Seasons Greetings

GMAC Merry Christmas PicOn behalf of all the instructor’s we’d like to thank you again for your support throughout 2015, and we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year with family and friends.

We look forward to an exciting and prosperous 2016.

 

Mr. & Mrs. McIlvaney

Christmas Party

XMAS-Party-e1353327102631Our annual Kids Christmas Party will take place on Sunday 20th @ Livingston Gym from 3pm to 5pm.
Free entry for all, and siblings welcome to stay and join in all the fun too.

All we ask is that you bring a plate of party food that can be shared, or a few cartons of juice.

There will be a visit from Santa himself too.

Christmas Class Schedules

images-1GMAC close for the Christmas holidays according to the following schedule;

Bellshill

Last classes Thursday 17th December returning Thursday 7th January 2016

 

Livingston

Monday 21st Dec:  

6.00pm – 7.00pm Little Ninja & Kickin Kids.

7.00pm – 8.00pm Taekwon-Do

 

Tuesday 22nd Dec:  

5.15pm – 6.00pm Little Ninja’s.

6.00pm – 7.00pm Kicking Kids and Taekwon-Do.

7.30pm – 9.00pm Kickboxing.

Wednesday 23rd Dec:  Gym Closed, classes returning Wednesday 6th January 2016

 

Wishaw

Last classes Tuesday 22nd December returning Thursday 7th January 2016

 

Viewpark

Tuesday 22nd Dec:

6.30pm – 7.30pm ITF Kids, Little Ninja & Kickin Kids

7.30pm – 8.30pm Junior TKD, Adult TKD & Kickboxing

 

Closed 24th, 25th & 27th December

 

Tuesday 29th Dec:

6.30pm – 7.30pm ITF Kids, Little Ninja & Kickin Kids

7.30pm – 8.30pm Junior TKD, Adult TKD & Kickboxing

 

Closed 31st December & 1st January

 

Sunday 3rd Jan:

5.30pm – 6.30pm Junior TKD, Adult TKD & Kickboxing

Classes resume as normal from 4th January 2016

 

Viewpark will be closed last week in January, full details will follow.

 

NECC Results 2015

trophy-2GMAC headed North to Aberdeen for the annual North East Challenge Cup on Saturday 5th December.

The team were very small, but the grit and determination never faltered, and the 8 competitors who attended brought home 6 Gold and 4 Bronze medals between them from the final competition of the year.

 

Results as follows:

PATTERN

Jay Jervis Bronze
Hayden McAvoy Bronze

 

SPARRING

Hayden McAvoy Bronze
Jaimie Singleton Gold
Jay Jervis Gold
Megan Brown Gold
Iain O’Hare Gold

 

SPECIAL TECHNIQUE
Jaimie Singleton Gold

POWER TEST
Jay Jervis Bronze
Megan Brown Gold

November Medal Haul

trophy-2November saw three competitions in three weeks for our GMAC Team.

The first saw Mr. Jason Munro travel to Ireland to compete in Limerick at the ITA Open where he picked up a Silver Medal in Male 2nd Degree Pattern.

The second three members attended WKU Kickboxing Open in Paisley on 22nd November, picking up medals as follows;

Gold: Iain O’Hare

Silver:  Megan Brown

Bronze:  Ross Penman.

 

The final competition in November saw 16 members head south to Newcastle for the TAE Championships on Saturday 28th.  A busy day for the team, and coaches where 8 Golds, 5 Silver and 6 Bronze were amassed.

 

Results.

PATTERN

Gold:  Mark Bryne

Silver:  John Melrose & Alice Wilson

Bronze:  Kerris Dickson, Jay Jervis, Jaimie Singleton & Megan Brown

 

SPARRING

Gold:  Adam Weir, Jaimie Singleton, Iain O’Hare & Megan Brown

Silver: Graham Brown, Chris Dickson & Hayden McAvoy

Bronze: Jay Jervis & Mark Byrne

 

SPECIAL TECHNIQUE

Gold:  Daniel Hedges & Alice Wilson

 

