March grading congratulations

The Hapkido grading on Saturday (21st) that was held in the Moorebank Dojang was the first new style grading to be run. The new style of grading consisted of a junior belt grading (orange to green) and then straight after the senior belt grading (blue to red).

After focus, sweat, technique and quality, the following students have successfully graded and will progress to the next belt:

Harley - Red
Peter K - Red
Jane P - Blue
Brett W - Green
Tara B - Yellow

Congratulations
The CSD Team

2009 ITS T-Shirt Design Revealed!

Push me if you dare!

Exciting news just in...

The Limited Edition International Training Seminar (ITS) commemorative t-shirt design has just been revealed (see image below)!

Following the witty tongue-in-cheek style of the previous 2 designs, this t-shirt is the hottest thing in season!

To be eligible for the t-shirt you have to attend one of the official ITS Seminars which are listed on the back of the t-shirt.

The sexy t-shirt costs AUD 40 (USD 30 or € 25) and orders to international students will be delivered by Master Geoff while on tour.

For Australian students, to guarantee receipt of your t-shirt at the Australian ITS seminar (that's The 5 Elements Seminar on Saturday 28 March 2009), you have to order and pay for your t-shirt before Monday 23 March 2009.

Order now through your Regional Chief Instructor or via email to hapkido@netro.com.au.

Don't miss out on your chance to wear one of the coolest Hapkido t-shirts ever!

Order your Limited Edition t-shirt today!

The Art of Striking

Who thought the Art of Striking 'kicked butt!' ?





A funny way to introduce the BBC Art of Striking seminar which traditionally involves hands, arms, elbows etc. But this one had more!

30 Strikes of different variations: crane, ridge, grazing, to name some familys. Everyone had fun, with lots of smiles, striking and great enjoyment. From white to Black Belt, there was a strike or two in there for everyone.

And to finish off - the amazingly funny and enjoyable hip and butt strikes, along with the 'liverpool' kiss aka headbutt x 2 variations. This seminar was certainly unforgettable.

And all captured by camera and soon to be released as part of the 'Art of .... ' series, 'In the raw' (unedited, just pure fun).

regards
The CSD Team

BBC Seminar - 'The Art of Striking'

The second seminar in 'The Art of' BBC seminar series is on this Saturday 7 March 2009 at 1:30pm.

The topic is 'The Art of Striking' and we're going to go through 30+ strikes, some not using your arms, most of which have never seen before, none of which are on the current syllabus.

That's a minimum of 30 new strikes to learn for every student at the seminar - some of which you will love and want to keep for your arsenal. For Black Belts this means exposure to new variation techniques to add to your list of weapons!

If the last seminar on 'The Art of Kicking' was anything to go by, the seminar this Saturday is going to be a great deal of fun.

Just a reminder also that 'BBC In The Raw' - the DVD of the last BBC seminar is now available to order. The DVD will set you back $25 and is footage of the last seminar - that's right, all 30 kicks! Great to have for those who attended the seminar (you might even see footage of yourself trying one of the flying kicks on the wavemaster) and a must-see for those who missed out on the last seminar. Order your copy today!

March 2009 - What's coming up this month

Events*
6th Friday - 6pm Falcon Grading
7th Saturday - BBC Seminar The Art of Striking
21st Saturday - Coloured Belt Test
28th Saturday - 5 Elements Seminar
28th Saturday - 3rd AHG Black Belt Challenge & Technical Review
29th Sunday - Sun Bae Training

check the Forum 2009 Event List to see what's been added

Birthdays

1st Rosendo - White
3rd Sir Kev
5th Leanne - White
9th Mark - Blue
12th Dante - Hawk
15th Vivian - Falcon
16th Charlie - Blue
17th Sir Mick
23rd Luke - Falcon
26th Siska - Blue
27th Thel - Hawk
28th Sir Yash
29th William - Falcon

Master Geoff's Birthday

Master Geoff celebrates his birthday on Wednesday 25 February 2009.

And what better way to celebrate than by getting into your Dobok and onto the mats for a fun Hapkido seminar that will be run by Master Geoff himself and on his birthday no less!

Seminars are always fun, but without a doubt this special birthday seminar will be more fun than usual!

Of course no celebration is complete without cake...

Join us for the seminar which will start at 7:30pm and to wish Master Geoff a HAPPY BIRTHDAY with cake cutting (and eating) straight after the seminar at 9pm next Wednesday 25 February 2009!

But... does anyone dare sing Happy Birthday? ;)

February 2009 - What's coming up this month

Events*
6th Friday - 6pm Falcon Grading

21st Saturday - 6pm Kids Sleepover

28th Saturday – 1st March OTR Melbourne (Check more details at Sir John's OTR post at the Hapkido Forum)

* check the Forum 2009 Event List to see what's been added

Birthdays
5th Jordan L – Hawk

7th Bianca H – Falcon

7th David T – Yellow

10th Natalie M – Green

12th Nicholas S – Falcon

13th Dom N – White

14th Patricia T – White

14th Chloe L – Hawk
17th Sir Graham

17th Jonathan T – Falcon

18th Jacob D – Falcon

18th Peter K – Brown

21st Amadeus H – Yellow

25th MG
28th Chris U - Blue

Heads up for March
(March is such a busy month we thought you'd want to plan ahead since February is only 28 days!)

7th Saturday - BBC Seminar The Art of Striking

21st Saturday - Coloured Belt Test

28th Saturday - 5 Elements Seminar

28th Saturday - 3rd AHG Black Belt Challenge & Technical Review

29th Sunday - Sun Bae Training

Regards

The CSD Team