Stripes - International Taekwon-Do

It Depends…by Phil ThompsonProtect Self DefenceFeature Articleskills. Neither is “right” or “wrong”, they are justdifferent. At Protect, our sole focus in on the selfdefence toolbox.In a real situation, the scenario will dictate theoutcome. It is not how good your techniques are,but more so your strategy, tactical awareness andcorrect use of tools, coupled with the correct mental“blueprints” to prepare you for the emotional inertiacreated in the heat of a real life altercation.So, why is our answer generally, “It depends”? Onwhat does it depend? It depends on the nature of theattack. It depends on your mindset in the moment,on the environment, on your situation within thatenvironment, on the number of aggressors, onyour physical wellbeing in the moment (are yousick, hurt, tired, drunk, in good condition, etc). Itdepends on the time of day or night, on whetheryou are alone or not and who it is with you. Itdepends on whether your opponent is armed ornot. It depends on whether you are armed or not.It depends on what you are wearing and what theyare wearing. I could go on forever. But you get thedrift, I’m sure.Each one of the above factors requires a differentstrategy. It is vital to be open and responsive to thescenario specifics and to have several options basedon multiple possibilities. Strategic implementationis more important than any technique, as studentswho have attended our “Get Real” seminar know.There are absolutely no black and white answersto defending yourself. There are no particulartechniques that work all of the time, and thereis absolutely no one single strategy for everyscenario. Anyone who has faced true violence willunderstand this.Real violence is not about winning or losing,it is about surviving. It is vital to be able tospontaneously improvise moment to moment basedon the event and the way it unfolds before you.One of the keys to being able to survive a dangeroussituation is to not fixate. Fixating solidifies yourthought process and puts you in critical focus.For example:A drug crazed attacker or multiple attackers wantsto mug you for your money. So often we hearpeople say, “give him/them your money and run”.That is one possible response among many, and ifthat is upon what you are fixated, you are going tohave a very hard day if things don’t quite go the wayyou imagined. We need to be prepared for everypossible scenario and be able to improvise in themoment. It is easy to say, “give him your moneyand run”, but what about when you take a few extrapossible variables into account, such as:1. What if you had absolutely no valuables onyou?2. What if you had a sprained ankle and couldn’trun?3. What if you were with your four year oldchild or your 70 year old grandmother whenthis occurred? Who else is with you?4. What if you were tired and overworked, andmaybe a little under the influence as you’reon your way back from having a few drinkswith some friends?5. How is the environment? Is it raining andslippery, snowing, light or dark, flat groundor sloping/unstable (eg, staircase)? Are youstanding or sitting?6. Is your drug crazed attacker alone?7. With what kind of weapon are you beingthreatened?I could go on and on.Each one of these factors will dictate a differentstrategy. Each one creates a different visual imageas to what you could or would do. Never fixate ona move or technique. Never fixate on a range or“Caught off guard”: armed attacker (knife) scenario.There are two words that all of our students getvery used to hearing from us at our trainings andseminars. Anytime they ask a question like, “Whatdo I do if someone does this?” Or if they ask, “Howshould I react to someone doing that?” Our studentsgenerally get the same answer… “It depends…”Martial arts teach memorisation of techniques andspecific responses to specific attacks. This is theway they have always been taught and it works wellas a teaching method for martial arts. However, in areal life self defence situation, the result of trainingsolely in this way may be disastrous, even fatal, tothe martial artist.Mr Thompson in defusion mode against multiple attackersAll photographs courtesy of Phil Thompson.We always say there are two toolboxes wehave available to us. There is the martial artstoolbox, which includes the myriad of martial artstechniques, strategies, self defence techniquesand principles, and then there is the self defencetoolbox. The two share some common ground butare in the most part vastly different.Both are important to the overall development ofthe martial artist, who also requires real survival6Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3

Feature Articlestyle of fighting. Explore all possibilities. It is not agame: it means the difference between going homeand going to hospital (or the morgue).I have heard many times that the best “move” todefend against a straight punch is to block and moveto the outside. This can be a good and effectivestrategy against a single opponent, but throw in afriend of his standing on his outside and now thisbecomes a very dangerous thing to do.Think of your mind as a filing cabinet. If you onlystack one or two files in there, and then you findyourself in a violent confrontation where the filesare insufficient, your mind will freeze as it has nomore to examine. Stack it with multiple options andyour mind will constantly search for and eventuallyfind the best solution to the problem at hand. Thatis one of the things we do at our seminars: helppeople develop the necessary files, so if the worsthappens you will have access to the files that willhelp you survive.Here is an exercise to do to get you thinking aboutit. Grab a piece of paper and a pen…Scenario: you’re at a bar/club enjoying a goodnight. You go to the bar to buy a drink, and someguy bumps into you and spills his drink all overhimself and you. He gets aggressive and insulting,begins to threaten you verbally, and starts to shoveyou.What do you do? Before reading on, take the timeto answer this question on paper.Now let’s add the following factor to the originalscenario: your drunken partner is in the toilet andwill be out shortly to meet you.What do you do? (Answer the question on paper.)Now let’s add another element: his two friendsjust joined him and are just as aggressive andready to go at it.What do you do? (Write it down.)Yet another factor: you have had a few too manyyourself and are feeling nauseous.What do you do? (Write it down.)And one more: the place where you’re standingin the middle of your confrontation is jam packedwith people and you barely have the room to movearound in the mingling bodies.What do you do?Last one: the music is blaring, the strobe light ison. One of the agressors just gripped his beer bottleby the neck in a “clubbing” fashion and is slowlycircling behind you.What do you do?In addition to all of the added elements, it is alsoimportant to consider where the toilet is and in from“Entry wedge” off postal attack. A “Postal attack” is when an attacker “rushes” you from a long range with extremeaggression and extremely high energy and rage. That is, running at you and delivering an enormous onslaught of punches orstrikes, usually with massive verbal assault as well. The “entry wedge” is a very effective defence against this type of attackand usually switches the Predator/Prey mentality very quickly.Armed rape scenario. The attackerthinks he has the upper hand.which direction your partner will approach. Also,where is the bouncer and will he be on your sideor theirs? Is the floor slippery from spilled drinks?(Do you have grounding?) What are you wearing?(Constricting clothing, heels, suit and tie, easilygrabbed material, etc.) Are you aware of otherswho are not involved but could easily decide tobecome involved?Not so simple anymore is it?If you’ve tackled each one of these scenarios onpaper as I suggested, you should have severaldifferent strategies as to what you could do. Asyou see, it doesn’t matter how good you are atgrappling, kicking or boxing; it doesn’t matter howpowerful your strikes are or how fast you think youare with your techniques… what matters is yourstrategy. Your tools will be used when they arecalled upon depending on the moment at hand.Training in this way will prepare you for the grimrealities of the street. It forms the basis of ourseminars and trainings and is imperative to theoverall development of the martial artist concernedabout keeping themselves safe. And that is why weusually answer with, “it depends…”In my next article, I will discuss what we call thefirst stage of real self defence: avoidance – throughawareness and intuition.Any comments or questions regarding this articlecan be sent to me at phil@protectselfdefence.co.nz.For more information visit our websitewww.protectselfdefence.co.nz.Protect Self Defence first appeared in the last issueof Taekwon-Do Talk, when Mr Konia (who used todo Taekwon-Do with Mr Thompson) organised aseminar in Whangarei. Since then, ITFNZ membershave participated in a number of “Get Real” and“Safe for Life” seminars.Protect Self Defence were also a sponsor of thisyear’s ITFNZ Taekwon-Do National Championshipsand Taekwon-Do Television.protectselfdefence.co.nzTaekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3 7

Feel the “Beat”by Carl van Roon, I danAuckland Taekwon-Do Academy AthletesFree SparringPart 1 of 2IntroductionWhat is one of the most common strategies competitors attempt to utilise in freesparring?You got it. To dodge back out of the way of an opponent’s techniqueand counter attack with a simple “1 dodge – 2 counter” beat. Children, I find, areespecially susceptible to using this “1 - 2” beat strategy to the point that they almost“take turns” kicking and dodging alternately, giving them little chance to score.This strategy can work against an opponent who has poor balance or has no backup plan. It can also be used against someone who is very committed for one reasonor another, such as fighting “blindly” after losing their cool or being baited intoa trap, causing them to overreach on their attack.As we will discover however, this strategy infrequently works against an opponentwho can read one’s intentions to use such a “1 – 2” beat method.Initial exampleThis issue looks to expose why this strategy is fundamentally flawed. All withthe help of this year’s best overall black belt female competitor from the NationalChampionships – Ms Toni Moki!Ms Moki highlights how a fighter can easily trap her opponent by recognising thesimple “dodge back, rush in” counter-tactic being employed.We see that while Ms Moki commits to the initial turning kick (intending to hit heropponent if she does not move) she can still maintain overall weight distributionon her supporting / pivoting leg. This way, her opponent is one step “behind the8-ball” by the time the “2” counter beat is employed – in fact, the opponent hasonly succeeded in helping Ms Moki to land her proceeding sidekick by charging,after Ms Moki has taken the initiative to “force her opponent’s hand”.If this is the case, why bother blocking and then countering within the standard“1 - 2” beat format? To play devil’s advocate... Even if one were to knock theopponent off balance with a well-timed block or dodge into a position of advantageon the “1 beat”, does this not risk giving the opponent more space and time toset up a follow-up technique on the “2 beat”? This does not mean to say “1 - 2”beat methods can never work... only that there may be a better way to guaranteesuperiority.Next stepsI’ll cover the theory of the next steps now, and next issue I will illustrate twofurther examples of how to understand this principle.What would be a superior strategy when it comes to attempting a counter attack onan opponent? Comparing Taekwon-Do with other combat sports such as boxing,fencing and Kendo gives us some good ideas.When do the best strikes or scores connect in these sports? When does a boxermanage to land that big right hand KO? Most often, such punches land whilethe opponent is also attempting to attack. Only when both fighters are 100%committed is there the potential to pull off beautiful counter attacks that are verydifficult to defend against.To summarise, as the opponent attacks, we take advantage of this momentarybut complete vulnerability by striking right into the middle of the opponent’stechnique, when there is no chance to defend and it is too late to retreat!Such counter techniques are not so much on the “2” of a “1 - 2” beat aftermoving back or blocking “1”, but just on a “1” beat – blocking and counteringsimultaneously, or even better, not blocking at all – simply intercepting theopponent during his movement.Classic examples from Taekwon-Do include back kick or reverse turning kickcounters against an opponent throwing a turning kick. As we know, such a turningkick leaves the attacker standing on one leg (nowhere to run!) with the bodycompletely exposed (nowhere to hide!) But, remember, this type of counter canonly occur right in the middle of the technique at full commitment.Finally, it is your homework to read up on Bruce Lee’s philosophy on the ideawe’ve covered off today. “Special offer! Call now! Order the classic 70’s text“Tao of Jeet Kune Do” (“Way of the Intercepting Fist”).” It also happens to beour own President Master Davidson’s favourite book!Train hard. Have fun. See if you can generate some ideas of how to use thisprinciple. See if you can predict my next two examples!All photographs courtesy of Mark Banicevich.Both in sparring stances, open sidefacing, Hong (left) ready to chargewith hands, Chong (right) neutral.Chong throws a rear leg turning kick todraw out Hong’s punches. Hong withdrawsher abdomen to avoid the kick.Chong brings her leg down in front of her,keeping her weight on her rear leg. Hong seesan opportunity and moves forward to punch.Hong extends her punch. Chong throws aquick front leg side kick scoring two points,while leaning back to avoid the punch.Chong steps her right foot toher left foot, then steps backquickly with her left foot..itfnz.org.nz/taekwon-dotalk/key.html8Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3

