Like what everyone says "spring has sprung", our students wake up everyday looking forward to this day with full of enthusiasm. Grading is a day just like any other day training in the dojang for TTM students because they are trained for it; ever ready!!

One person that worth special mention is Elaine Li. At the end of the grading she told us that she couldn't sleep the night before.This must be so because, she being a perfectionist, wanted to be a hundred percent in her test for her 1st Dan Black belt. Elaine has been selected as competitor for the ITF World Championship in Pyongyang this year.

Elaine was a very brave girl going through the gruelling test amidst her breathing difficulty from asthma. She went through the 5 hours of test with full courage showing the true indomitable spirit worth every bit to be promoted to 1st dan Black Belt passing every prerequisite techniques. Well done Elaine and congratulations.
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Elaine Li

Oliver Beattie, Chloe Lu, Harley Chan, Audriella Haddad, Joshua Haddad, Danny Dai, Shabri Aulia, Bella Blebase, Zack Cui, Danny Hu, Vihaan Rajit,Christina Villani, Louis Xue

Hanna Khoury, Ashly Chau, Mayah Yeung, Kush Parikh, Keyaan Parves, Tyler To, Novojit Datta, Leah Yeung, Samantha Mousa, Vadim Ermoliev, Kiana Parves, Vineet Gangolli 
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Tanya Liu, Chloe Liu, Ethan Li, Nathan Lai, Sebastian Ng, Lily Yang, Jessica 
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MarcusTsui, Xin Shu, Jessica Dang, Jasmine He

Alyssa Fraccaro

Ashley Chan, Natalie Tran, Isabella Tsui, Jessica Hyman, Adamrinjarni, Rick Cassab, Charlie Lay

Jason Yohana, Thomas Bousoutis

Chloe Myrianthis

Dmitiri Stepanov, Nathan Myaskovetskiy, Malik Hage

Today is the day Mr. Mark Balfour, our instructor from Bondi Beach Dojang, sitting for his 2nd Dan grading. Mark has been practising for over 26 years starting from the UK.

With is vast teaching and tournament experience, he is fully ready for whatever cross his path. His grading started off with strict testing of his knowledge and skills in all hand and kicking techniques. Then it followed by pattern, sparring and breaking techniques.
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No boards and tiles were left unbroken with his sheer power and precisioned techniques.
Mark passed his test flawlessly to 2nd Dan Black Belt. Well done Mark.

Audrey Chu

Vadim Ermoliev

TTM instructors have worked tirelessly and patiently to prepare the first gup holders to be graded to their black belt. There 3 juniors and one adult attempted the test and all passed with very good results.
Congratulations to our newest black belts:

1st Dan Black Belt
Brwood Dojang:- Ethan Tang, Kevin Huynh, Dylan Eurlings
Bondi Beach Dojang:- Michael Chan

Students arrived with full of enthusiasm for their allocated grading time in accordance of belt groups at Rockdale dojang on Sunday 18th June 2017. Parents and grandparents gave plenty of support and encouragement to everyone grading on the mats. Nervousness is out of question because everyone were well prepared. Congratulations and well done to everyone. Passing the grading were:

9th Gup White belt yellow-tip
Isaac Neville, Anaya Ganesh, Mayah Leung, Lachlan Ha, Novojit Datta, Leah Yeung, Daniil Volkov, Wendy Shamsuddin, Winny Prasetyowati and Vineet Gangolli.

8th Gup Yellow belt
Edward Haryanto, Frederick Sulim, Tamya Liu, Isabella Cheung, Alysha Chau, Raabia Moyin, River Hooper, Camille Azzi, Kaloyan Vasilev, Remy Girdwood, Luca Jelich, Anthony Khoury, Daniel Khoury, Jessica Khoury, Clair Moussa, Ann-Maree Mouawad, Elana Mouswad, Ethan Li and Christina Wu.

