ATA league tournament

Location: Mandurah High School Gym, Gibla Street, Mandurah

(click onto the link for the google map on how to get to the venue).

Date: Sunday 23 May 2010

Weigh-in:  8:45 am

Scheduled Sparring Times: 9:00 am to 12 noon juniors + seniors sparring competition;

Lunch break: 12 noon to 12:30 pm

Scheduled Poomsae Times: 12:45 pm to 2:30 pm poomsae competition;

Application forms can be obtained from your club instructors.

 

Closing date: 17 May 2010

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SouthWest Games – Bunbury

South West Games Inc. will be hosting the tri-annual South West Games which will fall in 2010 for this cycle.  The SW Games will run from March 19 to March 28, with taekwondo (as one of its long term permanant sports) scheduled for 28 March in Bunbury, the host city.

The Games is contested by players who are residents from the South West region and involves a plethora of sports and other competitions to vie for the honour of best sporting shire-or-city for the South West region.  Of course, the official winners must reside within one of the 17 South West Local Government shires or cities.  So, out of the clubs in our ATA Western Australia clubs, it would be mostly players and members from the Falcon, Halls Head and Mandurah clubs, but they will be representing their shire or city where they reside rather than their club.

The South West Games started in 1985 in Bunbury and is modelled along the concept of multi sports games as played in such environments of the Olympic Games or the Commonwealth Games.  It is a popular concept and brings all regional sports persons together in friendly competition.  However, in celebrating the 25th year anniversary, the South West Games organisers are including players who reside in non South West regions

More information on the Taekwondo part of the games will be posted here as soon as more is confirmed.

Venue:  Bunbury PCYC, Parade Road, Bunbury

Weigh-in:  Saturday 27th March at 5 pm

or Sunday 28th March at  8 to 9 am or at 11 am

 Competition schedule: – Sunday 28th March 2010.

Poomsae starts 9 am morning

Sparring starts 1 pm afternoon

You can check the program and competition draws on the Southwest Games website link;

http://www.swginc.org.au/welcome/sportSpec.php?name=Tae%20Kwon%20Do

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WA State Team Training for 2009 Nationals

Thought I’d mention quickly that there is state team training for the 2009 Nationals in Brisbane.

Thought I’d get this up quickly because the first session started last week and the next session is coming up this weekend at Kwinana.

As a reminder, even if you are going to the Nationals or not, you can still train with the state team for experience. The cost is $5 per session.

Sunday 16th August, at ATI gym, in Unit 7, 1924 Beach Road, Malaga; from 10 am to 11:30 am

Sunday 23rd August, at Kwinana Rec centre, corner Gilmore and Chisham Avenue, Kwinana; from 10 am to 11:30 am

Sunday 13th September, at ATI gym, in Unit 7, 1924 Beach Road, Malaga; from 10 am to 11:30 am

Sunday 27th September, at Kwinana Rec centre, corner Gilmore and Chisham Avenue, Kwinana; from 10 am to 11:30 am

Team photo taken on last state squad training on 27th September 2009:

2009 WA State team, inlcuding ATA members and coaches

 

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Merrily Christmas and Happily New Year poem

Christmas is as much about opening our hearts
As it is searching ourselves, our feelings, our thoughts
 
Christmas is forever, not for just one day,
for loving, sharing, giving, are not to be put away
like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf.
The good you do for others is as good as you do for yourself

..  as for always ..  as for the memories ..

Remember the good old times we spent together
charyeot, kyeong-nye, joon-bi, si-jak, kal-yeo, key-sok, geu-man
moving like lightning, some of us with twinkle toes and gliding across the mat
A wriggle here and a wriggle there, 1-step, 2-step, three
In yellow or in blue, it is still with the same lively glow

Oh, those long waits, sitting and waiting for the sudden action-reaction
waiting, waiting, waiting, it seems like eternity and time is ticking on
first it was Chung, then it was Hong with those explosive kicks
landing on the face and on the body or just hitting clean air
Ka-pow, ka-bam, ka-boom or just do it like the Nike swoosh
Yes it is a point .. No it isn’t  a point .. thinking, thinking

Decisions, decisions, decisions we have to make
As one we all collectively confirm spontaneously within that finite split second
The crowd cheers, they scream, they boo, the players they jump for joy
Such excitement, such emotions, and a joy to watch and experience
Yes, such is the art, the skill, the timing, the satisfaction
and most of all the feelings, the thrill, and the adrenalin charge
Alas ..  Alas.   Our art, our skills, this aspect of our duties are to be put away
Replaced by electronic senses that has no heart, no feelings, no emotions, no adrenalin charge

Remember the good old days, comrade, maestro and friend
In the best spirit of our sport, our art, our skills
Treasure them skills for they would be fond memories in time to come
Perhaps we may find solace in those games they play on the Wii

Anyhow ..

Have a MERRILY CHRISTMAS
And a HAPPILY NEW YEAR

Kim Seng
International Referee,
Australia

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WTF/Kukkiwon Taekwondo Poomsae Videos for our Members

For those who haven't noticed yet, we have made available some videos of the Poomsae / patterns that we learn in our classes. We learn the same poomsae that are instructed by Kukkiwon and World Taekwondo Federation.

In order to view them, you will need to be a current Australian Taekwondo Academy (Western Australia) member. You will also need to login with an account on this website. If you have not already done so, please register to create one. You will find links to register / login at the very bottom of this page, and also at the top in the forum. The videos are available in our "News/Coaching" section of the website; or you can click here to see the archive.

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