Korean Open 2009 & International Governors Cup 2009 01.12.09
The following article was take from www.tkdscotland.com website and contains information about Caledonian players; Ewan Harrison, Thomas Anderson, Dilexsan Francis Alosious and Dale Rhodie. Ewan Harrison, Dale Rhodie, Dilexsan Francis Aloysious and Thomas Anderson attended Pung Saeng High School in the summer of 2009.
Ewan overcame Hong in the first round with a strong display only to come short against a Korean University athlete in the second round.
In the same competition Scottish youngster Thomas Anderson became the first Scottish athlete to medal at the Korean Open with a hard earned bronze medal in the children's division, defeating Korea but falling to the eventual gold medal winner from Kazakhstan in the semi final.
A mere week later the Scottish Team athletes were back in action at the International Governors Cup.The full national teams of Great Britain, Croatia, Belgium, Iceland, Norway, South Africa and Thailand were joined by the Korean High School, University and Professional teams of the district. On this occasion Ewan Harrison lost to seasoned campaigner Bjron Thorliesfon of Iceland (British Open silver) a very valuable experience indeed.
The final day of the three day event saw a hard earned bronze for Dilexan Aloysious in the Junior -48 category with victory over Korea. Followed by a gold medal in the cadet -47 Kilos category for Thomas Anderson with 3 great victories over tough Korean opposition.
Focus Cup, Elgin 09.11.09
The club recently returned from the 1st Focus Cup held in Elgin. The event was well attended by clubs from all over Scotland. The club had a team of 22 players entered; Rebeka Brown, Rebecca McGowan, Lilly Arenas, Sabrina Wong, Innes Benton, Euan McGowan, Callum Wong, Finlay Benton, Nathan Kerr, Cameron Wong, Jordan Kerr, Dale Rhodie, Michael Walker, Thomas Anderson, Caitlin McEneamey, Johnny Brown, Nathan Brown, Suhail Halwani, Abigail Brown, Mariama Gorman & Dilexsan Aloysious.
Every player was excellent in their attitude and performance with several players achieving gold - Mariama Gorman, Lilly Arenas, Rebecca McGowan, Thomas Anderson, Finlay Benton, Callum Wong, Sabrina Wong, Nathan Kerr, Johnny Brown, Dale Rhodie & Michael Walker. It was a tightly fought competition with the club coming in 3rd.
The event was part of the Scottish Taekwondo League with the final event scheduled for Stirling University on Sunday 17th January 2010.
British International Open Results
21.09.09
The club had several players competing in the British International Open. Several players were representing Scotland. Peter Sutherland and Scott Simeon were representing Caledonian and played well in their matches. Peter lost his first match against a much taller English player but played well and adapted top the new rule changes. Scott was also in action after a several week lay off with a hamstring tear and played well against an experienced Swedish opponent.
The rest of the players were representing Scotland and the following details have been taken from the Taekwondo Scotland website.
"In -80 Dale Rhodie returned to competitive action after knee surgery in April. His successful rehab was complete with a strong performance against the Belgian National Team. The scores were tied at 2-2 at the end of a very tight match, with the referee awarding the Belgian the match on grounds of superiority at the end of the sudden death round. A credit worthy performance after such a long lay off and one that will provide confidence for the rest of the year.
Also going in the male welter category was Ewan Harrison, fresh from Juniors and fresh from 12 weeks in Korea (is it possible to be fresh after that?) he came through his first match 3 -1 against the Czech National Team. Only to fall short in the quarter- final 3-2 against the experienced Polish National team athlete in a bruising encounter.
In the Female -53 group Laura Sweeney showed great fitness and footwork to overcome French National Team Maeiva Coutant in match one. Coutant 2007 junior European Champion and 2008 Senior European Bronze medalist went down 3-1 to the young Scot with a headshot late in the 3rd round. Laura worked hard to overcome Turkey’s Sibel Yildirm, eventual silver medalist, in the next match but the Turkish athlete proved more effective overall in a 4-1 win.
In -62 Carla Summerhill scored an impressive 14-2 win in her opening match only to come up just short against Norway National Team. Starting well with a 4-0 lead Carla could not sustain her early scoring against the 2007 world bronze medalist. With the Scores tied 5-5 it went to sudden death, prolonged by video replays, the Norwegian just edged it in the end.
Nathan Brown produced a series of strong performances to come away with a hard earned silver medal. Overcoming Scorpion TKD by 12-4 in round one and Puma TKD 3-2 in the next Nathan advanced to the semis finals where he overcame the Belgian national Team fighter 1-0. On to the final where Nathan worked hard to defeat his older German opponent but couldn’t find the scoring shots required and so succumbed to a 4-1 defeat. An excellent effort and signs of good progress."
