KORYO NEWS AND HISTORY

THURSDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2011: - WETHERILL PARK EXPANDS WITH NEW TIMETABLE

Our Wetherill Park location will be expanding it's hours!!!

Congratulations to our Wetherill Park school, which will be expanding it classes: Wetherill Park will now have separate kids and adult classes starting Tuesday 4 October 2011.

- WETHERILL PARK KIDS CLASSES-
Tues: 6pm - 7pm
Thur: 6pm - 7pm

-WETHERILL PARK ADULT CLASSES-
Tues: 7pm - 8.30pm
Thur: 7pm - 8.30pm

A reminder that all students at all locations are entitled to a third session each week. The third session is on Saturdays 10-11.30am at Bonnyrigg. This session is an open sports sparring class. Student attending this session must have their own protective sparring equipment.

MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2011: - BLACK BELT MILESTONE

Proprietor and Assistant Instructor Trish Polak attains First Dan Black Belt in Taekwondo!!!

Congratulations to Trish Polak for attaining her First Dan Black Belt. After many years of training in Taekwondo, Trish has successfully graded and attained her First Dan under the instruction of Chief Instructor Benjamin Silaphet and Grand Master Sung Soo Lee.

Trish graded for her Black Black belt in May this year, after re-focusing on her training again since 2010. Prior to last year, Trish put most of her effort into successfully establishing Koryo Martial Arts in our local communities and managing the day to day running of our 3 locations. In addition to her commitment to Koryo Martial Arts, in the past few years she has also attained her Coaching Accreditation through NCAS and Taekwondo Australia, has become an awarded and dedicated Referee for Taekwondo NSW and Taekwondo Australia, won Silver for Poomsae at State Level and competed in Poomsae at the Taekwondo Australia National Championships.

Trish says her next goals will include returning to her Hapkido training with the aim of attaining her Hapkido Black Belt, developing her skills in performance coaching (further building on her Psychology Degree from the University of Sydney and Coaching Accreditation) and continuing to establish Koryo Martial Arts as the "Finest Martial Arts Network in Australia by excelling in Quality Student and Instructor training.".

SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2011: - TAEKWONDO AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Congratulations to the Koryo Sparring team who competed and won at the Australian National Championships in Canberra!!!

Our sparring team qualified for the National Championships in August, with the Australian Championships held last Saturday. The team achieved excellent results at Australian National Level. Congratulations to the team:

Aaron - Silver Medal Blue Belt Sparring
Nicholas - Silver Medal Junior Yellow Belt Sparring
Kyle - Bronze Medal Junior Yellow Belt Sparring

Special mention goes to Hussain, our Australian Champion:
Hussain - GOLD MEDAL JUNIOR YELLOW BELT SPARRING

-ALL PHOTOS AVAILABLE THROUGH FACEBOOK HERE-

TUESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2011: - WHERE'S KORYO????

WHERE'S KORYO???? Follow our Koryo Students and Instructor's adventures across the World and try to guess where they are!!!

See our students and Instructors representing Koryo all over the world, from New Zealand to Italy.... from the Philippines to France... from the USA to our own Australian back yard. This is a school tradition that started in 2010 and will continue on, tracking where Koryo lands anywhere in the world.

Follow our Koryo Adventures through Faceback here.

FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2011: - KORYO SNOW TRIP

Koryo will be heading off to the snow for our first Koryo Team Snow Trip. The team will be going to the NSW Snowy Mountains this year, staying at Jindabyne and snowboarding at Perisher, for the weekend.

This will be a great break for the team who just completed their grading, but also a great break from work and school. Just another example how at Koryo, we are more than a Martial Arts School!!! We're family and friends too :).

Our Koryo Chief Instructors Ben, Kian and Denny will be attending, so we look forward to all the pictures guys!!!!! Look out for our next Snow Trip in 2012!!!!

THURSDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2011: - GRADING, CABRAMATTA AND WETHERILL PARK

Congratulations to our Cabramatta and Wetherill Park students who completed their grading on Thursday, overseen by 9th Dan Grand Master Sung Soo Lee. The results will be given to all students in 2 weeks time.

