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COLOURED BELT GRADINGS
Students from both adult and junior of the academy participated in the second coloured belt grading of 2009. This was held on 13th June at Crawfordsburn Community Centre. Grading results can be viewed here.

GRANDMASTER HEE IL CHO SEMINAR!
Grandmaster Cho will be conducting a once in a lifetime seminar for all of AIMAA Scotland and the wider Martial Art Community within the John Wright Sports Centre, East Kilbride on the 22nd September 2009. If you are interested in any of the confirmed events then please contact your instructor to obtain visit details, venue, costs. Poster

I.T.S. BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS
16 Students from the Scottish Tae Kwon-Do Academy traveled to Kidderminster on the 10th of May along with Academy Instructors to compete in the I.T.S. British Championships, hosted by Mr John Swift. Full story

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT
The 8th of February saw 18 Scottish Tae Kwon-Do Academy students travel to Kilmarnock along with club Instructors Charles & Gillian Boyle to compete in the White Dragons 1st International Invitational Kickboxing Tournament. Read more

GLOBAL TAEKWONDO INTERNATIONAL
The Global Tae Kwon-Do International held there British Open on the 29th of March in Worchester where over 200 martial artists gathered Full story

SCOTTISH OPEN 2009
The academy will host its first competition of the year at Notre Dame High School on 15th April. Full details

INVERCLYDE CLUB COMPETITION/AWARDS
The 31st of January saw the Inverclyde branch of the Scottish Tae Kwon-Do Academy meet for there first competition of the year, 50 students gathered along with parents and grandparents to enjoy the day organized by Mr. & Mrs Boyle club Instructors. A great time was had by all at the event where everyone received a trophy win or loose, which is a great confidence builder for those inexperienced students of the club. Full story

PANTHERS GRADING RESULTS
The Panthers section of the academy participated in their final grading of 2008.
The results can be viewed here

BRITISH OPEN SUCCESS
16 students along with instructors and parents from the Inverclyde branch of the Scottish Tae Kwon-Do Academy traveled to Kidderminster for the British Open on the 1st of November. Hosted by Mr John Swift and the Independent Tae Kwon-Do Schools.
Read the full story

BLACK BELT PROMOTIONS
The 11th of October saw 7 Scottish Tae Kwon-Do Academy students undertake there black belt testing at Crawfurdsburn Community Centre. The grading was attended By Academy chief instructor Mr Charles Boyle 5th degree and Instructor Mrs Gillian Boyle 3rd degree. Full story here Results here

COLOURED BELT GRADINGS
The third grading of 2008 was held at Crawfordsburn with a total of fourteen students all receiving varied pass marks. Please click here to view the complete results

INTER-CLUB FRIENDSHIP COMPETITION
The Inverclyde branch of the Scottish Tae Kwon-Do Academy held it's second friendship competition of the year on Saturday the 27th of September, in Crawfurdsburn community centre. Full story

AIMAA MASTERS PROMOTE BLACK BELT
The Scottish Tae Kwon-Do Academy's Inverclyde branch saw it's newest blackbelt being promoted to 1st dan in Florida last month. Read the full story here

SUMMER CAMP 2008
8 students from the Inverclyde branch of the Academy attended the Aimaa International Summer Camp this July in Orlando Florida. Read the full story here

AIMAA SUMMER CAMP 2008
The Academy will be in attendance for the AIMAA Summer Camp 2008. Any student wishing to attend should speak to Mrs. Boyle before training. Details can be viewed on the AIMAA web site by clicking here

SPONSORED KICK-A-THON 2008
Well done to everyone who participated in the kick-a-thon on Friday 16th May. This grueling event lasted almost two hours with the adult section of the academy contributing over 1000 kicks each! Read more

COLOURED BELT GRADINGS
The second grading of 2008 was held at Crawfordsburn with a total of twenty-two students all receiving varied pass marks. Please click here to view the complete results

COLOURED BELT/PANTHERS GRADING
A total of thirty students from all sections of the Academy participated in the first grading of 2008. Grading results can be viewed here for juniors and adults and here for the Panthers.

