Power-less Grading at Mandurah – Sunday 21st September 2008
On a day where many students had to perform to nearing their best, to be awarded their next Taekwondo level – the venue for the grading had a bit of a hiccup. On arrival, the premises had no power. No lighting, no fans! Luckily, there were few windows on the very top of the gym hall to provide sufficient natural lighting. The venue was affected by the storm that morning which took out the electrical power in the surrounding areas for half the day. There was no hot water for hot drinks.
Despite the adversity, grading continued and graders who were not scheduled to be examined were permitted the use of another power-less room. Without the door open, the room would have been completely dark. It was amazing to note that many graders were able to use that dark-room facility to practice their routines. The rods in the eyes adjust quite well and after about 1 minute, the once completely dark room becomes useful. It goes to show how resilient taekwondo practitioners are and even the mums and dads and supporters were very patient and progressed as per normal.
Results will be notified to students who did not bring their Taekwondo Australia Grading Handbook. To all those who participated and went through the examination, congratulations – and an extra pat on the back to those who received awards at the end of the event.
Congratulations to the following for their grading awards:
Best senior grading: Jed Calicdan (Mandurah), and Averil Evans (Falcon),
Best junior grading: Munirah Ahmad Niza (Coolbellup) and Alex Battellar (Mandurah)
Encouragement: Neb Miletovic (Rockingham).
Photograher: Julie Cloud (Halls Head).
Roy Khoh says:
September 22nd, 2008 at 4:11 pm
A big thank you to Kevin Cloud and family for providing the group photo that is displayed in the article.
There is now an additional person with a you-beaut digital SLR camera who can provide us with quality pictures.
Roy Khoh says:
September 24th, 2008 at 7:13 am
I’d like to clarify and correct a mistake that both Kim Seng and I made earlier.
Originally, I referred to the component within the eye that is receptive to and responsible for being able to see in the dark as “the cones”. Which were later edited and changed to cornia (or cornea).
Being pedantic about it, I had to check it up. Cornia is actually the translucent part of the eye that helps you focus on subjects at different distances. It bends and distorts to allow you to focus. Cones are on the retina (back of the eye) that help you receive and distinguish colours. Rods are on the retina also, and it’s these rods that help you pick up on different light levels. Rods and Cones are photoreceptors in the retina of the eye.