Bayside Hapkido Newsletter June 2017
What a month May was and things are just getting better and better.
I just wanted to give a shout out to everyone who is putting the effort into classes and making things huge, especially the instructors who are backing me up big time. It is appreciated considering my other business is extremely busy so the other instructors are a big help. Also Chad does an amazing job keeping the system up to date, attendance are in place and setting up every class. It is appreciated.
Well we have come off some of the best technical gradings ever. The Falcons last grading were amazing so looking forward to seeing how these can improve. We are currently working on getting basics covered. Good techniques on exercises, great focus on good footwork and hips. Let’s keep up the standard.
If there is one event coming up that I look forward every year it is Grand Master Visit. This is now only a couple of months away so looking forward to this being the best. By the time you read this you will be able to login and make it an epic session. Let’s show Grand Master how awesome QLD really is with Kwan Nyom Hapkido.
Take care everyone, and while I write this before I go on 2 weeks holiday, train hard and see you all soon.
Nath, SB
Upcoming Events
19 July 2017
Kids Grading
2 August 2017
Adults Grading
19th & 20th August 2017
Grand Master Seminars
October 2017
ITS in Australia! Start saving your pennies for this awesome event. Registration is open!
Training Tip
Let’s focus on the basics and discipline:
- Read your dojang rules and make sure you understand them all
- Work on your basic exercises at home (push-ups, tricep push-ups, toe touches and crunches)
- Face away from the flags (most important), the front of the class and black belts when adjusting uniforms
- Make sure your toes and heels are together when bowing
- etc.
Inspiration
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment!
Upcoming Raffle!
In the coming week, we will be handing out raffle tickets for anyone willing to take a small amount and sell them. Please get involved, whether that be taking tickets to sell, or buying some tickets for yourself. Details are below:
The cause:
Most of us know Chad; he’s a big part of our Bayside Hapkido community. Chad is the Kid’s Co-Ordinator, and can be seen setting up before classes, organising folders, signing people in and handing out tips.
Chad has been on a journey, suffering chronic pain for the last sixteen years due to complications in his legs. He was diagnosed with acute compartment syndrome in 2001 and underwent urgent fasciotomy surgery. He then had multiple surgeries between 2003 and 2009 on his legs.
Chad is now on a waiting list for this surgery with the private doctor Toby Cohen who specializes in specialised surgery and popliteal artery entrapment, which has given cases simlar to Chads’ relief. The first surgery will be on his left leg which is showing in scans to be the worst and then Chad will go through several months of rehabilitation before the surgery on his right leg.
We are raising funds to get this awesome member of our hapkido community the surgeries that will finally relieve his chronic pain. It will be a massive relief to Chad, but also his wife Trace and 4 children (3 of whom are also hapkidoists!!).
The raffle will be drawn on the 7th of July, 2017. This gives us the coming week to get tickets distributed, and 4 weeks of fundraising leading up to the drawing of the raffle.
And now for the exciting prizes!
- A Bolle Window Tint worth $595.00 rrp including 2 free pairs of Bolle Sunglasses
- An Octane window tint (darkest legal) $495 rrp.
- Beauty therapy gift vouchers
- A Dreamworld family pass
- A Flawless Elegance package (includes spray tan, make up, hair care and crystal healing massage) rrp $220
- 3 x Premium Car Care Maintenance Kits $79.95 rrp
- Jewellery
- A set of children’s books
- Sports memorabilia (NRL)
- Entertainment tickets through Bangarra Dance Theatre
We will draw and allow winners to pick their prizes in order of drawing.
Thank you so much for those who have donated prizes and gotten behind getting Chad his health back!
Any questions? Contact Chad, Matt or Katie.
GRADING RESULTS
Hawks Grading
Orange Belt
Maximus Sharkey, Olivia Renton, Paris Renton, Tillia Sharkey, Tyler Fiteni, Casey Worrad, Kirra Worrad, Kobi Lofting, Sebastian Terry
Citrus Belt
A.D., Cooper Cullen, Indiana Dowd, Liam Richards, Mya Cullen, Stevie Harris,
Vincent Alexandrou
Yellow Belt
Amelia Bausch, Jack Kilroy, Oliver McLean, Jesse Duff, Jimi Duff
Green Belt
Zac Storey
Aqua Belt
Lincoln Bone
Blue Belt
Lani Stone
Brown Belt
Brianna Thomas, Caitlin Thomas
Promoted to Falcons
Ella Reece, Hamish Boobyer, Jack Stone, Levi Wyeth-Love, William Thomas
Falcons Grading
Orange Belt
Ashleigh Jones, C.D., Kiarna Brown, Toby Fyfe, Oscar Keynes
Citrus Belt
Bella Tooney, Alex Abbott, Emily McShane
Yellow Belt
Blake Joblin, Tylah Edwards, Luke Joblin
Green Belt
Riley Baumann, Georgia Cormack
Promoted to Adults
Georgina Thomson, Jordan Rorie, Olivia McShane, Sian Crane, Tyler Christensen, Ella Stone, Aiden Horn
Adults Grading
Orange Belt
Mike McWha, Sruthy Gale, Michael Noonan
Green Belt
Simon Crane
Blue Belt
Renee McCumstie, Sinead Stewart
Brown Belt
Iestyn Thomas, Nathan McShane
Member of the Month – Hawks
Lani
How long have you being doing Hapkido? – Over 2 years
What belt are you? – Blue belt
What do you like best about Hapkido? – Falling is my favourite thing!
What is your favourite technique?- S lock
Tell us something that you like to do outside of Hapkido – I play netball and do skipping
What is your favourite movie?- Miracles From Heaven
Member of the Month – Falcons
Jack
How long have you being doing Hapkido? This is my 5th year
What colour is your belt?- White belt Falcon – Jarrah Belt Hawk
What do you like best about Hapkido? – That it’s good fitness!
What is your favourite technique?- Ground defence
Tell us something that you like to do outside of Hapkido.- I go to school, and play touch, AFL, and cricket
What is your favourite movie?- Finding Dory
Member of the Month – Adults
Steve McLaurin
How long have you been doing hapkido, and what belt are you?- 6 years, provisional black belt.
What do you like about Hapkido?- Hapkido is quick effective self-defensive
What made you join?- Sir zeb and I were looking to do a martial art together and Hapkido was closest to us both.
What is your favourite technique?- Turning back kick.
What do you do outside of hapkido?- Hapkido is life for a provisional.
What is your favourite TV show?- Fav tv show is Rick and Morty
Birthdays in June
Oscar Dickson
Alec Jansen
Xavier Sherwin-O’Neill
Ashleigh Jones
Alex Crane
Matthew Hart
Cody Li
Luke Varpins
Sacha Mills
Toby Fyfe
Levi Wyeth-Love
Steven Truswell
Sian Crane
Issac McCumstie
Kaleb Ward
Harrison Cormack
Lachlan Schuback