Night-time classes: Yes! Night time classes are now confirmed! Starting on
August 25th, they will be held on every Monday and Wednesday evening from 5:30pm to 6:30pm at HK Ward Group Fitness room.

Secondly, uniforms and equipment are now available to order from Master Seo. Simply come to our training classes and you can place an order for a "dobok" uniform or equipment such as shin guards, arm guards, etc

If you are going to compete in the Australian University Games, don’t forget to attend our Sunday Sparring Lessons on 3pm to 4:30pm and learn valuable skills that will help you win gold at the games!

Moreover, the Sydney Uni Taekwondo Club will be hold a demonstration on September 2nd at the World Culture Fair at Wentworth Lawns. It is compulsory for black belts to attend this demonstration (green belt and above are encouraged to attend as well) and we will be holding trainings on Sundays from 4:30pm to 6:00pm.

A reminder to all those that come to Friday sparring classes: please bring
a towel with you and wipe down all equipment you use after training, thank
you.

I hope you enjoy your week!

Kind regards,

John (Jung-Ho) Lee
President
Mobile: 0415 409 030
Email: jlee6406@usyd.edu.au

As some of you may know, an event known as the World Culture Fair is coming up soon on Tuesday 2nd of September at Wentworth Lawns between 12pm to 2pm. The Taekwondo Club have been kindly invited by the Australian Korean Association to take part in this event by showing the students of Sydney Uni a Taekwondo demonstration! This event is planned by the University of Sydney Union and it is a part of the massive Verge Arts Festival that is happening in the beginning of September. It is compulsory for black belts and red belts to join the demonstration team and we will be rehearsing on Sundays 4:30pm to 6:00pm (right after special sparring training). Colour belts that are keen to join are most welcome to enter our demonstration team, and since this event is going to be at Wentworth lawns, it will definitely bring in BIG crowds!

See you all soon!

John Lee

To begin with, those that are familiar with the old system will know about the 5 pass card. It has been unanimously decided that the 5 pass card will be removed. However, we understand that there are people out there that still have 5 pass cards, and these people will be allowed to use their cards until the end of the year or until it expires.

So, the options available from this day forward are as follows:

Semester - 2 times a week: $135
Semester - Unlimited: $175
Monthly - 2 times a week: $40
Monthly - Unlimited: $50
Casual Lesson: $8

I suspect people may wonder about the definition of “Unlimited”. Simply put, when night time classes begin shortly we will have a total of 5 classes per week, and thus individuals can purchase an “Unlimited” card
that will let them train as many times as they wish in a week.

Also, the Taekwondo Club has its own definition of a “semester”. Sydney University has a semester of just 13 weeks then followed by exams. However, we in the Taekwondo Club aim to give you more. People that purchase a semester pass can train during the whole of semester 2 (including exams), and on top of that they can train during December and January. To illustrate, an individual with a “Semester - 2 times a week” pass can train twice a week for 6 months and pay only $135! This is an incredible saving, and is much more economical than purchasing 6 monthly passes. Just for your information, these are the very competitive prices, and our prices are better when compared to other clubs (for instance UNSW TKD Club).

This should sum it up and hopefully I’ll be seeing you all at training!

Kind Regards

John (Jung-Ho) Lee
President
Mobile: 0415 409 030
Email: jlee6406@usyd.edu.au

How are you all? I hope you have all made the most of your holidays, I know I haven’t. So, I wish you all a big welcome to the second semester of 2008!

Many exciting things are going to happen in the Taekwondo Club for semester 2, and a lot of novel things are currently in development. Firstly, we will be holding beginner classes from week 2, on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3pm to 4pm. These classes will be free of charge!

Regular Taekwondo classes will resume from week 1, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (Fridays are sparring classes) from 4:00pm to 5:30pm as per usual.

For those you that have very late uni classes and cannot come to these training sessions, do not worry, because we are currently in the process of making night time classes! We understand that students studying science and engineering have late classes that go on until 5pm or even 6pm, and also there are those of you that have part-time (or even full-time) work, so we hope that these classes will benefit you greatly. They are likely to be on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30pm to 7:15pm, starting sometime in August.

Moreover, we are currently in the process of restructuring our lesson pricing fees. Nothing concrete has been decided yet, but what I can tell you now is that we will definitely provide you all with much more
affordable lesson fees, which is very enticing for a starving university student such as myself. The new prices are likely to take into effect in the beginning of August, and final details will be e-mail later on this week.

Those interested in the upcoming Australian University Games are recommended to attend the Sunday sparring training classes which will focus on technique and skills that will boost your sparring level
significantly. These will be held on August 10th, 17th, 24th and September 7th, 14th and 21st from 3pm to 5pm. There will be a meeting for AUG competitors quite soon, details of which we will e-mail you in due time.

Lastly, Grading! I’m sure any of you are keen on moving up on your belts and I am happy to tell you all that grading will be held on August the 16th (Saturday) from 1pm to 3pm. Afterwards, as per Taekwondo Club tradition, we will all celebrate with a meal out at Newtown.

I wish you all the best for your new semester, and I hope to see many of you at Taekwondo classes.

Best regards,

John (Jung-Ho) Lee
President
Mobile: 0415 409 030
Email: jlee6406@usyd.edu.au

Mellissa Linardi
Secretary/Social Director
Mobile: 0415 789 984
Email: mlin3186@usyd.edu.au

Sydney University Tae Kwon Do Club
Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness

We have quite a bit of announcements:

1. There will be NO training at all on 30th of June and 2nd of July to let people rest from exams.

Training will resume on the 4th of July, Friday’s sparring class.

