Sooyang Do Martial Art - Cove

GRADING SCHEDULE - SEPTEMBER 2026

GRADING TIMES – SEPTEMBER 2026

Grading times for the September 2026 grading are listed below. Please look for the time of the student’s current belt level. Please arrive AT LEAST 15 minutes before your start time.

Grading location - Westdyke Leisure Centre
4 Westdyke Avenue, Elrick, Westhill, Aberdeenshire, AB32 6QX

Green Belt & Above (Juniors)
Students will need full sparring gear:

* Head guard
* Gum shield
* Boxing gloves
* Foot guards
* Shin guards

White & Yellow Belt (Adult)
Students will need:

* Head guard
* Gum shield
* Boxing gloves

Gold Belt & Above (Adults)
Students will need full sparring gear (same as the Juniors).

All adult students please take focus mitts if you have.

Please ensure that all jewellery is removed and long hair is tied back.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact your instructor.

Good luck to everyone!

BLACK BELT GRADING, JUNE 2026

A huge congratulations to all of our Black Belts, a fantastic achievement and one that reflects your hard work, dedication, and perseverance over many years.

I am incredibly proud of the performance of my Cove students. All three who stepped onto the floor today were outstanding and were a great credit to Sooyang Do, our club, their familes but most of all themselves.

A special mention must go to Mr Smith, who faced some difficult moments during the grading and despite dealing with pain throughout, he showed tremendous determination, dug deep, and pushed through to the end. His resilience and spirit were an inspiration to everyone watching. That's what it takes to be a Black Belt.

Well done to each and every one of you. Enjoy this achievement, you have earned it 👏

Jin Sil

Mr Yeats

DAY ONE COMPLETE ✅

Well done to all who graded today 🙌

Congratulations to the DANs this morning. We have some new Bo Dans & 1st Dans in Sooyang Do.

Jin Sil

GRADING SCHEDULE - JUNE 2026

GRADING TIMES – JUNE 2026

Grading times for the June 2026 grading are listed below. Please look for the time of the student’s current belt level. Please arrive AT LEAST 15 minutes before your start time.

Green Belt & Above (Juniors)
Students will need full sparring gear:

* Head guard
* Gum shield
* Boxing gloves
* Foot guards
* Shin guards

White & Yellow Belt (Adult)
Students will need:

* Head guard
* Gum shield
* Boxing gloves

Gold Belt & Above (Adults)
Students will need full sparring gear (same as the Juniors).

All adult students please take focus mitts if you have.

Please ensure that all jewellery is removed and long hair is tied back.

Good luck to everyone!

SYD Dodgeball Tournament raising funds for CLAN.

Would be good to see some of our Cove students and parents get invovled.

🔥 UNITED KINGDOM SOOYANG DO ASSOCIATION CHARITY DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT 🔥

Get involved in our first ever Charity Dodgeball tournament! Get ready for a fun & friendly competition, raising funds & awareness for a great cause. This is open to ALL Sooyang Do clubs. ✅🙌

‼️We are raising funds for Clan - Cancer Support Aberdeen ‼️ Clan Cancer Support

📅 Sunday, May 24th, 2026
📍 Banchory Academy - Large Games Hall

🧒 Open to ages 6+ (Juniors & Adults)
👥 UKSA members + parents 👀
🏆 Winners medals in each category
💜 Raising funds for a great cause

🥋 You may even see the instructors involved 👀🙌

🚨 Register Now!
Speak to your club instructor for the entry form!

Sooyang Do - Aboyne, Torphins & Tarland
Sooyang Do Martial Arts - Stonehaven
Sooyang Do Martial Art - Cove
Sooyang Do Martial Arts- Oldmeldrum and Inverurie
Sooyang Do - Peterculter, Kaimhill & Banchory
Sooyang Do Martial Art - Bridge of Don & Portlethen clubs
Sooyang Do Cults, Kingswells and Ellon
Sooyang Do - Westhill, Skene & Kemnay
Sooyang Do Alford - Cairncry - Huntly
Sooyang Do - Northfield & Sheddocksley
Sooyang Do Martial Art- Dyce

I WANT TO QUIT

At some point in martial arts training, almost every child will say: “I want to quit.”

Usually this doesn’t mean they truly want to stop. It means they have reached the point where something has become difficult either mentally or physically.

Martial arts is designed this way. Progress through the belt system takes time, focus, patience, and effort. Unlike many modern activities that provide quick rewards, martial arts teaches children how to work toward something meaningful over time.

When children push through those difficult moments, they learn some of the most important lessons training offers: perseverance, resilience, discipline, and confidence.

Our aim is not only to teach self-defence. We aim to help young people develop strong character, respect for others, belief in their own abilities and to dig deep and do their best.

Sooyang Do is a modern defensive martial art, but we hold firmly to traditional values. Students wear their uniform with pride, show respect to their instructors and training partners, and address each other properly. These traditions help shape mindset and character.

The children who benefit the most from martial arts are often not the most naturally talented, they are the ones who simply keep showing up.

Thank you for supporting your child through the challenging stages and remembering why they started the journey. Those moments are often where the greatest growth happens.

Jin Sil

Mr Yeats

MARCH 2026 GRADING SCHEDULE

*Grading information for March*

Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the time allocated for your CURRENT belt and make sure you take all equipment and plenty of water.

If this is your first grading then you come under the white belt category.

Please pay attention to the junior yellow/yellow senior floors as they are split by clubs.

Please allow yourself extra time for parking as the car park will be busy and if you have to park on the street please be respectful of the local residents driveways.

Grading location Westdyke Leisure Centre can be found on Google Maps if anyone has a problem

Good luck everyone!

If you would like any raffle tickets, please let me know.

CHARITY RAFFLE 2025

Last year we held a charity event with my students in which donations were made to MHA (which is now unfortunately closed) & Grampian disability sport. It didn’t feel right not doing something for charity this year.. therefore we have made the decision to do a Charity raffle in which the whole of SYD will be involved.

CLAN has been close to SYD in many ways for a long time, and has been close to us again this year. For years we held a ‘focusmittathon’ in which we did Martial Arts for hours on end to raise money for CLAN. This is going to make a return in 2026!
Majority of profits from this raffle will be going to CLAN, and we will be making another donation to a different charity, which we will choose in due course.

The raffle will be all SYD items (I have put a list below of potential prizes). The Raffle will be drawn near the end of January 2026.

The raffles will be *£5 a strip or 5 strips for £20.*

*Potential prizes below*
Pair of Boxing gloves x 2 ~ donated by Sooyang Do - Peterculter, Kaimhill & Banchory & Sooyang Do Martial Art- Dyce

Dobok (uniform) & embroidered kit bag ~ donated by Sooyang Do Martial Art International

Head guard ~ donated by Sooyang Do Sparring Association

Free Training

Foot guards & shin guards ~ donated by Sooyang Do - Aboyne, Torphins & Tarland

Kick/strike Shield

Focus pads ~ donated by Sooyang Do Cults, Kingswells and Ellon

SYD Hoodie (pull over or zipped) ~ donated by
Sooyang Do Martial Art - Cove

SYD Tshirt (sporty or cotton) X3 ~ donated by Sooyang Do - Inverurie/Kemnay - Westhill/Skene

*& more to come*

*Please be aware that this raffle is not mandatory at all & there is no pressure to donate / be a part of*

Any support is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Please contact your Class/Chief instructor for more details. 🙌🥋