Martial art calms councillor down

Taekwondo keeps me calm in meetings says Councillor Wynne

A North West councillor says he has found the perfect way of taking the heat out of council chamber debates.

Robert Wynne, leader of Blackpool Council's Liberal Democrats, believes the Korean martial art taekwondo can help as tempers rise in the chamber.

"I can keep calm by using the power of my mind I have acquired through taekwondo," said Councillor Wynne.

The 47-year-old said some of his fellow councillors could benefit from the discipline and exercise it provides.

"There's a lot of unfit councillors, not just in Blackpool. I think they could all do with looking after themselves."

Councillor Wynne first got involved in the sport two and a half years ago as a way of helping to keep his family fit.

"All the kids have taken to it, and really stuck at it, as has my wife and myself."