Archives 2014

Saturday 8th November saw GMAC competitors make another early start, this time to travel south to the North of England along with our friends from Pro-Edge and Howden.

The team set off at 6.30am for the last tournament of the year at the Walker Activity Dome in Newcastle.  The tournament was a success for GMAC with a small team of six competitors we collected 11 medals; 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 5 Bronze to bring home.

 

The results are as follows;

Patterns:  Ross Cowan (Bronze)

Sparring: Jay Jervis (Gold), Iain O’Hare (Gold), Jaimie Singleton (Silver), Kieran Cain (Silver), Ross Cowan (Bronze) & Megan Brown (Bronze)

Special Technique:  Jay Jervis (Silver) & Kieran Cain (Bronze)

Power:  Megan Brown (Gold) & Kieran Cain (Bronze).
Congratulations to all who took part, and thank you to the organising committee from Taekwon-Do Association of England for inviting us along to a very well ran tournament.  We look forward to making the journey again next year!

Our 2014 Annual Awards will take place on 29th November at the Bellshill Hilton Hotel.  This is our first Annual Awards Ceremony and will be a Formal event, with Black Tie Dress Code (just like the Oscar’s).  Just like the Oscar’s we will have a red carpet and photographer throughout the evening as well as kids entertainment.

 

The evening will start with a three course meal, and move on to the awards for each school to include; Student Choice, Instructor Choice, Competitor of the Year and Black Belt Degree Presentation’s.

 

 

 

 

 

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We would like to announce the following nominee’s for each award (in no particular order);

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STUDENT’S CHOICE AWARD

ITF Kids

Livingston:  Ethan Ho, Ava Reid and Zach Cannon

 

Little Ninja’s

Bellshill:  Diya Babu, Marcus Byrne and Zara Bell

Livingston:  Kevin Williams, Morris Brown, Lois Lord & Sophie Hunter

Wishaw:  Ruben Pearson, Gray Nisbet and Nathan Cowan

Viewpark: Ciaran Brown, Dominic Brown and Ryan Reid

 

Kickin’ Kid’s

Bellshill:  Katie Gracie, Kyle Yilmaz and Evan Kelman

Livingston:  Kelbie Mabon, Conor Linkston and Adam Wright

Wishaw:  Ross McGahey, Sonnie Scade and Dylan McMaster

Viewpark:  Jon Rafferty, Lewis Gilchrist and Kai Allison

 

Junior Taekwon-Do

Bellshill:  Carmen Cole, Lewis Fern and Josh Miller

Livingston:  Ciaran Livingstone, Karys Taylor, Take Hirooka and Scott Hay

Wishaw:  Hayden McAvoy, Ross Kellechan and Ethan McKenna

Viewpark:  Colin Cupples, Callum Gilchrist and Ben Melrose

 

Senior Taekwon-Do

Bellshill:  Patricia Doyle, David Doyle and Susan Morrice

Livingston:  Kathleen Bow, Roxanne Clarke and Martin Smillie

Wishaw:  Kieran Cain, James Murphy and Ross Strathearn

Viewpark:  John Melrose, Graham Brown and Barry Gordon

 

Kickboxing

Livingston:  Kirsti Scott, James Hood and Carla MacGregor

 

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INSTRUCTOR’S CHOICE AWARD

ITF Kids

Livingston:  Ethan Ho, Eilidh Watts and Zach Cannon

 

Little Ninja’s

Bellshill:  Diay Babu, Shay Condron and Ryan MacTavish

Livingston:  Kieran Farrell, Jack Pllu and Sophie Hunter

Wishaw:  Nathan Cowan, Junior Bett and Cameron Boyd

Viewpark:   Harry Muir, Millie Lappin and Ryan Reid

 

Kickin’ Kids

Bellshill:  Callum Houston, Alisha Freeland and Connor Fyffe

Livingston:  Alexander Skwierz, Callum Bruce and Adam Wright

Wishaw:  Declan McAvoy, Charlie Harkin and Dylan McMaster

Viewpark:  Kimberley Fraser, Kai Allison and Bath Gordon

 

