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ISSUE 3 December 2014 VOLUME 8
KALLANGUR................ 2
REDCLIFFE ................ 3
DISCIPLINE & RESPECT 3
A word from the
CHIEF INSTRUCTOR
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Congratulations to all those students who
underwent their grading's back in Septem-
ber. I was so pleased to see the continued
improvement from all those involved. I
would like to compliment our white belts
who all successfully graded to yellow belt.
Standing out in the group was Hayden
Young (aged only 6) who really impressed
all the instructors on the examination table.
We had a large group of yellow belts that
also impressed, with age being no barrier in
the quality of work displayed. Also worth a
special mention was Kevin Scovell from
Bribie Island who showed huge improve-
ments since starting with Lee. His dedica-
tion and commitment is paying off, with a
solid performance. Kevin is a special stu-
dent that has blossomed under Lee’s nur-
turing wing and the joy that is visible when
he achieves is what we instructors love to
see. It’s so rewarding and heart-warming to
see these results. Our green belts showed
great skills too, with Marco Cavalo im-
pressing us all with his tiny size and big
heart. Keep it up, young man. After lunch
we had a particularly large number of sen-
ior grades taking to the floor, again the
level of skills made me a very happy chief
instructor with all those present impressing
us with strength and determination all
round. I was enjoying it so much I decided
to get involved and had a spar with Sam
Mowatt from the Redcliffe club. I think he
enjoyed it too as the smile on his face did
not leave - even after I showed him no mer-
cy. Well done Sam - you continue to im-
prove every grading.
Good luck to all students attempting their
Hello and welcome to all, especially our
new members and their families. We at the
Institute of Modern Tae Kwon Do pride
ourselves in giving you the very best in
martial arts training and the strongest club
support available. This newsletter is a quar-
terly publication that is made for you - the
student and member of the club. In it, all
our instructors report on what’s happening
in their classes, and also offer you some
great training tips with lots of photos and
news from the wider martial arts communi-
ty. All past newsletters are available for
grading's in December, it is going to be a
big one with Black Belt and 2nd Dan pro-
motions all happening. So make sure you
hang around and watch after your grading
and give support to your fellow students. It
will be a long day but a very important one
for the club.
We held our annual training camp on the
Sunshine Coast at Currimundi Active Rec-
reation Centre - on the 15-17th of August. It
was a great weekend all round. Saturday
was very wet and the roof of the main train-
ing hall was being repaired, resulting in a
few small waterfalls in the training area
that made for some innovative containment
ideas. But dampness aside, the camp was
an outstanding success with a great atmos-
phere and friendly feel that continued for
the duration of the weekend. It was my
chance to get some of my own training
done as well in preparation for my 6th Dan
grading coming up next year. So I grabbed
Jason and Brett Parker for a run through of
all the black belt patterns, in all we put in
about 3 hours of quality work towards my
goal - thanks guys, it was awesome. (Yes
even I have a training goal). We were also
fortunate to have a visit from Master Jamie
Moore, 8th Dan from Reunite International
Tae Kwon Do Federation to the training
camp; he paid us a very large compliment
by saying he thinks our standards are world
class (he is right of course) and looks for-
ward to some training sessions together and
closer ties in the future.
...Continued on next page
By Peter Cameron
5th Degree Black Belt
Chief Instructor
BRIBIE ....................... 4
MASTER THE ART ........ 4
CAMP REVIEWS .......... 5,6
NARANGBA/MURRUMBA. 7
BANYO ...................... 7
TOURNAMENT ............. 8,9
Kallangur By Brett Parker
4th Degree Black Belt
2014 seems to have flown by at a rate of knots, so much
so it’s hard to believe that the end of the year is upon us.
The Kallangur club this time last year was pipped by
Redcliffe in the final round of the tournament and histo-
ry repeated again in 2014 (although by
a greater margin), I would like to thank
all the students for their participation
in making these tournaments a success
and hope that we can return the silver-
ware to Kallangur in 2015. (Where it
belongs of course ).
