2011 Haidong Gumdo Australian National Championships
For the second year in a row Hills District Haidong Gumdo sent an elite team of athletes to represent our club and state in the Haidong Gumdo Australian National Championships. A high level event attended by many of Australias best Haidong Gumdo athletes.
Poomsae
- Alex Kingham (Gold)
- Justin Paterson (Gold)
- Abbey Mackay (Gold)
- Ross Mackay (Gold)
- Callum Ide (Silver)
- Cynthia Lee-Murray (Silver)
- Damien Briggs (Silver)
- Lachlan Campbell (Silver)
Sparring
- Callum Ide and Alex Kingham (Gold)
- Paper Cutting
- Abby Mackay (Gold)
- Justin Paterson (Gold)
- Alex Kingham (Gold)
- Cynthia Lee-Murray (Gold)
- Damien Briggs (Gold)
- Callum Ide (Silver)
- Jed Kain (Silver)
- Ross Mackay (Bronze)
Poomsae
- Joseph Mathias (Silver)
- Sarina Randoja (Silver)
- Justin Paterson (Bronze)
- Georgia Campbell
- Christian Shadwick
- Callum Ide
Australian National Championships and Selections
The Australian National Championships were held over a massive four days from the 8th to the 11th of September in the prestigious Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. Hills District sent a massive team of 20 competitors to contend their divisions in both Sparring and Technical events.
Sparring
- David Gibson (Gold)
- James Gibson
- Matthew Hopkinson (Gold)
- Noah Grofski (Silver)
- Matthew Watt (Gold x2)
- Jaiden Jeffries (Silver)
- Jacob McCone (Bronze)
- Angelo Arrastia (Gold)
- Christian Shadwick (Gold)
- Kai Sarkis
- Georgia Campbell
- Christian Grofski (Silver)
- Samantha Parsons
- Jacob Neighbour (Bronze)
- Michael Magee
- Natalie Viscardi (Gold)
Poomsae
- Joseph Mathias (Silver)
- Sarina Randoja (Silver)
- Justin Paterson (Bronze)
- Georgia Campbell
- Christian Shadwick
- Callum Ide
Creative Poomsae
- Christian Shadwick (Gold)
NSW All Schools Championships
Hills District Martial Arts was a sight to behold at the 2011 NSW All Schools Championships, sending a team of 32 competitors to St Ignatius College Riverview, 20 of whom were competing for the first time. Our competitors performed fantastically and represented themselves, their club and their school to the best of their ability. Our final results were; 17 Gold, 10 Silver and 4 Bronze Medals.
Gold
- Alex Mohammad
- Sara Mohammad
- Dana Stewart
- Liam Ingersole
- Andrew Quattrochi
- James Gibson
- David Gibson
- Benjamin Black
- Cooper Garth
- Conor Brosnan
- Juliet Lahood
- Jaiden Jeffries
- Christian Shadwick
- Jacob McCone
- Kai Sarkis
- Kara Jarman
- Georgia Campbell
Silver
- Bence Bahrami
- Archer Soames
- Charlie Stevens
- Jamie Langan
- Joseph Mathias
- Christian Mohammad
- Sarina Randoja
- Ethan Sylvester
- Grant Carver
- Rainer Randoja
Bronze
- Tomas Strevens
- Katerina Saul
- Daniel Patterson
- Alex Kingham
ACT Open State Championships
July 17th 2011 marked the first time that the ACT Open State Championships were held. Hills District Taekwondo sent a team of 14 players to this competition and returned outstanding results.
