DAN GRADING NOV 2016... HUGE!
This Sun Bae Black Belt grading was particularly huge with 18 successful applicants. The tests over Friday and Saturday were as follows:
- Taekwondo 1st Gup Trials (7)
- Hapkido Dan Test (2)
- Taekwondo Dan Demo Test (3)
- Taekwondo Dan Test (6)
HAPKIDO GRADING
The Hapkido grading was held at Indooroopilly on Friday 18th November 2016. It was conducted by Master Bradley. And the two applicants for Hapkido black belt were successful. Instructor Chris and instructor Kim flew up from Melbourne and they did not disappoint. Congrats! The results are as follows:
Hapkido Dan Results
| First Name | Last Name | Rank | Centre | Grading Result | Grading Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher | Gehrke | 1 Dan Bo | Melbourne | Pass with Honours | 18/11/2016 |
| Kimberley | Lulham | 1 Dan Bo | Melbourne | Pass with Honours | 18/11/2016 |
TAEKWONDO GRADING
The Taekwondo grading was held at Indooroopilly on Saturday 19th November 2016. It was conducted by Master Bradley. Following, we had many successful applicants for black belt. Firstly, performing a successful Demo Test:
- Ben Vickery (The Gap)
- Shirly Sieh (Newmarket)
- Christian Fuentes Diaz (Newmarket)
They will now apply for the full Dan test in April 2017. Also a number of 1st Gups (Red III) were successful at their trials and will now being applying for their Demo Test in April 2017. They include:
- Jingying Qi (Newmarket)
- Gemma Shipway (Newmarket)
- Andrew Buckett (Kenmore)
- Jaymes Jackson (Regents Park)
- Callum Ross (The Gap)
- Chelsea Ross (The Gap)
- Elizabeth Shoebridge (The Gap) *provisional
Should be another huge event in April 2017!
There were six successful applicants for Dan test. You can view their results below. A notable achievement is Freddy Babbage, age 10, who is the youngest to ever achieve a black belt at Sun Bae (which spans over 33 years of testing). Freddy, a student at The Gap under Instructor Ben Vickery, is a regular member of the Sun Bae demo team as well.
Taekwondo Dan Results
| First Name | Last Name | Rank | Centre | Grading Result | Grading Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederek | Babbage | 1 Poom Bo | The Gap | Pass with Honours | 19/11/2016 |
| Lilly | Edwards | 1 Dan | Indooroopilly | High Pass | 19/11/2016 |
| Paul | Groening | 1 Dan Bo | Indooroopilly | Pass with Honours | 19/11/2016 |
| Christine | Nukunuku | 1 Dan | Regents Park | Pass with Honours | 19/11/2016 |
| Essi | Suomalainen | 1 Dan | Newmarket | Pass with Honours | 19/11/2016 |
| Hudson | Wilmot | 1 Dan Bo | Newmarket | Pass with Honours | 19/11/2016 |
Back Kick 2 Boards
Christine
Flying Kick
Freddy
Axe Kick
Paul
Poomsae Pyonwon
Instructor Shirly
