CENTRAL TAEKWONDO ACADEMY CELEBRATES 25th ANNIVERSARY
GOLD medallists, international champions, some 2000 members and over 200 black belts – just a few of the many highlights Central Taekwondo Academy is celebrating after 25 years in existence.
WORLD POOMSAE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tegan and Natasha did us proud at the World Poomsae Championships in Taiwan.
Tegan, in the Junior Female Team, just missed out on the semi finals by one place.
SUCCESS IN CROATIA
Erin Shaw and Neve Hogg represented the GB Development Squad at the G1 Croatia Open in Zagreb on Sunday 11th Nov 2018.
They had a fantastic tournament!!
NEVE HOGG BRITISH CHAMPION
Neve Hogg became British Champion for the first time at the National Championships in Sheffield on Sunday 28th October 2018.
After 4 excellent performances Neve took the Gold Medal in the Cadet Female -41kg category.
CONGRATULATIONS NEVE!
BLACK BELT GRADING
Central Academy has 6 new black belts
James Jack
Esha Sardar
Uzair Khan
Chloe Cheung
Demi Anderson
Paula Smyth
Scottish Championships
Team Central had 57 players over the two days of the recent Taekwondo Scotland Championships, held at Ravenscraig Sports Facility in Motherwell.
The team came away with an impressive 59 medals in total!
Fantastic job!!
Well done team!!
World Championships
Natasha & Tegan have been selected to represent Great Britain at the World Poomsae Championships in Taiwan in November 2018.
Natasha will be competing in the Cadet Female Individuals and the Cadet Pairs.
JORDYN 2018
Jordan Smith has had an incredible year so far. In March she became Dutch Open Champion at Junior -44kg. In May she competed at the same weight at the Junior World Championships in Tunisia and became Junior World Champion!
Junior World Champion
Junior World Champion - Jordyn Smith received tremendous welcome home from her club mates at Central on Monday 16th April.
3rd Dan Black Belt
Tegan O’May promoted to 3rd Dan Black Belt at 61st UTA Dan Grading in Belfast
JORDYN SMITH
Junior World Champion 2018
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTION FOR CENTRAL GIRLS
Two members of Central Taekwondo Academy have been selected to represent Great Britain at the Junior World Championships in Tunisia in April.
Erin Shaw, 15 from Larbert, is in her first year as a junior, having had a very successful past year in the cadet division. Erin reached the quarter finals of the Cadet European Championships in Hungary and achieved a bronze medal at last years Dutch Open Championships.
German Open Poomsae Championships
The German Open Poomsae Championships was held in Hamburg on 24th & 25th February 2018. Central had 3 players representing the GB Squad and Master Bailey attended as GB Squad Coach.
GB Poomsae Squad 2018
Central Academy have seven players on the 2018 Great Britain National Poomsae Squad.
Natasha Wilson, Tegan O’May, Kara McLaren, Lynsey and Eilidh Burke and Kai and Casey Paton.
Club Update
TRAINING IN KOREA
We currently have two of our black belt girls, Jordyn Smith and Erin Shaw, training with the Korean National team in Seoul, Korea. The girls left on Monday with the GB Development Squad and will be attending an intensive training camp for 10 days. This is a fantastic opportunity for the girls and they will be bringing a wealth of experience back to the club. We wish them the best of luck for the trip.
PARENTS CLASS
This Sunday (11th Feb) we are running a one off class for parents in aid of Central Academy Club Funds. The class will be relaxed and fun - designed for adults who have not tried taekwondo before.
Come along for a bit of flexibility, fitness and fun and help support our club funds. The session is from 10am to 11am at Carronshore and the training fee is £5.00 (all proceeds to club funds).
KUP GRADING
This month’s grading takes place at Carronshore on Sat 17th Feb starting at 10am. Deadline for application forms is Thursday 15th Feb.
INTERNATIONALS
On Sunday 25th Feb we have Natasha Wilson, Tegan O’May and Eilidh Burke competing for the GB Poomsae Squad at the German Open Poomsae Championships in Hamburg.
Two weeks later (10th & 11th Mar) Jordyn Smith, Erin Shaw, Lauren McKinley and Neve Hogg are all representing Central at the Dutch Open Championships in Eindhoven.
All the girls are training hard for these huge international events. Good luck girls!
COACHING COURSE
Over the past couple of years I have had the role of British Taekwondo Tutor and I have been delivering the Level 2 Coach Education Course around the UK. This course is currently on hold as it is being restructured. We have a number of students at Central who have expressed an interest in coaching and some who regularly come along to classes to help coach the junior grades. With this in mind I am planning to run a shortened version of the Level 2 Coaching Course at Carronshore on Sunday 4th March from 1pm to 5pm. There will be no recognised qualification for attending the course, as it not a British Taekwondo event. There will be no fee for attending. Anyone wishing to develop their coaching skills should ask Master Angie for an application form. Deadline for applications is Thursday 1st March.
EASTER CAMP
Dates have been set for this year’s Easter Camp. We will have 2 days of TKD games, competitions, fitness and fun. The camp is at Carronshore on Wed 11th and Fri 13th April. Full details will be available soon.
25TH ANNIVERSARY
Central Taekwondo Academy was established in November 1993 - we are 25 years old this year! We are planning a few things to celebrate this tremendous achievement over the course of this year. This will culminate with our 25th Anniversary Dinner at the Millennium Suite, Beancross on Friday 16th Nov 2018. We have some very special guests and great entertainment lined up. More details will be available soon. Make sure you save the date - it will be a night not to be missed!
TEGAN AND JORDYN - JUNIOR EUROPEANS 2017
entral Academy elite players Tegan O’May and Jordyn Smith will represent the UK at the Junior European Championships in Cyprus (2nd to 5th Nov 2017).
Ultimate Open Poomsae Championships
On Saturday14th October Central Academy had a team of 16 players at the Ultimate Poomsae Championships in Sheffield.
The team produced some fantastic results and were awarded the Overall 2nd Placed Team Trophy.
60th UTA Dan Grading
Grandmaster TW Shin 9th dan conducted the UTA Black Belt Grading at Carronshore on Saturday 7th October 2017. Central Academy had 12 candidates and all were successful!
CENTRAL TAEKWONDO ACADEMY KICKS UP A STORM!
CARRONSHORE’S Central Taekwondo Academy won a staggering 63 medals at last weekend’s Taekwondo Scotland Championships in Motherwell.
HASSAN AT WORLDS
Hassan is just back from the best experience of his career so far. He spent over two weeks in the home of Taekwondo, Korea.
He reached the last 16 at the World Championships, where he fought against one of Taekwondo’s greatest ever players Kim Tae Hun.
Kim went on to win his third consecutive world title! Hassan will take the experience and use it to drive forward and improve, ready for many more huge events that await him.
Well done Hassan - everyone at Central is very proud of you.
CENTRAL GIRLS WIN PLACE AT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Erin Shaw and Neve Hogg of Central Taekwondo Academy will be representing Great Britain at the Cadet European Championships in Hungary in October.
The girls won the right to represent their country at the British Taekwondo Selection Championships held in Doncaster on Sunday 9th July.
Falkirk Council Award Winners
At Falkirk Town Hall on Wed 31st May 2017 the Falkirk Council Active Schools Sports Awards took place.
Once again Central Taekwondo athletes featured very highly amongst the award winners.
Erin Shaw was voted the Junior Sports Person of the Year and Jordyn Smith was runner up for the Senior Sports Person of the Year.
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