Member Essay Library

Essays from Members for their Black belt Gradings

*Some information in these essays may be incorrect or out of date due to the date they were written*

Does Physical ability Matter in Taekwon-Do – Mark Trotter

Does Physical ability Matter in Taekwon-Do – Brendan Doogan

Yoga Flexibility and Taekwon-do – Cameron Snelling

The Mountains We Climb – Kane Raukura

Dehydration – Grant Evans

Asthma – Ian Leitch

Adult ADHD – Dennis Burns

The Plank – Mitchell Leong

The Laughing Policeman – Shaun Skedgwell

Community – Chanthie Thach

Childrens Reward – Brett Kraiger

Aspergers Syndrome – Juan de Dios Dougnac

A Plan Changer – Kara Timmer

Taekwon-Do and the Mature Student – Sonya Robinson

First Aid – Thu Thach

Exercise without Injury – Graham Inull

Disability – Kristy Leong

Broken family – David Lo

Psychological Skills for Training TKD – Jake Pearson

Why should Taekwon-Do practitioners be under Chiropractic care – Courtney Meleisea

Warming Up and Warming Down – Shau Lai

The Role Taekwon-Do Plays in young learners – Peter Liao

The Psychology of Success – Sean Carver

The Pressures of Taekwon-Do – Ross Campbell

The Power of One – Gregory Dyson

The Physiological Effects Of High Altitude On The Human Body – Grant Eccles

The Physical and Physiological Differences between Adults and Children – Richard Lavin

The Not So Secret Training Methods of John Matsuoka – John Matsuoka

Taekwon-Do in literature – Haydn Cain

Taekwon-Do as A Way of Life during the Formative Years – Anthea Markstein

Taekwon-Do as a stress relief, coping strategy – Rodney Thistoll

The Bond between Instructor and Student – Richard Iotua

Teenagers and Taekwon-Do – Melissa Timperley

Taekwon-Do Sport, Art, Science or Philosophy – Sandi Galpin

Taekwon Do, Me and the Thrill of a Challenge – Nikki Galpin

Stretch-shortening cycle – Russel Stuart

Sleep – The most important part of training – Angela Oliver

Pain – Grant Evans

Nothing compared to good health – Ian Campbell

My Taekwon-Do Career – Beryl Pimblott

My Story So Far – Wayne Ebert

My Pregnancy and Taekwon-Do – Kirsten Livingstone

My Personal Journey with Martial Arts – John Matsuoka

Mind Power in Taekwon-Do – Christine Young

Mental Motivation – Dean Jenkins

Meditation for the Martial Artist – Stephen Pallant

Juniors Growth – Mark Trotter

Improving ITFNZ for Juniors in Taekwon-Do – Mark Trotter

Children, Attitudes and their life – Helen Kettings

How did Taekwon-Do influence your life – Marlene Lee

Do in Taekwon-Do – Rene Kunz

Benefits of Growing up with Taekwon-do – Robert Meleisea

A Mature Student’s Journey in TKD – Florinda Petterson

A Different View on Health and Performance for the TKD Practitioner – Dr Cameron Snelling

