Club News
Spring Break Programme
The club will running it's successful Spring Break programme this year from Monday 14th April to Friday 18th April 2008. All grades are welcome but children must be aged 8 and above (exemption may be granted for certain reasons). To book you place now contact your instructor or the club direct by email.
The week costs £35 per child or £10 per day and runs from 9.15am to 3.15pm, children must provide their own packed lunch.
Spring Break Holiday Programme
Monday 14th April to Friday 18th April 2008
Cost £35 per week or £10 per day
Spaces are limited - book in advance
As well as practicing Taekwondo the kids and playing games the week will finish off with the Junior Olympics where all kids will take part in a serious of event to find our Junior Olympian!
All children that take part will receive a certificate of attendance each day and certificate of completion at the end of the week and a TKD T-shirt!
Exchange Programme Fundraising Night
The club will be running a fundraising evening at the Redhurst Hotel, Eastwood Mains Road to raise money for the 2008 exchange programme. There will be a live band and a massive raffle with some excellent prizes.
Caledonian TKD Fundraising Evening
in aid of
The Lee Sung Lee Exchange Programme
Tickets: £10 book in advance
Saturday 3rd May 8pm at
Redhurst Hotel, 27 Eastwood Mains Road
Tickets are available from Liz Williamson, John Cullen and at the centre reception.
Police League - Saturday 29th March
Congratulations to all of the players, coaches and parents who took part in the Police league held at the centre on Saturday 29th March. There were some fantastic matches with the star performer of the day Taylor Lawrence who was competing against opponent a head and shoulders taller than him.
The current league leaders are Northside with 9 points and current boys league league leaders are Sam Purdon of Anniesland and Michael Devine on the Rocks.
All the participant - for more pic click here.
| League Table |
| Position |
Club |
Points |
| 1st |
Northside |
9 |
| 2nd |
Southside |
5 |
| 3rd |
Dumbarton Rocks |
4 |
| 4th |
Anniesland |
3 |
| |
|
|
| Player's Table |
| Position |
Name |
Total |
| 1 |
Sam Purdon |
8 |
| 2 |
Michael Devine |
8 |
| 3 |
Goran Sahota |
7 |
| 4 |
James Williamson |
7 |
| 5 |
Taylow Lawrence |
7 |
| 6 |
Corey McRobert |
6 |
| 7 |
Jack Gorman |
6 |
| 8 |
Kallum McKerlich - Young |
6 |
| 9 |
Kevin Sanders |
5 |
| 10 |
Stephen Klos |
3 |
| 11 |
John Norris |
3 |
| 12 |
JJ Cameron |
2 |
| 13 |
Jay McKenzie |
1 |
Sense Over Secterianism
The club recently took part in a SOS event to foster good relation between local schools in Govan. The event took place in Bellahouston Sport Centre and was attending by the P7s, Active Schools Co-ordinators and various local coaches from other sports.
Belgium Open 2008
The club will be sending a four strong team to the Belgium Open headed by club coach and Scottish National Coach John Cullen. Dale Rhodie, Stephen O'Connor and Laura Sweeney will all compete for the club at the two day event in what is sure to be the biggest test yet.
This event is an A Class tournament and results form it are added to the European League Table. Best of luck to the team!
April Coloured Belt Grading Date
The next coloured belt grading date has been set for:
Saturday 26th April
3pm
Caledonian Taekwondo Health & Fitness Centre
Please make sure all forms have been completed and returned with the BTCB licence booklet and fee.
For more info on gradings click here.
To download the grading form click here.
For a full list of grading dates and results for 2008 click here.
March Grading Results
Congratulations to all the students that sat their coloured belt exam 29th March 2008. The following candidates were successful:
Promoted to Yellow Tags: Matthew Carlin, Lewis Brown, Kyle Gillies, Graeme Rainey, Dhruva Thakkar & Daniel Chernick
Promoted to Yellow Belt: Kirill Chernick,
Promoted to Green Tags: Corey McRobert, Mariama Gorman, Jack Gorman, Lauryn Rankin
Promoted to Green Belt: Lauren White
Promoted to Blue Tags: Kevin Sanders & Asaad Malik
Promoted to Blue Belt: James Williamson & Dylan Mitchell
Promoted to Red Tags: Greg Ryan
Promoted to Red Belt: Goran Sahota (star performer)
For a full list of grading dates and results for 2008 click here.
Holidays
Taekwondo classes have been cancelled for the following dates:
Monday 5th May
Monday 26th May
The centre will remain open on these days.
