Callander kickers bring home the medals

Callander Taekwondo club again did proud by bringing home no fewer than 9 medals at the recent 21st TTA championships held in Coatbridge against clubs from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales.

This is a great achievement for all the students who entered the competition and another proud day for instructor Duncan Irvine, who said the club is really buzzing at the moment with enthusiasm at the future in front of us. 

Alasdair Cox won Gold and silver in the competition only his second competition in the TTA and the 2nd time he has won Gold and Silver, he is currently training for international competitions. See below for information on Alasdair's 1st international competition in Malaysia.

Danielle Kelly again won Gold this is her 7th gold medal in a row, Danielle is currently training for her black belt this will be her biggest challenge in her Taekwondo life.

Liam Muir won Gold in the Children's category beating 3 opponents with decisive points victories in each bout winning 9-2 in all his fights. A great achievement for Liam a blue belt who beat a black belt in the final.

Conan Irvine won 2 medals a Gold and Bronze, conan is a black belt and has bean training since he was 5 years old and became a black belt at 10, now 14 he is turning into a fine young adult.

Calum Glen won 3 fights all by a clear 7 points in each and won the final 7-0 this is another gold to add to Calum's growing trophy haul of medals, Calum is currently training for his black belt which he plans to do early next year.

Michael Taylor won Silver in his weight category and Owen Horne won Bronze, these two will rise in the future and soon be bringing home the Gold's again.

As mentioned Alasdair Cox will be going to his 1st international competition in July in Malaysia as you can imagine this will be a great experience for a young 14 year old and also a great expense.

If you would like to sponsor Alasdair for his trip or make any donations please let us know you can contact myself by email or phone (DuncanIrvine@blueyonder.co.uk, 07713 193 841) or Alasdair's Mother Hilary Robertson by email or phone (hrobertson@lineone.net, 01877 376 385) alternatively 

you could pass any donations into the Mclaren Leisure centre in a sealed envelope, cheques payable to Callander Taekwondo Club. 

Thanks in advance to all who help this young man on his journey.

The Callander branch of the Traditional Taekwondo Association led by Grandmaster Loh continues to grow in stature within the TTA.

Our training venue is at McLaren Leisure Centre Callander.

If you want to hear what our students are saying about us visit our website and check out there quotes on why they do Taekwondo as opposed to other sports.

If you would like further information on Taekwondo and the TTA call 01324 472635, 

0771 3193841 or visit our website:

www.callander-taekwondo.co.uk and drop us an email.

Make sure you check out our student quotes and see how much they enjoy Taekwondo.

Regards,
Duncan Irvine
Taekwondo Instructor