Congratulations to the students who
graded in September and those of
course grading in December, a special
mention to Brayden Trent and Cody Blanckensee who
are attempting their Black Belt grading and Eliot Wilson
who will be attempting his 2nd Degree Black Belt Grad-
ing, best of luck boy’s, it will be a moment you remem-
ber for the rest of your lives.
Excitingly we will have approx. 7 students training hard
for Black Belt promotion in June 2015 – Keep training
hard guys there is a lot of work still to do.
It can be executed in many
different ways (forward leg,
rear leg, spinning, jump spin-
ning and the many varieties of
multiple rotations)
It’s a head kick.
It’s a heel kick (which means
it hurts your opponent more)
It’s really fast
Did I mention it’s a head kick?
It’s a head kick!
Coming in at #1
Back Kick:
Some of the reasons back kick is my favourite kick are -
It can be executed in many different ways (leg con-
trolled back, leg fol-
lowed through, jump,
360 jump and can also
be used as an attack or
defensive technique)
It’s a heel kick (which
means it hurts your
opponent more)
It’s extremely power-
ful!
Train Hard
The Kallangur Club will return to training on Mon-
day 2nd February 2015 – lock it in your calendar.
The Kallangur Club will also be conducting a member-
ship drive and perhaps an open night in early 2015 to
increase our student numbers for 2015. (Getting a tad
top heavy with all the Brown and Black belts) If there
are any students or parents interested in assisting with
letterbox drops or putting posters up in
the local shops, please express your
interest to me and I will make contact
with you in January.
Finally Merry Christmas and safe
holidays and thanks again to all the
students and parents for your loyal
support in 2015
As keeping in theme with the Newslet-
ters this year we are counting down my favourite 4
kicks of all time – to recap we have had Axe kick in at
number 4 and Reverse Turning kick in at number 3.
Favourite Kicks of All Time. Coming in at #2
Hook Kick: Some of the reasons hook kick is my 2nd favourite kick
are -
“...Did I mention it’s a head kick?
It’s a head kick! “
news
...Continued from previous page
In November we had our second Black Belt
training camp at The Log Cabin Camp
which is walking distance to the Natural
Bridge in the hinterland of the Gold Coast.
It was our first time at this venue and the
weekend consisted of plenty of outdoor
training sessions. The intensity of the
weekend is not for everyone - though while
it’s tough, it’s very rewarding. We focused
on black belt promotions and Dan grading's
at this camp. As a black belts rank level
you must work hard to maintain what it
represents. Plus we had a great time togeth-
er (comparing bruises). We made a very
special presentation at the camp, Michael
Griffith was awarded his long awaited 2nd
Dan. 9 years ago he all but completed his
examination, though due to injury he could
not complete it that day. Then his fight with
cancer interrupted his chance of finishing
the grading. Long story short - his fitness
level took a hit because of the chemo treat-
ment, but Michael’s commitment to train-
ing and passion for TKD has not changed.
We sprung a surprise on him that neither he
(or his very proud mum Lee) were aware
of. We played with some breaking and
sparring which was the only thing left from
9 years ago to be completed. Michael
showed his fighting spirit that has always
been strong not just in the training hall but
in his personal battles in life in general.
Congratulations from all those present - we
admire your strength and attitude. Wear
that belt proudly Michael, as you have
earned it in more ways than we could pos-
sible describe.
I am excited to announce that in the first
half of next year, I am going to be spending
two nights at each and every class – in or-
der to both reinforce the already high stand-
ards of your instructors and experiment
with some new ideas I’d like to try, and to
assist me in my 6th Dan training. Also –
keep your eyes peeled for a nifty series of
short Modern TKD videos coming your
way next year too!
The end of the year is approaching quickly,
which means our 2014 break up is growing
closer. This year we are going to Wet n
Wild water park for a day of fun and ex-
citement. Keep the 13th of December free,
and get ready for a fun day. In our previ-
ous visits as a group we usually end up
with about 100 students, family and friends
- and this makes for a really great way to
round out the year. On every ride and slide
there is always a number of us waiting in
line, making any wait time an enjoyable
one. As mentioned, it is about being social
so it is great to be able to chat about things
not wearing a martial arts uniform and just
hanging out as friends.
