Apologies for the delay in publishing the reopening timetable.
We can confirm classes will resume in the dojang for fully vaccinated students.

However, there are big question marks for kids (who cannot be vaccinated)
Below is a summary of the information on the NSW Government website.
The new Premier mentioned there were issues with the reopening roadmap that was a key focus.
We are hoping that we get some clarification in the next few days.

Hi everyone,

A quick update. We are currently working on the timetable from 11 October on wards, this is the expected date that restrictions will be eased.
We will do this in 3 stages

1. 11th October - limited in dojang (Chatswood HQ) classes + larger group park sessions + online
2. 18th October - more in dojang,+ more larger group park sessions + online
3. December (80% NSW double dose status) - in dojang + online

50 minute Private classes are still available throughout the whole time
From 11th October, 30 min one on one reviews will only be available for students who remain 100% online
More details (and timetable) will come in the next few days
ZiChuan

Hi everyone,

Grading
Grading bookings are now set up.
There are 3 options this time

• Small group in person (limited spots - probably best for white belts, kids who may struggle online, black belts must be in person)
• Live Zoom session (specific times for specific belts)
• Prerecorded - we will send you a link where you can upload your grading video

Please note - due to Covid19 there is no "Hoshinsul"/Self defence/One step sparring requirement

Book grading at Book Grading and Events

Small Group Park classes

• There are some small group park classes in the system
  
  • People 16 yo+ must have 2 vaccinations to join the small group park classes
    
• We are limited by the number of fully vaccinated instructors
• As the instructors receive their second shots, we will put up more class times
• One on one reviews in the park are still happening
• Private classes (50 min) in the park are still happening

We might be able to train back in the dojang in about a month

Online Poomsae Comps
There are a few online comps around. Selina, Isaac and I just entered one this week.
If you'd like to do an online poomsae comp (basically you record the poomsae and submit) let me know and I'll keep you in the loop.
Australian Nationals (poomsae) is scheduled to be an online comp in November

Coming out of lockdown

Two clear issues we are thinking hard about:

• There is still a risk of covid transmission for the foreseeable future. Even after shutdown ends. This has been our view since the end of the first shutdown.
  
• Proof of vaccination - how do we manage this for existing, new and trial students. And how do we manage this when students turn 16?

So far there are 2 stages for coming out of lockdown.
13 September - outdoor gatherings of up to 5 vaccinated people (16yo+) are allowed

• I called ServiceNSW 9th Sept (Thursday), they said to watch the website closely (now I'm curious)
• 10th September The NSW Government website isn't updated yet, they are "tweaking" the rules ahead of Monday.
  • Kids don't count in the total
  • But...I'm sure we are not allowed to run a class of 30 kids outdoors...
  • We will wait for Sunday night/Monday to see what the actual rules end up being

Undisclosed date - when the state hits 70% double dose for 16yo+

• Classes of 20 people (assuming including instructors) - this is similar to the limits we imposed during 2020/2021
  
  • But we must be very strict on ensuring everyone books
    
• We will continue online streaming as an option for some sessions
  
• 16 yo+ must be vaccinated
  • 12 yo and under do not need to be vaccinated
  • We don't know what happens to the 13-15 year olds yet but NSW Government has 6-8 weeks to figure this out
    
• We will be thinking of ways to avoid class crowding (and parent crowds outside the doors) - good problems to have (hopefully) but still needs to be solved for
  
• We will probably know the date at most one week before... so it'll be a last minute rush to set up the system (which we are very used to)
  

Hello!

We hope everyone is going well and keeping active
There's so much tantalising talk of restrictions ending but let's keep in mind "70% double dose" vaccination is on track for end of October so there are still a couple of months ahead. And even then who knows.

One glimmer is "5 vaccinated people can gather outdoors" from September 19 - we will see how this translates to kids who are too young to be vaccinated. We'll update once we know.

New outdoor locations
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Thanks to the people who replied to the last email letting me know they're outside the 5km zone.
I called Service NSW last week and confirmed that we can travel to teach one on one classes (except of LGAs of concern).

As a result we have added a number of locations for our private classes and one on one reviews.
Available locations for private classes/one on one reviews
Book via the portal:

• Chatswood Oval
• Lindfield Edenborough Park

Contact Master ZiChuan to arrange

• Mosman Oval
• Killara Oval
• Manly Oval
• Roseville Park
• Beacon Hill Oval
• We are happy to add more, let me know so I can figure out scheduling.

Belt pick up
If you would like to collect your belts, we can arrange contactless pick up from the dojang.
If you live too far from the dojang please let me know and we will post them to you
Certificates will be ready soon and we'll do similar

Top 10 scores
Congratulations to the people below for their hard work!

1. Jennifer 
2. Emma 
3. Jasmine
4. Nina 
5. Yena 
6. Roelene, Fuschia
7. Christine Jiwon
8. Kyoung Lim, Andrew, Sergio, Emily (NSG)
9. Boree
10. Alex (Elly's brother)

 Great job to everyone continuing training, we hope you're feeling the benefits! Also great to see some family members getting involved too :) We have added a 7.30pm Tuesday night class too for people who can't make the 6pm classes.

