ITF Scotland held their 2015 National Championships on Sunday 22nd February at the Bellahouston Sports Centre, Glasgow, hosted by Master Mark Hutton, 7th Degree and TKD Scotland.

This years championships were record breaking, with 501 competitors present from 24 schools across Scotland, and the North of England.  The day started at 09:00 hrs with the umpire meeting, under the guidance of ITFS Umpire Chairman; Master Gordon Wallace 8th Degree.  Each umpire was assigned to one of the eight rings for the day, and assigned their specific umpiring role.

The event started after an official welcome from the event host Master Hutton, and each competitor under the age of 12 were presented with a participation medal before the tournament began at 09:30 hrs.

First up were the pattern divisions for our under 13 competitors, and our over 14’s started their championships with Power & Special Technique events.  Due to the high numbers, there were naturally some very busy divisions, the largest being the 8-10 years Male Green Belt Pattern event with 54 entrants.

We would like to thank everyone for their efforts throughout the day; the competitors who showed great sportsmanships during the competition, to the umpire’s for giving up their day to referee, and to the supporters for creating such a great and friendly atmosphere.

Also present on the day and overseeing events was Grand Master Tom MacCallum, President of ITF Scotland.  Grand Master MacCallum also presented the winners trophies and overall shields.

Throughout the day we had present an official photographer from Jason Kimings Photography present:  A full gallery of the images taken during the event can be found here.

These images will only be available until the 17th March, should you wish to order copies for your own use.

Results can be found below;

Overall Age Group Winners

7 years & under:   Tied

8 to 10 years:        Tied

11 to 13 years:       Erin Logan (Boydell TKD) – 3 Golds

14 to 17 years:      Stewart Mellon (Pro-Edge) – 3 Gold, 1 Silver

18 to 35 years:      Stephanie Willis (Master Hutton Fitness) – 3 Golds

36 years & over:    Martin Smillie (GMAC Martial Arts) – 3 Gold

Best overall School Champion

A small selection of images from the event;

A full gallery of the images taken during the event can be found here.

Report by

Mrs. Gillian McIlvaney

Tournament Director

The NTA Masters Seminar was held on Saturday 24^th January in the Montrose Sports Centre, Montrose. The Seminar was conducted by Master Wallace 8^th Deg, Master McNairn 7^th Deg and Master Campins 7^th Deg.

The groups were split into Junior Colour Belts, Senior Colour Belts and Blackbelts and taken through Patterns, kicking, step sparring and sparring drills. The Seminar was well attended and lots were learned as always.

Following the Seminar, the Degree Grading was held in Master McNairns Blackbelt Academy for four 1st Kup students.

We are delighted to announce that they successfully promoted to 1st Degree – Mrs Catriona Steel, Mr Rico Campins, Miss Erin Logan and Mr James Craik.

Well done to them all.

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Dear Masters and Instructors,

ITF Scottish Championships 2015

It is with great pleasure that you and your students are invited to the ITF Scottish Championships on Sunday 22nd February 2015, in Glasgow, Scotland.

This competition is open to all ITF Taekwon‐Do students 10th Kup to 6th Degree.

Please take the time to read the following information. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the Tournament & Umpire Committee.

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

Yours in Taekwon‐Do

Mrs. G. McIlvaney

ITF Scotland Tournament Committee

DOWNLOADS

ITF Scotland Invite 2015

2015 ITFS National Champs – Individual Entry Form

2015 ITFS National Champs – School Entry Form

ITF Scottish 2015 – Poster

22^nd December 2014

Dear Masters and Instructors,

ITF Scotland National Team Selection

I invite all competitors to apply for selection to the ITF Scotland National Team attending the World Championships in Jeselo, Italy – 27^th to 31^st May 2015.

The selection event will be held on Sunday 25^th January at GMAC Martial Arts, Craigshill Road, Livingston, EH54 5DT. The selections will commence at 10am.

Please note that on arrival all competitors will be weight checked, and must be within 2kg of their chosen sparring weight.

All competitors wishing to go forward for selection must apply to the Team Manager no later than Wednesday 21^st January. Applications should be sent to nationalteam@itfscotland.com

Junior competitors must be minimum of 14 years on the first day of competition; all those born in the year 1997 must compete as a Junior. Senior’s should be born in 1996 or earlier, as per the rules of competition in the official invite.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Robin Blair

ITF Scotland Team Director

Application Forms can be downloaded below, and should reach the Team Manager by 21st January.

ITF Scotland Team Selection Applications

Dates: 20th – 21st June 2015

Dear Masters, Instructors, Blackbelts and Students,

We are delighted Mrs Solovey has agreed to visit us here in Aberdeen, Scotland and we hope that she enjoys here visit very much.  She, along with her assistant Miss Viktoria Sokolovska, will conduct three sessions.

As we have a very large competitive junior contingency, here in Aberdeen , we will conduct a session of all grades up to 13 yrs.  Teens and adults kup grades up to 3rd kup will also have their own session. The final one will be for red and blackbelts.

Mrs Solovey is well known to our students and they are all looking forward to this great opportunity.

This event is open to all students within Scotland and further afield.

Full details about the venue, costs, times etc will be posted in due course.

Best regards

Master Gordon Wallace VIII

Northern Taekwon-Do Academies

ITF Scotland’s Board of Directors would like to wish all our Instructors and members A Very merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

 
We look forward to working with you all in 2015 at our many events throughout the year.

All ITF Scotland plaque holders should now be receiving official emails from the Secretary General ( secretarygeneral @ itfscotland . com) and Treasurers Office ( treasurer @ itfscotland . com ).

If you have not yet received any e-mail’s please forward your email address to our treasurer at your earliest convenience.

Dear ITF Scotland Instructors & Students,

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