That is all my news for now. Remember
that Tae Kwon Do is a lifetime journey and
also a way of life; what you put in is what
you get back - and the rewards are great.
Train hard, kick high and keep striving for
perfection.
A word from the CHIEF INSTRUCTOR
By Jason Parker
4th Degree Black Belt
It has been 6 months since our last newsletter. (I’m
sorry about that, sometimes life gets very, very busy)
In that time, the Redcliffe club has
continued to flourish. Some of our
students have left throughout the year,
but more have come in, and are very
eager to train hard and learn as much as
they can.
After a stellar start to the tournament
year, our students finished the year off
in style with impressive individual results in rounds 2
& 3. Of course with those results we held onto the
Club Trophy for another year. I am once again very
proud of all of my students who competed throughout
the year, and of course I congratulate you all on doing
and experience after class if you need to. Let Tae
Kwon Do become more than just a sport or activity for
you, let its lessons seep into your life and let it make
you stronger and more confident. For those who have
trained for many (many) years, we know how this Art
can affect your life. For those at the beginning of your
journey, I urge you… keep training. You have all the
potential in the world, just...keep...training.
Before I sign off, I will need to give some special
mentions to Jason, Anthony and Eliot for helping with
the class this year. You have all been very inspiration-
al to the students and I appreciate your assistance very
much.
I wish everyone and their families a very safe and
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and I look
forward to training with you in 2015.
so well.
There has been plenty to do in the latter part of the
year, with multiple training camps, grading's and train-
ing session. I always urge every student to attend as
many of these events as possible. Your training can
take massive leaps forward with additional training. I
remember attending so many training sessions over my
training lifetime. Working with
other instructors, perfecting my
technique, helping others do the
same and loving every minute of it.
I threw myself into my training and
it became such a part of my life, that
not being at training feels like I’m
meant to be somewhere. We all go
through times in our life where we take on a challenge
and throw ourselves into it whole-heartedly. I urge
you all to take your training to the next level, Make
more time to train, seek out your instructors wisdom
“Let Tae Kwon Do
become more than
just a sport or activity
for you...”
DISCIPLINE AND RESPECT
What does discipline & respect in Tae Kwon Do mean? Everyone probably interprets it differently, but to me,
it means many things…….respecting my instructors, respecting my belt & uniform, respecting my journey,
respecting my club, respecting my training buddies, committing to training, controlling my emotions, and
persevering to be the best I can be. To look up the dictionary, you’ll find the following definitions:
DISCIPLINE:
the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment
to correct disobedience
Train oneself to do something in a controlled and habitual way
Activity that provides mental or physical training
RESPECT:
A feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities,
qualities, or achievements
Agree to recognize and abide by
Have due regard for
From the time we walk through the door for our first lesson, we start to learn these basic principals. Although
it shouldn’t happen, it’s easy to get lazy when doing basic commands. As Jason & Brett addressed recently,
when bowing, make sure you do this correctly, with feet together, hands by your side, back straight, and bend
at the hip while making eye contact with the person you’re bowing to. Prior to bowing in, ensure your uniform
is neat and tidy. When standing in command position, make sure your feet are shoulder width apart, feet
facing front, and hands out in front of you in command position (not leaning on your waist or playing with
your belt). Do not fidget when in command position, and keep your focus.
Sometimes by the end of a year, it’s easy to lose focus or start to wind down before the year ends, especially if
you’re not grading at the last grading of the year. When this happens, some people start to talk while their
instructors / black belts are talking, question instructions that are given, or answer back. To do this, shows a
lack of respect to your instructor & black belts, and a lack of self-discipline. Remember, that once you are past
white belt, you are a role model for lower ranks, and you should be setting a good example for them to follow.
Due to the importance of discipline and respect in a martial art, it’s hard to have heard on more than one
occasion, phrases like “I’m catching up to you”, “I’m going to overtake you soon”, “I can’t wait to get my
black belt to wear black pants”, “How come it’s taken you that long to only be a brown belt”……and the list
goes on. This in itself doesn’t show respect for art of Tae Kwon Do and each individual’s journey through to
black belt. All students are individuals, and everyone should be given the respect of progressing at their own
pace. It is not a race, and should not be treated like one. Sometimes, the longer a student takes to reach the
rank of black belt (or each new rank for that fact), the better understanding they have of the discipline required
to remain in training after they achieve their black belt, and the commitment & determination it has taken them
to get there, especially if they have had personal struggles along the way.
