Results

 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 

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.   

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.