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

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.

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

Date	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	NA	NA
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)