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New
Dundee Temple website
Please be aware that Dundee Temple have recently updated their website. Follow the link below: http://kickboxing.weebly.com/index.html
New
Temple Forum
This has been set up to provide information and a place for discussion about all matters relating to Team Scotland, Temple and Martial Arts in general. Any suggestions or ideas regarding any aspect of the Forum, please let Alistair know.
Certified
Instructor Training
There will a fantastic opportunity shortly commencing for anyone who is interested in taking part in our brand new Gold Leadership Programme. This Certified Instructor Training is a must for anyone who is interested in the various aspects of being an Instructor. It will cover everything from actually running your own club, to Temple's new syllabus & how it will be taught and promoted. Juniors, Adults or Parents who have an interest in the way Temple will develop over the next couple of years, and can show a long term commitment, should contact Robert for more information on 07795980383 or robert@templekickbox.freeserve.co.uk. The first session will take place on a Sunday
morning in August, at Wolseley Street, Dundee - exact date will
be confirmed soon.
Also, commencing at the same time and place, is a New Programme Syllabus, for Children Up To 7 Years of Age. This is a superb opportunity for the youngest of our students to benefit from being at the inception of Temple teaching a certified programme that has been proven to assist with the early personal development of children this age. It helps with general fitness, co-ordination, self discipline and is also a lot of fun. Again, for more information or to book a place, please contact Robert.
Lossiemouth Weekend
We were invited to a training session by Graeme and Helen Wright to Lossiemouth, at the Silver Sands Campsite on July 30th to 31st, 2005. All the training was done there, so we were glad of the dry weather! We arrrived on Saturday and set up our tents. The first training session was held on the beach. Firstly there was a run along the sand followed by some circuits. As soon as the session was finished, some of us headed straight for the sea and plunged in fully clothed! Natasha and Jennifer were the first in - and last out! In the evening we were invited for a meal at the Lossiemouth Inn. Robert decided that we should all walk there are "it wasn't very far" and this was supposed to be a training weeked. After walking what seemed like 10 miles, and getting lost at least twice, we finally arrived at the pub. Graeme then advised us that it was only a 2 mile walk if we walked along the beach - Robert must have missed that bit out! We all had a great meal followed by some party tricks afterwards - remember the commando press-up Ryan?! We also took this opportunity to celebrate Colin's 30th birthday. We passed his Guest House on the way to the pub and all sang Happy Birthday it him across the road. Gaynor had arranged for a huge birthday cake for him at the meal with the 30 candles of course. Thank you Gaynor, the cake was lovely! Does this mean Colin has finally grown up or will Gaynor soon be having 2 babies to look after?! The next morning it was back down to the beach. Robert wanted us all in our white suits for a photo opportunity. This time the training took the form of a short run followed by some team ball games, it was sort of a cross between rugby and football. All the parents were invited to join in - maybe not such a good decision for Janet and Jaki (hope the bruises are healed by now!)
When the training was over, Graeme invited us to jump off Hopeman Harbour. Before we got there most people said they would do it - but soon changed their minds when they saw the 20 feet drop into the sea! Anyway, Graeme and Robert made the first jumps and then invited anyone else who wanted to. Well done to Jennifer, Natasha, William, Ryan and Derek for taking the plunge - everyone else chickened out!!! That was the end of a great weekend, we all went home tired and nursing our bruises. A big thank you to Graeme and Helen for arranging the weekend and making us feel so welcome.
On Thursday 14th April 2005,the Tulloch Institute was once again the scene of another great night for Perth Temple Martial Arts. But this time we had help from the other Temple Clubs, particularly Dundee, as well as Glenrothes and Allanton. The first half of the evening was made up of a demonstration by all of the students. Host duties for the Children’s section were handled by William & Natasha, who introduced different groups performing many different levels of Kata (otherwise known as sets, forms or patterns). With Robert at the helm, the children then went on to perform some demonstration sparring, with the very vocal support of the enthusiastic crowd. It was then the Adults turn in performing various sets, as well as some technique demos by some of the more senior students. The evening then progressed onto the Graduation part of the night, with Robert handing out Belts & Certificates to all those students who recently passed their latest Grading over the previous weeks. Then we moved onto the most raucous part of the night – the Team Fighting. Robert organised a Perth Team to compete against a “Dundee” Team (there were a few changed allegiances for the night though!), for both the Adults and then the Children. The Adults competed first, and the result went Perth’s way after a deciding bout. But the “Dundee” Children helped out the oldies by making it “One-All” on the night. Robert should be a diplomat! It was a superb evening, fantastically supported by students, parents, grannies & friends alike. Robert, Colin and all the other Instructors were extremely pleased and grateful for all the support shown, notably to those who helped prepare and make the night run smoothly. (A big “thank you” to Yvonne for sorting the food). Finally, Perth Temple would also like to thank all those Students who made the trip from out of town, who helped to make the night such a great one. A great time was had by all at Tulloch Primary School on Friday 12th November, 2004.
A Demonstration Team, made up from the members of the club who are pupils at the school, showed off their skills at morning assembly. The team was made up of Brianna, Amber, Adam, Kristofer, Shaun, Stephen and David. Robert
joined them on stage to give an introduction about the club and
to assist with the sparring and audience participation, which was
excitable at times to say the least! The team made up the presentation
on their own (with a little help from Yvonne and Donna!). They performed
kickboxing sets and a Nanchuku set made up by Adam and Kristofer.
Robert showed the pupils how to do the 5 Listening Positions. He also got volunteers (including P6 teacher Mrs Mauchline!) on to the stage to join the team in doing the 7 Moves Set - much to the amusement of the rest of the school! Obviously not easy in high-heels?! Everyone
seemed to have a really good time and flyers were handed out to
all the pupils, giving information about the club. So hopefully
we may have a few new recruits soon!
