Archives December 2021

We have five GMAC students who were selected as part of the Scottish National Team to compete at next years AETF European Championships. The event will take place from 26th April to 1st May 2022, in Porec, Croatia, with only the top two competitors (seniors) and top three (juniors) from each country being selected to represent their country, and compete to be crowned European Champion!

All five of them have been training with the national team over the past four months to get to the selection event, and will continue with national training sessions in the run up to the championships.

Congratulations on your selections;

Mr. Jason Munro III Degree: Senior Male 3rd Degree Pattern.

Mr. Hayden McAvoy II Degree: Senior Male <57kg Sparring.

Miss. Jaimie Singleton I Degree: Senior Female <75kg Sparring, Senior Female Special Technique, Senior Female Power & Senior Female Team Sparring.

Miss. Lorna Ferguson II Degree: Junior Female >65kg Sparring, Junior Female Power, Junior Female Team Sparring & Junior Female Team Power.

Mr. Declan McAvoy I Degree: Junior Male <56kg Sparring & Junior Male Team Sparring.

We are extremely proud of newly promoted Master John McIlvaney in gaining his 7th Degree Master title yesterday. Master McIlvaney began training in 1980, having trained for over 40 years in Taekwon-Do yesterday’s promotion was a culmination of years dedication to Taekwon-Do and his training.

Congratulations go also to Master Eric James and Master Douglas Scott both from Nairn who were also promoted to 7th Degree Master alongside him.

All three candidates had been preparing for this moment for a number of years, with their test originally planned for April 2020, and moved numerous times since due to the on going affects of Covid. However they all persevered and continued with their endeavours to work toward this auspicious promotion.

Their grading was conducted by Honourable Grand Master Thomas MacCallum IX Degree (Scotland) and Grand Master Frank Vanberghen IX Degree (Belgium), in Livingston on 11th December 2021.

A special mention to Master Heath Denholm VII Degree for his assistance in the lead up to, and during the grading itself as both training & grading partner.