ISSUE 2 June 2015 VOLUME 9

A word from the

CHIEF INSTRUCTOR

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UPCOMING EVENTS

10TH JULY

CHIEF INSTRUCTORS 6TH DAN GRADING

@ KALLANGUR

11TH JULY

ALL RANK TRAINING

@ BANYO

25TH JULY

TOURNAMENT ROUND 2

@ BALD H ILLS

29TH AUGUST

ALL RANK TRAINING

@ KALLANGUR

12TH SEPTEMBER

GRADING

@ KALLANGUR COMMUNITY CENTRE

encouraging as many of you as possible

to attend, and support it you did. The

Kallangur Committee Hall was packed

to its capacity with members, family

and friends – there were over 200 peo-

ple in attendance. The night was the

brainchild of Melanie Parker, who

played host for the evening as well. She

put so much effort into the preparations

leading up to the event that it went off

brilliantly. She managed to raise over

$5,500 of much- needed funds. What a

supreme result for all her work! Con-

gratulations Mel, we all had a fantastic

night and thank you for having such a

warm and loving heart. I have to also

thank all her helpers, unfortunately (or

fortunately) far too many to mention

here. From the sponsors of prizes, to

the people helping in the kitchen and

every single one of you that helped in

some way, thank you all.

On the training side of things we held a

Black Belt camp at The Log Cabin in

the hinterland of the Gold Coast, where

we have our next all ranks training

camp booked. What an awesome week-

end we had, with such a high level of

enthusiasm from all those that were

there. We covered patterns, sparring,

fitness sessions and self-defence to

name just a couple of the sessions. Be-

ing a Black Belt weekend we pushed

ourselves exceptionally hard and I was

very pleased to see people pushing

100% at every workout. Even the high

Welcome once again to Breaking

Ground, the winter edition. It’s hard to

believe that we are halfway through the

training calendar already as we have

done so much already this year. So I

will begin by recapping what we have

achieved since the last newsletter and

where we are headed for the rest of the

year.

We spoke at length previously about a

charity event we had planned to raise

money for the Leukaemia Foundation

intensity session I put on to try and

break everyone was well received and

enjoyed (even if they couldn’t move

afterwards). Well done to all that were

there – I hope to see you all train that

hard at the next camp in early Novem-

ber.

We held Round 1 of our tournament

series at Virginia State School, hosted

by the Banyo Club. It was another great

day from all those that competed, with

over 70 members competing to make it

one of our most successful tournaments

to date. So many great performances

and such good camaraderie made it a

wonderful event to be involved with.

The really pleasing part was the fact the

Banyo took out the top points for the

day, showing Kallangur and Redcliffe

there is a new club looking to take out

the big trophy for best club of the year.

Well done Tony and all in the Banyo

team – this club has really come of age

with such strength and depth in its

members. I hope to see the same spirit

of competition at the next one. On the

down side, the days leading up to this

had been marred by a huge rain event

which prevented our Bribie Club from

even getting to the competition. We

hope to see all those Bribie members at

the next one. We have also had some

members (myself included) compete in

the AMAC tournament series with

great results (except Jason Parker

breaking a toe fighting for first or

By Peter Cameron

5th Degree Black Belt

Chief Instructor

Founder of IMT in Australia

KALLANGUR ............... 2

TRIVIA NIGHT ............. 3

DECEPTION BAY .......... 3

BRIBIE ...................... 4

MASTER THE ART ........ 4

BLACK BELTS ............. 5

BURPENGARY/MURRUMBA ... 6

BANYO ...................... 6

TOURNAMENT ............. 7

REDCLIFFE ................ 8

ORMEAU .................... 8

TOURNAMENT RESULTS 9

Kallangur By Brett Parker

4th Degree Black Belt

second placing in his division). In

March we had Ebony Eayrs get multi-

ple places including a 1st place, Coban

Parker placing 4th in his first ever

AMAC completion, Jason Parker win-

ning in point sparring, Brett Parker get-

ting a 1st and two 2nd places and Joe

Sandona placing 1st in BB patterns, a

3rd and a 4th in the sparring divisions.