-YELLOW BELT- Jessie, Shannon, Tracy, Kim, Cindy, Tony, Tam, Nancy, Kevin, Jason, Brandon, Teagan, Aydin, Nakita, George, Dylan, Gina, Cristina, Karen, Johnny, Connor, Nicki, Lisa and Brendon.

-BLUE BELT- Justin, Corey, Tyson, Sonnia, McMouney, Susan, Luis, Jane, Jenson and Jenny.

-RED BELT- James and Vivian.

-ALL PHOTOS AVAILABLE THROUGH FACEBOOK HERE-

MONDAY 29 AUGUST 2011: - ADULT GRADING, BONNYRIGG

Congratulations to our adult students who completed their grading on Monday, overseen by 9th Dan Grand Master Sung Soo Lee. The results will be given to all students in 2 weeks time.

-YELLOW BELT- Jane, Jennifer and Thufiel.

-BLUE BELT- Azaad, Dylan, Karen, Mark, Sindy, Daphne, Frank, Jackson and Aaron.

-RED BELT- EJ, Francis, Adon and Mr Ronald.

-ALL PHOTOS AVAILABLE THROUGH FACEBOOK HERE-

MONDAY 29 AUGUST 2011: - JUNIOR GRADING, BONNYRIGG

Congratulations to our Junior students who completed their grading on Monday, overseen by 9th Dan Grand Master Sung Soo Lee. The results will be given to all students in 2 weeks time.

-YELLOW BELT- Akira, Angela, Arnold, Gordon, Kadir, Kevin, Khalid, Nicholas, Rana, Sebastian, Jaerhyn, Kayla, Kenji, Karrah, Mohammed, Shaker, Simone and Stella.

-BLUE BELT- William, Angel, Joel, Tyler, Jamie, Anson, Anthony, Hussain, Julian, Kiahra, Kyle and Lilyann.

-RED BELT- Melisa and Thomas.

-ALL PHOTOS AVAILABLE THROUGH FACEBOOK HERE-

FRIDAY 25 AUGUST 2011: - MMA INSTRUCTOR KIAN 'KARNAGE' PHAM WINS CFC 18

Congratulations to our Cabramatta MMA Instructor Kian for his win at the CFC 18 on Friday night. Kian fought his 12th professional fight against Mike Lim, representing Lions Den Academy.

Kian won the fight in the first round, via guillotine choke, 1:35 seconds into the round. The only disappointment about the fight was that it finished so quickly in the first round, out a total of 3 rounds.

It was indeed a great fight to watch, with the Koryo MMA team from Cabramatta cheering Kian live from the stands. Kian joined his supporters and friend in the stands shortly after the fight, celebrating his victory with everyone.

-Keep up with Kian on his blog here-

WEDNESDAY 24 AUGUST 2011: - LOCAL NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Congratulations to Chief Instructor Benjamin Silaphet, who appeared in our local newspaper, the Fairfield Champion, this week. Ben conducted two self defence seminars at Cabramatta High School.

The self defence seminars were organised by one of our Koryo students, Nancy, who attends Cabramatta High School. Nancy is also part of Max Potential leadership program at Cabramatta High School. Congratulations Ben and Nancy on your contribution to our community.

-Read full online article-

SUNDAY 7 AUGUST 2011: - NSW STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sunday 7 August saw the Koryo Sparring team attend and compete in the Taekwondo NSW State championships. These championships also qualify players to compete in the National Championships in September. The Koryo Team consisted of students Kyle, Hussain, Corey, Tyson, Nicholas and Aaron. All competitors did exceptionally, with 4 of the six qualifying and attending the National Championships.

Congratulations to:
Kyle - gold medal
Hussain - silver medal
Corey - bronze medal
Tyson - bronze medal
Nicholas- silver medal
Aaron - silver medal


-Click here to view photos on Facebook-

8 and 12 AUGUST 2011: - CABRAMATTA HIGH SCHOOL SELF DEFENCE PROGRAM

The Koryo Martial Arts team, including Chief Instructor Benjamin Silaphet, and Assistant Instructors Frank, Jane and Tonny were invited to deliver 2 Self Defence classes for the students at Cabramatta High School. The team demonstrated key, simple and effective self defence techniques for students to deal with bullies and street thugs.

