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18th Tans Camp - October 8, 9, 10th. Due to the surrounding fires the Camp was called off on Friday evening. A decision was made at 5:30pm that we did not want to risk being trapped if the winds and fires picked up. Both roads to the camp site were blocked. On talking to the camp manager, they had no power and water for most of the weekend. Unfortunately the camp site is booked out till Christmas. Therefore no camp will be possible this year. Next year we hope to book Tallebudgera on the Gold Coast around August 2005. The 18th Tans Camp is on again. For those who haven’t been, our camp is not just for Taekwondo students. Situated in the Gold Coast hinterland, Camp Bornhoffen is surrounded by rainforest, national parks and heaps of fresh air. Only 25% of the time is spent on actual training. The rest of the time is spent relaxing away from the city and having fun with others. There is plenty of room for families or even a parent who wishes to accompany their child to camp. Families are given a separate cabin or they may choose to mix with other families. What to bring.
Nationals in Perth - October 1 - 3 2004 (RESULTS) The following are unconfirmed results from the Nationals. Well done to all those who competed. As specially thanks to all parents and officials who accompanied the team to Perth.
Referees attending the event are. Michael Tan, Darryl Gowlett, Wayne Mahoney, Shane Hartmann. Carlos Lakerdisk is also going as the Qld Team manager. Hapkido Seminar and Competition - Sept 25 & 26 2004 The second annual Australian Hapkido competition was held on 25 & 26 September in Brisbane. A 3 hour seminar on the art of rolling was conducted by 6th Dan Jin Ho Kwak from NSW. 10 Students and Instructors from Tans attended the seminar. Sunnybank instructor Terje Svingen and Declan McKeveney entered the weapons section and received a good performance award.
Black Belt Dan grading - Sept 5th 2004. On September 5th, the second Dan grading for the year was held in Caboolture. Grand Master Lee attending as there were a number of high Dans to be examined. The following Instructors and students successfully achieved their next level. The next Dan grading will be at Currumbin in February or March. Taekwondo gradings: Mariko Hulme 3rd Dan bo, Erin Kearnes 2nd Dan Hapkido gradings: Michael Tan 4th Dan, Terje Svingen, Shane Hartmann 2nd Dan, SImon INglis 1st Dan, Christina Vedelago bo Dan, Brett Rogers 1st Gup, David Hardiker 2nd Gup, Daniella Vedelago 5th Gup.
Ashley Bunyan the TV star. In what was an accident at a grading paid off for Forest Lake student Ashley Bunyan. Ashley, nephew of Instructor Perter won the major prize on Australia's Funnist Home video's TV show. At the April grading Ashley was trying to impress the examiners so much that he kicked himslf in the face when excuting a front kick. The impact was so strong that it knocked Ashley to the ground. Ashley's mother, Therese was luckly enough to catch this on video.
First Black Belt for Roma Branch - August 17 2004.
Korea Open Although this was my 6th time to Korea, it was my most enjoyable. We managed to travel all around the country and visit many friends and dojangs. Full report...
3rd Term Championships
3rd Term Gradings
Please check with you instructor about actual times for grades. Download grading forms here.
Thomas Power off to Junior World Championships.
Currumbin student Thomas Power is off to Korea to compete at the 5 Junior World Championships. Thomas 17yrs will compete in the under 68kg division after successfully gaining selection at the final selection camp in May. For Thomas this will be his second international competition after being a member of the Junior team at the Olympic Youth Festival in 2003. Thomas was the only Queenslander player selected to represent Australia. To keep up to date with the action logo onto www.wjtc2004.com 2004 Korea Tour. Michael Tan, Claudia Tan, Shane Hartmann, Carlos Lakerdis, Jeff Smith and Barry Smidth are off to Korea to compete in the 2004 Korean Open. For most, this willbe their first trip to the home land of Taekwondo. After the Korea Open, the group touring around Korea for some extra training and site seeing. A full report will be made on their return. Another Successful Tans Open. On Saturday 22nd May, the 12th Annual Tans Open was the largest ever. A record 300 competitors attended this years event with 40 players from New Zealand making the Tasman journey. For a list of results please go to the following link. Tans Open National Registration & Personal Insurance due 2004 Renewals are now due. Cost is $33 u/16 yo and $44 over 16yo. Please return form to your branch instructor or fill out a new form as attached. Like most sports, insurance is compulsory and expires February 2005. TA Rego form
Darryl officiating at Olympic Test Event. Head Instructor Darryl Gowlett made a world wind trip to Athens to referee at the Olympic Test event. Darryl (1) was the only Australian to be selected for this event. Referees from all regional qualification competitions will now attend a seminar in China where 40 referees will be selected for a final training camp in Korea. There will only be 24 IR referees that will be chosen to officiate at the Athens Games. We wish Darryl luck in pursuit of the ultimate prize for referees.
