We’re looking forward to a full and busy end to the year at Sangrok with 2 more gradings and our Christmas party coming up. Given how much we have on this term, we will postpone our other planned events to the beginning of next year! As it warms up, remember to bring a drink bottle to training and drink enough during the day too. If you forget your drink bottle we have some cups in case of emergency, but not for standard class use.

NO TRAINING MONDAY 6 OCTOBER

Just a reminder that there are no classes on Monday 6 October as it is a public holiday. We hope you have a great day off. Come along to any of our other classes running this week instead!

LEASE RENEWAL & FACILITY UPGRADES

We have signed a new lease, in total with extensions (in our sole discretion), for another 8 years. This has given the club a significant amount of stability to invest in the facilities over the next 12 months as we have been operating month-to-month for the past years. We will be improving the outside signage, clean up the windows, replace the lighting etc. If anyone has any contacts or are able to help with any of this work, please let one of the staff know!

UPCOMING DATES

Make sure you have these dates in your calendar!

16 November – Black belt grading
30 November – End of season party and presentation
13 December – Colour belt grading
20 December – Last day of training for 2025
10 January – First day of training for 2026

KUKKIWON VIDEO

Kukkiwon (the Sangrok endorsed style of TKD) has released a new video about some practical self defence applications in taekwondo. Please note that the sparring shown at the beginning of this video is not WT sport style sparring, so it is different to the sparring in our white to red belt curriculum but is included in our Dan curriculum. We also don’t train with weapons. However, it’s a good overview of the broader components of Kukkiwon Taekwondo, including throws, falls, punching variations, etc.

STUDENT CHOICE AWARD

Each year we ask our members to nominate someone they train with for our annual award presentation. To nominate someone you train with, just fill out this form: Nomination Form. You can make as many nominations as you would like!

TRAINING FOCUS FOR TERM 4

11 OCTPoomsae
18 OCTSparring
25 OCTCombinations + games and/or conditioning
1 NOVSelf defence + fitness
8 NOVPoomsae
15 NOVFeedback
22 NOVSparring
29 NOVStep sparring + combinations
6 DECSelf defence + fitness
13 DECGRADING + instructor choice
20 DECInstructor choice
10 JANInstructor choice