We are happy to announce our small expansion is starting with an “NEW” Eaton Taekwondo Class starting 15th May

Eaton Taekwondo Class

Tuesdays
4.15pm – 5.15pm
Ages 9-Adult
Eaton Recreation Centre
Starts 15th May 2018

New & Current Members Welcome

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Lets Spar!! Combat Central – Sunday 1.30pm

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Thank you to all persons who purchased a spinner and nominated in our $100 spinner contest. Profits from our Fidget Spinner Sales will now go towards medals at our upcoming CHALLENGE DAY

It was Coya Brown who topped the standing record in the last week to just clinch the $100 prize. Coya got a time of 2m.43s on his Black Fidget Spinner. Just a mere 5 seconds longer than the nearest rival but the extra 5 seconds made him an extra $100

Coya is part of the Paragon Program and a regular to our Sparring Class and all the instructor have all seen a noticeable improvement in a young man who is determined to reach black belt. He currently hold his blue belt – 1 stripe after starting his martial arts journey in Little Dragons. Coya’s favourite aspect of training is the sparring in which he isn’t afraid to mix it with the black belts showing great courage.

Keep up the great work Coya

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TO FIND OUT OUR TERM 2 -$100 CONTEST

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The Taekwondo Central Kick Technique Contest

 

 

 

Term 2 Starts From – Monday April 30th 2018. New Members Welcome

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Lets Spar!! Combat Central 

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The Paragon Program

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Test Your Technique – Try This!! – A Free Lesson From Master Justin Warren

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Congratulations On All That Passed Their Belts – Term 1 Grading 2018 Complete – GOAL PASSED!!!

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Can You Really Kick? Lets Find Out!

Take My Personal Level Checker Technique Test

 

Balance & Technique are 2 of the major factors of developing a controlled kick.

Whether it be a grading examination or a kick to finish an aggressor. being able to maintain balance, control with correct body mechanics, kinetic linking and flexibility all add to the desired result.
Being able to control your kick like you do a punch is a great self defence tool and in many cases an unexpected one the surprises

In class, I think one of the best drills to practise is the Short Axe – Turning Kick – Side Kick Drill.
It really catches out the puffy chest individuals who give a lot of unwanted advise about your technique.

THE KICKING TECHNIQUE TEST 1

This will show your where your kicks lag. your flexibility is falling short and your targeting is on

This is my personal little skill checker that I turn to get a quick look at my forward kicks. It will test your hamstring and groin flexibility.
It will also test the strength of the “Leg Lifting” muscles at both the front and side
The kicking actions include a leg contraction, an extension or flick and a push action
Target Areas are all different and so are support foot angles and there is 2 parts.
1 – In The Air (Technique)       2 – On A Heavy Target (Power)

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Taekwondo Central Kicking – Axe, Turning, Cut Kick

 

The Kicking Technique Test 1

All 3 Kicks must have the correct knee chamber
All 3 Kicks must have the correct delivery of impact
All 3 Kicks must have the correct support foot rotations
All 3 Kicks must have the correct kicking foot positions
All 3 Kicks must be able to be done in the air and on a bag
All 3 Kicks must be done balancing on 1 leg

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Taekwondo Central Kicking – Axe, Turning, Cut Kick

 

Download Your Free Lesson Below And Test Your Kick – Make Sure You Stretch First

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Taekwondo Central Kicking – Axe, Turning, Cut Kick

 

 

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Start Training With Us! – Let Us Inspire You!

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The Mortal Mouse Is Born – Kristy Hitchens Story Picked Up By Australian Womens Health

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5 Crucial Age Defying Factors To Keep In Mind When Starting Martial Arts For Better Health – Master Justin Warren – Taekwondo Central

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Grading week has finished and Well done to all our members who passed their belt or sub grading for black belts.
Great job done by Head Instructor Ajana Plunkett & Instructor John Crawford plus thank you to Kelly Platts & Luke Crane for assisting the grading process at various classes.
We have some great photos captured by Taylha Burgess

Don’t Forget. If you missed the first Grading Seminar we are giving a second chance so you can still grade.
Date & Times link can be seen by scrolling down
For Term 2 Start Dates link can also be seen by scrolling down

 

 

 

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Closed Over WA School Holiday Period.

