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ITF Scotland 3 Masters Technical Seminar & Senior Degree Testing – 18 June 2016

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 …

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ITF RADix Course – 11th & 12th June

Dear Grand Masters, Masters, Instructors and Students,   RE: 1st RADiX ‐ COURSE, 11 – 12th 2016, STONEHAVE, ABERDENSHIRE, SCOTLAND   On behalf of our Masters and Instructors of Northern Taekwon‐Do Academies (NTA) we would like to invite you to the 1st RADIX, Self Defence course to be held in the UK.   The ITF …

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2016 European Success!

The 31st Senior & 22nd Junior European Taekwon-Do Championships 2016 was held in Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre, Tampere, Finland; from April 28 – May 1, 2016. In total, 495 competitors from 28 countries participated in the championships. From Scotland 22 participants competed across all events. Senior Female Megan Brown – 1st Degree Rachel Morning …

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Scotland Team head to Euros

The 22 strong Scottish Team travel to the Finnish city of Tampere on Tuesday for the 2016 A.E.T.F. European Championships.  The team lead by Team Director; Master Jamie Campins (VII Degree), Manager; John McIlvaney (VI Degree), Coaches; Mr. Robin Blair (VI Degree) and Mr. Mark Boydell (V Degree), have been training since the previous championships in …

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2016 Scottish Championships

Ravenscraig Regional Sports Centre, was the venue for the ITF Scotland National Championships on Saturday 9th April. The event drew a record 504 competitors from 32 schools across Scotland and the North of England as well as a team from Ireland. This year ITF Scotland invited guests of the newly formed government recognised Sports Scotland group …

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Northern Palmira Cup – Russia

On Friday 18th March, three members of ITF Scotland travelled to St. Petersburg, Russia at the invite of ITF St. Petersburg, and the Russian Taekwon-Do Federation to the Northern Palmira Cup. This was a two-day event held in the new Nova Centre, in St. Petersburg town centre. The competition had over 900 entrants, across two …

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ITF Scotland Umpires Course – 19 March 2016

It’s just over a month since ITF Scotland hosted a full weekend of training for its member’s that included an Instructor’s Course, First Aid Training, Child Protection and PVG. Not wanting to let the grass grow under our feet we’ve added to that with our newly revised Umpires Course. Preperations The ITF Scotland Tournament & …

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ITF Scotland Umpire Course – 19th March 2016

2nd ITF Scotland Umpire Course Dear Instructors and Students, The ITF Scotland Tournament and Umpire Committees (TUC) would like to invite you to the 2nd ITF Scotland Umpire Course on Saturday 19th March at GMAC Martial Arts Centre. Registration will start at 08:45. The purpose of the course is to align all our Umpires with …

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New Board Member

ITF Scotland Board of Directors would like to welcome officially to the board, Mr. Paul Mullen 1st Degree.  Mr. Mullen takes up his role as Safeguarding Officer to ITF Scotland.  He will be liaising with instructors in the coming weeks with regards to PVG applications. We’d like to wish Mr. Mullen success in his new …

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Instructors Course Report

ITF Scotland held their first instructors course of 2016 over the weekend of 6th & 7th February, hosted by Mr. John McIlvaney at his gym in Livingston.  37 instructors from across Scotland enrolled for the course, which included a Child Protection Course, First Aid Course as well as the first module of the Instructors Course’s. …

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