Scotland Team Finland Bound

13094369_10154237749801414_5606155805632842506_nThe Scottish National Taekwon-Do Team travel to the 2016 A.E.T.F. European Championships, held in the Finnish city of Tampere on Tuesday 26th April.  As part of the 22 strong team, three members of GMAC will represent their country next week.  Miss Megan Brown (19), Mr. Iain O’Hare (19), and Mr. Jay Jervis (15), will compete against the best athletes in Europe over four days in multiple events;

Miss Brown – Senior Female 1st Degree Patterns, Senior Female -56kg Sparring and Team Power Test.

Mr O’Hare – Senior Male -70kg Sparring, Team Sparring and Team Power Test.

Mr Jervis – Junior Male -68kg Sparring, Junior Male Power Test, Team Pattern, Team Sparring and Team Power.

 

We wish them and their team mates the best in the endeavours, and look forward to following their progress on our social media page as well as the National Team Page over the next week.  We are sure Mr. McIlvaney, who is also attending as Team Manager and Coach, will keep us all up to date with pictures and posts.

West Lothian Open 2016

West_lothian_open_blankDear Grandmaster, Master’s and Instructor’s,

It is with great pleasure that you and your students are invited to West Lothian Open Championships on Sunday 22nd May, in Armadale, Scotland.

This competition is open to all grades, in the following categories; under 7 years, 8-10 years, 11-13 years, 14-17 years, 18-35 years & 36 years plus.

Please take the time to read the following information. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us at the following address info@gmacmartialarts.co.uk

We look forward to seeing you and your students at the competition.

 

Yours in Taekwon-Do

 

 

West Lothian Open Tournament Committee

 

WLO2016 Invitation

WLO Individual Entry Form2016

2016 WLO School & Spectator Applications

Northern Palmira Cup – Russia

10On Friday 18th March, three members of ITF Scotland travelled to St. Petersburg, Russia at the invite of ITF St. Petersburg, and the Russian Taekwon-Do Federation to the Northern Palmira Cup. This was a two-day event held in the new Nova Centre, in St. Petersburg town centre. The competition had over 900 entrants, across two days with a Grand Gala Final on the Sunday evening.

 

On arrival in St. Petersburg, the warmth of the hospitality and professionalism of the organisers, already overwhelmed us. Along with members from Israel, Ireland, Greece and Uzbekistan, we spent Saturday with Master Lazaros Tsilfidis and other distinguished guests on a sightseeing tour of what is an amazing city, full of so many wondrous and historic sights.

 

On Sunday we arrived at the arena and the level of professionalism was clear to see; a futuristic, state of the art venue with electronic scoring across all rings, four huge TV screens showing all events, and to top it off there was the Gala Final in the evening, with many special guests in attendance.

 

First competing was Miss Megan Brown, in Patterns, winning Bronze. Sparring saw her dominating, and taking Gold in a convincing final against Uzbekistan.

 

It was then time for the Gala Finals, and we were certainly entertained with many great fights, and a spectacle of shows in between bouts.   Mr. Iain O’Hare fighting in the first of the finals, and after a strong performance took Gold against a formidable Russia opponent.

 

Both competitors showed their skill, and took their wins convincingly. A great event and experience for both competitors in preparation for the European Championships in six weeks time, in Finland.

 

After the competition we were treated to a wonderful Russian banquet, and party, with some dancing, speeches and great friendship.

 

I would like to extend our thanks to Master Tsilfidis and his amazing team of young enthusiastic people he has on board. On behalf of my team, and ITF Scotland I thank you for the warmth, friendship and hospitality shown to us over the weekend. If your looking for an international event to gain experience, this should be a must on your calendar, 900 competitors, 2 days, very high standard, easy and affordable to access. We will be back for sure.

 

Mr. John McIlvaney

ITF Scotland Team Manager

 

Easter Monday Holiday

All GMAC EasterGMACschools will be closed for Easter on Monday 28th March and will re-open again on Tuesday 29th March.

We hope that you all have an enjoyable Easter holiday with family and friends.

Schedule for Inter Club Competition

trophy-2***SCHEDULE FOR INTERCLUB TOURNAMENT – 20th March 2016***
 
Each age group will be given their own time slot as follows;
 
10:00hrs – 11:00hrs: up to & including 6 year olds
11:00hrs – 12:30hrs: 7 & 8 year olds
12:45hrs – 14:30hrs: 9 & 10 year olds, 11 & 12 year olds, 13 – 16 year olds
 
We ask that you arrive 10 minutes prior to the start times for your age category, to allow you to be ready in time.

Interclub Competition 20th March 2016

trophy-2GMAC will host a series of three Interclub competitions over the year.  These competitions are to focus on developing our junior students, and giving them a head start in competition, in a safe and friendly environment.  The competition will be against their peers, with small age categories, ensuring each student is given the best opportunity to learn and gain confidence in their abilities.

The competitions will be held over three dates, those who win medals will be given points, and the competitor with the most points over the three competitions, will be crowned series champion, and a special trophy given at the awards evening in November.
The first competition will be held on 20th March.  Timetable & Schedule to follow.  Please note the closing date for entries is the 14th March.

Good luck!

 

GMAC Competition Entry Form

Uddingston Holiday Times

images-1Uddingston will run a reduced holiday timetable from 22nd – 30th January.

Thursday 21st January classes will be on as normal.  Thereafter the ITF Kids, Little Ninja’s, Kickin Kids and Junior TKD will be off for one week.  Adult classes will remain on as normal.

All classes resume from Sunday 31st January.
Those wishing to utilise our other facilities in Wishaw and Livingston can do so during this week.