The students also had a chance to practice the techniques on Ben, who wore protective gear, enabling the students to try the techniques with a bit more realistic and practical force. The students had a great day, and so did the Koryo Team.

A special thank you to Tonny all the photos, available to view on Facebook.

-Click Here to View Photos-

April - June 2011: - ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC GIRLS COLLEGE SELF DEFENCE PROGRAM

The Koryo Martial Arts team, including Chief Instructor Benjamin Silaphet, and Assistant Instructors Maya were invited to deliver a 10 week Basic Self Defence program for the year 7 students at All Saints Catholic Girl College, Liverpool. The team demonstrated key, simple and effective self defence techniques for students to deal with bullies and street thugs.

The students also had a chance to practice the techniques on Ben, who wore protective gear, enabling the students to try the techniques with a bit more realistic and practical force. The students had a great time, and so did the Koryo Team.

A special thank you to Maya who represented both her high school and martial arts school, by assisting and teaching during the 10 Week Program.

FRIDAY 1 JULY 2011: HAPKIDO FUN

GO FRANK....
showing some Hapkido Fun during class at our Bonnyrigg School. Hapkido is a great class to learn practical self defence and some other fancy stuff as well.

And some self defence moves by Head Instructor Ben and student Jane demonstrating Hapkido Techniques ....

SUNDAY 27 MARCH 2011: NSW STATE TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS

A quick video with highlights from Hussain's Gold Medal Fight in junior yellow belt division. Congratulations to Hussain and Kyle on their gold medal performance, James on his silver medal performance, and Jimmy, Vivian and Denny on being runners up.

Videos from the other performances to be posted shortly.

THURSDAY 13 JANUARY: HIGHLIGHT FROM 2010 COMPETITIONS

A quick video with highlights from the competitions we entered during 2010. Congratulations to Francis, Vivien and James on their gold medal performance.

UPDATED 20 APRIL 2011.

SATURDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2010 - KORYO DEMO TEAM PERFORMS AT BONNYRIGG NEW LEAF OPEN DAY

The Koryo Martial Arts Demo team were invited to perform at the New Leaf Open Day at the New Estate in Bonnyrigg. The performance included taekwondo and hapkido demonstrations, as well as sword demonstrations, board and tile breaking. The team got a spectacular reception from the audience.

A special thank you goes out to Jojie Certeza for being our professional school photographer; Karen and Jackson for being the face of our stall, and all the friends and family who helped out on the day.

ALL PICTURES HAVE BEEN UPLOADED TO FACEBOOK
-CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK-

MONDAY 23 AUGUST 2010: - GO GIRL POWER - BLACK BELT PREPARATION

Maya showing girls are just as tough, with her first tile break in preparation for her Bo Dan grading (probationary black belt) scheduled for December 2010. Congratulations Maya!!!

Maya has gone the extra step of choosing to break tiles and boards for her grading. Normally tile and board breaking is optional, and not compulsory for children and females gradings.

SUNDAY 22 AUGUST 2010: - NSW TAEKWONDO ASSOCIATION 2010 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Congratulations to our students who competed in the NSW Taekwondo Association 2010 Championships on Sunday 22 August. With over 100 fights all up, the event saw some great and challenging fights, as well as spectacular presentations, including tile breaking, board breaking, weapons and poomse.

The championships were hosted by Grand Master Sung Soo Lee, who presented and congratulated all competitors with their medals throughout the entire day.

We would like to thank our families and friends who came out for the entire day to support and cheer on our team. Your time, support and dedication to our students and school is greatly appreciated.

GOLD MEDALISTS

• Marcus
• Lourdes
• EJ
• Paulo
• Tonny

SILVER MEDALISTS

• Kyle
• Maya
• Francis
• Dion

BRONZE MEDALISTS

• Julian
• Ryan

ALL PICTURES HAVE BEEN UPLOADED TO FACEBOOK
-CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK-

MONDAY 16 AUGUST 2010: - KORYO BONNYRIGG GRADING

Our Koryo Bonnyrigg School just keeps hitting milestone after milestone, with Monday 16 August 2010 seeing our largest grading to date. A total of 42 students graded before Grand Master Sung Soo Lee, with students ranging from white belts to red belts testing on the day. Our Grand Master Lee gave rave appraisal for the performance presented by our grading students, specifically saying that he was most impressed with our student forms, technique and strength.

