by Richard
May 16, 2013 in News
Hi all,
For any who are interested, this weekends black belt grading will be held at the MMC, 198 Marua Road, Ellerslie.
The open part of the grading starts at 1pm on Sunday, and usually finishes between about 3 or 4, depending on the number of grading candidates
The grading candidates are listed here:
http://itkd.co.nz/events/gradings/black-belts/20130519-auckland/index.php
May 14, 2013 in Events
Hi everyone
If you are grading on Thursday, be there by 6pm for warmup. Grading will begin at 6:15pm. Family are welcome to come and watch.
If you are not grading, you are invited to train at Remuera Intermediate, 6:30pm-8pm: http://goo.gl/maps/juj8l (map)
by Minette
May 11, 2013 in Taekwon-Do tips
Everyone wants to be able to kick high and with power, everyone !
But, how do we get there?
To achieve better leg strength and therefore to increase your ability to kick higher you need to do some leg strengthening you could start with :
20 Side kick dips: make sure your leg is fully extended and that your torso is in the correct position
10 slow side kicks
10 front snap kick dips
15 back kick dips
Remember to do both legs and to repeat the series 2-3 times. Black belts will be happy to help you out if you are not sure
Looking forward to seeing stronger and higher kicks !
May 8, 2013 in Events
Hi everyone
A few of our seniors attended Mr Thompson’s knife defence seminar at the Papakura venue last Wednesday night. I’ve done this seminar a couple of times before. It is eye-opening, hard work, and awesome!
Photo from Miss Steyn:
Glendowie members at the “Cutting Edge” seminar on 1 May: (L-R) Rob Harradine, Rob Bavin, Minette Steyn, Helen Caley, Phil Thompson, Rob Stevens, Richard Forder, Master Mark Hutton
May 4, 2013 in News
A few of us went to Dragon’s Spirit in Papatoetoe and attended Master Hutton’s Seminar. He is a such a great leader and is Brilliant!!
Thank you Mr, Raukura for having us at your fantastic dojang. Thank you Maser Hutton for inspiring us to stay safe and to enjoy our lives. Thank you to Glendowie for coming along and showing some great spirit (especially Mr Forder 
).
If you click on the photos you will get to see all the content 
regards, Mr Styles
April 29, 2013 in Events
Hi Instructors and Seniors,
Currently we have forms from 19 people who are interested in being in the Auckland North team competing at Nationals in 5 weeks time. That is a pretty small Auckland North team!! If we want to have a shot at winning back the ‘Best Region’ trophy we are going to need a bigger team.
Could you please spread the word to your members that the form (which is attached to this email) needs to be completed and returned to me ([email protected]) with the fee paid by this coming Sunday (5 May). Also if I don’t have one from last year I need a photo of their head and shoulders in dobok, with a white background.
At the same time I also need to register all seconds for sparring, and officials who are helping on the weekend. So if this is you please contact me asap.
Please also get them to come along to the Regional trainings – 9.30am until 11.30am, Sundays, MMC (198 Marua Road, Ellerslie), $5 per session
If you have any queries at all please do not hesitate to contact myself or Matt Davey.
Your help is greatly appreciated,
Matt and Lisa Davey
April 25, 2013 in Club life, Events, News
Hi everyone
Please find the May newsletter attached.
We are having a long overdue dinner after training next Tuesday (30 April) at Masala in Mission Bay ($10 mains on Tuesdays). All adults, including parents, and children accompanied by adults, are welcome. http://www.masalarestaurant.co.nz/missionbay/mainindexm.htm
Please reply to me this week with numbers attending, so we can make a suitable booking.
April 20, 2013 in Buy and sell, News
Do you take vitamins? From a daily multi, fish oil, and iron, to magnesium to reduce cramp at major training events, I can get it cheaper than the recommended retail price. As a special introductory offer, how is 20% off the RRP? Order and pay by Sunday 12 May, and allow a few days for delivery.
Complete and email me the attached order form, and pay into the usual bank account (01-1837-0106303-46).
Order form: GoHealthyVitamins 201304
April 19, 2013 in Club life
Hi everyone
This from the Churchill Park School office:
“VEHICULAR ACCESS Due to the current construction at school, vehicular access to the school grounds is strictly limited to authorised vehicles only, as of Monday 22 April until further notice. Pedestrian access routes are yet to be confirmed, so when using school grounds, please look for signage.
“We understand this will cause some inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.”
Ensure you remember to bring shoes and a jacket to wear after training!
April 19, 2013 in Taekwon-Do tips
Hi everyone
This week’s tip comes from the training secret of Taekwon-Do (by General Choi):
Understand the purpose and method of each movement thoroughly
Watch the clip below from Miss Julia Cross of Scotland. I first met Miss Cross in 1994, and she was awesome then. She went on to become World Champion in patterns and sparring on multiple occasions. Here she demonstrates basic movements for 8th gup training to 7th gup, and pattern Dan Gun.
What does Miss Cross do well? What errors does she make? Please comment below – remember to offer at least one good thing for each error you mention.
Watching this video you can clearly see the intermediate position and finished position of each movement. Is it obvious what each movement does? Watch her trajectories – the movements start, proceed to the intermediate position, and then move directly to the finished position in a way that will achieve the objective of the movement.
Do the movement yourself. Is your stance correct? Is your finished position correct? Is your intermediate position correct? Is your trajectory correct? Critically evaluate your own Taekwon-Do to improve.
Have fun!
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