Scottish Squad Training Sessions
The Scottish Squad Training sessions have resumed headed by a coaching panel from three different clubs. John Cullen is looking for members who have an interest in competition and want to compete at international level. If you are interested contact John by email or speak to him, during one of his classes.
British International Open
The British International Open will take place this year in Manchester as part of the sport development programme run by Sport Taekwondo UK. The event will take place over two days and will held on 1st & 2nd November in Sportcity. More details can be found on the BTCB website.
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Caledonian Taekwondo Newsletter February 2008
Scottish Cup
Caledonian Taekwondo sent a 17 player team to the Central Taekwondo's Scottish Cup on Sunday 16th March in Grangemouth. The event was of the highest standard yet and was well attending by clubs from Scotland, England and Ireland.
After coming in third last year the team was looking forward to the event and came home with an impressive 2nd place overall. A sure sign of improvment. As well as coming second there are four new Scottish Cup champions; Dale Rhodie, Laura Sweeney, Aimee Dumbuya and Danielle Cairns - a special congratulations to each of the new champions.
Below is a list of the players that competed and their results.
Dale Rhodie - Gold
Laura Sweeney - Gold
Danielle Cairns - Gold
Aimee Dumbuya - Gold
Stephen O'Connor - Silver
Liz Williamson - Silver
Greg Ryan - Silver
Daniel Dumbuya - Silver
Jim Watson - Silver
Alan McGrow - Silver
Sarah Rijsdijk - Bronze
Ellis James Wright - Bronze
Chris Scot-Park - Bronze
Aidan Adams - Bronze
Jane Moore - Bronze
Ross Darroch
James Johnstone
New Coloured Belt March Grading Date
The next coloured belt grading date has been set for:
Saturday 29th March
3pm
Caledonian Taekwondo Health & Fitness Centre
Please make sure all forms have been completed and returned with the BTCB licence booklet and fee.
For more info on gradings click here.
To download the grading form click here.
For a full list of grading dates and results for 2008 click here.
Grading Results
Congratulations to all the students that sat their coloured belt exam 23rd February 2008. The following candidates were successful:
Promoted to Blue Tags: Kallum McKerlich-Young
Promoted to Green Belt: Ross Darroch
Promoted to Yellow Belt: Declan Prosser
Promoted to Yellow Tags: Daniel Smith & Andrew Provan
For a full list of grading dates and results for 2008 click here.
Dumbarton Sport Show at the Meadow Centre
The club took part in the Meadow Centre's annual sports show on Saturday 1st March. The club had a stall at the event where potential new (and old) members could come up and enquire about the club and it's events. The highlight of the day was the excellent demonstration by the kids that attend the Meadow. They were;
Matthew Devine
Craig Burns
Michael Devine
Sarah Rijkdijk
Rebecca McGowan
Antonio Kerr
Andrew Provan
Daniel Smith
Matthew Devine was also interviewed by Your Radio that were in attendance on the day and represented the club very well. Well done radio star Matthew!
The day was also attended by instructors Dale Rhodie, Ewan Harrison & John Haggerty. Thanks also go the parents that took time out to support the event.
Kyurrigi Cup
The club entered a team of seven players for the events and returned with an impressive tally of seven medals. All of the players prepared well for the event with the preparation on the day a credit to their professionalism.
The results were:
Ellis James Wright - gold
Gemma Anderson - gold
Dale Rhodie - gold
Liz Williamson - silver
Ross Darroch - bronze
Aidan Adams - bronze
Thomas Anderson - bronze
It is difficult to find the best competitor of the the day as there were such strong performances but Ellis & Ross performed extremely well for their fist match and richly deserved their medals. Well done to both of them.
Look out for this report in the Clydebank Post!
New Website Features
This month we have included some new features on the website. We have included a new sections on;
Korean Exchange programme being run by John Cullen
Police League
Competition calendar 2008
Holiday programme section
Afterschool club section
Grading catalogue dates and results for 2008
Holidays
Taekwondo classes have been cancelled for the following dates:
Monday 24th March
Monday 5th May
Monday 26th May
The centre will remain open on these days.
Caledonian Taekwondo Newsletter - January/February 2008
Korean Exchange Programme
Each year Caledonian Taekwondo runs a sporting and cultural exchange programme with Pung Saeng High School, Seongnam South Korea. The Lee Sung Lee programme commemorates the life of a young Pung Saeng student who died of cancer aged just 16. A tragic loss. Each year we remember his life and times. We pay tribute to the martial art that meant so much to Lee Sung Lee and too so many worldwide. In 2002, prior to his passing, Sung Lee provided his home for 6 weeks for one of our Scottish boys. The next year Lee Sung was supposed to come to Scotland and stay with us for 6 weeks, the programme is now an annual tribute.