As I’ve said in an article before, once you obtain the rank of black belt, the journey is far from over……you
just move into a different phase of training. So, take your time, enjoy your journey, and show discipline &
respect for the art of Tae Kwon Do, to others, and finally, to yourself.
Redcliffe review
By Kathy Pascoe
1st Degree Black Belt
By Lee Griffith
2nd Degree Black Belt
in the end it's all the same.
Why is it better than another sport or activity? Let me start
off by saying the words "art" and "sport" are quite differ-ent. An art is "any activity regarded as a medium of imagi-
native or creative self-expression." A sport is an activity
involving physical exertion and skill in which an individu-
al or team competes against another or others. In martial
arts, one is competing more with themselves more than
anything else.
The unique component of martial arts for children with
special needs is the competition within themselves, not with others. So many life skills are learned and should be
embraced by all of us, regardless of any challenges we
face.
To all the kids in IMT, I wish you a great school holiday.
Keep practising your patterns in particular. That young
brain (and body) of yours will respond well to lots of
practice.
G’day from the Bribie bunch. Firstly a warm welcome to
our new students who, from a recent demonstration at
Banksia State School fete, decided to join our IMT family. Best wishes to them for a rewarding journey towards (and
beyond) black belt.
I wish to extend my heartfelt thanks to Tony Robinson,
Max and John Barron for their great help over the past
couple of months as my family continues supporting
Michael on his cancer journey. In fact, I offer my heart-
felt thanks to all the instructors and the general black belt
fraternity for their support during this very difficult period in my family’s life. Thank you so much, everyone. It
means so much to me to have that support with the Bribie
club until things settle down. With so many new students,
it’s great having an extra set of hands to help on the train-
ing floor. Thank you once again.
With all but one of our students opting to wait until De-
cember to grade, I proudly watched our Kevin attempt his
Green tip grading on Saturday. Kevin’s own unique chal-lenges didn’t stop him from doing the grading of his life.
After recently scoring a win at the recent tournament
patterns division, he continued his golden pathway by
impressing the grading instructors. When he received his
green belt, he outdid the Toyota “Oh what a feeling!”
jump. He was so excited. As an instructor, who has seen a
very shy young boy with special needs, develop and grow as he has, it’s a very special moment to see him achieve
these milestones in his journey with IMT. Congratulations
to you, Kevin! The whole club, and the organisation is so
very proud of you. Congratulations to his parents also for
their unwavering support of Kevin.
Kevin’s journey should be a lesson to us all that we should
never let obstacles stand in our way towards achieving our
goals. As we all age (yes YOU will age too), we face different challenges – cranky knees, wonky shoulders that
have had far too many reconstructions and other medical
conditions, we can choose to throw in the towel, or we can
find ways around the physical (and sometimes mental)
challenges we face. We find that indomitable spirit that
resides within.
Whist I speak for myself, I’m sure that at some point in
time, most instructors experience moments when they would just like a week (or year) off from instructing but
those feelings are momentary when we see our students
eagerly training and working towards their next belt pro-
motion. It’s in our blood and we do it for the love of
Taekwondo, for IMT and for the achievement of our
students. In saying this, we look forward to supporting
any eligible black belt to aspire to become an instructor
and follow in our footsteps and giving of oneself to help others achieve their martial arts goals in particular.
NO BARRIERS! MARTIAL ARTS AND
THE SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT It’s no secret that a traditional martial arts program is one of the best extracurricular activities a child can participate
in. For children with special needs the benefits are invalu-
able because of the inherit structure and discipline the arts
bring to a child’s daily life. All children need structure,
some more than others. Some might need to be reminded
more often or a different approach might be necessary, but
Techniques must be executed at their correct range.