In late May at the second round, Ebony

Eayrs took out two 1st places and a 2nd

in sparring, Jason Parker 1st place in

sparring, and the old boy (me) took out

two 1st places in sparring and a 2nd in

patterns. I must say that as my first

competition in over 15 years that I real-

ly enjoyed the challenge of competing

and pushing myself outside my regular

training. I encourage any one that is

interested to discuss the AMAC com-

petition with their instructor and give it

a go. If you place in the third round you

will qualify for the QLD championship,

if you’re successful there you then

qualify for the Australian champion-

ship in Melbourne. I plan on giving it

another crack at the QLD event so I

hope a few of you might join me to

show the martial arts community what

we can do with lot more of us present.

To keep you all up-to-date with my 6th

Dan Grading, it has had a slight date

change due to other commitments and

will now be held two weeks earlier than

first announced, on Friday the 10th of

July at Kruger Hall. I feel my fitness

level is on target; all my additional

training seems to be paying off with my

patterns. I look forward to as many of

you attending as possible. It’s ulti-

mately more a display of ability and

style because all gradings after 4th Dan

are honorary, as 4th Dan represents a

Master in our system. With my moving

up in the club, it will make room for

Jason, Brett, Joe, Rob, Tony, Jacinta

and a host of others to start preparing

for their next promotions, allowing for

our organisation to continue to grow

and excel. No pressure on you guys,

but I am doing this hard work for all of

you, so heads down and work even

harder now.

After my grading I am having a well-

earned holiday in Japan. I cannot wait

to see and experience this country. My

partner and I have been practicing Japa-

nese phrases, learning a lot about the

customs and culture before we go and

getting our karaoke songs polished up

ready to rock/horrify the Japanese peo-

ple. It is going to be a life experience

that I will share with you in the next

newsletter.

There is still plenty more to come this

year, with another two rounds in our

tournament series, another all rank

training camp and discussions are un-

derway for our hugely popular social

event of the year. It may possibly be

another fancy dress party with details

coming your way soon.

Until then remember to train hard, kick

high and keep striving for perfection.

A word from the CHIEF INSTRUCTOR

news That brings me to my next point of congratulations,

and that goes to Brandon Kahl, Since getting his

Black Belt last year, Brandon has really stepped up

to the plate and has been helping out in the junior

class in 2015. Despite also starting a full time ap-

prenticeship he still finds the time and motivation to

come to class early and help me out.

Not only does he have a natural gift

at instructing, but his ability and

technique has also improved as a

result. Thanks Brandon, everyone’s

TKD experience is being enriched

with your presence. Keep up the

good work.

I would also like to finish by thank-

ing all of the junior students for their consistent

attendance and focus over the last couple of months,

we have been training very hard in preparation for

this grading and I’m sure you will all be promoted at

the grading. Good Luck and keep it up

Train Hard

gur training hard for their Black Belt promotions this

year. Although at time of writing this article it’s not

yet confirmed who will be grading in June or De-

cember, Craig, Matthew, Brandon, Amielle, Daniel,

Kara, and Zac have been training hard and really

putting in good focus in class, it’s

very pleasing as your instructor to

see after so many years, you all still

putting in your best efforts, good

luck to you all.

With a high proportion of higher

grades at the Kallangur club, I do

encourage any students, particularly

the higher grades and Black Belts

from the other clubs wishing to put in extra training

to come to Kallangur and push yourself to the next

level. It’s important even as a Black Belt to set your-

self goals with the next level of your training, wheth-

er that be focusing on improving your technique or

helping out in class.

Firstly I would like to thank the students who com-

peted in the first round of the tournament series and

helped the Kallangur Club off to a solid start. Well

done to Banyo for getting out to an early lead. The

Kallangur club could have collected many more

points on the day if more of our lower grade students

competed. I encourage you all to do so in the next

round. No matter what your experience, is there is a

division for you and lots of fun to be had. It’s also

good to test yourself against other students who you

don’t train with week in, week out. I find it really

helps with getting the best out of you. They are a

great fun day with medals and trophies up for grabs.

