Dear Masters and Instructors,

2016 – North East Challenge Cup

It is with great pleasure that you and your students are invited to the 2016 North East Challenge Cup on Saturday 3rd September 2016 at the Aberdeen Sports Village, Linksfield Rd, Aberdeen AB24 5RU, 01224 438900.

Tournament will start at 09:00 with opening address and awarding of junior participation medals.

This competition is open to Taekwon-Do students only. There will be four individual and one team event contested, Patterns, Sparring Special Technique, Power Test and Pre-Arranged Free Sparring. 

This championships is open to all students white belt and above and will be split into six age groups Juniors up to 8yrs; 9-12yrs, Teens 13-14; 15-17yrs, Adults 18-35yrs and 36yrs and over.

The competition will be run as per ITF rules but with some small amendments to accommodate age and competitor level.

We will endeavour to separate competitors from the same school competing against each other in initial rounds, thus improving the experience of all students. Juniors will be divided initially by age, then grade and height criteria. Teens and Adults will be categorised initially by age, then grade and weight. The weight division’s upper and lower limits will established according to the weight spread of the entries.

Please ensure, for the safety of the sparring competitors, that weights are checked and personally verified by the responsible instructor before forwarding them for processing. Please note that by sending through your entry form your agreeing to the tournaments conditions. 

Entry forms should be part of this invitation so if they are not present please let me know by email and I will forward them on. Please return the official school entry form by Sunday 28th August to mgw@mwba.info 

(Please check all details before sending to ensure that registration runs as smooth as possible)

We look forward to your entries and to another great tournament,

Yours in TKD and on behalf of NTA

Master Gordon Wallace VIII

Tournament Director

2016 NE Challenge Information REV2

NECC School Registration Folder

The 2nd part of our Interclub competition will take place on Sunday 12th June.

Schedule as follows;

10am – 12noon:  8 years & under

12noon – 2pm:  9 years & over

Good luck to all those taking part.

The second part of our inter club championships will take place on Sunday 12th June at GMAC Livingston.  Entry forms are available now from your instructor or you can download below.

The closing date for entries is 7th June.  Timetable will be given in advance of the event.

GMAC Competition Entry Form

ITF Scotland 3 Masters Technical Seminar & Senior Degree Testing 

18 June 2016 

Dear Instructors and Candidates,

Please find enclosed details and forms in respect of the forthcoming IV degree and above, testing examination, to be held at the David McNairn Blackbelt Academy (DMBBA), 65 Baltic Street, Montrose, DD10 8ET. Saturday 18 June 2016.  The day will include a Technical Seminar and lunch shall be provided, followed by the practical examination, followed by the graduation ceremony and graduation meal (if required).

Timetable of Events: Saturday 18 June

09:00 – 12:00         3 Masters Technical Seminar reviewing, sparring technique, pattern, self defence, power test, and pre-arranged sparring Pt1.

Theory test for our candidate(s)

To be held at Montrose Sports Centre in the activities room

12:00 – 13:00         Lunch & theory re-sit if required.

13:00 – 15:00         3 Masters Technical Seminar reviewing, sparring technique, pattern, self defence, power test, and pre-arranged sparring Pt2.

Additional training on any part of the examination that the candidate(s) request, with one (or more) of the Masters in attendance.

15:00 – 15:30      Grading candidate(s), examiners and seminar participants move to DMBBA. (5 min walk)

15:30 – 17:00         Examination(s) (DMBBA)

17:00 – 17:30         Exam Evaluation (DMBBA)

17:30 – 18:00         Graduation (DMBBA)

18:00 – close        Graduation Meal (Optional and if applicable)

Please let your instructor know if you will be attending the graduation celebration meal.

The meal will be at the Peking Palace Chinese Restaurant, Forties Road, Montrose.

Notes:

• The technical seminar is open to all adults students white belt to blackbelt. For junior students it is recommended that only juniors of 6^thkup and above apply to take part in the course.
• Students should arrive for the seminar in a tracksuit or dobok and no jeans or casual clothing.
• The blackbelt examination is a closed door event with NOspectators. Only instructors and/or blackbelts of III Deg and above, will be allowed to stay in the dojang during the examination.
• All blackbelts and degree candidates MUSTarrive at the blackbelt degree test in official blackbelt attire (black/navy trousers, white shirt and navy tie), no tracksuits and no casual clothes.
• The exam result will be given on the day.
• Results will be withheld for those requiring to re-sit the theory test.
• The theory test must be re-sat within one week of exam.  Failure a second time will require the full exam to be retaken. 

Seminar fee: £25 per person

Applicant Notes – (all transactions to ITF Scotland must be electronic – no cash or hard copy)

• Payments can be made to instructor or paid directly to ITF Scotland Account. 09-01-28 (43740861)
• Please complete all forms electronically.
• Please supply e-photo (Dobok or shirt tie / 2cm x 2cm / in *jpeg format)

If there are any further questions or queries please do not hesitate to ask.

Master David McNairn VII Deg

Degree_Examination_Handout_2016

ITFS Master Seminar Application

Dear Grand Master, Masters and Instructors,

INVITATION TO THE 2016 ITF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

On behalf of ITF England, I am pleased to invite you and your students to the 2016 ITF England Championships which will be hosted on behalf of ITF England by Mr. J. Archer and T-UK. The competition will be held on Saturday 9^th July 2016 at Sports Connexion, Ryton On Dunsmore, Coventry. Entry is open to coloured belts and black belts who are members of ITF England.