2008 SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Inverclyde Taekwondo hosted the Scottish Open Championships held at the Greenock Sports Centre. Viw the results here

2007 CLUB AWARDS DAY
The full results from the club awards day can be found here

BLACKBELT GRADING OCTOBER 2007
On Saturday 6th October five academy students were put to the test in a grueling grading held at the Crawfordsburn Center. Read the full story and result here.

PANTHERS GRADING RESULTS
The Panthers section of the academy participated in their final grading of 2007. The results can be viewed here

COLOURED BELT GRADINGS
Seventeen students from both adult and junior sections of the academy participated in the final coloured belt grading of 2007 held on 8h December at the Crawfordsburn Community Centre. Grading results can be viewed here.

CLUB COMPETITION
42 students took part in the second club competition of the year, with the panthers joining in for the first time. Full story here

I.T.S ENGLISH OPEN
The 28th of October the Scottish Tae Kwon-Do Academy traveled to Kidderminster to take part in the Independent Tae Kwon- Do Schools English Open, hosted by Mr John Swift. Full story

CLUB COMPETITION
42 students took part in the second club competition of the year, with the panthers joining in for the first time. Full story here

PANTHERS GRADING RESULTS
Septembers adult and junoir coloured belts grading was followed by the Panthers club. The results can be veiwed here

COLOURED BELT GRADINGS
The second grading of 2007 was held at Crawfordsburn with a total of twenty-two students all receiving varied pass marks. Please click here to view the complete results.

2007 SCOTTISH OPEN
The 25th March saw the Inverclyde branch of the Scottish Tae Kwon-Do Academy host the 4th Scottish Open in the Greenock Sports Centre. Charles and Gillian Boyle host the event every year where people travel from all over the U.K and Ireland. Full Story

ITS BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Inverclyde branch of the Scottish Tae Kwon-Do Academy recently travelled to Kidderminster to compete in the Independent Tae Kwon-Do Schools British Championships with over 300 people taking part on the day the students of Inverclyde done there Instructors proud. Read the full story

COLOURED BELT GRADINGS
The first grading of 2007 was held at Crawfordsburn with a total of twenty-two students all receiving varied pass marks. Please click here to view the complete results.

GTI SOUTHERN OPEN
Scottish Tae Kwon-Do Academy traveled to Swindon last weekend for the G.T.I. (Global Tae kwon-do International) Southern Open hosted by Master Clive Harrison 7th degree blackbelt. Full story.

CLUB COMPETITON/AWARDS DAY 2006
Saturday 27th January saw Inverclyde Taekwondo host the 1st of this years inter club competitions. With divisions for patterns & sparring 38 members of the Academy took part. Full details here

2007 SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Inverclyde Taekwondo will host the 4th Scottish Open Championship held at the Greenock Sports Centre. More information here.

COLOURED BELT GRADINGS
Thirteen students from both adult and junior of the academy participated in the final coloured belt grading of 2006. This was held on 15th December at Crawfordsburn Community Centre. Grading results can be veiwed here.

2006 SWORD OF FRIENDSHIP
The last weekend in November saw Inverclyde Scottish Tae Kwon-Do Academy travel to Cork to compete in the 3rd annual Sword of Friendship. Hosted by last years adult team winners Tae Kwon-Do Ireland. Sixteen members from Inverclyde traveled to compete in the tournament. Please click here for the full story.

INVERCLYDE'S BLACK BELT SUCCESS
Friday the 8th of September 7 students from the Inverclyde branch of the Scottish Taekwondo Academy undertook there black belt grading under the very watchful eye of Master John Darcy 6th degree black belt and Action International Martial Arts Association's European director. Full Story

STUDENTS GAIN THEIR BLACKBELTS IN ARIZONA
Five students from Inverclyde Tae Kwon-Do gain blackbelt certification in Arizona on the 30th of July. Certified by the Action International Martial Arts Association and GrandMaster Hee Il Cho who is has been one of the most recognized figures in world of martial arts for the last 40 years. Read more.

