I would like to present to our clubs members the newest Junior Black Belts.

• Declan Beltrame

• Brandi Beltrame

• William Holmes

• Georgia Kerr

I would also like to congratulate Joe Beltrame on getting his Red Belt and Darcy Trist on his Blue Belt. A big well done to all students who graded.

The following is the school holiday / Easter timetable for training:-

The Normal Timetable will commence on Monday 16th April 2012.

Gisborne Taekwondo is having an under 13′s Sparring competition 2012, on Sunday 29th April 2012.  The relevant forms are attached to the end of this post.

GISBORNE TAEKWONDO UNDER 13’S SPARRING COMPETITION 2012

SUNDAY 29^TH APRIL 2012

BUFFALO SPORTS STADIUM

1 – 27 FOREST STREET

WOODEND

ENTRIES CLOSE:   FRIDAY 20^TH APRIL 2012.

THIS COMPETITION IS OPEN TO T.A AND S.T.A MEMBERS

Tournament details & entry forms follow:

 Front Page
 Sparring Application
 GISBORNE TAEKWONDO UNDER 13 (1)
 GISBORNE TAEKWONDO UNDER 13 (2)
 

The Application and Information forms for The Victorian Open Cup are now available below.
As this is a Political free WTF Style Poomsae Competition it is open to all Taekwondo competitor regardless of the organization they are members of.

It is a One on One and Pairs competition which has events for all belts ranging from White to Black Belts.

Please note it is limited to 250 competitors so please forward your application form to the Tournament Director at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment

 2012 Victorian Open Details
 2012 Victorian Open Cup
 2012 Victorian Open Cup Declaration

I would like to express my concern about the way Taekwondo is being run at present in Australia.

As everyone knows at the moment there are 2 organizations in Australia being T.A & S.T.A.

Both run competition’s and both have there own agenda, but STA are recognized by the World Taekwondo Federation and at this point in time I believe that nothing will change in the near future.  It’s about time the board members of both organizations put aside there differences and start working together to get Taekwondo in Australia back to where it should be.  I know like a lot of Instructors we are tired of all the fighting that is going on between these 2 parties and the only people they are harming are the students of the clubs.  I really don’t think the students who go to tournaments care who runs them as long as they have people to compete with so it can bring our the best in them.  This isn’t happening at the moment.

Also opening up our tournaments would mean more students and then the prices can be cheaper.  At the moment the cost is studpid, $65 for Poomse and that’s only 1 on 1 or $115 for 2 events.

Why can’t both organizations when they run tournaments let ANY student enter regardless who they are members of.  Just think how big these tournaments would be if they did this.

Also to be part of a National team you must belong to STA or otherwise I believe you cannot be part of it.  If this is the case how can STA  say the have the best competitors to represent Australia,when only half of the Taekwondo community are allowed to enter these competitions?

The only people these board members of both parties seem to be interested in at the moment are each other and they are forgetting the most IMPORTANT people the STUDENTS.

So to both parties I say this.  If you want to play politics with each other that’s fine, but lets open our tournaments to ALL students, no matter who they belong to.

Remember, if it wasn’t for our students we wouldn’t have clubs so just remember that.

“STUDENT’S FIRST”

Wednesday  14th March
Cho Dan Bo’s                                                                    5.00pm – 8.30pm

Date: Sunday the 26th February
Time: 9am – 1pm
Cost: $7

This seminar is open to all members especially those who intend to compete in tournaments. You will learn all the new techniques that have been introduced which you will need for tournaments.

This is run by Russell so please let me know ASAP if you intend to attend.

Glyn

The following attachment summaries changes made to each form: 2012 Poomsae Updates

To see more pictures click here

We have just had our last gradings for the year and what a year it has been.

The club now has 9 New Yellow Belts and congratulations to all.

We also have 6 New Blue Belts.

• Timothy Zarb
• Benjamin Zarb
• Wil jackson
• Antony Hitti
• Aiden Kavanaugh
• Josh Hartney

4 New Red Belts.

• Zach Collins
• Cooper Collins
• Nicholas Byrne
• James Byrne

A New Cho Dan Bo

• Shane Saunders

And we have a New 2nd Dan Black belt.

• Sonya Doherty

Congratulations to everyone who graded you all did a great job.

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On Sunday 17th December 2012 the club had its Christmas break up at the Riddells Creek Hotel. It was a good day and a very pleasent 3 hours.  Everyone who came enjoyed themselves and had a good time.  Some awards where handed out at the party and they are.

Poomse Champion of the Year

• 1st Place – Brandi Beltrame
• 2nd Place  – Louis Saunders
• 3rd Place – Declan Beltrame

Runner -Ups.

• Cooper Collins
• Nicholas Byrne
• James Byrne

Fighter of the Year

• 1st – Declan Beltrame
• 2nd Place -Zach Collins
• 3rd Place – Matthew Wansink

Runner – Ups.

• Josh hartney
• William Holmes
• Spencer Holmes

A special well done to some of our newest members who took part in the later part of the year and all went away with medals.

• Deion
• Antony
• Georgia
• Mariah

Also medal where handed out to the little ones who had to be dragged along thorughout the year to these tounraments.

• Baylee
• Lilly
• Poppy
• Alisha
• Noah
• Tom

These children had to sit for hours on end and even days on end while there brothers and sisters competed so a big well done to them all.

The following people where also presented with a Plaque for the continued support of the club throughout the year.

• Michelle Vogt
• Dale Thorton
• Phillip Frantz
• Louis Saunders
• Shane Saunders

I would like to take this time to thank all the mums and dads and students who played a big part in the club in 2011 and the club could not exisit without the support of everyone.