In July we take 8 players to Korea to train for 6 weeks with the best Taekwondo athletes in Korea. Our athletes will train 3 times per day for a total of 7 hours, 5 days per week. They live with the families of the high school students, experiencing Korean culture, language and food. It is a life changing opportunity and to foster international relations between our two countries. They learn about the necessity of learning languages, the need for clear and simple communication and the joy that partnerships and associations with our international cousins bring.
Then in August we bring 6 Korean students to live and train with us in Glasgow.
Each student has an individual “home stay” family from our Gymnasium, and we ensure they return to Korea safely having learned some English, experienced some of Scotland’s culture and gained many friends. It‘s hard to measure the overall benefits of this programme but in 2007 our club had 5 British Champions training at our club, and we finished the year as the number one in Scotland. Much of this comes down to the exchange of ideas, principles and systems of learning we gain in Korea.
The reverse benefit is that of all our Korean brothers have good basic English, a motivation to study and people to practice with. These young men are the futures of our countries. They are hard working, disciplined and honest – qualities that any business strives for. The reason we seek your help is to ensure the long term viability and success of the programme.
The cost of running the exchange programme is not inconsiderable, with flights, food and entertainment being met by us in Scotland. And the reverse happening in Korea. We do it because we love it – because it makes a difference to the young peoples lives. The passing of Sung Lee provides us all with a timely reminder of how lucky we are and how we must share our strengths to provide a better future for all people we encounter.
A series of events will be held over the coming few months to facilitate this event that will benefit the club as a whole during the return leg. If you have any ideas on how to help fund this event and if you are prepared to get involved in the process please contact John Cullen.
New Coloured Belt February Grading Date
The next coloured belt grading date has been set for:
Saturday 23rd February
3pm
Caledonian Taekwondo Health & Fitness Centre
Please make sure all forms have been completed and returned with the BTCB licence booklet and fee.
For more info on gradings click here.
To download the grading form click here.
Grading Results
Congratulations to all the students that sat their coloured belt exam in January. The following candidates were successful:
Promoted to Blue Belt: Declan Campbell
Promoted to Blue Tags: Jane Moore
Promoted to Green Belt: John Norris & Muriel Finnegan
Promoted to Green Tags: Billy Latta & Kieren Beaton
Promoted to Yellow Belt: Dylan Sabushimike, Mariama Gorman, Sam Purdon & Cara Carrigan
Promoted to Yellow Tags: Callum McCaulley, Lewis Conley & Gillies O'Hanlan
Kids Christmas Party Pictures
Kyurrigi Cup
The club entered a team of seven players for the events and returned with an impressive tally of seven medals. All of the players prepared well for the event with the preparation on the day a credit to their professionalism.
The results were:
Ellis James Wright - gold
Gemma Anderson - gold
Dale Rhodie - gold
Liz Williamson - silver
Ross Darroch - bronze
Aidan Adams - bronze
Thomas Anderson - bronze
It is difficult to find the best competitor of the the day as there were such strong performances but Ellis & Ross performed extremely well for their fist match and richly deserved their medals. Well done to both of them.
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Cup will be once again hosted by Central TKD in Grangemouth. Players of all levels and abilities are encouraged to attend the event with team trophies for 1st,2nd and 3rd placed teams. Last year we came third with a small team of less than ten players! This year we are hoping for an even better result.
Application form can be obtained from your instructor.
Scottish Squad Training Sessions
The Scottish Squad Training sessions have resumed headed by a coaching panel from three different clubs. John Cullen is looking for members who have an interest in competition and want to compete at international level. If you are interested contact John by email or speak to him, during one of his classes.
Afterschool Programme - Taekwondo Tigers School Programme with Active Schools West Dunbartonshire
The club has recently been promoting TKD to schools in West Dunbartonshire. Each of the following schools has had a series of taster sessions with some schools opting for afterschool clubs. Schools that have taken part so far are:
St Michael's PS, Dumbarton
St Martin's PS, Alexandria
St Patrick's PS, Dumbarton
Highdykes PS, Bonhill
Haldane PS, Balloch
Knoxland PS, Dumbarton
Dalreoch PS, Dumbarton
Aitkenbar PS, Dumbarton
Renton PS, Renton
The course was an introduction to Taekwondo for school aged children run in conjunction with Active School West Dunbartonshire and has been deemed a great success by the pupils and teachers so far.
