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LATEST
SCHOOL NEWS |
20 FEBRUARY 2012 |
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ITF Seminar
and Grading - March 2012
Our next ITF
seminar and grading with Senior Master Hutchison
has been scheduled over 2 days on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11
March 2012 at the North Kessock Community Hall.
Application forms have now been issued and should be
returned to your instructor on or before 24 February 2012.
Squad Training Dates
Our
squad training sessions are held at the Raigmore Community
Centre every Saturday morning. These classes are
available for members only. The scheduled dates are as
follows:
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Saturday 25 February 2012, 9:30am till 11:00am.
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Saturday 3 March 2012, 9:30am till 11:00am.
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Saturday 24 March 2012, 9:30am till 11:00am.
 International Seminar and Grading - Paphos, Cyprus
Senior
Master Hutchison will host an international seminar and
grading in Paphos, Cyprus on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th
June 2012.
Application for the seminar and grading should be with your
Instructor on or before 30 April 2012.
Training Course with Senior Master Yeo Chin-Haut
and Senior Master Les Hutchison
- Edinburgh
The UKTC hosted a one-day training course with Senior Master Yeo Chin-Haut from Sweden and special guest instructor Senior Master Les Hutchison, Vice-President ITF Scotland in Edinburgh on 4 February 2012. Well done to all the students who attended what was an exhausting but very enjoyable course. Pictures taken on the day are now available to view on our gallery pages.
Senior Master Yeo
and Senior Master Hutchison with student from Claire
Crosbie's TaeKwon-Do
Schools and
Master Hutchison's TaeKwon-Do Academy who attended the
course.
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Blue, Red and Black Belt Training - January 2012
Thank you to Senior
Master Hutchison, 8th Degree who hosted our first advanced
blue, red and black belt class at the North Kessock
Community Hall on Saturday 21 January 2012.
Click here to view images taken on the day.
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SCHOOL NEWS |
DECEMBER
2011 |
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Annual
Awards Presentation Evening
A
big thank you to everyone who attended our end of year party
and awards presentation at the Crown Court Hotel, Inverness
on Friday 2 December 2011. Congratulations also to the
students who picked up the following awards:
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Student of the Year
- Sophie MacLeod
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Competitor of the
Year - Daniel Wilby
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Junior Student of
the Year - Max
McLachlan
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Special Achievement
Veteran - Ian Graham
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SCHOOL NEWS |
NOVEMBER
2011 |
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ITF Seminar
and Grading - 19 November 2011
Senior Master Hutchison
hosted a technical seminar and grading at the Raigmore
Community Centre on Saturday 19 November 2011.
Congratulations to everyone who attended and successfully
graded. The results are as follows:
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Promoted to
2nd kup: Liam Patrick ("A" pass), Daniel Wilby ("A"
pass), Matthew Ross ("A" pass) and Ian Graham ("A"
pass).
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Promoted to
3rd kup: Dylan Morrison ("A" pass), Tyler MacKay ("A"
pass), Omar Abou Aichi, Finlay Davidson, Liam Ross ("A"
pass), Sophie MacLeod ("A" pass) and Ross Balfour ("A"
pass).
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Promoted to
4th kup: Alastair MacDonald and Ewan Girou.
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Promoted to
5th kup: Paul Wilby, Emma Grady, Max McLachlan, Conor
Fisher and Kai Bremner.
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Promoted to
6th kup: Luke Grady, Cameron Hunter, Adam McArthur,
Sullivan Gill and Juel Choppy-Madeleine.
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Promoted to
7th kup: Rachel Scharbach, Jakob Scharbach, Albert
Scharbach and Louise Thomson.
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Promoted to
8th kup: Kieren Duff, Aimee Weir, Liza Fernandes, Louisa
Shaw, Alex Todd and Jamie Ironside.
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Promoted to
9th kup: Aidan Porter, Calum McArthur, Dylan Harrold,
Jamie Ironside, Ryan Porter and Fraser Christie.