I hope to see you all there next round.

I would like everyone to join me in offering their

well wishes to the 7 Black Tip students from Kallan-

“It’s also good to test your-

self against other students

who you don’t train with

week in, week out. I find it

really helps with getting

the best out of you.”

tive from the Leukaemia Foundation. There are a few in

IMT quietly and bravely rising to the challenges that life

and ill-health often presents. We support each other with-

out hesitation that is indicative of IMT transcending the

mere martial arts organisation.

Just know that the Griffith family wish to express their

heartfelt gratitude for all those involved in organising and

running this wonderful event, and undoubtedly the love and

sincere caring that underpinned it.

Without the support of the IMT family during what has

been one of the toughest of journeys, I could not imagine

how we would have coped.

With deepest, heartfelt gratitude.

Lee Griffith

Instructor – Bribie Island Club

ANZAC Day 2015 was memorable for many reasons, par-

ticularly my family and the family that is IMT. On such a

solemn day, some amazing people from IMT worked so

hard to hold a Trivia Night in aid of the Leukaemia Foun-

dation. This organisation, which receives no government

funding, has stood firmly by one of our instructors, Mi-

chael and the very long and arduous cancer battle that he

has bravely endured and continuing to fight with the warri-

or spirit we expect of our black belts and all those on the

black belt journey.

Alongside Michael and his family, have been many incred-

ibly special people in IMT who know the true meaning of

the fighting spirit. One most special of people, Melanie

Parker and her wonderful helpers, hosted a great night of

fun, of trivia, of cheating to a greatly packed house. Over

$5500 was raised and gratefully accepted by a representa-

FIND A CURE TRIVIA NIGHT

By Jason Pascoe

2nd Degree Black Belt

keep producing little warriors like them.

I hope to see you all at the grading, train

hard and keep your hands up.

I have been instructing for 3 months now

and the commitment from the students has

been good, with their eagerness to impress

and with their technique. It is very satisfy-

ing to watch them progress into little mar-

tial artists. We are having a great time

training at the Deception Bay PCYC, the

facilities are good and morale is high.

Congratulations to Mark Stringer for win-

ning our first medal for Deception Bay at

the tournament. He went well considering

he only had 2 nights training before the

tournament. I hope to see more students

from class be involved in the next one.

Congratulation to the 3 white belts promot-

ed to yellow belt at the grading in March.

They trained strong and they showed it at

their grading. Well done. I hope we can

Deception Bay buzz

By Lee Griffith

2nd Degree Black Belt

perseverance and the developing confidence to

explore her potential as a martial arts. She al-

ways shows positive sportsmanship during

competition and frankly, she should be proud of

her efforts and the martial artist she has be-

come. Congratulations, Jacinta! You deserve

this accolade in such a public form such as the

IMT newsletter.

Bribie wishes to extend their best to all those

grading and preparing for a grading in the near

future. We also wish Peter Cameron all the

very best for his very important 6th Dan grad-

ing. Pete, you are an inspiration to us all and all

of us in IMT are very blessed to have you as

our Chief Instructor.

Greetings from our own little paradise, Bribie.

We’ve had a relatively quiet term of training

hard in the cooler weather and preparing a cou-

ple of students for their upcoming gradings. I

hope that they know that both Mike and I are

always behind them every step of the way in

their journey to Black Belt and beyond.

Whilst I love to brag about how hard our stu-

dents train, it’s important to acknowledge and

thank those parents in the Bribie club who sup-

port their young martial artists. Whilst I know

that all clubs have their supportive crew of

parents, I am one very lucky instructor to have

a most supportive band of parents who encour-

age and support both their young ones but also

the club as a whole. They’ve been so very un-

derstanding on the occasions when I’ve had to

cancel a training session due to an emergency.