Something for Black Beltsby Mark Banicevich, V danAuckland Taekwon-Do AcademyRegional NewsA few years ago I instigated ITFNZ Taekwon-Do’s first move towards strategic planning. At thesecond planning meeting, a number of our seniorsand thought leaders set three key short term goals:restructure ITFNZ, develop instructors and retainstudents. Although the Technical Committeeprogressed the second goal, implementing thesegoals has largely stagnated.I got to thinking, “What can I do?”I began to ponder our instructor development andstudent retention. Every year ITFNZ Taekwon-Doproduces around 50 new black belts. In the last 10years, we must have produced close to 500. Whereare they all now?I wondered whether a number of our black beltsleave because their regular classes have so manycoloured belts, that they find themselves doingthe same old thing every session. What if we hadclasses only for black belts?My pondering met with an opportunity: Dr Thach’spermanent dojang in Mt Wellington, Auckland. Wemet with a few friends to generate ideas, and theAuckland Taekwon-Do Academy was born.We now run three classes per week – two focussedon technical skills (“Black Belts”) and one onathletic development (“Athletes”).Black BeltsThe Auckland Taekwon-Do Academy Black Beltsclass provides weekly training focussed on blackbelt syllabuses and advanced Taekwon-Do withthree goals:1. To improve our retention of black belts, ensuringthey continue to enjoy training by learning andpractising new material.2. To create a community of black belts whosocialise with and support each other.3. To develop existing and new instructors,continually improving the quality of our instructors,and helping students who want to be instructors toopen their own schools.AthletesThe Auckland Taekwon-Do Academy Athletesclass provides a weekly class of hard trainingwith two goals:1. To increase the number of students training to acompetitive standard in Taekwon-Do. This providesathletes with a greater variety of sparring partnersto lift our game locally and internationally.2. To increase the regularity with which our athletestrain. Presently athletes return from internationalcompetition to regular classes focussed on familiesand coloured belt techniques. This class providesathletes with continued training at the highest levelavailable in Auckland.TrainingSo far each class is only about half full, so we haveroom for more! The classes are fantastic! We startedthe Athletes class first, because we knew a coregroup of people who wanted this type of training.Although I am coach of the classes, I have alreadylearned an incredible amount from my co-coaches– Messrs Trotter, van Roon and Thompson! (Sure,part of the reason I got involved in this class wasto lift my own free sparring!)The Black Belt classes began in September.Students attend Tuesdays or Wednesdays, andsenior instructors teach the same class both days.Master McPhail taught the first class – what betterway to begin? Mr Raukura commented that it wasthe first time in years he had done line work as astudent – and he loved it!We have 12 instructors of fourth dan and higherin Auckland, and 11 of us teach these classes inrotation. (The twelfth wants to be involved, but ispresently overcommitted with many Taekwon-Doresponsibilities.) Students get an amazing varietyof classes. So far Master McPhail taught 1st danpatterns, Mr Breen investigated fundamentals, Icovered ground technique for grading, Mr Grahamtortured everyone with stretching, and Mr Pellowbrought a special guest to introduce us to grappling.And that’s only the beginning! You should see thepipeline!Better still, you should come along and join up!If you are visiting Auckland from out of town,come along! (We ask $5 per session to help uscover costs.)Auckland Taekwon-Do AcademyMt Wellington Rugby Football Club,Hamlin Park, Wilson Way (off Penrose Rd)Mt WellingtonBlack Belts class 1, Tuesdays 6:30pm - 8:30pmBlack Belts class 2, Wednesdays 6:30pm - 8:30pmAthletes, Fridays 6:30pm - 8:30pmThank you to our sabumnim and sahyunnim foryour support. I believe these classes will improveour growth and our retention. Without you, itwouldn’t be possible.To those of you elsewhere in New Zealand: Ichallenge you to do the same with your seniorinstructors. Start out once per week and see howthings grow. Wellington, Palmerston North, youmust have the critical mass to make this work!Onwards, upwards, to the moon!Photographs from top: First degrees practising Ge Baek •Academy Athletes spend a lot of time practising free sparringdrills • Miss Kristy Leong performs a great downward kick! •Mr van Roon demonstrates a punching drill with Mr JeremyHanna • “King of the Hill” is not just a time to rest, but also atime to study others’ strengths and weaknesses.All photographs courtesy of Mark Banicevichitfnz.org.nz/schools/auckland_academy.htmlTaekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3 9

10Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3

Triangle Stratos Takes National Champs across New Zealandby Triangle StratosAdvertorialIn December and January, television viewersaround New Zealand will be treated with four hoursof action-packed sport from New Zealand’s 2007Taekwon-Do National Championships.The 2007 event will be screened by new nationaltelevision broadcaster Triangle Stratos in eight halfhourshows starting at 9:00pm on 3 December.People set up to receive subscription-free Freeviewwill be able to access the programmes on Freeview;Sky subscribers can tune in to the programmes onTriangle Stratos on channel 89.The programmes will also air at 8pm on Saturdayson Triangle Television’s two free-to-air stations inAuckland and Wellington.Carl Matthews, co-producer of Taekwon-DoTelevision which filmed the National Championshipssays: “We are very excited at the prospect ofviewers all over the country seeing what we do.“The New Zealand Taekwon-Do team is rankedthird in the world, but with very little mediacoverage given to the sport, very few people wouldbe aware of this huge achievement,” says Carl.Jim Blackman, Chief Executive Officer ofTriangle Television and Stratos, says: “We aredelighted to provide Taekwon-Do Television withthe opportunity to show the top black belts inthe country competing for national titles in thisdemanding sport.Jim Blackman, CEO of Triangle Television and Stratos“To be ranked third in the world is a massiveachievement and national coverage of thisimportant event will help give these athletes therecognition they deserve.”Last year the championships screened on TriangleTelevision Auckland for the first time.“It was a great show and it was fantastic that somany people in Auckland got to watch. This year,the audience will be much larger,” says Carl.Carl, and his Co-producer (Taekwon-Do TalkCo-editor Mark Banicevich) hope, that as well asgaining recognition for the sport, the nationwidescreening of the championships will encouragesponsorship and attract more people to join localclubs.The sport is recognised by SPARC, but receivesno official funding.Jim Blackman, who as well as his Chief Executiverole at Triangle Television and Stratos is theChairman of the Regional Television BroadcastersAssociation of New Zealand, says: “If our nationalcoverage can bring more recognition to thesetalented athletes, and maybe some sponsorship intothe sport, that would be great.“Underlying the Triangle ‘philosophy’ is ourbelief in the importance of regional broadcasting,which is all about diversity and providing aplatform for regional programmes and individualprogramme makers. Our programme makers rangefrom first-time producers to highly-experienceddocumentary makers. With our broad mix ofregional programming and shows contributed byproviders based all over New Zealand, we reallyreflect the diversity of New Zealand life.”As well as locally-made shows from around theregions, Triangle provides New Zealanders with animpressive line-up of international news servicesand current affairs shows from prestigious globalbroadcasters, including Germany’s DW-TV, Voiceof America and Al Jazeera, and a wide range ofprogrammes provided by many of New Zealand’sethnic and minority groups.Though many of the programmes are in English,some are in languages other than English, offeringnew immigrants and people learning a newlanguage the opportunity to listen to internationalnews from other countries in the local language.Many of the locally-made and regional programmeson Triangle Television and Stratos are shows thatare unlikely to screen on mainstream television.“Often, when people tune in to us for the firsttime, we receive an email the following day withcomments about what a ‘refreshing alternative’we are to mainstream television,” Jim Blackmansays.People and organisations planning to make aprogramme for Triangle Television and Stratosmust meet the stations’ technical requirements,comply with Broadcasting Standards Authority’sguidelines and, if broadcasting nationally onTriangle Stratos, must have had their programmescreened previously on a New Zealand regionaltelevision station.Any programme providers requiring assistancewith filming their show, can call the stationfor guidelines or visit the websites atwww.stratostv.co.nz and www.tritv.co.nz.Triangle Television Auckland, which has beenbroadcasting for nine years, and Triangle TelevisionWellington, which launched almost a year agoare the only non-commercial terrestrial televisionstations operating in their areas. They broadcasttheir own unique local schedules. Triangle Stratos,which launched nationwide early in October, hasits own programme schedule to meet the needs ofa national audience.Selection of programmes on Triangle StratosInternational news and current affairsAl Jazeera News Hour: Middle East-based Al Jazeera’snews/current affairs in EnglishDW Journal from Berlin: world news in English fromBerlinFrench News: French domestic news – EnglishsubtitlesNewshour with Jim Lehrer: world news/current affairs– in-depth interviewsNational news and current affairsIn Conversation with Noel Cheer: lively in-depthconversation with a guestScrutiny: 15-minute interview with an Auckland-focussedguestRegional television programmesInDepth: Waikato regional news and current eventsFarming Today: Waikato horticulture and farmingTVHB Chatroom: interviews with interesting Hawke’sBay peopleAll About Us/Gametime/Short movies/ Community news:Gisborne life/sport/movies/eventsFTN News: Rodney/North Harbour eventsSchool TV: school life show produced by Pt EnglandSchool, AucklandSouthern Newsweek: weekly Dunedin/Christchurchnews round-upDunedin Diary with Dougal Stevenson: Dunedin artsand cultureCultural/ethnicTV Samoa: Samoan talkshow – documentaries/sports/entertainmentIndianz TV: news/lifestyle features from Fiji, in HindiMirchee Indian Television: Lifestyle/news/current affairsfrom IndiaT News: News magazine show – in TonganPasefika Nius: Samoan cultural/religious showComedyPlanet Nerd: insight into the inner geek in us allBlokesworld: ‘real blokes’ show from AustraliaThe Brownies: Samoan fun & mayhemMoviesClassic movies: great movies from the pastSproquets Gay & Lesbian TV Festival: Triangle Television’s8-week film/documentary festival began Oct 7Lifestyle showsCruizin TV: classic car show from AustraliaGalleria: Alice Worsley showcases products andservicesMinister of Broadcasting, the Hon Steve Maharey, ‘switched’Triangle Stratos onto Freeview on 3 October. On the same day,Sky TV subscribers began tuning into Stratos on channel 89.stratostv.co.nztritv.co.nzTaekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3 11

New Self Defence Syllabusby Master Paul McPhail, VII danTechnical DirectorFeature ArticleITFNZ is about to introduce a new self defencesyllabus, which is planned to come into play at thefirst grading of 2008.Until now, the self defence techniques we taughtstudents were left entirely to the Instructor, withonly the grabs being stipulated. Although mostlythis worked well, the new syllabus will ensureeveryone learns the same basic principles initially,then the instructor is free to expand on those ashe feels fit.The syllabus was designed by Mr Steve Pellow andMaster Paul McPhail and was presented to seniorinstructors at the “Stripes 1 to 1” seminar in Tauporecently. Both Mr Pellow and Master McPhail willrun seminars in February for Instructors throughoutthe country to introduce the new syllabus.Instructors can register now for these coursesat: www.itfnz.org.nz/events/courses/instructors/course.htm. It is envisaged that the syllabus willdevelop further over time, and instructors areencouraged to give feedback to the technicalcommittee as they start teaching it next year.PurposeThe redesign of the ITFNZ Self Defence syllabusis to achieve the following goals:• To give the students and instructors clearguidelines of the scope and purpose of ourself defence syllabus, and the techniques tobe taught.• To make the syllabus easy to learn and teachand all grade levels.• Give ITFNZ members practical guidelinesfor situation awareness, general safety in thehome, car and in public. Also to provide basicinformation about the law as it pertains to selfdefence in New Zealand.• To make the syllabus consistent in terms of theattacks used and the response by the defender.Syllabus structureThe new syllabus does not attempt to cover allself defence scenarios, but it is an expansion anddevelopment of the current gup syllabus. It dealsspecially with situations where you are grabbedby an attacker in situations where it is not lifethreatening. This enables the defender to useeffective means to escape without necessarilycausing serious damage to the attacker.• The new syllabus comprises 15 grabs by theattacker.Basic principles being taught in the syllabus• Distract the attacker with a slap, strike or kick.• Make the attacks and defences realistic bystepping and moving, rather than beingstationary.• Grabs should be “firm, yet pliable” duringpractice and gradings.• After a break, the defender should “tap out” toshow he is incapacitated. The defender can finishwith guarding block.Outward wrist turn• Lower grades should practise more slowly,seniors at a faster pace.• Partners for black belt grading are notprearranged.The techniquesThe syllabus teaches the basic techniques ofoutward wrist turn and inward wrist turn andapplies these techniques to the majority of the set15 self defence scenarios.Photographs courtesy of Master Paul McPhail• The ITFNZ syllabus specifies the techniques thedefender uses for each of the grabs.• Once the basic principles are taught, theinstructor can then teach any of the techniquesin any order, to any grade, making it very easyto teach.• Once these basic techniques are taught, theInstructor is free to expand on these and teachother techniques if they wish to.• For grading purposes, certain techniques are betested at each level from yellow belt onwards.SELF DEFENCE TERMINOLOGYRelease – escape from a grab or hold by using leverage and techniqueBreak – applying force to lock or break the joint of the attackerAttack – direct attack to a venerable vital spot, either to distract or immobiliseThrow – take your opponent off balance, normally down to the groundOutward wrist turn – lock or break by turning the wrist outwardInward wrist turn – lock or break by turning the wrist inward12Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3

Feature ArticleInward wrist turn, variation 1Self defence guidelines for ITFNZ membersA part of the new syllabus will include informationand tips for self defence and general safety. MasterDavidson has also provided us with informationabout self defence and the law in New Zealandas follows:The use of forceThe instructions you receive throughout yourITFNZ Taekwon-Do training teaches you to usephysical force. The Oath and Tenets of Taekwon-Doare what guide us into how we should understandour use of this martial art of self defence.It is also important that you also understand whenthe law of New Zealand:1. allows you to use force,2. how much force you may lawfully use and3. when you may not use force.The instruction you receive in Taekwon-Do teachesyou how to protect yourself and others. You mustnever use your training to bully or frighten orunlawfully attack people (refer the Oath and Tenetsof Taekwon-Do).In New Zealand, the Crimes Act 1961 states the lawabout assault, the use of force, and self defence.The word “assault” under law means the act ofintentionally applying or attempting to apply forceto the person of another, directly or indirectly, orthreatening by act or gesture to apply such forceto the person of another, if the person making thethreat has, or causes the other person to believe onreasonable grounds that he has, the present abilityto effect his purpose.Variation 2In simple language, this means that it is possible toassault another person in three ways:• If you hit or push or trip the person;• If you hit or push or trip a person deliberately,and as a result a third person gets hit or pushedor tripped, both people have been assaulted;• If you threaten to harm a person and that persontruly believes he or she is going to be harmed byyou, and that you could do what you threatenedto do. In this case it is an assault even if youhave not touched the other person.If you assault a person, you break the law and couldbe prosecuted in Court. Conviction for an assaultcould lead to a term of imprisonment.Self defence and defence of anotherCrimes Act 1961 section 48 states: “Everyoneis justified in using, in the defence of himself oranother, such force as, in the circumstances as hebelieves them to be, it is reasonable to use”In simple language, this means that if you orsomeone else is in danger from another person, andthere is absolutely no other way to protect yourselfor the other person, you may use force on the personcausing the danger. But:• You must honestly believe there is no other wayof dealing with the situation, eg, running away,or talking it out to avoid confrontation;• You should use the least force possible to stopthe danger to you or the other person;• You must stop using force as soon as the dangerhas stopped.Defence of dwelling house“Everyone in peaceable possession of a dwellinghouse, and everyone lawfully assisting him oracting by his authority, is justified in using suchforce as is necessary to prevent the forciblebreaking and entering of the dwelling house by anyperson if he believes, on reasonable and probablegrounds, that there is no lawful justification for thebreaking and entering.”Excess of forceEveryone authorised by law to use force iscriminally responsible for any excess, accordingto the nature and quality of the act that constitutesthe excess.This means that the judge decides how muchforce it is reasonable to use in the circumstances,so it is safest not to overdo it. The circumstancesconsidered are whatever you honestly believedwas happening at the time. If you go beyond“reasonable force”, it is excessive force and youcould be charged criminally.Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3 13

