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Cadet Division – Head kicks or not !

In December last year the WTF introduced a new divison 12-14 years called Cadet.  The Cadet division will have there own World Championships which will allow head kicks.  Being a benchmark event, Australia like other western countries which have to decide whether to allow head kicks domestically. Its a double edge sword.  Whilst each country decides this issue based on domestic demands and pressures.  Players who are not use to head kicks are at an extreme disadvantage.  They dont know how to defend or attack to the head which is now worth 3-4 points.  On the positive side, players now only have to touch the head, which means most use less power to the head. Todate, no decision has been made in Australia on this rule.  It will be interesting to see what Australia its states decide on. As a comparisioin I have listed the US ruling. Love to know your thoughts.   Cadet Division Rules USA Taekwondo formed a task force consisting of USAT Referees, USAT member coaches and an AAC representative to evaluate the Junior Safety Rules (JSR) and how they pertain to the new WTF Cadet (12-14 year olds) divisions. After review and discussion from this task force, USA Taekwondo will proceed with the following recommendations for the 2013 event season: Cadet divisions at the 2013 U.S. Open Taekwondo Championships will follow JSR. All 2013 USAT State Championships will run Cadet divisions using JSR. At the 2013 USAT National Championships, USAT will offer two black belt Cadet divisions. One division will be classified as Grass Roots, the other World Class. Grass Roots division will follow JSR. World Class division will follow Adult Rules. All Cadet color belt divisions will follow JSR at the USAT National Championships [...]

By |2019-01-16T10:31:37+10:00February 8th, 2013|Health, Tans Coorparoo, WTF Competition|0 Comments
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Taekwondo one of the safest sports

WTF Medical Report 2012 Taekwondo has been classified a ‘mild risk’ sport by health insurers in France and elsewhere, and the results of this study fully corroborate that classification.  An injury rate of 0.31% places taekwondo among the safest Olympic contact sports.  The number of serious injuries was consistently low throughout the period of the study, with loss of consciousness among the rarest categories of injury in each of the four seasons. Ascertain whether the new rules introduced by the WTF in 2010 have impacted the injury rate among taekwondo athletes. The injury rate among taekwondo practitioners dropped consistently year-on-year throughout the period of the study. While the rate and severity of injuries was decreasing before 2010, the introduction of the new rules regarding scoring, along with the PSS and IVR, appears to have coincided with an acceleration of that trend.  The injury rate dropped by 18.4% in four years, but the last two seasons alone have seen a decrease of 16.2%.  These statistics corroborate anecdotal evidence which points to a marked shift in fighting styles since the 2010 rule changes.  Now that points can be scored with just a light touch to the head, athletes’ focus is primarily upon agility, accuracy and speed of movement, rather than generating maximum force. This in turn has resulted fewer impact-related injuries. Therefore, it is possible to conclude that the WTF’s rule changes have helped to improve the welfare of taekwondo athletes.

By |2013-02-05T08:54:25+10:00February 5th, 2013|Centres, Tans Coorparoo|0 Comments
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Kick Start the New Year

    We hope everyone had a wonderful New Year.  Below please find the return dates for all our centres.  We look forward to seeing you back at Taekwondo. Full time Centres Caboolture  - Wednesday 2nd January Coorparoo - Monday 7th January Currumbin - Monday 7th January Arana Hills - Monday 7th January Sunnybank - Monday 7th January Springwood - Tuesday - 15th January Acacia Ridge - Monday 14th January Logan - Saturday - 19th January Clayfield - Wednesday - 16th January Roma - Tuesday - 29th January Ipswich - Monday 7th January    

By |2013-01-03T22:13:45+10:00January 3rd, 2013|Centres, Martial Arts, Taekwondo, Tans Clayfield, Tans Coorparoo, Tans Curumbin, Tans Enoggera, Tans Ipswich, Tans Logan, Tans Roma, Tans Springwood, Tans Sunnybank|0 Comments
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After 9 years I am a black belt

Evelina started taekwondo with me when she was 5.  Today she finally achieved black belt.   Its great to see students achieve black belt no matter how long it takes.  Well done Evelina   What Does A Black Belt Mean To Me? By Evelina Afoa (Tans Logan) Thats me, second from the right. I suppose I speak for everyone when I say that when I see someone with a black belt, I immediately have an immense respect. Yes, a respect for the belt itself, but mostly, a respect for the person wearing it. This is a respect for their wisdom, their knowledge, their attitude and their overall commitment to Taekwondo as a whole. The black belt that they wear indicates to me the dedication they’ve demonstrated through their years of training. He/she who has earned a black belt has the ability to assist you in any aspect of Taekwondo. They demonstrate to others that they were willing to take the never-ending and life-changing journey that comes with starting an amazing martial art such as Taekwondo. I haven’t always had this appreciation. Starting Taekwondo at a young age, I did not understand this as my attention span was rather limited. But as the years have gone by, I can honestly say that I have come to the realisation of what the true meaning of being a black belt is. It’s safe to say that over the years, I have had many commitments, each of which I do my utmost to achieve at a high level. At school, I strive to maintain a high academic standard. I have a love of music which is a big part of my culture and as such I have [...]