They have supported us through these years

and words are insufficient to express how grate-

ful both Mike and I are for this support. Thank

you to our wonderful Bribie parents.

It’s 16 years late but I wish to announce, at the

risk of embarrassing her, Bribie’s first

“Student of the Week” - Jacinta Smart

Jacinta is ap-

proaching the

rank of green belt

and she is to be

commended on

her diligent and

committed ap-

proach to her

training. A quiet

achiever and nev-

er one to com-

plain, Jaz demon-

strates the quali-

ties that IMT

wishes for its

students. These

include humility,

Hello and welcome from the Bracken Ridge club.

The Bald Hills club is officially becoming the

Bracken Ridge club as of the 1st of July when we

move into our new hall at Norris Road State School.

Class times will continue to run at the same time

from 4:30pm to 5:30pm every Monday and

Wednesday. The Bald Hills club is anxiously look-

ing forward to the move into a much larger and

modern training hall. With improved flooring and

extra space to spread out and practice, we will be

able to get even more out of our training. The new

hall is also where we are hosting Round 2 of the

amazing IMTKD tournament series. We look for-

ward to seeing you all there!

One of the best parts of training in Tae Kwon Do is

making use of a wide variety of dynamic kicking

there are other ways to increase the number of dif-

ferent techniques you can throw. For example a

simple front kick can be thrown in different ways by

executing it from different ranges (forward or rear

leg), executing it at different heights, or adding a

step, jump or flying motion. You can double that

again by doing the same on your other leg. That's a

lot of variations to practice just for front kick. Now

think about all the other techniques you know.

Don't forget to also try adding variation and more

advanced techniques into your hand combinations.

You can also practice using hammer fists, spear

hands, knuckle strikes, bear claws or ridge hands.

The next time you instructor tells you to practice set

sparring, remember to try and use some of these

variations instead of just performing the same com-

bination every time over and over again. Your in-

structor will also enjoy seeing you practice some-

thing different as it isn't fun to watch the same com-

bination over and over again either.

Keep mastering the art.

techniques. Many students however fall into a habit

of only using the basic kicks they learnt as white

bests such as front kick, side kick and turning kick.

Don't forget that there are many advanced kicks that

should be used in your repertoire of techniques and

it expands vastly as you progress through the ranks.

It is important to practice as many of these different

kicks as possible every chance you get. The more

you practice them, the easier they will get, and

eventually they will become second nature to you so

you can perform them without thinking. Just like

executing a turning kick. This will make you a bet-

ter fighter, as when the time comes, you can use a

more specialized technique which is more ideal for

a certain situation without having to think about it.

But maybe even more importantly than that, it will

make Tae Kwon Do a lot more fun and enjoyable as

you will have more variety in what you do.

Some advanced kicks you might like to practice

include, spin kicks, axe kick, twist kick, whip kick,

shudder kicks, jump spin kicks, reverse turning

kick. If you haven't learnt these yet, don't forget

By Joseph Sandona

3rd Degree Black Belt

Mastering the art

Bribie bulletin

Jacinta Smart and her mum, Tamara.

Starting in this issue of IMT’s Breaking Ground Newsletter, there will be a new section called “Get to

know your Black Belts”. It doesn't seem that long ago that I was completely scared and intimidated by the

black belts, and at times to the point of being afraid to approach them. I’m sure I wasn’t the first to feel

this way, and I won’t be the last. So I thought it might be a good idea for all the black belts to put down

on paper a few key points about themselves, to show that black belts are just like everyone else......that

they all started at the bottom, I'm sure had some type of struggles along the way, and they also have a life

outside TKD. The same questions have been asked of all black belts, and I’ve been entertained and in-

spired by their responses. As you will see, all of the black belts took up TKD at varying ages, all have

different strengths and weaknesses, but they all have a love for it that runs deeper than just a sport. So, sit

back, relax, and enjoy getting to know your black belts a little better…..

