8th November 2020 is the day our TTM jejanims will remember forever. This is the day they have been aiming, waiting and trained so hard for; their black belt grading. A lot of hours have been put in and the sacrifices made to gain the happy moment for the successful test. All Tam Taekwon-Do jejas know how serious TTM grading is and this encourages them to put more effort and continue to encourage their dojangmates to progress to the next level. It is through this camaraderie that our jejas are known to all martial artist that Tam Taekwon-Do Mudokwan is the best place to train together.

All candidates are fully tested in every aspect of their skill required to pass their grading. We have never ever heard of a single jeja who thought of graded elsewhere since what they have been through here. This tell how happy they are with their training and grading with us.
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Congratulations to:

Junior 1st Dan Black belt
Adamrinjarni 

 Black belt 1st Dan
Charlie Lay
Dr Micahel Zhu

2nd Dan Black belt
Grace Wee
Aidan Yam
Elaine Li (Prob)

3rd Dan Black belt
Mark Balfour
Caroline Ting
Kevin Quach (Prob)

4th Dan black belt
Tsvetomir Dinchev

5th Dan Black belt
Jacek Leszczynski

The last general grading for 2020 was held on 6th December at Strathfield Dojang.
Due to the Covid-19 number restriction , grading has been held in staggered days. We would like to thank you to all students who continued training with us during this very difficult year and congratulations to all Jejas who passed the test.

9th Gup Yellow tip 
Ari Koulouris, Joshua Javier, Farah Hawli, Leo Koulouris, Deli Grieco

8th Gup Yellow belt
Eva Youssef, Jakub Misar (Probation), Amber Bi (Probation)

7th Gup Yellow belt green-tip
Petros Calokerinos, Jacko Deng, Hugo Bergman, Tarah Kaiou, Alanna  Abouhanna, Paul Cusack, Ithiel Kwang

6th Gup Green belt
Brandon Kidner, Gabriel Wongso

5th Gup Green belt blue-tip
Melanie Tran, Bianca Tran, Ethan Ang

4th Gup Blue belt
Bianka Lee, Mia Dranganoudis, Kush Parikh(Probation), Kerry Dranganoudis(Probation)

3rd Gup Blue belt  red-tip
Justin Mio, Kyan Aung, Tanya Liu

2nd Gup Red belt
Henry Bergman

1st Gup Red belt black-tip
Rayden Chan

The following have been graded on 15-12-2020
5th Gup Green belt blue-tip
Xavier Moloney

3rd Gup Blue belt  red-tip
Ali Sobh

2nd Gup Red belt
Kaloyan Vasilev

TTM Mons Dojang sees its first grading conducted by Sabum Alan Luong on Sunday 4-10-2020. 
Congratulations to:
8th Gup Yellow belt
Rory Neil and Eva Neil

We welcome you back to term 4.
These are the dates for the following dojang resuming in October 2020 from:-
Abbotsford dojang - Tuesday 13-10-2020
Bondi Beach dojang - Monday 12-10-2020
Burwood dojang - Friday 16-10-2020 (still training at the temporary venue in Burwood Park Community Centre,  Burwood Park)
Blacktown dojang - Tuesday 13-10-2020
Lidcombe dojang - Monday 12-10-2020
Mons QLD - Sunday (has been training through the school holidays)
Rockdale dojang - Tuesday 13-10-2020
West Pennant Hills dojang - Thursday 15-10-2020

Students who have not been training in Term 3 and would like to re-enrol for Term 4 are to contact their instructors for vacancy. Spots are limited due to the Covid-19 restriction.

We look forward to seeing you in your dobok again soon.

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TTM held a grading on Sunday while many people were still in bed or having breakfast eyes glued to their screen.
The dojang door was opened nice and early for our enthusiastical and well prepared jejas that have one thing in their mind; that is to do their best in their belt grading.
The standard of white belt jejas in the 7 years & under, certainly impressed the examiners. We also had 5 years old candidates attempting the colour belt grading in the morning session. Everyone did well and so did the adults that came well prepared. Congratulations to all successful students.

The afternoon session was a black belt grading the jejas have been waiting for, however some have prefered to stay in their last black belt which was long overdue. 13th September 1pm marked the day they will remember forever in their life. This is the day they have been aiming, waiting and training so hard for; their black belt grading. Many hours have been put in to train for and sacrifices made to reach this moment and performed successfully on the day. All Tam Taekwon-Do jejas know how serious the TTM grading is, but this has never deterred them. Due to the Covid-19 restriction level limited number of black belt supporters were allowed to attend. They came with full support  and gave plenty of encouragement for their dojangmates to progress to the next level. It is through this camaraderie that our jejas are known for, making Tam Taekwon-Do Mudokwan to be recognised as the best place to train together.
Thank you to the black belts who helped on the day and well done to all who graded.

