ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

WELCOME TO KORYO MARTIAL ARTS

School of Taekwondo, Hapkido and Korean Martial Arts

Koryo Martial Arts, school of Korean Karate, incorporates both traditional and innovative styles of training in Korean Martial Arts. The school aims to develop your physical conditioning and fitness while teaching you life skills that builds your confidence and health in a safe and controlled environment.

The facility provides mat covered floors and plenty of kick pads, punching pads and punching bags. Classes are run over 2 hours, which cover essential stretching, techniques and syllabus training to ensure your greatest opportunity for success. Training currently covers 2 styles of martial arts at no additional cost. The school can also provide you with discounted equipment, gloves and clothing.

We offer quality training and facilities at unbeatable prices. Our membership covers insurance and a FREE UNIFORM!!! We also offer family and couple discounts, so call us today for the details.

Our school has been open since June 2007 and has grown quickly. With our continued growth we will continue to pride ourselves on providing personal care for each student, and providing our students with an atmosphere and environment to develop and train at their pace. Take advantage of becoming one of our founding students, and the special prices we are offerning.

ANNOUNCEMENTS


1ST BIRTHDAY

Wednesday 18 June 2008 the school celebrates its first birthday!!. 12 months to the day, the school opened its doors for the first time!

NEXT GRADING

The next grading will be held 4 August 2008.

SPECIAL OFFER

First week FREE!! Sign up and receive your uniform and patches for FREE!!!

MARTIAL ARTS FOR KIDS

Kids develop discipline, confidence and life skills. Martial Arts keeps kids fit, teaches them self defence and provides them with the ability to be positive in life. Training is provided in a safe and contolled enviroment, (click here to check out our Facilities). Their Martial Arts training with us will be a fun and enjoyable occasion.

MARTIAL ARTS FOR BEGINNERS

All masters began somewhere. Get fit and learn life skills with Martial Arts. Training is set to your pace and your belt ranks clearly guide your progress. Build discipline and confidence into your life, while getting fit and developing effective skills.

Give yourself that extra edge, join today!

SCHOOL NEWS


KORYO MARTIAL SHOPPING HAS BEGUN - JULY 2008

We have created an online shop for our students to order some Koryo Martial Arts wear. The store include t-shirts, jackets and jumpers with our school logo for both kids and adults. 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.


OUR SCHOOL 1ST YEAR CELEBRATIONS - JUNE 2008

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


TAEKWONDO NSW STATE CHAMPIONSHIP - APRIL 2008

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.

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SECOND SCHOOL GRADING - MARCH 2008

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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FIRST SCHOOL GRADING - OCTOBER 2007

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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OUR SCHOOL OPENS IT'S DOORS - JUNE 2007

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.