Mr Ian Campbell, V danby Anna Hall, III danTe AwamutuInstructor ProfileAll photographs courtesy of Mrs Minnie Campbell.What year and how old were you when youstarted your Taekwon-Do career?I started my training in Te Awamutu with (now)Master Willie Lim 1979-80; we trained twicea week. Saturday mornings were memorableespecially in the winter, when Master Lim wouldinsist on training on the concrete just outside thewarm dojang.As a prison officer, Mr Campbell is a self defence legend!What made you want to become an ITFNZinstructor and when did you first startinstructing?Becoming an instructor is a natural progressionfor students as they mature in the Art, knowledgeand age. Most students who choose to follow theDo aspect will inevitably become an instructor.My first experience instructing was with MasterLim, assisting during classes as a fifth gup (orWhy did you choose Taekwon-Do as opposed toany other martial art or sport?I can’t really remember actually choosing Taekwon-Do. My reasoning for taking an interest wasbecause of my brothers starting; I wanted to be likethem I guess. I was sitting at the back of the hallwatching them in a beginner’s class, when MasterLim encouraged me to get up and take part. Fromthat point Taekwon-Do has never really left me.“Becoming an Instructoris a natural progressionfor students as theymature in the art,knowledge and age.”Mr Campbell chops firewood as a first dan black belt inthe late 1980s. Axes were introduced to Te Awamutuin the 1970s, but were slow to catch on.At what age did you receive your black belt?I achieved my first degree in 1985; Master Lim(then a fourth degree) was the examiner. The formalpart of the grading was generally much like whatwe do now (they even had the same destructiontechniques as we do). However, it was challengingat the time, given the maturity of the art in NewZealand. Since then we have come a long way,and of course the ITFNZ grading syllabus reflectsperfectly the skills and expectations needed fortoday’s black belt gradings.thereabouts). In those days black belts of anydegree were few and far between, so I kind of hadan early first hand experience. In the early eightiesTaekwon-Do in the Waikato grew faster than theexperience of the students.As an instructor, I opened my first club in TeAwamutu around 1987 (children’s class). This wasespecially designed for kids in Taekwon-Do, aspart of a succession plan to lead them onwards tothe senior classes. Now I am the instructor of theTe Awamutu ITFNZ club (of which I have beena member for fourteen years). I am particularlyproud and privileged, as Te Awamutu has alwaysbeen a strong Taekwon-Do place. This is anotherof Master Davidson’s legacies.Mr Campbell practised flying high kicks in his back yardin the 1980s.14Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3

Instructor ProfileAn interesting thing about Taekwon-Do is“perseverance”. I believe Taekwon-Do to beparticularly dynamic in movements and techniques.Some of the performances I see now, by our moreelite, were never considered when my brothersand I started. However, all my brothers, and nowa second generation of our family, are black beltsat various degrees. In total, four brothers and twosons make up our family dan grades and two gupgrades.Ross Campbell 3rd Dan: Well yes he is my brother.However, I see him as a fine example of a Taekwon-Do student and instructor. Ross has shown me bothcourage and determination. I know I would struggleto adjust to such an event, and to keep an instructingrole. I guess a lot of others would have chosen aneasier path rather than persevere. He is the personthat influenced me to join ITFNZ, for which Iwill always be grateful for. He has shown me thatblind loyalty can inhibit your own progression.company of friends and family, which of course isof the highest priority in my life.Describe your favourite technique (hand orfoot)? What is it about this technique you likethe most?Back fist and reverse knife-hand strike are myfavourite hand attacks. They are both veryversatile, and create a wide range of options,angles and distances. I like the idea of the instantspeed and power you can create, which providesa very practical solution when defending againstan attacker.“Learn to balance yourlife with your Taekwon-Do involvement...”Master Davidson has been a key player for mein developing the attacking tools for the back fistand knife-hand.Back kick would be my favourite foot techniquefor the same reasons; it’s a surprise attack and hasgreat power.What is the most rewarding part ofTaekwon-Do?Hard to define but if I have to sum it up, it wouldbe personal growth through my involvement; thepeople I interact with, having an influence on newstudents and their own development. I never stoplearning. The friendships gained and of coursethe physical nature of the art that is of personalbenefit.Mr Campbell demonstrates defence against armed attackers at his grading to 5th dan black belt.Over the years what is the most valuable pieceof advice you’ve learned?Which practising Taekwon-Do practitioner doyou admire/respect the most and why?This is a particularly hard question, as there areso many people I admire. However, if I was tosingle out three:Master Davidson: he has probably been the mostinfluential individual in terms of teaching methe Do. He has an approach to life and the Artthat continues to influence me and always willimpact on the way I teach and practise the Art. Hisunassuming, practical application of techniques andaccuracy has intrigued me and encourages me toself-develop. “Humility”.Master McPhail: everybody knows who thisman is in the Taekwon-Do world. It is MasterMcPhail’s dedication and undeniable ability thatI have admired for many, many years. He is a fineexample of a Master; his knowledge, leadershipand vision for Taekwon-Do in New Zealandhad a major influence on developing what wehave today. I think he is one of our pioneers inNew Zealand and ITFNZ. Master McPhail’sdevelopment surrounding our training syllabus andtechniques is why we are now developing such ahigh international standard. “Loyalty”.He is responsible for my introduction to thetrue Taekwon-Do (after a lot of long discussionand debate). Ross, for me, is a fine example of“Indomitable Spirit”.Your achievements, highlights and goalsOne highlight is attending an InternationalInstructors Seminar conducted by General Choi,and being brave enough to get up and performa pattern in front of him (patterns not beingmy strongest attribute). However, I have neverregretted this, as it was a memorable day for me (notso much for him.) My most recent achievement wasgrading to fifth degree under the examination of ourtwo Masters. This was fantastic, and I consider it tobe my best grading result. Kiwis grading Kiwis atthat level. Haven’t we come a long way?Outside of Taekwon-Do what would you bedoing on a casual Saturday afternoon?Outside of Taekwon-Do I am kept busy with myrole as a volunteer fire fighter. This is something Ihave also done for many years, and now I have asenior role to play in my brigade, which certainlycommits any spare time I find. I like to also spendtime at the gym, then putting some goodness backinto my body with a cold Monteith’s beer, with theBalance: learn to balance your life with yourTaekwon-Do involvement, measure yourcommitments, not to the detriment of your closestsupport, family, friends; and remember to enjoy it.Then Taekwon-Do will become your whole life.The man: Mr Ian Campbell, 5th dan.itfnz.org.nz/about/senior_dans.htmlTaekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3 15

A charitable kick-out: Taekwon-Do for Jigsawby D’arcy Mellsop, I danInstructor, Spirit Taekwon-Do KaroriNational NewsI was stirred by what happened to Nia Glassie,the three year old from Rotorua. What happenedto Nia, tragically not uncommon in New Zealand,impacted me like so many others. I needed to dosomething as I saw something that needed to bedone, and this was the way I thought that I couldcontribute.A timely email was also sent out by my instructor,Mr Brett Kraiger. In the email he said “GeneralChoi, founder of Taekwon-Do, strongly believed thatcommunity service was a part of the responsibilityof Taekwon-Do. Hence this is one of the reasonsTaekwon-Do is so highly regarded in today’ssociety.” Tagging on the following at the end ofthe email: “If you haven’t seen the movie ‘Pay ItForward’, then you should.” I concur with seeingPay It Forward, and the timing of the email wasperfect.Our first ‘sit-down’ at the end of the five sessions.This was question and answer time, where we discussedGenereal Choi’s philosophy.Since I’m not in a position where I can directlyhelp prevent child abuse, I could support those whocould. I choose to support Jigsaw by hosting sometraining sessions, with attendance by donation – alldonations going through to Jigsaw.Who’s Jigsaw? Jigsaw is an umbrella group forcommunity organisations across New Zealand whowork to prevent child abuse and family violenceand help families bring up their children safely.Jigsaw also runs an 0800 child abuse help line andtakes approximately 3,000 calls a year from parentsneeding help and advice, family members andneighbours concerned for the welfare of childrenand children themselves who are concerned fortheir own safety.Once I had considered that this was a good idea,I just threw myself at it. I moved quickly enoughnot to have any negative or doubtful thoughtsabout what I was doing. The driving force behindit all was the thought of making a difference tothe community first, though whipping people upinto a frenzy about ITF Taekwon-Do was second!The benefits to me were apparent: Jigsaw wouldreceive some funding, people could come along andexperience ITF Taekwon-Do for the first time, andif they loved it, they could join the school whichI’d start up immediately after.Mr Mellsop’s school is now open. See the directoryon page 20 – Ed.needed to do, I either jotted the idea down, or actedon it there and then. Mostly, I had to do the latter. Itwas one of those few occasions where I was reallysurprised how much one could accomplish whenone puts one’s mind and energy into it.After I had the flyer constructed and signed off byJigsaw, I plastered the flyers everywhere – emailedthem, stuck them up in the local shop windows(with their permission of course), hit the localmall, placed them under the windscreen wipers ofcars, and had all the local schools put something intheir news letters. Even when I was out shopping,I would just approach strangers to talk about it.Perhaps the last one was a bit much and I was luckyto not receive any restraining orders! But I did gettwo along from that approach. As a tip, I’d say thatyou just can’t over promote.During the five nights that I hosted the trainings,we had a good number “newbies” turn up, andsome familiar faces from Brooklyn and Thorndonclubs. We averaged just over 20 over the five nights– personally, I was really happy with that.Brad Houlahan, the Communications Advisorfrom Jigsaw, joined us each night, talking a littleabout Jigsaw during stretching at the end of asession, and a journalist from Citylife magazinejoined us on the first night. Both ended up joiningin themselves. You can’t resist when somethinglooks fun, can you?I see now why you have to turn up ten minutesbefore class starts, because I had to change my planat the last minute to one that I thought would betterNo workout is complete without working the coreaccommodate the range of abilities that I had in theclass. Help your instructor out and turn up early sohe or she can tailor the class to suit!We had a load of fun – each night was filled withenergy – and we raised over $250 in the process,which would pay for about 50 or so calls to Jigsaw’s0800 number. During one of the stretch downs, Bradtalked about the nature of calls that they receive onthe 0800 number – being distressed parents or kidsmuch of the time, and the calls would be quite longand expensive. So we’ve ensured that the supportis there for another 50 people in need to get intocontact with Jigsaw. Nice.Where to from here? From this event, we haveabout 10 who have tried Taekwon-Do for the firsttime and are keen to continue. They will be themembers of the school that I’m currently settingup. I just need a hall! That is another story – as Ican’t use the hall that I used for this event! I’mthrowing my energy into finding a hall, and thenwe are away.A special thank you to the Brooklyn club who haveput up the hall hire, to ensure that all donationsmade go entirely through to Jigsaw, and to theBrooklyn members who showed a lot of support,as too the Thorndon Club. Thanks to SharleneClark also, who put together the sensational flyerand tolerated all my late and early phone calls,texts and emails.My final words are these: If you have what youconsider a great idea – have it come to life. It’sreally rewarding.Preparing for line workIt was only a week and a half from the formingof the idea to our first night – a very short periodof time to arrange a flyer, seek Jigsaw’s approvaland involvement, organise a hall and publicise theevent. I had a book and a pen by my side the wholetime, and when I thought about something that IMost of the faces on the closing nightIf you want to find out more about jigsaw: www.jigsaw.org.nz16Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3