World University Games 08.07.09
Carla Summerhill recently represented Britain in Belgrade for the World University Games. Carla was part of a six member squad coached by Dave Cooke.
Carla's first match was against Olympic bronze medalist Martina Zubcic and unfortunately was beaten 3-0. Carla was upbeat after the match and felt she had competed well against a very experienced opponent.
Caledonian Cup 2009
17.06.09
The club held in the inaugural Caledonian Cup on Sunday 14th June 2009 with eleven teams and 120 players taking part. This was the biggest event the club had held and the event ran smoothly finishing on time. The cup was won by Caledonian with 9 gold medals, Central came second with 6 medals and Focus third with 4 medals.
Congratulations to all the players that took part and a special thank to the coaches and parents for the help and support on the day.
Pictured below is the ladies team with the the Caledonian Cup - more pics and details to follow soon.
UK National Championships 05.05.09
The club has just returned from the BTCB National Championships 2009 held at Manchester Velodrome. The club entered a 11 member team; Ewan Harrison, Peter Sutherland, Liz Williamson, Laura Sweeney, Carla Summerhill, Stephen O'Connor, Rebecca Smyth, Lilly Arenas, Finlay Benton, Thomas Anderson and Rebecca McGowan.
The club returned with 4 bronze medals and two golds making us finish in 14th place in the UK. Lilly Arenas, Laura Sweeney, Thomas Anderson and Rebecca Smythe all finished the weekend off a bronze medalists. Carla Summerhill and Rebbecca McGowan are the new British Champions.
Well done to all the players that took part with special congratulations to our new champions.
Belgium Open
27.04.09
The club recently returned from the 30th Belgium Open in Herentals. The event was attended by national teams from all over Europe and the Middle East. The club had five players competing with two of the fighting abroad and at an A Class for the first time. The team that attended were Carla Summerhill, Laura Sweeney, Liz Williamson, Scott Simeon and Peter Sutherland. The team was coached by John Cullen and John Haggerty.
Dutch Open 2009
27.03.09
The club sent a four man team to the Dutch Open in Eindhoven on 21 & 22nd March. The team was Ewan Harrison, Rebecca Smyth, Laura Sweeney and Carla Summerhill. The Dutch Open is the largest competition in Europe and it was the first time each of the players had fought at it.
Carla Summerhill and Rebecca Smyth fought on Saturday and both won their first match. Rebecca succumbed to an injury she had sustained the week before at the Scottish Cup in her second match and had to withdraw. Carla, who is returning from injury, was beaten in her second match.
On day two Ewan and Laura were fighting and Ewan was first up. Ewan narrowly lost to the eventual silver medalist 1-0 and looked very comfortable throughout the match. Unfortunately it was not to be his day. Laura was next up and was beaten in her first match match.
2009 has been earmarked as a year for developing the club competition exposure and experience. This is the second A class event that the club has attended in 3 months.
Scottish Cup 2009 27.03.09
The club recently sent a 19 man team to the 11th Scottish Cup in Grangemouth. The event was ran well with over 200 competitors. The club finished fourth overall.
The club won 6 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 3 bronze medals. Liz Williamson, Alan McGrow, Rebecca McGowan, Lilly Arenas, Peter Sutherland and Mariam Gordon all won their respective divisions. Rebecca Smyth, Thomas Anderson, Ellis James Wright, Scott Simeon, Kyra Bradley, Michael Simeon and Greg Ryan all won silver. Lee Klos, Gemma Anderson and Muriel Finnegan won bronze.
Thanks go to all the parents who helped support the kids on the day and Laura Sweeney and Carla Summerhill for assisting with the coaching. Well done everyone.
Caledonian One to One 22.02.09
Congratulations to all the kids that took part in the Caledonian One to One at the centre on Sunday 22nd February. All of the matches were very exciting to watch and it was a great opportunity for some of the newer and less experienced members of the club to shine.
The excellent players with their medals!
All of the kids received a medal for their efforts and there were two special trophies for the best boy and best girl of the day. After a secret ballot of all the coaches and volunteers on the day Jay Mackenzie was voted best boy and Rebecca McGowan best girl - congratulations to you both!
The players were; Lisa McCafferty, Scott Dundas, Jay Mackenzie, Anna Mackenzie, Duncan Mackenzie, Mariama Gorman, Yvonne Conley, James Williamson, Rebecca McGowan, Dilexsan Francis Aloysius, Christy O'Hanlon, Finlay Benton, Lee Klos, Thomas Anderson, Ellis Wright, Gemma Anderson, Steven Klos, Kyra Bradley and Lilly Arenas.
Thanks also go to all the coaches, volunteers who helped make the day a special occasion -all of the coaches greatly appreciate you help.
