Malawian Taekwondo athlete, Sergeant Yamikani Guba who is with the British military has won gold medal at the Ultimate Open Championships held on Sunday, October 17 at the Metrodome Leisure centre in Barnsley. This was the first championship in over 18 months that were suspended due to CoVID-19 and Guba represented the British […]
Malawian UK-based Taekwondo Master Yamikani Guba, who is captain for the British Army Taekwondo team since 2010, has successfully passed the World Taekwondo Kukkiwon 5th Degree/Dan Black Belt.
The grading was held in Aldershot at the Combat Sports Centre on June 25, which was conducted by a panel of highly graded Masters that includes head coach and director of Wessex Taekwondo senior Master John Harrison.
Master Yamikani Guba
Master Harrison is also the head coach the the UK Armed Forces Taekwondo team, which is the highest ranked in the British Army.
Master Guba said he was “humbled and proud to be the first Malawian on the world map in Taekwondo grades”.