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Second Grading Seminars – Sunday 29th April 2018 – SWSC Bunbury

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Term 2 Starts From – Monday April 30th 2018. New Members Welcome

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Held by the Shire Of Dardanup, we had a fun opportunity to run a free self defence workshop at the Eaton Recreation Centre.

The class was taught strategies on defence, importance of posture projection, how and where to strike, how to deflect strikes and escaping grab attempts
All had a great time and thankyou for the so many great comments at the end, it was great to see so many enjoying themselves and having fun while learning the potentially life saving skills we teach

I would like to thank Kristy Hitchens for helping out both in the background and helping the participants pick up the skills also thanks to Juliani Wayan for her advise to some of our ladies that was well taken in and appreciated.
Thank you to the Eaton Recreation Centre & Shire Of Dardanup,

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We are planning a Counterstrike 6 week course in the near future and will advertise soon

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Term 2 Starts From – Monday April 30th 2018. New Members Welcome

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The Mortal Mouse Is Born – Kristy Hitchens Story Picked Up By Australian Womens Health

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Whats Coming Up – Our Club Calendar

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John Crawford – Courage Under Fire

In Order To Rise From Its Ashes, A Phoenix Must First Burn

By Kristy Hitchens – Brown Mouse Communications  /  www.TheMortalMouse.com

At just 20-years-old, Taekwondo Central Instructor and 3^rd Dan Black Belt John Crawford has had to eyeball the kind of demons most of us would like to think NO ONE at his young age should have to stare down. About two-and-a-half years ago he entered a period of darkness he would rather forget but over the worst of it now, John credits two things for driving him through it.

His Mum.

And Taekwondo.

Right now you might be wondering if we are talking about the SAME person. That lanky larrikin of an instructor with a wide cheeky grin and usually wearing a beanie or cap on backwards. Often you’ll see him with children literally hanging off every limb or having a laugh with the adult students. That one who mostly seems so laid back and relaxed about things, you’d swear he didn’t have a care in the world. Maybe you have even thought – as a Taekwondo Instructor – he should be more serious, less casual with people?

But what if you knew that John’s efforts to make people smile was a very deliberate act on his behalf and something he sees as an important part of the relationship he enjoys with club members? It is deliberate AND he has good reason for it. Most people wouldn’t realise but John, more than most, knows the TRUE value of making someone smile, of ensuring you take the opportunity in life to have a good laugh.

Almost three years ago, John accidentally set fire to his torso while using a grinder to cut metal. He was only three months into an Apprenticeship as a Boiler Maker. John suffered second and third degree burns down his right side from under his arm to his waist, and fingers as he tried in desperation to pat out the flames. Recovery was long and slow and he didn’t return to work until eight months after the accident. And when he did, the trauma of the event had left scars on the inside far deeper than the flames had done on the outside. He persevered for another three months with the job but ultimately had to resign knowing it was unlikely he would ever be able to return to a similar kind of work again. 

Instead he turned to “the only other thing I was good at”, appealing to Taekwondo Central’s Master Justin Warren for a full-time teaching position. Having taught John since he was 10, coached him to (at that stage) 2nd Dan Black Belt level and begun the process of transforming him into a leader within the club, Master Justin agreed.

It’s possible he did give this plan some consideration though, since at John’s very first Taekwondo class, Master Justin asked him to sit out because he was mucking around too much! And according to John, what Master Justin had to say was little match for the spray he received from his Mum after that class. “She’s my best friend and my worst enemy in one,” he says with that trademark grin. Soon after that first class though, something clicked into place for John because while the two mates he had started training with dropped off only a few grading exams in, John just kept on going.

Even in the early days, he remembers loving the physical and mental challenge Taekwondo provided for him. A keen soccer play as well, even that eventually had to go so he could concentrate more on his school studies…and Taekwondo! 

Looking back John says self-confidence was always an issue for him and the reason he decided against entering tournaments. A crying shame given the lightning quick reflexes he displays during class demonstrations. John feels he was just starting to find that inner confidence too thanks to his Taekwondo training but the accident forced him to start re-building from the ground up once again. He says he’s not there yet but anyone who has paid close attention to his teaching style in recent months would suggest that he is well on his way to physical and emotional recovery, having stepped up in focus and intensity as well as taking on leadership of the Sunday Sparring Class.

