Meet the Team
Sasung Tam Fook Chee
Taekwon-Do Beginnings:
Grading Record:
Taekwon-Do Qualifications and awards:
Participated and won the local and national championships in almost all events from 1978 to 1987.
Recent & Major Australian Tournaments Officiated in - Referee/Judge/Jury President/Coach:
Contribution and Promotion of ITF Taekwon-Do in Australia:
Taekwon-Do Beginnings:
- Started Taekwon-Do in 1977
- My first dojang was Pudu Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- My Instructors were Mr. Low Koon Lin, Mr. Yeow Ching Wat and Mr. Tan Eng Kiat now 9th, 9th and 8th Dan respectively
- Became assistant instructor 1979
- Became instructor in June 1980
- Attained Master status in 2005
Grading Record:
- 1st Dan 2-3-1980
- 2nd Dan 3-1-1983
- 3rd Dan 2-3-1986
- 4th Dan 23-9-1990
- 5th Dan 24-1-1995
- 6th Dan 23-3-2000
- 7th Dan 5-10-2005
- 8th Dan 7-09-2011
- 9th Dan 24-08-2019
Taekwon-Do Qualifications and awards:
- AAITF Vice President
- ITF Technical & Education Committee
- International Instructor
- ITF Examiner
- Level 2 Coach - Australian Coaching Council
- ITF Outstanding Instructor Medal
- ITF Order Medal
- ITF Public Relation Committee
Participated and won the local and national championships in almost all events from 1978 to 1987.
- 1978 4th Malaysian ITF Championship
- Gold in Sparring
- 1980 6th Malaysian ITF Championship
- Gold in Sparring
- Gold in Patterns
- Gold Power Breaking
- Bronze Team Sparring
- Bronze Team Pattern
- Male Overall Champion
- 1982 Malaysian ITF Championship
- Gold Sparring
- Gold Special Technique Breaking
- Gold Team Sparring
- Gold Team Pattern
- Silver Pattern
- Bronze Power Breaking
- Male Overall Champion
- 1982 Malaysian Taekwon-Do Federation Championship
- Silver Team Sparring
- Silver Team Pattern
- Silver Team Breaking
- 1982 4th Kedah North Malaysia ITF Championship
- Gold Sparring
- 1982 Asia-Pacific ITF Championship Indonesia
- Silver Sparring
- 1983 5th Northern Malaysian ITF Championship
- Silver Sparring
- Silver Pattern
- Bronze Special Technique Breaking
- 1984 Australia vs. Malaysia Open Martial Arts
- Silver Pattern
- 1985 State Championship
- Gold Sparring
- Gold Pattern
- Best Performer
- 1987 MITF National Championship
- Silver Sparring
- 1988 Australian Taekwon-Do Academy
- 2nd Class referee
- 1990 Hunter Valley Taekwon-Do Tournament
- Referee
- 1990 Australian Taekwondo Union
- Referee
- 1991 Hunter Valley & NSW ITF Taekwon-Do Tournament
- Referee
- Gold Pattern
- 1992 Hunter Valley & NSW Open Taekwon-Do Tournament
- Referee
- Gold Pattern
- 1993 National All Style
- Gold Pattern
- 1993 Australian Kyokushin Karate State Championship
- Rank 5th Sparring
- 2000 1st Asian ITF Championship
- Official, Referee, Judge
- 2004 1st World Veterans Championships - Malaysia
- Gold 6th Dan Sparring
- Gold 6th Dan Patterns
- Gold Open Power Breaking
- Silver Team Sparring
- Male Overall Worlds Veterans ITF Champion
Recent & Major Australian Tournaments Officiated in - Referee/Judge/Jury President/Coach:
- 1993, 1994 Victorian Championship
- 1995 South Australian Championship
- 1996 Australian National Championship
- 1998 Australian Nationals Championship
- 2000 1st Asian ITF Championship
- 2000 NSW Championship / World Selection
- 2000 NSW Championship / World Selection
- 2002 NSW / National Championship
- 2002 NSW / National Championship
- 2003 ITF Taekwon-Do World Championship - Greece
- 2004 NSW / National Championship
- 2005 Australian National Championship in Melbourne
- 2006 Australian ITF Junior and Veteran National Head Coach
- 2007 National Championship / World Selection Perth
- 2008 National Championship / World Selection Melbourne
- 2009 National Championship / World Selection Perth
- 2010 National Championship / World Selection Brisbane
- 2011 NSW Championship / National Championship / World Selection Melbourne
- 2011 ITF World Championship Pyongyang DPR Korea
- 2012 ITF World Championship Tallinn Estonia Jury member
- 2012 National Championship / World Selection Melbourne
- 2013 National Championship / World Selection Wagga Wagga
- 2014 National Championship / World Selection Melbourne
- 2015 19th ITF World Championship Sofia Bulgaria Jury President
- 2015 National Championship / World Selection Brisbane
