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2024 wrap up

1/1/2025

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We haven't had the chance to write many updates during 2024 but it was a very momentous year for Chung Do Taekwondo so it's got to be noted down somewhere!

2024: A Significant Year for Chungdo Taekwondo

2024 was an important year for Chungdo Taekwondo as we celebrated our 50th anniversary, marking five decades of since GM Suh Chun Suk started teaching in Australia. It did take us until December to celebrate this milestone but it was great to get together to celebrate with old and new students plus we started some new traditions like 5,10,15 and 20 year membership awards and 500 and 1000 classes awards.

We opened two new branches (Rhodes and Manly Vale) and these are growing steadily with Rhodes especially a focus for 2025 and beyond.

Competitions
Our students performed well across various competitions, including the South Coast Open, NSW Open, Australian Open, President's Cup, Chuncheon Korean Open, KPNP Championships, NSW State Championships, and the Sydney Taekwondo Festival. We had our biggest team to date at the Australian Taekwondo Nationals with 47 players, it's a lot of hard work and effort from instructors, students and parents to get that size team up and running.

First Chungdokwan International Instructor Certification Course
We participation in the first Chungdokwan International Instructor Certification Course in Kuala Lumpur, demonstrating our commitment to advancing skills and knowledge within our club with myself, Anthony and Celine going gaining the certification.

Chungdokwan Korea 80th Anniversary and CDK yearly summer camp
We had the privilege of attending Chungdokwan Korea's 80th Anniversary celebrations in Korea during July's annual Chungdokwan Korea summer camp, the 80th Anniversary highlighted the tradition and legacy of our Kwan (school). Six of our students came to Korea on this trip (plus 2 went on a different training camp in Korea) and it really helped open their eyes to the breadth, depth and longevity that Taekwondo has to offer. Seeing the old masters in the flesh is really something else, especially when they're still doing the spilts at 70+ years old! A huge thanks to my master GM Shin and to GM Sheamus for their continued effort to bring Chungdokwan members together across the globe.

It was also during this trip that I finally met and trained with Master Kang Yujin from Namchang Dojang in person. I attribute so much of my poomsae growth to Master Yujin and after 5 years of Zoom classes it was such an honour to finally train together in real life.

2024 Poomsae World Championships
Personally 2024 has been such a year of growth.

From organising an increasingly large dojang, starting to bring more students overseas, coordinating larger and larger competition teams, competing in my first Chuncheon Korean Open then to top it all off qualifying for the Poomsae World Championships in Hong Kong and representing Australia for the first time in my 30 year Taekwondo career was almost unbelievable.

Winny asked me if I could have imagined this 10 years ago and the reality is even though I still have so much to improve on, my level and understanding of poomsae was so poor 10 years ago that World Championships wasn't even on the radar.

The club continues to grow steadily, fostering a stronger and more connected community. We are grateful to the parents, friends, and families who have supported us throughout the year, as well as to our instructors and student leaders for their consistent effort and dedication. A huge thank you to the Instructor Team at Chungdo as well for their effort and dedication to developing our students both as taekwondoin and as people!

Although Chungdo is now 51 years old, the 2020-2022 Covid period in many ways really felt like a reset back to year zero.
2025 is the third year post the Covid period, we've laid some strong foundations during 2023 and 2024 and we need to continue to build on these.
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End of year | 2025 Timetable | Instructor Card + Gift link

20/12/2024

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Hi everyone,
End of year
Last weekend's open class and picnic was great fun. Thank you everyone who attended and shared lunch with us.
For those interested, I bought the Nasi Lemak from Albee's Catering (catering division: 0433997717)
They have restaurants in Kingsford and Campsie. (this is not a sponsored post)
  • Mosman, Beacon Hill and Manly classes have finished for the year and will resume week commencing 3rd Feb
  • Rhodes finish after tomorrow (Saturday) and will resume Monday 3rd Feb
  • Chatswood finishes 22nd December (Sunday) and resumes 6th January
Everyone's emails about suspensions have been all actioned... I really hope there aren't any more.
My next task is to claim 5 months worth of ActiveKids vouchers and sorting out the holiday program.
People from Mosman, Beacon Hill, Manly, Rhodes - your default suspensions will be longer so if you'd like to train at Chatswood in January let me know.
 
2025 Timetable
The 2025 Timetable is up in the system now and also on our website.
Main changes:
  • Thursday Sparring moved to Wednesday
  • Wednesday Poomsae moved to Thursday
  • Saturday Teens/Adults cardio death class is going to change to a Teens/Adults strength and flexibility class (assuming Andy remembers the flexibility part)
  • TBC another sparring class Friday night after the 12-17yo sparring class checking with Yutong but I think it's too much
You can download a PDF version here

2024 Instructor team card and collection
Sorry for the delay on this.
The original platform I was going to use still wasn't ready after a week (they must be as organised as me...) so I've set another one up:
https://app.grouptogether.com/Thankyou2024Instructorteam
If you'd like to send a photo/message to the 2024 Instructor Team and/or make a contribution to our New Year lunch/dinner we'd greatly appreciate it.

Thank you to everyone for your support this year, hopefully see you in the last 2 days of classes otherwise have a great Christmas and New Year

Regards
ZiChuan

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