POWER

Gold:  Kerris Dickson

GMAC Awards Winners 2015

And-The-Winner-Is-Fireworks-300x201Our 2nd Annual Awards evening was held on Saturday 21st November at Colville Park Club, Motherwell.  This years event was attended by no less than 250 students and their family members to celebrate the years events.  Grand Master MacCallum and his wife Morag, joined us as guests of honour.
The evening began with welcome drinks and official pictures of each family attending.  Mr. McIlvaney officially welcomed everyone, and spoke briefly about the year, and some of the achievements, before a three course meal was served.  Our instructors Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Dickson presented the years events in more detail before announcing the award winners themselves (details below)
STUDENTS CHOICE AWARDS
ITF Kids

Livingston Winner: Sanaya Panesar.  Runners-Up:  Millie Love and Rosa Ameno

Viewpark Winner:  Eva Johnston. Runners-Up: Lacey Goldie and Jane Marshall

Little Ninja’s

Bellshill Winner:  Ryan MacTavish.  Runners-Up: Aaron Byrne and Shay Mullen.

Livingston (Class 1) Winner: Ethan Ho.  Runners-Up: Elidih Watts and Connor McCullagh

Livingston (Class 2) Winner: Sophie MacDonald.  Runners-Up: Jacob Christison and Kinga Jaffke

Viewpark Wiiner:  Keeva Lynch.  Runners-Up:  Harry Muir and Jaiden Watson

Wishaw Winner:  Junior Bett.  Runners-Up: Brooke Cowan and Nathan Cowan

Kickin Kid’s

Bellshill Winner:  Zara Bell.  Runners-Up:  Christie Bell and Callum Houston

Livingston (Class 1) Winner:  Alexander Skwierz.  Runners-Up: Lucy Moffat and Sophie Hunter

Livingston (Class 2) Winner:  Kiana Munro.  Runners-Up: Megan Docherty and Ryan Connor

Viewpark Winner:  Ben Melrose.  Runners-Up: Kai Allison and Owen Gallagher.

Wishaw Winner:  Kaity Weir.  Runners-Up: Callum Durie and Sonnie Scade.

Junior TKD

Bellshill Winner:   Kyle Yilmaz.  Runners-Up:  Alisha Freeland and Robbie Burns

Livingston Winner:  Samuel McKenna.  Runners-Up:  Bethan Turner and Cerys Turner

Wishaw Winner:  Hayden McAvoy.  Runners-Up:  Niamh Kellechan and Angus Rhoney

Adult TKD

Bellshill Winner:  Connor Tripney.  Runners-Up: Lewis Fern and Andy Smithen.

Livingston Winner:  Jay Jervis.  Runners-Up: Jacolin Brown and Scott Crookston.

Tollcross Winner:  Jacob Ciantar.  Runners-Up: Shelby Bennett and Lauren Watson.

Viewpark Winner: Graham Brown.  Runners-Up: Callum Gilchrist and John Melrose

Wishaw Winner:  Alice Wilson.  Runners-UpMegan Brown and James Murphy

Kickboxing

Livingston Winner:  Pete Whitson.  Runners-Up: 

Viewpark Winner:  Alan MacDonald.  Runners-Up: Colin Cupples and Scott Goodman

INSTRUCTORS CHOICE AWARDS
ITF Kids

Livingston Winner:  Harris Stewart.  Runners-Up: Miliie Love and Ellie Weir

Viewpark Winner:   Lacey Goldie.  Runners-Up: Kayden Boyd and Jane Marshall

Little Ninja’s

Bellshill Winner:   Natalie Gracie.  Runners-Up: Marcus Byrne and Josh McAlaney

Livingston (Class 1) Winner:  Eilidh Watts.  Runners-Up: Miles Anderson and Connor McCullagh

Livingston (Class 2) Winner:  Morris Brown.  Runners-Up: Sophie MacDonald and Sami-Save Kimmings

Viewpark Winner:  Harry Muir.  Runners-Up: Keeva Lynch and Jaiden Watson

Wishaw Winner:  Gemma Gordon.  Runners-Up: Jamie Coombes and Robbie McGaw

Kickin Kid’s

Bellshill Winner:  Callum Houston.  Runners-Up: Connor Fyfe and Sophie Hampson

Livingston (Class 1) Winner:  Lucy Moffat  Runners-Up: Mhairi Crookston and Cailin McKenna

Livingston (Class 2) Winner:  Megan Docherty.  Runners-Up: Lewis Watson and Dylan Rodden

