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CLAIRE
CROSBIE TAE KWON-DO SCHOOLS |
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Claire Crosbie TaeKwon-Do
Schools were established in 2008 by 5th Dan black belt
and
instructor Claire Crosbie. Our Schools follow the
teachings of General Choi Hong Hi's TaeKwon-Do through
our affiliation's with the International TaeKwon-Do
Federation (ITF) and the British Isles TaeKwon-Do
Federation (BITF).
New students
are welcome to try our classes for a period of
3 weeks without obligation to become a member. If
after this time you wish to continue your training
with us we will require you to complete a
membership application.
 Junior
Classes
Junior classes for ages
5
to 15 are
available at:
Adult
Classes
Adult classes for
both the beginner
to the more experienced
are available at:
Other
Classes
Our squad training classes are
available to members only and are held at the Raigmore
Community Centre every Saturday. The class is
available to all age groups.
Admission
Admission to
our classes is £2.00 per session for both junior and
adult students. All our classes are
taken under the instruction of Claire Crosbie, 5th
Degree. New members are always
welcome to join us if places are available. For further information
please call us on 07851 607 872 or e-mail
info@clairecrosbie.co.uk. |
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LOCATION
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INSTRUCTOR |
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Every Wednesday |
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Inshes Primary School |
18:00 - 19:00 |
Ages 5 to 15
(Beginners) |
Claire
Crosbie |
Places available |
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Inshes Primary School |
19:00 - 20:00 |
Ages 5 to 15
(Advanced) |
Claire
Crosbie |
Places available |
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Every Thursday |
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Raigmore
Community Centre |
17:45 - 18:45 |
Ages 5 to 15 |
Claire
Crosbie |
Places available |
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Drakies
Community Centre |
19:15 - 20:15 |
Adults |
Claire
Crosbie |
Limited
places remain |
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Every Friday |
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Raigmore
Community Centre |
18:00 - 19:00 |
Ages 5 to 15
(Beginners) |
Claire
Crosbie |
Places available |
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Raigmore
Community Centre |
19:00 - 20:00 |
All
Age Groups (Advanced) |
Claire
Crosbie |
Places available |
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Every Saturday |
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Raigmore
Community Centre |
09:30 - 11:30 |
All Age
Groups |
Claire
Crosbie |
Members
only |
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A brief history on Instructor
Claire Crosbie, 5th Degree Black Belt
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1991
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Claire began her TaeKwon-Do training when she was
10-years-old and joined her local club, Master Hutchison's
TaeKwon-Do Academy in West Lothian, Scotland.
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1993
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She attended her first
two competitions, taking a silver medal for patterns at the UKTA Scottish Championships and
two gold medals for sparring and
patterns at the BITF championships.
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1994
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She was awarded her 1st
Degree Black Belt.
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1996
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She was awarded her 2nd
Degree Black Belt. She won a gold medal for patterns and
a silver
for sparring at the BITF Scottish Championships along
with bronze medals at the BITF British and English
Championships.
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1997
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She won two gold medals
and a bronze at the BITF Scottish Championships.
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1998
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She attended an
international seminar in Whitburn held by General Choi on
a visit
to Scotland.
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2000
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She won a bronze medal
at the UKTA British Championships.
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2001
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She was awarded her 3rd
Degree Black Belt. She also collected silver
medals for patterns at the UKTA Scottish and Welsh
Championships.
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2002
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She competed at the
Austrian Open Championships, taking silver
medals for individual and team patterns. She also
picked up a silver medal at the UKTA Scottish
Championships and a silver and two bronze medals at the London
Impact tournament. Claire was also awarded BITF
"student of the year 2002"
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2003 ...... She was
awarded her "C" class umpire certificate and "C" class
instructor certificate. She also competed for
Scotland taking a bronze medal for team patterns at the
World Championships and a bronze medal for individual
patterns at the European Championships. There were
gold medal wins at the UKTA British Championships and
Scottish Championships and two gold medals and a silver
collected at the BITF English Championships.
Claire was also awarded BITF "student of the year
2003"
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2004 ......