Schools that have scheduled sessions over the next few weeks are:
Jamestown PS
Braehead PS
Bonhill PS
St Peter's
Gartocharn PS
Christie Park PS
Levendale PS
St Ronan's
If you are interested in your school offering TKD session please contact your instructor.
Nurseries Get Active
The club has been working with Glasgow City Council's Nurseries Get Active Scheme to promote Taekwondo, health & fitness in local nurseries. The programme lasted for six weeks and included Rowena Nursery School, Pikeman Nursery and Cloverbank Nursery.
Thanks to all the toddlers that took part and the staff for volunteering their times aswell.
British International Open
The British International Open will take place this year in Manchester as part of the sport development programme run by Sport Taekwondo UK. The event will take place over two days and will held on 1st & 2nd November in Sportcity. More details can be found on the BTCB website.
Taekwondo TV
The WTF and ETU have created an online TV streaming service for some of the largest events in the Taekwondo calendar. There are highlights from world qualifiers for the Olympic Games in Manchester and European qualifiers in Turkey. Both sites can be found by clicking on competition then TKD TV in the navigation column.
Police League
The Police League will shortly be reformed to provide an exciting sets of competitions for our young and aspiring players. This year there will be a few new categories added to the events. Details will follow soon.
2007 Awards
Congratulations and thanks to all the members and parents who helped and took part in the Christmas party, raffles and awards ceremony.
The following members were selected out of the commitment and hard work demonstrated over the pas year.
Under 8s
Best Girl: Rebecca McGowan
Best Boy: Russell McGill
Most Improved: Jay McKenzie
Under 13s
Best Girl: Ellis James Wright
Best Boy: Thomas Anderson
Most Improved: Liam Hastie
Juniors
Best Male: Ewan Harrison
Best Female: Rebecca Smythe
Most Improved: Peter Sutherland
Seniors
Best Male: Stephen O'Connor
Best Female: Laura Sweeney
Athlete of the Year: Laura Sweeney
Coaches
Coach of the Year: Steven Barton
Holidays
Taekwondo classes have been cancelled for the following dates:
Monday 24th March
Monday 5th May
Monday 26th May
The centre will remain open on these days.
Caledonian Taekwondo Newsletter - December 2007
Caledonian Taekwondo Wins Scottish Open - December 2007
Congratulations to all the players that represented the club at the recent Scottish Open win. With so many great performances it would be impossible to single out any single person so here is a list of all the players and their results.
| Stephen O'Connor |
Senior Male |
-84Kg |
Gold |
| Dale Rhodie |
Senior Male |
-84Kg |
Silver |
| Laura Sweeney |
Senior Female |
-55Kg |
Gold |
| Liz Williamson |
Senior Female |
-66Kg |
Gold |
| Mhairi Gervais |
Senior Female |
-51Kg |
Gold |
| Peter Sutherland |
Junior Male |
-68Kg |
Silver |
| Chris Scot Park |
Junior Male |
-68Kg |
Bronze |
| Danielle Carins |
Junior Female |
-63Kg |
Silver |
| Kevin Smith |
Junior Male |
+78Kg |
Silver |
| Thomas Anderson |
Child Male |
-34Kg |
Gold |
| Rebecca Smyth |
Child Female |
+58Kg |
Gold |
| Gemma Anderson |
Child Female |
+58Kg |
Bronze |
| Craig Burns |
Child Male |
-55 Kg |
Silver |
| Billy Latta |
Child Male |
-29Kg |
Bronze |
| Gareth Degnan |
Child Male |
+55Kg |
Bronze |
| Dilexsan Francis Alosious |
Child Male |
-45Kg |
Silver |
| Lee Klos |
Child Male |
+55Kg |
Bronze |
Special thanks to John Cullen and Ewan Harrison for their expert coaching and Team Doctor Des Lee.
Kids Christmas Party
We be holding the kids Christmas party on Friday 21st December at the centre. This year we will be splitting the kids into two groups under 8s and under 13s. We hired a giant assault course bouncy castle and of course their will be the usual Christmas and Taekwondo game. An event not to be missed. We will be doing a sponsored bounce-a-thon to raise money for team tracksuits - we hope that all kids that attend will be able to raise a minimum of £5! The party will be followed by the presentation and raffle.
Date: Friday 21st December
Time: Under 8s 4 - 5.45pm
Under 13s 6 - 8pm
Cost: Please raise a minimum of £5 sponsorship from your friends and family
Let's get bouncing!!!
