Pictured (left) with fellow World Champion colleague, Corinne Sri-Widada (right).
Sophie Barnett started life in our martial arts club as a mum watching her two young children go through the Little Dragon 4-6yr old programme. She then decided to give it ago too. Soon the whole family were training together. Little did she know that from her days as a nervous coloured belt, would she become a World Champion black belt, and that her daughter would soon follow her footsteps to become a World Champion too 4 years later, in 2014.
Sophie has immersed herself into the South Hams Martial Arts club, first training at the Kingsbridge club, then becoming an Instructor for the 4-6yr old programme, Little Dragons for many years.
She has many medals under her belt over the years with her biggest wins coming back from the World Championships in 2010, held in Korea, with a Bronze for Sparring and Gold for Patterns. Since then she has been ranked in the top 3 in the UK, gaining a free pass to the local leisure centre to help her with any extra training requirements, alongside several of her colleagues.
2013/14 - GB Assistant Coach
In 2013/14 she became one of the Assistant UK squad coaches, and helped coach at the 2014 World Championships in Rome, where her 14 year old daughter also came back as World Champion with 4 medals in total.
2016 - Team Coach for the July 2016 World Championships
2016 - October graded to become 4th Degree Black Belt and International Instructor.
You will often see Sophie training or instructing at any of the clubs at Totnes, Dartmouth and Kingsbridge, where she continues to train and encourage her daughter.
Sophie has immersed herself into the South Hams Martial Arts club, first training at the Kingsbridge club, then becoming an Instructor for the 4-6yr old programme, Little Dragons for many years.
She has many medals under her belt over the years with her biggest wins coming back from the World Championships in 2010, held in Korea, with a Bronze for Sparring and Gold for Patterns. Since then she has been ranked in the top 3 in the UK, gaining a free pass to the local leisure centre to help her with any extra training requirements, alongside several of her colleagues.
2013/14 - GB Assistant Coach
In 2013/14 she became one of the Assistant UK squad coaches, and helped coach at the 2014 World Championships in Rome, where her 14 year old daughter also came back as World Champion with 4 medals in total.
2016 - Team Coach for the July 2016 World Championships
2016 - October graded to become 4th Degree Black Belt and International Instructor.
You will often see Sophie training or instructing at any of the clubs at Totnes, Dartmouth and Kingsbridge, where she continues to train and encourage her daughter.