She
was awarded her 4th Degree Black Belt and collected
two gold medals at the UKTA Scottish Championships.
She also competed for Scotland at the European
Championships and as a Scotland representative
umpired at the Junior and Veteran World
Championships in Malaysia. Claire was also
awarded BITF "student of the year 2004"
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2005 ...... She
became a registered instructor for the BITF and now
takes classes on behalf of Master Hutchison's
Academy. She was also awarded her "A" class
umpire certificate while attending ITF seminars in
the Czech Republic and Greece. While competing
she picked up a gold and silver medal at the UKTA
British Championships and gold for patterns at both
the BITF British and Scottish championships.
Claire was also awarded BITF "student of the year
2005"
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2006 ......
She
competed at the Cup of Peter the Great in St
Petersburg, Russia and umpired at the Junior and
Veteran World Championships in Bulgaria. She
also collected gold and silver medals at the BITF
British Championships, the UKTA British
Championships and the UKTA Scottish Championships
along with two silver medals at the BITF Scottish
Championships. Claire was also awarded BITF
"student of the year 2006"
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2007 ......
She
umpired at the ITF World Championships in Slovenia
and coached Master Hutchison's students who attended
the UKTA Scottish and British Championships.
While competing she picked up gold at the inaugural
Chang Ung Cup, an international competition in
Edinburgh, gold and silver medals at the Slovenian
Open, silver at the English Championships and two
bronze medals at the Welsh Championships. On
the 19 October 2007 Claire was crowned European
Champion after winning gold for patterns at the
AETF European Championships in Estonia. On her
return home she duly announced her retirement from
the competition stage. Claire was also awarded BITF "competitor of the year 2007"
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2008 ...... She
was awarded her 5th Degree Black Belt and attended
the European Championships in Croatia as an official
umpire. Also during this year Claire was
married to husband Mike and re-located to Inverness.
On 1 August 2008 her TaeKwon-Do schools were
established
in and around Inverness. Claire was also
awarded BITF "student of the year 2008"
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2009 ......
She
attended an international seminar held by Master
Hutchison in Gothenburg, Sweden. She
also was delighted to see the arrival of her first
child, and now youngest member of the club, Alena
Stirling who was born in December. Claire was
also awarded BITF "instructor of the year 2009".
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2011 ......
Training continues
for her 6th Degree.
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"TaeKwon-Do teaches us about respect and loyalty and for
the last 20 years I am privileged to have the support
and guidance from my instructor, Senior Master
Hutchison, 8th Degree who has been an inspiration to me
throughout my TaeKwon-Do career. For the future I
can be assured that he will prepare me for the training
that lies ahead."
Claire Crosbie, 5th
Degree |
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AFFILIATIONS
AND MEMBERSHIPS |
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Claire Crosbie
TaeKwon-Do Schools are members of Master Hutchison's
TaeKwon-Do Academy and as a member of the British Isles
TaeKwon-Do Federation is affiliated to the International
TaeKwon-Do Federation.
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BRITISH
TAE KWON-DO COUNCIL |
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 Claire
Crosbie, as a member of the British Isles TaeKwon-Do
Federation (BITF), is registered with the British TaeKwon-Do
Council.
The British TaeKwon-Do
Council is recognised by the Sports Council as the only
governing body for TaeKwon-Do in the United Kingdom and
has become a registered body with the Criminal Records
Bureau, an executive agency of the Home Office.
The British TaeKwon-Do Council are able to obtain Enhanced
Disclosure for all TaeKwon-Do instructors. Disclosure is a
document containing information held by the police and
government departments, and contains details from lists
held by the Department of Health and the Department for
Education and Skills. Thus enabling them:
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To verify that
all instructors are suitable for teaching TaeKwon-Do in particular as it involves working with
children.
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It also ensures that
instructors a fully aware of the strict BTC
guidelines for Health and Safety, Code of Conduct,
Child Abuse and that they have in place Professional
Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance.
Please visit
www.britishtaekwondocouncil.org for more
information. |
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