NEWS & EVENTS

Mrs Harper grades to 4th Degree and Mr Brandon Harper to 2nd Degree

On Saturday the 3rd of December, Mrs Michelle Harper successfully graded to 4th Degree. Mrs Harper performed faultlessly on the day and delivered a fantastic effort to achieve her 4th Degree. 

Also grading on the day was Mr Brandon Harper who earned his 2nd Degree Black Belt after a great effort where he left everything on the floor.

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Il Shim Taekwon-Do Melbourne

goes outside the Dojang

Mr and Mrs Harper have enjoyed taking Taekwon-Do outside of the traditional dojang these past few weeks!

Mrs Harper was invited to Keysborough College to run sessions for their Year 10 students during Pathways Week. Capably assisted by students from amongst the ranks of our WTF friends, Mrs Harper was able to introduce the students to a variety of kicking techniques, hand techniques, as well as some basic Korean terminology. The students did well in acquiring some new skills in a condensed timeframe!

Mr and Mrs Harper were then introduced to an enthusiastic group of drawing students from the Latrobe College of Art and Design. Students were immersed in a discussion of the history of Taekwon-do, and encouraged to find links between the discipline, practice and challenges of Taekwon-do, and those in Drawing. The students were given demonstrations in both patterns and free-sparring, as well as the art of breaking boards. Using the demonstrations for inspiration, the students then unleashed their creativity onto canvas in a frenzied drawing "round robin"! 
It was certainly very different to any other TKD lesson we have taught, but definitely one of the most enjoyable!

A huge thank you to Latrobe College's Honor Bradbeer and Keysborough College's Melissa Naganivatu and Lynda Portelli for the opportunities to share the Art of Taekwon-do with your students!

International Instructors Course

31st July - 2nd August, 2015

On behalf of Master Daher and the Instructors of the International Taekwon-Do Federation - Australia we are truly honored to invite you to the Interational Instructors Course (IIC), to be held on the Gold Coast, Australia, 31st July - 2nd August, 2015.

International Instructors courses were established by General Choi Hong Hi to teach the art of Taekwon-Do ITF to instructors across the world with the aim of standardising and improving fundamental technique and knowledge of ITF instructors. Since the passing of General Choi the ITF created the ITF Technical Committee to continue the legacy of our founder and to standardise ITF Taekwon-Do technique across the globe. The ITF Technical and instruction committee travel around the world continuously teaching and improving the level of our Instructors and Masters.

The committee is chaired by Grandmaster Marano from Argentina and currently comprises Grand Master Ung Kim Lan from Germany and Master Paul McPhail from New Zealand as members.

We are honoured with Special Guest ITF President, Grand Master Trajtenberg attending this event.

The IIC will be the promotional launchof the 2018 World Cup, hosted by Australia and to be held on the Gold Coast, Queensland. 

The course consists of the following elements :-

• the 24 Patterns (Chon-Ji to Tong-Il)

• Step Sparring

• Free Sparring

• Self defence

• Fundamental Movements

• Kids Program overiew

• Moral Culture and Do

Photos from Mr Harpers 6th Degree Grading