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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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July Grading | Upcoming competitions | South Coast Competition wrap up | Team swag

16/5/2023

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Grading

Due to travel and competition scheduled, the next grading will be a bit delayed.
Instead of end of June, the next grading will be after the school holidays (most likely the weekend of 29/30 July).



During February Masters Steve and ZiChuan sat the Kukkiwon Foreign Master and Kukkiwon Poom/Dan Examiner courses. Kukkiwon has been rolling these out internationally in a drive to increase the consistency and standard of Poom/Dan holders.

Masters Steve and ZiChuan are honoured to be amongst 150ish Kukkiwon certified examiners in Australia.

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Up coming competitions (once the information is available you will be able to access the information on our events page)
All competitors for the NSW State Championships must have the "National Athlete Licence" membership from Australian Taekwondo. If you don't have the National Athlete Licence (e.g. no Aust Taekwondo membership or "Basic" membership only), you can buy/upgrade it via the events page on our website
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Competition
Location
Entries close
Costs
Special conditions
June 3-4
Sydney Taekwondo Festival
Michael Clarke Recreation Centre
2 Margaret Dawson Dr, Carnes Hill NSW

Entries closed 12th May. 
2 weeks earlier than advertised

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June 24-25    
University Taekwondo Open
University of Technology Sydney    
TBC
TBC
Who should go:

15 yo (in 2023) and above
Sparring and poomsae

07 July
Kyorugi Cadet World Championships Selection Event
Morayfield Sport & Events Centre 298 Morayfield Rd, Morayfield, QLD
5pm (AEST) June 11th, 2023
* Kyorugi sparring $130 per entry
Applicable to:

12- 14 yo sparring
KKW 1st dan and above, super serious about sparring. Let Master ZiChuan know ASAP

07-09 July
Oceania Open Poomsae Championships (G2)

Oceania President’s Cup (G2) 

Australian Open (G2)
Morayfield Sport & Events Centre 298 Morayfield Rd, Morayfield, QLD
Early Registration:
23 Mar 02:00 am to 25 May 11:59 pm AEST

Regular Registration:
26 May 12:00 am to 25 Jun 11:59 pm

3 separate competitions, each competition is at least $USD135 per entry
Who might want to go:
12yo +, and;
Kukkiwon 1st dan and above, and;

Wants/needs  international comp experience (this can be good for school/uni scholarship applications - younger students, keep that in mind). Let Master ZiChuan know ASAP

16 July
NSW State Selections/ Nationals Qualification
Quay Centre Olympic Blvd, Sydney, NSW
TBC
TBC
Who should go:
Yellow belt and above, all ages
We are planning to send a big team to this one


23-24 Sept
UniSport Nationals
Gold Coast, QLD
TBC
TBC
Who should go:
University Students (undergrad, post grad), all belts poomsae and kyorugi

13 Oct
2023 National Championships
Gold Netball Centre 200 Selby Street, Jolimont, WA
5pm (AEST) September 10, 2023
TBC
Who should go:
People who want to see Perth

(Not super keen on going to Perth even though it’s a lovely place.)
November
GM Suh Chun Suk memorial competition
University of Technology Sydney
TBC
TBC
Who should go:
Everyone yellow belt and above

South Coast Championships wrap up
The Chungdo Team achieved incredible success at the Taekwondo tournament, securing first place in poomsae for the second year and second place in kyorugi. We brought 38 gold medals, 15 silver medals, and 11 bronze medals. One of our blue belt students, Ashton, received the top junior male poomsae trophy (for having the highest poomsae score on the day). Even more impressive, a 68 year old student from our Gentle Taekwondo program showed that Taekwondo is for all ages winning 2 gold medals and inspiring many kids and parents in the crowd. 


As the coaching team of the Sydney University TKD club, we also showcased our prowess with one gold and two silver medals. Beyond the medals, our commitment to personal growth and conquering obstacles remains unwavering. Congratulations to the Chungdo Team, and a big thank you to our instructors, teammates, and parents for their support throughout this rewarding journey.


The South Coast Comp was an excellent start to the year, and we are excited to introduce the following events based in NSW and main competitions for the rest of the year.

Team swag
Our online store has been updated with our newly designed team swag!