Black Belt Girls kick butt
On Sunday 8th February, 5 out of 6 students attending the higher black belt grading were female. The girls graded from 2nd Dan to 4th Dan under the supervision of Grand Master Sung Sool Lee 9th Dan. The girls had an exceptional high standard and power. With temperatures over 30 degrees, the girls showed great strength and stamina. The rise in the number of females training all the way to black belt and beyond is pleasing in this day and age of assaults and domestic violence. Claudia Tan achieved the rank of 4th Dan black belt. This makes her one of the highest females in Queensland and elevates her to the level of head instructor. Only 1% of all females achieve this level in all Martial arts. Claudia has been training since 1987 and has won 2 national championships. She also watched the 2000 Olympics where another female Lauren Burns of Australia won the first gold medal in Taekwondo. Other students who grade on the day were Chrissie Bowie 3rd Dan, Petrina Stamilous & Helen King 2nd Dan, Thomas Power & Sharron Carlton 2nd Dan bo. The next dan grading will be in the later half of the year. Michael Tan 4th Dan bo, Terje Svingen 3rd Dan bo & Shane Hartmann 2nd Dan bo obtained Hapkido Dan gradings as well.
7 New Black belts. The end of 2003 saw 7 students promoted to black belt. Brandon Evans (Currumbin), David Truong & Steve Wassenaar (Buranda), and the Vedelagos - Melinda, Daniella, Nicholas and Martin from Sunnybank. All students performed exceptionally well in very hot December weather. Congratulations to all new black belts.
Korean Culture Exchange. Korean Cultural Exchange. Students from Tans Taekwondo Buranda had a welcome visit at class. 24 Korean Taekwondo students from the city of Dae Gu participated in a joint training session. The Korean students ranging from 8 to 13 years were welcome with open arms by the local students from Buranda. After the joint session, the students exchanged gifts and addresses. The Korean students then experienced Australian home stay for one night with there friends from Buranda. The concept was a huge success. It was great to see students of the same age but from different cultures interact. Although there was a language barrier, the techniques are the same. Taekwondo originated in Korea some 2000 years ago. Our Australian students now have a bit more of an appreciation of Korean culture and how Taekwondo was developed. It is hoped that a group of students from Australia will visit Korea next year for a similar experience.
Awards night Saturday November 15th The 7th Annual Awards night was held at Springwood High School. The evening was a huge success. For the first time, Poomse, Sparring and Jump kick comps were held on the night. results...
Feb 03 US Open results Ben Nicholson - Won first 2 fights against USA. Lost 3rd Fight to eventual winner. Ben Hartmann - Won first fight against USA, Lost next fight to Beligum. Congratulations to both of our fights who are now on holidays in the USA and Mexico. Both should be back in a few weeks.
Jan 03 Welcome back to another year of Taekwondo. Last weekend, Thomas Power represented Australia at the Australian Olympic Youth Festival. It was a great experience for Thomas, the only Queenslander to make the squad. Thomas lost 2-1 to Malaysia in the under 63kg division. Overall, Korea won the mens competition while Chinese Taipei won the womens. Ben Hartmann and Ben Nicholson are off to the US Open in Las Vegas. The US Open attracts nearly 1000 competitors from all over the world. For more information about the event goto www.ustu.org Awards Night 2003. The first event for the year will be the annual awards night. Instructors are currently giving out nomination forms for the 2003 event. The night is always a great event and a good way of showing Taekwondo to your friends. All students and family are encouraged to attend. The Catagories
Photos from last years Awards night.
December Each of our Branched finished the year on a positive note and had an end of year Christmas party. The following instructors and students passed the recent Dan grading.
November Thomas Power from Currumbin has been selected to represent Australia at the Australian Oympic Youth Festival in Sydney. The squad was selected from the medal winners at the recent Nationals in the Gold Coast. Late last month, Thomas was asked to attend a special training camp in Melbourne where the good news was announced. The AOYF will be held in early January and feature countries such as Korea, Greece, Taipei, Malaysia and of course Australia. Good luck to Thomas who will be competing in his first international event. October 02 Kytu Dang from Denmark made an unexpected visit to Queensland. For 4 weeks Kytu was conducting seminars across Australia. A friend of Michael Tan for some years, it was a last minute decision to come and look at our national championships. It was a delight to have Kytu stay at our place for a few days. During the course of the Nationals, Kytu Dang from Denmark made a special guess appearance. Kytu, the undefeated international forms champion displayed a breath taking exhibition of Chekwon. He also delighted the crowd with some highly skilled 1 step moves. Whilst in Queensland, we took Kytu bush walking at Mt Tamborine and up to Mt Cootha to look over the capital Brisbane. In return, we were honoured to have Kytu train with us.