- 2016 12th Junior & 7th Veteran ITF World Championship Andria Italy Coach
- 2016 National Championship / World Selection Perth Coach
- 2017 National Championship / World Selection Sydney Tournament Director
- 2017 ITF Outstanding Instructor Medal
- 2018 13th Junior & 8th Veteran ITF World Championship Minsk Belarus Coach
- 2018 ITF Order Medal received in Pyongyang DPR Korea
- 2019 14th 21st Senior, 14th Junior & 9th Veteran ITF World Championship Plovdiv Bulgaria Coach
Contribution and Promotion of ITF Taekwon-Do in Australia:
- TK-1 and TaekwonKids Championships 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
- Regular promotion of Taekwon-Do via regular public demonstrations in:
- School
- College
- Local Government festivals and events
- Conducting Club, regional, states, national and international Taekwon-Do Events:
- Founder of TK-1 and TaekwonKing. Australian TK-1 Championship 2004, 2005. 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Sydney International Open Taekwon-Do Championship 2003, 2004, 2005,
- First to implement ways to increase participation, efficiency and accuracy of competitions, by utilising electronic scoring system while at the same time enhancing the transparency in scoring in ITF tournament circuit.
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Sabum Alan Luong
Biography: Started Taekwon-Do in 1993 Joined Tam Taekwon-Do Mudokwan in 1995 at Belmore Dojang. Grading record:
Taekwon-Do Qualifications:
Major Tournaments Record:
Recent & Major Australian Tournaments Officiated in - Tournament Director/Referee/Judge/Jury President/Coach/Competitor:
Teaches at: Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
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Sabum Mayumi Tam
Biography:
Started Taekwon-Do in 1992 at Belmore Dojang.
Grading record:
Taekwon-Do Qualifications and Awards:
Major Tournaments Record:
Recent & Major Australian Tournaments Officiated in - Tournament Director/Referee/Judge/Jury President/Coach:
Teaches at:
Burwood, Lidcombe, Rockdale, Strathfield South
Biography:
Started Taekwon-Do in 1992 at Belmore Dojang.
Grading record:
- 1st Degree Black Belt – 9th June 2004
- 2nd Degree Black Belt – 12th August 2007
- 3rd Degree Black Belt - 6th September 2009
- 4th Degree Black Belt - 8th September 2013
- 5th Degree Black Belt - 17th December 2017
- 6th Degree Black Belt - 11th April 2022
Taekwon-Do Qualifications and Awards:
- ITF Umpire A - 16th December 2012
- 4th Dan Black Belt - Instructor (Sabum) Status 2013
- ITF International Instructor Examiner 22nd June 2014
- ITF Outstanding Instructor Medal
Major Tournaments Record:
- 2016 7th Veteran ITF World Championship Andria Italy
- Silver 4th Dan Pattern
- Silver Team Sparring
- 2018 8th Veteran ITF World Championship Minsk Belarus
- Bronze 5th Dan Pattern
- Highest Technical Award
- 2019 9th Veteran ITF World Championship Plovdiv Bulgaria
- Gold 5th Dan Pattern
- Silver Individual Sparring
Recent & Major Australian Tournaments Officiated in - Tournament Director/Referee/Judge/Jury President/Coach:
- Sydney International Open Taekwon-Do Championship 2003, 2004, 2005
- TK-1 and TaekwonKids Championships 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- 2008 National Championship / World Selection Melbourne
- 2009 National Championship / World Selection Perth
- 2011 NSW Championship / National Championship / World Selection Melbourne
- 2011 ITF World Championship Pyongyang DPR Korea
- 2012 National Championship / World Selection Melbourne
- 2013 National Championship / World Selection Wagga Wagga
- 2014 National Championship / World Selection Melbourne
- 2015 National Championship / World Selection Brisbane
- 2016 12th Junior & 7th Veteran ITF World Championship Andria Italy Competitor
- 2017 National Championship / World Junior & Veteran Selection Tournament Director and Competitor
- 2019 ITF Outstanding Instructor Medal received in Pyongyang DPR Korea
Teaches at:
Burwood, Lidcombe, Rockdale, Strathfield South
Boosabum Jacek Leszczynski
Biography:
Started Taekwon-Do in 1996 in Poland where Taekwon-Do holds a very high standard in the World Championship and moved to Australia as a 1st Degree Black Belt in late 2007.