Junior Taekwon-Do

Bellshill:  Rebecca Burns, Meggan Carrol and Kiran Babu

Livingston:  Cerys Turner, Donatella Fargnoli and Angus McDonald

Wishaw:  Ross Kellechan, Hayden McAvoy and Ryan McMenemy

Viewpark:  Callum Gilchrist, Colin Cupples and Ben Melrose

Tollcross:  Jacob Ciantar, Lauren Watson and Daniel Brown

 

Senior Taekwon-Do

Bellshill:  Allan Tonner, Courtney Carroll and Iain Stewart

Livingston:  Sharon Cheyne, Roxane Taylor and Aaron Walker

Wishaw:  Stuart Adair, Martin McGahey and Ross Cowan

Viewpark:  Barry Gordon, John Melrose and Graham Brown

Tollcross;  John Rafferty, Robin McChesney and Robert Parsons

 

Kickboxing

Livingston:  Rafal Rychcik, Desi Athanasiadou and Andy Thomson

 

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COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR

Competitor of the Year is based on a points throughout the year.  Each competition attended earns the student 1 point, with additional points for each medal;  Gold (3 points), Silver (2 points) and Bronze (1 point).

 

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BLACK BELT PRESENTATION

Presentations will be made for those who were promoted to Black Belt over the past year.  To be announced on the evening.

 

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TENET AWARD

Each school also have the opportunity to make an award based around one of the Tenets of Taekwon-Do.  There are five Tenets;  Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self-Control and Indomitable Spirit.  This award can be issued for one of the above Tenets.

 

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After the awards presentations we will continue the evening with a raffle and disco.

Those who have purchased tickets please ensure you have given your instructor your menu choice for the evening.  We look forward to another fantastic event.

 

 

 

GMAC held their recent Black Belt grading on Saturday 4th October.  Five students from GMAC schools took part in the grading alongside four students from Glasgow East School’s of TKD.

The grading panel consisted of Grand Master MacCallum 9th Degree (chair), Mr. McIlvaney 6th Degree, Mr. Shaw 6th Degree, Mrs. Timoney 5th Degree & Mrs. McIlvaney 4th Degree, with special guest on the day Mr. Robin Blair 6th Degree.  Mr. Doyle 4th Degree was the grading facilitator.

The grading began with a theory exam in the morning which lasted an hour.  After this the participants were given time to warm-up and revise their patterns etc before the practical exam commenced at 12 noon.  Their were 9 candidates in total who each had to perform 9 patterns up to their grade, as well as 1-step sparring, sparring, 2 vs 1 sparring, self-defence and a number of breaking techniques.

The grading itself took around 4 hours with the following students being successful.  A special mention to Mr. John Rafferty from our Tollcross school who received the grading award from the examination panel.

 

Promoted to 1st Degree

Connor Garland – Glasgow East

Rebecca Burns – GMAC

Karys Taylor – GMAC

Derek Cochrane – Glasgow East

John Rafferty – GMAC

 

Promoted to 2nd Degree

Aidan Timoney – Glasgow East

 

Promoted to 3rd Degree

Kerris Dickson – GMAC

Christopher Dickson – GMAC

Brian Anderson – Glasgow East

Dear Grand Masters, Masters, Instructors and Students,

RE: 100th INTERNATIONAL INSTRUCTORS’ – COURSE MARCH 13 – 15 2015 – ABERDEEN SCOTLAND 

On behalf of our Grand Master, Masters and Instructors of the International Taekwon-Do Federation – (Scotland) we are truly honoured to invite you to the 100th International Instructors Course (IIC), to be held in Aberdeen, Scotland, on March 13-15 2015, where the IIC Organising Committee for Scotland eagerly awaits to welcome the ITF Technical Committee of Grand Master Marano IX, Grand Master Bos IX and Grand Master Lan IX to the “Granite City” in North East of Scotland and also ITF Kids Programme Chair; Master Donato Nardizzi VIII. We also will be very privileged to host Master Clint Norman VIII, President of ITF Canada, who will be assisting the Grand Masters on the Course.