Congratulations to our grading students, and we wish you all the best in the grading outcome due to be finalised in the next couple of weeks. The outcome and belt presentation will be conducted during class, with the actual date to be announced in class shortly. A special congratulations goes to Angel, our youngest student to grade at only 5 years of age, who received a special mention from Grand Master Lee on her excellent performance in both her Taekwondo Patterns.

Congratulations to the following students:

WHITE BELT TO 8TH GUP (YELLOW BELT LEVEL 1): Hussein, Kiahra, Ryan, Tyler, Nelson, Dion, Jack, Kenny, Anson, Angel, Joel, Clinton, Ngoc, John, Natalie, Shan and Anna.

8th GUP TO 7TH GUP (YELLOW BELT LEVEL 2): Kyle, Azaad, Karen, Jackson, Tayden, Shani and Sindy.

7TH GUP TO 6TH GUP (BLUE BELT LEVEL 1): Melisa, Ronald, William, Yeng, Mary, Victor, Thomas and Aimee.

6TH GUP TO 5TH GUP (BLUE BELT LEVEL 2): Paulo, Fran, Adon, Marcus, Dylan, Mark and Tonny.

3RD GUP TO 2ND GUP (RED BELT LEVEL 2): EJ, Francis, Lourdes and Erika.

ALL PICTURES HAVE BEEN UPLOADED TO FACEBOOK
-CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK-

MONDAY 9 AUGUST 2010: - KID POWER - YELLOW BELT BREAKS RED BELT BOARD!!!

Julian, our recently ranked yellow belt, at only 7 years of age shows us how its done! Julian broke a Red Belt Board, with a perfect form back kick.... this technique is used as part of Red Belt Gradings!! Congratulations Julian! Proud dad Dominic holds the board, showing that parent encouragement makes a difference to a child's performance, training and confidence.

TUESDAY 18 JULY 2010: - KORYO WETHRILL PARK OPENS IT'S DOORS

Koryo Martial Arts officially opened its doors to it's third school in the south western Sydney community. The official opening included a demonstration by existing Koryo students, Tonny, Maya and Francis, showing their skills in sword work, poomse patterns and sparring.

Chief Instructor Benjamin then officially presented Chief Instructor Denny with the Koryo Martial Arts Jacket, T-Shirt and the Koryo Martial Arts School Success Manual, to welcome Denny and his students into the Koryo Martial Arts family.

Once the officialities were over, the class began, with Chief Instructor Denny leading his first class in his new school. Both Chief Instructors, Benjamin and Denny, were delighted to see the exceptional turn out by new students, family and friends. Both Benjamin and Denny would like to extend a heart felt thank you for the loyalty and support we have received.

In the photo, left to right: Assistant Instructor Johnny Tran, Chief Instructor Denny Tran and Assistant Instructor Andrew Inthavong.

ALL PICTURES HAVE BEEN UPLOADED TO FACEBOOK
-CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK-

SUNDAY 2 AUGUST 2010: - GRAND MASTER SUNG SOO LEE RECOGNISED FOR LIFE TIME CONTRIBUTION TO TAEKWONDO

Grand Master Sung Soo Lee, head of our Jidokwan Taekwondo and Hapkido federation, has received an award recognising his life time contribution to taekwondo, by Taekwondo Australia, at the recent Taekwondo NSW Taekwondo selections, held on sunday .

Grand Master Sung Soo Lee has been committed and dedicated to Taekwondo since a young age. He has been spreading the word, philosophy and spirit of Taekwondo within the community, with his efforts resulting in great loyalty, passion and integrity in Taekwondo across Australia and around the world.

Congratulation to Grand Master Sung Soo Lee for a much deserved award by the official Australian Taekwondo body.

In the photo, left to right: Chief Instructor Benjamin Silaphet, Trish Polak, Grand Master Sung Soo Lee, Master Chris Pennington.