Well done to the entire team for all your hard work and for making this demonstration such a big success! Look forward to the next one!! Also, a big "Thank You!" to Head Teacher Mrs Wood for allowing us the opportunity to promote our club.
Young
Achievers On Thursday 11th November, 2004 this years Young Achievers in Sport, The Arts and Personal Achievement was held in the Perth City Hall. This is an annual event run by Perth and Kinross Council to recognise the achievements of it's young people in these fields. To qualify you must represent your country at National or International level and be nominated by your school.
The members of the club who received awards this year were Amber Shearer, Catriona Beattie and Natasha & Brianna Walker. They each got a medal and a certificate. We were delighted that Robert came to support the club members on the evening. We had a lovely evening's entertainment, including some songs from "Oliver" sung by two very talented little boys. The awards were presented by Jamie Andrew, and he gave a very moving speech about how he lost his hands and feet in a climbing accident but has now managed to overcome his disabilities and lead a normal life. He was an inspiration to us all. |
May
June
Saturday 21st April, 2007, Leatherhead, was the time & location of the latest Certified Instructor Training session. Arranged to coincide with the Guildford Combat competition the following day, our magnificent hosts, GBMAA, layed on a very busy day's activities, including sparring and weapons sessions, as well as a trip to one of the local villages for a demo and VIP exercise. Many thanks & we look forward to the next one!
Newsletter
The Temple Martial Arts Newsletter is now available online. It is designed to keep Club members and their parents up to date with what is happening. If you have any announcements to be included in the newsletter, or are interested in helping with or providing information for the newsletter, please get in touch with Judy, Dundee Club.(judy.towns@btinternet.com)
With our Senior Instructors currently away
representing Scotland at the WKA World Championships in Canada,
the even more testing event of the Halloween Party was left to
be run by William and Scott, with much appreciated guidance from
Yvonne. An excellent time was had by all, with even some of the
parents being coerced into a spot of apple-dunking!
More
Black Belt Success
Congratulations to the latest group of Perth Students to have passed their Junior Kickboxing Black Belt. Catriona Beattie, Kristofer McAlpine, Lia McIntyre and Brianna Walker are all seen here with the Judging panel after having successfully been put through their paces on Sunday 9th October, 2005, at the Temple Headquarters in Dundee. Well done! Also, a special well-done to Natasha Walker,
who on the same day, managed to pass her Black Sash in Kung Fu.
This adult grade accompanies her Junior Black Belt in Kickboxing,
and is particulary close to her heart as Kung Fu is where she started
in Martial Arts. This is testament to all her hard work and that
of her Kung Fu Instructors, the late Steve Cattanach, and of course
Robert and Colin.
Shaolin Warriors Visit PerthThe action-packed new production of the Chinese State Circus, including the famous Shaolin Warriors, made a 3 day stop at South Inch, Perth from Friday 1st July, 2005, as part of their current world tour.
Amazingly, Temple were
extremely honoured to be able to have an exclusive training
session with the Shaolin Warriors on the Friday in the Theatre
Big Top, before their first performance that evening. A
fantastic experience for the many Temple students who took
part, and will be remembered for a very long time, more
by some than others! (Wendy!). Click
for photos
Tulloch
PrimaryFun Night
Thursday
23rd June, 2005, saw Temple contribute towards Tulloch Primary's
Fun Night. As well as watching Head Teacher, Mrs Wood, being pelted
with wet sponges whilst locked in the "Stocks", visitors
also had the option of popping into the school gym hall and watching
Temple put on a kata demo and a mini fighting competition. Temple
would like to thank Tulloch Primary's hospitality over recent weeks
for kindly allowing us to use their hall for training whilst our
normal venue was being refurbished.
Kettins
Village Fete Sunday 4th June, 2005, saw a contingent of Temple's finest put on another public performance of their various Kata skills at the centre arena of the village fete held in Kettins, near Coupar Angus.
Temple was invited to perform by Kettins resident, and Perth Temple student, Mark Billen, students from the Perth & Dundee clubs attended the fete following a squad training session at the Temple Gym, Dundee. Luckily the rain stayed away and the crowd seemed to appreciate the kickboxing & kung fu skills on display.
Another
Champion!
Black Belt Success
Here's all three girls after receiving
silver medal for Scotland in the Team Kata event at the 2004 WPKA
European Championship.
The
2004 Awards Presentation was combined with a Grading and carried
out at the Isle Of Skye hotel, Perth on May 21st,2004. After an
initial bit of confusion with the hotel staff over how many rooms
we were supposed to have ( and a bit more hard renegotiating by
David!), it turned out to be a thoroughly entertaining evening.
Congratulations to all award winners! (Follow links below to Awards
gallery & Award Winners).
Workshops
Congratulations
to all those who attended the recent Sports Coach UK workshops on
Fitness & Training and Coaching Children, at Temple HQ, Dundee.
After a bit of a late start, most students agreed it was extremely
interesting and is another sign of Temple's attitude in striving
to achieve excellence. |
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Following
both Robert Smith's and Andy McCracken's (West of Scotland Kung
Fu) superb success when they returned from the 2004 WPKA World Champ's
as Champions in their respective categories, Temple can proudly
say that we have another champion in our midst. Ryan Lyall, Perth
Temple, has managed to become Double European Champion at the 
GIRL
POWER!? Magnificent news for the 3 students who took their Black
Belt grading for kickboxing at Temple HQ in Dundee on Sunday 13th
June, 2004.....All three girls, Erin Dixon, Natasha Walker and
Jennifer Simpson (Glenrothes), were successful in passing and
will be presented with their new belts shortly. All three students
started their martial arts training at Temple as complete novices
in the sport, and shows that with dedication and hard work, the
Temple system works.
