{"id":2277,"date":"2015-07-01T14:59:39","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T14:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/?p=2277"},"modified":"2015-07-01T14:59:39","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T14:59:39","slug":"black-belt-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/black-belt-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Belt Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Black<\/a>Over the weekend of 12th – 14th June took place the Summer Black Belt Grading, this was in partnership with Forth Valley Taekwon-Do and Glasgow East.<\/p>\n

The grading weekend began on\u00a0Friday evening, with\u00a0twelve\u00a0candidates from across the three associations taking the theory exam for promotion to the next degree level. \u00a0The practical test was taken on Sunday, beginning at 10am under the examination panel of Grand Master T. MacCallum IX, Mr. John McIlvaney VI, Mr. Garry Shaw VI, Mrs. Jacqueline Timoney V and Mrs. Gillian McIlvaney IV, with Mrs. Kerris Dickson facilitating the grading exam.<\/p>\n

All candidates took to the floor in their respective grades to perform their nine patterns. \u00a0On completion of these, they then moved into the sparring part of the exam, completing multiple bouts of 1-step, pre-arranged, free sparring and 2vs1 sparring to various opponents. \u00a0Self Defence followed first with unarmed self defence, and then defence against a weapon, before each of the candidates completed their respective breaking techniques. \u00a0Of the candidates presenting for the test, 10 were successful \u00a0and promoted to the next degree as follows;<\/p>\n

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Promoted to 1st Degree<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cerys Turner – GMAC Martial Arts<\/p>\n

Lauren Watson – GMAC Martial Arts<\/p>\n

Jay Jervis – GMAC Martial Arts<\/p>\n

Stuart Adair – GMAC Martial Arts<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Promoted to 3rd Degree<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Martin Smillie – GMAC Martial Arts<\/p>\n

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Promoted to 4th Degree<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Adam Paterson – Forth Valley TKD<\/p>\n

Colin Lyon – Forth Valley TKD<\/p>\n

Garry McGuire – Forth Valley TKD<\/p>\n

Scott Morris –\u00a0Glasgow East<\/p>\n

John Munro – GMAC Martial Arts<\/p>\n

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The next Black Belt Grading date will be announced in due course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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