A DRUMCHAPEL taekwondo instructor has expressed his "admiration" for his students after they achieved success on the national stage once again.

FORCE Taekwon-do attended the T-UK British Championships in Coventry last weekend.

Twelve members of the team took part in the tournament, competing in two categories each.

(Image: FORCE Taekwon-do) Highlights included six-year-old Cole McCallister winning two silver medals in just his third competition, while Louis Burke, Cruz McColl and Jo Wilson were all crowned British Champions.

It comes after the club previously had success at the ITF Scotland National Championships back in May.

Ethan Donnelly, instructor and founder of the group, explained the work the students put in.

He said: "I’m immensely proud of my team and what they have achieved.

"We celebrated our three-year anniversary of our club at our annual awards night on October 5 and I got emotional about how far we have come in such a short space of time.

"We are currently ranking among the top three clubs in the country at most major events.

"This is unheard of for such a young group, with many clubs running for 20-30 years before getting to that level.

"It’s nice to see a local Drumchapel club achieve success and be recognised nationally.

"We are becoming very well known on the competition circuit and that’s down to the dedication of everyone involved."

(Image: FORCE Taekwon-do) Ethan was also keen to praise the contribution of the parents involved in the club.

He continued: "The support we get from parents is nothing less than exceptional.

"They put their full faith in me to bring out the best in these kids and I couldn’t be more appreciative of the help they give me and the other coaches.

"When one of us wins the full team does. We say it all the time but it really is a family."

Despite the recent success, the wheels keep turning for the club.

(Image: FORCE Taekwon-do) Ethan detailed future plans for the group and what they have coming up.

He added: "Our competition team started with just five people when we opened and now it’s grown to over 30 students.

"The same can be said for our non-competitive members, we have managed to grow to over 150 people at the club and that’s down to the reputation that we have built within the community. 

"Next week we see British Champion, Louis Burke, and Vice British Champion, Ethan Coyle, travel to London alongside myself to compete in the ITFU European Championships.

"I have high hopes for these boys and hopefully we come back with the European win.

"The grind doesn’t stop for our team there as the following week we will be travelling to Limerick to compete in the Irish National Championships, where some of our team will be trying to defend their titles and others fighting for that top spot to add a title to their belt."