2013 NSW Championships Review

On Saturday 9^th November 2013, competitors gathered to compete in the 2013 IL SHIM NSW Open Championships at St Monicas Parish Hall, North Parramatta in Sydney, NSW.

38 Members competed, and it was great to see the enthusiasm and commitment from all our juniors and the mentoring our senior members provided to our juniors.

It was pleasing to see our junior members and the level of sparring was very impressive and the hard work that each student had been doing to improve their flexibility & sparring, and it shone through in the event.

Junior members executed good technique and showed great determination and confidence on the floor. This group of students will provide some great competitors to represent IL Shim and ITF Taekwon-do Australia at all levels of competition in the years ahead.

Marcus Mouyat was praised for showing great heart and kept smiling even though he was up against much larger competition and the odds of winning stacked against him, he never gave up.

Thank you to Mr Bruce Fisher for making the trip to Sydney, and for being the Referree for the Championships. Special mention to Felix Kernot for also making the trip to Sydney, Felix displayed Good Technique and I am sure with his commitment will be competing at International level in the near future. IL Shim was pleased to also have the presence of Brendon Love who has just returned from Spain World Championships earlier this month, it was great for our Junior members to view technique from an International competitor.

After medal presentation, Master Daher spoke to all competitors about the recent World Championship held in Spain, and the successful bid of Australia to host the 2018 World Cup. Master Daher informed all competitors that Tournaments will be held more frequently to prepare students to gain experience on the mat to compete in preparation for the 2018 World Cup.

Thank you to the organising skills of Master Daher, John Abdallah, Steve Sarkis, Tanya Ross, Melanie Khadi and the many parents which made this tournament a success on the day.