Throwing techniques at the wrong range means you
are too close to fully extend it or too far away to hit
your opponent. Either way, it is an ineffective tech-
nique and a waste of your energy.
Every technique has a specific range where it is most
effective so it is important to throw the correct tech-
niques for where you are. You have close range with
knees and elbows, punching range, forward leg
range, rear leg range, step kick and flying kick range.
Each range should also not be used in isolation. For a
flowing and effective combination, you must learn to
transition between ranges by altering how you place
and use your feet throughout the entire technique. If a
combination is thrown from a single range, it be-
comes very easy for your opponent to read allowing
still. It is however still very important to ensure you
are using the correct ranges. While free-sparring, you
want to control the spar to keep your opponent at the
range you want. An easy way to do this is to use your
forward hand as a distance setter. Having it further
out in front of you will keep your opponent further
away; having it closer to your body will encourage
them to come in.
As you get more advanced, the different ranges start
to blur together as techniques can be executed from
more than one range. If you are really flexible, some
kicks can be performed from punching range, such as
crescent kick. Switches and skips can be used to
execute forward leg kicks from rear leg range. Slight
changes can also be made to rear leg and long dis-
tance kicking techniques to allow you to execute
them from close range such as back kick and jump-
ing side kick
them to simply avoid it and counter attack.
The perfect opportunity to practice your range is
during set-sparring while your opponent is standing
still. Only use the correct technique for the range you
are at. If that range is wrong, move to the correct
range rather than trying to throw the technique from
the incorrect range. As your opponent is not moving,
it is the perfect time to think about how to transition
to the correct spot without simply walking there. For
example, you might use a switch or throw another
technique which finishes in the spot you want to be
in so you can now practice the technique of your
choice. You should also try not to perform your en-
tire combination from the one spot. Your set-sparring
should be a mini free spar where you are moving
around, changing your range and executing a combi-
nation of techniques from those different ranges.
When it comes to free-sparring, it gets a bit more
complicated because your opponent is not standing
By Joseph Sandona
3rd Degree Black Belt
Mastering the art
Bribie bulletin
With Mr Cameron, Jason and Brett training for most of the
week end, this brought the opportunity for a variety of oth-
er faces to take the helm and lead us in some different ses-
sions. This included the fighting choreography from skills
we learnt from Richard Norton, jumping kicks and punch-
ing combinations just to name a few.
The Friday night training session was fast paced and hard
working as usual, with take downs being the topic. There
was also a bit of surprise, as we found out it was Eliot’s
18th birthday! So because it was a camp birthday he got
tunnel of death as well as a special one as well.
On the Saturday morning it was still raining so we had to
do stretching in the hall and running around the wet patch-
es on the floor to avoid slipping over and of course Aaron’s
photography gear. Saturday mainly consisted of patterns,
boxing combinations, fighting choreography and the
Towards the middle of the year we once again set off for
the camp at Lake Currimundi. This year being a special
year, with two all rank training camps. This camp offered a
more luxury side compared to the tents and camper trailers
at Kenilworth.
The week before the camp we could all see the weather
reports of rain for the whole weekend so we knew straight
away that it would be just that. So the reports were true - it
rained almost the whole camp except for part of the last
day. This meant we didn’t get to enjoy our usual morning
run and stretching on the beach every morning. To add to
the frustration of the rain, we had to constantly keep mov-
ing the flooring as bad timing of construction and weather
resulted in a leaking roof. So there were tarps and buckets
galore as we did our best to keep the water at bay.
CAMP CURRIMUNDI
chance to learn a 2nd Dan pattern - Ge-Baek. How many of you can still remember it? Also we saw the rare sight of the black
belts getting all neat and tidy for a photo shoot for the website, again thank you Aaron for your help.
Saturday saw all of the students and black belts being divided into teams, with the ultimate team demo to be performed on
the Sunday. Throughout the camp, the teams used the skills they learnt at the camp to put together an ultimate demo! Spare
time was used to practice as well, as everyone really wanted to show off their skills.
The whole day was hard work, but just to make sure we all slept soundly that night, a very long and tiring circuit created by
Joe and Robert was the last session of the day. It was the perfect combination of fun and punishment!