SUNDAY 2 AUGUST 2010: - NEW COACH ERICKA VARGAS IN ACTION

Koryo Martial Arts welcomes our newest coach in to our Completion family. Congratulations Erika Vargas on attaining her Coaching Qualifications from the National Coaching Accrediation Scheme (NCAS) and Taekwondo Australia.

Only NCAS and Taekwondo Australia accredited coaches are permitted to coach at official state and national championships. Our coaching accreditation ensures we have trained and qualified professionals for success.

Coach Erika participated in the recent State Qualifying Championships, on Sunday 2 August 2010, as a coach. Erika assisted Chief Instructor Benjamin, in coaching the Tournament Team in their successful matches. We look forward to Coach Erika coaching our team to success in the future.

FRIDAY 23 JULY 2010: - KUMDO SWORD CLASSES ON FRIDAYS AT BONNYRIGG

Sword sparring classes are held at Koryo Bonnyrigg. These are our regular weapons classes, which include skills building in martial arts weapons, safey and ALOT of fun. At Koryo Martial Arts we provide our students with a variety of skills and experience, with Bo Staff leasons coming soon.

At Koryo Martial Arts we provide our students with a variety of skills and experience, with Bo Staff leasons coming soon.

SUNDAY 6 JUNE 2010: - BEN AND TRISH ATTEND THE TAEKWONDO NSW REFEREES SEMINAR

Ben and Trish are keen and passionate about contributing to the Taekwondo community in Australia, as such both Ben and Trish were happy participants in the recent Taekwondo NSW referee seminar. Both Ben and Trish are registered referees under Taekwondo Australia, and participate in a referee capacity at state championships.

The day consisted of a revision of centre referee skills, improving reaction times and assessments of scoring points for corner judges, and an open forum discussion on ways to improve the experience for referees, judges, competitors and their coaches. A highlight of the seminar focused on managing heated behaviour from coaches against referees and judges. The key message from our State Championship coordinators is that bad behaviour towards referees, judges and volunteers will not be tolerated, and that senior officials will continue to encourage both officials and participants to approach them to resolve problems and issues, as well as look to them for support and direction.

The next referee seminar is scheduled for Sunday 25 July, with the morning session being open to the greater taekwondo community. The cost for the morning session is $35, and Koryo Martial Arts students are welcome to attend. Please see Chief Instructor Benjamin to express your interest in attending.

Read the details on the Taekwondo NSW website HERE

FRIDAY 4 JUNE 2010: - KORYO MARTIAL ARTS INTRODUCES FRIDAY KUMDO SWORD CLASSES AT OUR BONNYRIGG LOCATION

Keeping with our promise to our student, to ensure the optimum environment to develop new skills and build on the existing ones, as well as adding variety to our training regime... KORYO Martial Arts has introduced Friday Night Kumdo Sword classes at our Bonnyrigg Location.

Our first class was fun for all who attended, as Chief Instructor Ben took our students through basic cutting and traditional Kumdo sword work. We particularly enjoyed Mr Dom and Mr James' sparring demo.

Our Kumdo Sword classes will be held every Friday at our Bonnyrigg location, except on the 3rd Friday of every month, which is dedicated to sports sparring. Our next Sports Sparring Classes has been scheduled for Friday 19 June, students are expected to bring their own full sparring gear to this class.

TUESDAY 1 JUNE 2010: - INTRODUCING KORYO MARTIAL ARTS BJJ CLASSES AT CABRAMATTA

Koryo Martial Arts strongly believes in providing our students as many skills and opportunities in Martial Arts as possible. Through friendship, respect and high ethics in the Martial Arts network, Koryo Martial Arts is honoured to have a first class BJJ & MMA Champion and instructor Mr Kian "Karnage" Pham as our resident Instructor teaching BJJ at our NEW Cabramatta Location.

Mr Kian "Karnage" Pham's background includes representing Australia in the World Pankration Competition abroad, has competed in a myriad of BJJ competition, and currently competes at a professional level in the CFC championships.

Our first Class on opening day, Tuesday 1 June, was a big hit with current students, signaling a rapid growth in this particular class.

