http://davidmcnairnblackbeltacademy.co.uk A Professional ITF style Tae Kwon-Do School Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:57:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Monday night saw the first Fight Night being held in Mr McNairn's class. Students from Montrose, Hillside, Bervie and Stonehaven took part and a lot of sweat was spilled on the night. Until further notice, the 1st Monday of every month will be a 'Fight Night'. Hosted by Mr McNairn, Mr Boydell ... http://davidmcnairnblackbeltacademy.co.uk/2010/07/08/monday-fight-nights/ Montrose TKD & KKB Senior Class training will continue over the holiday period at the normal times. Mr Boydell lV Degree will be instructing a Junior class in the sports centre on Mondays at 6pm, and Montrose students are welcome. For Juniors only, Wednesday training is cancelled for the summer ... http://davidmcnairnblackbeltacademy.co.uk/2010/07/08/summer-training-schedule/ [caption id="attachment_379" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Some Of Scotland Team & Guest"][/caption] This years European Championships were held in Skovde, Sweden from Friday 30th April - Sunday 2nd May.   There were 23 people competing in the team events which were Pattern, Sparring, Power and Special Technique.   In addition to the team events, there were also ... http://davidmcnairnblackbeltacademy.co.uk/2010/05/07/2010-itf-european-championship-sweden/ MONTROSE TKD ATTAIN 'ACE' GOLD AWARD  On Monday 22nd March, Mr McNairn formally announced that Montrose TKD had attained the GOLD AWARD for Angus Sports Council's ACE Scheme.  ACE means 'Angus Club Excellence', and is only awarded to schools or clubs which offer the highest level of coaching for their students. More ... http://davidmcnairnblackbeltacademy.co.uk/2010/03/29/montrose-tkd-is-officially-ace/ SHOP TILL YOU DROP !! Some of you may be aware now that Mr Boydell, Miss Boydell and Mr Spark have been chosen to represent Scotland in the forthcoming European Championships in Sweden from 28th April - 3rd May.   Mr Boydell and Mr Spark will be competing in senior and junior Team ... http://davidmcnairnblackbeltacademy.co.uk/2010/03/25/itf-european-championship-fundraising-event/ Held at Inverbervie Sports Centre. Doors open at 1pm, probably starting at 1:30pm (est time of finish 4pm ish).  Competition entry fee is £10 and spectators will be £2 over 16 yrs, £1 over 5yrs and all younger children are free.  All participants will receive a medal at the start ... http://davidmcnairnblackbeltacademy.co.uk/2010/03/12/mr-boydells-tots-competition-28th-march/ Montrose & Forfar Schools are holding a coloured belt grading in Montrose Sports Centre on Monday 29th March. Only students who have been advised by their Instructors will be grading. The grading session will begin at 7pm, but there may be access to a hall from 6pm for students to ... http://davidmcnairnblackbeltacademy.co.uk/2010/03/04/tkd-and-kkb-grading-mon-29th-march/ Once again Mr McNairn and Mr Boydell are please to announce that there will be a joint Awards Dinner and Dance, to recognise and celebrate everyone's achievements through 2009. This will be on Friday February 26th 2010 in the Links Hotel Montrose www.linkshotel.com  . Tickets will be on sale soon, so contact any ... http://davidmcnairnblackbeltacademy.co.uk/2010/01/12/2009-annual-awards-evening-6th-march-2010/ WKA is hosting a combined Course & Squad Training seminar in Edinburgh on 24th January 2010. This is a good opportunity for anyone who wishes to get experience of refereeing martial arts sparring, and also for some extra training with martial artists from various disciplines. WKA are also hosting a World ... http://davidmcnairnblackbeltacademy.co.uk/2009/12/31/wka-kickboxing-course-tournament/ [caption id="attachment_316" align="alignleft" width="188" caption="Mr Boydell, Mr Collins, Mr McNairn"][/caption] When Mr Gary Collins began his journey in TKD, little did he know it would turn out to be such an international journey. He joined the Houston Self Defence Academy in January 1997, and began training under the guidance of Master ... http://davidmcnairnblackbeltacademy.co.uk/2009/12/30/mr-gary-collins-promoted-to-iv-degree-sabum/