Presentation Night
The club will host our first annual awards ceremony to all those students, players, coaches and staff that have made an impact this year in terms of results but more importantly attitude. The event will start at 8pm after the kids party (see above) all members and parents are welcome. Look forward to seeing you there.
Win the Christmas Hamper
The club is running a Win the Christmas Hamper Competition with tickets being drawn at the presentation evening. Thanks to the generosity of the members we will be drawing a few lots so even more chance to win. All proceeds from the evening will go towards club tracksuits.
Coloured Belt Grading Results - December 2007
Congratulations to the following candidates who passed their Coloured belt grading on 24th November 2007.
This month's Star Performer was Thomas Anderson - well done!!!
Promoted to 2nd Kup - Red Belt
Toni Elrick
Promoted to 4th Kup - Blue Belt
Thomas Anderson
Promoted to 6th Kup - Green Belt
Gemma Anderson, Shannon Meechan, Saif Eldian Salem, Nadine Salem & Ellis James Wright
Promoted to 7th Kup - Green tags
Ross Darroch
Promoted to 8th Kup - Yellow Belt
Sean Browne, Jay McKenzie, Corey McRobert & Owen Crosbie
Promted tp 9th Kup - Yellow Tags
Kirsty Toland, Cara Carrigan, Shannon Wilson, Mariama Gorman, Scott Dundas, Robbie Tighe, & Andrew Harley
Couple's Gym Membership
The club has created a new couple gym membership for £40 per month. That means you and your loved one can attend the gym more often for less. This represents a saving of up to £18 per month - another great reason to join today!
Please note TKD is not included in this price however all fitness classes are.
New Online Payment System
The club has introduced a new online payment system where you can pay your fees direct and take the hassle out of cash payments. We are evening giving away two week free membership to the club if you sign up to - another great reasons to join today! Click here to take advantage of it today.
Be a Christmas Star
Tis the season to be jolly thats why we are giving away the rest of 2007 for free. Why wait until 2008 to start that new fitness programme when you can start it today? Join today and you can take advantage of all the club benefits for free - it's as simple as that. What better way to look good and feel great for those Christmas get togethers.
Christmas Opening Hours
The club will be reducing the number of hours we are open during the Christmas period.
Sunday 23rd December 10am - 4pm
Monday 24th December 12pm - 5pm
Tuesday 25th Decemeber Closed
Wednesday 26th December Closed
Thursday 27th December 12pm - 5pm
Friday 28th Decemeber 12 - 5pm
Saturday 29th December 12 - 5pm
Sunday 30th December 12 - 5pm
Monday 31st December 12 - 5pm
Tuesday 1st January 2008 Closed
Wednesday 2nd January 2008 Closed
Thursday 3rd January 9am - 10pm
The last TKD class will be Saturday 22nd December and the first class of the new year will be Thursday 3rd January.
Extended Opening Hours for 2008
The club will be open from 9am (Mon - Sat) and 10am (Sun) from the 3rd January 2008. We hope this will give all our members greater flexibility when it comes to achieving their goals. These extended hours come at no extra charge.
DVDs Coming Soon
The club will soon be releasing DVDs to help our members further the study and knowledge of TKD at home or at work. DVDs of the following will soon available:
Patterns
Self Defence
One Step Sparring
Competition Training
Syllabus Practice
Fitness Instruction
DVDs will be £10 per video or £15 to non club members
New Online Video Resource
The club will be launching a new online video library in 2008 that is only available to club members. This will include online lessons, syllabus, top tips, fitness instruction and much more. Keep visiting the site to find out what happening.
New Hoodies
We will be placing a new hoodie order in January so if you want to get the most fashionable item you can by this season place your order now!
British Championships
The club has just returned from the British Championships held at Manchester Tennis Centre in the grounds of the former Commonwealth Games.
The club had entered a team of six player to the two day event. Saturday 15th December was the novice event with Danielle Cairns and Thomas Anderson competing.
Danielle in action.
Thomas was first up on the day and was straight into the final against another Scot. The match was tight affair throughout and unfortunately Thomas was deducted two points that proved costly at the end losing 4-3. Coach John Cullen commented that although Thomas did not win the match his attitude and ability were excellent throughout the day and during the match. This performance and those over the past twelve months will make Thomas one to watch for the future. Better luck next time.
Danielle was also coached by John Cullen and produced her best performance of the year fighting in the senior female novice division for the first time. Danielle had been working hard over the last month to improve her match management and fitness levels in preparation for the step up in divisions. These efforts paid dividends and she was rewarded with the crown of Senior female -63Kg Novice champion.
