Marianna

Assistant Coach Marianna is a primary school teacher, as well a 2nd Dan Kukkiwon black belt and has been training Taekwondo since 2005. As an active Poomsae competitor, Marianna has won numerous medals in individual, pairs and teams on a national level, and has also medalled in major university championships across the UK. Marianna is a qualified class 3 national Judge for Poomsae & Freestyle. She has recently had experience managing a large student delegation at the recent European University Games in Poland as assistant team manager, and frequently attends seminars organised by British Taekwondo to improve her knowledge and skills. Both Marianna and Fabian are current board members of the British Student Taekwondo Federation, organising the British Universities and College Sport (BUCS) Taekwondo championship series 2022/23.

Fabian

Head Coach Fabian is a 4th Dan Kukkiwon black belt and has been training Taekwondo since 2007, and is a licensed instructor in the UK and Germany. He has worked with children from the age of 4 in various clubs in Germany, Slovenia and the UK, and in 2015 obtained a special instructors license for schools in Germany. Additionally, Fabian has spent more than 13 years as a Poomsae (patterns) competitor, competing nationally and internationally, and medalling at a national level and student competitions (most recently placing 5th at the European University Games 2022 in Poland). He is currently a member of the GBR National Poomsae Team. He also has spent three years as a class 2 national Judge for Poomsae & Freestyle in the UK, showing that his knowledge goes well beyond the standard Taekwondo syllabus. Both Fabian and Marianna are current board members of the British Student Taekwondo Federation, organising the British Universities and College Sport (BUCS) Taekwondo championship series 2022/23.

Welcome

Hello and welcome to the website of Taekwondo Team Saja. On this website, you will find out who we are and what we do. To access our additional training material like our syllabus or training videos please click on the link above to access our TTS HUB. Our Current Training Time: Due to our recent move we have permanently closed all Birmingham branches.

About Taekwondo Team Saja (TTS) was founded in October 2017 so that five athletes from three different German clubs could compete as on team at the WTF tournament Gaiana Trophy in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Founder and coach Fabian set up the team together with Lea Wietschorke, Rilana Wörner, Daniel Rau and Ameli Wörner. After the tournament Taekwondo Team Saja acted as a community of Taekwondo athletes to share knowledge between clubs and athletes. In 2018, founder Fabian moved to Birmigham and during the Covid-19 pandemic Taekwondo Saja offered online training plans and sessions for members from many different clubs in Germany and the UK. In August 2021 Taekwondo Team Saja became a licensed and registered club with British Taekwondo and started training in Grove Hall in Harborne. TTS is part of the United Taekwondo Association (UTA), a group of clubs lead by Grandmaster Shin (9th Dan). As such all our members enjoy the benefits of being part of the UTA, such as seminars, dan-gradings and Poomsae squad training.

‘Wearing a black belt does not mean you are invicible… It means you never gave up, worked past the pain, overcame the disappointments, didn´t cave in to your doubts, faced your fears, and learned enough to realise how little you actually know.’ - Unknown