Red Belt Weapons Seminar – Learning Essential Self Protection – Great Photos

Maaike Van der zon disarms and takes the knife

The Red Belts Weapons Seminar unleashed some amazing skills and give all of our red belts a test on their reaction skills

Its a scary thought having opponents randomly grab, hit with a club or attack with a knife from any direction
This is the test our red belts are faced with to pass their belt as reaction speed in applying a technique is essential
to proper effective self defence.

The 3 hour seminar covered all the basics of stopping a club or knife attack, but also stripping the knife or club from
the attackers hands and totally disarm them. All who did the seminar did an amazing  job and passed with great ease
It was great to see them all work so hard at their skills.

Dillan Amonini does a great hip throw


Wade Morton Practises Self Defence with Indi Brown

Lauren Bolland practises with Maaike Van der zon

Sophia Tate Disarms a knife

 

Maaike takes down and disarms Jake during the random knife defence

Dillan Amonini disarms Jake Klumpp during the seminar

Indi Brown disarms a stick attack

Wade Morton Does a peel release disarm on Jake

Indi Brown with a great disarm

Sophia Tate Wraps Up Lauren Bollard

Happy Red Belts All Passing the seminar

 

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Blue Belt Takedown Seminar – Learning The Art Of Grounding An Opponent. Check Out The Photos

Vanya Possingham & Hudson Hearn practise an entangled arm lock

 Taekwondo Central students from Australind To Busselton turned up
to learn the art of takedowns in the Term 2 Grading Seminar held
At the Bill Brown & Co Building in the heart of Bunbury’s CBD

Students were taken through the 5 basic takedowns plus ground holds & submissions
to help them better understand the use of these techniques in combat
All who turned up learned some great usable skills and had a great time in
one of Bunburys Historic Building built around 1900 used first as a theatre

Micheal Campbell & Brooklyn Jauncey

Practising Submissions

Practising Throws
Allan Lum Applies A Scarf Hold

Practising Throws

Blue Belts

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Our Next Supermums – Maria Caserta & Helen Cole Eye Off Blackbelt

Maria Caserta & Helen Cole Practise Sparring

Maria Caserta & Helen Cole made a personal commitment to themselves To Achieve A Blackbelt With Taekwondo Central. After some 4 years of training that goal is about to become a reality as they zero in on their black belt.

Both Maria & Helen are regulars at the Taekwondo Central Bunbury Adults Class, with both balancing work commitments they have been training hard under the guidence of Taekwondo Central Instructor Melissa Warren and the training has paid off

With the next grading date expected to be announced very soon, both ladies are ready to step up to this fantastic achievement in which they will be under the watchful eye of a Taekwondo Grandmaster Mr Ross Hartnett (8th Dan Blackbelt)

We cant wait to see them in action. Go Girls!!!!

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Eaton Super Dragons Hard Work Pays Off

Eaton Super Dragons (Zavier, Will, Nash, Tia , Kian, Jaxon, Kiara, Thomas, Lucas, Ethan, Cooper & Shelby

Zavier Noonan, William Dalgleish , Nash Cheetham, Tia Little, Kian Stapleton, Jaxon Cousins, Perry Goater, Kiara Jones, Thomas Cross, Lucus Hitchens, Ethan DeSwardt, Cooper Smythe & Shelby Stark

Term 2 has ended a huge grading for Taekwondo Central and
its unleashed some real stars. Eaton Super Dragons (Advanced kids)
were no exception to the rule with 13 moving up a belt level after
another 11 passed their Little Dragons (Basic) Grading

For Ethan DeSwardt its time to promote to the Junior Taekwondo at Australind
Ethan will join 3 of his family members including big sister Aurora (who has already finished the Dragons Program)
who are already working  towards their Individual Blackbelt as a family

Eatons Under 9’s Martial Arts Club run by Taekwondo Central has
had a large interest in 2013 which looks to continue throughout
the year with more signing up already before the Term has started

Congratulations to All who achieved their patience badge in the first step
of our skills for life program,
its great to see the very positive feedback we have been hearing of how the
Life Skill of Patience has flowed into home & school life for them

We will be teaching Respect this term
Congrats to all at our Eaton Martial Arts

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Daniel Adams. From Little Dragonflies to Little Dragons

 

 

Our New Bunbury Yellow Dragons (Jaxon, Daniel, Shalea, Will & Tomas
From Left to Right
– Jaxon Barret, Daniel Adams, Shalea Avins, Will Granger & Tomas Mullins take up there protective stance and all passed their Yellow Dragon Belt Grading

He’s been the Little Dragonflies Captain for 2013, now Daniel Adams is making the
step up to train with the “bigger kids”. Its been a huge confidence step up
hes trained all his time in the 3-4 years class but due to Daniel finishing the
Little Dragonflies requirements, he had to summon all his courage and did it pay off

He kicked, punched, yelled his way to becoming a Little Dragon and passing his Yellow Dragon
which is the program for 5 – 8 years of age.

Daniel is a pure example of the “Dont give up, keep trying” attitude we try to pass through our club.
said Master Justin Warren, hes impressed us all with his will to pass.