Chungdo 74 has been designed to commemorate the year GM Suh started teaching in Sydney (1974)

Site has also been updated with size charts (if something doesn't have a size chart let Master ZiChuan know)
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First Yoga Mat Taekwondo and Socially Distant Taekwondo

20/3/2020

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Big week as Covid 19 events force us to re-evaluate our operations.

Perseverance and indomitable spirit are two key tenants of Taekwondo and we appreciate our students and their parents embodiment of this as everyone adjusts to what will be the "new normal" for the foreseeable future.

We have implemented significant changes to our in person classes.
No sparring, less target work, more techniques and poomsae to ensure we keep distance.

While there are some students still keen to attend in person, we know eventually this is not going to be possible and are executing our digital strategy.

Our digital program will be launched this weekend and is designed to help our students (and anyone who wants to join us) maintain some sense of routine and continuity with their taekwondo training.

A key consideration for us is how important regular exercise is.
The benefits are:
  • Assisting to develop a strong immune system
  • Release endorphins which helps combat stress and depression
  • As the severity of Covid19 in Australia intensifies, people will remain at home more. Our sessions give the opportunity to have some level of outside interaction and whole body movement.
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October news

26/9/2019

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GM Suh Chun Suk
6/9/1941 - 8/9/2019

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It was with great sadness that we said our final farewell to GM Suh on Wednesday 9/11/2019. GM Suh founded this dojang in 1974 and was actively teaching until early 2017.

GM Suh's memorial service was attended by many friends, family, current and past students and Taekwondo Masters and Grandmasters.

He is survived by Mrs Suh, Linda, Steve, all his students and all his students' students.

Nationals results

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Congratulations to our Nationals Team!
It was a big effort for the NSG Team to get up to the Gold Coast during a busy period at school + their other sports/activities but they really enjoyed the experience.

Final results were
Winny - sparring - gold
Sarah - sparring - silver
Melissa - sparring - silver
Jessie - individual poomsae - bronze
Kat and Annabel - team poomsae - silver
Cindy - sparring - uncontested
Andy - Championship poomsae - Gold
ZiChuan - Championship poomsae - Gold, World Taekwondo poomsae - Silver

A big thanks to Winny's mum Dora and Mel's mum KyiKyi for coming. Dora did a lot of driving and cooking over the weekend.

School holidays

Classes are on as normal during the school holidays with the following exceptions:
1) School sports programs (NSB, NSG, Chatswood High) are not on
3) Thursday 17th October there's no 6.30pm Chatswood class, 7.30pm is on as normal
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Festival Oasis Fun Day

We've been invited to be part of the Festival Oasis Fun day this Thursday 3rd October!

We'll run 2 mini classes at 12.30pm and 1pm and you'll have the opportunity to break a board!

Open to everyone/general public and free of charge!

Grading

Grading will be 31st October to 5th November
Due to the timing, this will be the last colour belt grading for the year.
There will be a black belt/dan grading in December

Competitions

There are a number of competitions coming up. Please talk to Masters Steve or ZiChuan if you are interested in entering.
Competition
Suitable for
Entries close
Competition date
Entry fee
Sydney Taekwondo Championships
Beginner/ Intermediate
Sunday 13th October
https://www.rapidsignup.com.au/
Sunday 20th October @ Blacktown
Sparring $80
Poomsae $60
KTAA Competition

Beginners
Friday 18th October (tell ZiChuan so I can submit your entry)

Sunday 27th October @ Rockdale

Sparring $50
Poomsae $50

ASMA Competition
Intermediate / Advanced
Friday 4th October
https://www.rapidsignup.com.au/
Sunday 4th October @ Liverpool
Sparring $90
Poomsae $80
NSW State Championships
Intermediate
TBA (approx November 9)
Sunday 17th November @ Olympic Park
TBA
(approx $90 for sparring, $80 for poomsae)
Aust. Taekwondo Masters Competition
Intermediate
Sunday 24th November (tell ZiChuan so I can submit your entry)
Sunday 1 December @ Olympic Park
$60 for up to 2 events (e.g. Sparring and poomsae)

Jackets!!

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A lot of people have been asking about jackets. So we're going to do a production run.

If you'd like one please complete the form below.

They're great value at $65 each
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