As hinted in the title of the previous post we expected lockdown to extend and it has.
Currently it is set to July 30, we are currently planning it'll be until end of August.

This means:
1) Some people will want to suspend memberships (please use the link emailed to you)
2) If you can't live without TKD and want resume training from home contact us and we can end the suspension
3) More people will want to do 1 on 1 private classes in the park (contact us to arrange)
4) For members continuing, we are bringing back free one on one review sessions to help you improve even more during lockdown! (Watch the member portal next week for time slots once we've figured out how to implement this...)

Coming out of lockdown (whenever that is) some expectations from last time:
1) Smaller class capacity

• We expect class limits of around 10 per class.
• We will continue hybrid classes (simultaneous online and in person)
• It will be a bit hard but we will try to find a way to allow everyone to train.
• Members who have continued during lockdown might be prioritised.

2) Lindfield, Beacon Hill, Manly, Mosman classes may resume later than Chatswood

• This depends on the venues that we are hiring.
• Manly is likely to be the last location that restarts (last year we ended shutdown in June Manly Village Public School didn't allow community hirers like us to resume until Term 4)

3) North Sydney Girls may need to relocate

• We had to relocate to Chatswood for term 3 last year as external visitors were not allowed onto school grounds
• While the people who came to Chatswood improved a lot, we may find a space closer to NSG to allow more people to join and to free up space at the dojang for public classes

 Changes announced today reducing small group classes from 10 to 2 people.
This means we can only do private classes in person for now

Hi

Congratulations to the 107 students who have attended online/small group classes during this shutdown period.
We hope you've enjoying the training schedule we put together for the last 2 weeks.
As of yesterday the leader board is pretty close! Since 28 June (less than 2 weeks ago):
Isaac and Justin lead the table with 21 classes
Emma, Alex and the Geberts 16 classes
Jasmine (15 classes) and Jonathan (14 classes) round up the top 10

A quick note with the schedule for next week.
We've kept a number of lunch time classes for our adult WFH students and we've rearranged the timetable to focus back on after school sessions since school is going back to online learning for week 1.

Suspended members
Suspensions have been extended until 16th July and payments have been pushed out

Timetable for today until 16th July
Rain is forecasted for the weekend so no outdoor training until Tuesday next week.
Like last week we will see how things go with the shutdown situation.

Hi,
For this week:
- Outdoor training on Tuesday (Chatswood), Wednesday (Beacon Hill), Thursday (Lindfield), Friday (Chatswood - forecast to rain).
- Evening classes moved to 6pm
- When looking for online classes make sure the filter is set to "All Locations"
- For those continuing training during lockdown, no limit to online class attendance :)
- Full schedule on the member's portal

What happens after Friday?



1) It depends if we are out of lockdown or not.
2) Government will probably tell us Thursday but full details will not come out until Friday.
3) We need to know the full details before we can confirm Saturday onwards. Last year there were strict attendance limits (10 per class) when coming out of lockdown. We need to see if it will be the same this time.
4) When we do get back to class everyone will need to book attendance using the our Member's portal PLUS use the ServiceNSW QR Code
5) Members please check emails from news@chungdotkd.com.au on Friday night.

In some ways NSW has been very lucky that this is only the second lockdown since Covid19 surfaced and it is currently scheduled to end on Friday 9th July.
Looking at examples locally (Melbourne) and overseas (e.g. Malaysia) there is a high chance of the lockdowns being extended so we've designed the lockdown timetable with this in mind. Hopefully it doesn't get extended but better to be prepared.

Our read on the virus was that multiple lockdowns were a high possibility and throughout the year we invested heavily in our online streaming equipment at the Dojang as a priority over other needed items (like mirrors).

Some key points:

• The training schedule has been designed to cater for the whole family. Some sessions are specific to students but many sessions will benefit people with no Taekwondo experience
• Students who choose to continue training will be able to access all online classes for themselves and their household
• We have a range of classes included in the schedule:
  • Gentle Taekwondo - our popular in person class translated to online. Low impact, minimal space required.
  • Lunch time Stretch and Kick - good to get everyone out of the chair/off the sofa
    
  • Strength and Fitness - sweat it out
  • Poomsae intensive - out competition prep class which was already live streamed pre-shutdown
  • Belt specific poomsae classes - so everyone can keep on track for grading (or catch up/refresh their poomsae)
  • TKD Story Time - history and some key biographies related to Taekwondo
  • In person sessions (weather permitting) - we are lucky that this time around we're allowed small group outdoor classes
• Students who continued training during Lockdown 1.0 (March - June 2020) produced some of the best grading performances of 2020
• 3+ pass holders will be temporarily charged the lower tier fees
• Students who choose to suspend their membership can do so and we will automatically set the resumption date from when lockdown ends. If you wish to suspend please see the google form link in your email.