Shore CityGlenfieldMr Vince Pygott IV danWindy Ridge Primary, Seaview Rd,GlenfieldMonday and Thursday, 6:30 - 8:30pmJungshin RosminiMr Vince Pygott IV danRosmini College, Catcheside Building,36 Dominion Rd, TakapunaTuesday and Friday, 3:30 - 5:00pmMeadowbankMr Peter Graham IV danRemuera Intermediate School, AscotAve, RemueraTuesday and Thursday, 6:30 - 8:00pmJi Shin Royal OakMr Hung Nguyen II danRoyal Oak Primary School,Manukau Road, Royal OakMonday and Wednesday,6:00 - 7:30pmAdults 6:30 - 8:00pmcnr Porchester and Walters Rds,PapakuraMonday and Wednesday,Juniors 6:00 - 7:00pm,Seniors (green & above)7:00 - 8:00 pmKids, Wednesday 5:00 - 6:00pmTribal Taekwon-DoMr Richard Iotua II danOtahuhu Primary School Hall,41 Station Road OtahuhuMonday and Thursday, 6:00 - 8:00pmNorthlandHwarang-Do WhangaroaDr Roman Scholl-Latour and MrsSeida Scholl-Latour I danWhangaroa College, Kaeo,NorthlandThursday 6:00 - 8:00pmHurupakiMr George Konia III danHurupaki Primary School, 20 Dip Rd,Kamo, WhangareiMonday and Wednesday,6:00 - 8:00pm,Thursday, Kids: 6:00 - 7:00pm,power class 7:00 - 8:00pmFriday 6:00 - 8:00pm (dan only)One Tree Point Primary School, RD 1,Ruakaka,Tuesday 6:00 - 8:00pmPo Eun Taekwon-DoMr Tony Moore I gup11 Norfolk Street, WhangareiWednesday and Friday, 6:30 - 8:30pmJi Shin Keri KeriMr Tim Couling III danKeri Keri Primary School Hall, KeriKeriMonday & WednesdayKids 6:00 - 7:00, Adults 6:00 - 7.30pmSunday, 5th gup+: 9.30 - 11.30amRodneyAuckland North RegionJungshin Red BeachMr Vince Pygott IV danMondays: Red Beach Primary SchoolHall, Albert Hall Dr, Red Beach,WhangaparoaThursdays: Key Fitness Gym, KarepiroDrive, WhangaparaoaKids, 7-12yrs: Monday 5:30 - 6:30pmAdults, 13+yrs: Monday and Thursday,6:30 - 8:00pmJungshin Stanmore BayMrs Shirley Pygott II danHibiscus Coast Leisure Centre,Stanmore BayWednesday,Kids under 7yrs: 4:00 - 4:30pmover 7yrs: 4:30 - 5:30pmNewschool!Newschool!Nibun ITF OrewaMr Gary Sawyer II danOrewa Primary School Hall, Maire Rd,OrewaMonday and Wednesday,6:00 - 8:00pmWaitakereAvondaleMr Robert Ireland I danWaterview Primary, Herdman St,WaterviewTuesday and Thursday, 6:30 - 8:00pmAuckland CityAuckland Taekwon-Do AcademyBlack belts onlyMt Wellington Rugby FootballClub, Hamlin Park, Wilson Way, MtWellingtonBlack Belts: Instructors, AucklandSabum and SahyunTuesday, Wednesday, 6:30 - 8:30pmAthletes: Coach Mr Mark BanicevichV danAssistant Coaches: Mr Mark Trotter IVdan , Mr Luke Thompson II dan,Mr Carl van Roon I danFriday, 6:30 - 8:30pmNibun ITF Auckland GrammarMr Francis Fong II danAuckland Grammar School, MountainRd, EpsomMonday and Wednesday 7:00 - 8:30pmNibun ITF DiocesanMiss Rachel Lim I danMargot St, EpsomTuesday and Thursday, 7:00 - 8:15amVisiting students please obtainpermission before visiting this branchNibun ITF CentralDr Cameron Snelling IV danAuckland Grammar School, MountainRd, EpsomMonday and Wednesday,7:00 - 8:30pmPaul M GlendowieMr Mark Banicevich V danChurchill Park School, KinsaleAvenue, GlendowieTuesday and Thursday, 6:00 - 7:30pmImpact KingslandMr Mark Trotter IV dan andMr Carl van Roon I DanAuckland Martial Arts AcademyFirst floor, 399 New North Rd,KingslandTuesday 8:00 - 9:30pm,Sunday 5:00 - 7:00pmTamakiDr Thu Thach III danMt Wellington Rugby Football Club,Hamlin Park, Wilson Way,Mt WellingtonMonday and Thursday, 6:30 - 8:00pmCounties Manukau RegionEast AucklandEastern ITF HowickMr Shaun Tolley V danHowick Intermediate, Botany Rd,HowickTuesday and Thursday, 6:30 - 8:00pmEastern ITF PakurangaMr Mahesh Bhana VI danNew Gym, Farmcove Intermediate,Butley Drive, PakurangaMonday and Wednesday,6:30 - 8:00pmJi Shin MaraetaiMr Brett Kimberley I danMaraetai School, Maraetai Drive,MaraetaiTuesday and Thursday,Kids 6:00 - 7:00pmAdults 7:00 - 8:00pmPaul M Taekwon-Do BotanyMr Dave Butchers II danBotany Downs Primary School,Mirrabooka Avenue, BotanyMonday and Thursday, 6:15 - 8:00pmManukau South and PapakuraArdmoreMrs Angela Dunn II danArdmore School, Clevedon Rd, RD2,ArdmoreMonday and Wednesday,6:00 - 7:30pmDragons Spirit PapatoetoeMr Kane Raukura IV danPapatoetoe High School gym, CarlieStreet, Papatoetoe (right gate)Monday and Thursday, 6:30 - 8:30pmPapatoetoe Intermediate,Motatau RoadSunday, 9:30am - 11:30amVisitors please obtain permission fromMr Raukura before attending Sundaysession; $2 donationInfinity PapakuraMr Steve Pellow VI danKelvin Rd Primary School, Kelvin Rd,PapakuraTuesday and Thursday, 5:00 - 6:15pmJi Shin ManurewaMr Brett Agnew I danThe Gardens School, Charles ProvostDrive, The Gardens, ManurewaTuesday and Thursday, 6:00 - 7:00pmPaul M Taekwon-Do PapakuraMaster Paul McPhail VII danPapakura Normal School GymRowandaleMr Scott Clavis I danRowandale School,73 Rowandale Ave, ManurewaWednesday and Friday, 12:30 - 1:30pmWednesday 3.30 - 5.00pmLunch time session is for Rowandaleschool pupils only. Visitors welcome toattend Wednesday after school sessions- please obtain permission fromMr Clavis before attendingFranklin and CountiesPaul M Taekwon-Do Waiau PaMr Dan Jackson III danWaiau Pa School, 571 Waiau Pa Road,Waiau PaTuesday and Thursday,6:30pm - 8:00pmWaiukuMr Phil Dunn II danGeorge Street Primary School Hall,George Street, WaiukuTuesday and Thursday, 6:30 - 8:30pmXtremeMr Luke Thompson II danHarrisville Primary School hall,Harrisville Road, TuakauMonday and Wednesday,Juniors 7:00 - 8:30pmSeniors 7:00 - 9:00pmWaikatoMidlands RegionHamiltonMr Grant Eccles IV danMaeroa Intermediate School Gym,Churchill Avenue, Maeroa, HamiltonMonday and Thursday, 6:30 - 8:00pmHwa Rang Academy - RotoruaMs Christine Young IV danRotorua Primary School Hall,cnr Arawa & Rangiuru Sts, RotoruaTuesday and Thursday,Juniors 4:30 - 5:30pm,Seniors 5:30 - 7:00pmTe AwamutuMr Ian Campbell V danThe Martial Arts Centre, 350 Bond Rd,Te AwamutuSunday 5:00 - 6:30pm,Wednesday 6:30 - 8:00pmWaikeria HawkesMr Ross Campbell III danWaipa Workingmen’s Club, top floors,Albert Park Dr, Te AwamutuMonday and Wednesday,5:30pm - 7:00pmTaekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3 17

2008 Event CalendarJanuary26 Master Davidson Special Event– DunedinMarch1 Umpires Course – Counties Manukau2 Pee Wee Tournament – Counties Manukau8 First Aid Course – Counties Manukau16 EPSON Under 18 Tournament 130 4th Oceania Championship– New Zealand, host Counties ManukauMay3-4 Black Belt Grading – Auckland3-4 Black Belt Grading – Central Districts /Wellington11 TOP TEN SERIES Tournament 1February1-3 ITFNZ National Camp and SeniorDan Grading, Tui Ridge Park, Rotorua9-17 Instructors’ Training Coursesthroughout New Zealand1822-24 Midlands Regional CampApril1 Grading round begins__ My grading is at ________________19 Instructors’ Course – Auckland /Counties Manukau20 Instructors’ Course – MidlandsJune7 Umpires Course – Counties Manukau8 Regional Tournament – Counties ManukauTaekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3

Photographs courtesy of Mr Doug HannaJuly18-20 International Instructors Course– New Zealand, Tauranga21 International Umpires Course – New Zealand25-27 International Instructors’ Course – AustraliaSeptember14 EPSON Under 18 Tournament 227 Instructors’ Course – Central Districts /Wellington combined28 Instructors’ Course – South IslandNovember1 Grading round begins__ My grading is at ________________16 EPSON Under 18 Tournament 329-30 Black Belt Grading – South IslandAugust3 TOP TEN SERIES Tournament 211 Grading round begins__ My grading is at ________________31 Pee Wee Tournament – Counties ManukauOctober4-5 ITFNZ National Tournament,Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre– 11th Avenue, Tauranga15-19 III ITF World Cup Riva Del Garda, Italy26 NZ OPEN TournamentDecember6-7 Black Belt Grading – Auckland /Central Districts /Wellington if sufficient numbers14 TOP TEN SERIES Tournament 3Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3 19

Attack of the Teenage Girls (and their Dad)Three Principles for Releasing Techniques, part 8Self Defenceby Mark Banicevich, V danInstructor, Paul M GlendowieThree principles forreleasing techniques1. Use your mass and breathinga. Relax and use breathingb. Use hip then hand to move largemuscles then small2. Maintain your centrea. Elbows in and keep technique inyour centreb. Keep centre of gravity betweenyour feet3. Use the anglesa. Move off the line to avoid attackb. Use your opponent’s third point tobreak their balance22Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3

Self DefenceTwo hand throat grabLeft, photographs left to right:1. The giggling Rebecca Styles wraps her powerful (if small)hands around Mr B’s throat, like a villain out of Batman:“The Giggler”.2. Use hip then hand while stepping back with the left foot topull the opponent off balance. Meanwhile, bring the righthand up to the outside of the opponent’s left forearm; reachthe left hand over the opponent’s left hand placing yourthumb between the knuckles of their two middle fingersand gripping their knifehand with your fingers.3. Continue to circle your hips and rear foot to keep theopponent off balance. Use your left hand to rotate youropponent’s knifehand towards the sky, and slide your righthand to your opponent’s elbow. At the same time moveslightly towards the opponent so the arm bends into the“Z” shape for nikyo, and bring your hands down towardsyour centre.4. Other view of photo 3; nikyo is applied.Tip for releasing techniques that manipulate thewrist: do not grab the opponent’s wrist when applyingthese techniques. This supports the opponent’s wrist andreduces the pain they feel.Last issue we applied nikyo to three more attacksand this issue we add another three – versatile,isn’t it.Notice the similarity of the first two attacks thisissue: the throat grab and two hand grab. Theattacks and defences are similar (although thedefence photos are taken from opposite angles).Remember to apply the three principles to all ofyour releasing techniques. They are listed on theprevious page for reference.In the photograph descriptions, “other view” meansthe photo is taken from the opposite direction ofthe “original view”, so you can see what is goingon with the hands.This issue’s models are Rebecca, Megan andDuncan Styles of Paul M Glendowie.Two hand grab to to wristsLeft, photographs left to right:1. Megan Styles grabs both of Mr B’s wrists aggressively, likeanother villain out of Batman: “The Other Giggler”.Quickly push your hands apart. The opponent’s naturalinstinct is to push them together, which is what you wantfor step 2.2. Use hip then hand while stepping back with the left foot topull the opponent off balance. Meanwhile, bring the righthand over the opponent’s left hand placing your thumbbetween the knuckles of their two middle fingers andgripping their knifehand with your fingers. Many opponent’swill release their free hand at this point, but it makes nodifference if they don’t.3. Circle your hips and front foot back towards the opponent(a change of direction to bend the opponent’s arm intothe “Z” shape for nikyo, and also keep them off balance).Use your right hand to rotate your opponent’s knifehandtowards the sky, and twist your left hand free of theopponent’s grip, sliding it to their elbow. At the same timebring your hands towards your centre, keeping your elbowsclose to your sides.4. Other view of photo 3; nikyo is applied.One hand grab to the hairBelow, photographs left to right:1. Duncan Styles grabs Mr B by the hair with his left hand.Ha! That attack won’t work forever!2. Use hip then hand while stepping back with the right footto pull the opponent off balance. The opponent’s grabforces you to lean forward. Meanwhile, grip the opponent’sleft forearm with your right hand, squeezing the tall fingerinto the lateral cutaneous nerve to bend their arm; reachthe left hand over the opponent’s left hand placing yourthumb between the knuckles of their two middle fingersand gripping their knifehand with your fingers.3. Shift towards the opponent with both feet, punching theopponent with a right upset-like punch. Use your left handto rotate your opponent’s knifehand towards them.Punches, kicks and other attacks can often be used duringreleasing movements, when opportunities arise.4. Slip the right hand to the opponent’s forearm, while rotatingtheir left hand with your left hand; nikyo is applied. Duringthe technique the hair is usually released, and you canstraighten your torso to improve your balance; also bringyour hands to your centre for maximum control.This is one of few releases where the defender must leanduring the technique. Whenever possible, the defendershould keep their torso upright.Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3 23

yShirley PygottII danGeneral Choi said:This issue General Choi takes charge in aprison cell and we look into training in thedark. Our address if you have somethingto put on these pages is: PO Box 457Silverdale Whangaparaoa 0944 or emailtaekwon-dotalk@itfnz.org.nz.Terrific Training by TorchlightOne of the great things about Taekwon-Do is that it can be done anywhere, any time, and I thought it might be funto have a look at some great reasons to train in the dark. With daylight saving over summer you may have to stayup a bit late to try these, but it always comes in handy during power cuts. Or you could just try closing your eyesinstead, but NO PEEKING! Maybe this should be blindfold training instead.A student can train in acleared space in a backyard at any timeBy torchlight,candlelight, or starlight... it’s up to you!Welcome toKicks for Kidsissue #20Practise your stancesand turns in a pattern by‘feeling‛ where they shouldbe, instead of lookingwhere they should go. Youmight end up somehereunexpected though (likefacing backwards)Get someone else tohold a torch beam foryou to do flying kicksover. Make sure youknow where you arelanding before youjump though...alwayssafety first :-)Play Taekwon-Dohide-and-go-seek inthe garden at night.Use your other sensesto find each other, especiallyyour hearing.Philosopher Cai Qen Tan said:Shine a torch on awall and free-sparwith your own shadowThe moon in the sky does notcare one bit whether the world istroubled or quietIn other words, you should not worry aboutwhat others think, just believe in yourselfWhat happens if you have a power cut at training?You are getting into a good training session in the middleof winter, and suddenly the power goes off and youare in darkness. What happens then? Well at the RedBeach Kids club, the instructor told the kids to stopfussing and keep training. I think the power stayedoff for about 15 minutes, and they trained the wholetime. They were surprised how well they could see inthe dark. Some of them even enjoyed it. Would thathappen at YOUR club?Ask your instructor!24Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3