Made contact with Sahyun Tam before arriving here to make arrangement to continue his Taekwon-Do training. Right after settling down in Dubbo, NSW, he immediately kept in touch with Tam Taekwon-Do Mudokwan (back then known as Tam's Budo Academy) by coming to Sydney every few months to attend classes under Sahyun Tam. In early 2009 he moved to Sydney to permanently join Tam Taekwon-Do Mudokwan.
Started competing shortly after taking on Taekwon-Do training. In his competition career he has won medals at all ranks of tournaments – from local to World Championships.
With previous experience as an assistant instructor in Poland since 2002, he was quickly appointed to assist with classes in Sydney. In 2012. Opened the first Tam Taekwon-Do Mudokwan Dojang in the Hills District.
Having 20 years of experience in Taekwon-Do and very keen to share and pass his knowledge on to the next generations. His classes are catered for children, adults, family and also offer private lessons.
Achievements and grading record:
Taekwon-Do Qualifications:
Recent & Major Australian Tournaments Officiated in - Tournament Director/Referee/Judge//Coach/Competitor:
Ex-instructor at:
West Pennant Hills, Winston Hills and Epping
Biography:
Started Taekwon-Do in 1996 in Poland where Taekwon-Do holds a very high standard in the World Championship and moved to Australia as a 1st Degree Black Belt in late 2007.
Made contact with Sahyun Tam before arriving here to make arrangement to continue his Taekwon-Do training. Right after settling down in Dubbo, NSW, he immediately kept in touch with Tam Taekwon-Do Mudokwan (back then known as Tam's Budo Academy) by coming to Sydney every few months to attend classes under Sahyun Tam. In early 2009 he moved to Sydney to permanently join Tam Taekwon-Do Mudokwan.
Started competing shortly after taking on Taekwon-Do training. In his competition career he has won medals at all ranks of tournaments – from local to World Championships.
With previous experience as an assistant instructor in Poland since 2002, he was quickly appointed to assist with classes in Sydney. In 2012. Opened the first Tam Taekwon-Do Mudokwan Dojang in the Hills District.
Having 20 years of experience in Taekwon-Do and very keen to share and pass his knowledge on to the next generations. His classes are catered for children, adults, family and also offer private lessons.
Achievements and grading record:
- 1st Degree Black Belt – 25th May 2005 by Sahyun Gianni Sarritzu
- 2nd Degree Black Belt – 8th August 2009 by Sonim Sahyun Tam Fook Chee
- 3rd Degree Black Belt - 2nd June 2013 graded by Sonim Sahyun Tam Fook Chee
- 4th Degree Black Belt - 20th August 2016 graded by Sahyun Tam Fook Chee
Taekwon-Do Qualifications:
- ITF Umpire B - 16th December 2012
- ITF Umpire A - 24th April 2016
Recent & Major Australian Tournaments Officiated in - Tournament Director/Referee/Judge//Coach/Competitor:
- TK-1 and TaekwonKids Championships 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,2017, 2019
- 2009 National Championship / World Selection Perth
- 2011 NSW Championship / National Championship / World Selection Melbourne
- 2011 ITF World Championship Pyongyang DPR Korea
- 2012 TaekwonKing
- 2013 ITF World Championship Sofia Bulgaria
- 2013 TaekwonKing
- 2014 TaekwonKing
- 2015 ITF World Championship Plovdiv Bulgaria
- 2016 National Championship / World Selection
- 2017 National Championship / Junior & Veteran World Selection
- 2019 21st ITF World Championship Plovdiv Bulgaria
Ex-instructor at:
West Pennant Hills, Winston Hills and Epping
Boosabum Mark Balfour
Biography:
I started WTF Taekwondo at university in 1991 in the UK. After one year I moved to London and found another club. It was then that I discovered ITF Taekwondo, a more traditional, technical and disciplined version of Taekwon-Do. For the remainder of the 90’s I trained under Silvio Simac, a world champion and Martial Arts actor, Transporter, Dead or Alive, The Purifiers to name a few. I gained vast tournament experience and achieved gold, silver and bronze in local and British Open competitions for breaking, sparring and patterns.
Surrounding the birth of my son, I took an 8 year break from training. When I moved to Australia I longed to return to training but found that Taekwon-Do practice in Australia was relatively small compared to Europe. Five years ago, I stumbled across a small club in Bondi in need of an assistant instructor. Before long I took the lead instructor role for Bondi, under the expert tuition of Master Tam Fook Chee, 8th degree black belt, and world champion in his own right. I have been teaching and promoting the discipline of Taekwon-Do ever since. I particularly enjoy the camaraderie, wellbeing, spiritual and excellence aspects of Taekwon-Do as guided by the tenets, set out by the late Grand Master General Choi Hong Hi.
