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NEWSNEWLANDS INTERMEDIATE PROJECTBy Mr Terry Harkin, I dan, Spirit NewlandsOn Wednesday 1st April at 6pm SpiritNewlands Taekwon-Do welcomed 10 newstudents to our club.This project was the culmination of a fewmonths of planning and one single day ofhard work.The essence of the initiative was running sixsessions in one day, hosting all 320 studentsat Newlands Intermediate School with 40minutes of fast paced and fun Taekwon-Doexercises in the school hall.The project has been successful, and theresults and templates sent to the NationalBoard with the intention of being able to beused by other clubs around New Zealand.Key features of the project: – in this case 11 and 12 year old kids.A huge thanks to Miss Carolina Dillenfor her invaluable advice in this regard. designed and delivered to the schoolassembly a few days before the sessionswere run. This presentation highlightedall of the great things about our art. targeting parents was given to allparticipating kids with instructions toreturn an insert to the school within afew days. for the event – For $90 the studentreceived:- Their dobok- White belt- Registration with the National Body- Grading Syllabus- Membership Card- First month of training by:- The National Body reducing theirfee to cover the grading syllabus andmembership card – balance of feewaived.- Agreement with Sapius on a substantialdiscount for the dobok and belts.- Good buy-in from the IntermediateTeachers – the presentation at theschool assembly was key in this regard. on the day. Club Instructor Mr BrettKraiger was ably assisted by Mrs HelenMiller, Miss Sharlene Clarke, and MrTerry Harkin. for all new students. All students whoresponded turned up at 6pm onWednesday 1st April. Time was plannedto allow the students to fit into theirnew uniforms which were delivered forthe night, and to talk with parents in agroup setting, as well as 1:1 to ensureall of their questions were answered.The project has been a success across anumber of fronts, and below some of thekey outcomes: is actually looking like a total of 15 newmembers. This is because a number ofparents are now interested, and somenatural word-of-mouth advertising isalready starting. is an important one, as the drop-offrate using our normal recruitmentmethod is normally quite high. In thiscase parents have made an investmentup-front, and this is far more likely tolead to retention of the student. meant we were able to offer asubstantial discount, and offer thatdiscount directly to the parents. 80% of 11 and 12 year old kids in theNewlands area have now experiencedan introduction to Taekwon-Do. work we did, and have already invitedus back on an annual basis. templated in order for other clubs inNew Zealand to try this initiative.Other things – finally there were a fewlighter outcomes from the initiativeincluding: never seen that before! out after an operation – fantastic! after a long absence – awesome! after it was the subject of Turning kickdemonstrations – ALL DAY!Overall the project was fun for all involved,and has probably set in motion a continuousstream of new members in the years tocome which is the sign of a really healthyclub.16TAEKWON-DO TALK MAGAZINE
NEWSHWA RANG WARRIORSBy Mr Norman Ng, IV dan, Pioneer of Taekwon-Do in New ZealandThe Hwarang Warriors can be comparedto the Japanese Samari, and were highlytrained martial artists. There are stories ofthe Hwarang warrior being able to kill hisopponent in horseback with devastatingflying kicks. The red belt pattern is namedafter these warriors and part of ourtradition, and even the tenets of Taekwon-Do can be traced back to the Hwarang.We all know that Hwarangs (establishedin 576 AD) were the Silla warriors. Out ofthe three kingdoms, Silla was the smallestand had always been bullied by its biggerneighbours, Baekje and Koguryo.It was Silla that conquered its neighbouringstates and unified the Korean peninsula.How did this happen?In the mid 600’s AD, Baekje and Koguryoharassed Silla’s western and northernborder. Silla, under King Muyeol, formed analliance with the emperor of Tang DynastyChina, who sent a large fleet across theYellow Sea landing 130,000 troops onthe west coast of Baekje. Meanwhile Sillasent 50,000 troops across Baekje’s easternborder under the command of GeneralKim Yoosin. Under attacks from both sides,Baekje’s capital fell under the combinedforces of China and Silla.After the conquest of Baekje in 660, theChinese and Silla forces with 350,000troops tried to invade Koguryo over aperiod of eight years. It was because ofthe chaotic internal struggle for powerbetween its princes that led to the downfallof Koguryo.At this time, there was a changing of theguard in Tang Dynasty China and EmpressWu ascended the throne. She beganlooking to use her resource for otherpriorities and the occupation of the KoreanPeninsula was draining China’s resource.During this period of weakened resolveby China, Silla formed a coalition of thedefeated Baekje and Koguryo armies anddrove the Chinese troops out of Baekjeand eventually out of the Korean Peninsula,which was unified under ‘Unified Silla’ in676 AD (today’s North and South Korea).However the Chinese language and cultureretained an influence in the daily life ofthe Korean people for many centuriesafterwards.TAEKWON-DOPoem By Aimee BebbingtonA fine art of strength and power,Taekwon-Do stands as strong as a tower,Years of conflict fill its past,Power is in striking arm,And of the art there is no qualm,The greatest prize is to hone one’s mind,But we can rest assured they will be the last.Calm descends before foot breaks board,For stores of knowledge we do not hoard,Towards the sky the tree now grows,Reaching towards wisdom, away from fear’sthroes,And meet many others of the same kind.Now red is the belt,And danger is felt,For all are focused on attack,And now reach to gaining the belt of black.This was written for me by my 13 yearold daughter Aimee, one week after myBB Grading, for Mother’s Day. Aimeedoesn’t do Taekwon-Do but obviouslyhas been on the journey with meobserving from the sidelines!Mrs Jackie BebbingtonISSUE TWO, 2012 2 17
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