The challenge for him now, he knows, is to develop his teaching skills in a way that allows him to hold onto the joy he brings to the role without compromising respect and control from particularly younger students. John’s casual and sometimes even cavalier demeanour masks his deep love of Taekwondo and commitment to his work. But spend more than a few minutes talking with him and it soon becomes very evident.

Next year he will attempt his 4th Dan Black Belt grading but he won’t stop there. John has his sights set on 8^th Dan which he calculates he will achieve at about age 46. All of a sudden you come to realise this laid back cool cat has a fierce stubborn streak and a quiet determination which have no doubt been valuable contributors to his ongoing recovery from previous trauma.

“Taekwondo is the one thing I’m good at,” he says. “I find I can just relax through it and it calms down my thinking.”

John’s story serves as a stunning reminder that the benefits Taekwondo can bring to people’s lives go far beyond the physical.
Courage. Confidence. Comradery. Calm.

 

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The story by Kristy Hitchens first published on the Taekwondo Central webpage on
“Why Taking Up Taekwondo In My 40’s Was The Best Thing I Ever Did”
has had a huge response and has been picked up by Australian Women’s Health Ónline Magazine where her story has been published

Click Here for the Australians Women’s Health Article.
Click Here for the original Taekwondo Central Story Link

With Taekwondo Instructors world wide are directing people to the story as a source of inspiration and many 40+ women and men being inspired to take up the challenge,

Kristy (Mortal Mouse) has had responses from all over the world tallying over 6500 shares off the AWH Facebook page. Her story has inspired thousands to get of their backside and try. Its not hard. You may like it! Like Us. WE LOVE IT!!!!

Sensing the feeling she is helping, Kristy is now doing a blog that you can follow her progress and views on bringing Taekwondo into your life. Its being well received and perhaps it can be part of your own journey to black belt and beyond. Its an interesting read and I know you’ll enjoy a students point of view from the inside.

The Mortal Mouse – www.themortalmouse.com

We Love having Kristy as part of the ever growing Taekwondo Central team. Learn The Art – Live The Passion

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Our Double Demo Day – What A Great Time We Had!! – Check Out The Photos

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The Taekwondo Central Spinner Contest – Win $100 – Term 1 Competition

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Leadership Team Meeting – For Our Next Leaders

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Central Grading Seminar Series – The First Part Of Your Grading – All Belt Levels

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Instructor John Crawford has put his hand up to lead a Sunday morning sparring class working on drills and sparring and its had a great start

It was a great start with 16 taking part and starting the building of skill. Well done everybody. Its great to see so many getting behind this class

Very Back Centre – Instructor John Crawford
Back Row – Kelly Platts, Trinity Best, Maddison Booth, Max Avins, Travis Mackay, Melanie Buhlmann
Middle Row – Arthur DiDonna, Deegan McDonald, Xander Webb, Alicia Mackay, Rebecca Buhlmann
Front Row – Mason Dillon, Madison Riches, Coya Brown, Annika Best, Eric Buhlmann

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Our Double Demo Day – What A Great Time We Had!! – Check Out The Photos

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Thankyou to all members who signed up for this years program and as Term 1 for 2018 commences this also indicates the end of the SHP2018.

A big thankyou also to Head Instructor Ajana Plunkett and Instructor John Crawford who both put their hand up to run the SHP this year
Conducted through both the SWSC in Bunbury & Australind Town Hall / ASHS Gym. The goal was intense, concentrated training over the period of January aiming to gain another level
Were happy to say that our members have had success and now come back into term a higher level again

Dragons / Super Dragons

Krystal Ritchie
Daniel Platts
Joey Platts
Cody Edwards

Taekwondo

Luke Crane
Paul Jauncey
Travis Mackay
Alicia Mackay
Deegan McDonald
Harry Nortier
Mia Robertson
Emily Robertson
Lachlan Tuene
Matt Bowkley
Luke Crane
Toby Ballantyne

 

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Term 1, 2018 Starts – Monday 5th February 2018

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