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11
May
Results - South African Championships 2009
Author: Xander | Category: Newsletters, Tournaments - National
The South African Tang Soo Do & Haedong Kumdo National Championships were held on Saturday the 21st of March 2009 in Randfontein
Wolves Academy performed exceptionally well on the day and the results are as follows;
Haedong Kumdo
5 Gold, 6 Silwer, 8 Bronze
19 Medals in Total
Tang Soo Do
19 Gold, 27 Silwer, 28 Bronze
93 Medals in total
Combined Wolves Academy won 24 GOLD, 33 SILWER and 36 BRONZE medals and in total received 93 medals
The following students from Wolves Academy were selected for the National & Preidents Development teams
HAEDONG KUMDO
Senior Nasional Team - men
Xander Davis
Senior Nasional Team - Ladies
Cisca Scheepers
Junior Nasional Team – Ladies
Monique Ruatenbach
Chelsea Gobey
Junior Nasional Team – Boys
Dewaldt Bothma
Stefan Scheepers
Presidents Development Team
De Villiers Basson
Christiaan Rautenbach
Matthew Christopher
Elise Scheepers
Luke Martin
TANG SOO DO
Senior Nasional Team - Men
Xander Davis
Matthew Christopher
Matthew Uys
Junior Nasional Team – Ladies
Monique Ruatenbach
Kiara Raschke
Johannie Steenekamp
Junior Nasional Team – Boys
Jaco Steenekamp
Presidents Development Team
Joshna Nagar
Lucky Mpofu
Abigail Thrush
Reandra Groenewald
Brandon Britz
Lourens Botes
Raymond Britz
Stefan Scheepers
Raymond Kriel
Do you at times feel that you are not confident enough to take action in a threatening or potentially life-threatening situation? At Wolves Academy it is our main objective to transform this deceptive perception to a positive knowledge of “I can really pull this self-defence tactic off”.
Wolves Academy will present a Self-Defence Course at their premises on FRIDAY, 24 & SATURDAY, 25 APRIL 2009.
Cost for the seminar will be R150.00 per person and the duration of the course will be 3 hours.
For reservations please contact Awie or Xander Davis at the under mentioned numbers or visit us at 22 De Kock Street, Sonheuwel during office hours.
We are arranging weapon seminars for our Dojang on the weekends of 22, 23 & 29, 30 May 2009. The seminars will be held at the Dojang.
According to the requirements of the Association, the weapons seminars are compulsory for students before they grade for the following belts / grading:
Bong Gub 6 Green 1
Grappling & Pressure points Gub 5 Green 2
Tonfa Gub 4 Green 3
Short Stick Gub 3 Red 1
Knife Gub 2 Red 2
The cost regarding these seminars is as follows:
Bong R180.00 per person
Grappling & Pressure points R220.00 per person
Tonfa R200.00 per person
Short Stick R220.00 per person
Knife R200.00 per person
Recap R55.00 per person
The time schedule for the seminars is as follows:
Friday, 22 May 2009
14:00 – 17:00 Bong (Juniors)
17:00 – 19:00 Grappling & Pressure Points
Saturday, 23 May 2009
09:00 – 12:00 Bong (Seniors and Adults)
12:00 – 14:00 Tonfa
Friday, 29 May 2009
14:00 – 16:00 Short Stick (Juniors)
17:00 – 19:00 Knife
Saturday, 30 May 2009
09:00 – 11:00 Short Stick (Seniors)
11:00 – 13:00 Knife
Please inform me at the latest by MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009 of your attendance and please remember that the fees are payable in advance.
‘We cannot become what we want to be, by remaining what we are’
I will present a motivation seminar in our Dojang on Saturday, 16 May 2009 that is scheduled as follows:
09:00 – 13:00
13:00 – 17:00
In order to achieve goals in life, be it at school, sport, relationships, etc. an effort has to be made to ensure success.
The seminar will cover the following aspects:
Know yourself
Know your friend / team mate / partner
Motivation
Personal targets
Attitude in general
The seminar is open to all and is not only for students. Although there are currently 2 proposed slots, namely 09:00 – 13:00 and 12:00 – 17:00; it should be noted that the second slot will only materialise if there is enough interest. The cost for the seminar is R150.00 per person.
It is advisable for black belt members and members of the touring squads to attend this seminar. I presented a similar seminar in 2003 prior to the national tour to London and our National team returned home as World Champions.
‘To achieve anything, you must perceive that the benefits of chasing your dreams are greater than the benefits received by doing nothing’
Feedback for attendance of this seminar on or before MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009 will be appreciated.
Wolves Martial Arts Academy Facebook group link;
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=10452019113&ref=ts
Photographer - Jan Coetzee
All colour belt gradings will be conducted during normal class times on 23, 24 & 25 MARCH 2009. Grading will only be allowed if a student’s monthly fees are settled and up to date
COMBAT TANG SOO DO
1st Dan
Elise Scheepers
Enrico Meyer
Lourens Botes
Matthys Ellis
Tsavo Raath
Tyron Van der Merwe
2nd Dan
Dewaldt Bothma
Jaco Steenekamp
Johannie Steenekamp
Kiara Raschke
Matthew Uys
Pierre Smith
Ronald Varela
3rd Dan
Bianca Wolmarans
HAEDONG KUMDO
1st Dan
De Villiers Basson
Dewaldt Bothma
Hilmar Backer
Luke Martin
Stefan Scheepers
2nd Dan
Brandon Britz
Christopher Wilken
Cisca Scheepers
Monique Rautenbach
On the 29th of April Nelspruit hosted the 2007 South African Championships for the second time, 2006 being the first. It was the 1st tournament for the year and the 1st training tournament for the National & Presidents development teams in preparation for the World Championships in Holland later the year.
There were 3 Grandmasters present at the tournament, Grandmaster Eddie Jacobsen from South Africa, Grandmaster Mark Adlington from the UK and Grandmaster Jeong Seong Kim from Korea. The students had a excellent weekend with the Grandmasters, the weekend included a Kido energy seminar on the Friday, a Forms application seminar on the Sunday and a Haedong Kumdo seminar and Grading on the same day.
The tournament on the Saturday started at 09:00 with the senior and junior Dan member’s Forms and sparring categories, followed by the rest of the Gup categories.
After that it was the weapon categories.
While the students were getting ready for the Haedong Kumdo part of the tournament, Grandmaster Kim entertained the spectators with a demo of two hand draws and a two handed sword form.
After the demos, the Haedong Kumdo forms and cutting categories got underway.
The students from Wolves Academy did very well on the day and achieved the following;
Tang Soo Do
Sparring – 13 Gold, 11 Silver
Forms – 5 Gold, 6 Silver, 14 Bronze
Weapon Forms – 3 Gold, 3 Bronze
Haedong Kumdo
Forms – 5 Gold, 7 Silver, 6 Bronze
Cutting – 7 Gold, 7 Silver, 5 BronzeIn all Wolves Academy took – 33 Gold, 31 Silver, 40 Bronze
SPECIAL AWARDS
STUDENT OF THE DAY - Dewaldt Bothma
SENIOR MEN STUDENT OF THE DAY – Xander Davis
JUNIOR MEN STUDENT OF THE DAY – Stadler Kok
SPECIAL AWARD FOR
EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT – Luke Martin
The day and tournament was a huge success and Wolves Academy would just like to give a big thank you to Penny and Staffies from Altech Netstar, for all their effort and time that they put into the day and for all their hard work. Thank you!