Saturday night resulted in every one sitting down in one of the spare halls and watching a relaxing movie, Martial arts related
of course. This got most of the kids falling asleep in their chairs and some of the senior black belts making oohs and aahs
whenever a good kick was thrown.
Sunday arrived and it was the final day of camp. We awoke and it was still raining so we did another stretching session in the
hall. After breakfast it was time for the ultimate team demos to be performed as well as a fun game “Rob the Nest” arranged
by Lee to finish up.
Of course as the final session started the sky turned blue and the clouds disappeared. But the final session finished and the
awards for the weekend were handed out. After packing up and lunch it was time to head home after a long weekend. Thank
you again to all the black belts who organized sessions and Aaron for his photography skills.
Written by Max Barron
TOURNAMENT ROUND 2 PHOTOS
course the Epic One-Hour Free Spar session our black belt
camps are now famous for.
Mike Griffith from the Bribie Island Class was also promoted
to 2nd Degree Black Belt after the days training. Given
Michael’s efforts on the day including brilliant display of
board breaking and free sparring it was a well-deserved feat
given his 4 year battle with Cancer. Congratulations to Mike
from the IMT family and especially the Senior Instructor
group.
Sunday was a more “paced” affair with plenty of sore bodies
enjoying a rare camp sleep in. Finishing the weekend out with
advanced self-defence and sparring before retiring to the Plat-
ypus lagoon were we enjoyed a nice relaxing swim and rock
jumping before packing up and heading home. Such a beauti-
ful spot we have booked again in 2015 for one all rank camp
as well as another Black Belt Camp…………Can’t wait
The Black Belts and Black tips converged on The Log Cabin
in the beautiful Gold Coast Hinterland on the weekend of 7-9th
November for another instalment of our awesome training
camps. And what a location it was too.
The Friday night was a small affair with just 4 on the floor for
the first session, given the location many more arrived late
after work and just missing out on the sparring and focus mitt
training conducted on the night.
The Saturday morning stretch was started with a light jog and
walk down to the Natural Bridge, given the early start we were
the only people within cooee of this popular attraction which
was the perfect, relaxed start to what would be a day of hard
and exhausting training. Just after breakfast the weekend stay-
ers and day trippers arrived for the days training. Sessions
conducted throughout the day included Patterns, Board Break-
ing, Multiple attacker / multiple weapon self-defence and of
BLACK BELT CAMP
Hi and welcome to another edition of “From Narangba to Murrumba Downs”. This edition is a bit late this
time and I find myself in front of the computer late at
night trying to think of inspirational words for the
students – this is one of the hard things about being an
instructor.
As no newsletter was release in September I will pro-
vide an update on both September & Decembers grad-
ing’s.
In September Hayden, Gabbie and Casey from Na-
rangba & Murrumba (Pictured) completed their first grading. Hopefully it will be the first of many. A
special mention to Hayden, who is only 6, but appears
to be a natural at TKD.
Many other
students graded and
despite
nerves and other obsta-
cles pre-
formed great. No matter
1 week = 168 hours Sleep (9 hours for you kids) = 63 hours or 37% of
the week
School (including getting to and from) = 40 hours or 23% of your week
TKD Class (2x1hr classes) = ONLY 1.1% of your
week
If you do no extra training out of the TKD class you
are only spending 1% of your time learning and per-fecting the craft of TKD. So next time you are about
to sit on the couch and play Minecraft on your tablet or
fire up the X-Box, maybe run through your patterns 3-4 times.
Recently a story/study floating around the media and internet claims it takes roughly 10,000 hours of prac-
tice to achieve mastery in a field (whether it be a sport
or musical instrument). If you believe this story and you ONLY attend class (2 hours per week) and do NO
additional training it will take you… 96 years to
achieve mastery in TKD. At 96 years of age it might be hard to
do a front kick as your walking
stick will get in the way.
So stop reading this article on the couch and get up and prac-
tice!
what happens on the grading day you would not be there if your instructor did not think you were ready.