Senior Master
Hutchison VIII and Claire Crosbie V with students who
attended the seminar.
UKTA British TaeKwon-Do Championships - Guildford
Well done to all the students who travelled to Guildford on
Saturday 12 November for the UKTA British TaeKwon-Do
Championships. Congratulations also to Daniel Wilby
who picked up a bronze medal for blue belt patterns.
UKTC British TaeKwon-Do Championships - Edinburgh
Congratulations to all the students who travelled to
Edinburgh on Sunday 6 November for the UKTC British TaeKwon-Do
Championships. Three gold, three silver and a bronze medal
were awarded to Inverness students. Full results are
detailed on our 'Awards' page.
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SCHOOL
NEWS |
SEPTEMBER
2011 |
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 New
Member
Claire Crosbie
TaeKwon-Do Schools are
pleased to announce the
safe arrival of their
newest member. Calum
Stirling was born on 2nd
August 2011.
Student
Membership
As detailed in
our recent newsletter, as from 1 September 2011 a student’s
membership will be terminated if they have not trained with
us for three consecutive weeks and have not given us prior
reason as to why they have not attended class. Their place
will be automatically allocated to another student. This
termination will be made regardless of whether the student
has a valid licence. An application must be made for those
wishing to re-join and the usual membership fee will also be
applied.
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Master
Hutchison's Technical Seminar - West Lothian
Senior Master Hutchison
held a seminar and grading in Addiewell,
West Lothian on Sunday 28th August 2011. Four students
from Claire Crosbie's TaeKwon-Do Schools attended.
Master Hutchison would like to thank Dylan Morrison, Tyler
MacKay, Shirley MacKenzie and Iain MacLeod for their support
and all the hard work they put in during the day.
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ITF Seminar
and Grading Weekend
Congratulations
to all students who attended our two day
seminar and grading with Senior Master Hutchison, 8th
Dan at North Kessock on the weekend of Saturday 18th
and Sunday 19th June 2011. There were a total of
51 promotions over the two days, with 19 students receiving
"A" passes. The awards for highest grades
during the seminars went to Sophie MacLeod and Reagan
MacDonald. Full results were as follows:
Saturday 18
June
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Promoted to
4th kup: Daniel Wilby.
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Promoted to
5th kup: Dylan Morrison, Omar Abou Aichi, Sophie MacLeod
("A" pass), Ryan Patience and Martin Patience.
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Promoted to
6th kup: Kyle Mudie and Emma Grady.
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Promoted to
7th kup: Cameron Hunter and Luke Grady.
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Promoted to
9th kup: Iain MacLeod ("A" pass), Clark Ellis ("A" pass)
and Kieren Duff.
Sunday 19 June
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Promoted to
3rd kup: Ian Graham, Matthew Ross ("A" pass), Matthew
MacGillivray, Daniel Wilby and Liam Patrick.
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Promoted to
4th kup Dylan Morrison, Tyler MacKay, Omar Abou Aichi,
Sophie MacLeod ("A" pass), Finlay Davidson, Ryan
Patience ("A" pass), Martin Patience and Owen Junor.
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Promoted to
5th kup: Kyle Mudie and Ewan Girou.
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Promoted to
6th kup: Max McLachlan ("A" pass), Leah Petrie, Emily
Robertson, Kai Bremner ("A" pass), Reagan MacDonald ("A"
pass) and Paul Wilby ("A" pass).
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Promoted to
7th kup: Millar Gamble ("A" pass), Juel Choppy-Madeleine
and Lewis Heenan.
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Promoted to
8th kup: Gregor McIntosh, Kelly MacKenzie ("A" pass),
Shirley MacKenzie ("A" pass), Iain MacLeod ("A" pass),
Clark Ellis ("A" pass), Jakob Scharbach, Rachel
Scharbach and Albert Scharbach ("A" pass).