There are great benefits to being one of our Koryo Martial founding members, with discount prices and special prizes for our first black belts. Our introductory discount prices for this class will not last, as demand and numbers grow. DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!

TUESDAY 1 JUNE 2010: - KORYO MARTIAL ARTS OPENS ITS DOORS TO OUR SECOND LOCATION - CABRAMATTA

Tuesday 1 June Koryo Martial Arts opened its doors to our new location at Cabramatta High School. As a team, we acknowledge the importance of building friendship and community values, and pride ourselves on role modelling these values, we have been in-turn been rewarded with the support and presence of our Bonnyrigg students on our opening night at Cabramatta. The support we received from existing students, their families and friends both on our opening day, and throughout our past events and endeavours has been overwhelming. We would like to offer our heart-felt thank you to our Koryo Martial Arts community and support network.

The Koryo Martial Arts team would also like to welcome our new Cabramatta students into our family. It was delightful to see the new faces at our new location, taking part in our class and getting to know our existing students and instructors. We hope our new faces will be our regular faces in no time.

It was great to hear feedback reinforcing our goal of providing all our student "FITNESS WITH LIFE SKILLS". We are looking forward to seeing you there!!!!

WEDNESDAY 7 APRIL 2010: - BONNYRIGG SCHOOL GRADING

Wednesday 7 April 2010, Koryo Martial Arts held is first grading for 2010. Our student's quality and performance impressed Grand Master Sung Soo Lee, with our Hapkido students showing strength and focus in their techniques.

Koryo Martial Arts is quickly approaching in producing our first black belt, with the pressure on, it will be a close call between Roy, May and Sean. A special prize awaits our first black belt.

TAEKWONDO GRADING RESULTS
• Azaad - Level 1 Yellow Belt
• Hazel - Level 1 Yellow Belt
• Karen - Level 1 Yellow Belt
• Jackson - Level 1 Yellow Belt
• Kyle - Level 1 Yellow Belt
• Melisa - Level 2 Yellow Belt
• Victor - Level 2 Yellow Belt
• Thomas - Level 2 Yellow Belt
• Aimee - Level 2 Yellow Belt
• Anton - Level 2 Yellow Belt
• Adon - Level 1 Blue Belt
• James - Level 2 Blue Belt
• Vivian - Level 2 Blue Belt
• Tonny - Level 1 Blue Belt
• Sean - Level 2 Red Belt
• May - Level 3 Red Belt

HAPKIDO GRADING RESULTS
• Eric - Level 1 Yellow Belt
• Ronald - Level 2 Yellow Belt

MONDAY 27 JULY 2009: - NEW TIMETABLE

Koryo Martial Arts will be changing class times to better suit their student's learning needs. WE ARE INTRODUCING KIDS CLASSES!!! Parents are welcome to join in the class with their children!

The new timetable will commence Monday 10 August 2009:

MONDAYS
6.00 - 7.15 pm Juniors
7.15 - 9.00 pm Adults

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WEDNESDAYS
6.00 - 7.15 pm Juniors
7.15 - 9.00 pm Adults

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SATURDAYS
10am - 12 noon Combined Class, all welcome (no changes)

As always students are welcome to the class that suits them best, and junior students are welcome to stay on to carry over to the adults class. Students are encouraged not to feel restricted in attending either one class or the other, your membership entitles you to attend the classes of your choosing.

MONDAY 27 JULY 2009: - SCHOOL GRADING

Monday 27 JULY 2009 saw Koryo Martial Arts' latest grading with Grand Master Sung Soo Lee. A special thank you for family and friends who attended the grading to support the school and its students.

Congratulations to our latest white belts on their first grading.

Congratulations to our blue belts during the tough grading.

Congratulations to Roy Violi on his 1st Gup Grading in the red belt division.

All students demonstrated great skill and spirit at their levels. Congratulations to all the performers.

PHOTOS COMING SOON!

SATURDAY 23 MAY 2009: - JIDOKWAN TOURNAMENT

Saturday 23 May 2009, the Koryo team met the challenge of the Jidokwan Tournament in Kellyville. The Jidokwan Tournament is a friendly event held between the Jidokwan Taekwondo schools under Grand Master Sung Soo Lee.

