Dear ITF Scotland Members, I hope this email finds you well and thriving in your respective clubs. As part of our ongoing commitment to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all our members, we are …
On Saturday 6 April, an umpire course was conducted by the ITF Scotland Umpire Committee.The course was a review of the most up-to-date rules for the World Championships and World Cupevents. Upon successful completion of …
Dear Grand Masters, Masters and Instructors, We are excited to extend an invitation to the ITF Scotland Umpire Course 2024, offering an invaluable opportunity for members of our Taekwon-Do community to enhance their skills and …
Dear Grand Masters, Masters and Instructors, With the 2024 National Championships just around the corner, the ITFS T&U Committee wish to advise that the following changes to age brackets will come in to force at …
Dear Grand Masters, Masters and Instructors, ITF Scotland Board of Directors welcome applications for the up coming available board positions for the next 4 year term 2024 – 2028: Secretary GeneralBoard Member (PVG)Board Member Those …
The ITF Scotland Board of Directors are now inviting applications for the following Standing Committee’s for the term 2022 – 2024:
The Technical & Instruction Committee (TIC)
The Tournament Committee (TC)
The Umpire Committee (UC)
Full details of each of the committee’s remit can be found in the appendix attached.
All applications must be emailed to secretarygeneral@itfscotland.com no later than 31st August 2022, this email should contain your CV as well as covering letter.
An interview will be arranged with members of ITF Scotland board for all applicants shortly after the closing date.
On behalf of the ITF Scotland Board we look forward to receiving your applications and wish the chosen candidates every success in carrying out their respective roles.
The ITF Scotland are currently looking to fill the vacant positions within the National Team Staff as noted below:
Head Pattern Coach
Head Pre-Arranged Sparring Coach
Interested persons are invited to apply by 31st August, attaching a covering letter, and CV to secretarygeneral@itfscotland.com. Applicants will then be invited for an interview shortly afterward.
Following on from our success in Croatia, the road to the next European Championships in Romania is on!
The following training and selection dates have been scheduled by the National Team Coaching structure:
Sunday 14th August
Sunday 28th August
Sunday 4th September
Sunday 18th September
Sunday 30th October (Final Selection)
All training and selection dates will be held at Scottish Martial Arts Centre, Alloa
Please note that this will be the first European Championships where Pre-Juniors will be allowed to participate.
Should you wish to be considered for a prestigious place on Scotland’s National Taekwon-do Team, please seek permission from your School Instructor and attend as many training and selection days as possible.
All training and selection days must be pre-booked.
ITF Scotland wish to announce the recent resignation of Mr. Mark Boydell V Degree, from his current role as Head Pattern & Pre-Arranged Sparring Coach of the National Team.
Mr. Boydell has been an integral part of the coaching team in Scotland for the past 12 years, having coached numerous individual competitors and teams over his multiple terms as coach of the national team. During his tenure Mr. Boydell has been at the forefront of Team Pattern competition steering teams to multiple European & World Championships success in both Team Pattern and Pre-Arranged Sparring events. Not forgetting coaching many of his individual competitors to medal success too.
ITF Scotland and it’s board of directors would like to thank Mr. Boydell once again for his endeavours as part of the coaching team, and wish him all the best for the future.
ITF Scotland would like to announce the prestigious promotion of Grand Master Gordon Wallace, who was promoted to 9th Degree by the ITF Grand Masters Promotion Committee on Friday 3rd June 2022.
Grand Master Wallace started his Taekwon-Do career in 1977 in Elgin Scotland, and has dedicated the last 45 years to Taekwon-Do.
Today reaching the pinnacle we all strive towards.
On behalf of ITF Scotland, its Board of Directors and Membership we wish to express our sincere congratulations to Grand Master Gordon Wallace on his recent promotion to Saseong.
ITF Scotland held their first national championships in two years, over the weekend of 21st & 22nd May 2022.
The national event was the first since the end of the pandemic and attracted some 507 athletes from 28 clubs across Scotland and 6 clubs travelling from England to compete at the event in Motherwell.
In advance of the championships ITFS Umpire Committee held two refresher training events for our umpires, the first of their kind. The first was a dedicated Centre Referee training hosted in Aberdeen, with the attendees being put through training by International Umpire’s Master Alexander Dunbar VIII Degree, and Mrs. Jacqui Wallace IV Degree. This event allowed four hours of dedicated match time experience for a small team of 20 Centre Referee’s some of whom had many years of previous experience, as well as a new generation of aspiring Centre Referees.
The second course was held online via Zoom the week prior to the championships, with Grand Master Gordon Wallace IX Degree, head of ITFS Tournament Committee. With 71 attendees covering the rules of the championships as well as the rules of ITF competition, that would be in place for the championships.
Both courses received positive feedback and will be a main stay in advance of future championships.
In preparations for the championships Sportdata was used to facilitate the entries, as well as live at the event, with for the first time in four years, that we had all 6 pattern & sparring rings running electronic scoring systems, as well as laptop recording results over 3 special technique and power rings. This new fully electronic system was managed over the weekend by ITF Scotland’s team of IT specialists; Mr. Craig Rennie I Degree, Mr. Chris Forbes I Degree, and Mr. Keith Graham, who were on hand to keep the system running flawlessly throughout.