The four senior advanced players were all competing on Sunday in some very difficult divisions. Stephen O'Connor was first up in -84Kg senior male advanced division and fought well but had an problem with his equipment that made competing difficult. He lost two early points and was chasing the game from that point onwards.
Dale Rhodie also in the -84Kg category and won his first match 3-1 comfortably. Dale was composed throughout and showed his experience. The next match was the quarter final and a much more difficult game as his opponent was an experienced competitor. The match was closely thought affair but his opponent pulled into the lead and eventually won the game.
Liz Williamson was fighting in -63Kg senior female advanced division. Liz had bee suffering from flu the week before and was only able to train once prior to the event. Fatigued Liz lost her to opponent in her first match. Liz showed great determination to attend the event.
Laura Sweeney was fighting in -55Kg senior female division and had a very close fought match in the semi final. Each player took the lead at various point with Laura going a point down in the last 5 seconds. Laura delivered an excellent head shot to go a point up and followed up quickly with a body shot. The next match was the final and Laura was against a four time British team member. Laura fought well but her opponents experience showed through.
The overall result for the club was 1 Gold, 2 Silver & 1 bronze. Congratulations to all of the team on their performance and to coaches and medical staff for their support.
The team (missing from picture Thomas Anderson & Dr Des)
November 2007 Newsletter
New Coloured Belt November Grading Date - November 2007
The next coloured belt grading date has been set for:
Saturday 24th November
3pm
Caledonian Taekwondo Health & Fitness Centre
Coloured Belt Grading Results - November 2007
Congratulations to the following candidates who passed their Coloured belt grading on 27th October 2007.
This month's Star Performer was Rebecca McGowan - well done!!!
Promoted to 5th Kup - Blue Tags
Thomas Anderson, Gary Boyle, Alisha Smith, James Williamson & Mark Wallace
Promoted to 6th Kup - Green Belt
Rebecca McGowan
Promoted to 7th Kup - Green Tags
Ailsa McClymont, Gavin McCormick, Sarah Rijsdijk & Lyke Gillan
Promoted to 8th Kup - Yellow Belt
Jack Fulton & Rick Rijsdijk
Promoted to 9th Kup - Yellow Tags
John Young, Owen Crosbie, Jack Gorman, Kirill Cherivigyan & Taylor Thomson
Ian Nicholson Comp, Chryston, Glasgow - November 2007
Congratulations to the small team that attended the competition on Sunday between they brought home 5 gold and 6 silver medals!!!
Special mention goes to Billy Latta and Gemma Anderson as it was their first competition and both performed extremely well.
Billy’s first fight was a semi final which he comfortably won 7-0, he then progressed to the final where he only narrowly lost to a fighter who was a much higher grade, he came away with a silver medal a fantastic achievement!!!
Gemma also put in an excellent effort for her first fight, coming up against an experienced fighter she used a wide variety of kicks some of which unfortunately did not score, she performed well and came away with silver. Her next match was much more successful and she won without conceding a single point, Gold!
Well done also to Thomas Anderson who came away with three golds!!!
Gareth Degnan who won two silver only loosing his last match in overtime.
Dylan Mitchell who won silver and gold, he put in a fantastic performance coming back from 6-1 down to lose his second match by only 1 point.
All the team put in an excellent effort and they gained excellent experience from the competition, Well Done!!!!!!!!
Success at Irish Open - November 2007
The club will sent a team of 5 players to the Irish Open, Dublin on 14th October and returned with an impressive tally of 3 bronze medals and 2 gold.
Laura Sweeney -55Kg Senior Female Gold (left)
Ewan Harrison +78Kg Junior Male Gold (right)
Dale Rhodie -84Kg Senior Male Bronze (centre right)
Stephen O'Connor -84Kg Senior Male Bronze (centre left)
Danielle Cairns -63Kg Junior Female Bronze (not pictured)
All players competed expertly well coached by John Cullen.
Congratulations go to Ewan and Laura who won gold in their divisions. Ewan had just returned from a back injury that had prevented him from training two weeks in advance and only a late fitness test let him compete.
Laura was competing in the final against a player who had already been voted player of the day. The match was a tense affair to start with but Laura created an excellent lead by delivering an excellent chop kick to her opponents face. from then on there was only going to be one winner!
Caledonian Taekwondo Newsletter - October 2007
New Fitness Classes at the Centre - October 2007
Stephen Barton, our resident strength & conditioning coach, is conducting old school circuit classes at the centre every Tuesday and Thursday evening. The circuit will work the whole body using free weights, classic cardio (heart & lungs) work and finish off with the ultimate core (abs) workout.
