2007 Scottish Open Taekwondo Championships

Sunday the 25th of 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. This year was no exception with over 100 students competing on the day, there was a great atmosphere and friendship extended to those students who have never competed here before. With students in Scotland travelling from afar as Dundee, and the Irish contingent travelling almost 12 hours to attend from Wexford in Southern Ireland, and from three different areas of England, There was a fantastic amount of talent on the day.
Thirty-two students from the Inverclyde club took part on the day achieving 18 Scottish Titles, 18 second places and 16 third places, results were as follows;

Beth Larkin 1st patterns, 3rd continuous sparring
Joshua Cummings 2nd patterns, 2nd point sparring, 3rd continuous sparring
Bethany Kilday 3rd patterns, 2nd point sparring
Louis Rowe 1st patterns, 3rd point sparring, 2nd continuous sparring
Conor Larkin 3rd patterns, 1st point sparring, 1st continuous sparring
James Moran 2ns patterns, 3rd point sparring, 2nd continuous sparring
Gemma Docherty 1st patterns, 3rd point sparring
James Lewis 3rd patterns, 1st point sparring, 1st continuous sparring
Caitlin Mills 2nd point sparring, 2nd continuous sparring
Ross Galloway 3rd point sparring, 1st continuous sparring
Sophie Francis 1st point sparring
Angelene Few 2nd point sparring, 2nd continuous sparring
Lucy Jackson 3rd point sparring
Robyn Morton 1st point sparring
Marc Few 2nd point sparring, 2nd continuous sparring
Ben Kilpatrick 3rd point sparring
Rachel Miller 2nd point sparring, 2nd continuous sparring
Craig McEwan 1st point sparring, 1st continuous sparring
Jenna McVicar 3rd point sparring, 2nd continuous sparring
Samantha Todd 1st point sparring
Aiden Walker 1st point sparring, 1st continuous sparring
Lauren Mulaghton 1st continuous sparring
Aileen Cheevers 2nd point sparring
Chris Harkin 3rd patterns, 3rd continuous sparring
Jason Cox 1st patterns, 1st point sparring, 3rd continuous sparring
Gillian Boyle 2nd patterns, 2nd point sparring

The Scottish Tae Kwon-Do Academy run clubs in Greenock, Gourock and Port Glasgow. There is a new club opened up in Boglestone Community Centre on Tuesday nights from 6.30pm for juniors and 7.30pm for adults, recruiting new members now (first training session free). The Scottish Tae Kwon-Do Academy offer classes for 4-6 year olds in the Westburn Church in Nelson Street in Greenock on Mondays and Thursdays from 4.15 till 5pm, this is a unique system developed to promote younger children into Martial Arts. Instructor Gillian Boyle says they are the only martial art in this area who have developed there training methods to involve children as young as 4. There are currently 12 members in the Panthers class with 6 of those undertaking there first grading recently.

Charles and Gillian Boyle would also like to thank Mr Eddie McCallum of the Broomhill Tavern for helping with the transport of the Irish team to and from Glasgow Airport, and also all parents who helped out on the day.