Additionally all the black belts on the grading table
and on the side have been exactly where you are, and in your shoes before…. Not that we wear shoes
This weekend will be the first grading for Aaryn (Narangba), Callum and Connor (Murrumba). I am
sure you will do well. Many other students will be
grading so best of luck to them.
For this newsletter article I have one simple training
tip I would like to suggest… PRACTICE!!! Yes you have heard all the instructors say it before and I think I
have even mentioned it in other articles, but despite
this there are still students just put in the bare mini-mum and assume they will grade or improve.
As an Instructor, leading up to grading day it is very simple to spot the students who just attend class and
those who practice their patterns and basics at home.
The benefit of practice is your body is virtually trained to do the pattern – we also refer to this as muscle
memory. When you have practiced your pattern 1000
times you will find your body wants to do the tech-niques without your brain thinking – pesky brains
always think too much!!
Now my students will tell you I nag them about this all
the time, but as usual they only sometimes listen. So I decided to do the maths for you and let you decide if
you are practicing enough:
By John Barron
2nd Degree Black Belt
Murrumba Downs From Narangba to
By Tony Robinson
2nd Degree Black Belt
Greetings from all of us at Banyo.
I would like to start with welcoming the newest
members, (Amy, Skye, Ben, Oliver, Amelia, Am-
ber and Caleb ), to our growing class
and to the IMT family.
I would like to take this opportunity
to thank my class for the effort they
have put in this year especially dur-
ing the period when I was sick/
injured. This year has seen massive
improvements from every one of
you. This was made possible by the
never ending support I get from the other black
belts. A huge thank you to them. They are the back-
bone of our club.
should be spending some time warming up and/or
going through your patterns. Once the class bows in
there shouldn’t be any talk of anything other than
martial arts.
There is plenty of time after class to socialise.
Finally it is that time again to wish you all a safe
and merry Christmas and happy and prosperous
new year.
I look forward to catching up with each and every
one of you again in 2015.
To those attempting the last grading for the year,
you have all been training hard and deserve the
rewards that come with that. It will no doubt be hot
but just focus on everything you
have been doing so well in class
and you will be fine.
While on the subject of training
hard, to get the most out of your
training sessions you need to turn
up to class with a positive attitude
and a focus only on learning and
improving. When you get to your
hall (early before class is due to start) and bow in at
the door that is the time you should be focusing on
what you can get out of the nights lesson. You
“...to get the most out
of your training ses-
sions you need to
turn up to class with
a positive attitude.”
Banyo breakers
pion trophy… congratulations Marco Cavelo from Bald Hills!
Another of the hardest divisions to separate is the 4 - 1 seniors. These competi-
tors are as close as Black Belt as you can get, and their skills were definitely
something to behold. As you would expect, there was very little separating each
competitor by the end, But it was Michael Loeken from Bald Hill who took first
place and Grand Champion.
Before competition started, Sam from Redcliffe and Calum from Kallangur were
even on points. They had both been dominating their respective divisions all
year, and now that Sam had moved up a division, these two would now be facing
off for the first time. The whole division was very close, with Anthony from Redcliffe winning a 3rd place tie-breaker with Amielle from Kallangur. First and
second was just as close, with Sam Mowatt taking the win and the Grand Cham-
pion trophy. Eliot Wilson took firt place and Grand Champion in the senior
Black Belt Division. The extra work he had been putting in towards his 2nd Dan
grading had definitely made him hard to beat.
Only 2 teams contested the Team Demonstrations event. Both teams were from
the Redcliffe Club, eager to put on an amazing display in their home town. Both
teams were impressive, using many different elements of their training to give us
exciting and entertaining demonstrations. Is was the team of Cameron, Aaron,
Aedan and Daniel who won over club mates Anthony, Sam, Ella and Lucy, Well
done to you all!
Before the final round of the 2014 tournament series began, there was already a
years worth of hard work to get to this point. For some students, this was their
first ever tournament, unsure of what to expect, but excited to experience it for
the first time. Others had been here before, but still nervous before their events.
There is so much to strive for throughout the year, winning medals, earning
points and helping their club, all of which accumulates into one final day of
intense and close competition.