Saturday saw the 13 years and under competitors take to mats across 3 disciplines: Pattern, Sparring & Special Technique. This was the first year that coaches were only permitted to be coloured belts, to facilitate a growing competition, and requirement for more experienced umpires. The event finished on the first day around 4pm.
On Sunday it was the turn of competitors aged 14 & over, as well as those with Additional Support Needs. It was encouraging to see the growth in the ASN categories with no less than 7 clubs entering competitors into the divisions.
For the second event in a row, the T & U Committee added an open weight sparring category for black belts aged 14-17 and 18 years plus. These were again received very well, with several highly competitive bouts being played out to have an overall sparring champion.
This year was also the first year there was a split in the Overall medal tables with the addition of an Overall Association, adding to the already Overall Club Title from previous years.
On behalf of ITF Scotland and its Tournament & Umpire Committees, we’d like to thank those Black Belts who gave up their time over the weekend to Umpire, and ensure the event ran as smoothly as it did.
OVERALL CLASSIFICATIONS
Overall results from the event can be found below.
Congratulations to Braveheart Martial Arts Overall Club Champions 2022, and winners of the Mr. Paddy Timoney Memorial Plaque this year.
OVERALL CLUB
1st Place Braveheart Martial Arts 22 Gold, 17 Silver and 9 Bronze
2nd Place MWBA 20 Gold, 18 Silver and 21 Bronze
3rd Place MH Taekwon-Do 13 Gold, 14 Silver and 21 Bronze
OVERALL ASSOCIATION
1st Place GMAC Martial Arts 44 Gold, 40 Silver and 53 Bronze
2nd Place Northern Taekwon-Do Academies 30 Gold, 31 Silver and 30 Bronze
3rd Place TKD Scotland 24 Gold, 25 Silver and 40 Bronze
OVERALL CHAMPIONS
OVERALL ASN <13 yrs CHAMPION
Thomas Reape GMAC Livingston 1 Gold and 1 Silver
OVERALL ASN >14 yrs CHAMPION
Claire Hislop Glasgow East 2 Gold
OVERALL <7 yrs MALE CHAMPION
Nikodem Borciuch GMAC Livingston 2 Gold and 1 Silver
It is possible to purchase spectator tickets for this years Scottish Championships in advance. This will allow FastTrack entry to the event, and also save money verses on the door cost.
Fast tracks can be purchased in advance via your Instructor. In order to guarantee delivery in time for the event, these must be applied for on or before Sunday 15th May.
Information has been included in the Dropbox link available to all instructors.
Further to the Online Zoom Umpire Refresher Course being held prior to the ITF Scotland National Championships.
ITFS are pleased to offer an additional course for those umpires who wish to specialise in Sparring Centre Referee at the championships.
This Centre Referee Training Course will take place in Aberdeen on Saturday 7th May, as detailed below:
This will be a practical session. The main purpose is to find a new generation of ITF sparring centre referees for Scotland, whilst providing refresher training for our current centre referees. This will give all attendees a great opportunity to review current ITF rules and best operating practices.
This will be a small group course with numbers limited to 20 attendees.
All applications should be directed through your instructor.
Candidates must be a degree holder.
All attendees will be expected to centre at the 2022 ITFS Championships, where they will be given match time experience.
The cost will be £30 payable in advance. This fee will be refundable with attendance at the ITFS Championship.
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Event Information:
Under the guidance from AETF Tournament & Umpire Chairman Master Alexander Dunbar VIII, this practical course will be expedited by current International Centre Referee Mrs. Jacqui Wallace IV. Both our presenters have a wide range of experience in controlling the skills and energies of the highest level of competitors in Individual and Team Sparring categories at ITF European, World Cup and World Championships.
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Should you wish to book your space on the CR Training Course please contact your Instructor in the first instance before completing your booking.
PLACES ARE LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS. PLEASE NOTE PARTICIPANTS OF THIS COURSE ARE REQUIRED TO CENTRE REFEREE AT THE ITFS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022
A complimentary Online Umpire Refresher Course is being held online on Sunday 15th May 2022, prior to the ITF Scotland National Championships the following weekend.
This course is for all those who are umpiring are the ITFS Champs, open to 2nd Kup and above.
The Zoom course is being hosted by ITF Scotland’s Master Gordon Wallace VIII & Master Alexander Dunbar VIII, both of whom are highly experienced international umpires and members of the ITF Umpire Committee & Chair of the AETF Tournament Committee respectively.
It is with great pleasure that you and your students are invited to the ITF Scottish Championships on 21st & 22nd May 2022, according to the following schedule;
Saturday 21st May
13 years & under
Youth: 7 yrs & under,
Cadet: 8 – 10 years
Pre-Junior: 11 – 13 years
Sunday 22nd May
14 years & over
Junior: 14 – 17 years
Senior: 18 – 35 years
Adv. Senior: 36 years & over
ASN Competitors
All ages
This competition is open to ITF Taekwon-Do students 10th Kup to 6th Degree. Please take the time to read the following information.
We look forward to seeing you and your students at the competition.
Yours in Taekwon-Do, ITF Scotland Tournament & Umpire Committee
