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TUNZ AGM Will be held in Dunedin Sunday 27th May 2012. This years elections coincide with the TUNZ South Island Championships. Taekwondo Union of New Zealand South Island Championships 26th May 2012Christchurch Olympic have a group of 10 competitors and an entourage of supporters attending this event held this year at Caledonian Gymnasium Andersons Bay Road Dunedin. Dear members TRUE GRIT Nine Things Successful People Do Differently Success is hardly ever an accident but a series of progressive actions taken. Also it starts with a decision to succeed! May 2012, what actions have you taken towards achieving your goals this year, whether it be at school, work, sport or working towards your next grade/belt. Remember - 1. Get specific. When you set yourself a goal, try to be as specific as possible. "I will gain my red belt" is a better goal than "I will work towards my next belt," because it gives you a clear idea of what success looks like. Knowing exactly what you want to achieve keeps you motivated until you get there. Also, think about the specific actions that need to be taken to reach your goal.
Instructor Liam Fernyhough spent a full weekend training with Poomsae expert and world champion 8th Dan Grandmaster Ky Tu Dang.The immersive seminar was hosted by Master Greg O'Brien and the Hutt City Taekwondo club in Lower Hutt. GM Ky Tu Dang is incredible to watch and is an excellent teacher who has an infective enthusiasm. The seminar covered the black belt poomsae Koryo through to Hansu, emphasising the correct basic body movements required to generate increasing levels of speed and power. Creative poomsae, now an official part of the poomsae world championships, was introduced in a an easy and clear fashion to the backdrop of the Mortal Combat theme tune on a pumping PA system. The seminar was highly interactive and involved assessing and judging other black belts as per competition rules and giving feedback and constructive criticism in return. Many of the insights gained apply as much to Taeguek 1 as they do to the black belt patterns. As the club aims toward the South Island Champs in May and the TUNZ nationals this year held in Christchurch in August we can aim for a large poomsae team and high quality poomsae from Christchurch Olympic Taekwondo. Liam Christchurch Olympic TaekwondoHosted the TUNZ 2012 Instructors ClampBy Yorick Neal  Our club recently hosted the 2012 TUNZ Instructors Camp. The annual camp is designed to improve instructors’ skills and knowledge as well as maintain connections and support between different clubs in line with the TUNZ motto of “unity through friendship”. 10 black belts from the Christchurch Olympic and Shirley clubs attended the event, where they had the opportunity to choose between sessions that best suited their particular interests. First up on Saturday morning the options were either a half day first aid course through St Johns, an update on refereeing and using the protest system from international referee Master Vijay Chhika, or athlete testing by Garry Carpenter, TNZ Junior World Championship team trainer. This was followed by a two-hour session held by Master Johnny Kennedy from Kennedy’s Karate where he shared some practical self defense techniques. Close in and ground fighting aren’t widely practiced in Taekwondo, so this cross training session took many participants outside their comfort zone and expanded their repertoire of techniques. Saturday finished with a choice of either poomsae training with Master Ivan Kim, the National Poomsae coach, or advanced pad work and developing speed with Christchurch Olympic instructor and experienced international kyorui (sparring) competitor Master Alan Brian. Sunday morning started with Henshi Renzie Hanham, head of Seido Karate in New Zealand, and a director of Gazing International, who has extensive experience in mental conditioning with some of New Zealand’s top athletes, who shared his insights into preparing for competition and how mental conditioning techniques can be applied widely in many situations both inside and outside the training hall. The final session of the camp was held by Garry Carpenter, who has extensive experience coaching teachers, on how to teach; give feedback; run a class; and what, as an instructor, you are responsible for, and what you can’t control. Our club once again provided an excellent venue for the camp, and the club committee did a great job organizing and catering for the instructors from around the country who attended.
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"Taekwondo continues to grow and reach around the world. Our family has grown now to 201 members, making us one of the most universal sports on the Olympic program," he said. "Today as we look at our youth here, we see how far we have come, and we can see how far we will continue to go." WTF President Choue said, "To our young athletes, I say to you, you are the heroes of our sport. It is you that inspire us and you that inspire the world of sport. And it is for you that we work hard to achieve great things." "I ask you to always have pride in yourself. Respect one another and everyone you meet in your life. Be dedicated to your families and to your communities," he said. "And never forget that any action that you make can give hope to so many who need it. You all have the ability to bring light to dark areas of the world." Mexican City of Puebla to Host 2013 World Taekwondo Championships
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