TKD Record - most recent first.
29/03/08 UKTF Technical Course
16/02/08 UKTF Instructors Course
24/03/07 UKTF Technical Course
23/09/06 UKTF Technical Course
Aug 06 Professional Instructor for Aberdeen City Council
26/05/06 HSE 1st Aid Refresher
22/06/04 Professional Member of Fitness Scotland
19/05/04 Established Banchory School of Tae Kwon-Do
Jan 03 Professional Instructor for Aberdeenshire Council
22/06/03 Associate Member of Fitness Scotland
25/03/03 Good Practice & Child Protection
30/01/03 Disclosure Scotland - Enhanced (Annually)
Sept 00 1 Year Training Plan-Elite Athlete (Tae Kwon-Do)
30/09/00 Promotion to 2nd Degree Black Belt
00 Scotland Squad Member-European Championships - Scotland
98 Scotland Squad Member European Championships - Italy
98 Scottish Championships
Bronze-1st Degree Patterns Bronze-Black Belt Destruction
96 Bronze-Team Destruction -European Championships- Italy
Oct 95 Established Inverurie School of Tae Kwon-Do
Aug 95 2 Day Seminar with Grand Master Choi 9th Degree
27/5/95 Assistant Instructor
April 95 Scottish Championships (Aberdeen)
Silver - 1st Degree Patterns
25/03/95 Promotion to 1st Degree Black Belt
20/12/94 Promotion to 1st Kup
Sept 94 Bronze-Blue/Red Belt Heavyweight Sparring
07/07/94 Promotion to 2nd Kup
16/12/93 Promotion to 3rd Kup
Apr 93 Scottish Championships @ Forres
Silver- Blue Belt Patterns
28/03/93 Promotion to 4th Kup
09/08/92 Promotion to 5th Kup
20/11/91 Promotion to 6th Kup
91 British Championships @ Gateshead
Bronze- Yellow Belt Patterns
07/09/91 Promotion to 7th Kup
91 TKD Sport International @ Bathgate
Gold - Yellow Belt Patterns
Silver - White/Yellow, heavyweight sparring
Bronze-White/Yellow team sparring
06/06/91 Promotion to 8th Kup
15/04/91 Promotion to 9th Kup
On 18th January 1991 I took part in my first Tae Kwon -Do class in Aberdeen and was hooked; I had found what I needed to do.
I continued to train & assist with teaching every week for the next four years and on March 25th 1995 achieved the highly coveted grade of 1st Degree Black belt.
In October of the same year the Inverurie School was established, which, has gone from strength to strength producing both Scottish and British Champions.
After 11 years I made the decision to step back from regular training. Almost immediately, I was approached by Aberdeenshire Council to teach TKD in Schools.
I'm glad to say, I have now successfully made the transition, and moved on to become an Instructor in my own right, and promote TKD on a much larger scale throughout the whole of Aberdeenshire. Banchory TKD was established in May 05 as a direct result of my promotional work with Aberdeenshire Council.
Both schools are doing exceptionally well with increased memberships and are looking forward to a successful and bright future.
