Greetings!
Welcome to the Factor10 September edition of "Martial Arts and You".  You may have noticed on our calendar that August has been a very exciting month with so much happening. Apart from the fun and festivities of the Pine Rivers and Ekka show holidays, the highlights of the month included the Yellow Jacket Tournament, a huge demo our Demo Team did at the Petrie Catholic school and Factor10 hosting the Oceania Taekwondo Union Poomse Judging seminar.
This coming month is no exception when it comes to action on the Martial Arts front. I will be attending an International Referee Seminar on the Gold Coast for 4 days leading up to the Australian Open at Carrara on 17 and 18 September. We have a few competitors including myself, Maddy Houston, Courtney West and Steph Hodges competing in Poomse at this event, with Matt Fien fighting in the open black belt division. Aidan Butlin, Jordan Cushing and Dom Palleschi from our junior TID sparring program have also been invited to attend. On Friday 16 September we see the start of the school Spring holidays when we will be running a Factor10 Holiday Martial Arts program on the pupil free day at the end of the holidays on Monday 17 September - this promises to be a great day. Some other events looking ahead include - Factor10 Holiday Martial Arts Program Mon 17 Sep
- Fun Factor Ground Grappling Seminar on Sat 1 Oct
- Halloween disco on Sat evening 29 Oct
- F10 "Hanmadang" Sat 12 Nov
- Grand Master Lee visits F10 Sat 26 Nov
And a new class is starting:
- Poomse training class
- To assist students wanting to improve their Poomse for grading or for those wishing to compete in Poomse
- Taught by Maddy Houston - current Qld Poomse champion
- Starts Thursday 15 September 2011
- Goes from 3.45pm to 4.30pm every Thursday. If there is sufficient interest we will continue to run the class as part of our regular timetable.
- Please book in at reception to attend this class
It's also been so exciting for me to enjoy the technical excellence of our members who recently graded to black belt and others who did pre grades for black belt. A big congratulations to Rory Wieland, Cai Butlin, Zec Streeter, Aidan Butlin, Mitchell Peters and Brentton Smith who achieved their black belt grades last Thursday evening. Please sit back and enjoy our newsletter. Stay happy and healthy! Sincerely Master Damien O'Flaherty |
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The Enigma Behind Taekwondo and Hapkido Uniforms
Not many people know that the principle behind Taekwondo and Hapkido is even followed in the construction of the training uniform or "dobok" as it is traditionally called. It can be noted that many Eastern philosophic doctrines are the basis behind the principles of the ancient Korean arts of Taekwondo and Hapkido. In their concepts the harmony in human life is very important. They input the same ideas in the creation of their uniform. The dobok is said to be taken from the national Korean costume. Read More ..... |
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Register "Hanmadang" Tournament
 The Factor10 "Hanmadang" technical tournament is scheduled for Saturday 12 November in the afternoon from 1-6pm.
This event is attended by all Factor10 members as part of their quest to train in the Traditional Korean Martial Arts in the pursuit of excellence.
The tournament is a great motivator for all teenagers, children and adults as it provides variety in training and performance. A great confidence builder and motivator.
Register early and get ready for this great event by going to the Factor10 website and registering on-line for your convenience. Go to the right hand panel on the home page that has "Next Tournament".
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