Taekwon-Do A Way of Life – Greg Christie

Does Physical Ability Matter in Taekwon-Do – Simon Mallinson

Does Physical ability Matter in Taekwon-Do – Mark Trotter

Does Physical ability Matter in Taekwon-Do – Brendan Doogan

Without order there is only chaos – Duncan Head

Training Methods for Jumping – Cameron Snelling

Tips for Taekwon-Do Training and instruction – Terry Woods

Technology-In-Taekwon-do – Scott Sutherland

Technology and TKD – Duane Meek

Teaching Terminology – an Integrated Approach – Shirley Pygott

Taekwon-Do Patterns and Sparring as a Form of Self-Defence – Mark Hanna

Taekwon-Do and Movement – Shane Rogers

Stances – Darren Andrews

Reaction Force – Mathew Bates

Reaction Force – Ben Wylie-van Eerd

Performing Demonstrations – Dan Jackson

Name That technique – Brendan Doogan

Nam Wah Pai Kung Fu – Devon Pittman

My Experience with Children and Taekwon-Do – Rose Cherrington

Movement Fundamentals – Nick lee

Instructing Taekwon-Do by way of Part Practice – Richard Rogers

Do You Want To Know A Secret – Gary Campbell

Conditioning and Strength Training for Taekwon-Do – Ross Campbell

Competency and Learning in Taekwon-Do – James RImmer

Competency and Learning in Taekwon-Do – Brett Kraiger

Coloured Belt Syllabus – Rose Cherrington

Circle Of Composition – Matthew Allen

Breath Control and Sinewave – Seida Scholl-Latour

Biomechanics To Improve Taekwon-Do Technique – Danny Ward

Basic Hints for the White Belt Syllabus – Arthur Atutahi

Balancing – Gwyn Brown

Application and Effectiveness of TKD – Tomonori Shibata

A Look at the Other Side (WTF) – Sean Freeman

A Discussion of Commonly Misunderstood and Misused Terminology – Matthew Breen

Why International Taekwon-Do is the Martial Art of My Choice – Clint King

The Way – Neil Kettings

The Importance of Respect in Taekwon-Do – Jeremy Hanna

The application of the Art through Observing – Stephen Martin

Teaching the Do – Matthew Breen

Teaching the Do – Lawrence Mantjika

Teaching the Do – Hayden Breese

Teaching the Do – Gwyn Brown

Taekwon-Do Under Fire – Ali Gul Ali

Taekwon-Do The Sport vs The Art – Toni Moki

Sport or Martial Art – Christine Young

Moral Culture – Lousie Chan

Loyalty and Taekwon-Do – Vince Pygott

Loyalty and Taekwon-Do – Thu Nguyen

Loyalty and Taekwon-Do – Peter Graham

Loyalty and Taekwon-Do – Kevin Joe

Loyalty and Taekwon-Do – Kane Raukura

Loyalty and Taekwon-Do – John Matsuoka

Loyalty and Taekwon-Do – Jake Pearson

Loyalty and Taekwon-Do – Ian Campell

Loyalty and Taekwon-Do – Christine Young

Loyalty – Shaun Tolley

Loyalty – Mark Trotter

Loyalty – Lawrence Mantjika

Loyalty – Ian Campbell

Loyalty – Hayden Breese

Loyalty – Gwyn Brown

Loyalty – Dr Cameron Snelling

Loyalty – Dave Ballard

Living the Tenets – Florinda Petterson

Why People Join Taekwon-Do – Toni Moki

What makes an outstanding Instructor – Greg Dyson

What makes a Successful Club – Gwyn Brown

What makes a good Instructor – Hadyn Cain

Training Children – Arthur Atutahi

TKD in Norway – Brice Valles

The Significance of Social Interactions among Club Members – Lawrence Mantjika

The Life of an Instructor – Matt Davey

Teaching children en masse – Sonya Robinson

Taekwon-Do and the Law of New Zealand – Mark Banicevich

Starting and running your own club – George Konia

Socieities , Views of a Martial Artist -Rodney Thistoll

So you want to start a club – Peter Graham

Recruitment and retention of students for Taekwon-Do clubs – Nicola Tse

Participation – Hayden Breese

On Taekwon-Do in New Zealand and Community Service – Ben Wylie-van Eerd

Managing the Books – Barbara Inglis

Keeping Interest. To Help Reduce the loss of Students – Kevin Cale

ITFNZ – Peter Graham

Is it Party Time for TKD – Rana Moanaroa

Instructor Protocol for Parents – Hung Nguyen

How to Approach New members – Gwyn Brown

History Mt Albert Club – Francis Fong

Females in Taekwon-Do-Kirsten Livingstone

Family – Lorraine Edge

Design, create, and Maintain a Club Website – Graham Patterson

Club Based Instructor Development Program – Chanthie Thach

Camp Toolkit – Melina Wilcox

Are We Protected – Lena Walton

An Elaboration of Taekwon-do Jungshin – Bjarne Morris

Why Some Countries Did Better Than Others At The Junior World Champs In North Korea – Daniel Kerr

