Korean Kickboxing Competition News

NOVEMBER
Kickboxing Open Competition
Sunday 25th November 2007
Seven students from the academy travelled to the Kickboxing Open in Glasgow on Sunday 25th November 2007 - Mr Ronnie Roy (III Deg), Mr Jamie Presly (I Deg), Margaret McMillan (2nd Kup), Gary Durward (2nd Kup), Rhona McMillan (2nd Kup), Dean Sutherland (3rd Kup) and Ewan McMillan (4th Kup). Between them they won 4 Bronze, 1 Silver and 1 Gold Medal as follows:

Mr Ronnie Roy (pictured 2nd right)
1st Place Under 80Kg Light Contact Sparring, 2nd Place Under 80Kg Semi Contact Sparring

Mr Jamie Presly
3rd Place Over 80Kg Light Contact Sparring

Dean Sutherland
3rd Place Pee-wee Light Contact Sparring, 3rd Place Pee-wee Semi Contact Sparring

SEPTEMBER
WAKO Scottish Champioships
Sunday 30th September 2007
Twelve members from the academy travelled to Perth to attend the WAKO Scottish Championships in Perth, Scotland. This included members of our Korean Kickboxing classes, Mark Boydell and Ronnie Roy (3rd Dan), Karthik Rajendran, Margaret McMillan and Kai Horne (3rd Kup) and Colin Shearer (4th Kup). In addition, 6 children from our Junior Taekwon-Do and Kickin' Kids classes attended this competition. Dylan Craig, Halle Stuart (2nd Kup), Julie Whyte (4th Kup), Ewan McMillan (5th Kup), Jason Main and Amy Craig (Kickin' Kids).

Altogether they won 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze trophy. Well done to everyone who participated.

Results
Blackbelt Full Contact Sparring Over 85Kg - Mr Boydell 2nd Place
Blackbelt Light Contact Sparring Under 85Kg - Mr Roy 2nd Place
Light Contact Team Sparring - Mr Roy, Colin Shearer and Karthik Rajendran 1st Place

Light Contact Sparring (all grades) under 16 girls - Julie Whyte 1st place, Halle Stuart 2nd place
Traditional Patterns (all styles/grades) - Ewan McMillan 1st Place, Amy Craig 3rd Place


Mr Mark Boydell (left) 2nd Place Full Contact Sparring - Blackbelt Over 85Kg	Mr Ronnie Roy (right) 2nd Place Light Contact Sparring - Blackbelt Under 85Kg	Team Sparring 1st Place Colin Shearer, Karthik Rajendran, Ronnie Roy Light Contact Team Sparring

Amy Craig (right) 2nd place Semi-Contact Sparring Under 125cms 3rd place Traditional Patterns All Grades/Styles	Julie Whyte (left) 1st place Halle Stuart (right) 2nd Place Light Contact Sparring All Grades Under 16 Girls	Ewan McMillan 1st Place Traditional Patterns All Grades/Styles

JULY
COMBAT MAGAZINE KICKBOXING CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Sunday 22nd July 2007
Three senior members, Mark Boydell and Ronnie Roy both 3rd Dans and Karthik Rajendran a 3rd Kup Blue Belt, competed for the first time at a WAKO rules kickboxing championship. This event was the Scottish Leg of COMBAT Magazines Champions League. Mark won 1st place in the over 85kg Light Contact event, stopping his opponent. Ronnie just recently returned from the ITF World Championships in Quebec, won 1st place the under 85kg Light Contact event. Karthik had to fight in the Blackbelt Division Under 80kg Light Contact event. Not daunted by the step up in experience, Karthik took his opponent to a draw, but later lost the bout.

Pictured from Left -Right
Mr Mark Boydell (III Dan), Mr Ronnie Roy (III Dan), Karthik Rajendran (3rd Kup).