There will also be circuit classes held in the fitness suite using the resistance machines. This workout is a great way of measuring you overall development using the resistance weight as a measure of your improving fitness but puts less stress on the body.
If you would like to take part in these classes simply drop in ten minutes before the session is due to start. The fitness suite circuit class is limited to only six people and is done on a first come first served basis.
Circuit Classes (Cardio & Strength) Tuesday & Thursday 6.00 - 6.45pm
Resistance Class (Strengthen & Tone) Tuesday & Thursday 6.45 - 7.30pm
New Elite Class Training Times - October 2007
The club has re-arranged the Elite Training time on Thursday and introduced a new session on Tuesday.
Warm Up Training 6.3pm
Technical Training 7.00pm
Gym Work 8.00pm
Training Sessions on Monday, Wednesday & Friday will continue in their normal time slot.
Club Visits Partick Thistle - October 2007
The club visited the home of Partick Thistle FC in August as guests of Show Racism the Red Card and were recently shown in the club programme. For a full report on the match and pictures from the day click here to visit Thistle's website.
Show Racism the Red Card is an organisation dedicated to stamping out racism in football and sport. For more details click here.
New Kids Class Timetable - October 2007
As some of you may have noticed our kids programme has become very popular over the last 6 months! In addition to adding extra teachings assistants to the 4pm & 5pm classes on Monday, Wednesday & Friday we have decided to add extra classes to fulfill the demand and excitement. Therefore we have started four new classes at the centre. Now there will be a 4pm class for under 8s and a 5pm class for all 8-13 years olds Monday through to Friday at no extra cost.
Monday
4-5pm 3-7 years old waiting list
5-6pm 8-13 years old
Tuesday
4-5pm 3-7 years old new class
5-6pm 8-13 years old new class
Wednesday
4-5pm 3-7 years old
5-6pm 8-13 years old
Thursday
4-5pm 3-7 years old new class
5-6pm 8-13 years old new class
Friday
4-5pm 3-7 years old
5-6pm 8-13 years old
For a full list of classes click here.
Taekwondo Tigers School Programme with Active Schools Glasgow - October 2007
The club recently completed a four week school programme with St Ninians Primary, Knightswood and St Peter Primary, Partick, Glasgow. The course was an introduction to Taekwondo for school aged children run in conjunction with Active School Glasgow and was deemed a great success by the pupils and teachers in both schools.
Each child received a certificate on completion of the course that was well deserved after a month of hard work and a lot of fun!
Coloured Belt Grading Date - October 2007
The next coloured belt grading date has been set for:
Saturday 27th October
3pm
Caledonian Taekwondo Health & Fitness Centre
Please make sure all forms have been completed and returned with the BTCB licence booklet and fee.
For more info on gradings click here.
To download the grading form click here.
Scottish Open Taekwondo Championships - October 2007
The Scottish Open Taekwondo Championships will this year take place in Clydebank, Glasgow. The event is open to all club members with an interest in competition.
Please make sure that your BTCB licence is renewed well in advance of the event if it is due to expire.
Scottish Open Taekwondo Championships
Sunday 18th November
The Playdrome, Clydebank
For more info please see your instructor.
British Taekwondo Championships, Manchester - October 2007
The British Championships will be held this year in Manchester at the new HQ for UK Taekwondo. The event is open to all club members who have competed regularly over the past few years. Last year we came back with 3 Gold medals and 1 Silver medal from a team of 5 players!
British Championships
Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th December
Tennis Centre, Sportcity, Manchester
For more info visit the Sport Taekwondo UK website: www.sporttaekwondouk.staffs.org
Coloured Belt Taekwondo Competition - October 2007
Kyorugi Taekwondo will hosting another competition in October for coloured belt grade children. That means those competitors new to tournaments will have a great chance to compete against players with a similar level of experience.
Kyorug Coloured Belt Taekwondo Championships
Sunday 28th October
Leisuredrome, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow
For more information see your instructor.
September 2007 - Newsletter
World Olympic Qualifiers Manchester - September 2007
The world qualifiers for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing are being held in Manchester on Friday 28th September, Saturday, 29th September & Sunday 30th September.
There are four competitors from the UK competing; Louise Mair, Sarah Stevenson, Arron Cooke and Tony Grisman. Louise of Focus Martial Arts in Elgin recently featured on the BBC Scotland programme Class of 2012 is the only Scottish athlete competing. Good luck to all of the team and especially Louise.