My classes offer Taekwon-Do training for everyone in the local community, and benefit those who participate with friendship, self-development, self-defence and the pursuit of life's goals. I continue to challenge myself and students, to grow and reach their maximum potential. We are all rewarded with the experience brought by new students.
Grading:
Ex-instructor at:
Bondi Beach dojang
Biography:
I started WTF Taekwondo at university in 1991 in the UK. After one year I moved to London and found another club. It was then that I discovered ITF Taekwondo, a more traditional, technical and disciplined version of Taekwon-Do. For the remainder of the 90’s I trained under Silvio Simac, a world champion and Martial Arts actor, Transporter, Dead or Alive, The Purifiers to name a few. I gained vast tournament experience and achieved gold, silver and bronze in local and British Open competitions for breaking, sparring and patterns.
Surrounding the birth of my son, I took an 8 year break from training. When I moved to Australia I longed to return to training but found that Taekwon-Do practice in Australia was relatively small compared to Europe. Five years ago, I stumbled across a small club in Bondi in need of an assistant instructor. Before long I took the lead instructor role for Bondi, under the expert tuition of Master Tam Fook Chee, 8th degree black belt, and world champion in his own right. I have been teaching and promoting the discipline of Taekwon-Do ever since. I particularly enjoy the camaraderie, wellbeing, spiritual and excellence aspects of Taekwon-Do as guided by the tenets, set out by the late Grand Master General Choi Hong Hi.
My classes offer Taekwon-Do training for everyone in the local community, and benefit those who participate with friendship, self-development, self-defence and the pursuit of life's goals. I continue to challenge myself and students, to grow and reach their maximum potential. We are all rewarded with the experience brought by new students.
Grading:
- 1st Degree Black Belt - 22nd June 2014 by Sahyun Tam Fook Chee
- 2nd Degree Black Belt - 1st July 2017 by Sahyun Tam Fook Chee
- 3rd Degree Black Belt - 13th September 2020 by Sasung Tam Fook Chee
Ex-instructor at:
Bondi Beach dojang
Yudanja Charlie Lay
My first experience with Tae Kwon Do occurred forty years ago in 1984 when I started uni. It shared some similarities with the ITF program, but was not a formal ITF club. After three years, uni became more of a priority. I stopped attending classes after the equivalent of ITF red belt.
Fast forward to 2016, and I was looking for an activity to do with my five year old son. Tae Kwon Do was on the top of my list of things to try. The first ITF club we joined provided a great introduction, but didn’t focus on sparring to the level I wanted to experience. I did some research into Tam Taekwon-Do Mudokwan (TTM) and found it was a better fit for what I wanted out of Taekwon-Do for myself and my son.
The TTM Bondi Beach Club also offered additional support and encouragement for parents to participate with their children. My son and I took to the club, competing in tournaments as often as we could. These tournaments pressure tested the TTM ITF style, with the outcome being affirmation that TTM sparring was effective in a variety of competitive settings.
At the end of 2020, my son and I both successfully graded for our black belts. It was an amazing experience to go through this process side-by-side, as were all our gradings. We had time and space to relinquish our roles of father and son, and meet each other as peers traveling the same path, facing the same obstacles, and sharing the same triumphs.
My instructor, Boosabum Mark Balfour, was pivotal in demonstrating to me what it means to study Taekwon-Do, and embody The Tenets of Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self Control, and Indominable Spirit in my daily life. I aspire to follow the example Boosabum Balfour set and provide a path for all TTM Bondi students to likewise follow.
Key Milestones and achievements:
2019: CHITF World Championships
Bondi Beach dojang
My first experience with Tae Kwon Do occurred forty years ago in 1984 when I started uni. It shared some similarities with the ITF program, but was not a formal ITF club. After three years, uni became more of a priority. I stopped attending classes after the equivalent of ITF red belt.
Fast forward to 2016, and I was looking for an activity to do with my five year old son. Tae Kwon Do was on the top of my list of things to try. The first ITF club we joined provided a great introduction, but didn’t focus on sparring to the level I wanted to experience. I did some research into Tam Taekwon-Do Mudokwan (TTM) and found it was a better fit for what I wanted out of Taekwon-Do for myself and my son.