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Promoted to
9th kup: Liza Fernandes ("A" pass), Alex Todd and Aimee
Weir ("A" pass).
Senior Master Hutchison VIII
and Claire Crosbie V with students who attended the two day
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UKTA Scottish Championships
The Scottish
Championships were held at the Bellahouston Lesiure
Centre, Glasgow on 14 May 2011. Congratulations to
all the competitors who attended, the results were as
follows:
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Sophie
MacLeod |
Sparring |
13 to 17,
Green Belt, Female |
Gold |
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Daniel Wilby |
Sparring |
Under 13's, +155cm,
Green Belt, Male |
Gold |
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Dylan
Morrison |
Sparring |
Under 13's, -155cm,
Green Belt, Male |
Gold |
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Ryan Patience |
Sparring |
Under 13's, -135cm,
Green Belt, Male |
Gold |
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Tyler MacKay |
Sparring |
Under 13's, -135cm,
Green Belt, Male |
Silver |
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Sophie
MacLeod |
Patterns |
13 to 17,
Green Belt, Male and Female |
Silver |
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Millar Gamble |
Patterns |
Under 13's,
Yellow Belt, Male |
Silver |
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Ian Graham |
Patterns |
Veteran, Blue
and Red Belt Male |
Bronze |
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Finlay
Davidson |
Patterns |
Under 13's,
Green Belt,
Male |
Bronze |
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Dylan
Morrison |
Patterns |
Under 13's,
Green Belt,
Male |
Bronze |
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Ian Graham |
Sparring |
Veteran, Blue
and Red Belt Male |
Bronze |
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Finlay
Davidson |
Sparring |
Under 13's,
-155cm, Green Belt,
Male |
Bronze |
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Paul Wilby |
Sparring |
Under 13's,
-135cm, Yellow Belt,
Male |
Bronze |
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Max McLachlan |
Sparring |
Under 13's,
-125cm, Yellow Belt,
Male |
Bronze |
Ryan Patience v Tyler MacKay -
Green Belt, Under 13, -135cm Sparring Final |
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Inter-School
Patterns Competition
An
inter-school Patterns
competition was held at the Raigmore Community
Centre on Saturday 9 April 2011. Well done to
everyone who attended and congratulations to those who
reached the medal positions. Full results are
available on the "Awards" page.
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ITF Seminar
and Grading
Thank you to Senior Master
Hutchison VIII for holding a seminar at the Raigmore Community
Centre, Inverness on Saturday 19 March 2011.
Congratulations to the 31 students who successfully
graded and also to Max McLachlan who picked up the
highest grade award on the day. Results are as
follows:
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 Promoted
to 9th kup: Louisa Shaw, Megan Campbell, Ian Campbell,
Gregor McIntosh, Faraaz Hanif, Arbaaz Hanif, Lauren
Watt, Shirley MacKenzie and Kelly MacKenzie.
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Promoted to
8th kup: Louise Thomson, Robbie MacLeod ("A" pass) and
Luke Grady.
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Promoted to
7th kup: Sullivan Gill, Max McLachlan ("A" pass), Lucy
Eunson, Kyle Mudie, Kyle Dean, Kai Bremner, Emma Grady,
Emily Robertson, Ashley Todd and Adam McArthur.
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Promoted to
6th kup: Rheanna McGorm, Omar Abou Aichi, Lewis McGorm,
Kian Lasota, Ewan Girou and Conor Fisher.
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Promoted to
5th kup: William MacDonald and Owen Junor.
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Promoted to
4th kup: Ian Graham.
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SCHOOL
NEWS |
FEBRUARY
2011 |
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New
Training Equipment
Students at
Claire Crosbie TaeKwon-Do Schools have been successful
in their fundraising efforts to purchase new items of
equipment to assist with their training. Through various
activities and support from students, and their family
members, the club have acquired a new breaking board
stand and re-breakable boards as well as a new punching
bag and stand. We would also like to acknowledge the
assistance we received from Lisa MacKay and LifeScan
Scotland,
Highplans Architectural Services, Inverness and
Simpson Builders, Beauly.
