Umpire Training - Sun 5th Sept

As the competition, the North East Challenge Cup draws ever closer, Master Wallace will be conducting Umpire training at his Aberdeen Gym on Sunday 5th September for all Blackbelts in this area.  Time 9:30am - 2:30pm.

It is vital that all available blackbelts attend this training to refresh and in some cases learn for the first time the duties of a competition Umpire.

Please contact either Mr McNairn, Mr Boydell or Master Wallace directly if you plan to attend.

Fight Night - Mon 6th Sept

The next Fight Night will be held at the Rosemount Primary School, Hillside on Mon 6th September at 8pm.  All senior TKD and KKB students are invited! There will be no senior training at Montrose Sports Centre for non-participants.

Please ensure you bring all of your safety equipment and plenty of water!

North East Challenge Cup - Sunday Sep 19th

Will be held in Montrose Links Sports Centre. All Montrose Students please contact Mr McNairn or any Black Belts for further details and entry forms.

There will be 4 events - Patterns, Sparring, Special Tec & Power Test and 5 age groups - under 9’s, under 13’s, 13 - 17 yrs, 18 - 35yrs & over 35’s.

Competitor Entry Fee              -            £20

Late Entry Fee (after 12th Sept)         -            £22

Spectator Fee                           -            £5 - 16yrs & Over

                                                    -            £2.50 - under 16

 To qualify for the £20 competitor fee, all forms and payment should be submitted before the 11th September.

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 and Mr Ingram, senior TKD and KKB students will get to concentrate on improving sparring training and techniques with students from other schools. Fight Nights are open to all grades currently training with a Senior class.

The location and time of the Fight Night will be advised nearer the time by your Instructor, in time for transport to be arranged if not being held in your regular place of training. It is hoped that the class will be 2hrs duration from 7pm - 9pm.

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 holiday period and will re-commence August 18th to coincide with the school holidays ending.

Some Of Scotland Team & Guest

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 individual events entered by some of our competitors.

The Championships were a huge success for Team Scotland who returned with a total of 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 7 Bronze Medals.  

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 news on this exciting development to follow shortly!

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 practice or warm up.

Master Thompson 7th Degree will be attending to carry out a KKB grading. Start time is as normal ie 8:30pm.  Once again, only students previously notified will be grading.