Meet the Founder Part 9Happy then HorrifiedHopeless then HappyChoi Hong Hi, the man who would eventuallycreate the martial art of Taekwon-Do hadbeen sentenced to six years in prison forbeing one of a group of Koreans who plottedto overthrow the Japanese Army. And hewas happy! Not happy to be in prison, butcertainly happy to be alive and not dead!They were all so certain that they were goingto be executed for their part in the plot, andcouldn‛t quite believe their luck. But they were determined – oneday they would escape and continue their fight to free Korea fromJapanese rule. They didn‛t know how, but they knew they wouldsomehow.PYONG YANGPRISONYour Home Awayfrom Home…NOT!Unfortunately when Choi sawthe prison he was about to spendsix years in, he wasn‛t happy anymore, he was horrified! It was justabout the worst thing he had everseen. It was filthy dirty and it smelled awful. The prisoners allhad diseases of the skin and were terribly thin from starvation.The guards were horribly cruel, too. They kicked and hit theirprisoners, and shouted abuse at them all the time. They couldn‛t seethe point of giving good food to prisoners that would die anyway,so often they just didn‛t bother to feed them.How could Choi Hong Hi hope to survive in such a place? He figuredhe had three choices:1. He could give up, curl up in a ball and wait to die.This is how the other prisoners acted.2. He could fight the guards and make them treat allthe prisoners better.3. He could force the others to have hope.Since it was not his nature to give up on anything hecouldn‛t do #1. If he did #2 he would almost certainlydie, and he wanted to live. So he did #3. And thefirst thing he did was stand as still as a statue, inthe middle of the cell.That might seem a very strange thing to do, but he wantedthe other prisoners to be curious about him, to get theirbrains working again. They had given up thinking a longtime ago. Then he made some rules for their prison celland threatened to beat them if they did not follow themall. He knew he had to be cruel to be kind.Rule #1No talking aboutfood. It only madethem more hungry.Rule #2Save some of the drinkingwater for cleaning. Even alittle spare water would help.Rule #3Keep the toilet area clean. It wouldmake the whole cell smell better.These rules were to get them in a more positive frame ofmind, so they could survive. The rules helped, but as timewent on they all got weaker, sicker and eventually hopelessagain. It was a hell from which they couldn‛t see any escape.Choi Hong Hi never let his fellow prisoners know how hungry,thirsty or sick he really was, because he knew that a leadermust set a good example, but one day he was so hungry hefainted. Now they all knew even he was losing the fight tosurvive. All hope was lost. Then a miracle happened...NEWS FLASH!10 AUGUST 1945Japan Sues for PeaceThe War is OverThe Japanese lost the war. (Which War? That huge fight60 years ago known as World War II!) So suddenly all theprisoners were set free. They were finally hopeful for thefuture and happy to be alive and free. Choi Hong Hi couldfinally return home safely after all this time.From Taekwon-Do and I, The Memoirs of Choi Hong-Hi, the Founder of Taekwon-DoBook 1, Part 4SCRAMBLED SIDE KICKSOnly one side kick successfully hits the target. Which one is it?MISS!Forgot to lookat the targetOOPS!Aimed too highand missed thetargetHIT!Great kick;Right on targetBOTHER!Didn‛t line upthe foot withthe hipTaekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3 25

Feature ArticleHow Taekwon-Do Training Can Influence One’s Outlook on Lifeby Norman Ng, IV danPioneer of Taekwon-Do in New ZealandPart 1 of 2The following is a transcript of part of Mr NormanNg’s final talk to black belts in Palmerston North,December 1995. It was originally published inTaekwon-Do Talk in 1996, and we felt it was worthre-publishing in this issue. Mr Ng continues to bea strong supporter of ITFNZ and again we thankhim for all his years of service to the Art and toour organisation.George Bernard Shaw once wrote:“There are two tragedies in life – one is notto get your heart’s desire, and the other is toget it”. Similarly, there are two tragedies inTaekwon-Do – one is to give up before one reachesone’s potential, and the other is to get the black beltand beyond. So the dilemma is do I continue or doI stop or whatever, and if you continue what areyou going to do?In this article I discuss some key words. First let’stalk about COURTESY. In the dojang we bow,and this is oriental courtesy; when we meet eachother we pay each other respects, and particularlyin Japan. The same etiquette is also required outsidethe dojang. In the king’s court in years gone by,various etiquette and rituals were practised. Yousee how they did it in some of those old movies.You have respect for your seniors. But sometimesyou feel that the seniors’ words go through one earand out the other. You aren’t really listening. That’sthe same for your parents; your parents might saysomething to you and you say it goes in this earand out the other!Well do we sneer at others, and badmouth aboutpeople behind their backs? Nothing worse thandoing that, because the person doesn’t have achance to defend himself or herself. If you wantto say something badly, say it in front of the otherperson and let the person defend themselves. Ifyou have nothing nice to say, you’d be better notto say anything at all. Whatever is said cannot“In the world of theSamurai, the drawingof the sword is ameaningful gesture. Thesword represents lifeand death and once it isdrawn something seriousis going to happen in aSamurai’s life.”be withdrawn. So ask yourself if you practisecourtesy at all times. One of the criteria would bethat when you meet a person for the first time youare always polite and careful what you say. Youshould practise that all the time, even with yourwife, your parents, your sisters and your loved onesand all that, because that is to practise courtesy. Iknow it’s difficult. You take each other for grantedafter you’ve been married for about 30 years, butif you really care for each other I think you shouldgo back to that. And in years to come I hope thistalk will enable you to think back, and say well Ishould do that; at least treat each other as thoughwe met for the first time.So next we come to ATTITUDE. We should treatthe study of Taekwon-Do as seriously as we do ourtertiary studies, because as I always said, gettinga black belt in Taekwon-Do is just as difficult asgetting a degree in the university. We should reallystudy Taekwon-Do with dedication, and I’m sureyou have otherwise you wouldn’t be here today.The dojang is the mirror of one’s life while youare doing Taekwon-Do. In the dojang we wear thesimplicity of the white dobok, and we train in thebare hall, and there is really no class discriminationwhen you come for Taekwon-Do training. Not likewhen you go to golf – some wear designer clotheswhile you’re in five-dollar uniforms! So whenyou come into the dojang everybody’s the samebecause you are wearing the same uniform, so itdoesn’t matter what your occupation is, doesn’tmatter at all. Once you put on the uniform we areall equal.During Taekwon-Do training, we experience manyobstacles. I’m sure you have. Physical limitations;not all of us are good at high kicks. Injuries; weall have those over the years. Boredom; you sayoh this is getting boring, I’m going to give it up,but you haven’t, you’ve got this far. Family crises;financial problems like Mum couldn’t afford to paythe grading fees for example – we all have those.And emotional stresses and so on.So we seek to develop non-quitting attitudes. Imean, if all these are problems and you didn’thave good attitude you would have given up bynow. But you haven’t so all of you here have thenon-quitting attitude, and I hope you continue withthat. Obstacles and problems will always be in frontof us because that’s life, and it’s up to us as martialartists to continue to overcome these problems andcrises and never quit.If we can bring this same attitude to all those wecome into contact with, then you will have donea service to everybody, and your Taekwon-Dotraining will have been worthwhile, because thatis the attitude which not many in a communityhave.FOCUS. In the world of the Samurai, the drawingof the sword is a meaningful gesture. The swordrepresents life and death and once it is drawnsomething serious is going to happen in a Samurai’slife. Either he is going to survive or he is goingto die. So once that sword is drawn he is focusedand there’s only one thing he is going to do – killthe other person. And that’s important. When webow in class we pay respects to one another. Weare making a meaningful gesture there to pay ourrespects to our seniors, to our instructors and so on,and vice versa. So when we bow we should do itproperly and with full respect, and not being sloppyand half-hearted. We should be focused. Becausethere is nothing worse than being non-focused.When we meditate we empty our minds of dreams,fantasies, fears and anxieties. I don’t know whetheryou have meditated before, but that’s just theidea of meditation. So we are focused. Whenthe musician plays he is focused, otherwise heMr Norman Ng in an ITFNZ Taekwon-Do dobok from the early1990swould play out of tune. When you are talking tosomebody, you should be focused. I wonder if youhave experienced this – when somebody’s talkingto you, he or she would just look around, focusedelsewhere to see who’s coming. Really he or sheis not listening to you. That is really bad. I hopeyou people don’t do that. Don’t worry about what’sbehind or in front of you, concentrate on the personyou are talking to. Listen to him or her and focusyour attention on that person. That’s important,because that person will appreciate your attention.So try not to be unfocused in your life.And with Taekwon-Do, it’s the same thing. You’vegot to be focused and I’m sure you will be. At yournext grading you will be focused, so that you makethe minimum of mistakes.So whatever we do we’ve got to be focused,whether we do one-step sparring, free sparring,patterns and so on.Next we come to BREATHING. Maybe some ofyou think breathing’s not important, but it’s quiteimportant. Breathing is the energy of life. Whensomeone dies we say he or she stopped breathing.In Yoga they believe life takes in a number ofbreaths. Once you have reached this number youdie. So in Yoga practice you control breathing sothat you can prolong life. The way we breathe isvery important. A healthy baby has the most naturalbreath, with the tummy rising and falling. Whenwe inhale we are then expanding the capacity ofour tummy so it goes outwards, and when weexhale the tummy should move inwards. If youdo the opposite you are in trouble. Practise it. Andthe blood is properly cleansed of carbon dioxide.Our brains and nervous systems need to be fullyoxygenated. So really breathing is very important,that’s why some people live much longer, becausethey can breathe well.In the business world, particularly in delicatenegotiations, great attention is paid to breathing.Negotiators are taught to read the signs of yourbreath. If you breathe a certain way they know whatPhotographs courtesy of Master Paul McPhail26Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3