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Breaker Board and Stand |
Punch Bag and Stand |
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SCHOOL
NEWS |
DECEMBER
2010 |
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End
of Year Awards Presentation
Our end of
year awards presentation was made after our seminar and
grading at the North Kessock Village Hall on Saturday 11
December 2010. Congratulations to the following
students:
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Dylan
Morrison - Student of the Year 2010
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Tyler MacKay
- Junior Student of the Year 2010
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Lewis Searles
- Competitor of the Year 2010
An additional
award was made this year to student Matthew Ross who
received an Exemplary Attendance award in recognition of his
commitment to training and his attendance at classes,
competitions, demonstrations and squad training.
From left: Matthew Ross,
Lewis Searles, Dylan Morrison, Tyler MacKay and Instructor
Claire Crosbie.
ITF Seminar
and Grading
We would like to
thank Senior Master Hutchison for hosting a seminar and
grading at the North Kessock
Village Hall on 11 December 2010. Congratulations to
everyone who graded, the results were as follows:
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Promoted to
9th kup yellow tag: Max Brown and Jessica Brown.
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Promoted to
8th Kup yellow belt: Emily Robertson, Ammar Ahsan,
Millar Gamble, Sullivan Gill, Kai Bremner (A pass), Kyle
Mudie (A pass), Max McLachlan (A pass), Cameron Hunter
and Juel Choppy-Madeleine.
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Promoted to
7th Kup green tag: Omar Abou Aichi.
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Promoted to
6th Kup green belt: Martin Patience, Myrrh Oliver and
Ryan Patience.
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Promoted to
5th Kup blue tag: Finlay Davidson, Daniel Wilby and
Tyler MacKay.
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Promoted to
4th Kup blue belt: Liam Ross, Matthew Ross, Lewis
Searles and Liam Patrick.
Senior Master Hutchison and
Instructor Claire Crosbie with students who attended the
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SCHOOL
NEWS |
NOVEMBER
2010 |
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ITF Seminar
and Grading
Senior Master Hutchison
held a grading and seminar at the Raigmore Community Centre
on Saturday 13 November 2010. Congratulations to the
24 students who were promoted during their grading.
The results were as follows:
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Promoted to
9th kup yellow tag: Sullivan Gill, Ammar Ahsan, Max
McLachlan ("A" pass), Kai Bremner ("A" pass), Liam
Sandelands, Millar Gamble and Craig Weir.
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Promoted to
8th kup yellow belt: Ashley Todd, Emma Grady and Kyle
Dean.
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Promoted to
7th kup green tag: Paul Wilby, Ewan Girou, Conor Fisher,
Leah Petrie, Reagan MacDonald and Logan McIlroy.
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Promoted to
6th kup green belt: Dylan Morrison, Rhona McIlroy,
Sophie MacLeod ("A" pass) and Owen Junor.
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Promoted to
5th kup blue tag: Ian Graham and Tom Leslie
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Promoted to
4th kup blue belt: Ross Balfour and Matthew MacGillvray
Claire Crosbie
TaeKwon-Do Schools would like to thank
Highplans Architectural Services and
Simpson Builders for sponsoring this event.
Sparring
Competition
A team sparring
competition was held at the Raigmore Community Centre
on Saturday 13 November 2010.
Three teams, each consisting three students, competed in
a short round robin format. Congratulations to the
overall winners in Team 3 - Ross Balfour, Lewis Searles and
Tyler MacKay.
