Congratulations !!

We’d like to officially congratulate our students on their call ups to the national team, representing Scotland at the forthcoming European Championships which will be held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 10th – 13th October.

This year sees a mix of experienced international competitors at European & World Championships level, as well as two of our competitors breaking into the team for the first time; Donatella & Jaimie.

Our competitors from GMAC will battle it out amongst the best competitors Europe has to offer in their respective events:

Hayden McAvoy – Individual Pattern & Sparring, Team Sparring & Special Technique 

Declan McAvoy – Individual Sparring

Jaimie Singleton – Individual Sparring & Power, Team Sparring & Power 

Donatella Fargnoli – Individual Pattern & Sparring, Team Sparring 

We haven’t managed as yet to get them all together for a picture in Dobok 📸, but we did however manage to get one at the NLO competition looking very smart in their official black belt attire 😎👔 
Pictured alongside their coaches at the championships; Mr McIlvaney and Mr Munro.

They are currently working extrememly hard in the Dojang preparing, and we wish them all, as well as the rest of the Scottish National Team the very best of luck in reaching their goals 💪🏻🥇

Keep an eye on the ITF Scotland Facebook page as well as our own GMAC Martial Arts Facebook page for updates over the course of the event.

The final competition of the year is being held in Crawley, England on Saturday 23rd November 2019.

Last years event was held north of the border and attracted over 700 competitors from across Europe. This exciting tournament is the biggest and best in the UK, and one you certainly don’t want to miss!!

This year we are travelling south, with already a large number of competitors from GMAC booked up to attend. If you haven’t yet decided, please ask any of the instructors for more information. You can also find details here: www.itfopenbritish.co.uk

Entry Forms are available now, with the closing date of 10th November fast approaching!

Our Halloween Parties this year will be held on Wednesday 30th October. Its a huge event every year, and one not to be missed!

Again we have decided to split the night into two events. The first party will be for our younger students (ITF Kids & Little Ninja’s) from 5pm – 6.30pm.
The second for the older students (Kickin’ Kids, Taekwon-Do & Kickboxing) from 6.30pm – 8pm.

There will be prizes for the best costumes as well as best carved pumpkin’s. (Mr. McIlvaney’s efforts not to be counted 😂)

Tickets are available from next week priced at £3.00.  
Party Food & Juice will be included too 🌭🍕🥪

Check out the link below for pictures of our previous years parties.

ITF Kids & Little Ninja’s 2018

https://www.facebook.com/pg/GMACMartialArts/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10156964933833919

Kickin’ Kids, Taekwon-Do & Kickboxing 2018

https://www.facebook.com/pg/GMACMartialArts/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10156965529638919

We held our autumn Black Belt grading today in Livingston, with Grand Master MacCallum IX heading the panel of examiners, which included guest examiner Master Heath Denholm VII.

We are proud to announce that all candidates were successful in their promotions;

Promoted to 1st Degree:

Ariana McCarthy

Promoted to 4th Degree:

Ross Penman

Promoted to 5th Degree:

John Munro

It’s nearly time to celebrate the successes of 2019.  

Please join us at Hamilton Park Racecourse on Saturday 30th November 2019 for our annual awards party night.

Tickets for the event will cost

• £32 Adult (13 years and over)

• £25 Child (4-12 years)

• Children 3 years and under are free.

The evening will see our awards presentation, Black Belt certificate presentation for any promotions this year, Buffet, Candy Cart, Photo Booth and the famous Magic Pete keeping the kids and the ‘big kids’ entertained.

A deposit of £10 per person is required to secure your space, please use the form below to reserve your seats. Spaces are limited, and strictly on a first come first served basis.

We are also looking into supplying a bus for those travelling from Livingston, if your interested please let us know as soon as you can to allow us to look into some options.

We are pleased to invite you and your students to the North Lanarkshire Open on Saturday 24th August at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell.

Please find below a link to the invitation, information and an entry form that can be distributed to your students.

We look forward to seeing you in August.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/14xrrf12ms97f5z/AACV_XtZn-xlFAk6CAGpwWMUa?dl=0

During the summer holidays we run a condensed timetable at the Livingston gym.  Details of which are attached below.

Please note at the moment the Kickboxing class times have still to be confirmed, however the ITF Kids, Little Ninja’s, Kickin’ Kids, ASN and Taekwon-Do will run as per details attached.

We understand that during the holidays you will of course have day trips etc, and at times may miss your normal training sessions, we are very flexible and if you can’t make it one night and wish to catch up another night to suit we are more than happy for you to do so.

If your off on holiday or even a day trip over the summer holidays please don’t forget to send us a picture to our Facebook page of your “Summer Side Kick” and we’ll share them with the page.

Our other venue’s classes are running as normal.

During the school summer holiday’s, we are holding two Kids Camp’s for our students (siblings are welcome along too). These will run as follows:

• Week 1: Monday 29th / Tuesday 30th / Wednesday 31st July
• Week 2: Wednesday 7th / Thursday 8th / Friday 9th August

Details have been emailed out to students, and application forms can be collected at your next class. Please speak with an instructor if you are interested in your child/children attending.