Saturday 23rd May

Saturday 23rd May (this Saturday) is going to be Grandmaster Geoff's first day back on the mats after his return from the hugely successful IHA World Tour 2009 and his promotion to Grandmaster!!!!

Saturday is also the next seminar in the 2009 BBC series is “The Art of Throwing”.

This seminar will cover 30+ non-syllabus throws, great exposure to throwing for junior belts who would otherwise have to wait for Green Belt, awesome for senior belts to learn new throws and no doubt will help with syllabus throws and 30+ variations for Black Belts!

When: Saturday 23 May 2009 at 1:30pm (after midday class) Cost: Free for BBC, $35 for non-members

At the last BBC seminar Grandmaster Geoff said that he would be doing one throw without using his arms or his legs - can't wait to see this one!

This seminar is going to be brilliant! Make sure you get your name on the attendance list and ensure you don't miss out.

April/May 2009 - What's coming up this month

Events*
APRIL
13th – 19th April ITS Lancaster PA USA
Grandmaster Geoff’s ITS World Tour & Promotion

UPCOMING EVENTS
MAY
16th Saturday - Cut off date to submit Grading Form
23rd Saturday - 1.30pm BBC Art of Throwing
30th Saturday - 1.30pm Adults Grading

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



May Birthdays
2nd Robert Z – Yellow
2nd Donna – Green
5th Tyler – Falcon
6th Lucas – Falcon
7th Jayden – Hawk
7th Michael – Hawk
9th Lori – Blue
10th Sir Aaron
10th Emanuel – Falcon
16th Alex – Hawk
16th Ronald – Orange
21st Jackson – Orange
28th Ethan – Falcon
28th Mira – Red
31st Ibrahim – Provisional Black

STUDENT OF THE MONTH
HAWK FALCON ADULT
April Caitlyn L Manish C Emmanuel O

NEW MEMBERS
APRIL
Elias A
Darren W

May 2009

Just a reminder as it is now May, class times at CSD Moorebank have resumed to normal.

This means that tonight we have a split:

- White-Green Adults class starting at 7:15pm - 8:15pm; and

- Blue + Adults class starting 8:15pm - 9:30pm.

Wednesday is same, split classes juniors at 7:15pm and seniors at 8:15pm.

Also, Saturday classes have now commenced again, class starts at 12pm.

Thursdays are as normal, combined class at 7:15pm.

Hope to see you on the mats!

April 2009

As you all know that Master Geoff and the Australian ITS crew have left the country to conquer the world of Hapkido and not everyone has took up the journey so therefore there will still be classes held at the Moorebank Dojang for all. The timetable has changed and it can be located here and on the forum.

Monday 13th April - Easter Monday
CLOSED

Wednesday 15th April
5.00pm - Hawks
6.00pm - Falcons
7.15pm - Adults Mixed Class (White - Black Belt)

Thursday 16th April
7.15pm - Adults Mixed Class (White - Black Belt)

Friday 17th April
6.00pm - Combined Hawks & Falcons

Saturday 18th April
NO CLASS

Monday 20th April
5.00pm - Hawks
6.00pm - Falcons
7.15pm - Adults Mixed Class (White - Black Belt)

Wednesday 22nd April
5.00pm - Hawks
6.00pm - Falcons
7.15pm - Adults Mixed Class (White - Black Belt)

Thursday 23rd April
7.15pm - Adults Mixed Class (White - Black Belt)

Friday 24th April
6.00pm - Combined Hawks & Falcons

Saturday 25th April
NO CLASS

Monday 27th April
5.00pm - Hawks
6.00pm - Falcons
7.15pm - Adults Mixed Class (White - Black Belt)

Wednesday 29th April
5.00pm - Hawks
6.00pm - Falcons
7.15pm - Adults Mixed Class (White - Black Belt)

Thursday 30th April
7.15pm - Adults Mixed Class (White - Black Belt)

There will be different instructors teaching each class which will be fun and diffirant. Also Master Geoff will be checking for people that don’t attend. So I should see you there!! Don’t forget

Also you can check the latest ITS news on http://its-2009.blogspot.com/

What a fantastic Hapkido-filled weekend!

WOW! What a fantastic weekend!

It all began with the 5 Elements Seminar on Saturday.

5 hours of fun-filled Hapkido, there was something in this seminar for everyone. There were 38 students on the mats, the Dojang was buzzing with the fun and excitement of learning new techniques, of trying new stuff, of students at all levels able to play around with techniques they would otherwise not have gotten the chance to see, let alone practice!

There were takedowns and throws even white belts could try. There was pain enhancement and students were surprised that the techniques they had learnt could hurt even more with the application of 3 letters - T, L and/or C!

And once we had learnt how to enhance pain, we went through how to control pain, how to turn pain off! So easy and so effective - AWESOME!!

A personal favourite, we saw how easy it is to knock people out, with one of the Black Belts going down like a sack of spuds (yes, and all caught on film for later enjoyment!)

A highlight was the students of varying levels who lined up to feel what it was like to get knocked out, Master Geoff making his way through the crowd like the messiah healing people.

And ofcourse we finished up with Ki, every student getting to break a piece of wood using only Ki. Always a seminar favourite!

But that was only half the weekend!

Sunday was a Sun Bae training day for red belts and above. A great opportunity for senior belts to work through coloured belt syllabus material, the Black Belts to play with the new Black Belt syllabus, and senior students to spend some quality mat time with Master Geoff on their techniques.

There were 11 senior belts on the mats at the Sun Bae, and the training day was of huge benefit to every student in attendance.

Well done to those students who managed to do both days, no doubt today is a huge let down after a jam-packed Hapkido weekend like the one we just had!

What a brilliant weekend, what a fantastic way to kick off the IHA International Training Seminar!

For more photos from the fun-filled Hapkido weekend, click here.

The 5 Elements Seminar!

The 2009 ITS kicks off with the 5 Elements Seminar, its on this Saturday 28 March 2009 at CSD Moorebank.

The seminar runs for 5 full hours, from 12pm - 5pm with an hour spent on each of the 5 elements:


1. Earth - ground locking and takedowns
2. Water - throwing and breathing
3. Fire - pain enhancement and locking
4. Wind - wave techniques, movement and redirection
5. Void - mind over matter and Ki

This seminar is an opportunity for coloured belts to get exposure to techniques they would otherwise have to wait YEARS to see. And no doubt every student in attendance will see techniques they have NEVER seen before.

And just for added fun, we'll get to do Ki breaks on wood as part of the Void session!

So come along and join the fun! Don't miss out and regret it afterwards!

This Saturday from 12pm at CSD Moorebank. It's going to be awesome.

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