Full
results were:
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Ross Balfour |
Team 3 |
Team
Sparring |
Gold |
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Lewis Searles |
Team 3 |
Team
Sparring |
Gold |
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Tyler Mackay |
Team 3 |
Team
Sparring |
Gold |
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Liam Ross |
Team 1 |
Team
Sparring |
Silver |
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Liam Patrick |
Team 1 |
Team
Sparring |
Silver |
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Ryan Patience |
Team 1 |
Team
Sparring |
Silver |
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Daniel Wilby |
Team 2 |
Team
Sparring |
Bronze |
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Matthew Ross |
Team 2 |
Team
Sparring |
Bronze |
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Dylan Morrison |
Team 2 |
Team
Sparring |
Bronze |
UKTC British Championships
Congratulations to all
students who attended the British Championships at
the Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh on 7 November
2010. A
total of five medals were won in the sparring
and patterns categories. Well done to everyone who
attended
on the day, especially those who were competing for the first
time.
Full
results were:
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Myhrr Oliver |
Sparring |
Adult,
Yellow Belt,
Female |
Silver |
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Dylan Morrison |
Patterns |
Under 13's,
Yellow Belt,
Male |
Silver |
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Lewis Searles |
Sparring |
Under 13's, Green Belt,
Male |
Bronze |
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Myhrr Oliver |
Patterns |
Adult,
Yellow Belt,
Female |
Bronze |
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Ryan Patience |
Patterns |
Under 13's,
Yellow Belt,
Male |
Bronze |
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Self-Defence
and Sparring Seminars
A self-defence
seminar and a sparring seminar was held at the Raigmore Community Centre on 2
October 2010. Well done to everyone who attended.
Students worked hard during the day, giving them ideal
preparation for the upcoming British Championship
tournament.
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SCHOOL
NEWS |
SEPTEMBER
2010 |
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British
Isles TaeKwon-Do Federation - Instructor Seminar
The
British Isles TaeKwon-Do Federation held an
Instructors seminar on the 11th and 12th
September 2010 in Windsor, England. The
seminar was led by Senior Master Hutchison, 8th
Degree and hosted by Senior Master Brown 8th
Degree. In attendance were red and black
belt students from the Federation.
Senior Master
Hutchison (Scotland) and Senior Master Brown
(England) with instructors
who attended the
British Isles TaeKwon-Do Federation seminar.
 UKTA
English Championships
The UKTA English Championships was held at the K2 sports centre in
Crawley on 25 September 2010.
Congratulations to Ryan
Patience who collected a bronze medal in the category of under 13 yellow
belt sparring. Also attending was Dylan Morrison who competed well on the
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Inter-School
Competition
Our first inter-school competition was held at the Raigmore Community
Centre on Saturday 24 July. Well done to everyone
who attended, on show were over 70 very competitive
rounds of patterns. Congratulations to the
following medal winners:
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Green
Belt Category
Gold - Lewis Searles
Silver - Matthew Ross
Bronze - Liam Ross
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Yellow Belt Category
Gold - Dylan Morrison
Silver - Emma Grady
Bronze - Kai Bremner
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Junior Category
Gold - Tyler MacKay
Silver - Tiree Paton
Bronze - Ryan Patience
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Students who attended the
Inter-School Competition on 24 July 2010
Summer
Seminars at the Raigmore Community Centre
Our
two summer seminars were held at the
Raigmore Community Centre in July 2010.
Students who attended the
Summer Seminar on 17 July 2010
Students who attended the
Summer Seminar on 10 July 2010
ITF Seminar
and Grading
We would like to thank Senior Master
Hutchison, 8th Degree for holding a seminar and grading at the
North Kessock Community
Hall on Saturday 3rd July 2010.
Congratulations to the 30
students who successfully graded. The results were as
follows:
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Promoted to 9th kup yellow tag: Emma
Grady ("A" pass), Luke Grady, Mia MacLachlan, Taylor Stuart, Lia
Wilson, and Kyle Dean.
