Instructor Mr Robbie Medlin said “it was a great honour to receive the award, especially so early on in the Clubs journey.”
Il Shim Longreach has a membership of 45 strong, and the emphasis on being a family friendly club is reflected in the membership numbers. The Longreach community has well and truly embraced the IL Shim Club with a number of families joining.
“Very few clubs or sporting organisations are able to be so inclusive” Mr Medlin said, “We have mums and dads training with their kids, brothers and sisters and to round us off we even have twin sisters, which can be quite confusing sometimes, but it is all good fun”, he said.
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First of all a great big thanks must go to John Aballah and Shawn Sutton, who put in many long nights getting this tournament ready on time. The tireless work of getting a draw done for a tournament is a thankless task and Mr Abdallah does it very well indeed.
Secondly I would like to give a shout out to Mr Michael McGaw and the IL Shim Bundaberg club for turning up again, in their umpiring whites. They have really taken it upon themselves to show everyone that they have indeed been listening to my requests for this top happen.
As we were quite a few umpires short, the day went quite a bit longer than expected, but with the mammoth efforts of Mr Fischer and Mr McGaw, we were able to get through the day! Mrs Harper put in a machine like effort marshalling, corner judging,computer entering etc!!
One of the highlights of my day was getting to patterns judge with Master McPhail!
Overall I feel that the tournament was a success. Do I think we can improve? Of course! There is always room for improvement in all aspects, and we strive constantly to review and implement the changes necessary for us to move forward.
There are too many people to thank individual so THANK YOU TO ALL THAT HELPED ON THE DAY!!!!
TAEKWON
Gerard Kelly V Dan
IL Shim umpiring director
Today was hopefully the first of many appearances from a world champion, Mr Mark Trotter from New Zealand. His friendly and fun nature put smiles on the faces of all that attended the seminar. Mr Trotter commanded the attendees with sheer grace, strength and outstanding technique and the way he moved around the mat surprised all with his speed. Small in stature but 
big on power proving that size doesn’t matter, Mr Trotter’s well traveled experience was strongly felt amongst us all. The passion to share his knowledge could not be stopped, when he requested more time than was scheduled as he wanted to give everyone as many options as possible. His seminar was overheard as being “that was just pleasure and pain in one”, just about sums it up.
I would like to personally thank Mr Trotter for his time and believe that a great friendship has been made.
On behalf of Master Daher, ITF Australia and the clubs of IL Shim International Taekwon-Do, a big thank you.
John Abdallah
We woke at 4:30 am for the 4hr drive to Parramatta, with a sense of excitement and expectation, for the much anticipated Mark Trotter seminar.
We have been very fortunate to know Mark through our previous overseas travels and were well aware that we were about to be instructed by one of the worlds most popular and recognisable Taekwon-do competitors. Mark is a multiple world champion in several disciplines, and this was a rare opportunity to be coached by him in a small group environment.
For this seminar, the main focus was on some fundamental sparring skills, with a short session of traditional sparring thrown in to the mix. As well as a mix of students from the Sydney area, there were several instructors and students from as far away as Melbourne and the Sunshine
Coast who traveled to learn from Marks experience. He gave everyone in attendance a number of things to work on to improve their fundamental sparring techniques as well as a challenge to work much harder during their everyday training sessions on strength and conditioning.
I am sure that the people who attended this seminar have been challenged to work hard on improving in the areas identified, and we are all looking forward to the next opportunity to train with Mark.
What a great way to start the off New Year with an advanced training session conducted by Trent Hayden. For those of you that missed out I am sorry as we are already way ahead of you. Trent’s experience with competition sparring is up there with some of the best Australia has. He has travelled extensively throughout the world to bring this knowledge to you. The sacrifices that he has made along the way and commitment to training set him way above the rest. It is a pleasure to be a part of this and hope we can work towards some really top rate competitors. 
Our next session is schedule to be the Sunday prior to the Mark Trotter seminar, were we hope to be able to show him something to be proud of.
Please remember there are rules to be followed to be part of this advanced training, you must have commitment to attend all scheduled training sessions or risk missing out on a spot. Spots are capped at 14 only, preferences will be given to those who work hard and show greater commitment, therefore not wasting our time.
The training is full steam ahead and if you haven’t been practicing from our last meeting you will find it hard to keep up. Trent brings a lot of enthusiasm and positive support to all, guiding each individual to obtain the goals. The techniques that he uses are not only physical but also mental to prepare the body to withstand the forces that it will encounter.
To secure a spot you must confirm your intention to be a part of the 14, as we will not be making room just because you turn up. Send your request to attend to john@itftaekwondogoldcoast.com.au to confirm your spot now.