As always, every student did themselves and their instructor very proudly. The
spirit in which they compete is on show for all to see. The standard is so high,
that each event is always so close. Patterns are very difficult to score, the judges are looking for the something a little bit extra to help separate the competitors.
Tristan from Bald Hills was the first to win gold in his division, holing out Jetton
and Josh from Redcliffe. Each student in this division showed good technique
and we will definitely be watching out for them next year. It was 1st, 2nd & 3rd
for Redcliffe in the seniors division. Andrew was too strong for his club mates
Aedan and Rachel, but it was Rachel who took the Grand Champion trophy with
her consistent performances throughout the year. Rachel's daughters were on
show in the 6-5 Junior division with Ella and Lucy placing 1st & 2nd respective-
ly, edging out strong competition from the other girls. Division 4 was a close
one. Hoang from Banyo has really hit his stride since obtaining his brown belt,
and gave an excellent performance. But the smallest competitor with the biggest
smile did enough throughout the year to place 1st overall and win a Grand Cham-
TOURNAMENT ROUND 3
After a quick break for lunch provided from the always amazing parents and families of the home club, it was time to get the sparring divisions underway. We always
start with the Black Belt divisions. It gives everyone to watch these amazing athletes in action, and inspires everyone to compete fairly and enthusiastically throughout
the rest of the day. Eliot made it very difficult for his opponent Brandon by using good kicking combinations to keep him out and limit his fast and effective punching
combinations. It was great to see these boys go at it, the are both very controlled and skillful. Calum was looking to assert his dominance in the junior Black Belt divi-
sion, but came up against an equally assertive and confident opponent in Nick Mintzas who won the division the year before and used his experience to keep Calum on
the back foot. Nick was too strong on the day and took 1st place and Grand Champion.
The Pee Wee division was on next, Every competitor in this division has been so evenly matched throughout the year, even at the end of the day when all of the points
had been tallied, there was only 14 points separating 1st and 6th. This goes to show how our smallest competitors can keep us all on the edge of our seats. This round
saw Oliver Hanford place 1st, but the overall champion was Aidan Smart from Bribie Island. Kade Logan was a first time competitor from Banyo, Kade showed great
skill and experience for his rank to finish in 1st place in the 10– 7 Junior division. His placing was also enough to win Grand Champion! Not bad for his first tourna-ment!
With some of the 10-5 senior female competitors pulling out of the competition, only Rachel Wernicke was left in her division. Likewise, a smaller 4-1 senior female
division was looking for extra competitors. Rachel graciously accepted the challenge to spar with the brown belt girls. Not put off by her younger, more experienced
opponents, Rachel fought hard and managed to defeat her opponents and take out first place! Kara Walker did enough to defeat Zhane from Banyo to claim the Grand
Champion for the higher grade division, while Rachel’s result gave her the rare double Grand Champion for patterns and sparring. Not to be outdone, her daughter Ella
also completed the double Grand Champion win, with her victory over Jada White. Another double win came from Sam Mowatt who won his sparring division in such
skilled company. Incredibly, this gave Sam what would be one of the rarest results in IMT tournament history, by winning the Grand Champion double 3 years in a row!
Well done Sam!
Coban Parker and Bree Humphries flew the flag for Kallangur by taking 1st & 2nd place in the 4-3 Junior division. Coban placed 1st and also won the Grand Champion
trophy. The 4-3 Junior Intermediate division had Conner Geissmann place 1st, beating Jacob Ward from Redcliffe, but Jacob had done enough throughout the year to
take the Grand Champion trophy.
The only trophy left to decide was the Club Trophy. With a home ground advantage, and solid performances throughout the year, Redcliffe was always going to be hard
to catch. Valliant efforts from every Redcliffe student helped to retain the trophy for another year. There will be plenty of hunger to take it off them in 2015, but also
plenty of hunger to retain it. We hope to see your continued support in 2015.
Division 9 4-1 Senior Male
Division 10 4-1 Senior Female
Division 11 Black Belt Junior
Division 7 4-3 Junior
Division 7a 4-3 Junior Intermediate
Division 8 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
Division 12 Black Belt Senior
CLUB POINTS
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