Taekwondo

The Camberwell Grammar Taekwondo squad had a mostly uninterrupted season and was greeted with some new faces, including our new Head Coach, Mr Michael Barta (5th Dan Black belt). In addition to fresh faces, Michael brought a new arrangement to training, introducing new styles of Taekwondo, new skills, and new knowledge particular to competitive Taekwondo. It was decided that training would be divided between this competition training and more traditional Taekwondo, such as the conventional Poomsae (patterns) and the more practical self-defence aspects of Taekwondo. Unfortunately, Michael became ill during the season, so we welcomed back the familiar face of our previous coach, Bounthavy Khanhalikham, otherwise known as BK, to advance our training in the interim. Naturally, the wisdom and advice from our Assistant Coach Mr Hamish Green (2nd Dan Black belt) was welcomed throughout the season, as he worked with Michael and the students to improve any and all aspects of their Taekwondo.

After a term of training, most Jeja (students) completed their gradings, with Henry Allison progressing to Cho Dan Bo (a probationary black belt) and Lachlan Khuu receiving his 2nd Dan Black belt (black belt with 2 stripes).

Congratulations to all students on another successful season, and we look forward to continuing to refine our skills in future seasons.

Mr Hamish Green Teacher in Charge