Kathy Pascoe

1st Degree Black Belt

GET TO KNOW YOUR BLACK BELTS

Peter Cameron

How old were you when you

started TKD?: 12 years old

How long have you been

doing TKD?: 39 years

What age did you attain the

rank of black belt?: 17 years

Why did you start TKD?: Friends were doing karate, so I tried it

but didn't like it because the instructor was German but spoke in

Japanese and I couldn't understand him. TKD opened in my town

and fell in love with the dynamic style and amazing kicks, plus I

was able to kick my friends doing karate around very easily.

Why are you still doing TKD?: I just never gave up, its now part

of who I am as a person. I enjoy the reward of seeing people get so

much out of training and experiencing what IMT has to offer.

Have you ever had any “bumps” in your TKD journey?: I had

a few injuries that slowed me down for a while, but none bad

enough to make me ever want to stop.

Which part of TKD did you struggle with the most along the

way & why?: I was a good kicker with great flexibility but

my punching and hand work took a long time to develop. I used to

like standing and letting my legs do all the work, hardly using my

hands. I slowly balanced up my use between the hands and feet,

but it required a lot of focus on punching to get them right.

What do you enjoy most about TKD?: Seeing people enjoying it

as much as me and the reaction I see in people for achieving thing

they never thought they could do.

What is your occupation?: Retail salesperson

Apart from TKD, what do you like to do in your spare time?: Renovate our house, play with our dogs, sing badly at karaoke,

ride roller-coasters and travel.

What other sports have you done in your life?: I used to play

basketball (no surprise as I was tall ), and am now really enjoying

gym workouts. I have worked hard at changing my body shape as

I used to be a very skinny kid.

Tell us one thing we probably don’t know about you: I am very

good at the computer game "Plants vs Zombies 2". I particularly

like the crazy noises it makes.

Anything else you’d like to share? I hope the students make

TKD part of their lives and get the same enjoyment and

health benefits for their whole lives as I have. Remember that you

get out of life what you put in, or in Trekkie speak, "Live long and

prosper".

Brett Parker

How old were you when you

started TKD?: 6

How long have you been

doing TKD?: 28 years

What age did you attain the

rank of black belt?: 11

Why did you start TKD?: My Dad started me to help keep

my temper under control and to learn respect and discipline

Why are you still doing TKD?: Everyone needs a vice in

life – TKD is a way of escaping and being active and around a

lot of awesome people, also I love instructing and sharing the

knowledge I have gained over the years, not giving back to

something that has given me so much is a bit selfish I think.

Have you ever had any “bumps” in your TKD journey?: Too many to mention, although I have probably been respon-

sible for dishing out more now than I have received

Which part of TKD did you struggle with the most along

the way & why?: Patterns as a child, it took a long time for

these to make sense, I see a lot of the same struggles with my

students as I had, and that helps me teach them better.

What do you enjoy most about TKD?: Uh Duh! Kicking

people in the face

What is your occupation?: I work as a Group Purchasing

and Logistics Supervisor for the largest laboratory group in

the world

Apart from TKD, what do you like to do in your spare

time?: Spending time with family and friends, camping,

4WDing, Football (the round ball type) and going to music

concerts / festivals

What other sports have you done in your life?: Football

(Soccer)

Tell us one thing we probably don’t know about you: I

lived overseas for a couple of years in my early twenties, it

was a great time and I missed TKD so much, I looked for

something to train in to stay active but to be honest nothing

was as good as our TKD, and I never saw any point in mov-

ing backwards. Instead I just travelled and partied a lot.

Anything else you’d like to share?: TKD has helped me in

other aspects of my life I never thought it would, I can attrib-

ute a lot of what I have achieved and a lot of positive aspects

of my personality to TKD, I think many people under-

estimate how much positive influence it can have on your life.

Welcome to another edition of Burpengary to

Murrumba Downs. Hard to believe 2015 is ½

over. Before you know it the Xmas decorations

will be up and we will be wondering where 2015

went.

