With the two-year countdown to Rio 2016 coming up and Olympic qualification points up for grabs, the seven strong squad of Manchester trained fighters are well aware of the importance of this latest World Grand Prix.
Aaron Cook has stated he feels happy with what he is doing, and although he has admitted that last year he has lost all eight of his pre-London 2012 sponsors he is now funded almost entirely by his parents who have ploughed well over £100,000 into his career.
Jade Jones was joined by Lutalo Muhammad, Michael Harvey and Jordan Gayle on the pitch during a Manchester United match to draw local publicity ahead of next weekend's inaugural World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Grand Prix.
Other British fighters in the main draw include Olympic champion Jade Jones in the -57kg division, European champion Michael Harvey and London Olympian Martin Stamper (both -68kg), and Bianca Walkden in the +67kg class.
The championships will mark Muhammad's first fight in the UK since he became Great Britain's first male Olympic taekwondo medallist last summer.
The event will run from December 13 to 15 at Manchester Central with eight different weight categories battling it out for vital qualification points ahead of Rio 2016.
The event will run from December 13 to 15 at Manchester Central with eight different weight categories battling it out for vital qualification points ahead of Rio 2016.
Jones, who lost in the first round at last month's Trelleborg Open in Sweden, beat Russian Daria Zhuravleva 13-11 to claim the -57kg title.
Bianca Walkden extended her unbeaten tournament run to four as she and team mate Damon Sansum struck gold on the final day of the Trelleborg Open in Sweden.
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