Feature Articleyou are thinking and so on, and that’s an art. Theycan then read the physiological and psychologicalmeaning of what you are trying to decide to do, andthat’s the job of the skilled negotiator.You may be interested to learn that normalbreathing is 18 cycles per minute, that meansexhale, inhale 18 times per minute. But a Yogapractitioner can do that five times per minute. So ifyou reduce from 18 to five that’s about two thirds,so he is saying I’m going to increase my lifespanby a factor of three, so if your lifespan is 60 you aretalking about 180 years old (laughs), which is notpossible of course. But I do believe that life can beprolonged, but for how much longer I don’t know,maybe five years, ten years.Most people’s breath is to benefit theupper body. But proper breathing shouldconcentrate on the spot just below thebelly button, which in Korean is calledthe dun jun. This is really the source ofyour energy from which energy flowsthrough our electrical canals in thebody. So your body is all like electricalwires, and these wires may be regardedas canals flowing from the dun jun. Sowhen you are breathing out you arestrong, that is why you kihap whenyou punch or block. The timing of thekihap is an art form. I’ve been tryingto teach kihap to my students for manyyears, but some of them think oh it’s toohard, they don’t like it because maybethey’re embarrassed using it. But reallyyou should kihap each time you punchor block because it helps make youstrong. There are other benefits, too,but we won’t expand on them here. Bycontrolled breathing you are going tooptimise your performance, whateveryou are doing, whether in sports oranything. The person who can breathethe best, he or she is going to performthe best in any sport.Next is TRUST. We treasure money,don’t we? We like power, all of us. That’swhy we want to become president,because we like power. Possessions likebig houses, nice cars, pretty women orhandsome men. And most of us wantmore and more, I mean the more moneyyou’ve got the more you want to make.Today you’ve got a Jaguar, tomorrowyou want a Rolls Royce. We are neversatisfied. That’s human nature. It is thesedesires which often tempt us to do thingsout of character, that’s why some of us goand murder somebody, commit a crime– because of these temptations.But these are material things, visible things. Trustis an invisible treasure. We all try to develop trust,to trust others and want them to trust us. However,it is not something that comes right away; it takesyears to build up that trust. The bond betweenyou and your parents, the trust, has been formedover years and years since you were born. Andthe trust between friends has been formed sinceyou’ve known each other for many years. Youdon’t trust a stranger do you? That’s because youcan’t find a bond. So trust doesn’t come easy. Soyou should develop your reputation until thoseyou come into contact with will trust you, andyou cannot determine how long it’s going to takebecause sometimes it never comes, and there’salways somebody who will never trust you. Thebank is one – they don’t trust anybody! No, to earntrust you’ve got to put effort into it and be vigilantin whatever you do. Always work at it by takingcare of other people the same as you take care ofyourself because that is the way to form trust anda good reputation.You’re thinking, oh well from now on I’m going towork doubly hard to get through my exams. Okay,Mr Norman Ng, Pioneer of Taekwon-Do in New Zealand andformer President of ITFNZ Taekwon-Doyou tell everybody that, and the whole communityknows you said that. And then after one monthyou’re starting to flag and you’re not working hard,not handing in your assignments, you’re not doinganything. You turn up late for work and whatever.That’s not the way to build up trust is it? Here’sanother case. Some of you will tell your parents I’llbe home by midnight, but you end up at a socialor somewhere and you don’t get home until fourin the morning, and your poor parents are waitingat home wondering what happened to you, maybean accident or something. Is that the way to buildup trust between you and your parents? But if youcome back at 12 o’clock and you do that a fewtimes, your parents will trust that you will do theright thing and not betray their trust. Nothing isworse than betraying that trust. Even if you breakthat date with your girlfriend or whatever at thetime, you come home at the right time. That’s whatCinderella did wasn’t it?If you do a few of these bad things, the trust peoplebestow on you quickly disappears. Do the wrongthing and people don’t trust you any more. It takesonly one moment of indiscretion to lose alifetime of work in building trust. Somepeople just commit one mistake in theirlives and they pay for it forever more.It’s cruel isn’t it? I’ve been working hardfor 40 years to build up a reputation andyet in one moment I’ve lost it. Thinkabout it, is it really worth it? That’s thetemptation you see. Whatever you do,it is within your power to maintain thegoodwill and trust of your friends, familyand associates.What is the most difficult challenge youhave faced to date? Ask yourself that,I won’t go through the whole class. Ithink it’s EGO. For most of us anyway.Through Taekwon-Do we have developedself-confidence, self-respect etc and thatis good. However, if we have too much ofthe wrong ego it could impede our naturaldevelopment and our relationship withothers. To struggle to overcome ego islike the struggle with weeds in the garden.You weed them, they are gone, but after afew days they come back and you’ve gotto weed them again or apply weedkiller.But even then after a few weeks they’llcome back again.Similarly, our continuing struggle toovercome ego. Too much ego affects theway we see things and the way we behavetowards others. The body languageoften gives it away. Some of us thinkwe are the best in Taekwon-Do so webehave with a certain amount of bodylanguage thinking, “I’m the best”. Butthere is always somebody who is betterthan you are, that’s why martial artiststhroughout the world, throughout history,have thought “this is the best”, but thereis always somebody better. So ego issomething we need to control.And if you have an egotistical attitude,you are forming a barrier to yourcontinued development and personal growth. Sowe have all got to always be vigilant to put downthis ego of ours because it is going to crop up fromtime to time and that is really an important issue forall of us. Even at my age I think I still have someego as well, but I try to bring it down.The second half of Mr Ng’s talk willbe published in the next issue ofTaekwon-Do Talk.Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3 27

Gear On! Heart Racing! Attitude Pumped!Let’s Rock!ITFNZ National Championships 22 - 23 September 2007by Kane Raukura, IV danDirector of Standards and DisciplineWow! What an event!This year’s NationalChampionships washosted by CountiesManukau and onceagain it proved to bean amazing weekend.Feature ArticleWith competitors from up and down the country,the atmosphere was electric as teams started tocongregate on Friday evening for the weigh in.There were plenty of worried faces as the scalesstarted telling their story – was that Big Ben pieon the way up just a little too much! A few peopleneeded to sweat it out, but all in all no majorhassles this year! Well done coaches for keepingyour teams trim and fighting fit!A good night’s sleep and it’s off to the venue, ASBStadium in Kohimarama. Walking through the frontdoors, things look pretty organised: vendors set-upand plying their wares, final registrations occurringand of course, people excitedly checking the draw!It’s great watching faces and seeing emotions atplay as people realise who they’re up against ornot as the case may be. Lots of laughter, hugs andhandshakes, as old friends and colleagues catch-upand chin-wag.Moving onto the tournament floor and scanningthe surrounds, it was obvious that a lot of workwent on preparing the venue; getting rings readyand making everything look great. Mr DougHanna did a great job placing photographs on allfour walls of the venue, showing action shots andspecial moments from the World Championships inCanada. Then it came! “Form up!” Flowing fromthe benches and the tiered seating came the prideof each region – some walked with trepidation,some ran in excitement – on they came until thefloor was awash with white. Our official openingbegan this year with a warm Maori welcomeand karakia by Mr Neil Campbell, who was thetournament’s official Master of Ceremonies. MrCampbell did an absolutely fantastic job over thewhole weekend. He was followed by our President,Master Evan Davidson, who declared the 2007National Championships open!It was the moment everyone awaited! Now theaction started, and with television filming takingplace, thanks to Triangle Television, Epson and TopTen and our excellent sponsors, no one wantedto look bad.Our official opening began this yearwith a warm Maori welcome andkarakia by Mr Neil Campbell,who was the tournament’s officialMaster of Ceremonies.Day one and it was straight into dan patternsand sparring. The competition was hot aseach region battled it out. As the morningprogressed, some real talent was shown.One highlight for me was male teamsparring: a certain grim looking Mr StevePellow paired off with Mr Jeremy Hanna.It was the old school versus the new in aclash of the titans! A well placed straightpunch from Jeremy took Mr Pellow bysurprise, but Mr Pellow just smiled and28Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3

Feature ArticlePhotographs from top left to bottom right: Mr Deejay Thompson of Counties Manukau annihilates the flying turning kick • three fantastic photographs of black belt free sparring • Mr Luke Thompson, power breaking Worldhampion, does his thing so well • Prearranged free sparring was a big hit at this year’s tournament – Mr Shiloh Walsh (left) and Mr Shane Eade of the South Island • Mr Kris Herbison (left) is defeated by Dr Cameron Snellingin 4th dan and above patterns, performing Juche as the designated pattern • Dr Snelling (left) and Mr Herbison perform Moon Moo as their optional pattern • Mr Carl van Roon (right) defeats Mr Nigel Patterson in 1st danpatterns, and goes on to a silver medal • Mr Chris Broughton (left) and Mr Jeremy Hanna of Auckland North are New Zealand’s first National Champions in prearranged free sparring • Mr Grant Eccles referees Miss LizzieFa’afili and Miss Toni Moki in female individual free sparring. All photographs courtesy of Mr Doug Hanna.grinned from ear to ear he stepped forward with alook on his face that kinda said, “Okay then – sothat’s how you want to play!” It was a great matchand continued with many others. Auckland Northdid a great job though and took away the gold.Hitting something really hard and successfullybreaking it is oddly satisfying! To certainindividuals I guess this is a bit of an addiction andlater in the morning of the first day we were alltreated to watching the truly addicted! It was powertest, as the individuals and teams rocked up, someawesome breaking started to make its presenceknown. With blood curdling kihap, board afterboard was broken. The individual men’s power testwent to Mr Luke Thompson, Counties Manukau,who absolutely demolished his breaks! A very welldeserved gold! Team power also went to Countieswho later received a job offer as a demolition crewon the Cook Islands (no tools provided!).The afternoon culminated in special technique andpre-arranged free sparring events. After Mr Carlvan Roon drank six Red Bulls and breathed heliumfor half an hour there was absolutely no chance foranyone else. With amazing dexterity and skill, Mrvan Roon leapt his way to a clear gold! (How doeshe do it?) A win to Auckland North!Everyone then gathered around the raised centrering to watch the pre-arranged free sparring. Aseach participating region put its team on themats; we were all blown away by the creativityand energy of the pairs performing. A dazzlingdisplay by Jeremy Hanna and Chris Broughton ofAuckland North brought the house down. Stunningsequences were also shown by Central Districtsand Counties Manukau. Gold to Auckland North,Sponsorssilver to Central Districts and a bronze to CountiesManukau. Congratulations to all pairs participatingin this event (even Wellington, who unfortunatelyhad to withdraw at the last minute).With the preliminary dan sparring and patterns overin the morning, it was time to try something new!It was off home or to the hotel, a quick showerand change of clothes, and back to the stadiumfor a delicious spit roast dinner, good companyand some interesting entertainment: some dansparring and patterns finals! It was great seeing ourtop black belts showcased and providing everyonewith the opportunity to be free and able to focuson each match! Well done Counties Manukau fortrying something new and exciting! The 2007Awards followed with many great finalists in eachcategory. Well-deserved recognition was given toMr Steve Pellow who was awarded Instructor ofthe Year as well as his 25 Year Plaque! The nightwas a lot of fun but the hard work was not yet over– everyone headed home to count fluffy sheep andprepare for day two. A big thanks to the Dragon’sSpirit Papatoetoe set-up crew who stayed backand re-organised the venue to competition specsfor Sunday.Thank heavens (or thank Mrs Iotua) for the CoffeeBarista at the front door! Another early start forofficials, competitors, families and supporters. It’sday two and the juniors are at it today. For firsttimers it’s nerve wracking; for 1 – 2 year veterans,they can’t wait to get back on the mat. Gladly,competition is clean and everyone is behavingthemselves! Sounds of haechyo and gaesok echoaround the stadium. I’m in the ring referring andI have two wired blue stripes in front of me; I’mthinking this is going to be fun! One goads theother – oh bad form! Ju ui hana! Some greatspeed and technique! In and out, dodge, weave,attack – Hey! That was my head fella! It was agreat match, wonderful to see the awesome newtalent coming up through the ranks. It’s lookinggood for 2011!The day ticked on and the poor St John’s man hada cat-nap, no serious injuries this year, thankfully.As competition came to a close and people startedto wind down, the big question was looming –“Which region has taken it out for 2007?” Withthe best belt awards handed out it was time for thedecisive moment. All breath was held and it wassilent at the ASB Stadium Kohimarama!And the winner is – Counties Manukau!Congratulations to Counties Manukau and all otherregions, competitors and teams for placing or justgetting in there and having a go! Another successfulNational Championship with plenty of snapshotmoments to remember in the years ahead. A hugethanks to all our supporters, the organisers, the teamof officials, our Doodlebug helpers, and coachesand managers for making it all possible.A massive thank you also to the sponsors of thisyear’s National Championships: Epson, Top Ten,Graphica Technologies, Dilmah, Moonrunner,Protect Self Defence, Inder Lynch, TriangleTelevision, Artech Print, FujiMAE, Team Talkand Spicers Paper.I hope to see you all again in 2008!For all official results refer to page 32.Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3 29

FOR ALL YOUR PRINTINGREQUIREMENTS CONTACT...PRINT LIMITEDPersonal, Friendly, Reliable ServicePrinting – Full Colour or Black & WhiteDesign & Typesetting Service AvailableBrochures, Letterheads, Pamphlets, Envelopes,Business Cards, Invoice Books, Order Books,Flyers, Self Adhesive Labels, Order Forms...RIGHT, ON TIME - IT’S OUR MISSIONPhone (09) 262-0604 • Fax (09) 262-0633Email: artechprint@xtra.co.nz30Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3

The Sun, the Great Outdoors, Taekwon-Do and You!by Kane Raukura, IV danDirector of Standars and DisciplineStandards and DisciplineThis year, two of my articles in Taekwon-DoTalk have focussed on moral culture and itsrelevance to Taekwon-Do students today and theresponsibility we have to live up to this specialside of our Founder’s legacy. As summer isquickly approaching and the weather begins toturn, I thought I would give a few insights into thebenefits of outdoor training and getting some freshair into those lungs!Ah… you maybe thinking, has Mr Raukura lost afew screws? What has this got to do with Standardsand Discipline? Training outdoors is included in thefull and condensed versions of the encyclopaediaby General Choi Hong Hi. It is to be found at thevery end of the moral culture chapter; here GeneralChoi mentions the following:“During training the student should constantlydevelop mental and physical discipline, and thefollowing activities should be considered anintegral part of this training:of victory and triumph in the student. Encouragingstudents to push their bodies to succeed andstrengthening the legs. Cold showers and Baths– this encourages students to develop tenacity (ordrive) to keep going, training and improving.Do we need to exactly follow this though, no ofcourse not, there are many ways we can improviseand use the outdoors without taking a dip undera waterfall! Why not try organising some of the• Find some local parks, reserves or landmarkswhere the whole school can meet and train for thenight. eg, One Tree Hill in Auckland is great (alandmark, has monuments, hills and fields in whichto train) and can also be great advertising for yourschool.• Do a trip away with the school. Have a combinedtraining outside with another branch, use yourimagination and choose a unique location. eg, onTravel (yo haeng),mountain climbing (dung san),cold showers and baths (naengsoo machal)”Reference: Page 65, Volume One, FullEncyclopaedia, General Choi Hong Hi.Now, I can hear you thinking already – mountainclimbing! Cold showers! Don’t fret now, I amnot going to have you hiking up Mt Tarawerathis weekend (it is a nice walk though!). But Iwould like you to seriously consider the followingthis summer and maybe occasionally shift yourdojang outdoors. Why do you think General Choirecommended travel, mountain climbing and coldshowers as a great way to develop mental andphysical discipline? His reasons are as follows:Miss Courtney Meleisea practises her turning kick outdoors, learning to adjust to uneven ground.All photographs courtesy of Mr Kane RaukuraTravel – you should strive to visit famous places,historical areas and significant landmarks. Thesehelp to instil patriotism and humility in the student.Mountain Climbing – a way of creating a feelingfollowing for your Taekwon-Do School as theweather gets finer (instructors or students can dothis, students get motivated, make suggestions,maybe help organise and coordinate an event):the grass in front of the museum with the sun risingon a Sunday morning (everyone can do brunchafter training – what a nice way to do some clubbonding).• Catch a ferry. In Auckland you could make a dayof it to Rangitoto Island and hike to the summit.• Find a suitable local beach, do some watertraining. Full dobok and jog the length of the beachin the water – great fun. Do some water sparring!• If you train at a school, pull everyone outsideonto the grass. Play Taekwon-Do war-games,set-up relays and plan outdoor activities.As well as the benefits that General Choi outlines,the great outdoors is just a wonderful way to getsome fresh air. Fantastic scenery can do miraclesfor the mind and make it feel fitter and youngertoo! It opens up the opportunity to meet others,make new friends and become more confident inpublic. Practically, it is useful in training balanceand strategy while executing techniques on unevensurfaces. Also, being challenged to accomplishactivities outdoors seems to bring with it a hugesense of accomplishment. So let’s get into it! Enjoythe sunshine and the summer breeze.Black belts from Dragons Spirit Papatoetoe practise walking stance forefist middle punch in the great outdoors.On the behalf of the Standards and DisciplineCommittee, may you have a safe and happyChristmas and a wonderful New Year (don’tindulge in too much Christmas Pud!)itfnz.org.nz/taekwon-dotalk/key.htmlTaekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3 31