I wanted to talk about a sickness that seems to

have struck down several of my students from

both classes. It is a horrible illness that affects

your technique and your ability to remember

your patterns. I refer to it as the BLUE BELT

BLUES.

It seems that once you reach Blue Belt you start

doing kicks pointing your toes, incorrect knee

load for kicks, no pivoting when executing a

side kick, poor loading for blocking and all of a

“Blue Belt Blues”, just listen to that scary voice

in your head.

Murrumba has had an influx of 6 new students

thanks to an advertising sign the school allowed

me to put up. Unfortunately it has only been a

few weeks so they are not ready for the current

grading.

Burpengary lost a few so we are very small at

the moment but hopefully flyers in the area may

help and I will be seeing if there are any school

fetes in the area come Spring. Alternatively if

you have friends and family in the area tell them

about us.

Good luck for those students attempting their

Black Belt today. Train hard and will see you at

the next TKD event.

sudden you can’t remember your patterns.

Some of it comes from not doing basics but most

of it just comes down to not practicing OR when

you are practicing just going through the mo-

tions. It is completely different practicing in

class and home, because at home you don’t have

an instructor sitting beside you correcting that

bad stance or poor technique.

I know that when I practice my patterns there is

a loud scary voice in my head – typically it

sounds like Jason or Brett – that tells me when I

have a bad stance or a poor technique. You have

to listen to that voice and try harder. You may

think Blue Belt (4th grade) is ½ way to your

Black Belt, so you start to slacken off. As far as

time goes Blue Belt is only 1/3 of the path to

your Black Belt.

But with time and practice anyone can beat the

By John Barron

2nd Degree Black Belt

Murrumba Downs From Burpengary to

By Tony Robinson

2nd Degree Black Belt

What an incredible start to 2015 for Banyo. We

have been going from strength to strength since the

last newsletter. Not only have we seen a huge

influx of new students, but for the first time in

many years, Banyo took out first place in tourna-

ment 1 of 2015….on home turf. This was such a

sweet victory, and not only did we win the day, but

we also raised a good sum of money to help pur-

chase some new focus mitts and strike shields and

other much needed equipment. We

are very thankful to those that came

along to our tournament, considering

it was the morning after the huge

rain event that saw most of Brisbane

City and its surrounds at a standstill

only 12hrs earlier.

Since our tournament, we’ve wel-

comed many new white belts to our

ranks. Christian, Archer, Cherry, Angel, Yas,

Haileigh, Kellyn & Annie, have all decided to

come along and be part of the IMTKD family,

based at Banyo. Due to the increasing number of

students at Banyo over the last couple of months, I

attend got to witness some of my extreme ball

skills. These will be memories that will be passed

on to future generations. The stuff legends are

made of. Due to my humbleness, for any more info

on this feat, you will need to talk to Jaz.

With grading just around the corner, also followed

by tournament 2, Banyo has been busy working on

basics and patterns, and will hopefully also get a

team demonstration or 2 on the go soon. Our plan

this year is to bring home the perpetual trophy for

Champion Club at the end of the year, and with

numbers constantly on the incline, it is a goal with-

in reach. Watch this space…….

Good luck to all those grading today. Work hard,

show us what you’ve got and reap the rewards of

your training.

have had to make the decision to split class back in

to Junior & Senior classes again. Although I was a

little tentative at first to go down this road, due to

the camaraderie and support between all students

at Banyo, it allows myself and my assistants, to

give all students the attention they deserve, which

could not be done with 30+ students in 1 class in

such a small hall. The result has been all students

are a lot more focused on their training and I am a

lot less stressed. I may even start

to grow some hair back.

It’s so incredible seeing the enthu-

siasm of the “new” students

mixed in with the determination

and dedication of the “older”

students, some of which occasion-

ally come along early to help out

at the “Junior” class, and further

their own training. This is helping them learn good

teaching skills as well as improving their own

techniques and confidence.

On a serious note, we had a class B.B.Q. at the

local park a few weeks back and all those lucky to

“It’s so incredible seeing the enthusiasm of the

“new” students mixed in with the determination and dedication of the

“older” students.”