October 02 Official results from the recent Nationals on the Gold Coast where there were over 1100 competitiors. Well done to all those who competed and supported our club.
Poomse
Jun 02 The date has been set for the Junior World championships to be held in Greece in October. The national selections for 14-17 year old black belts will be in Melbourne on the 10 August. At this stage our club will have Evert du Plessis and Thomas Power going to melbourne to compete. Good luck to both and we all hope they make the national team. What a great night. The 6th Annual awards night was a huge success. The evening started at 6 and went through till just after 9. The demonstrations from our branches were both unique and original. Daniel Hartmann & Tim Larsen put on an excellent sword fighting display. Nicole Vaughan trill us with her fire twirling and Terje and Rodger demonstrated some Hapkido techniques. Well done to all students who made the final in each catagory.
The following students have been nominated for awards at the 6th Annual Awards night. Evert du Plessis, Helen King, Daniella Vedelago ,Ian McGilligan ,Kevin King ,Florence Chan,Brandon Evans,Rachel Young ,Jade Reehal ,John Ventura ,Megan Shaw ,Gavin Hitchen ,Kieran Stephens ,Nicole Vaughan,Ann-Marie Hicks ,Millard Kwan ,Chrissie Bowie ,Ann Cheung, Hardi Kurnardi, Sharon Carlton, Petrina Stamoulis, Harry Kwan ,Richard McCurdy ,Patsy Pouncey ,Chris Polini, Ben Suess, Jacob Taewa, James Henderson ,Aaron Rose ,Jonathan Yeo ,Dominique Hoffman ,Adrian Wilson ,Dejan Tunjic,Alex Polson,Tim Larsen, Declan McKeveney ,Brett Rodgers ,David Trong ,Lucas Murphy,Alex De-Andrade,Ashlee Ward ,Darren Yeo ,Lauren Hoffman ,Krystal Burton,Shane Freeman,Hineida Shortland,Laurie Piper Con Poulos,Melinda Vedelago ,Robin Fitzpatrick,Rohnzhen Koh,Rosie Burton ,Ben Nicholson,,Chris Morris ,Emma Luderman,Pierre du Plessis,Jasier Reehal ,Sheldon Seeto ,Luke Roberts,Tersa Murphy,John Caldwell ,
5th Feb Welcome back for 2002. This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Club. The club started in July 1982 and a special dinner to commemorate the occasion will be organised. Our first function for the year will be the annual awards night. Instructors are busy getting nominations in for the event. The awards night will be at Springwood High school, which was the place we had our first awards night 6 years ago. Look up our hall of fame for previous winners.
24th Dec Last weekend, a small group of our best players went to Sydney for the Asian Selections and NSW Open. THe players fought very well with Evert doing exceptional in his first senior nationals. Unlucky Pierre, flew all the way down and had to watch what he ate to make the weighin only to have his opponent withdraw with an injury on the day. Hang in mate, your glory will come next time. To the rest of the players, we are all competitive enough to win. It is preparing yourself mentally and perfecting one extra kick that will make the difference. Good luck for 2002. Christmas Breakup's Currumbin - The weekend saw the last of the end of year xmas breakups. At currumbin, we finished off the class on Saturday with some belt wraping. All the students enjoyed the experience. After training, we went down to the local BBQ and rathered for lunch. Di Hartman present all the juniors with a xmas present for their hard training throughout the year. There was plenty of food on hand and alot of new years resolutions to get back into training. Springwood - After the last grading, the students went back to the newly (half finished) deck at Darryls. The students enjoyed a roast lamb cooked by the Hoffmans and enjoyed by all. All will be happy to hear that after another 3 days of hammering. sawing and cursing, Darryl and Michael completed the deck for xmas. Logan City - After the last session, Claudia and the Students celebrate the end of year with a small xmas party. Once again, there was more food presented than all could eat. Buranda - The juniors celebrated with their traditional after training party. THere were some great desserts made by some of the parents. Most deserved a gold medal for presentation. The seniors went to Sing Sing chinese resturant after class for a well earnt feast. Wooloowin - Wayne took the students down to the local hangout after their last session. The traditional earth and sea Pizzas were enjoyed my all who attended. Southport - The students were going to Sizzlers for an all you coud eat xmas party. Havent heard anything, so I guess they are still there.
16th Dec The end of year gradings saw another 7 blackbelts for the club. Well done on an excellent grading. We also saw over 30 student grade for blue belt.
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