Dear Grandmasters, Masters & Instructors,
Please find attached the Official Invite for our Taekwon-Do UK British Championships on 13th October 2018 to be held at The Stratford upon Avon Leisure Centre.
Your presence would be most welcomed and if there are any questions or requirements please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Kind Regards,
Master John Archer (for and on behalf of T-UK)
Dear Masters / Instructor,
It is with great pleasure that you and your students are invited to the 10th Annual TAE Senior/Junior Championships, to be held on Saturday 13th October, 2018 at:
Sports Central, Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST
Tel: 0191 243 7348
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/conferencing-and-external-hire/venues/sport-central
The competition is open to all ITF Taekwon-Do students (Strictly no Kickboxers) white belts and above, adults and juniors from all TAE schools and others by personal invitation only.
The competition will be run using ITF rules with some amendments to accommodate age and competitor levels.
We would appreciate it if all instructors could personally verify the weights and heights of competitors to help us ensure safety and help with the smooth running of the day. All competitors must wear a white ITF Dobok.
For the first time we will be using the On-Line registration system at www.kihap.com
This will give the Instructors the opportunity to access and manage their competitors.
To assist with the smooth running of the Tournament, we kindly ask all schools/associations entering the competition to provide officials. It’s always a long day for the officials as our competition attracts 300+ competitors from both North & South of the UK. The more Officials we have the more breaks they get and the more rings we have working, which helps towards an early finish for everyone who travel a long way. Ringside refreshments and Officials buffet will be supplied as we are very grateful for your time and support.
Coaches are not a requirement but are welcomed, however we respectfully ask that all coaches are to be colour belt TKD students as Black Belts will be required to officiate.
Please advertise the event at your school using the event poster attached and pass on the relevant entry form orwww.kihapp.com registration information/instructions to your students. The closing date for this competition is Saturday 6th October 2018 and all schools/competitors should be registered and payment must be received by this date.
We look forward to working with you all and thank you in advance for your support. Yours in TaeKwon-Do,
Mr Brett Stronach
6th Degree
Tournament Director
The final inter club competition of the year is being held on Sunday 7th October 2018 at our Livingston gym.
Please find attached the entry form. Deadline for entries is Tuesday 2nd October.
Saturday the 1st September saw our end of year Black Belt Grading held at our Livingston Gym, under the examination panel of Grand Master Tom MaCallum IX Degree, Mr. John McIlvaney VI Degree, Mrs. Gillian McIlvaney V Degree, Mr. John Munro IV Degree, Mr. Christopher Dickson IV Degree and Mrs. Kerris Dickson IV Degree. Also special guest Mr. Andrew Chesworth VI Degree. The exam was facilitated by Mr. Jason Munro III Degree.
The candidates were put through their paces over the course of the exam, lasting three hours.
The examination board and instructors would like to congratulate the following candidates on their successful promotions;
Mr. Dominic Burns – 1st Degree (Wishaw)
Mr. Declan McAvoy – 1st Degree (Wishaw)
Miss Jaimie Singleton – 1st Degree (Wishaw)
Mr. Kieran Cain – 2nd Degree (Wishaw)
Mr. Iain O’Hare – 3rd Degree (Braveheart)
As the school summer holidays near their end, and with our students getting ready to head back to school over the next few days, we look forward to also returning to our normal schedules.
From Monday 20th August, a reminder that we resume with the attached timetable.
If you are unsure as to which class you or your child should be attending please let us know and we can advise accordingly.
We look forward to seeing you at your next class.
Regards
GMAC Team
Download: Timetable Livingston 2018
During the summer holidays, we make some schedule changes to our timetable in Livingston.
Classes will be closed from 9th – 12th July, and thereafter run on a condensed timetable until the schools go back.
As always if you or your child are unable to make your normal nights class, you are able to ‘catch up’ on one of our other training nights, making it easy during the holiday period if you have days out or events planned etc.
Remember during the hotter weather its especially important to keep hydrated for training, always bring plenty of water to your classes.
This Monday 16th July, the VANL centre is closed for Fair Monday holiday, therefore classes in Wishaw will be off for the evening. Those wishing to train, can do so in our Livingston gym instead.
Livingston Classes (Monday): 6pm – 7pm Little Ninjas & Kickin Kids, 7pm – 8pm Taekwon-Do
One of our young students, 11 year old Roxanne Graham, recently passed away after a battle with a rare Synovial Sarcoma cancer. Roxanne was an inspirational student who showed grit and determination throughout her battle will this rare disease.
We hope to inspire our students, as much as Roxanne inspired us all, by completing the sponsored climb in her memory, showing everyone can be AS TOUGH AS ROXX, with their determination to complete the climb.
When: Saturday 9th June 2018
Where: Tinto Hill, Thankerton, ML12 6PD
Time: 10am (to be confirmed)
Tinto Hill is the graceful cone shaped hill on Lanarkshire’s southern horizon. At 707 metres it is the highest point in central Scotland and the perfect introduction to hill walking.
The best reason for climbing Tinto hill is the excellent view. On the clearest days the view takes in the Lake District, the mountains of Mourne in Northern Ireland, Ailsa Craig and Arran in the Firth of Clyde, the Arrochar Alps and as far north as Lochnagar in the Cairngorms.
We ask each student to personalise and carry take up a pebble / small rock to be placed at the top of the cairn, in her memory at the summit.
Sponsor forms are now available in our download page.