At Aberdeenshire Blacbelt Clubs we have had our fair share of good times and bad times (mostly good times though!).  Here are some of the most memorable events since the school opened on 1993:

1994
September:  Members of the Ellon Taekwondo School entered their first competition, TKD Sport in Bathgate.
July:  Mr Campins competed in the 1994 World Championships in Malaysia.

1995
April:  Mr Campins becomes ITF European champion for 2^nd Degree patterns.
April:  Mr Campins attends a 3 day seminar with founder of Taekwondo, General Choi Hong Hi, in California, USA.

1996
November:  Kay Cameron become the first  member of the Ellon Taekwondo School to achieve 1^st Degree Black Belt.  Mr Campins promotes to 3^rd Degree.

1997
July: Kay Cameron becomes Kay Campins

1998
May:  Mr Campins opens the Newburgh Taekwondo School.
December:  Mrs Kay Campins is promoted to 2^nd Degree.
 
1999
July:  Mr Campins attends a 3-day seminar with founder of Taekwondo, General Choi Hong Hi, in Edinburgh.
August:  Mr Campins promoted to 4^th Degree International Instructor.
 
2001
April:  Mr Campins takes part in his last competition, the 2001 Irish Open where he wins gold for sparring and special technique.  
June: ATS opens the first Little Dragons club in Aberdeenshire.

2002
December:  Mr Campins promotes to 5^th Degree
 
2003
November:  The Ellon Taekwondo School celebrates its 10^th anniversary.
 
2005
June: Mr Campins opens the Fraserburgh Taekwondo School 

2006
April: Mr Campins opens the Peterhead Taekwondo School on the 19^th of April.

2007
June:  Mr Campins promotes to 6^th Degree on the 24^th of June 2007.  
November: Korean Master Kim Ung Chol 8th Degree awards Rico Campins his 9th Kup.

2008
April:  The Dyce TKD School opens on the 11^th of April.
September:  Rachael Yuill & Kevin Simpson promote to 2^nd Degree
December:  Dyce TKD School closes. 

2009
November:  Marco Campins becomes ATS' youngest ever British Champion.

2010
February - Mr Campins opens the first TKD Kickboxing schools in North East Scotland (Ellon & Peterhead).
June- First Aberdeenshire Taekwondo Schools TKD Kickboxing championships.

August -  Mrs Kay Campins promotes to 3rd Degree (9/8/10).
September - Mr Campins attends 2 day seminar (11th & 12th Sep) with Master Van De Mortel and Mr Tomaz Barada.
December - Aberdeenshire Taekwondo Schools (ATS) becomes Aberdeenshire Blackbelt Clubs (ABC).

2011 
August - ABC HQ official opening on Sunday the 14th of August 2011

December - First ABC members to be promoted to Kickboxing TKD Blackbelts:  Mr Kevin Simpson, Mr Rico Campins, Mr Stuart Harding & Mr Ben Murphy.  11/12/11