Viewpark Winner: Owen Gallagher.  Runners-Up: Kai Allison and Ben Melrose

Wishaw Winner:  Dylan McMaster.  Runners-Up: Sam Jones and Molly McGuigan

Junior TKD

Bellshill Winner: Alisha Freeland.  Runners-Up Katie Gracie and Carmen McCormick

Livingston Winner:  Donatella Fargnoli.  Runners-Up:  Cerys Turneri and Angus McDonald

Wishaw Winner:  Stuart Coombes.  Runners-Up:  Ross Kellechan and Antn McMenemy

Adult TKD

Bellshill Winner:  Lewis Fern.  Runners-Up:  Andy Smithen, Allen Tonner

Livingston Winner:  Jennifer Bolton.  Runners-Up:  Kathleen Bow and Sharon Cheyne

Tollcross Winner:  Robert Parsons.  Runners-Up:  John Rafferty and Lauren Watson

Viewpark Winner: John Melrose.  Runners-Up:  Graham Brown and Callum Gilchrist

Wishaw Winner:  Ethan McKenna.  Runners-Up:  Ross Cowan and Martin McGahey

Kickboxing

Livingston Winner:  Kirsti Scott.  Runners-Up: Despina Anathansdou

Viewpark Winner: Scott Goodman.   Runners-Up: Colin Cupples and Alan MacDonald

COMPETITION OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Bellshill:  No Award

Livingston:  Jay Jervis

Tollcross:  No Award

Viewpark:  Kerris Dickson

Wishaw:  Junior:  Gray Nisbet

Senior:  Megan Brown

 

TENET AWARDS

Bellshill:  Gary Barclay (Indomitable Spirit)

Livingston:  No Award

Tollcross:  No Award

Viewpark:  Callum Gilchrist

Wishaw:  John Callear

 

BLACK BELT PRESENTATION’S

Promoted to Black Belt Degree’s during 2015;

1st Degree:  Lauren Watson, Jay Jervis and Cerys Turner

3rd Degree:  Martin Smillie

4th Degree:  John Munro and Roxanne Clarke

 

 

Photographs this year were courtesy of Photography by Jason Kimmings.  Click the link to see them.  Or alternatively they can be viewed on our Facebook page here.

GMAC Annual Awards Evening 2015 – Nominee’s

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The nominee’s for this years annual awards are as follows;

 

STUDENTS CHOICE AWARDS
ITF Kids

Livingston – Sanaya Panesar, Millie Love and Rosa Ameno

Viewpark – Lacey Goldie, Eva Johnston and Jane Marshall

 

Little Ninja’s

Bellshill – Aaron Byrne, Shay Mullen and Ryan MacTavish

Livingston (Class 1) – Ethan Ho, Elidih Watts and Connor McCullagh

Livingston (Class 2) – Jacob Christison, Sophie MacDonald and Kinga Jaffke

Viewpark – Keeva Lynch, Harry Muir and Jaiden Watson

Wishaw – Junior Bett, Brooke Cowan and Nathan Cowan

Kickin Kid’s

Bellshill – Christie Bell, Zara Bell and Callum Houston

Livingston (Class 1) – Alexander Skwierz, Lucy Moffat and Sophie Hunter

Livingston (Class 2) – Kiana Munro, Megan Docherty and Ryan Connor

Viewpark – Kai Allison, Owen Gallagher and Ben Melrose

Wishaw – Callum Durie, Sonnie Scade and Kaity Weir

Junior TKD

Bellshill – Kyle Yilmaz, Alisha Freeland and Robbie Burns

Livingston – Samuel McKenna, Bethan Turner and Cerys Turner

Wishaw – Niamh Kellechan, Hayden McAVoy and Angus Rhoney

Adult TKD

Bellshill – Lewis Fern, Andy Smithen and Connor Tripney

Livingston – Jacolin Brown, Scott Crookston and Jay Jervis

Tollcross – Shelby Bennett, Lauren Watson and Harry Rutherford

Viewpark – Graham Brown, Callum Gilchrist and John Melrose

Wishaw – Megan Brown, James Murphy and Alice Wilson

 

Kickboxing

Livingston – 

Viewpark – Colin Cupples, Scott Goodman and Alan MacDonald

 