LATEST GRADING RESULTS
Friday 15th was date for the third coloured belt grading of 2006. The hard work and dedication of the students was put to the test at Crawfordsburn Community Centre. The results can be viewed be clicking here.

AIMAA TAEKWONDO SEMINAR
Master John Darcy, 6th Degree Black belt and AIMAA Europe's Regional director will be visiting Scotland in September. During this time he will be holding a Taekwondo seminar in Greenock. With places limited students are advised to book early! Info

2006 SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Inverclyde Taekwondo will host the 3rd Scottish Open Championship held at the Greenock Sports Centre. More information here.

AIMAA IRISH NATIONALS
On Saturday the 13th of May eight students from Inverclyde Tae Kwon-Do traveled to Dublin to compete in the AIMAA Irish Nationals, hosted by Mr James Farrell of the Action International Martial Arts Association (AIMAA) Ireland branch. The students competed in both continuous sparring and breaking divisions. Read the full story here.

GRADING RESULTS
Crawfordsburn Community Centre was the chosen venue for the second coloured belt grading of 2006. Eighteen students participated and with an outstanding 100% pass rate it was yet another successful day for all at the club. Complete results here.

CLUB FUNDRAISING NIGHT
The Race Night at the Broomhill Tavern on Friday 16th June raised £567. This will be put towards the trip to Arizona USA for the 2006 AIMAA Summer Camp. We would like to thank everyone who attended the night and also to anyone who has donated funds to the club.

INVERCLYDE TAE KWONDO DUBLIN TRIP
On Saturday the 15th April 2006 students from Inverclyde taekwondo travelled to Dublin to train along side Master John Darcy 6th Degree blackbelt and action international martial arts association European director who also personally oversees the whole of Ireland. Full story.

GTI SOUTHERN TKD OPEN 2006
The club traveled to Swindon to compete in the 2006 Southern Taekwondo Open hosted by the GTI club. The competition saw the club continue the success of 2005 with a large trophy haul that included six first place prizes. Please click here for the full report

COLOURED BELT GRADING RESULTS
Eighteen students; six adults and twelve juniors participated in the coloured belt grading held on 18th March at the Crawfordsburn Community Centre. The event was a great success for the club with everyone receiving pass marks. Please click here to view the complete results.

CLUB COMPETITION/AWARDS 2005



The Inverclyde Club Competition was held on Saturday 17th December in the Crawfordsburn Community Hall. A considerable crowd observed the club provide a spectacle for all to see. The competition began with the juniors point-sparring matches followed by the adult matches. The competition closed with a juniors team competition which contained four teams. The day ended with the clubs annual awards ceremony and the presentation of certificates to all of the recently promoted black belts. Saturday was another great success for the club with everyone enjoying themselves in what was a competitive but friendly atmosphere.

COLOURED BELT GRADINGS

Twenty students; three adults and seventeen juniors participated in the coloured belt grading held on 10th December at the Port Glasgow Hall. The event was a great sucess for the club with everyone receiving pass marks. Please click here to view the complete results.

AIMAA SWORD OF FRIENDSHIP TOURNAMENT '05



November saw 6 adults and 10 juniors travel to Cheltenham to compete in this years Sword of Friendship Competition. All teams performed courageously with honours being gained by both the boys and girls teams respectively. The boys team won their first round match against England 3 however were eventually defeated by the champions England 1 (10-6) and took third place back home. The girls reached the final only to narrowly miss out on first place by the Welsh team by just two points. The adult side faced an experienced England 1 side and despite a valiant effort were defeated by 10 points to 6. The overall event was won by the Irish team and they will be our hosts for next years competition which will be held in Cork.




BLACKBELT GRADING NOVEMBER 2005



On Saturday 5th November 8 club members successfully sat and passed their Black Belt grading held at Blantyre. Congratulations to the adults David Boyle, John Coxshott, Kirsten Gregg, Karen McEwan and to the juniors Caroline Bethel, Steven Daisley, Aimee Ellis and Craig McEwan. Very well done!!