Scott McMillan - Chief Instructor

DOB – 10th May 1969 Hometown – Kilmarnock Height – 5’9” Weight – 90kgs Children – two daugters: Natalie 14 and Rebecca 12 Hobbies – Keeping fit, looking after my daughters , cooking Style: Taekwondo – Taekwondo Association of Great Britain Other Styles Studied; Karate, Krav Maga Job: Full-time Taekwondo Instructor, Current TAGB Scotland Coach Experience: Started my martial art career in 1986 with Musada Sport Karate – Pat McKay and Tommy Burns. In 1988, when Musada disbanded, I started training in Shotokan with Kenny Henry, 2nd Dan. In late 1990, I found TAGB Taekwondo at the Galleon Centre Kilmarnock, trained under the late Pat Mallon and Thomas Clark. Started my Taekwondo sparring career in 1991 Started Teaching 1993 as assistant to Thomas Clark Got my Black belt April of 1994 and entered my first world Championships in the July of this year. In the September of 1994 I opened my first Taekwondo School in Ayr, whilst being the Assistant instructor in Kilmarnock. My Qualifications: 4th Dan Black belt Coach of the TAGB Scotland National Squad Fully qualified TAGB Instructor, International Instructor Certified to City and Guilds 7302 Member of Institute of Conflict Management Fully qualified umpire and Referee Qualified First aider Major Achievements: 4 times National champion – Sparring and Patterns Former Scottish International fighter Twice – Quarter-finalist (top 8) in the World Championships as a competitor Multiple – freestyle trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Instructor to World, European and British Champions (Phoenix Taekwondo students) Coach of the TAGB Scotland National squad Coach to the most successful Scottish team to date Taking Scotland to 2nd in the World Taekwondo Championships 2010 Coaching multiple World , European and British Champions regularly. Getting four Scottish fighters to be a regular part of the GB TAGB team set-up Coaching Scotland 3rd place at the European Championships Cork 2008 My Ambition: To continue to teach TAGB Taekwondo to my students for as long as I can. Ensure my students get the correct tuition and guidance. To go as high up the grades as possible and practical. To coach the Scottish Men’s and Ladies team to World champion status. To grow and develop Phoenix Taekwondo and the ethos. Pictured with: Master Donnelly on the left, GM Choi and the Scottish men and ladies teams and GM McNeeley (US) on the far Right Pictured with: The successful Men’s and Ladies Scotland team