First of our series of self defence hacks, which are designed to help you adopt safe practices and increase your self defence awareness. Stay up to date with all our self defence hacks at our Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts. Feel free to contact us at arc.tkd@outlook.com if you have any questions or would like to be kept up to date with ITF SEQ events. Car Safety Most modern cars allow you to program how the remote opens the vehicle, ie all doors, only one door etc. It is a safer option to only open the driver's side door as you approach, enter the vehicle promptly and then press central locking. This reduces the opportunity for assailants to enter your car. Aware of Your Surroundin
What to Look for in a Good Martial Art School - Part 3 - Instructor to Student Ratio Third in a series to help you determine which martial art school is right for you or your child. Today's blog post provides another item to consider when selecting a martial art school to join. Please contact me at arc.tkd@outlook.com if you have any questions or would like to be kept up to date on ITF SEQ activities and events. What is the instructor to student ratio in the class? It is always good to walk into a martial art class and see a large number of students. It gives you confidence in the instructor and makes you think "if that many students are here, this school must be good". This can be true. How
What to Look for in a Good Martial Art School - Part 2 - Blue Card Registration Second in a series to help you determine which martial art school is right for you or your child. Today's blog post provides another question to ask when you meet the instructor. Please contact me at arc.tkd@outlook.com if you have any questions or would like to be kept up to date on ITF SEQ activities and events. Does the instructor have a Queensland Government Blue Card registration? This question will be important if the instructor is teaching children. The Queensland Government Blue Card registration is a system for monitoring people working with children in Queensland. Registered holders of the Queensland Go
What to Look for in a Good Martial Art School - Part 1 - Instructor's Experience First in a series to help you determine which martial art school is right for you or your child. Today's blog post provides one of the first questions to ask when you meet the instructor. Please contact me at arc.tkd@outlook.com if you have any questions or would like to be kept up to date on ITF SEQ activities and events. How long has the instructor been teaching? Don't accept the answer "I've been training for xx number of years". The important answer is how long have they been teaching. Just because someone has a black belt or is proficient at kicking, punching, takedowns, grappling etc does not mean they are
Following on from the Continuing to Improve Instructing Ability Part 2 blog post, Master Moulden has now attended the third and final day of the 2016 Montreal Technical Seminar and International Instructor Course. Part 1 of this blog series is available here and part 2 is available here. The third day included a session by Master Zdeb on Taekwon-Do Moral Culture and senior instructors sharing their student training tips.
Welcome to Throwback Thursday Blog, which captures photos of students over the years and their progress. Our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accouts are where you'll first see our Throwback Thursday postings. So free feel to follow us on your favourite social media channel. Today's Throwback Thursday is of two of our ITF SEQ students who started as white belts and are now preparing for the junior black belt examine in December. Taylor started training as a 7 year old in 2011 and has progressed through the coloured belt ranks to be a black tip student (1st gup) in 2016. The photo on the left is of Taylor as a white belt (10th gup) student in March 2011 when she was completing her examination
Following on from the Continuing to Improve Instructing Ability blog post, Master Moulden has now attended the patterns, self defence and sparrings sessions of the 2016 Montreal Technical Seminar and International Instructor Course. Master Moulden has also met with the ITF President, Master Ri Yong Son and the ITF Secretary-General, Prof Kim Sung Hwang. At the Welcome Dinner of the event, Master Moulden accepted on behalf of Sabum Rachanok her ITF Outstanding Instructor Medal and Plaque. Part 3 of this blog report is available here.
Master Graham Moulden, President of the International Taekwon-Do Federation Thailand and Founder of the parent organisation of ITF SEQ, is travelling to Canada to attend the ITF Technical Seminar and International Instructor Course in Montreal. This event will be held on 14-16 October 2016 and is being conducted by three 8th Dan ITF Masters: Master Alaine Dumaine; Master Walter Zdeb; and Master Santino Caputo. Guests of Honour at the event will be Master Ri Yong Son, President of the ITF and Prof Kim Sung Hwan, Secretary-General of the ITF. Master Moulden is attending this event to continue improving his Taekwon-Do instructing ability and in turn his students' Taekwon-Do skills. "It is impor
Congratulations to (L to R) Assistant Instructor Leah, Ashley and Instructor Dale on receiving their International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) 2nd Dan Certificates, which were presented by Sabum Kris Richardson, who is the Chief Instructor for ITF Taekwon-Do Wide Bay. These certificates are signed by the ITF President, Master Ri Yong Son, issued by the ITF headquarters in Vienna and recognise their promotion to 2nd Dan Black Belts. Each certificate issued by the ITF is recorded in the organisation's international database and has a unique number. This number is association with the country where the student lives, their dan ranking and the number of certificates issued by the ITF in that co
Welcome to our July 2016 collection of training tips, which were published on our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Balance Balance is managed by the body receiving sensory data from your muscles and nerves. Unfortunately as we age, our body's sensory information becomes damaged and our ability to balance diminishes. No matter what our age, we should work on improving our balance. Basic every day monotonous tasks, such as brushing your teeth and combing your hair, can be completed standing on one leg. This will improve your balance and also mental agility. Flexibility Multi-tasking is everywhere these days and why not improve
Congratulations to Sabum Rachanok, ITF Thailand, on being awarded the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) Outstanding Instructor Medal. This is a significant award as Sabum Rachanok has contributed an enormous amount to the ITF and the students she teaches. The award was announced during the ITF World Congress in Andria, Italy.
There were a few nervous students at the first ITF SEQ grading on 8 September. This was the night when Sabum Kris Richardson, Chief Instructor ITF Taekwon-Do Wide Bay, would be examining the students for their next belt level. Prior to the grading starting, Chief Instructor Kris presented Instructor Dale, Assistant Instructor Leah and Ashley with their 2nd Dan ITF certificates. These certificates are issued by ITF headquarters in Vienna and provide these individuals with international recognition of their 2nd Dan status. Each certificate has a unique number and is registered in the ITF database, which manages the training history of every ITF black belt around the world. Patrick was the firs