2. Master Seo is not returning back to Korea therefore, there is always training in the July holiday starting from 4th of July and onwards.

3. Grading is NOT on the 5th of July, however it will be on the 2nd of August. Plenty of time to train and getting ready for grading.

4. Friday’s social dinner was awesome, we had a lot of catching up and around 23 people came to dinner at Fujiya!

The executive committee wish everyone a safe holiday. Act responsibly and Have a great holiday.

How are you all? I hope the study and exams are going well for everyone.

This is your TaeKwonDo social director, Miki Watanabe, writing to you about the “End of Semester TKD Social Dinner”.

Its end of the semester – some people may be graduating, some people may be going overseas for good or holiday… So, this is the last chance for this semester for all the TKD members to meet up and have fun. We’ll be having a dinner on Friday 27 June and YOU are invited!!

Date: Friday, 27 June 2008
Time: Starting from 6.00pm
Place: Fujiya (Japanese restaurant, on the corner of George Street and Goulburn St)

This is a very good chance for you to get to know more people in TKD club! Why?–Because, our Master (yes, Master Seo) will be coming, as well as the old TKD members!

I know everyone must have some other activities on this day (actually I have a plan later at night on Friday too.=p), so I’m not forcing you to hang out with us for the entire night. BUT, I’m pretty sure it’s going be a great fun!! So don’t miss it!! Come along to the dinner for an hour or two, and just simply have fun with all the TKD lovers (when I say all, I mean ALL of the club members =D)!!

I will be looking forward to see you all in the dinner then!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me anytime.

Lastly, I’m wishing all the very best for those who’ll be having exams!

Best Regards,

Miki Watanabe
Social Director
Mobile: 0400 269 612
Email: mwat4684@usyd.edu.au

How are you all? I hope you are all well despite the rainy days and the strong wind.

This e-mail is a reminder that on Monday, 9th of June is the Queen’s Birthday, it is a public holiday.

—Therefore, there will be NO TRAINING ON MONDAY.—

However, training classes will resume on the Wednesday, 11th of June.

Have a safe long weekend, wear your seatbelts when driving (remember double demerit points?) and have a quiet study time in STUVAC.

Yours sincerely,

Mellissa Linardi.

For further information, please contact:

John Lee

President

Mobile: 0415 409 030

Email: jlee6406@usyd.edu.au

How are you all? Have you been training and rigourously studying lately?

Getting those brain and body psychedeliciously gorgeous?

Well, finals are coming soon, time to cram and hybernate under those blankets.

But, I have 2 important news for all of you.

Firstly, we will have a Taekwondo grading on the 5th of July!

Mark your diaries and take note!

Grading criteria can be found in our website www.usydtkd.com under the Grading link.

Secondly, there will be no training from the 7th of July to 27th of July because Master Seo will be in KOREA.

Training will resume on the 28th of July.

Social event is coming soon just before the semester break!

But we will let you know!

PS: Do not forget about the Australian University Games in semester 2’s mid-semester break, COME AND JOIN US!!!

Good luck to everyone and I wish you all happy days.

Keep on smiling and training.

Cheers,

Mellissa Linardi.

For further information, please contact:

John Lee

President

Mobile: 0415 409 030

Email: jlee6406@usyd.edu.au

Mellissa Linardi

Secretary/Social Director

Mobile: 0415 789 984

Email: mlin3186@usyd.edu.au

Sydney University Taekwondo Club

Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness

~~What’s Life without TKD… NOTHING!”~~

Firstly I would like to thank all those that helped out for our club’s Krispy Kreme Fundraiser event. It was very successful and we earned a nice and attractive profit for the club; benefiting those wishing to compete in the Australian University Games.

Next topic, the Taekwondo Club grading will be held on Saturday 17th of May at 1pm and will finish by 3pm. Master Seo has previously said that grading will start at 3pm, but the Dojo room is booked by the Judo Club at that time. Those wishing to grade can collect a grading application form from Master Seo, and those that want to learn specific things (e.g. one step sparring, patterns, etc) for their grading can either come to me, or to any other black belt/red belt and we will teach you after class (note: for free, yes, FREE!) You are all invited to come along to the grading and even if you are not grading, it is still quite interesting to just come and watch.

For any questions/enquiries please feel free to e-mail or sms me.

Also, come join our Facebook group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15685370863&ref=ts

Kind Regards,

John Lee

President
Mobile: 0415 409 030
Email: jlee6406@usyd.edu.au

As mentioned in previous email, Sydney University Taekwondo club is invited
to do a demonstration on Thursday 1st May by the USYD’s Australian Korean
Association (AKA).

This is a reminder that the training for TKD Demonstration is ON this
Sunday at 4 pm at HK Ward Gym.

Therefore, those who are GREEN BELT and above are encouraged to come to
practice this coming Sunday for demonstration and show off your skills as
well as to promote our reputable club in front of students and staff.

For further information, please contact:

John Lee
President
Mobile: 0415 409 030
Email: jlee6406@usyd.edu.au

Mellissa Linardi
Secretary
Mobile: 0415 789 984
Email: mlin3186@usyd.edu.au

Sydney University Taekwondo Club
Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness

~~What’s Life without TKD. NOTHING!”~~