Please find attached the official invitation from Mr. Archer which contains all competition details and application instructions. Also attached is a copy of the School Entry Form. This is a 2-page spreadsheet, for both competitors as well as umpires and coaches. A copy of the revised poster is also attached – please note the change of venue for the competition.

Entries should be returned by the deadline of Friday 1^st July 2016.

Yours in Taekwon-Do,

Mrs. Patricia Gray

Secretary

ITF England

ITFE Champs 2016 Invitation -v7

ITFE Championships 2016 School Entry Form-v1

ITFE National Tournament Rules V2-Final May 2016

Congratulations to our newest Black Belts, Mr. Hayden McAvoy and Mr. Anton McMenemy on their promotion today at the grading in Livingston.  Alongside Mr. McAvoy and Mr. McMenemy, six other black belts from GMAC sought promotion to higher degree’s.  All were successful in their goal today, earning new degree’s.
Full results;

Promoted to 1st Degree:

Hayden McAvoy, Anton McMenemy, Rebecca Leishman (GSMA) & Kevin Conry (GSMA).

Promoted to 2nd Degree:

Ethan McKenna, Megan Brown, Melissa Brown, Gary McAvoy, James Murphy & Craig McDonald (GSMA).

Promoted to 3rd Degree:

Jason Munro.

All were promoted under the grading panel today consisting of Grand Master MacCallum IX, Mr. John McIlvaney VI, Mr. Garry Shaw VI and Mrs. Jackie Timoney V.  The exam today was narrated by Mr. John Munro IV.

Photo’s of the day can be found on our Facebook page here.

The next black belt grading will be held in November.

The 2016 West Lothian Open took place on Sunday 22nd May, once again in Armadale Academy.  The event saw not only competitors from across Scotland take part but groups from the North of England (TAE), and North West Spirit (Liverpool) also compete.

330 competitors took part ranging in age from 4 years old to 73!  Congratulations to Mr. Baxter from MWBA, at 73 years young,  taking Silver in the Pattern category for +36 years Male Yellow Belts.

This year saw a record 68 participants from GMAC take part, wining 27 Golds, 23 Silver, and 40 Bronze between them.

Congratulations to our medals winners:

Gold

Adrian Lewicki (Pattern), Cailtin Hughes (Pattern), Hayden McAvoy (Pattern), Jason Munro (Pattern), Desi Anthanasiadou (Pattern), John Rafferty (Pattern), Mhairi Crookston (Pattern), Lawa Rahim (Pattern), Robert Parsons (Power), John Melrose (Power), Jaimie Singleton (Sparring), Ethan McEwan (Sparring), Cailtin Hughes (Sparring), Christopher Nicol (Sparring), Gareth Robb (Sparring), Iain O’Hare (Sparring), Kiana Munro (Sparring), Kaity Weir (Sparring), Dylan McMaster (Sparring), Madison Brown (Sparring), Jaimie Singleton (Special Tech), Kyle Gemmell (Special Tech), Lauren Watson (Special Tech), Caitlin Hughes (Special Tech), Megan Docherty (Special Tech), Madison Brown (Special Tech).

Silver

Leaha McLelland (Pattern), Christopher McChesney (Pattern), Nali Rahim (Pattern), Megan Brown (Pattern), Iain O’Hare (Pattern), Kerris Dickson (Pattern), Gareth Robb (Pattern), Marcin Puzio (Pattern), John Melrose (Pattern), Megan Docherty (Pattern), Ethan McKenna (Power), Kerris Dickson (Power), Marcin Puzio (Power), Adrian Lewicki (Sparring), Lauren Watson (Sparring), Jay Jervis (Sparring), Kian Lambie (Sparring), Megan Brown (Sparring), Robert Parsons (Sparring), Gray Nisbet (Sparring), Josh Dunsmore (Sparring), Ethan Massey (Sparring), Nathan Bowman (Sparring), Ethan McKenna (Special Tech), Kieran Farrell (Special Tech).

Bronze

Jaimie Singleton (Pattern), Robert Parsons (Pattern), Gary McAlister (Pattern), Jacolin Brown (Pattern), Robin McChesney (Pattern), Kiana Munro (Pattern), Kyle Lynch (Pattern), Josh Dunsmore (Pattern), Kinga Jaffke (Pattern), Matthew Docherty (Pattern), Kiegan Munro (Pattern), Jay Jervis (Power), Gareth Robb (Power), Robin McChesney (Power), Sophie Hunter (Sparring), Donatella Fargnoli (Sparring), Leaha McLelland (Sparring), Nali Rahim (Sparring), Hayden McAvoy (Sparring), Anton McMenemy (Sparring), Gary McAlister (Sparring), Desi Athanasiadou (Sparring), Marcin Puzio (Sparring), Megan Docherty (Sparring), Steven Hughes (Sparring), Jack Robertson (Sparring), Kinga Jaffke (Sparring), Declan Bowman (Sparring), Stewart Roy (Sparring), Kieran Farrell (Sparring), Matthew Docherty (Sparring), Declan McAvoy (Special Tech), Robert Parsons (Special Tech), Robin McChesney (Special Tech), Kiana Munro (Special Tech), Gray Nisbet (Special Tech), Dylan McMaster (Special Tech), Matthew Docherty (Special Tech).

As always great team spirit shown throughout the day, encouraging each other, and helping the younger students, or those who were new to competition.
We look forward to the next one.

Bank Holiday Schedules

The following closures will be in place over the holiday weekend.

Livingston – Closed Monday 2nd May

Wishaw – Closed Monday 2nd May

Uddingston – Open as normal.

Should you wish you can catch up in any of the remaining weekly classes.  Please see our timetables for full class schedules.