INSTRUCTORS CHOICE AWARDS
ITF Kids

Livingston – Miliie Love, Ellie Weir and Harris Stewart

Viewpark – Kayden Boyd, Lacey Goldie and Jane Marshall

Little Ninja’s

Bellshill – Marcus Byrne, Natalie Gracie and Josh McAlaney

Livingston (Class 1) – Miles Anderson, Elidih Watts and Connor McCullagh

Livingston (Class 2) – Morris Brown, Sophie MacDonald and Sami-Save Kimmings

Viewpark – Keeva Lynch, Harry Muir and Jaiden Watson

Wishaw – Jamie Coombes, Gemma Gordon and Robbie McGaw

 

Kickin Kid’s

Bellshill – Connor Fyfe, Sophie Hampson and Callum Houston

Livingston (Class 1) – Lucy Moffat, Mhairi Crookston and Cailin McKenna

Livingston (Class 2) – Megan Docherty, Lewis Watson and Dylan Rodden

Viewpark – Kai Allison, Owen Gallagher and Ben Melrose

Wishaw – Sam Jones, Molly McGuigan and Dylan McMaster

 

Junior TKD

Bellshill – Katie Gracie, Alisha Freeland and Carmen McCormick

Livingston – Cerys Turner,  Donatella Fargnoli and Angus McDonald

Wishaw – Stuart Coombes, Ross Kellechan and Antn McMenemy

 

Adult TKD

Bellshill – Lewis Fern, Andy Smithen, Allen Tonner

Livingston – Jennifer Bolton, Kathleen Bow and Sharon Cheyne

Tollcross – John Rafferty, Robert Parsons and Lauren Watson

Viewpark – Graham Brown, Callum Gilchrist and John Melrose

Wishaw – Ross Cowan, Martin McGahey and Ethan McKenna

 

Kickboxing

Livingston –

Viewpark – Colin Cupples, Scott Goodman and Alan MacDonald

 

 

COMPETITION OF THE YEAR AWARDS

To be announced

 

TENET AWARDS

To be announced

 

BLACK BELT PRESENTATION

To be announced

2015 GMAC Annual Awards Night – Update

GMAC Annual Awards Evening 2015

Saturday 21st November @ Colville Park Club, Motherwell

 

A limited number of tickets are still available, gets yours while you can. Ticket prices are as follows:

Adults (13 years & over) £30            

Children (12 years & under) £15

 

We only require a £10 deposit to secure your place for what will be another fantastic evening celebrating this year’s achievements!

 

Dress code for the evening is formal so get out those fancy frocks and suits/kilts.

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Guests can arrive from 5pm with welcome drinks and a photographer capturing some great family pics! Take your seats for 6pm so the fun filled evening can begin.

 

Here’s a look at what we can expect on the night:-

  • Welcome Drink on arrival – Prosecco for the big kids and Orange juice for the wee ones!
  • 3 course dinner with Magician providing kids entertainment
  • Welcome speech and introduction of our special guests
  • A look over the last year’s achievements
  • Award presentation for each school to include; Student Choice, Instructor Choice and Competitor of the Year
  • Black Belt Degree Presentation’s
  • Closing Speech
  • Raffle – Any donations are greatly appreciated, please hand in to your instructor
  • DISCO, hope you’ve brought your dancing shoes
  • Photo Booth with lots of amazing props (check out our Facebook page for some pictures at last years awards)
  • Candy Bar – but you better be quick, it was a huge success last year

 

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The menu options have now been finalized, please see below for details:-

 

Kids Meal Options

Starter – Vegetable Soup/Fresh Fruit

Main Course – Chicken Nuggets/Beef Burger    (both served with chips)

Dessert – Ice Cream/Chocolate Cake

 

 Adults Meal Options

Starter – Roasted Red Pepper Soup/Haggis Balls

Main Course – Turkey Dinner/Sirloin Steak    (both served with seasonal veg)

Dessert – Vanilla Cheesecake /Chocolate Gateau

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Voting for the Students Choice Awards will be held throughout September. Your instructor will have details on how to register your vote.

It could be you picking up an award at this years event.

 

Last year’s event was a huge success so come along and help make this one bigger and better !!

 

Secure your tickets now before they’re gone!!

 

 

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