9th Gup White belt yellow-tip
Kristjian Trajkoski, Paris Youssef, Gracelyn Neville, Matthew Haddad,
Reilly Chan, Amber Bi,

8th Gup Yellow belt
Ricky Lai, Shiv Patel, Catherine Ni, Eleni Dionisopoulos, Tarah Kaiou, Yi Ithiel Kwong(Probation), Bisnish Adhikari  

7th Gup Yellow belt green-tip
Richard Ni, Anh Vu Pham, Brandon Kidner

6th Gup Green belt
Wendy Song

5th Gup Green belt blue-tip
Rianne Chan

1st Dan Black belt
Dr Michael Zhu (probation) pending power breaking test on 8-11-2020

2nd Dan Black belt
Dr Grace Wee

3rd Dan Black belt 
Caroline Ting, Boosabum Mark Balfour (probation) pending power breaking test on 8-11-2020
  

​For many people like myself, Taekwon-Do is not so much a hobby, as it is a guiding principle of morality, of self-improvement, and a way of understanding the limits of one’s physical and mental capabilities. It is an artform and a lifestyle that I have dedicated myself to for over 43 years. To honour the 65th year of the naming of Taekwon-Do, like many of my fellow instructors and practitioners of this long enduring art, I would like to reflect on my ITF journey.
The globalisation of Taekwon-Do was spearheaded by the late General Choi Hong Hi, and Malaysia happened to be the 2nd country to which he brought the art outside of Korea in 1965 to be introduced to the public. As a young boy, I was inspired by my own father, a professional boxer, to take up martial arts and looked to Taekwon-Do at age 14. At the time, Grand Master Low Koon Lin was the Malaysian pioneer of the art, under the tutelage of General Choi, as well as my first instructor; this made me part of the 2nd generation of students in the lineage of General Choi’s international spread of ITF. Along with GM Low Koon Lin, I was privileged to learn under the coaching of Master Tan Eng Kiat and GM Yeow Ching Wat. Their teaching structure was extremely innovative, with each instructor teaching 3 different aspects of training – sparring, pattern and self-defence. Importantly, they did not forget to instil in their students the true meaning of Taekwon-Do which was the moral culture. With the guidance of these inspirational figures, I accelerated in my learnings and was promoted to assistant instructor 1979 and became instructor in June 1980. I had the privilege of being graded by General Choi himself, for my promotion to 5th Dan in Maroochydore, Queensland before his sad passing.

I began participating in tournaments since attaining yellow-tip. My tournament career endured until I was 6th Dan, with a highly successful rate of achievement. The competitors I have had the privilege to fight have come far and wide across the globe. Some of my notable achievements include gold medals in sparring, pattern and power breaking, silver in team sparring in ITF World Championships. As a veteran tournament participant, I also have had great success and was the first person to be awarded the Overall World Champion title in ITF’s 1st Veteran World Championships. I retired from tournaments in 2005 when I was promoted to 7th Dan. On top of partaking in tournaments, I have also coached and trained a number of students to successfully win national and international championships. Among other cherished achievements, I was awarded the prestigious ITF Outstanding Instructor Medal and ITF Order Medal in 2017 and 2018 respectively.

My post-tournament life saw myself heavily involved in the expanding and publicising of ITF to the world. With the help and support of ITF officials, I have organised and run national tournaments, with the goal of building friendships, exchanging ideas and promoting the art to the general public. I have also been involved in running seminars as a part of the ITF Technical and Education Committee, to aid the constant progress and evolution of Taekwon-Do.

​Sasung Tam Fook Chee
22-5-2020

A small group of jejas were fortunate to be graded on this very special day in conjunction with the commemoration of the founding of International Taekwon-Do Federation by Taekwon-Do Founder General Choi Hong Hi. It is also a memorable grading due to the Covid-19 restriction level imposed by the government the day after the grading where all classes were closed until further notice.

We look forward to the day we return to dojangs to celebrate the presentation of colour, black belt and international instructor certificates. In the meantime stay home, stay safe, do the right thing and keep training with the pre-recorded home training videos on the Member page. Video grading will be conducted for those that eligible and qualified. So, all jejas are encouraged to be training at home during this unprecedented time.

Train Hard Train Smart
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Congratulations to all jejas who passed the grading.

9th Gup White belt yellow-tip
Eleni Dionisopoulos

8th Gup Yellow belt
Isaac Lin, Hugo Bergman, Arthur Gray, Frederick Gray, Vu Pham

7th Gup Yellow belt green-tip
 Evelyn Huynh, Clarke Huynh, Anthony Abouhanna, Wendy Song

5th Gup Green belt blue-tip
Camille Lin, Bianka Lee, Kyan Aung, Danny Hu(Probation)

3rd Gup  Blue belt red-tip
Kaloyan Vasilev, Henry Bergman, Annette Fallon

2nd Gup Red belt
Rayden Chan, Jessica Dang

1st Gup Red belt black-tip​
Zack Fallon

​TTM students taking part at the CHITF NSW Championship in Goulburn.
Thank you to Sabum Craig Harmer for the invitation.