For Jaxon, Shalea. Will & Tomas, their grading was the result of some 10 weeks of training to achieve their level
and all did a fantastic job to pass all their kicking, striking, blocking, strike defence, kick defence and self defence requirements to pass their belt.

Jaxon, Daniel, Shalea, Will & Tomas are some of the over 70 “Dragons in the South West
that will attempt their belt examination this week.

Well Done To You All,

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Bradley Yates (13) & John Crawford (15) Pass 1st Dan Blackbelt

Bradley Yates (13) & John Crawford (15) Pass Their 1st Dan Taekwondo Blackbelts

Bradley Yates & John Crawford didnt get any easy rides to get their Black Belt, it was hard work and a rigorous examination that included sparring Black Belts to prove they are of the level. All under the watchful eye of a Taekwondo Grandmaster

Graded Under Grandmaster Ross Hartnett (8th Dan) & Master Carmela Hartnett (7th Dan) from Taekwondo Ohdokwan, the 2 Taekwondo Central students achieved all required to earn their Black belts.

Their examination included Poomsae (Taekwondo Forms) Kicking Techniques, One & Two Step Counters, Self Defence, rounds of sparring that included both Olympic Style & Freestyle Sparring. Finishing with smashing pine boards to demonstrate power & technique

Brad and John have been training 4 days per week to pass their grading and it certainly payed off. Well done

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Super Effort By Super Dragons

Super Dragons Pass Their Belt

Some Of Bunburys Super Dragons That recently passed their belt examination (Ieft To Right) Mollie Swarbrick, Madison Booth, Deacon Malatesta, Natasha Hough, Justine Blower, Oliver Gibbons & Chase Baillie

Bunbury Super Dragons tested for their next belt on Wednesday Night and what an amazing demonstration of skills they all showed. All members passed their grading and now will promote to their next belt level.

Led by Super Dragons “Captain” Natasha Hough. All members of the Advanced Dragons Program had to demonstrate Kicking & Punching, self defence escapes, and counter striking. They all put in a top performance. Natasha has now finished the Super Dragons Program promoting to Red Dragon and now qualifying her to move up to the Junior Taekwondo Program.

Taekwondo Centrals Super Dragon Program is based on Anti – Bully & Anti Abduction skills rather than just martial arts. It gives a young child a far greater chance of escaping a “todays style” assualt and encourages escaping actions

To get your child involved in our Little Dragons Program, heres the following times

Bunbury
Australind
Eaton
Busselton

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April-May School Holiday Training – Taekwondo Students

YES. were open over week 2 of the April – May School Holidays on selected days.

South West Sports Centre – Function Room
(Bunbury Indoor Pool Complex)

Monday 29th April 2013
5.30pm – 6.30pm

Wednesday 1st May 2013
5.30pm – 6.30pm 

Open Class For Both Junior & Adult Taekwondo Students

Little Dragons Grading Week A Great Success

Little Dragons Pass Grading

Some Of The Little Dragons “Chill Out” after their successful grading (Left to Right)
Keiran Kotulla, Seth Davies, Thomas Hill, Ashlee Main, Regan Cicchitti, Brayden Nardone

A High level was displayed at all of the weeks gradings throughout all Taekwondo Centrals Little Dragons Program. All Members who attempted their level we are happy to sau passed their belt, and now any member that achieves Orange Dragon or higher will now be required to move up to the Super Dragons Class

Keiran is one of those members who will now step up, with a supurb effort during first term and the grading examination, Keiran has promoted from Yellow Dragon to Orange Dragon he is now equipted with the skills to move into the advanced program

All Little Dragons had to display a variety of Kicking & Punching, Blocking, Counter Striking, Quick Release Self Defence,
and show they could be patient, well mannered, and follow proper grading ettiquette

Well Done To All Our Little Dragons Throughout All Classes

Little Dragons Classes Will Be As Follows For Term 2

Little Dragons   (Beginner 5 – 8yrs Boys & Girls)
Bunbury         5.00pm – 5.30pm           South West Sports Centre            Monday
Bunbury         4.15pm – 4.45pm            South West Sports Centre            Wednesday
Australind     4.15pm – 4.45pm            Leschenault Leisure Centre        Tuesday
Eaton               3.45pm – 4.15pm            Eaton Recreation Centre              Thursday
Busselton       3.45pm – 4.15pm            Youth Community Hall                 Friday

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Chloe Wilds Consistancy Pays Off

Chloe Wild Takes Gold & Bronze

Taekwondo Central Black Belt Chloe Wild continues to improve in her quest for sporting excellence, winning a Gold in Sparring and a Bronze in Patterns to put in a solid all round performance at the recent Perth Ohdokwan Taekwondo Championships.

Due To Justin & Melissa having a break from Sport Taekwondo this year
Chloe was still keen to compete so she has been doing some stints of training with Taekwondo Grandmaster Ross Hartnett, 8th Dan Blackbelt and recently doing some work with Master Brad Emmett, at Eclipse Taekwondo to keep her skills honed until Justin & Mel re-enter Sport Taekwondo.

Well done also Maeve McNulty for contesting the Patterns division and putting in a strong performance.

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