Swedish Open
20.02.09
Congratulations to the team after returning home from the Swedish Open with two bronze medals from a group of five players. Ewan Harrison and Liz Williamson were fighting in their first A class event and came back with a medal each. As Liz was competing in the seniors division she will now be a ranked player on the ETU list.
The team that took part were Carla Summerhill, Dale Rhodie, Ewan Harrison, Laura Sweeney and Liz Williamson.
Boeskool Tournament - Triumph for Caledonian Players in Scottish Team
21st International Boeskooltournament
Four Caledonian players were competing for team Scotland at the 21st Boeskool Tournament in Oldenzal, Netherlands. This was the first event that our club players had taken part in using the new Adidas electronic body protectors.
Carla Summerhill, Dale Rhodie, Ewan Harrison & Laura Sweeney were all competing for the national team and came back with four medals! Ewan Harrison and Laura Sweeney finished off an excellent year with a gold medal each - Ewan and Laura have now won three title each this year. Carla and Dale both went on to clinch silver after difficult semi-finals. Dale was up against Iran in the final with Carla fighting in a merged category (pictured above).
Congratulations to all the players from team Scotlnd that medalled and special thanks to Scottish National Coaches Mark Russell and John Cullen.
Central One to One
Central Taekwondo hosted another One to One comp at the Carronshore training base. This event was incredibly popular drawing a record nuber of competitors for a One to One comp. The club entered Pee Wees, Children, Cadets and Juniors to the event. The players that competed are shown below with their medal shown beside their name. Every player put in a great performance but the standout performance was from Lilly Arenas. Well done all the team!
Ellis Wright Silver
Mariama Gorman Silver
Lilly Arenas Gold
Rebecca McGowan Gold
Finlay Benton Gold
Kyra Bradley Silver
Peter Sutherland Gold
Thomas Anderson Silver
Dilexsan Fancis Alosious Silver
Lee Klos Silver
Michael Simeon Gold
James Williamson Silver
New British International Open Champion - Ewan Harrison
The BTCB hosted the 1st British International Open at the National Squash Centre in Manchester. The event was open to all UK clubs and international teams. Team that competed were; Korean National League tea, Iran, France, Germany, Norway to name but a few.
The event was broadcast live on the internet by www.247.tv with a highlights package shown on Sky Sports in November.
The club only entered a small team due to injuries to some of the teams key players. Ewan Harrison and Carla Summerhill were competing respectively in the Junior Male +78kg and Senior Female -59Kg divisions.
Carla was the fighting on Saturday and was against the competition favourite from Norway after a bye in the first round and straight passage into the semi final. The match was an even affair in the first two rounds with the score at 2-1. Carla came out looking to make up the difference in the third but during exchanges lost the points on the counter. The Norwegian went on to easily win the final with Carla receiving a bronze medal for her efforts.
Ewan was straight into the final against his opponent from Scorpion Taekwondo. This was Ewan's first major match since his back injury. The match was evenly matched in the first round with Ewan 1 point in the lead. In the second Ewan stepped it up a gear and hit his opponent with several double kicks. The games was stopped in the second round by the referee after a 7 point lead was opened up. This was one of the most impressive displays from a junior at our club in some time. Congratulations Ewan on being the new British Open Champion.
Ultimate Taekwondo Championships
The club returned from the Ultimate Taekwondo Championships, Barnsley, England on Sunday 12th October. The club entered 5 players to the event and returned with 3 gold medals, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal.
This event was Ewan Harrison's first since a back injury put him out of competitive action for 12 months. Ewan has been undergoing an intensive physio and sports rehabilitation programme for the past 5 months. Ultimate was his first event and he went straight into the final. The match did not last long and was stopped after Ewan opened up a seven point lead. Congratulations Ewan - nice to see you back!
Lilly Arenas and Rebecca Smythe were returned to action after the UK Nationals were they both claimed bronze - this time it was gold for both of the girls.
Finlay Benton and Carla Summerhill were the remaining two players. Finlay was unfortunately beaten in the final and had to settle for silver. Carla was finished the day off with another bronze medal for the club.
Congratulations to all the team and special thanks go to the coaches and supporters John Cullen, Laura Sweeney & Scott Simeon.
Police League Results
The club held the third Police League event of the year and this was the second session for the boys. A day of howling gales and torrential weather did not stop the teams turning up. The event as always was a great success with ten kids taking part from the four grass roots clubs; Anniesland, Dumbarton, Springburn and Gorbals.
The Rocks rock!
The event was as competitive as always with Springburn winning the day the day for the boys. Springburn are currently top of the boys league table but Anniesland are top overall after the girls competition.
Springburn - Leader of the Boys League
Anniesland - Overall leaders of combined class league.
