability, mainly working with the Plymouth Schools Sports Partnership, as a Martial Arts Instructor and also a qualified First Aid Tutor, running regular courses in the South Hams, as well as running courses for groups throughout the UK.
If interested in Learn 2 Ride, Bikeability, Free Adult cycle confidence sessions, First Aid for Mental Health, First Aid at Work, Paediatric First Aid etc then Contact Lesley@southhamstraining.co.uk for more info.


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In Korea with head of Dragon Martial Arts, Mr Kevin McCabe, 6th Degree.
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Winning in a team championships with colleague Merwyn Davies and student Julie Stocks.
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Best Graded Black Belt Award, when achieving 3rd Degree.
Qualification Portfolio

Insurance & Registration
  • BTC Instructor Insurance Certificate - March 2019/2020
  • BTC Registered Instructor (Expiry 21/03/2020)
Safeguarding
  • DBS/PVG Reference no. -001567344868 - vetted on March 2018
  • Hayes Safeguarding & Child Protection Certificate Expire Sept 2019
  • Safeguarding Instructor
First Aid
  • ​AED &CPR Instructor Certificate June 2018
  • Outdoor First Aid Instructor Certificate (Expiry 07/07/2020)
  • Anaphylaxis Instructor Certificate (Expiry 22/07/2019)
  • Airway Management Instructor Qualification
  • First Aid Instructor Certificate (Expiry 20/07/2019)
  • Oxygen Instructor Certificate (Expiry 22/07/2019)
  • Assessing Qualification
  • Catastrophic Bleed Instructor Qualification
  • First Aid for Mental Health Instructor - May 2019
​Teaching & Assessing
  • IQA Qualification
  • PTTLS Teaching Qualification
  • First Aid Assessor
Other
  • UK Anti Doping Accredited Advisor
  • Fitness Advisor
  • BA Hons - Sport in the Community
  • Diploma - Management Studies
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    • Instructors >
      • Lesley McGhie 5th Degree
      • Corinne Sri-Widada 4th Degree
      • Sophie Barnett 4th Degree
      • Claire Pote 4th Degree
      • Tamzin Goodwin 3rd Degree
      • Adam Pratt 2nd Degree
      • Jo Gendall 2nd Degree
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