On Monday Master Thomson and Mr McNairn graded the Montrose Kickboxers. A combined TaeKwon-Do and KKB seminar was held before the grading to get everyone up to speed, then it was on to the real business of grading the candidates.

Mr Boydell is hosting the second Tots competition of the year on Sunday 21st Nov, at Inverbervie Sports Centre, 1pm.   Those who have been involved at past events will know that this is fun and a more relaxed atmosphere than the normal Senior/Junior competitions we all attend.  More details to follow once available.

This year we will have 4 events - Body Armour Sparring - Memory Event - Board Breaking and for the first time Special Technique (high kick).

Any Senior Students or Instructors who can volunteer to help with the setup and the umpiring of this event please contact either Stuart Hamilton or Mr Boydell directly (boydell.tkd@sky.com) It is the perfect competition to try your hand at being an umpire or to develop your existing skills/knowledge.

Mr McNairn has invited Master Thomson VII Degree to Montrose to carry out a KKB seminar and grading on monday 1st November. KKB students wishing to participate should plan to be ready to train at 7pm in the main games hall. the grading will take place from 8:30pm - 9:30pm. Students wishing to grade should ensure they are wearing the official Montrose KKB Dobok and bring appropriate safety equipment and skipping ropes. Grading fees should be submitted to Miss McEwan by Friday 29th latest.

Following on from the extremely successful 2009 Awards Night in February (was it that long ago?), the 2010 Awards Night is being planned for Friday 18th February 2011. While bookings for the venue etc are being confirmed, please put this date in your diaries.

Once again, the event will be hosted by Mr McNairn, Mr & Mrs Boydell and Mr Ingram, so all schools in the Angus and Mearns areas will be participating.

Montrose TKD has been invited to compete in the West Lothian Open Championships.

Date:                     Saturday 27^th November 2010

Venue:                 Blackburn Community Centre, The Centre, Ashgrove, Blackburn, EH47 7LJ.

Doors Open:         09:30

This competition is open to all ITF Scotland members and invited guests.

There will be four individual events contested, Patterns, Sparring Special Technique and Power.  

This championship is open to all students white belt and above and will be split into five age groups Juniors Under 9yrs & 9-12 yrs, Teens 13-17yrs, Adults 18-35yrs and over 35yrs.

Anyone wishing to compete please contact either Miss McEwan or Stuart Hamilton as soon as possible. Last date for entry is 20th November. Please note that only recommended safety equipment is allowed ie no ‘Macho’ type exposed finger gloves or boxing gloves are eligible.

Entry Fees and ID

Competitor

All competitors                                     £20

Spectators

Over 16yrs & Adults                            £5

Under 16 yrs                                         £2.50

Family ticket (2 adults/2 Kids)            £12.50

The 2011 ITF Taekwon Do World Championships is being held in New Zealand in March. Anyone wishing to be selected for the Scotland Team should plan to attend regular squad training sessions. Although only 1st Degree Black Belts and above are eligible for selection, these sessions are open to anyone who is Green Belt and above who would like to improve their skill and fitness. Events covered will be Patterns, Sparring, Power and Special Technique.

The first squad training session will be held at GMAC Academy in Livingstone on Sunday 31st October. The course will start at 11am and end at 4pm and will cost £10 per student.  Anyone from Montrose interested in attending please contact Stuart Hamilton for further details. If there is enough interest transport may be arranged.

Venue - Craigwillow Centre, Craigshill, Livingston

11:00-1:00 - Patterns
1:30-4:30 - All other events
4:30-5:00 - Team Discussions
This training is open to ITF 6th Kups + of ages 13 and above. 

Due to the ongoing re-organisation of the local TKD schools, all Wednesday training at Montrose Sports Centre will be cancelled and re-located to Mr Mark Boydell’s TKD School at Rosemount Primary, Hillside. Last Wednesday training will be on October 13th, and the first Thursday training on October 21st. Monday training at Montrose Sports Centre is not affected and will continue as normal. There will be no training fees for Montrose Students training at Hillside, courtesy of Mr Boydell.

New Thursday training times are as follows:-

Tots (4-6yrs)  

All grades   6pm - 6:30pm

Juniors (7-11yrs)

10th Kup  - 7th Kup     6:30pm - 7:15pm

6th kup and Above      7:15pm - 8pm

Seniors  (12+)

All grades   8pm - 9:15pm

Due to the school holidays, and of course the re-organisation of the TKD Schools, training over the next few weeks will be as follows:

Monday 4th/11th   Junior class at Montrose 6pm - 7pm

Monday 4th/11th   Senior class at Montrose 7pm - 8:30pm   (Also Fight Night at Master Wallace Aberdeen)

Monday 4th/11th   KKB  class at Montrose 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Wednesday 6th/13th  Junior class at Montrose cancelled

Wednesday 6th/13th  Senior class at Montrose 7pm - 8:30

Friday 8th/15th   KKB class at Montrose 8pm-9:30pm

The next FIGHT NIGHT is being hosted by Master Gordon Wallace on Monday 4th October at his Aberdeen Dojang. All Montrose TKD and KKB students are invited regardless of age or grade. This is an exciting opportunity to train in Master Wallace’s purpose built Dojang, and to receive instruction by 3 senior TKD Instructors (Master Wallace, Mr McNairn and Mr Boydell). It is also a chance to meet and train with new people and learn new sparring techniques against people from different schools.

We will try our best to organise transport from Montrose Sports Centre and back to anyone who wishes to participate, if enough notice is given ie Monday 6pm latest.  Class starts at 8pm sharp, so students should aim to arrive no later that 7.45pm to allow for parking, preparation, warm up etc.

Master Wallace’s Dojang address is as below.

33 South Esplanade West, Aberdeen AB11 9AA. It is in Torry beside the River Dee, directly across from the Uni Rowing Clubhouses. From the A90 take the Harbour turn off, down Wellington Rd and straight on at the roundabout near the prison.

NECC Results

The inaugural NECC took place in Montrose Links Leisure Centre on Sunday 19th. Over 200+ TKD and KKB students from all over Scotland attended. Both TKD and KKB students were eligible to enter Sparring, Power Test and Special Techniques categories, making this a very open and fiercely competitive championship.

Montrose TKD fielded a relatively small squad of 14 students compared to other schools, but still managed to take home a fair share of the medals. It must be something in the water, but all three of the Veterans took Gold for their respective weight categories. For a lot of the students it was their first experience of competition, but everyone rose to the occasion and put in a great performance.

Thanks go to Master Wallace and Mr Boydell for organising the event, and to Mr McNairn for hosting it at Montrose. Thanks also go to all the students who gave up their time to help set up, rig down and officiate at the competition.

Montrose Medal results as follows:

Mr Buchanan - Gold H/Weight Veteran Sparring and Bronze Adult Special Technique

Miss McEwan - Gold L/Weight Veteran Sparring

Mr Andy Turner - Bronze L/Weight Senior Sparring

Stuart Hamilton - Gold M/Weight Veteran Sparring and Silver Red Belt Patterns

Ross Leport - Gold Red Belt Patterns (Hwa Rang)

Kirstie McNairn - Silver Under 18 Sparring and Bronze Under 18 Patterns

William Rough - Bronze Under 18 Sparring

Special Mention: Glenn and Scott Fairley, Faith Mcleod, Becky Tough, Jemma Akpoghor, Dima Victorovs and Jamie Raffan.