Umpires Manual – Bruce Harrison

Training for Worlds – Mark Trotter

Training For an Overseas Event – Gemma Walton

Tips for the Novice Coach – Duncan Head

The Knowledge and Advantages of the Taekwon-Do Demonstration – Steve Mc Quillan

Success in International Competition – Darren Ward

Organising your first Seminar – Nathan McKendrick

Organising Tournaments – Mark Banicivich

My Thoughts on The World Taewkon-Do Championships – Lawrence Mantijika

My growing Concern – Dan Jackson

My Experience of the National Tournament 2003 in Dunedin – Jonathon Ormsby

Marshalling – Rebecca Doogan

How to Coach a Winning Team – Grant Eccles

Guide for Umpires – Darren Ward

Getting in the Ring – Phil Webb

Concussion management by coaches of Taekwon-Do – Alexandra Couling

Call the Marshall – Brett Kimberley

Beginners Guide To Tournaments – Darren Andrews

The Auckland Demonstration Team – Amanda Insull

Tournament Sparring Profiles – Chris Fitzgerald

Tournament Sparring For The Beginner – Shaun Tolley

Tournament Sparring – Shane Eade

Strategies of Attack and Defence – Lawrence Mantjika

Breaking Down a Sparring Drill – Chris Broughton

Thoughts on Self Defence Training – Shaun Skedgwell

Teaching Self Defence – Ryan van Heerden

Self Defence and the Law – Graeme Flemming

Self Defence and Competition Sparring – Brett Kimberley

Self Defence – What is it – Mark Turner

Self Defence – Chris Fitzgerald

Self Defence – Alois Vogt

How to Teach Ground Self-Defence – Debbie Hart

Effective Self Defence – Graham Insull

Dallyon – Conditioning for Self Defence – Richard Lavin

Adding Realism to Coloured Belt Self Defence Syllabus – Carl Robinson

A Guide to Stick Self Defence – Alois Vogt

Won-Hyo Why the meaning of the pattern is not enough – Dane Canton

What’s the Point of Patterns – Helen Caley

Translation of the Chang Hon Pattern set into Taekwon-Do terminology in Korean – Mark Banicevich

Thoughts On Teaching Patterns – Royston Lim

Patterns for Tournaments – Thu Thach

Juche and Kodang – Helen Miller

Juche – Beryl Pimblott

Eui-Am – James Simpson

Artisitic Interpretation of Patterns – Matthew Breen

Study of the Turning Kick – Jake Pearson

Side Kick – Ian Campbell

Kinematics and Kentics of the TKD Turning Kick – Jake Pearson

Jumping Kicks – Daniel Russell

What the heck is Neo-Confucianism – Sean Maguire

The story begins back in 1967 in Vietnam – Hung Tri Nguyen

The History of the Southern Clubs – Kris Herbison

The History and Development of Taekwon-Do – Krishna Readdy

I Shall Build a More Peaceful World – Dave Ballard

Explanation of The ITF Student Oath – Grant Eccles

Admiral Yi Soon Sin – Alisdair Hamblyn

Training For Your Black Belt – Mahesh Bhana

Training For 3rd Degree – Sean Carver

Tips For Grading – Louise Chan

Preperation for Black Belt Grading – Suzanne Main

Leaping the Hurdle – Anna Hall

How to Organsise a Black Belt Grading – Suzzie Ponting

How Do Our Gradings Measure Up – Christine Young

From One Black belt to Another – Murray Smith

Are You Ready For Black – Glenis Gummer

Power Required to break FujiMae Polar Boards – Richard Burr

Breaking – Mike Horsfall

Competition Power Breaking – Rene Kunz

Basic Foot Destructions – Jeanette Joe

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