For more info the event there is visit www.manchester2007.info
Ewan Harrison - A Profile - September 2007
This month we are profiling one of our most promising, dedicated and hard working members of the club Ewan Harrison.
Ewan started Taekwondo 7 years ago at the Meadow Centre in Dumbarton and has since has went on to compete at countless Scottish and UK events. After winning the +78Kg junior male category at the 2007 British Champs he went on to win the Scottish Scorpion Open and Scottish Cup.
He won silver at the Dae Do Open and went on to compete and win the round robin event for a place in the UK team at the European Junior Championships. He recently completed a week training at the headquarters of UK Taekwondo as a result of his his wins but was unfortunate not to be picked for this team.
In addition to all this Ewan spent six weeks in Korea training with three other members of the club over coming a broken hand that he sustained in only the second week of training.
When Ewan is not competing or training he assists at the Meadow Centre to the next crop of aspiring youngsters. Ewan can always be relied on to give 100% when training, competing or teaching.
Coloured Belt Grading Results - September 2007
Congratulations to the following candidates who passed their Coloured belt grading.
This month's Star Performer was Thomas Anderson - well done!!!
Promoted to 1st Kup - Black Tags
Dilexan Francis Alosious & Lee Klos
Promoted to 3rd Kup - Red Tags
Goran Sahota & Danielle Cairns
Promoted to 4th Kup - Blue Belt
Salah Salem, Greg Ryan & James Thomson
Promoted to 5th Kup - Blue Tags
Thomas Anderson, Gary Boyle, Alisha Smith, James Williamson & Mark Wallace
Promoted to 6th Kup - Green Belt
Gareth Degnan & Asaad Malik
Promoted to 7th Kup - Green Tags
Gemma Anderson, Saif Salem & Nadine Salem
Promoted to 8th Kup - Yellow Belt
Russell McGill, Ross Darroch & Dean Bird
Promoted to 9th Kup - Yellow Tags
Dylan Sabushimike, James Wilson, Sean Browne, Jay McKenzie, Sam Purdon, Callum Gilmartin, Abdul Dar & Lauren McKinnon
Black Belt Grading Results - September 2007
Congratulations to Kevin McKeeman & Liz Williamson who both passed their 1st Dan in front of BTCB Technical Committe headed by Grand Master Park Soo Nam - Vice President of the WTF.
Both are worthy holders of the black belt and is testimony to their efforts in and out of the class. A massive congratulation to them both!
Kyorugi Taekwondo Open - September 2007
A small team of five players attended this event in Bishopbriggs, Glasgow. As always the team put in a great effort returning with a haul of Gold and silver medals.
Stephen O'Connor - Gold Male Senior +84Kg
Dale Rhodie - Silver Senior Male - -78Kg
Ewan Harrison - Gold Junior Male + 78Kg
Kevin Smith - Silver Junior Male + 78Kg
Thomas Anderson - Silver Child Boys -43Kg
Congratulations to everyone in the team (again).
Korean Fight Night at the Centre - September
On Friday 24th August the club hosted the 1st Ee Sung Ee Cup in remembrance of Ee Sung Ee a member of Pung Saeng High School Taekwondo Team.
A demonstration of the best competitors from Caledonian Taekwondo and pupils & graduates from Pung Saeng High School competed at the event watched a large audience of members, parents, families and friends. The Korean Team was coached by Hong Chan Ki and was comprised of Joon Hoon, Jon Wha, Jay, Beckham & Yong Goo. Caledonian Taekwondo coached by John Cullen had in their team; Dale Rhodie, Stephen O'Connor, James Tully,Jonathan Murray, Michael Simeon, Thomas Anderson & Sean Havelin.
The event was regraded as a great success by all competitors and the audience. The head of the Korean Team Hong Chan Ki presented Sean Havelin with the Ee Sung Ee Cup in recognition of the best performance on the night. The Cup will stay at the Centre until next year.
Thanks also go to David Findlay, Gill Taggart, Kevin McKeeman for the corner judging and scoring operators. Bill Darlington and Cara Darlington also provided great support refereeing the matches and without their help the night could not go ahead.
Alba Adventures Day Out - September 2007
John Johnstone of Alba Adventures kindly donated a day out gorge walking to our Korean friends and lucky club members. John even arranged transport to and from the site. Everyone had a great time even though they got a wee bit wet!
For more info on outdoor adventures from highly experienced experts visit their website www.albaadventures.co.uk or call the team on 0141 336 5300.
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