This is a momentous occasion for the ITF and for the ITF Technical Committee to have reached the milestone of 100 IIC’s, is truly a remarkable achievement for our ITF and its’ pursuit of excellence. As such we are thrilled that our President Grand Master Tratjenberg will also be in attendance along with the ITF Board of Directors.

It is also a momentous occasion for my hometown of Aberdeen, situated in the North East of Scotland, to have this milestone of excellence and we are truly humbled by the honour and we extend our welcome to our Taekwon-Do family here in Scotland and around the World to this 100th International Instructor Course.

Aberdeen’s official toast is:

“Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again – Bon Accord!” 

is very synonymous with our friendship within the ITF and its many events when we all come together, but this time it is very special to us as we are your hosts for this very special weekend and we hope you can make the journey to this lovely part of Scotland.

On behalf of the ITF Scotland Organising Committee

Master Gordon Wallace VIII

Chair IIC Scotland 2015

 

100th IIC Information Package

IIC SCOTLAND 2015 Individual Application

Both Bellshill and Wishaw schools will be closed on Monday 29th September for the local public holiday.

All other classes are open as normal.  We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

On Sunday 21st September competitors from GMAC had an early start on their trip up to Aberdeen for the North East Challenge Cup hosted by NTA.  The morning started at 5am with the majority of the competitors taking the minibus up to the event.

The competition got off to a flying start with our first competitor of the day collecting a Silver medal in patterns, this continued with a total of 4 Golds, 7 Silver and 3 Bronze medals being won over the course of the day.

A huge thank you must go to Mr. John Munro who once again gave up his day not only to umpire at the event but also drive the minibus to Aberdeen and back.

Congratulations to all those who took part whether a medal was won or not, it takes courage to step on to the mats and put in your very best performance.  Well done!

 

NECC 2014 Results as follows;

 

		PATTERN	SPARRING	SPEC TECH	POWER
Gray Nisbet	Wishaw
Sonnie Scade	Wishaw	Silver
Jaimie Singleton	Wishaw		Gold
Hayden McAvoy	Wishaw		Bronze	Silver
Anton McMenemy	Wishaw		Bronze	Silver
Karys Taylor	Livingston
Jay Jervis	Livingston		Silver		Silver
Ethan McKenna	Wishaw	Bronze		Gold
Kieran Cain	Wishaw	Gold	Gold	Silver	Silver
Dylan McMaster	Wishaw
TOTAL MEDAL’S			4 GOLD	7 SILVER	3 BRONZE

Our Livingston classes have been re-arranged to the following schedule.  The changes will take effect from Monday 22nd September.  All students have received the updated schedule over the last two weeks, however should you wish to discuss any of these changes please do not hesitate to contact us via info@gmacmartialarts.co.uk or with Mrs. McIlvaney directly.

We look forward to seeing everyone next week.

 

 

Livingston Class Timetable

Monday’s

5.15pm – 6.00pm     Little Ninja (Class 1)

6.00pm – 7.00pm     Kickin Kids (Class 1)

7.00pm – 8.15pm     Senior Taekwon-Do

 

Tuesday’s

5.15pm – 6.00pm     Little Ninja’s (Class 2)

6.00pm – 7.00pm     Kickin Kids (Class 2)

7.00pm – 8.00pm     Junior / Teens Taekwon-Do

8.15pm – 9.30pm     Kickboxing

 

Wednesday’s

5.15pm – 6.00pm     Little Ninja (Class 1)

6.00pm – 7.00pm     Kickin Kids (Class 1)

7.00pm – 8.15pm     Senior Taekwon-Do

8.30pm – 9.30pm     Tactical Edge

 

Thursday’s

5.15pm – 6.00pm     Little Ninja’s (Class 2)

6.00pm – 7.00pm     Kickin Kids (Class 2)

7.00pm – 8.00pm     Junior / Teens Taekwon-Do

8.15pm – 9.30pm     Kickboxing

 

Friday’s

Gym Closed

 
Saturday’s

10.30am – 11.15am     ITF Taekwon-Do Kids

 

Sunday’s

Gym Closed

 

Our Bellshill school will be closed on Thursday 18th September as the Cultural Centre is used as a polling station for the Scottish Referendum.

All other classes/venue’s are open as normal.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.