Sparring
- Christian Grofski (Gold)
- Noah Grofski (Gold)
- Angelo Arrastia (Goldx2)
- Jacob Neighbour (Gold)
- Kai Sarkis (Gold)
- Matt Watt (Goldx2)
- Jaiden Jefferies (Gold)
- Christian Shadwick (Silver)
- Elijah Sarkis (Silver)
- James Gibson (Silver)
- David Gibson (Silver)
- Georgia Campbell (Bronze)
Poomsae
- Georgia Campbell (Gold)
- Christian Shadwick (Gold)
- Christian Grofski (Gold)
- Callum Ide (Gold)
- Noah Grofski (Gold)
Breaking
- Christian Shadwick (Gold)
Creative Poomsae
- Christian Shadwick (Gold)
Pairs Poomsae
- Christian G & Georgia C (Gold)
NSW Winter Open State Championships and National Selections
At the second Open State Championship of 2011, Hills District Taekwondo was once again a force to be reckoned with in both the technical and sparring competitions. The tournament took place over two days (Technical on Saturday and Sparring on Sunday) with the sparring competition lasting over 12 hours in total.
The sparring team boasted one of their largest rosters ever with an impressive 21 competitors. Each member fought impressively, showing their overwhelming skill and intensity to both their opponents and the spectators.
Sparring
- Jacob Neighbour (Gold)
- Georgia Campbell (Gold)
- James Gibson (Gold)
- Matt Watt (Goldx2)
- Elijah Sarkis (Gold)
- Christian Shadwick (Gold)
- Jacob McCone (Gold)
- Jaiden Jefferies (Gold)
- Angelo Arrastia (Gold)
- Kai Sarkis (Gold)
- David Gibson (Silver)
- Matt Hopkinson (Silver)
- Matt Caruana (Silver)
- Noah Grofski (Silver)
- William Hadchiti (Silver)
- Bernard Ng (Silver)
- Christian Grofski (Silver)
- Daniel Ng (Bronze)
- Samantha Parsons (4th Place)
- Michael Magee (4th Place)
- Natalie Viscardi (4th Place)
Poomsae
- Joseph Mathias (Gold)
- Christian Shadwick (Gold)
- Justin Paterson (Gold)
- Matt Caruana (Gold)
- Callum Ide (Silver)
- Sarina Randoja (Silver)
- Noah Grofski (Bronze)
- Georgia Campbell (Bronze)
- Christian Grofski (4th Place)
- Anthony Charara (4th Place)
Creative Poomsae
- Christian Shadwick (Gold)
Vietnam Open
For the second time in 2011, Hills District Taekwondo was invited to send a team of athletes to an International competition, this time in Vietnam. This was the first time that Hills District was represented at this tournament and our competitors performed spectacularly. Our team consisted of Michael Magee, Natalie Viscardi, Samantha Parsons and Yokk Namwongprom (Coach). Michael Magee defeated a fighter from Singapore to win a bronze medal in the semi-final match.
This tournament presented an extra challenge to our athletes, who were not only competing in an unfamiliar country, but also in heat and humidity they had never experienced while sparring. They managed to overcome the physical and mental barriers and do themselves and their club very proud in an extremely high level international tournament! The players would also like to thank Master Yokk Namwongprom for attending the tournament as the Team Coach and for her hard work throughout the competition.
Forster Development Championship May 2011
The last weekend of May is always eagerly anticipated by the Hills District Martial Arts team. Why? The Forster Development Championship, one of our most looked forward to club championships. Every year Hills District is represented by a large team of players from all divisions and belt levels and every year we are blessed with not only a great competition, but a great club bonding experience. The competition was held on Saturday the 28th of May and a great time was had by all. With a total of 20 players representing our club, we walked away with 31 gold medals, 17 Silver Medals and 2 Bronze Medals.