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Promoted to 8th kup yellow belt: Adam
McArthur, Hannah Laditi, Matthew Hawes, Leah Petrie ("A" pass),
Conor Fisher, Omar Abou Aichi and Lewis Heenan.
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Promoted to 7 kup green tag: Ben
MacLachlan, Abbey Ross, Kian Lasota, Lewis McGorm, Rheanna McGorm,
Martin Patience, Myrrh Oliver and Emmanuel Laditi.
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Promoted to 6th kup green belt: Ian
Graham and Alasdair MacDonald.
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Promoted to 5th kup blue tag: Ross
Balfour, Liam Ross and Matthew Ross.
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TaeKwon-Do
Demonstration Team at Drakies
A big thank you to all the
members who took part in our TaeKwon-Do demonstration at
the Drakies Community Centre on Sunday 27 June 2010.
The demonstration was part of a group of activities on
show in support of the Drakies community summer fete.
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TaeKwon-Do Demonstration
Team at Drakies
TaeKwon-Do
Demonstration Team at Raigmore
Thank you to all the
members who took part in our TaeKwon-Do demonstration at
the Raigmore Community Centre on Monday 7 June 2010.
The demonstration was part of a group of activities on
show in support of the Raigmore community and their
community centre.
TaeKwon-Do Demonstration
Team at Raigmore
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 UKTC ITF Presidents
Cup, Edinburgh
The ITF Presidents Cup was
held at the Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh on
23 May 2010.
Congratulations to Lewis Searles who
won the silver medal in the green belt patterns
category. Pictured right - Master Stokhoff from
Holland presented Lewis with his medal.
Well done to students Matthew and
Liam Ross and Ross Balfour who also competed in the
green belt section but narrowly
missed out on the medal positions on this occasion.
ITF Seminar
and Grading
We would like to thank Senior Master
Hutchison, 8th Degree for holding a seminar and grading at the Raigmore Community
Centre on Saturday 8th May 2010. We would also
like to thank his black belt student Luke Foss, 1st
Degree for his assistance on the day.
Congratulations to the 40
students who successfully graded. The results were as
follows:
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Promoted to 9th kup yellow belt -
Cameron Hunter, David Gilham, Kyle Mudie, Adam McArthur, Lewis
Heenan, Ashley Todd, Murdo MacDonald, Omar Abou Aichi, Martin
Patience ("A" pass).
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Promoted to 8th kup yellow belt -
Reagan MacDonald, Lewis McGorm, Rheanna McGorm, Abbey Ross, Martin
Patience ("A" pass), Myrrh Oliver ("A" pass), Kian Lasota, Emmanuel
Laditi, Ewan Girou, Lucy Eunson, Logan McIlroy, Conan Ross, Paul
Wilby, Danny Thomson.
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Promoted to 7th kup green tag - Flynn
Paton, Ian Graham ("A" pass), Alasdair MacDonald ("A" pass), Ryan
Patience, Shaun Gemmell, Sophie MacLeod ("A" pass), Chiedu Ikeme,
Dylan Morrison, Rhona McIlroy, Tiree Paton.
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Promoted to 6th kup green belt - Finlay
Davidson, Daniel Wilby ("A" pass), Tyler MacKay, Tom Leslie.
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Promoted to 5th kup blue tag - Gemma
Martin, Lewis Searles ("A" pass), Matthew MacGillivray, Aiden Grant,
Liam Patrick.
Master Hutchison VIII and
Claire Crosbie V with students who attended the
seminar.
Master Hutchison VIII and
Claire Crosbie V with junior students who attended the
seminar.
 Cancer
Research UK - Race For Life, Inverness
Congratulations to the TKD
Ladies team who completed the Inverness Race for Life.
Students and family members took part in the 5km race
to help raise funds for Cancer Research UK.
(L to R) Lisa and Macy
MacKay, Claire and Alena Stirling, Lynn Kelly, Janet and
Lois Patience,
Dawn and Skye Searles and
Sophie MacLeod |
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