A.I.M.A.A SCOTLAND BLACK BELT
TESTING 2010
Master John Kirkwood held the
annual Scottish National Black Belt testing on the 24th October, in
Scotland. He was joined by his friend and Instructor, European
Director Master John Darcy. Also on the panel was A.I.M.A.A Scotland
International Instructor Mr James Lawson 5th Degree. To read more on
this testing
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Here.....
 WYVERN
COLOUR BELT TESTING REPORT!
Mr Ian Bonsall hosted the colour
belt testing at his A.I.M.A.A School of Wyvern Martial Arts.
Students went through the A.I.M.A.A curriculum and now await their
results.
To read more on the days testing and how the students got
on
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WHAT'S COMING UP AT A.I.M.A.A
WALES
Next Coloured Belt Testing at
Shirenewton
Shirenewton Recreation Hall
Next
Coloured Belt Testing at Usk
2
Hour Seminar with Patrick Baker-Jones
A.I.M.A.A SCOTLAND CHO'S TKD
INTERCLUB
Scotland hosted its Chos' TKD Interclub Championships
on the 3rd of October. This was a children's championships with over
63 young students ranging from 3yrs to 16 yrs participating! The
A.I.M.A.A Panthers turned out in force and were truly wonderful to
watch, as was the junior divisions. The whole day was fun and
family orientated and everyone enjoyed their morning at the event.
To read more on the exciting event and view our gallery, please
click this link.
www.aimaascotland.com/interclubOct10.html
A.I.M.A.A EUROPEAN SUMMER
CAMP 2011 !
Join us in July 2011 for a week long summer camp of
training, International Seminars and fun in the island of Jersey!
This camp is open to all A.I.M.A.A members and Non-A.I.M.A.A Members
and will incorporate many training workshops with A.I.M.A.A Masters
and International Instructors.
For a full listing of costs and more information on
the camp
Click Here.
Please speak to your Instructor on attending this fantastic event
and to make sure you don't miss out on all the action!
A.I.M.A.A IRELAND NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS review by Mr Miah A.I.M.A.A West Yorkshire
There is a downside to belonging to AIMAA: Everyone
is so friendly that you will spend a fortune on travelling to clubs
to which you have been invited to train!
Splitting the competition over two days proved to be a wise choice,
giving plenty of time to relax over the weekend. My students,
Instructors and myslef enjoyed greatly meeting up with old friends
and made many new ones, something that shows one the core values of
AIMAA – it really is a family.
The competition ran smoothly, thanks to Mr O'Connor and his
colleague's hard work, producing plenty of excellent bouts over the
whole weekend (as well as just enough work for the medics). AIMAA
Huddersfield managed 3 Gold medals, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze, thanks to
Mr Miah and the club's hard work and training. The 2010 Irish
Nationals has really inspired us on to train hard for the next
competition and we look forward to the next time we are together
with our AIMAA friends.
A.I.M.A.A WALES COLOUR BELT
TESTING REVIEW!
 The
evening of September 13th was very important to AIMAA South
Wales. As head Instructor I knew this new school had to hit the
ground running in order to establish itself and the best way to
do this was to have it's founding members pass their first
grading decisively and be an inspiration to all those who join
our school from then on.
My students achieved this and
so much more to my delight. Seven fresh faced youngsters battled
nerves and the pressure of not only a grading environment but an
audience, to achieve their yellow belts (9th Kup).
As their Instructor I could
not have been more proud of them. I can teach people to kick,
punch and block but I cannot teach the greatest attribute that
my students displayed to me, the spectators and themselves that
evening, composure! Something the most experienced of us have
trouble achieving sometimes when faced with grading examiners
and all the pressure that goes with a grading. Truly I can learn
and be inspired by my own students.
Composure was the key to this
grading as the grading award was awarded to Hannah Colette for
outstanding composure throughout the grading and in everything
she did that evening from her press-ups to her sparring.
It gave me great pleasure to promote my seven wonders to 9th Kup
and I feel I now have seven new assistant instructors at
Shirenewton Tae Kwon Do
Mr
Patrick Baker Jones, 4th Degree, AIMAA South Wales.
Photographs of the students at AIMAA South Wales testing will be
coming soon!!
WYVERN
MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY ON A FUNDRAISING DRIVE!
Mr Ian Bonsall and students at the academy at
fundraising throughout November 2010 to raise funds for Panthera, in
support of their work in relation to conservation of tigers and
other endangered large cats. Events and Dates of fundraising
activities will be confirmed as we receive them from Mr Bonsall.
AIMAA wish everyone involved in this worthy cause all the best in
collating lots of cash!
SUMMER CAMP 2010 VOTED BEST YET!
Washington DC, USA was the destination for 100
students and Instructors during July 2010! This bi-annual summer
camp was turn out to be the best one yet and incorporated many
spectacular seminars with Grandmaster Hee Il Cho and the newly
appointed Grandmaster Ameris. Master John Darcy, Master
Kirkwood and Master Fitzgerald also held outstanding workshops as
did many International Instructors. For a full report on this
years camp, please log onto
www.aimaascotland.com
www.taekwondo-ameris.com
and
www.aimaa.com The next summer camp will be held
in Orlando, Florida, much to the delight of many of our students.
Florida is an ideal place to combine a family holiday with our
summer camp, and we suggest if attending in 2012, that you start
making plans now! Join us in 2012 for another unforgettable
A.I.M.A.A Summer Camp of training, workshops, seminars and family
fun!
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