Sparring
- Angelo Arrastia (Gold x2)
- Daniel Ng (Gold, Silver)
- Callum Ide (Gold)
- Christian Shadwick (Silver)
- Amy Cooper (Gold)
- Rainer Randoja (Silver)
- Sarina Randoja (Gold, Bronze)
- Cameron Shields (Gold)
- Matt Hopkinson (Silver)
- David Gibson (Gold)
- James Gibson (Gold)
- Eamon Wildes (Gold)
- Matt Caruana (Silver)
- Jayde Florence (Silver)
- Bryce Florence (Gold)
- Solomon Foo (Silver)
- Michael Randoja (Gold)
Self Defence
- Callum Ide (Gold)
- Jayde Florence (Gold)
- Bryce Florence (Gold)
Poomsae
- James Gibson (Silver)
- Matt Caruana (Gold)
- Eamon Wildes (Bronze)
- David Gibson (Gold)
- Sarina Randoja (Gold)
- Rainer Randoja (Silver)
- Rebecca Gibson (Silver)
- Christian Shadwick (Gold)
- Solomon Foo (Gold)
- Justin Paterson (Gold)
- Callum Ide (Gold)
- Alex Kingham (Silver)
Technical Breaking
- Callum Ide (Silver)
- Justin Paterson (Gold)
- Jake Neighbour (Silver)
- Alex Kingham (Silver)
- Christian Shadwick (Gold)
- Jayde Florence (Gold)
- Bryce Florence (Gold)
- Solomon Foo (Gold)
- Rebecca Gleeson (Silver)
Creative Poomsae
- Callum Ide (Silver)
- Justin Paterson (Gold)
- Alex Kingham (Gold)
- Christian Shadwick (Gold)
- Solomon Foo (Silver)
Team Poomsae
- Alex Parsons, Sam Parsons, Natalie Viscardi, Justin Paterson (Gold)
Everyone performed fantastically on the day, especially our first time competitors Rebecca Gleeson, James Gibson, David Gibson, Eamon Wildes, Daniel Ng, Matt Caruana, Matt Hopkinson, Cameron Shields, Amy Cooper and Michael Randoja. We look forward to seeing them at many more tournaments to come and hope even more students will join us for an even greater tournament next year.
Tans Gold Coast Open May 2011
The 14th and 15th of May marked the time that Hills District Martial Arts was represented at the Tans Gold Coast Open competition in Queensland. A team of select students were sent to represent the club in, as usual, an overwhelming display of skill. As every year, the team had a great deal to live up to with the level of competition as high as ever and the team performed fantastically. The official Hills District Poomsae Team was also represented for the very first time by Christian Grofski, Noah Grofski, Christian Shadwick and Georgia Campbell who exceeded all expectations and came away with great results.
Sparring
- Noah Grofski Gold
- Christian Grofski Silver
- Georgia Campbell Bronze
- Christian Shadwick Silver
- Jacob McCone Bronze
- Elijah Sarkis Gold
- Kai Sarkis Silver
- Jaiden Jeffries - Silver
- Natalie Viscardi Silver
- Michael Magee Silver
- Matt Watt Silver (Open) Silver (Intermediate)
Poomsae
- Christian Grofski Bronze
- Noah Grofski Gold
- Georgia Campbell 4th Place
- Christian Shadwick Bronze
Jump Kick
- Jacob McCone Bronze
Master Sam said that while everyone performed well, Matt Watt stood out as an exceptional player who fought more like a Black Belt than a Blue Belt, fighting in two divisions (Junior and Open). Well done Matt!
Japan W.A.T.A Open Championship April 2011
Australia was represented for the very first time at the Japan W.A.T.A Open held in Osaka, Japan. Hills District Martial Arts had the distinct honour of being selected to represent both their club and their country as the entire Australian Team. For many it was their first International level tournament and it marked the first time that Hills District has ever sent an entire team to an international event. Everyones outcomes showed the positive results of their training with every player winning a medal in their division. The results were;
- Natalie Viscardi Gold
- Jacob Neighbour Gold
- Samantha Parsons Gold
- Justin Paterson Gold (Poomsae) and Silver (Sparring)
- Alexandra Parsons Silver
- Angelo Arrastia Bronze
- Michael Magee Bronze
After the competition, several awards were handed out to major achievers of the day including our own Master Sam Loiacono and Master Rion Lydon as coaches of the Australian Team. Hills District was also honoured as the Australian Squad for being the best team of the entire event and presented with a trophy that is now shown proudly at our Dojang. Special thanks from the team to Master Sam, Master Rion and Master Yok for all their hard work in preparing them and supporting them through this tournament. This is the first of many great results that the Hills District Martial Arts Sports Team is aiming for this year!
Everybody did really well and a fun day was had by all. Fitness was a concern for a couple of players, remember that running out of puff in the ring is not that good so train a bit harder to get your fitness levels up.