Congratulations to our team for attaining the following results (anti-clockwise from the bottom):

Tam Ngo: GOLD - junior blue belt sparring
James Ngo: GOLD - junior blue belt sparring
Quan Pham: GOLD - yellow belt sparring
Eddie Lee: GOLD - yellow belt sparring
Ran Zhou - GOLD - yellow belt sparring
Leon Lee: GOLD - yellow belt sparring
Benjamin Silaphet: SILVER - black belt sparring
Tonny Luu - SILVER yellow belt sparring
Sean Kwek - SILVER blue belt sparring

A special thank you to our friend and family who continually offer their support and assistance at these events.

SUNDAY 5th APRIL 2009: - TAEKWONDO NSW STATE CHAMPIONSHIP - AUTUMN

Sunday 5 April 2009, the Koryo team met the challenge of the Taekwondo NSW Autumn state championships, held at the State Sports Centre Olympic Park. This time around the team included Tam, James, Leon and Quan lead by head instructor Benjamin Silaphet. We were also joined by recently appointed coach; Roy Violi.

Congratulations to our team for attaining the following results:

Tam Ngo: Runner-up junior blue belt sparring
James Ngo: Runner-up junior blue belt sparring
Quan Pham: Gold yellow belt sparring
Leon Lee: Gold yellow belt sparring
Benjamin Silaphet: Gold black belt sparring

A special thank you goes out to Kim, Tho, Trang, Noc, Narloi, Emily, Leanne and Eddie for their support and help on the day.

The Koryo family is very proud of their team, their results and their spirit. We had an enjoyable day, and are looking forward to the next challenge.

4 APRIL 2009: - CHIEF INSTRUCTOR BEN ATTAINS HIS THIRD DAN

Congratulations to Chief Instructor Benjamin Silaphet for attaining his Black Belt Third Dan in Taekwondo. Ben held his third dan grading with Grand Master Sung Soo Lee this week, and successfully passed the testing processes. Benjamin currently holds his Third Dan Black Belt in taekwondo and a Black Belt in Hapkido.

"It is a great achieved to attain my Third Dan under the instruction of Master Lee. Master Lee expects exceptional standards, and ensured that I met the high grading criteria required for this level. I look forward to sharing what I have learnt with my students, and continue to further develop my skills towards my Black Belt in Hapkido, and my Fourth Dan Black Belt in Taekwondo. We never stop being students in life and in martial arts."...........said Ben on Saturday after being presented with his belt and certificate.

TAEKWONDO NSW STATE CHAMPIONSHIP - SPRING 2008

GO LEON (in the red)......

SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 2008: - TAEKWONDO NSW STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday 10 August 2008, the Koryo Martial Arts team head out for the NSW Taekwondo Championships, at Olympic Park Homebush. The team included Denny Tran, Long Nguyen, Andrew Inthavong, Ben Silaphet and Trish Polak.

The results were excellent for our school's second tournament. Congratulations:
Long - First Place Blue Belt technical & 4th place Open Sparring
Andrew - Second place Open Sparring
Benjamin - Second place Open Sparring
Trish - Second place Red Belt technical
Denny - on a tough Open Black Belt fight!

A special thank you to Tho, Kim, James and Tam for coming with us to show support and cheer on the team. It was a great day and we look forward to many more!

Photos coming shortly

MONDAY 04 AUGUST 2008: - SCHOOL GRADING

Monday 4 August 2008 saw Koryo Martial Arts' latest grading with Grand Master Sung Soo Lee. A special thank you for family and friends who attended the grading to support the school and its students.

OUR SCHOOL SAW A NUMBER OF MILESTONES WITH OUR THIRD GRADING:
Our first Hapkido student, Simon Fajou, graded for his first belt.
The first student to grade for red belt, Long Nguyen.
And six students graded for their first blue belts.

All students demonstrated great skill and spirit at their levels. Congratulations to all the performers. Results and belt presentations are expected to occur this Wednesday 13 August 2008, stay tuned for updates.

PHOTOS NOW AVAILABLE!

JULY 2008: - KORYO MARTIAL SHOPPING HAS BEGUN

We have created an online shop for our students to order some Koryo Martial Arts wear.