NationalChampionshipResultsBEST REGIONCOUNTIES MANUKAUBEST MEN’S TEAMAUCKLAND NORTHBEST WOMEN’S TEAMCOUNTIES MANUKAUTEAM EVENTSFemale team patternsMale team patternsFemale team sparringMale team sparringFemale team specialMale team specialFemale team powerMale team powerCounties ManukauAuckland NorthCounties ManukauAuckland NorthCentral DistrictsAuckland NorthCounties ManukauCounties ManukauPATTERNS GOLD SILVER BRONZE BRONZEMale 4th dan+ Mark Trotter, AN Cameron Snelling, AN Steve Pellow, CM Kris Herbison, SIMale 3rd dan Richard Lavin, WN Brendan Doogan, CM John Matsuoka, AN Rene Kunz, WNFemale 3rd dan Toni Moki, CM Carlie Dann, AN Thu Thach, AN Anna Hall, MLMale 2nd dan adult Luke Thompson, CM DJ Thompson, CM Matthew Hartigan, ML Mark Hanna, ANFemale 2nd dan adult Alex Couling, AN Bernice Ng, AN Lorraine Eade, SIMale 1st dan adult Chris Broughton, AN Carl van Roon, AN Nigel Patterson, SI Daniel McMillan, CMFemale 1st dan adult Carolina Dillen, AN Lisa Jack, AN Sheri Jane Lander, ML Lizzie Fa’afili, CMMale & female 2nd dan jnr Jeremy Hanna, AN Gary Sawyer, AN Tash Kettings, SIMale 1st dan jnr Ethan Parker, CM Aramai Tahau, CD Ryan Stevens, ML Jason Fraser, MLFemale 1st dan jnr Melissa Timperley, CM Jean Chapman, WN Hayley Rosser, ML Sam Couling, ANMale red adult Andy Wong, WN Tyrone Seeley, CM Michael Davies, SI Juan Rosales, MLFemale red adult Erica Germain, AN Danielle Drylie, AN Sarah Williamson, CM Chris Morton, WNMale red jnr Mitchell Craig, WN Chayse Gorton, ML Sherzod Akhmedov, CM Logan Van der Hulst, MLFemale red jnr Amy Bullen, CD Hanna Kendall, CM Miho Saikyo, AN Jaime Teasdale, MLMale blue adult Graeme Ritchie, CD Tony Bishop, CD Phillip Moore, CM Duncan Styles, ANFemale blue adult Lydia Garratt, AN Sasha Millar, CM Leonie Sartorelli, WN Freya Thomson, CDMale blue jnr Kozmo Pool, ML Mohamad Abou-Rabiah, AN Ryan Butchers, CM Jordan Governor, WNFemale blue jnr Kayla Tureia, CM Phillipa Henry, CM Morgan Searle, CD Minette Steyn, MLMale green adult Ben Gower, CD Avi Prasad, CM Hayden Anderson, CM William Lee, SIFemale green adult Amanda Wee, AN Victoria Landers, CM Sheryl Byrne, WN Vienna Parker, CMMale green jnr Ryan McNie, AN Matthew Chan, AN Paul Blackburn, SI Donal Bray, CMFemale green jnr Kara Timmer, ML Angel McCreedy, CM Emma Robinson, CD Emma Young, CDMale yellow adult Chunhong Yoon, SI Fery Tjandra, CM Sam Veale, CD Michael Onland, CDFemale yellow adult Mina Ueyama, CD Shiau-Choot Tang, WN Suzanne Murphy, CD Michelle Lee, ANMale yellow jnr Tony Do, CM Chris Armitt, CM Utkarsh Vora, AN Oscar O’Neill, CDFemale yellow jnr Tegan Hunter, CM Georgia Kendall, CM Rose Biddiscombe, WN Danielle Rae, MLSPARRINGMens dan hyper+ Dafydd Sanders, AN Wesley Filiki, WNMens dan hyper Campbell Gold, SI Cameron Snelling, AN Phillip Diggelmann, SI Brendan Doogan, CMMens dan heavy Carl van Roon, AN Richard Lavin, WN Clint King, ML Nigel Patterson, SIMens dan middle Mark Trotter, AN Shane Eade, SI Mark Hanna, ANMens dan light Chris Broughton, AN Kane Baigent, CD Daniel Chambers, ANWomens dan heavy Toni Moki, CM Lizzie Fa’afili, CM Claire Overton, ANWomens dan middle Carolina Dillen, AN Lisa Jack, ANWomens dan light Carlie Dann, AN Thu Thach, ANWomens dan micro Renee Richardson, AN Alex Couling, ANVeteran mens dan hyper+ Peter Guptill, CM Afi Meleisea, CM Karl Finlayson, AN Tim Couling, ANVeteran mens dan hyper Mark Turner, AN George Konia, AN Dave Ballard, CDVeteran mens dan heavy Steve Pellow, CM Rene Kunz, WN Richard Iotua, CMVeteran mens dan middle Richard Burr, CD Paul Easton, CM Andrew McNaughton, ANVeteran womens dan hyper Lorraine Eade, SI Rose Cherrington, CDVeteran womens dan heavy Helen Kettings, SI Carmel Kendrick, MLVeteran womens 4th gup+ light Deborah Olesen, CM Michelle Grocock, CMJnr boys dan hyper Ross Black, ML Hayden Stevens, MLJnr boys dan heavy Jeremy Hanna, AN Brad Wickman, CM Carlos Macdiarmid, ML Shane Black, MLJnr boys dan middle Stuart Maden, WN David Burr, CD Callum McNaughton, AN Gary Sawyer, ANJnr girls red/black hyper Amy Reeder, AN Kristy Leong, CM Kelly Ryan, ML Claire Kendall, CMJnr girls dan heavy Courtney Meleisea, CM Alisa Parker, CM Tash Kettings, SIJnr girls dan middle Melissa Timperley, CM Yuyin Kueh, SIInt/jnr boys dan hyper Jonathan Tan, AN Joe Coffey, CMInt boys dan heavy Aden MacDonald, AN Mathew Brunton, WNInt boys dan middle Aramai Tahau, CD Michael Davis, ML Ethan Parker, CM James Wright, ANInt boys dan light Waka Clencie, CM Iain Abel, AN Jake Low, MLInt girls dan hyper Uma Goodyer, CD Patrina Guptill, CM Hayley Rosser, MLInt girls dan heavy Jasmine Pene, CM Micayla Wright, ANInt girls dan middle Sam Couling, AN Anna Yates, CDPeewee/int boys dan middle Robert Meleisea, CM Mitchell Leong, CMMens 1-4 gup hyper+ Jack Tawhi, CM Damien Ioane, CMMens 1-4 gup hyper William Shearman, SI Joseph Hannan, WN Pete Parata, CD Lou Horua, MLMens 1-4 gup heavy John Raptis, WN Michael Tran, CM Matt Turner, ANMens 1-4 gup middle Daniel Harris, CM Tyrone Seeley, CM Steven Adams, WNMens 1-4 gup light Andrew Thom, AN Carl Robinson, CD Terry Edwards, CMWomens 1-4 gup hyper+Sasha Millar, CMWomens 1-4 gup hyper Mera Horton, CM Sarah Williamson, CMWomens 1-4 gup heavy Jessica Lewis, AN Leonie Sartorelli, WNWomens 1-4 gup middle Chris Morton, WN Yvette Perrott, AN Ana Rakonjac, SIWomens 1-4 gup light Erica Germain, AN Freya Thomson, CD Helen Caley, SI Danielle Drylie, ANVeteran mens 1-4 gup hyper+ Andrew Craig, WN Greg Clencie, CM Fritz Niu, CMVeteran mens 1-4 gup hyper Duncan Styles, AN Wayne Tureia, CM Phillip Moore, CMVeteran mens 1-4 gup heavy John Rosser, ML Juan Rosales, ML Tony Parkes, CM Laurence Goodman, ANJnr boys 1-4 gup heavy Dale Daborn, ML Logan Van der Hulst, ML Harlan Johnson, CD Sherzod Akhmedov, CMJnr boys 1-4 gup middle Chayse Gorton, ML De Do, CM Peter Franklin, CDJnr girls 1-4 gup heavy Rosa Polaschek, WN Shannon Liddle, ML Alana Inglis, WN Megan Styles, ANJnr girls 1-4 gup middle Christa Ting, AN Charlotte Feehan, CDJnr girls 1-4 gup light Amy Bullen, CD Miriama Flatt, SIInt boys 1-4 gup hyper Hamish Duncan, SI Josh Little, CMInt boys 1-4 gup heavy TJ Taru, CD Oscar Veale, CD Jason Teio, WN Jordan Governor, WNInt boys 1-4 gup middle Temau Waho, CD Mitchell Craig, WN Tim Plaisted, CD Mohamad Abou-Rabiah, ANInt boys 1-4 gup light Zane Kendall, CM Zeb Corbett, ML Jack Kerkvliet, CD Simon Davis, MLInt boys 1-4 gup micro Jack Veale, CD Ryan Butchers, CMInt girls 1-4 gup hyper Annaliese Kerkvliet, CD Hanna Kendall, CM Jaime Teasdale, MLInt girls 1-5 gup heavy Phillipa Henry, CM Jasmine Governor, WN Emma Young, CD Aleisha Grocock, CMInt girls 1-4 gup middle Miho Saikyo, AN Annaliese Burr, CD Tereapii Tourangi, CMInt girls 1-4 gup light Rebecca Styles, AN Courtney Norman, CD Esther Parkes, CMInt girls 1-6 gup micro Kara Timmer, ML Briana MacDonald, AN Aimee Lowe, CMPeewee boys 1-4 gup middle Luke Jackson, SI Wayne (Jnr) Tureia, CM Dion Hinge, AN Mana Williams-Eade, SIPeewee boys 1-4 gup light Luke Cherrington, CD Hunter Edwards, CM Adam Cartwright, CM Kozmo Pool, MLPeewee boys 1-8 gup micro Nathan Butchers, CM Oscar O’Neill, CDPeewee girls 1-4 gup heavy Jamie Horua, ML O’Shea Bailey, SIPeewee girls 1-4 gup micro Morgan Searle, CD Maddison Black, MLMens 5-8 gup hyper Chunhong Yoon, SI Richie Peters, ML Justin Wilson, CD Michael Onland, CDMens 5-8 gup heavy Hayden Booth, SI Yousef Al-Aaraji, AN Andrew Pelvin, ANMens 5-8 gup middle Ben Slocombe, AN Craig Oliver, SI Avi Prasad, CM Simon Thompson, ANMens 5-8 gup light Hayden Anderson, CM Ben Gower, CD Clinton Davidson, ML Jay Bland, CMWomens 5-8 gup hyper+ Anna-Maria Federico, WN Nicole Wells, CM Kylie Denton, CMWomens 5-8 gup hyper Victoria Landers, CM Amelia Perry, CMWomens 5-8 gup heavy Tania Ostick, CM Melissa Clark, AN Caitlin Cunningham, CD Mina Ueyama, CDWomens 5-8 gup middle Dewi Knappstein, AN Carron Hunter, CM Teresa Charm, ANVeteran mens 5-8 gup hyper+ Kevin Crawford, AN Jason Lindsay, WN Grant Covacich, CM John Armitt, CMVeteran mens 5-8 gup heavy Ray Mulder, WN Ross Tiepa, CD Brian Birchall, CM Michael Archer, CMVeteran womens 5-8 gup hyper Vienna Parker, CM Grace Parkes, CMJnr boys 5-8 gup hyper+ Josh McCluskey, AN Daniel Theologidis, CM Tom Dyson, ANJnr boys 5-8 gup heavy Alex Niu, CM Michael Dunn, ANJnr boys 5-8 gup middle Paul Blackburn, SI Chris Armitt, CMJnr boys 5-8 gup light Tony Do, CM Matty Smith, AN Matthew Mellor-Killalea, WN Daman Saini, CMJnr girls 5-8 gup hyper+ Danielle Rae, ML Michelle Trousselot, CMInt boys 5-8 gup hyper Hamesh Prasad, CM Kyle Birchall, CM Matt McLellan, SI Connor Roebuck, SIInt boys 5-8 gup heavy Matthew Chan, AN Johnny Maheno, SIInt boys 5-8 gup middle Riley Phillips-Harris, AN Angad Nayyar, AN Daniel Hall, CM Marley Fennessy, SIInt boys 5-8 gup lightUtkarsh Vora, ANInt boys 5-8 gup micro Ruifa Huang, SI Troyden Rowe-Reid, CD Matthew Bastion, ML Raymond Crawford, ANInt girls 1-8 gup hyper+ Emma Robinson, CD Sian Horua, MLInt girls 5-8 gup middle Nicole Woods, SI Briar Whimp, ANPeewee boys 5-8 gup middle Joshua Jamieson, AN Jeremy Crawford, AN Dylan Cooper, CMPeewee boys 5-8 gup light Ryan McNie, AN Renz Rabusa, AN Jessie Fennessy, SI Liam Mulder, WNPeewee girls 5-8 gup heavy Georgia Moore, CM Angel McCreedy, CMPeewee girls 5-8 gup light Rose Biddiscombe, WN Tegan Hunter, CM Roosje Rabusa, AN Georgia Kendall, CMPeewee girls 5-8 gup micro Karlene Hunter, CM Catherine Stanisich, CM Shania Kennedy-Lowe, AN Alexa Watene, ANSPECIAL TECHNIQUEMens dan special Carl van Roon, AN Clint King, ML Cameron Snelling, ANWomens dan special Nikki Galpin, CD Carlie Dann, AN Sandi Galpin, CDJunior mens dan special Shane Black, ML Jeremy Hanna, AN David Burr, CDJunior womens dan special Amy Reeder, AN Melissa Timperley, CM Kristy Leong, CMPeewee/int mens dan special Aramai Tahau, CD Ethan Parker, CM Joe Coffey, CMPeewee/int womens dan special Uma Goodyer, CDPOWER TESTMens power Luke Thompson, CM Brendan Doogan, CM Rene Kunz, WNWomens power Rose Cherrington, CD Toni Moki, CM Helen Kettings, SIJunior mens power Shane Black, ML Brad Wickman, CM Jason Fraser, MLJunior womens power Eliza Buckland, CD Jean Chapman, WN Kristy Leong, CMPRE-ARRANGED SPARRINGJeremy Hanna, David Burr, Daniel McMillan,Chris Broughton, AN Annaliese Burr, CD Kristy Leong, CMFeature Article32Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3

