Our Instructors
ROBERT ROBERTSON
Master Robert Robertson, founder and Head instructor at Raw Taekwondo Scotland, and has been practicing for over 33 years. Robert found his passion for Taekwondo when his father took him along to a local class that his cousins attended. The next week he joined and the rest is history.
GEORGE DEVENNEY
Raw Taekwondo Scotland Sunday 11am and Kilysth sessions are taught by Mr George Devenney. George is a Taekwondo 3rd Dan with a solid background in traditional training, over 35 years of experience and 20 years teaching experience.
ROWAN ROBERTSON
Rowan tried Taekwondo for the first time in Australia in 2009, because she wanted to know more about the sport that Robert was involved in. She wanted to support Robert and understand as much as possible before she started helping with the club.
Rebecca Mcgowan
In 2019, McGowan competed in the women’s middleweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, United Kingdom. She won the gold medal in the women’s +73 kg event at the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3] She defeated Milica Mandić of Serbia in her gold medal match.[3]
McGowan won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester.[4] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women’s middleweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[5]
In 2023, McGowan won the silver medal in the women’s middleweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[6][7] A month later, she competed in the women’s +73 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[2]
At the 2023 Grand Prix Finale in Manchester, McGowan won the silver medal in the +67 kg event, thus securing the United Kingdom’s spot for the 2024 Olympic Games for the women’s +67 weight class competition due to her being placed fourth in the Olympic ranking.[8][9] In July 2024, she was nominated to represent Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Paris.[10]
Lauren Dunsmore
Miss Dunsmore – Raw Taekwondo Coach
Lauren is one of RAW Taekwondo’s leading performance athletes and a developing coach within the club. She began Taekwondo at a young age and has progressed through the RAW performance programme to compete at the highest levels of the sport.
Lauren has represented Great Britain internationally and has achieved success across major European events, including winning Gold at the European Grand Prix Finals, Gold at the British International Open, and Bronze at the Luxembourg Open G1. She also represented Team GB at the European Youth Olympic Festival and has competed internationally across Europe and Asia.
Alongside her own training and competition career, Lauren is now passing her experience on to the next generation of RAW athletes. Her knowledge of high-performance Taekwondo, combined with her experience growing through the club herself, makes her a fantastic role model for our younger members.
Aimee Weir
Miss Weir – is a dedicated RAW Taekwondo coach who brings a calm, positive and supportive approach to every class. She has trained in Taekwondo for many years and has developed into an important part of the RAW coaching team.
Aimee works across our junior and family classes, helping members build confidence, discipline, fitness and strong Taekwondo fundamentals. She is particularly good at creating a welcoming environment where younger athletes can enjoy their training while continuing to progress.
As both a coach and role model, Aimee is passionate about helping every member improve at their own pace and get the most from their time at RAW.
Lisa Macaskill
We’re pleased to introduce Lisa MacAskill as the new Welfare Officer at Raw Taekwondo.
Lisa brings a wealth of experience in safeguarding and has recently completed all the necessary training and compliance requirements set out by British Taekwondo and other Sports Governing Bodies to formally take on the role.
CHRISTIE ADAM
I got offered an amazing opportunity to become a coach at Raw when I turned 16 and also this was when I achieved my black belt (first Dan). Becoming a coach at Raw was one of my best decisions that I have made as it helped my confidence grow more and more with each training session. It was also a dream of mine to work with young people and Raw made that dream possible for me.