The store includes:
t-shirts
jackets
jumpers
caps
other accessories

All gear bears the Koryo Martial Arts logo!!! So if you have any further suggestions or have a hidden clothes design talent we would be happy to include it in our shop. We hope to see you wearing your school colours soon. And look out for the SHOP opening soon with further martial arts equipment and uniforms available for purchase.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR APPAREL STORE.

SATURDAY 28 JUNE 2008: - OUR SCHOOL 1ST YEAR CELEBRATIONS

Saturday 28 June 2008 the school celebrated its first full year since opening with a school bbq. Our students and their families joined in the celebrations held at Ben's home, with plenty of great food and entertainment. Our school slide show also had an encore.

This celebration is not just about the school, it is about our expanding family, their contribution to the school and the talent they have brought us over the year. This is just the beginning of our celebrations and we look forward to sharing our experiences and our growth with our students and our families.

Thank you to all our friends and families who contributed generously with all the glorious food, and to the special two people who helped with the cleaning!!!. Also thank you to everyone who attended and made the occasion a commemorative and special event for Ben and the school.

If you are interested in obtaining a copy of our slide show, please see Ben during class or send Ben an email.

Pics will be uploaded shortly

SUNDAY 6 APRIL 2008: - TAEKWONDO NSW STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday 6 April was the Taekwondo NSW State Championships held at the States Sports Centre at Sydney Olympic Park. Long Tien Nguyen won his technical forms (Poomse) division and came runner up in his Sparring tournament.

Long showed great form in his performance of Taeguk Il Jung and Taeguk E Jung in front of the Taekwondo NSW officials, and received praise from a number of participants, officials and coaches. Long also showed exceptional courage, a champions heart and the Taekwondo spirit in his first Taekwondo sparring competition.

Congratulations Long for your outstanding achievement and for the courage to take on this challenge. We look forward to more great things from you in the not too distant future.

Click here to view gallery pictures

MONDAY 31 MARCH 2008 SECOND SCHOOL GRADING

Monday 31 March 2008 saw Koryo Martial Arts' second grading with Grand Master Sung Soo Lee. A special thank you for family and friends who attended the grading to support the school and its students.

All students showed the true spirit of Taekwondo and impressed Master Lee. The results will be announced on Wednesday and we wish you all the best of luck with your results.

The belt presentation will also be held on Wednesday, so we request all students who graded to be in attendence.

Our next focus will be the preparation for the NSW Taekwondo Association Championships to be held on 4 May 2008.

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MONDAY 8 OCTOBER 2007: - FIRST SCHOOL GRADING

Koryo Martial Arts held its first grading this Monday 8 October 2007. A special thank you to our family and friends who attend to support the students. Thank you to Grand Master Sung Soo Lee, who presided over the event and conducted the grading assessment.

The students, while nervous, showed excellent poise and technique to excell in their demonstrations. The groups consisted of three white belt groups and a blue belt. All students were grouped with other students they felt comfortable with to ensure that added support and confidence so their skills could shine through.

Congratulations to the following white belts who successfully attained their 8th Gup Yellow Belts: Daniel Bradford, Alan Houang, Sean Kwek, Milan Milos, Mladen Milos, Vesna Milos, Jacob Nguyen, Som Nhottivong, Rattana Rathanchan, and Muy Tea. Congratulations Juliana Ngov for successfully attaining her 4th Gup Blue Belt. An honourary congratulations to Julianna and Daniel for receiving a special mention from Master Lee.

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MONDAY 18 JUNE 2007: - OUR SCHOOL OPENS IT'S DOORS

Monday 18 June 2007, our school doors opened at Bonnyrigg Primary School. Head Instructor Ben's nervousness was high but excitment won the day with Ben and the first students. Our first students came from all age groups and set the way for a positive atmosphere that has continued on to this day.

From the first day Koryo Martial Arts provided safe and effective facilities and equipment. Our first students enjoyed mat covered floors, punching bags and kicking pads.

The school's main aim was and still is to provide safe and enjoyable training environment. However, the aim of the school, in tradtion with all martial arts is to challenge our students and see them succeed in reaching their full potential.