The second part of our inter club championships will take place on Sunday 12th June at GMAC Livingston. Entry forms are available now from your instructor or you can download below.
The closing date for entries is 7th June. Timetable will be given in advance of the event.
ITF Scotland 3 Masters Technical Seminar & Senior Degree Testing
18 June 2016
Dear Instructors and Candidates,
Please find enclosed details and forms in respect of the forthcoming IV degree and above, testing examination, to be held at the David McNairn Blackbelt Academy (DMBBA), 65 Baltic Street, Montrose, DD10 8ET. Saturday 18 June 2016. The day will include a Technical Seminar and lunch shall be provided, followed by the practical examination, followed by the graduation ceremony and graduation meal (if required).
Timetable of Events: Saturday 18 June
09:00 – 12:00 3 Masters Technical Seminar reviewing, sparring technique, pattern, self defence, power test, and pre-arranged sparring Pt1.
Theory test for our candidate(s)
To be held at Montrose Sports Centre in the activities room
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch & theory re-sit if required.
13:00 – 15:00 3 Masters Technical Seminar reviewing, sparring technique, pattern, self defence, power test, and pre-arranged sparring Pt2.
Additional training on any part of the examination that the candidate(s) request, with one (or more) of the Masters in attendance.
15:00 – 15:30 Grading candidate(s), examiners and seminar participants move to DMBBA. (5 min walk)
15:30 – 17:00 Examination(s) (DMBBA)
17:00 – 17:30 Exam Evaluation (DMBBA)
17:30 – 18:00 Graduation (DMBBA)
18:00 – close Graduation Meal (Optional and if applicable)
Please let your instructor know if you will be attending the graduation celebration meal.
The meal will be at the Peking Palace Chinese Restaurant, Forties Road, Montrose.
Notes:
Seminar fee: £25 per person
Applicant Notes – (all transactions to ITF Scotland must be electronic – no cash or hard copy)
If there are any further questions or queries please do not hesitate to ask.
Master David McNairn VII Deg
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ITFS Master Seminar Application
Dear Grand Master, Masters and Instructors,
INVITATION TO THE 2016 ITF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
On behalf of ITF England, I am pleased to invite you and your students to the 2016 ITF England Championships which will be hosted on behalf of ITF England by Mr. J. Archer and T-UK. The competition will be held on Saturday 9th July 2016 at Sports Connexion, Ryton On Dunsmore, Coventry. Entry is open to coloured belts and black belts who are members of ITF England.
Please find attached the official invitation from Mr. Archer which contains all competition details and application instructions. Also attached is a copy of the School Entry Form. This is a 2-page spreadsheet, for both competitors as well as umpires and coaches. A copy of the revised poster is also attached – please note the change of venue for the competition.
Entries should be returned by the deadline of Friday 1st July 2016.
Yours in Taekwon-Do,
Mrs. Patricia Gray
Secretary
ITF England
ITFE Champs 2016 Invitation -v7
ITFE Championships 2016 School Entry Form-v1
ITFE National Tournament Rules V2-Final May 2016
Congratulations to our newest Black Belts, Mr. Hayden McAvoy and Mr. Anton McMenemy on their promotion today at the grading in Livingston. Alongside Mr. McAvoy and Mr. McMenemy, six other black belts from GMAC sought promotion to higher degree’s. All were successful in their goal today, earning new degree’s.
Full results;
Hayden McAvoy, Anton McMenemy, Rebecca Leishman (GSMA) & Kevin Conry (GSMA).
Ethan McKenna, Megan Brown, Melissa Brown, Gary McAvoy, James Murphy & Craig McDonald (GSMA).
Jason Munro.
All were promoted under the grading panel today consisting of Grand Master MacCallum IX, Mr. John McIlvaney VI, Mr. Garry Shaw VI and Mrs. Jackie Timoney V. The exam today was narrated by Mr. John Munro IV.
Photo’s of the day can be found on our Facebook page here.
The next black belt grading will be held in November.
The 2016 West Lothian Open took place on Sunday 22nd May, once again in Armadale Academy. The event saw not only competitors from across Scotland take part but groups from the North of England (TAE), and North West Spirit (Liverpool) also compete.
330 competitors took part ranging in age from 4 years old to 73! Congratulations to Mr. Baxter from MWBA, at 73 years young, taking Silver in the Pattern category for +36 years Male Yellow Belts.
This year saw a record 68 participants from GMAC take part, wining 27 Golds, 23 Silver, and 40 Bronze between them.
Congratulations to our medals winners:
Adrian Lewicki (Pattern), Cailtin Hughes (Pattern), Hayden McAvoy (Pattern), Jason Munro (Pattern), Desi Anthanasiadou (Pattern), John Rafferty (Pattern), Mhairi Crookston (Pattern), Lawa Rahim (Pattern), Robert Parsons (Power), John Melrose (Power), Jaimie Singleton (Sparring), Ethan McEwan (Sparring), Cailtin Hughes (Sparring), Christopher Nicol (Sparring), Gareth Robb (Sparring), Iain O’Hare (Sparring), Kiana Munro (Sparring), Kaity Weir (Sparring), Dylan McMaster (Sparring), Madison Brown (Sparring), Jaimie Singleton (Special Tech), Kyle Gemmell (Special Tech), Lauren Watson (Special Tech), Caitlin Hughes (Special Tech), Megan Docherty (Special Tech), Madison Brown (Special Tech).
Leaha McLelland (Pattern), Christopher McChesney (Pattern), Nali Rahim (Pattern), Megan Brown (Pattern), Iain O’Hare (Pattern), Kerris Dickson (Pattern), Gareth Robb (Pattern), Marcin Puzio (Pattern), John Melrose (Pattern), Megan Docherty (Pattern), Ethan McKenna (Power), Kerris Dickson (Power), Marcin Puzio (Power), Adrian Lewicki (Sparring), Lauren Watson (Sparring), Jay Jervis (Sparring), Kian Lambie (Sparring), Megan Brown (Sparring), Robert Parsons (Sparring), Gray Nisbet (Sparring), Josh Dunsmore (Sparring), Ethan Massey (Sparring), Nathan Bowman (Sparring), Ethan McKenna (Special Tech), Kieran Farrell (Special Tech).
Jaimie Singleton (Pattern), Robert Parsons (Pattern), Gary McAlister (Pattern), Jacolin Brown (Pattern), Robin McChesney (Pattern), Kiana Munro (Pattern), Kyle Lynch (Pattern), Josh Dunsmore (Pattern), Kinga Jaffke (Pattern), Matthew Docherty (Pattern), Kiegan Munro (Pattern), Jay Jervis (Power), Gareth Robb (Power), Robin McChesney (Power), Sophie Hunter (Sparring), Donatella Fargnoli (Sparring), Leaha McLelland (Sparring), Nali Rahim (Sparring), Hayden McAvoy (Sparring), Anton McMenemy (Sparring), Gary McAlister (Sparring), Desi Athanasiadou (Sparring), Marcin Puzio (Sparring), Megan Docherty (Sparring), Steven Hughes (Sparring), Jack Robertson (Sparring), Kinga Jaffke (Sparring), Declan Bowman (Sparring), Stewart Roy (Sparring), Kieran Farrell (Sparring), Matthew Docherty (Sparring), Declan McAvoy (Special Tech), Robert Parsons (Special Tech), Robin McChesney (Special Tech), Kiana Munro (Special Tech), Gray Nisbet (Special Tech), Dylan McMaster (Special Tech), Matthew Docherty (Special Tech).
As always great team spirit shown throughout the day, encouraging each other, and helping the younger students, or those who were new to competition.
We look forward to the next one.