By |2019-01-16T10:31:38+10:00December 9th, 2012|Centres, Health, Motivation, Taekwondo, Tans Coorparoo, Tans Logan|0 Comments
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Coorparoo Christmas Party

About 50 students attended the 2012 Junior Christmas party.  The afternoon started at 4pm for our Little Tigers.  15 of our little tigers played games followed by a small party.  Games included egg and spoon, potato sack and running races.   All Little Tigers received a certification of participation for their hard training throughout the year.  They also received their new belt which they will proudly wear at the next class. The juniors arrived at 5pm and started with soccer.  We then divided the group into 3 teams for a series of races.  After a number of races we had a break for food.  There was heaps of food thanks to the parents of our students.  Homemade spring rolls, sushi, chips, cake  party pies.  There was plenty to go around.  After all that sugar,  we had a few games of poison ball before finishing with our awards. This year awards were sponsored by Chroma Hair Studio. The following students were worthy winners of the awards. Yellow Belt of the Year - Casey Stephens Blue Belt of the Year - Spiro Livanes Red Belt of the Year - Nicholas Coverdale Black Belt of the Year - Joshua Coates Most Consistent - David Meechan Most Improved - Roseanne Scodellaro Family of the Year - The Gibsons Student of the Year - Chelsea Hobday Chelsea was a worthy winner of the student of the year.  She trained more than 100 times through out the year.  She competed in a number of competitions including the Nationals in September.  Even though she is only 12 she trains with the adult class including our competition class. Supports by parents Paula and Tony, Chelsea also tries her best and rarely [...]

By |2012-12-07T22:09:44+10:00December 7th, 2012|Centres, Martial Arts, Motivation, Taekwondo, Tans Coorparoo|0 Comments
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End of year grading

Roma Taekwondo now has 4 new provisional black belts. Toby, Jennifer , Jordan and David successfully passed their cho Dan Bo grading. They will now be training hard to hopefully become black belts in 2013. Master Michael Tan was in Roma this weekend conducting Gradings and training workshops.  He also gave the higher ranks a demonstration of the Korean sword art Kumdo.

By |2012-11-11T22:59:03+10:00November 11th, 2012|Martial Arts, Taekwondo, Tans Roma|0 Comments
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30 Year reunion

About 30 former students attended of 30 year anniversary at the Coorparoo HQ.  The rain held off, and everyone enjoyed the BBQ and chatting with other former students.  It was great to see so many student especially those travelling from the Gold Coast.  All had fond memories of training in the 80's and 90's on old wooden floors in community halls.  Founder Dr David Tan who has just come out of hospital made the journey up and talked to all the former students. All the students were impressed with our full time centre.  It was our ultimate dream and being a former member of Tans it was theirs to share.  Our first black belt George Ruch (1984) was there along with our first white to black belt Jeff Munster.  Glenice Shaw who started Logan in the late 70's was also there and met some of the current students of Logan.  Glenice is coming back to Taekwondo after nearly 17 years. It was great to hear that Taekwondo has made a big difference in their lives.  Many attributed to where they are now to Taekwondo and the spirit of the Martial Arts.  It seemed like only yesterday that these students were training.  Now most have children or grand children. From the 80's of just Taekwondo, Tans has evolved and offers hapkido and kumdo.  Master Michael Tan, Chrissie Bowie (Taekwondo Logan) and Terje Svingen (Hapkido) put on a demonstration of Kumdo.  Master Tan and son Liam also demonstrated the new Daedo electronic chest guards.  All were amazed at how far the sport had come and the use of technology. We hope that all former students keep in touch and plans are underway to host a 35 year [...]

By |2012-11-04T11:56:02+10:00November 4th, 2012|Centres, Health, Martial Arts, Motivation, Taekwondo, Tans Clayfield, Tans Coorparoo, Tans Logan, Tans Springwood|0 Comments
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