The British Open Championships are being held on Saturday 25th November 2017, in Crawley, England.
Should you wish to compete please advise your instructor ASAP in order to make arrangements for hotel and transport. Entry is online, however applications forms will follow in due course.
More information is available at www.itfopenbritish.co.uk and www.handlesport.com
Members of GMAC Martial Arts have been selected to be part of the national team at the forthcoming ITF World Championships being held in Dublin, Ireland from 9th to 15th October.
We are please to announce the following selections;
Training is well under way and we wish them all the best in their preparations for the event.
As Dublin is less than an hours flight away should you wish to head over a watch them, the event runs from Wednesday to Sunday and tickets can be found online at http://www.itfwc2017.com
Dear Masters and Instructors,
2017 – North East Challenge Cup
It is with great pleasure that you and your students are invited to the 2017 North East Challenge Cup on Saturday 16th September 2017 at the Aberdeen Sports Village, Linksfield Rd, Aberdeen AB24 5RU, 01224 438900.
Tournament will start at 09:00 with opening address and awarding of junior participation medals.
This competition is open to Taekwon-Do students only. There will be four individual and one team event contested, Patterns, Sparring Special Technique, Power Test and Pre-Arranged Free Sparring.
This championships is open to all students white belt and above and will be split into six age groups Juniors up to 8yrs & 9-12yrs, Teens 13-14 yrs and 15-17; Adults 18-35yrs and Seniors 36yrs and over.
The competition will be run as per ITF rules but with some small amendments to accommodate age and competitor level.
We will endeavour to separate competitors from the same school competing against each other in initial rounds, thus improving the experience of all students. Juniors will be divided initially by age, then grade and height criteria. Teens and Adults will be categorised initially by age, then grade and weight. The weight division’s upper and lower limits will established according to the weight spread of the entries.
Please ensure, for the safety of the sparring competitors, that weights are checked and personally verified by the responsible instructor before forwarding them for processing. Please note that by sending through your entry form your agreeing to the tournaments conditions.
Entry forms should be part of this invitation so if they are not present please let me know by email and I will forward them on. Please return the official school entry form by Saturday 2nd September to mgw@mwba.info
(Please check all details before sending to ensure that registration runs as smooth as possible)
We look forward to your entries and to another great tournament,
Yours in TKD and on behalf of NTA
Master Gordon Wallace VIII
Tournament Director north east challenge cup 2017
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Information and entry forms can be downloaded below or collected from your instructor at the next class. Please note the deadline for entries is 1st September.
The 2017 West Lothian Open Championships were held on 25th June in Armadale, with 380 competitors in attendance, including over 50 from GMAC.
Congratulations to all medal winners who lifted a staggering 19 Gold, 32 Silver and 29 Bronze, coming 2nd Overall from 24 clubs.
A full list of medal winners can be found below.