Taekwon-Do Founder Passes Away
It is with sadness that we advise that General
Choi Hong Hi regretfully passed away on the 15 July 2002.
You can view more on General
Choi on the ITFNZ website including his profile, interview
and a video of his last course he taught.
Queenstown Camp Report
Carolyn Faithfull (6th Gup, Dunedin Club)
Vroom, bang, chomp, arrrrg and la-de-da would
be the best way to describe our journey to Queenstown for
the South Island Regional Camp. We arrived to see majestic
snow covered mountains read
more...
2002 ITFNZ Annual Awards
Junior student of the year is Mr Daniel Kerr
 Congratulations
goes to South Island Taekwon-Do student Mr Daniel Kerr, who
has been awarded ITFNZ Junior Student of the Year 2002. Mr
Daniel Kerr regularly trains at the Dunedin, Mosgiel and Otago
University Taekwon-Do Clubs in Dunedin. He attends all events
that he can, from Umpires courses and techniques seminars
to the Regional and National and Junior World Tournaments.
This is Mr Kerrs nomination:
When Mr. Jake Pearson left the South Island to continue his
studies in Wellington, Daniel took over the role of Instructor
of the Dunedin Club for 6 months to ensure that the club continued
running. Mr Kerr always has high achievements in Tournaments
and recently achieved the following places in the South Island
Regional Tournament: 1st in the Mens Black Belt Heavy/Hyper
Weight Sparring, 3rd in Specialty Technique and 2nd in the
Power Test. Daniel is currently a member of the Junior World
Champs Team competing in Puerto Rico in December. He is representing
us in II Dan Patterns, Individual Sparring, Individual Power
Test and also the Mens Team Event. This is Daniels second
time in the Junior World Champs Team. Daniel has trained in
Dunedin since he was 9 years old, and the region has seen
him grow up in this time, to be one of the top exponents of
Taekwon-Do in the country.
Daniel regularly helps out at club level by instructing members
in small groups or even the entire class. Not only does he
does this at the Dunedin Club but he also instructs at the
Mosgiel and Otago University Clubs as well, imparting his
knowledge and experiences from his travels around New Zealand
and the World to the students of all the clubs in Dunedin.
Daniel also helps out with officiating at tournaments and
marshalling at gradings.
Daniel is an excellent exponent of the tenets of Taekwon-Do
as he manages to not only help out others but also keep his
own training to such a high level in one of the remotest parts
of ITFNZ Taekwon-Do in New Zealand. Still very busy in his
last year of school he dedicates most of his spare time to
training, be it by himself or with the aid of others. He is
also always modest in all his achievements, no matter how
high they are. For these reasons we nominate him for Junior
Student of the Year.
South Island Nominees for the 2002 Annual Awards
Congratulations to the other members of the South Island
who were nominated for the 2002 ITFNZ
Annual Awards. The other nominees are:
Presidents Award: Mr Kris Herbison, Otago University
Instructor of the Year: Mr Kris Herbison,
Otago University
Club of the Year: Dunedin Taekwon-Do
Club
Dan Student of the Year: Thu Thach,
Otago University
Junior Student of the Year: Daniel
Kerr, Dunedin
Gup Student of the Year: Mr Ray Savage,
Riccarton
To find out more about the ITFNZ Annual Awards click
here...
2002 South Island Taekwon-Do Regional Team Announced
 Manager
and Coach Mr Kris Herbison has named the South Island Squad
to compete at the 2002 National Championships in Hamilton.
2002 South Island Regionals Championships
The 2002 South Island Regional Championships was held at St
Hilda's College in Dunedin and was a very successful event.
Check
out the article and results here...
Call to Support South Island National Representatives
Miss Nicloe Kettings and Mr Daniel Kerr have both been selected
to represent New Zealand at the Junior World Chmapionships
in Puerto Rico in December 2002, however they will
now have to raise the money to attend. Congratulations to
you both!
Read Otago Daily
Times article
Article & Photo ODT 11-7-02
Three Gold medals for New Zealand
The most successful national team ever hosts two of our own
students. Dunedin Taekwon-Do Medalists Miss Nicole Keatings
and Mr Daniel Kerr arrived back from the Junior World Championships
to a range of celebrations and media appointments. Read
the ODT Article... and read
more on the ITFNZ team site...
Gold for Daniel at Junior World Championships
A
dramatic nail biting finish
in the individual power breaking competition saw Dunedin's
Daniel Kerr take a Gold Medal for New Zealand. Daniel overcame
a large division of over 30 competitors, and a tense playoff
with the Czech republic to gain victory. Daniel is the first
New Zealander to win a World Championship Gold medal for Individual
Power Breaking. Daniel also won a silver medal as a member
of the Mens Specialty team.
Video
Watch
Dan win Gold
TV3
News Clip
Silver Medal for Dunedin Student Nicole
Keatings
Congratulations to Nicole Keatings who won
a silver medal in the female team specialty event at the Junior
World Champs. Nicole and team also got a bronze in sparring
and patterns.
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With
15 points the Otago University Club took out the highest points
and was awarded best club in the country for the September
2002 Grading round. Well done Instructors and Students of
Otago University!
Thank-you
Mr Patterson for the gradings and trainings you took in 2002.
Congratulations to those who graded this year!
Mr
Grant Evans has moved to Christchurch to continue his career
as a mechanic and auto electrician.