On Saturday 27th June, the third instalment of ITF Scotland’s Zoom sessions was lead by Mr. Ross Penman IV Degree. The focus of the session was Kicking Development. After a warm up to loosen everyone during which Mr. Penman explained the importance of doing dynamic stretching for the warm-up compared to static stretching. The session …

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Dear Masters and Instructors, We are pleased to invite you to the next instalment of our ITF Scotland Online Seminar’s.  The next seminar will be led by Mr. Ross Penman IV Degree. The session will run on Saturday 27th June 2020, from 13:00 hrs – 14:00 hrs and focus on Dynamic Kicking Techniques & Development. Instructor’s have been sent the …

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Today saw the second of our Zoom Seminars take place. 106 participants from across Scotland tuned in via the online platform to take part in the Sparring Session ran by current World Champion, and four times European Champion Miss Katrina Carr III Degree. Miss Carr began the session with a brief introduction of her, and …

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We are pleased to invite you to the next ITF Scotland Online Seminar.   This seminar will be led by Multiple European & Current World Sparring Champion; Miss Katrina Carr III Degree. Miss Carr is one of Scotland’s most successful competitors, having won 1 World Championships Title, 4 European Championships Titles and 1 World Cup Title.  She also has a number of …

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In the midst of the Covid pandemic ITFS hosted a national Master’s Seminar via the online meeting platform Zoom today, allowing practitioners to continue their training during “lockdown”. The online event was the first of its kind hosted in Scotland, with over 90 participants from across the country logging in and taking part over three …

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ITF Scotland are hosting their first Online Zoom Masters Seminar on Saturday 6th June 2020. The sessions will each be 45 minutes, as follows; 11:00 – 11:45 – Kup Grade Patterns with Master Heath Denholm VII 12:00 – 12:45 – Kwang-Gae with Master David McNairn VII 13:00 – 13:45 – Choi-Yong with Master Gordon Wallace …

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ITF Scotland advice on Coronavirus / COVID-19. (updated 18th March 2020) As the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak within Scotland continues to advance, ITF Scotland offer the following updated to instructors and members. Our advice to our membership as of 18th March 2020, is for instructors to continue keeping themselves fully up to date with all advice on how to …

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ITF Scotland Board of Directors would like to welcome Master Heath Denholm – VII Degree and his school STA-Whitburn Martial Arts (WMA) who have affiliated to ITF Scotland as a new regional school.

In light on the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak within Scotland, ITF Scotland recognises that the situation is continually evolving, and we are monitoring the advice from the UK government.   Our advice to our membership as of 15th March 2020, is for instructors to keep themselves fully up to date with all advice on how to halt the spread …

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ITF Scotland Board of Directors would like to welcome the following instructors and schools who have affiliated to ITF Scotland as a new regional group Northern Taekwon-Do Academies (NTA): Master Wallace Blackbelt Academy (Instructor: Master Gordon Wallace – VIII Degree) Boydell Blackbelt Academies (Instructor: Mr. Mark Boydell – V Degree) DC Taekwon-Do (Instructor: Mr. Dylan …

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