7th Gup Yellow belt green-tip
Rayden Chan, Ali Sobh, Ethan Phan, Sophis Thong, Austin Chan, Justin Dang, Chris Qiu, Max Leornardi, Chloe Chan, Abu-Bakr Moyin, Lianne Canderalia, Justin Zhang and Jasmine He.

6th Gup Green belt
Reuben Luong, Justin Mio, Adam Paraginog, Ellie Dang, Neysha Paraginog, Dr Michael Zhu, Chloe Chan, Nick Dang and Jiaqi Zhen (probation)

5th Gup Green belt blue-tip
Adamrinjarni, Ronson Chan, Aidan Wong, Isabella Bozinovski, Kristian Bozinovski, Russell Kang and Charlie Lay.

4th Gup Blue belt
Ethan Tran, Adam Beilin, Michael Gatto and Winston Phan

3rd Gup Blue belt red-tip
Jasmine Tran, TJ Tran, James Mouawad and Katrina Choi

2nd Gup Red belt
Jasmine Luong, Dmitri Stepanov, Shelley Hyman, Jonathan Choi and dennis Lai.

1st Gup Red belt black-tip
Lauren Huynh, Lilyanne Huynh and Isaac Huynh

More photos coming soon.

At TTM we are always here patiently helping beginners to progress confidently to become advanced students. The transition is obvious with the results shown. Joint us, join the champion team today.

20/5/2017
Tam Taekwon-Do Mudokwan’s annual TK-1 Championship was held on Sunday 21-5-2017 at Valentines Sports Centre, welcoming over 130 jejas from numerous clubs around the state.

The tournament kicked off first with kids’ special technique – young and energetic jejas attempted each kick with great enthusiasm. Meanwhile, black belt patterns were being judged in the other rings. Kids’ and adult colour belt patterns followed, again all jejas exhibiting a high standard of skill and technical knowledge. Judges, referees and marshals all made for a smooth process, with 1st, 2nd and 3rd places for each fight being swept up fairly and efficiently.
Lunch break was preceded by a raffle. Congratulations to the winners, who snagged $100 and $50 visa gift cards. The competitive spirit could be felt, as competitors psyched themselves up for sparring.

Young and old alike, sparring competitors showed exceptional skill, perseverance and sportsmanship in every round. TaekwonKids sparred with determination and zest, going in each time for 1 minute rounds. Older jejas sparred long and hard for 2 minutes per round, with some having to do a third round due to a tied result. Finals see everyone fought hard with determinations and excellent skills over 3 rounds of 2 minutes.

Thank you to our valuable sponsor Mr. Hussain Hage from GH and Sons Constructions for donating the podium. Everyone was eager to compete hard to get their feet on the podium to receive their medals and trophies.

Thank you to Il-Shim Taekwon-Do, ITF Ballina, Jun Tong International Taekwon-Do, ITF Newcastle, AITA Woy Woy and Goulburn Martial Arts Academy for your support.

Thank you to all umpires who made the tournament ran smoothly and professionally.

To view more photos go to our Facbook page: ​https://www.facebook.com/TamTaekwonDoMudokwan/photos/

It is with great pleasure to announce Master Tam's renowned TK-1 will be held on 21-5-2017 at the Valentine Sporst Park, Glenwood.
This tournament is open to all Taekwon-Do practitioners.
Entry form is available to download here . Please note the closing date is 5-5-2017.

Congratulations to all students taking part in the tournaments and wiining medals.

​RMIT ITF Championship
Russell Kang: Gold in Pattern, Bronze in sparring & team sparring.
Kevin Quach: Gold in sparring, bronze in pattern and tam sparring
Jacek Leszczynski: Gold in sparring, bronze in pattern and team sparring
Tsvetomir Dinchev aka Sisso: Silver in sparring and bronze in team sparring.
Elaine Li: Gold in Pattern and silver in sparring and silver team sparring

1st MFA TKD Championship Malaysia
Grace Wee: Gold in pattern.

NAS Sydney
Adamrinjarni: tons of experience and confidence gained.