New Year, New Belts, New Website!

Although we have always taught Hapkido alongside Taekwondo, during lockdown New Wave underwent a shift, where much more emphasis was put on Hapkido elements of our syllabus.

“Staying fit, healthy and sane was not easy during the pandemic! But being able to train helped me”

Celebrating 20 years and the Black Belt Grading with Master Phil!

“Exciting and enjoyable experience…” for Instructor Josh and Lucia and Che at the Ky Tu Dang Seminar!

New Wave students Jeanine and Jacob at the 2012 Olympics

“Not every child has the ability to compete at the highest level, but every child has the ability to become a stronger, more focused and disciplined individual through the study of Taekwondo and as such, to become the champions of their own lives.”

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.’

Barack Obama (Speech following Super Tuesday results, Feb 5, 2008)

Alex said “… Australia was really, really good because we’ve got these two third generation students out there, who left us ten years ago from England and they have set up their own gym in Sydney – Spirit Tae Kwon Do. It was really nice to reminisce about the past, to see where their TKD journey has taken them and what they have achieved in the form of Spirit Tae Kwon Do.”

It has occurred to me that I have written a lot about the training Alex and I undertook in Korea and somewhat about the sights we saw. However, I don't think that I have stressed just how friendly the people were.

Master Park, as I said earlier, is awesome. His technique and ability perfect and precise. His knowledge of Martial Arts is comprehensive. He put us through our paces from Tuesday 4th to Saturday 8th. Tue-Fri consisting of two 3 hour sessions a day and Friday we did three sessions that day and one last training session on Saturday morning.

Instuctor Alex suffering for the Art, under the sure hands of Master Gil-Jun Park

Dinner time at Golgul Temple

Sunrise at Golgul Temple

Chanting with the Monks at Golgul Temple

Anne, Instructor Alex and I with our Sunmudo Master.

Handing Winston Churchill Fellowship Letter to Grand Master Oh & Grand Master Jung, Heads of Korea Headong Kumdo Association.

Instructor Alex learns to cut.

Instuctor Cliff, Anne Marie & Instructor Alex at Gulgol Temple.

Kumdo training with Grand Master Oh.

Relaxing with Grand Master Oh and family.

Mrs Oh prepares dinner.

Instructor Cliff learns The Way of The Sword.

After 12 hours of air flight, 6 hours stop over in Hong Kong and a further 3 hours to flying, Alex and I arrived in Korea. We were met at the airport by Master Park (Gil-Jun, Park) and his English speaking wife who gave us a very warm welcome. Master Park had organised for us to stay at the Valentine Hotel in the heart of Seoul -the Capital of Korea.