We are very pleased to announce the opening of our latest club in Longreach Central Western Queensland. Longreach is situated 1200 Kms North West of Brisbane and is the birth place of QANTAS airlines, deep in outback Queensland. Properly more renown for hot weather, planes and red kangaroos, the Longreach landscape is about to change forever.
Instructor Mr Robbie Medlin, has big plans for Il Shim Longreach. There has already been significant interest with classes commencing 13 January 2014. The club is a family oriented club which caters to all age groups and fitness levels. This is a first for Il Shim, in that we have never had a club in Central Western Queensland. Mr.Medlin is intent on making this club a standout in the Il Shim ranks and is passionate about ensuring student technique; attitude and effort are second to none.
Mr.Medlin would like to expand the club into the surrounding townships of Barcaldine, Blackall and Winton, but is intent on setting the foundations firmly in Longreach in the first instance. Mr.Medlin said it would be great to have the neighbouring townships come on board as this would help significantly with a Central Western competition sometime in the future.
Central Western Queenslanders are renown for their passion for all things sport and Il Shim Longreach is intent on gaining a very large foot print in the community that will benefit not only members but the community as well.
There has been significant interest in the club and Mr Medlin said the greatest challenge will be getting members to competitions……….so watch this space as there may be the opportunity for another annual competition for Queensland on the horizon.
Quality over quantity
December 15 saw the final grading of the year take place for Il Shim Stawell, with Mr Paul Harper & Mrs Michelle Harper braving ongoing road works to attend. The numbers were a little disappointing, with only 6 students being able to grade. However, as has often been the case in the Stawell club, when we lack numbers we make up for it in sheer determination.
The Masterclass gave students instruction in the four aspects of competition taekwon-do, with Mrs Harper sharing her experience as a representative of ITF Australia in patterns to help students understand what judges are looking for, and Mr Harper breaking down, as it were, the finer points of power breaking, sparring and special technique.
Although it was not during the Masterclass, there was one piece of advice given to students by Mr Harper that had incredible results that were immediately visible. When questioned, all of the students grading had admitted that correct hand position was one of the most difficult aspects of taekwon-do to learn. Mr Harper’s simple advice, to get your hands in the right position before carrying out a particular move, drastically improved student’s performance in their patterns. While this is something we might share with beginning white belts, it is easy to forget that such pearls of wisdom can also benefit young students of any level.
For the first time since becoming instructor at the Stawell club one of my students did not show the skill level required to advance to their next belt, in this case, red tip. While disappointing for the student involved it was a valuable lesson that I had been unable to successfully communicate verbally to my senior belt students. If you do not practise regularly at home you will not pass your grading! Going for your 3rd Kup is a very different story to going to your 8th. (Are you reading this Stawell seniors??) Only hard work is rewarded, not just attendance. The five remaining students who ranged from 9th Kup to 5th Kup were outstanding, showing excellent power and flexibility.
As always, everyone in attendance learnt a huge amount with the help of Mr & Mrs Harper, who are able to share their wisdom in a wonderfully uncomplicated and oft amusing manner. And as always, we are all very grateful to you both, and looking forward to putting everything into practise before the first grading of the new year.
Travelling around Victoria and interstate to compete in ITF tournaments is one of the great joys of learning taekwon-do, and certainly one of the most beneficial in terms of the learning that takes place in the process. However the time, cost and travel involved mean that it is a privilege many of my students at Il Shim Stawell have not had the opportunity to undertake. For this reason I decided earlier in the year to hold a ‘mini tournament’ for the club, open only to members of Il Shim Stawell.
Events were limited to patterns and special technique, and categories to 10th – 6th Kup and 5th to 1st Kup. Mats were kindly loaned by the local gymnastics club, and the judging panel consisted of myself and two former Il Shim La Trobe students, Trent Pakarinen Stephens and Claire Jones. Being such a small event the need for stewards was virtually nonexistent, however we did have a first aid team on site, just in case.
The nervousness of students, whether competing for the first time or not, reiterated the benefit of competition experience. Even some of the more experienced students came unstuck in their patterns by watching their competitor rather than focusing on themselves. It was pleasing to see the tremendous spirit shown by all competitors, and the decision as to whom to award the ‘Spirit of Taekwon-do’ trophy required much deliberation.
The tournament achieved a 100% success rate in competitor satisfaction and enjoyment, and I’m sure the students all benefited greatly from the experience. While I still have a lot to learn in the refereeing department I would like very much one day in the future to extend the invitation to other Il Shim Clubs and expand the itinerary to cover all four events. Watch this space!
Corinne Leahy
Il Shim Stawell
