Melbourne Master Class and Grading Report 2

It is Sunday 14th August 2011, a typical morning on a Winter’s day in the
Dandenong ranges of Melbourne. 10 Degrees, sun shining, a chill in the air,
not a creature was up not even a mouse.  Except those crazy taekwondo
people. The day commenced at 9:00am as IL Shim Melbourne and Latrobe Valley
members started arriving at the Upwey South Primary School in a relaxed and
refreshed manner, with a Masterclass starting at 9:30 am, followed by a
grading at approx 11:00am. Master Daher gave a pep talk to the senior belts
prior to the Masterclass. All members then lined up ready to commence the
day’s proceedings with a warm up taken by Mr Proctor of Latrobe Valley. Master
Daher began the Masterclass with sparring drills, followed by a
strenuous hip flex and muscle strengthening exercises, along with balancing on one leg and
rotating from one to the other leg.

With a short break after the Masterclass, the grading commenced with approx
25 students grading which included a 1st Dan grading for Mitchell Sammut and
a 2nd Dan grading for Michelle Harper, with Mitch and Michelle both being
successful in passing their grading. In addition Sam Sankey
was successful in passing his grading, as were many other students, but
he was the proud recipient of a double promotion, going up from 7th kup to 5th kup.  An outstanding effort. Well done to all
that participated in the day’s events.

Following the close of the day’s proceedings, all were invited to the Club
Hotel in Ferntree Gully for lunch and a drink and to spend time with Master
Daher and each other outside of the usual training environment. In all a
good day.

Until next time be true to one’s self.

Taekwon.

John Dwight
3rd Dan IL Shim Melbourne