2010
Instructors open the door,
but you must enter by yourself
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Time to shift your weak, tired body into gear.
In 2010 Welcome Bay Olympic Taekwondo will be opening it's doors to a new influx of White Belts. We have not done this for two years.
In order to see if you like the classes, you need to come along!
Let's see you there.
The year 2009 saw 3 Black Belt gradings- two 1st Dan (Chelsea and Hannah) and one 1st Poom (Jamie). 2010 sees the prospect of 1st, 2nd and 3rd dan gradings. Also, we are planning on visiting Australia to attend the Gold Coast Open in May.
As part of the Korean martial arts, Hapkido has previously been part of our taekwondo training. From June this year, the Self Defence Tauranga Hapkido club will begin training on Tuesday nights at Selwyn Ridge.
Training for 2010 is listed on the right hand side.
Tournaments for 2010 are:
Northern Region Development Day (Auckland)- March
NZ Open (Auckland)- April 17th
North Island Champs (New Plymouth)- May 1st
Gold Coast Open (Tans)- May 15th and 16th
Han Lee Invitational (Rotorua) - May 15th
Northern Region Development Day (Auckland)- July
TNZ Black Belt Champs- July
TUNZ National Champs (Christchurch)- September 11th
Nothern Region Development Day (Tauranga)- November 7th
(Red denotes attended)
Seminars for 2010 are:
Hapkido (Wellington)- January- Instructors ONLY
Poomsae (Opotiki)- March 28th
Refereeing- TBA- Senior Belts (Grade 3 and up)
(Red denotes attended)
2009
The Welcome Bay Olympic Club is now in training for a busy year. Scheduled for this year are 3 gradings- 2 of which will have Black Belt assessments. We are also intend on attending 6 tournaments. The tournaments are
TNZ Open (Auckland),
UNION North Island Champs (New Plymouth),
TNZ Black Belt Champs (Auckland),
Northern Region Development Tournament (Auckland- 13th September),
UNION New Zealand Champs (Wellington),
Northern Region Development Tournament (Matamata- 29th November).
(Red denotes attended)
Senior Belt and tournament classes started in 2009. The training days for these students is arranged on a case by case basis. Three weeks prior to a major tournament, the tournament team will join in these weekend training sessions.
Flooring. The WBOT club trains on 20mm sponge rubber mats. The mats are firm under foot, but forgiving if you land hard. The matting is the same that is found in tournaments.
New members and visitors are always welcome to train with us, though after 3 sessions, you will be asked to join the club.
Note: If you are currently affiliated with another club, you must seek clearance (or closure) with your current club instructor before attending ANY of our club trainings.
2008
The Welcome Bay Taekwondo Club has been operating out of the Welcome Bay Hall in Tauranga for 27 years. It was one of the first clubs to move to the UNION.
In 2007, Rhiannon and Wendy (the Instructors) decided it was time to look to other things (Wendy had moved to Auckland). Garry Carpenter, a Black Belt with the Tauranga-Oropi Club, took the opportunity to take over the instruction of the Welcome Bay Taekwondo Club.
In 2008, the Club changed it's name by adding "Olympic" to the title. This is to show that the WTF form of taekwondo practiced at the Club is that used at Olympic competitions.
With the name change came a change in Dojang (Training Hall). The Club is now based at Selwyn Ridge Primary School- just up the hill and around the corner from the Welcome Bay Hall.
Moving into 2009, Garry and Corey (the club Instructors) have created a very good teaching and learning environment. Within the club are many families (parents and children learning together.
So come along, take part and learn a skill that will save your life- exercise is meant to be enjoyable..