15 Jul 2010 - Competition Poomsae Training

Competition poomsae training for the Victorian selections starts  tonight, Thursday 15th July, from 6PM to 7PM. The Victorian Poomsae selections are now scheduled for Sunday 15th August at SNHC and Sunday 22 August at MSAC. Note that poomsae requirements for blue and red belts have changed from last year.

14 Jul 2010 - Congratulations Paul

Congratulations to Paul Turpie for his gold medal win in Individual Red Belt 35+ at the 4th World Taekwondo Cultural Expo http://www.wtcexpo.net in Muju, Korea.

14 Jul 2010 - Term 2 2010 Grading Results

14 Jun 2010 - Public Holiday

Monday 14th June is the Queen's Birthday public holiday so there will be a combined junior and senior class from 6PM to 7:30PM. Red belts attempting the next grading are encouraged to stay until 8PM for extra practice.

24 May 2010 - Term 2 Grading

The term 2 grading for Bendigo and Heathcote branches will be held on Wednesday 23rd June 2010 at the Bendigo Branch starting at 6:00PM. All grading applications must be submitted by Wednesday 16th June.

24 May 2010 - Victorian Open Muye Results

Congratulations to all our competitors in the Victorian Open Muye Competition held at SNHC on Saturday 22 May 2010.

17 May 2010 - MTC Open Poomsae Competition Results

Congratulations to the Bendigo branch competitors in the club competition on Sunday 16 May 2010.

14 Apr 2010 - Term 1 Grading Results

The term 1 grading at Heathcote was very small but of high quality. Congratulations to Dylan Morris for being "Best at Grading".

29 Mar 2010 - Holiday Training

During the school holidays there will be poomsae competition training for all those contemplating competing this year. The first poomsae competition is the Muye event on Saturday 22 May.

When: Mon 29 Mar, Wed 31 Mar and Wed 7 Apr from 6PM to 7PM.

Normal term 2 training starts Monday 12 April.

26 Feb 2010 - Term 1 Grading

The term 1 grading for Bendigo and Heathcote branches will be held on Wednesday 24th March 2010 at the Barrack Reserve Hall, Heathcote starting at 6:00PM. All grading applications must be submitted by Wednesday 17th March.

Click here for a map: http://www.whereis.com/vic/heathcote/16-wright-st?id=6627A20D5CBBBA

24 Jan 2010 - Training Starts

Training has started again. see you all soon.

17 Dec 2009 - Next Year, 2010

Training starts next year on Wednesday 27 January 2010.

Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year.

17th December 2009 - Jake Stobaus wins Trophy

Congratulations to Jake Stobaus for winning the Jim Snudden Memorial Trophy for 2009. Jake joins an illustrious list of Bendigo members who have won this prestigious trophy over the past 23 years.

17 Dec 2009 - Term 4 2009 Grading Results

10 Dec 2009 - Breakup

The branch breakup will be held on Wednesday 16th December 2009 starting at 6:00PM. We will have a demonstration, grading results, awards and something to eat & drink. Please bring your family to see you in the demonstration.

21 October 2009 - Vale Trevor Ellis

It is with great sadness that we advise of the passing of Trevor Ellis; long time member, black belt and instructor. Trevor passed away peacefully on Thursday 15th October 2009 at Bendigo Hospice after a short illness. We will always remember Trevor's smiling face , his inquisitive nature and  willingness to help anyone with their techniques. The club was represented at his funeral today by many current and previous members as well as members of Hapkido and Tai Chi clubs, showing the respect with which Trevor was held in the Bendigo martial arts community. Our thoughts are with Trevor's family and friends.

6 October 2009 - National Championship Results

Congratulations to all our competitors in the National Championships held in Brisbane over 1st to 4th October. All our members medalled with a great result for the club of 3 Gold, 3 Silver and a Bronze. All the individual competitors either medalled or just missed so well done everyone. The Champion of Champions was a new event this year with all black belt winners competing against each other regardless of age or rank.

5 October 2009 - Term 3 2009 Grading Results

Congratulations to the following students who passed their grading on 16 Sep 2009.

24 August 2009 - Victorian Selection Championship Results

Congratulations to all our medallists from the Victorian Selection  Competitions held at SNHC over the last 3 weeks. All competitors have now qualified for the Victorian team to contest the national championships in Brisbane on October 1st to 4th.

17 July 2009 - Term 2 2009 Grading Results

24 June 2009 - Goodbye Josh

Sadly we say goodbye to Joshua McIntosh who is leaving Bendigo to take up a job in Melbourne. Josh started with us 6 years ago and earned his 1st Dan in December 2007. Since then he has been of great assistance in teaching the younger members of the club We wish Josh all the best for the future and hope to see him occasionally.

2 Jun 2009 - Victorian Open Muye Results

Congratulations to all medallists from the Victorian Open Muye Competition held at SNHC on Saturday 30 May 2009.

25 May 2009 - Victorian Open Muye Competitors

Good luck to those members competing in the Victorian Open Muye Competition this weekend.

Term 1 2009 Grading Results

16th February 2009 - New Hall

You have probably heard that the cathedral has been closed due to the poor state of its roof so services have moved into the hall and we have moved into the Anderson room. It's smaller than the hall but still large enough for us so there are no issues and are back into full training again.

16th December 2008 - Paul Turpie wins Trophy

Congratulations to Paul Turpie for winning the Jim Snudden Memorial Trophy for 2008. Paul joins an illustrious list of Bendigo members who have won this prestigious trophy over the past 22 years.

16th December 2008 - Term 4 Grading Results

All performed very well and were a credit to their instructors and the club.

19th October 2008 - Heathcote Junior Competition Results

Congratulations to all the juniors who competed at the Central Victorian Junior Competition in Heathcote. All Bendigo juniors returned home with a medal.

6th October 2008 - Selections Results

The Selection Event for the World Poomsae Championships, Oceania Championships and Commonwealth Championships was held at the AIS in Canberra on 4th and 5th October. MTC again had great result with the following people selected to represent Australia.

8th September 2008 - Nationals Results

Congratulations to the following club members who competed at the National Championships in Sydney last week. Everyone achieved a personal best and should be very proud their achievement regardless of the the result.

7th August 2008 - On to the National Championships

After their success at the Victorian Championships, 7 members are now training hard for the National Championships to be held in Sydney on 4th September. They are:

Black belts: Suzanne Camm, Joshua McIntosh and David Atkinson

Red belt: Paul Turpie

Blue belt: Daniel Atkinson

Yellow belts: Jake and Owen Stobaus

28th July 2008 - Victorian Poomse Championship Success!

The Victorian Poomsae Championships were held on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 July 2008. Bendigo branch had 8 members competing (4 Seniors and 4 Juniors) and ALL returned home with a medal.

We got a total of 4 GOLD and 6 SILVER medals (or 9 Silver if you count all pair and team medals).

Detailed results are below but there is a lot more to a competition like this than just the performance on the day and all members trained hard 4 nights a week for the 3 weeks prior to the competition to improve their skills. For several of the competitors, this was their first competition so they should be very proud of their achievement.

Since everyone medalled (some more than once), they are all now eligible to join the Victorian team to compete in Sydney at the Australian Championships.