100th IIC Updates & Registration Information

Dear ITF Scotland Members,

The closing date for the 100th IIC has now been set as 20th February.  Please do not delay in forwarding your applications to this most historical of International Instructors Courses.  At present we have hit 300 applicants with over 200 of those attending the Banquet on the Friday evening.

As the numbers grow we have taken the decision to alleviate some of the registrations on Thursday/Friday of the IIC, we intend to do IIC registrations for ITF Scotland applicants on Friday & Saturday 6th & 7th of March in your areas.

The registration will be for us to collect the course fee and issue IIC gift packs to all ITFS applicants. That way all ITFS applicants can go straight to the course and not via registration.

 

We can do this by group so if all groups could collect the course fees per their own schools, we will collect in areas of Lothian, East Kilbride and Glasgow. We will be available all day Friday and Saturday so if you can advise a time and a place for us to come that will be most helpful.

Best regards

 

Master Wallace

Head of Organising Committee

 

 

Please note; The IIC Banquet is now being held on the Friday night at the Aberdeen Asset Management Suite, Pittodrie Statium, Aberdeen.

 

First ITF Scotland Child Protection Course’s

ITF Scotland’s Child Protection Officer and tutor Ms. Angela Lindie took the first in a series of Child Protection Courses for our Instructors and Black Belts over the weekend of 17th & 18th January.  The first course’s (workshop 1) was held in Aberdeen at Master Wallace’s Blackbelt Academy on Saturday, and on the Sunday at GMAC Martial Arts in Livingston.

Both courses were very interactive, with the participants breaking off into groups to work on scenario based exercise’s of situations that may arise within class or competition.  The forum also gave the participants a chance to raise and discuss any thoughts and ask questions on the subject.  The course gave a better awareness of situations in the peripheral activities around the gym and not just on the dojang floor.

ITF Scotland would like to thank Ms. Lindie on delivering the first series of course’s, and look forward to working with the other groups in delivering the course in their respective area’s over the next few months.

Over the weekend 54 participants took the first workshop, 24 participants in Aberdeen, and 30 in Livingston, see some picture’s from the course below.

 

“NTA would like to thank Miss Angela Lindie and our Secretary General, Mr David Condie V Degree for their time and coming up to present the first in a series of Child Protection Course for instructors in ITF Scotland.  The course was very well received and Miss Lindie was very generous with her time and her knowledge.  The course was very valuable and dispersed fears that it was going to be an exercise in political correctness.  It was most certainly fours well spent and all of our instructors, assistants and support staff came away with a feeling of confidence in how we deal and address this very sensitive subject.”

 

 

ITF Scottish Championships – 22nd February 2015

ITF Scottish 2015Dear Masters and Instructors,

ITF Scottish Championships 2015

It is with great pleasure that you and your students are invited to the ITF Scottish Championships on Sunday 22nd February 2015, in Glasgow, Scotland.

This competition is open to all ITF Taekwon‐Do students 10th Kup to 6th Degree.

Please take the time to read the following information. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the Tournament & Umpire Committee.

We look forward to seeing you and your students at the competition.

 

Yours in Taekwon‐Do

 

Mrs. G. McIlvaney

ITF Scotland Tournament Committee

 

DOWNLOADS

ITF Scotland Invite 2015

2015 ITFS National Champs – Individual Entry Form

2015 ITFS National Champs – School Entry Form

ITF Scottish 2015 – Poster

 

World Championships Team Selection’s

itf-taekwondo-world-championship-2015-italy22nd December 2014

 

Dear Masters and Instructors,

ITF Scotland National Team Selection

I invite all competitors to apply for selection to the ITF Scotland National Team attending the World Championships in Jeselo, Italy – 27th to 31st May 2015.

The selection event will be held on Sunday 25th January at GMAC Martial Arts, Craigshill Road, Livingston, EH54 5DT. The selections will commence at 10am.

Please note that on arrival all competitors will be weight checked, and must be within 2kg of their chosen sparring weight.

 

All competitors wishing to go forward for selection must apply to the Team Manager no later than Wednesday 21st January. Applications should be sent to nationalteam@itfscotland.com

Junior competitors must be minimum of 14 years on the first day of competition; all those born in the year 1997 must compete as a Junior. Senior’s should be born in 1996 or earlier, as per the rules of competition in the official invite.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Mr. Robin Blair

ITF Scotland Team Director

 

Application Forms can be downloaded below, and should reach the Team Manager by 21st January.

ITF Scotland Team Selection Applications

Seminar with Katya Solovey

imagen.phpDates: 20th – 21st June 2015

Dear Masters, Instructors, Blackbelts and Students,

We are delighted Mrs Solovey has agreed to visit us here in Aberdeen, Scotland and we hope that she enjoys here visit very much.  She, along with her assistant Miss Viktoria Sokolovska, will conduct three sessions.