Special mention goes to JJ Cameron of the Dumbarton Rocks. JJ was the only player form his team available to fight on the day and had several matches and against each of the teams. This great effort from JJ saw him race to the top of the boy's Leaderboard. Well done JJ!
Southside Team with Susie Miller
British National Championships
The club sent a nine man team to the British National Championships in Manchester and returned home with an impressive tally of 1 British champion, 7 medals and finished the top placed Scottish club. The club finished 11 out of 50 teams from all over the UK and had a much smaller contingent than most other clubs.
Laura Sweeney is the new -55kg British champion. Laura had three matches and against very experienced opponents and came through each one to win gold. Not only did Laura show great technical and tactical ability and fitness but determination that saw her through with a broken hand sustained during the final.
The Senior & Junior proudly show off their medals! New UK Champion Laura Sweeney receiving her medal.
The Children & Cadet team prepare. Kevin, Rebecca, Carla & Laura waits for their medals.
Thomas Anderson and Carla Summerhill both won silver in their respective divisions after very competitive qualifying rounds. Thomas had four matches to get to the final, each one proving more difficult than the last. Thomas sustained an injury to his right foot in the first match and showed great spirit to continue. Thomas fought well in the final but was beaten by a larger and more experienced opponent. Well done Thomas!
Carla won her first match comfortably but found a very experienced opponent in the final. The first round was tight affair but her opponent opened up a lead. At the start of the second Carla came out strong and chop kicked her opponent straight in the face but the points did not register and her opponent countered to win the match.
Rebecca Smyth, Lilly Arenas and Kevin Smith all won bronze in their divisions which put the club 11th out of the 47 teams taking part. That means that the clubs finished top out of the four Scottish clubs taking part.
Dale Rhodie was competing against Arron Cooke who had just returned from the Olympics. Unfortunately Dale was suffering with a knee injury that had kept him to limited training for two weeks prior to the event.
The full team to take part were as follows:
Laura Sweeney
Dale Rhodie
Carla Summerhill
Kevin Smith
Peter Sutherland
Rebecca Smythe
Lilly Arenas
Finlay Benton
Thomas Anderson
A full list of the teams and players taking part can be found the BTCB website.
Central One to One, Falkirk, 8th June 2008
Congratulations to all the kids that took part in Central Taekwondo's One to One competition. There were six taking part; Finlay Benton, Kevin Smith, Ellis Wright, Mariama Gorman, Lee Klos and Thomas Anderson. The event was a small affair but very demenading on all the palyers. Thanks also goes to the coaches that supported the event; Laura Sweeney, Carla Summerhill, Scott Simeon and Liz Williamson.
Girls Police League
The club has held two events so far this year with the most recent the Girls Only Day! The event was the first time that we had ran it for the girls and it proved to be the smoothest ran event so far! There were six girls taking part representing each of the four teams; Anniesland, Northside, the Rocks and Southside.
There were some excellent matches with Rebecca McGowan being crowned girls champion 2008 with Ellis James Wright coming in a close second, Victoria Ash was placed third. All the girls showed courage, determination and skills in their matches.
Girl's Leaderboard
Position
Name
Total
1
Rebecca McGowan
8
2
Ellis James Wright
7
3
Victoria Ash
6
4
Rachael Fernandez
5
5
Lauryn Rankin
4
6
Rebecca Smythe
2
7
Amy Carnegie
1
Note: Amy & Rebecca only had 1 match.
Belgium Open 2008
The club had three players entered to the 2008 Belgium Open as part of the Scottish National Team headed by National Coach John Cullen. Stephen O'Connor, Dale Rhodie and Laura Sweeney were all fighting in the senior divisions. Both Stephen and Dale fought in -84Kg and Laura in -55Kg.
Laura was competing abroad for only the second time and performed well but was beaten in her first match.
The -84Kg male senior division is always a tough category and Dale and Stephen had to overcome two experienced international opponents each to walk away with bronze medals. This was the first time a male Scottish athlete had medalled at Belgium and the club walked away with two on the same day. This is a massive reflection of the work and effort both Stephen and Dale had put in the past twelve months. Congratulation to the both of the them and the rest of the team.
Dale and Stephen are now officially rankedon the European Fighters list click here - to view the full list requires Adobe Reader.
The Scottish Cup 2008
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
Boys Police League
Congratulations to all of the boys that took part in the first Police League of 2008. There were several excellent matches and Thomas Anderson and Lee Klos put on a first class exhibition match. Sam Purdon and Michael Devine shared top billing of the day on 8 points each. A full list of points and player position is shown below.
Boy's Leaderboard
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
The Kyurrigi Open 2008
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.
2008 British Championships 15th & 16th December 2007
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)
Scottish Open 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.
Kyurriggi Open 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!!!!!!!!
Irish Open 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!
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 - August 2007
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.
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