Jon spent much of 2003/4 away from Dorset traveling around the world, during this time he spent several months training with ATI Martial Arts in Perth Australia, and even managed to join the Dorset clubs for a trip to Korea. While training in Perth he made many friends, and has the opportunity to train with many high quality TaeKwonDo players, including members of the Australian national squad. The nicest surprise with training here was the comparability of the training, it really brought home the international status of the sport, to travel half way around the globe this level of similarity makes you feel at home very quickly.

Jon has competed in many competitions, and despite consistently putting in strong performances has repeatedly proved that he is far too nice, buy failing to take advantage of those killer opportunities. He is however making a greater impact as a referee, having refereed at several national and even international competitions.

Jon on the Waves

Above: Jon Vaughan in action Dorset TKD Open 2004