The TTM Bondi Beach Club also offered additional support and encouragement for parents to participate with their children. My son and I took to the club, competing in tournaments as often as we could. These tournaments pressure tested the TTM ITF style, with the outcome being affirmation that TTM sparring was effective in a variety of competitive settings.
At the end of 2020, my son and I both successfully graded for our black belts. It was an amazing experience to go through this process side-by-side, as were all our gradings. We had time and space to relinquish our roles of father and son, and meet each other as peers traveling the same path, facing the same obstacles, and sharing the same triumphs.
My instructor, Boosabum Mark Balfour, was pivotal in demonstrating to me what it means to study Taekwon-Do, and embody The Tenets of Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self Control, and Indominable Spirit in my daily life. I aspire to follow the example Boosabum Balfour set and provide a path for all TTM Bondi students to likewise follow.
Key Milestones and achievements:
2019: CHITF World Championships
- Silver medal, Individual Colour Belt Veterans Patterns.
- Bronze medal, Individual Colour Belt Veterans Sparring.
- Promoted to black belt 8/11/2020.
- Assistant Instructor, TTM Bondi, 2023.
- Instructor, TTM Bondi, 2024.
Bondi Beach dojang
Sabum Raymond Sue
Taekwon-Do Beginnings:
Taekwon-Do Qualifications:
Tournaments Record:
1992
Grading Record:
Extra:
Sabum Ray runs Punch-On Fitness classes at his fitness centre which is open to everyone.
Please visit - www.punchonfitness.com
Taekwon-Do Beginnings:
- Started Taekwon-Do in 1991
- My first dojang was Burwood Dojang at the Burwood PCYC which still stands today
- Pioneer of Tam Taekown-Do Mudokwan
Taekwon-Do Qualifications:
- ITF Umpire B 2012
- 5th Dan Black Belt - Sabumnim
- Assistant instructor 1993
- Became TBA instructor in June 1996
- Australian Coach to ITF World Championship 2004
Tournaments Record:
1992
- Gold in Sparring NSW Open TKD Championship
- Gold in Sparring - United Taekwon-Do Championship
- Gold Sparring - Il Shim Tournament
- Silver in Sparring - Chung Do Kwan Championship
- Gold in Pattern - ITF NSW State Championship
- Silver in Pattern - ITF NSW State Championship
- Gold in Pattern - ITF NSW State Championship
- Silver in Sparring - ITF NSW State Championship
- Bronze in Pattern - ITF Asian Championship in Japan
- Gold in Pattern - ITF Auatralian National Championship
- Bronze in Pattern ITF Victorian Championship Melbourne
- Eliminated in 3rd round - ITF World Championship in Italy
- Gold in Pattern - ITF NSW Championship
- Bronze in Pattern - Australasian Taekwon-Do Championship
- Silver in Pattern - ITF Victorian Championship
- Referee & Judge - Auckland Regional Tournament
- Silver in Pattern - ITFNZ Epson Open Championship
- Selected to represent Australia in ITF World Championship
- Gold in Pattern - Australian National Championship
- Eliminated in 2nd round - ITF World Championship in Greece
- Gold in Pattern - ITF Victorian Championship
- Gold in Power Breaking - ITF Victorian Championship
- Silver in Pattern - Australian Open Championship
- Gold in Pattern - ITF NSW Championship
- Gold in Pattern - ITF NSW Championship
- Silver in Pattern - Australasian Championship
- Silver in Pattern - ITF Victorian Championship
- Coach - ITF Junior & Veteran World Championship
- Silver in Pattern - ITF Oceanic Championship
- Silver in Pattern - Australian National Championship
- Gold in pattern - Sydney taekwon-Do Open Championship
- Gold in Pattern - ITF Victorian Championship
- Gold in Pattern - Australian National Championship
- Gold in Pattern - ITF World Championship in Bulgaria
- Silver in Power Breaking - ITF World Championship in Bulgaria
- Bronze in Sparring - ITF World Championship in Bulgaria
- Umpire - ITF NSW Championship
- Bronze in Pattern - ITF NSW Championship
- Gold in Pattern - Australian National Championship
- Gold in Power Breaking - Australian National Championship
- Silver in Sparring - Australian National Championship
- Silver in Power Breaking - Australian National Championship
- Bronze in Pattern - Australian National Championship
Grading Record:
- 1st Dan 18-12-1993
- 2nd Dan 9-3-1996
- 3rd Dan 9-12-2000
- 4th Dan 11-12-2005
- 5th Dan 25-9-2011
- 6th Dan 10-12-2017
Extra:
Sabum Ray runs Punch-On Fitness classes at his fitness centre which is open to everyone.
Please visit - www.punchonfitness.com
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