But What Did They Do?ITFNZ Taekwon-Do Awards 2007by Mark Banicevich, V danInstructor, Paul M GlendowieEvery year we celebrate the successes of our volunteers andour athletes with the ITFNZ Taekwon-Do Awards. Everyyear we publish an article about the dinner and festivities.This year we could tell you about the fabulous meal by SpitRoast or the wonderfully brief speeches, but we are doingsomething different. We are telling you what these peopledid! We only have 700 words, so this is just a brief tasteof some things these people did in the past year.Paul M Taekwon-Do Dan Student of the Year, Mr Carl van RoonMr van Roon is a model student who dedicates himself to the art of Taekwon-Do. This year Mr van Roon proved himselfa world-class competitor at numerous international events, a knowledgeable representative in Korea and an ever-inspiringinstructor. He exhibits the kind of work ethic and enthusiasm that one wish were characteristic of all Taekwon-Do practitioners.He is special technique World Champion (thrice running), and attained bronze in free sparring. Mr van Roon was the firststudent to ‘test the waters’ during his secondment to ITF Korea. He is also a passionate teacher.Fuji Mae New Zealand Ltd Gup Student of the Year, Miss Chris MortonMiss Morton had another very busy year after being involved in the organising committee and competing at the 2006 NationalChampionships in Wellington. She always participates in any extra Taekwon-Do classes or seminars. This year she gradedtwice with A passes and is grading for 1st dan at the end of the year. Miss Morton was selected to teach Taekwon-Do inKorea for nine weeks earlier this year. She is a member of the Wellington Demonstration Team, and recently organisedtwo ITFNZ Tournaments.Nibun ITF Junior Student of the Year, Miss Amy ReederHaving gained her 1st dan with an A pass, Amy won two silver and a bronze medal with the female team at the Junior WorldChampionships in Honduras, and two gold and a silver medal at the 2006 National Championships. That year she wonTaekwon-Do Code Awards for Northland Sports and Northland Secondary Schools, was a finalist in the prestigious SPARCFuture Champions Awards, received double ‘Colours’ at her school and won the James Morris Trophy for OutstandingPerformance of the Year. She attends trainings with full commitment, including regularly travelling long distances fromWhangarei for special additional tuition. She is always helps set up and pack up at club events and fund raisers.Epson New Zealand Instructor of the Year, Mr Steve PellowThe twelve members of Paul M Papakura who graded in December 2006 can attribute some of their pass to Mr Pellow’sinstruction. Whilst trying to prepare them, Mr Pellow was himself preparing to grade to 6th dan. After the 2006 Nationals,Mr Pellow began planning how to build on work with the 2006 Junior Worlds Team and developing a programme to produceWorld Champions for Canada this year. Mr Pellow ran 84 training sessions for the northern Junior Worlds Team members,consisting of four trainings per week. Mr Pellow was also co-coach of the 2007 Counties-Manukau Team. It does not takelong for the newer team members to learn to keep their guard up around Mr Pellow! Of course, he also teaches and trainsfour times per week!Top Ten Club of the Year, Palmerston North Taekwon-Do AcademyThis social, family oriented club has great spirit! They often arrange interclub trainings and have their own annual awards.The over 18s also regularly socialise together. The club believes in giving back to the community and they collected forthe Arthritis Foundation, gave blood, were involved in the Christmas Parade, participated in the Cancer Relay for Lifefundraiser (raising over $2000 each year since it started four years ago), and became part of Mr Bhana’s blood donor drivewith members and their families donating. The club is never short of volunteers, helping their instructor with InternationalInstructors’ Course, Senior Dan Grading, International Instructors Conference, Master Willy van de Mortel Seminar, andthe Central District Regional Tournament.The President’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Furthering ITFNZ, Mark BanicevichAs for me, well, it was quite year for Carl and Mark Productions: together with my friend Carl Matthews we put ITFNZ ontelevision – really on television – for the first time, and this year we are doing it again. With help from Tourism Aucklandwe produced a bid to host the 2011 World Championships in Auckland, which I presented and we won. I sat in a corner forfour days at the World Championships (enough, Mr Eccles!). I helped coach the Auckland members of the team in the lastcouple of months before the tournament. I was Editor of Taekwon-Do Talk (in fact, I am finally passing on this role afterover six years). I helped set up the Auckland Taekwon-Do Academy (based on an idea Master McPhail and I had drivingthrough Spain), and tried not to let down the students of my own school – Paul M Glendowie. I instructed at a few campsand seminars, and (of course) attended various seminars, tournaments, and other events.There you have itThat’s a small sample from a small number of volunteers who keep ITFNZ running. Thank you to all of ITFNZ’s manyvolunteers, congratulations to all nominees and winners, and remember, ‘many hands make light work’. If you want tohelp ITFNZ in any way, please talk to your instructor or Regional Director.Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3 33

President’s Cornerby Master Evan Davidson, VII danPresident of ITFNZ Taekwon-DoExecutive UpdateI was somewhat disappointed to hear that ourinstructor’s sojourn into South Korea has had tobe terminated. This was not unexpected, as I feltthe South Korean ITF demands were becoming alittle too authoritative. ITFNZ originally supportedthis initiative with good intention, but in the end itappeared that our instructors were required to teach‘the English language’ more so than ITF Taekwon-Do. However, at the end of the day, the instructorswho ventured to Korea not only came home with agreater understanding of the difficult situation ITFhas over there, but also learnt a great deal aboutKorean culture and experienced places that mostof us only read about in the pattern histories of ITFTaekwon-Do. Thank you to all those who madethe effort to visit and work in South Korea. I hopefurther opportunities will eventuate in the future.The 2007 National Champs have now beencompleted and what a competition that was.Thank you Counties-Manukau for hosting thisyear’s event. A comment received from one ofthe Sponsors was very heart warming and a creditto everyone in ITFNZ.Quote: ‘Hi Team! This was the first ITFNZ event ofthis scale that we have attended and the first everthat we have sponsored. I have to say that we wereabsolutely blown away by the whole weekend! Inover 20 years of martial arts training I have seen,and been a part of, a lot of different organisationsand I can honestly say that the enthusiasm,atmosphere, attitude, and positive energy ofeveryone involved this weekend was phenomenaland unlike anything I had seen before in NZ! ITFNZhas created something quite unique and we werevery proud to have been a part of the event.’Special mention was made of Mr Mark Banicevichand Mr Carl Matthews. Thank you Mr PhilThompson of Protect for your comments.Keep your eyes out for coverage of the 2007Nationals on Triangle and Sky TV later this year.At the last executive meeting we had the pleasureof a presentation from Mr Nick Gutzewitz, ProjectExecutive of Tennis NZ. Mr Gutzewitz gave us aninsight into the current organisational structure ofTennis NZ, (some similarities to ITFNZ) and wediscussed future governance issues and a possiblechange to our own ITFNZ structure to enhancethe growth/benefits to grass roots members. Thismatter is under further discussion and your thoughtsand input is appreciated.The end of year grading rounds are approaching fastso good luck to all of you seeking higher levels.Next IssueNext issue is going to be packed full. We will havethe usual camp shenanigans, the all-importantTechnical Tips from Master McPhail, plus much,much more. We may even have something veryspecial to show you - keep an eye out...National CampTui Ridge Park, 1–3 February. Featuring a seniordan grading and an introduction to the new ITFNZSelf Defence Syllabus, you won’t want to missthis.Master van de Mortel SeminarsThe highlight of the year for many students. Findout what valuable tips Master van de Mortel bringsnext time.Master Davidson SeminarDunedin members are holding their breath for thisone... see the results next issue.Meeting Snippetsby Vince Pygott, IV danSecretary of ITFNZ Taekwon-DoExecutive Meeting, 6 October 20071. There is now an Event Management Planpolicy up on the website in the reference sectionof which event organisers and Regional Directorsneed to be aware.2. Instructors need to be more careful with thegrading and registration fees being paid to ITFNZ.Overpayments over $20 will be refunded, anyoverpayments of $20 or under will be considereddonations as the cost of returning small sums isprohibitive.3. Nationals made a good profit throughsponsorship raised. Thanks go to MessersBanicevich, Matthews, Master McPhail and MrsBreen for raising the sponsorship money.4. Hon Trevor Mallard, Minister of Sport andRecreation gave ITFNZ a $2,000 grant for travelexpenses to World Cup. Special thanks to MelissaTimperley and Donald Bray for initiating this.5. The Executive Committee listened to a guestspeaker Nick Gutzewitz from Tennis NZ, anddiscussed governance, ITFNZ structure, andgrowth and benefits to grass roots members.Thanks to Mr Banicevich for organisingthis.6. Mr Breen spoke to the Exec abouthis on-line work for Tournament andDatabase registration. Instructors can nowdirectly manage their own club details onthe database as well as make new and reregistrationson-line.7. We still need a Marketing Director.Become InvolvedMembers please remember that if ITFNZis to continue to grow and get better yearafter year we need YOUR help. Please putup your hand and volunteer. If you havethe right skills, the desire, and enthusiasm then getinvolved. There are many way you can be involved,including as an Executive member, a Regional orCommittee Director or a Committee member.One of our past presidents was a green belt, one ofour current Regional Directors is currently a greenbelt, and one of our Committee Directors is a parentof a member. All have done (and are doing) greatthings for ITFNZ in those roles.34Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3

zIsTAEKWON-DO TALKa stepping-stone towards yourDREAM JOB?These days, employers want more than just qualifications.Experience is essential. Can TAEKWON-DO TALK get youtowards your dream job?We are currently accepting applications for the following positions:STAFF WRITERS: A great start to a career in journalism, editing, or even great experience forfreelance writers. Let your CV show that you’ve been published and start working your waytowards top publications.GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Ideal for graphic design students and people with artistic flair.You must have access to Adobe InDesign CS2 or later.COPY EDITORS: A strong eye for detail and excellent knowledge of grammar and punctuationare a must. We provide guidelines so you don’t need to be a guru.ADVERTISING & SALES: TAEKWON-DO TALK is preparing to make an evolutionary leapnext year… we want to go full colour and we need salespeople to bring in enough advertisingrevenue to get us there. You’ll report to a Sales Coordinator who will help you identifyopportunities. Then it’s up to your fresh ideas, energy and confidence in the product to closethe deal.Send a one pageapplication by email totaekwon-dotalk@itfnz.org.nz. Include your fullname, the position youseek, a brief summaryof your skills, and anyother information youthink we should know.Applications must bereceived by 10 January2008.

Taekwon-Do Talk, 2007 Issue 3 1