As we have a very large competitive junior contingency, here in Aberdeen , we will conduct a session of all grades up to 13 yrs.  Teens and adults kup grades up to 3rd kup will also have their own session. The final one will be for red and blackbelts.

Mrs Solovey is well known to our students and they are all looking forward to this great opportunity.

This event is open to all students within Scotland and further afield.

Full details about the venue, costs, times etc will be posted in due course.

Best regards

 

Master Gordon Wallace VIII

Northern Taekwon-Do Academies

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

ITFS Merry ChristmasITF Scotland’s Board of Directors would like to wish all our Instructors and members A Very merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

 
We look forward to working with you all in 2015 at our many events throughout the year.

ITF Scotland E-mail’s

EmailAll ITF Scotland plaque holders should now be receiving official emails from the Secretary General ( secretarygeneral @ itfscotland . com) and Treasurers Office ( treasurer @ itfscotland . com ).

If you have not yet received any e-mail’s please forward your email address to our treasurer at your earliest convenience.

 

National Team Pattern Training Dates

ITF Scotland LogoDear ITF Scotland Instructors & Students,
National Pattern training will be held on the following 3 dates at the North Inch Community Campus, Gowans Terrace, Perth, PH1 5BF
  • Saturday 15th November 2014
  • Saturday 22nd November 2014
  • Saturday 6th December 2014
Time: 1 – 3pm Cost: £5 per session, payable on the day
This training is open to all Blue Belts and above who wish to concentrate on Patterns for competition.  The aim of these 3 sessions is to establish the numbers of students who wish to compete for Scotland in Individual Pattern & Team Pattern events for next year and beyond.  
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In the New Year, training (Time & Venue TBC) will become weekly and once again all blue belts and above are encouraged to attend to develop their patterns and to be introduced to Team Pattern training.  In the New Year training will become mandatory for all black belts who wish to become part of a Pattern Team for the World Championships in May.
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North Inch Community Campus
All coaches, students & parents are to park in the main campus car park, which is located on the left side of Gowans Terrace immediately before the approach road to the campus.  Parking is not permitted on the private road through the car park that leads to Muirton Cottages. The car park can be busy and we would ask you to encourage car sharing. The only parking permitted out with the main car park is in the disabled parking bays on the road round the side of the campus building, and any cars parking here must display a current disabled badge.  
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Finally can I ask that all Instructors send a brief email (not Facebook message) toboydell.tkd@sky.com a few days in advance listing who will be attending from your school to allow myself time to increase/decrease the area booked.  All students attending these training dates must inform their instructor that they wish to attend.
I look forward to seeing you all,
Regards,
Mr Mark Boydell
ITF Scotland Head Pattern Coach

2014 ITF Scotland AGM

Saturday 1st November saw ITF Scotland come together for its AGM this year held at the Stirling Management Centre,Stirling.  Ninety one plaque holders turned out to the 2014 meeting, where a summary of the years events was given to the membership, as well as information regarding 2015 events.

As this 2014 was the end of the board’s two year term, the meeting culminated with elections of the new board.

Newly Elected ITF Scotland Board of Directors

President:  Grand Master Thomas MacCallum IX Degree

Senior Vice President:  Master Mark Hutton VII Degree

2nd Vice President:   Master David McNairn VII Degree

3rd Vice President:  Mr. Robin Blair VI Degree

Secretary General:  Mr. David Condie V Degree

Treasurer:  Mrs. Gillian McIlvaney IV Degree

Board Member:  Master Jamie Campins VII Degree

Board Member:  Mr. Garry Shaw VI Degree

Board Member:  Mr. Brian McGowan V Degree

The membership would like to thank our our going board members; Master Gordon Wallace VIII Degree, Mr. David Lupton V Degree and Mr. Andrew Knox I Degree for their hard work and dedication towards ITF Scotland over the last term(s).

Back Row L-R: Mr. B. McGowan, Mr. R. Blair, Mr. G. Shaw, Mr. D. Condie, Mrs. G. McIlvaney  Front Row L-R: Master Hutton, Grand Master MacCallum, Master Campins

Back Row L-R: Mr. B. McGowan, Mr. R. Blair, Mr. G. Shaw, Mr. D. Condie, Mrs. G. McIlvaney
Front Row L-R: Master Hutton, Grand Master MacCallum, Master Campins

ITF Scotland Technical Training – 23rd November 2014

ITF Scotland LogoITF Scotland’s Technical Training Seminar will be held on Sunday 23rd November from 12 noon to 3pm.

This event is open to 3rd Degree’s and above, and will be taught by the ITF Scotland Technical Committee.

Venue:  GMAC Martial Arts, Craigwillow Centre, Craigshill Road, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5DT