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WC 2015 – Day 6 & 7

Saturday 30th May Juniors Individual Sparring Matthew O’Hare. -56 first round by, second round v Russia defeated 1:3 Gregor Towers -56 first round v New Zealand win 4:0, second round v Slovenia win 4:0, third round v Ireland defeated 0:4 Ellie Trinder -65 first round v Norway win surrender, second round v England defeated 0:4 Christina …

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WC2015 – Day 5 Friday

Friday is the third day of competition and scheduled as a half day, finishing at 1pm, as the ITF Congress begins at 3pm. Only seniors today, the juniors have a rest day.  We have four competitors on today, one female; Katie in 1st Degree Pattern, and three of the men up in sparring. Pattern 1st …

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WC2015 – Day 4 Thursday

Thursday is a busy day for the coaches. The area is buzzing with both pattern and sparring bouts in both junior and senior sections. Morning   Junior 1st Degree Patterns Matthew O’Hare first round v Bulgaria win 5:0, second round v Canada 3:1:1, third round v Romania defeated 0:1:3 Michael McRoberts first round v Italy win …

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WC2015 – Day 1 to 3

Monday 25th May – Departure The ITF Scotland National Team consisting of 5 coaches, 22 squad members, and numerous traveling support, departed from Edinburgh for the Italian Coastal City of Lido de Jesolo on the early morning flight at 6am.  The team arrived in Jesolo shortly after 2pm on Monday afternoon.  On settling into the …

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Scotland Team – World Championships 2015

ITF Scotland wil be represented by 22 members from across Scotland at the forthcoming World Championships in Jesolo, Italy from 26th – 31st May 2015. The national team have been training week-in-week-out over the last six months in preparation for the event beginning on Tuesday.  This year see’s many new competitors join the squad on …

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Seminar with Miss Katya Solovey

Dear Masters and Instructors, Miss Katya Solovey Seminar, Aberdeen, Scotland 20-21 June 2015  Please find enclosed details of our sparring seminar with Miss Katya Solovey III and assisted by Miss Viktoriia Sokolovska II. Miss Solovey needs no introduction and her partnership with her husband Sabum Oleg, in launching their Fight Evolution Programme has been widely …

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IIC 100 Report

ITF Scotland were hosts to the 100th International Instructors Course, in Aberdeen, Scotland over the weekend of 13th – 15th March 2015. Below you can find a report compiled by Master Gordon Wallace 8th Degree and Master David McNair 7th Degree.     Thursday 12/3/15 100 IIC week started early with the arrival of the …

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2015 ITF Scottish Championships Report

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 …

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NTA Three Master’s Seminar & Black Belt Grading

The NTA Masters Seminar was held on Saturday 24th January in the Montrose Sports Centre, Montrose. The Seminar was conducted by Master Wallace 8th Deg, Master McNairn 7th Deg and Master Campins 7th Deg. The groups were split into Junior Colour Belts, Senior Colour Belts and Blackbelts and taken through Patterns, kicking, step sparring and …

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