ISSUE 3 December 2014 VOLUME 8

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

REDCLIFFE ................ 3

DISCIPLINE & RESPECT 3

A word from the

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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! “

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...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