Banyo breakers

TOURNAMENT ROUND 1

It was a big turnout for the first round of the IMT tournament

series for 2015, with over 70 competitors taking the floor. It

could have been more, but with terrible flooding the night

before, some people were still cut off and unable to make the

journey to Virginia State School, the host venue for the

Banyo club.

The newest club in the IMT family made their 1st appearance

this year. Mark Stringer from the Deception Bay club earned

a 3rd place in the 10-5 Senior Male sparring division. I’m

sure his result will inspire the other students at the club for

the rest of the year and we look forward to seeing them get

involved.

It was the home club, Banyo with the biggest turnout of students for round 1 and with the home turf advantage, they were going

to be tough to beat. Last years champions Redcliffe were still looking strong, and after the patterns divisions had finished, both

clubs were tied on 14 points each, with the surprise packet of the Bald Hills team in 3rd place on 8 points. There were strong

patterns from all competitors and with most divisions fielding around 7 competitors, placing in the top 3 would require their

very best.

For most of the competitors in the first two divisions of the day, it was their first experience of competing in a tournament. The

junior aged students were a bit nervous in the beginning, but all did great patterns with good focus and control. The nerves

were present in the senior aged students as well, but were able to channel them into energy to do their patterns strongly. Nerves

are something you always have to deal with at various times and to different degrees. The more you learn to deal with them,

the less of an affect they will have on your performance.

The more seasoned divisions were good examples of this, the strength and focus was high, and it had to be. Especially in the

4th - 2nd Junior division, which had 12 competitors! They all performed so well, it was so close that there was a tie-break to

decide the final 3. There was another tie-break in the 1st - Black Belt Junior, with Anthony and Amielle coming up against

each other for the 2nd tournament in a row to decide the final placing's. Very close results!

After the patterns were concluded, we were treated to a very special performance of a 2nd Degree Black Belt pattern by the

Chief Instructor. It was great to see the progression of patterns from the beginners to the most experienced. Mr Cameron

topped off a great morning of patterns and provided us all with much inspiration and aspiration for our progression in tae kwon

do.

After lunch, the Black Belts kicked off the sparring divisions. It was great for everyone to watch the high intensity sparring that

they produce and to hopefully inspire each competitor to find something extra when they stepped into the ring. The pee wee

division is always wonderful to watch, Liam De Zwaan from Ormeau did well against Lucie and Marco from Bald Hills. Liam

won his first fight against Marco in a very spirited performance against the blue belt, but Marco won their 2nd fight which end-

ed in Liam finishing in 3rd place. What a great effort at his first tournament.

The action kept intensifying as the divisions rolled on. Many more upset victories and losses happened throughout the day.

Many competitors fought hard to reach finals, often having several fights in a row to get there. The placing were fairly well

distributed throughout the competing clubs, highlighting the even standard of each competitor. By the end of the sparring, Or-

meau, Banyo and Redcliffe had three first placing's each. But Banyo made several multiple placing's in the top 3, giving them a

healthy 22 points from the sparring. This was enough for them to finish in top spot after round 1 with a total of 36 points. Hav-

ing a good lead after round 1 is a good step to obtaining the perpetual club trophy. I’m sure all of the clubs will be just as will-

ing to reign them in, as they will be to hold onto their lead.

As always, the results from the tournament are usually posted on our website within a few days for you to look at. Keep an eye

on our facebook page for updates and photos from the day. The next round is at Bracken Ridge on the 25th of July and we look

forward to another great day of competition.

By Jason Parker

4th Degree Black Belt

Welcome to the middle of the year.

Hopefully you are on your way to

achieving your goals in TKD and are

training very hard in class. The Red-

cliffe club has been going well, the

junior numbers are good but need to be

more consistent. I encourage you all to

be at every lesson to get the most out of

your training. The level of training you receive with

higher attendance is always more fun and challenging.

