We pleased to announce our National Championships are to be held on Sun 13th February 2011 at the Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Bellahouston Drive, Glasgow, G52 1HH

This Championship is to be Scotland’s premier competition attracting the very best from Scotland and further afield.  With all the proceeds being put back into developing  ITF Taekwon-Do in Scotland & supporting our national team.

Entry form & payment should be submitted before 8th February. See Mr Hamilton or Miss Brisco for more details!

FUNDRAISING RACE NIGHT
Friday 14th January 2011
Master and Mrs Wallace have arranged a race night which will be held in the Holburn Bar Function Room on Friday 14th January.  It will start at 7:30pm and they have a variety of things arranged including - Bingo, Auction (including an auction of the Blackbelts), Raffle and other games!!  Tickets are on sale at £3.00 or £3.50 at the door.  This will include a raffle ticket.

We hope to see you all there to support the event.

Mr and Mrs Boydell are hosting a race night on Friday 28th January.  This is a key fundraiser for the students that are competing in the 2011 ITF World Championships in New Zealand.

They are looking for sponsors for the races, have one sponsor already and are looking for another 6.  Sponsors will get free advertising on the programme for the night and can name the 6 horses racing.  The cost of sponsoring a race is £100.  If you are interested in sponsoring a horse, please let Stuart know a.s.a.p. I will advises one of the parents who is organising this event as she needs the information to make up the programme.

This is not the usual race night with the TV screen, but is wooden horses -  highest bidders on the night get to race the horses to the finish line!!  There are limited tickets for the night, so if you would like to buy one, please contact Stuart a.s.a.p.  Tickets will be £5 with complimentary drink included (over 18s only).

The event is being held in the Scout Hall in Stonehaven.  It should be a great night with lots of laughs.

The last training session for Montrose TKD & KKB students will be on Monday 20th December at the usual times (at the moment…who knows if we might have a combined class…watch this space!!)

Any Juniors who wish to go to the Kids Xmas Party at Dizzy Rascals on Wednesday 22nd please let either Stuart or Colette know asap as spaces are now limited!

The first TKD training session of the year will be at Rosemount on Thursday 6th January, and the KKB class will be on the Friday evening as usual.

On behalf of all the Instructors and Assistant Instructors I would like to wish everyone involved with Montrose Academy a very Merry Festive Season, and look forward to seeing everyone back raring to go in 2011!!

Montrose Juniors class will be running as normal at Montrose Sports Centre, but in the lounge rather than the studio. Class starts at the usual time of 6pm.

The next NTA Fight Night is being hosted by Mr Boydell at his Rosemount School on Monday night. Any Montrose TKD and KKB students wishing to participate should be ready to train for 8pm sharp. Remember..No SAFT - No training!

If for any reason any TKD Seniors not able to take part wish to continue training, the Sports Centre main hall may be available if you speak to the staff directly.

Mr & Mrs Boydell have kindly invited all Montrose Juniors to the Annual Xmas Party. The party will be at Dizzy Rascal’s Laurencekirk on Wed 22nd December from 6pm - 8pm.

Anyone who is interested, please let either Stuart, Colette or Mr Boydell know as soon as possible as there is a limited number of spaces available. If free spaces are available, siblings can join in the fun at the same cost of £5.

GMAC held the first West Lothian Open in Blackburn Community Hall on Saturday 2th. Despite the snow and horrendous weather there was a good turn out of competitors from many different organisations and parts of the country.

From Montrose TKD only Miss Colette McEwan and Mr Stuart Hamilton were competing on the day and managed to come back with some medals for their efforts.

Miss McEwan - Gold for Sparring & Power Test, and Silver for Special Technique. (35+)

Mr Hamilton - Bronze for sparring and Gold for Special Technique. (35+)

After almost 4 years training with Montrose TKD, Stuart Hamilton was successful in his grading examination and is now promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt. The grading examination took place in Master Wallace’s Abedeen Dojang on Nov 13th. The grading examination panel consisted of Master Wallace, Mr McNairn and Mr Boydell, with Miss Wallace assisting. This was the first Black Belt grading exam carried out by Northern TKD Academies (NTA), the first of many.

On Friday evening the candidates hoping to grade underwent a very difficult theory examination. The Saturday began with a Technical Seminar, then onto the grading proper. After a rigorous practical exam, the candidates were advised of their results on the day. To mark the occassion, a celebration meal was hosted by Master Wallace which was a welcome opportunity to relax and reflect on the day.

Montrose TKD extends its congratulations to all the successful candidates and wishes them well in their future paths within TKD.

Montrose TKD Junior students Glenn Fairley and James Brown competed in the recent Tots Competition hosted by Mr & Mrs Boydell in Inverbervie. The disciplines were sparring, power test, special technique and memory test, and as usual all the kids were eager to do well.

As well as their participation medals the boys managed a haul of 4 medals between them. Congratulations to both of them for the great effort. Everybody seemed to have a great day, and even the Instructors and Assistants had a laugh while carrying out the serious business of umpiring.

Glenn Fairley - Silver Memory, Silver Sparring and Bronze Power Test

James Brown - Gold Power Test

Due to unforeseen circumstances the meal has been postponed until a later date in the New Year. Hopefully this will allow more people to make it when things are a bit more relaxed after the Xmas panic!

Montrose TKD and KKB Instructors and Students (past & present) are invited to swap doboks for their glad rags and join us for a meal at the Shanghai Chinese Restaurant in Montrose main street. Any Instructors and Students from Mr Boydells Academies who would like to join us are also more than welcome. The seating time has been confirmed as 7pm. Keep an eye on the website for updates.

If you are interested, plese let either Stuart or Colette know asap so we can advise the Shanghai of numbers.