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Online Sparring Seminar with Miss Katrina Carr

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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First Online Zoom Seminar

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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Master’s Zoom Seminar

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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Updated advice on Coronavirus / COVID-19

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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New School Affiliation: STA-Whitburn Martial Arts

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.

ITF Scotland advice on Coronavirus / COVID-19

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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New Group Affiliation – Northern Taekwon-Do Academies

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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National Squad Training’s Cancelled

In light of the outbreak of COVID-19, the National Coaching Team have taken the decision to cancel the upcoming squad training sessions as a precautionary measure, with safety everyone’s number one priority. As the 2020 European Championships have also been cancelled, we will look to re-schedule future trainings around any potential revised tournament date. We …

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20TWENTY NATIONAL SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2020 edition of the ITF Scotland National Championships were held over the weekend of 29th February – 1st March, at the Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility in Motherwell.  As in previous years the two-day event started with the Pre-Junior competition for up to 13 years on Saturday, and Juniors, Seniors and Advanced Seniors, as well as competitors with …

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New Umpire & SET Training Course Initiative Success

Saturday 8th February saw the first step in a new umpire initiative from ITF Scotland of “One Team – One Goal” with a brand-new series of courses being introduced in Scotland to continuously train and develop our National Umpires.  Prior to the course, all participants received a copy to the 2020 ITFS Championships Umpire Reference Manual. The …

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