When you miss lessons, you are then always playing

catch-up to keep yourself on top of the basics. We

have a good number of students grading and I am very

pleased with the standard at the club. Anthony

Sgualdino has been showing good skills as an assistant

your level.

10th - 7th grade: Don’t cross your feet, always

lead with the same leg as the direction you move.

Stay on the balls of your feet and imagine you

have springs in your legs for fast explosive

movement.

6th - 3rd grade: Don’t move backwards. Al-

ways look to move at a sideways angle, never

straight. Don’t stay at the same range or angle

for too long, so use switches and fast reactions to

your opponents movements in order to keep them

guessing as to where you are going.

2nd and Beyond: Subtlety is key. Don’t make

your movement obvious or your opponent will

see it and nullify it. Combine slight shifts in

your weight to keep just out of range and change

the speed of your footwork to keep the timing

fluid and unpredictable.

instructor, especially with me being out of action for a

little while with a broken toe. Thanks Anthony! Best

of luck for the 2nd half of the year with more gradings

and tournaments to come. Keep training hard.

Training Tips:

Footwork:

If you’re not there, you cant get hit

and if you don’t create angles, all

you’ll hit are arms and elbows.

Footwork is how you position your-

self in defence and attack. Without

it, you are merely a target, or predictable in attack.

Basic footwork will only get you so far, incorrect

footwork will limit your ability. To understand how

important it is to you requires understanding of the

basics and a desire to be creative and unpredictable.

There are different levels of understanding we expect

of different ranks so here are a few tips to help you at

“Subtlety is key.

Don’t make your

movement obvious or

your opponent will

see it...”

Redcliffe review

Ormeau By Troy Johnson

2nd Degree Black Belt report ence and we learnt some stick fighting and

ground defence that can be added to our

training! Unfortunately this fell on the same

day as the all rank training session at Mur-

rumba Downs, so no one else from IMT

was able to attend. However keep up to date

with Fighters Fitness through our website

or even ask your instructors to know when

more of these awesome opportunities occur,

as they happen frequently, and are always a

great and fun way to expand your

knowledge! The Ormeau club wishes eve-

ryone grading the best wishes, be confident

and go hard!

ALL took home medals. As well we had

Amber, Zoe, Devon, Aaron and Leana take

home medals as well. From the small group

of Ormeau we have managed

to place 5th overall! Look out

Banyo club! We’re coming up

behind you! Most recently we

had our all rank session for

June conducted at our Ormeau

Branch. Can I just say how

wonderful it was to have such high attend-

ance rates from the entire club! It was a

great session, filled with much fun! On

23rd of May, myself and Leana Johnson

attended a Total Fighting seminar hosted at

Fighters Fitness and conducted by Master

Roberto Chirrizi. This was a great experi-

Welcome to another update

from the Ormeau crew! I

would like to start by welcom-

ing our new students, Eliza-

beth, Leam and Lachlan, I

wish you all the best in your

journey through martial arts. I would also

like to praise everyone for their efforts in

the first tournament, it was great to see so

many people attend and participate. Or-

meau students, Jordan, Leam, Elizabeth and

Blayne all entered for the first time, and

“...we learnt some

stick fighting and

ground defence that

can be added to our

training!”

Division 10 4-1 Senior Male

Division 11 4-1 Senior Female

Division 12 Black Belt Junior

Division 7 6-3 Junior Intermediate

Division 8 4-3 Junior

Division 9 2-1 Junior

Division 4 10-5 Senior Female

Division 5 10-5 Senior Male

Division 6 6-5 Junior

Division 1 Pee Wee

Division 2 10-7 Junior

Division 3 10-7 Junior Intermediate

Division 1 All Ranks

Division 7 Black Belt Senior

Division 4 4-2 Junior

Division 5 4-1 Senior

Division 6 1-Black Belt Junior

Division 1 10-7 Junior

Division 2 10-5 Senior

Division 3 6-5 Junior

CLUB POINTS

Division 13 Black Belt Senior Male

Division 14 Black Belt Senior Female