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31 / 07 / 11
10 members of JB Taekwondo competed in today's Victorian Selection Championships forming our largest Poomsae contingent in recent history. The team contested 16 divisions bringing home 3 Gold, 5 Silver and 3 Bronze. Congratulations to everyone who participated, 5 of whom were competing for the first time.
26 / 07 / 11
Ben and Master Burai have recently returned from Korea where they attended a series of competitions and seminars. Master Burai won a Gold Medal at the Muju competition whilst Ben took home the Bronze. Ben also won a Silver Medal at the Chuncheon Open.
06 / 06 / 11
Thursday training has recommenced at Fairhills High School. Tuesday training is back at the Knox Basketball Stadium which has been re-carpeted.
29 / 05 / 11
JB Taekwondo students won 6 medals at today's Victorian Muye Open in Individual, Teams and Breaking events. Full results on the Results page.
15 / 04 /11
11 members of JB Taekwondo attended a seminar with Grandmaster Kim (9th Dan) held at Schembri's Taekwondo in Bundoora. The seminar covered basic techniques, training drills and patternwork.
28 / 03 / 11
Gold Rush: Master Julius Burai and Assistant Instructor Jensen Lai joined members of Koryo, Trainors and Gisborne Taekwondo at the 2011 Taekwondo New Zealand Open held in Auckland on 26th and 27th March. The 10 member team brought home 30 medals in total; 20 Gold, 8 Silver and 2 Bronze.
Individual
Pairs
Team
Individual Creative
Team Creative
Sparring
Julius Burai
Silver
Gold
Silver
Russell Wood
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Shane Morrison
Bronze
Gold
Gold
Jensen Lai
Silver
Gold
Gold
Taylor Summersby
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Rachel McIntosh
Gold
Silver
Gold
SIlver
Bruce Kemp
Gold
Bronze
Mariah McGowan
Gold
Gold
Silver
Gabriel Magiuis
Silver
Russell Copland
Gold
Silver
08 / 03 / 11
JB Taekwondo will be holding a Trivia Night on Saturday 7th May to raise funds for sending members to the Korea. Tickets are $15 per head.Please refer to the flyer below for details.
JB Trivia flyer
28 / 02 / 11
The Victorian Poomsae team has recently returned from Austin, Texas where they won 1 Gold, 3 Silver and 6 Bronze at the 2011 US Open Team. Jensen Lai from JB combined with members of MTC to win Bronze in the Male 1st Teams Division.
25 / 01 / 11
Training has now resumed for 2011. We hope you enjoyed the break and are ready to get back into shape. This year, Tuesday night training has been moved to Knox Basketball Stadium, Park Crescent, Boronia.
23 / 10 / 10
This year 4 students from JB Taekwondo competed at the National Taekwondo Championships in Canberra. The final medal count was 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze. Frank, Zac, Ben and Jensen each won medals in their respective divisions for Individual Traditional Poomsae. Jensen then stole the show with a Gold Medal performance in Individual Creative Poomsae.
20 / 10 / 10
The 2010 JB Taekwondo Poomsae Championships will be held on Satuday November 20th. See your head instructor for applications forms.
23 / 08 / 10
This year the State Poomsae Championships were held over 2 weeks. JB Students entered in a total of 8 individual, 1 pair and 2 team events resulting in 4 Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze medals.
25 / 07 / 10
The 2010 JB Club Championships were held today at the Bayswater Senior Citizens' Club. Thank you to all of the students who participated and the referees, coaches and volunteers who helped make the day run so smoothly.
Results can be found here:
http://www.jbtaekwondo.com.au/clubchamps10.html
14 / 07 / 10
Registrations are now open for the Taekwondo Victoria Poomsae Selections. This event will be held on August 15th (individual events) and 21st (pairs and teams events). Register online at https://www.peopleinaction.net.au/Default.aspx
30 / 06 / 10
The 2010 JB Club Championships will be held on Sunday July 25th at the Bayswater Senior Citizens' Club.
22 / 05 / 10
5 members competed at the Victorian Muye Championships today bringing home 1 gold, 5 silvers and 3 bronze. Details of entries can be found on the results page. Well done to Joshua who won Gold competing in his first 1 on 1 tournament.
18 / 04 / 10
Several members of JB Taekwondo trained with Grandmaster Ky-Tu Dang this week. Workshops covered sparring, poomsae and self defence. Of most interest was Grandmaster Dang's perspectives on the application of Poomsae techniques.
28 / 03 / 10
JB Taekwondo will be hosting a Pressure Point Seminar on Sunday 11th April at Genisis Fitness Centre. Everyone is invited, no martial arts experience is necessary. Speak to Master Burai for further information: 0409 809 608.
27 / 03 / 10
After a week of gradings the Senior Students of JB Taekwondo went out for dinner at Zagame's in Boronia. One student even attempted the Seafood Platter.
17 / 02 / 10
2010 Grading dates for JB Taekwondo have now been published on the Calendar page. At this stage, a social event is planned for the final Saturday night of each grading period. Club championships for Poomsae and Sparring will be arranged pending confirmation of TKD Victoria events.
20 / 12 / 09
JB Taekwondo congratulates Nerolie Saultry and Chris Mihan who obtained their Black Belts at the recent December Gradings.
23 / 11 / 09
Our "Photo Gallery" page has now been replaced with a "Media Gallery" incorporating links to photo albums, videos and newspaper articles.
18 / 10 / 09
The 2009 JB Taekwondo Club Championships were held today at Fairhills High School. Thank you to Revolution Taekwondo, Braha's Martial Arts and Branca Taekwondo for joining us. Medallists can be found on the Results page.
4 / 10 / 09
JB Taekwondo has claimed 7 medals at the recent National Championships in Brisbane. Lynda, Nerolie and Ben won Gold in Individual Traditional while Frank and Jensen won Silver. Nerolie also won Gold in Team Traditional while Jensen and Ben combined to win Silver in the Pairs Creative. Zac Levitt came 4th in a highly contested blue belt division.
22 / 08 / 09
Zac Levitt claimed Silver in today's Junior Poomsae Championships. He has sinced joined the Victorian team and will compete in Brisbane later this year alongside 5 of the senior members of JB Taekwondo.
08 / 08 / 09
7 Members of JB Taekwondo competed at today's Victorian Technical Selection Championships. Collectively they entered a total of 13 different events including traditional individual poomsae, creative poomsae, teams and pairs. Together they won 5 Gold and 7 Silver medals. Detailed results can be found on the results page.
Well done to everyone who competed, especially those entering for the first time. Results aside, it was great to see everyone giving it a go and supporting each other as a team.
18 / 07 / 00
Black Belt gradings for Winter 2009 have now been completed. From the Boronia Branch, Ryan Saultry obtained his black belt while Jensen and Ben both graded up to 3rd Dan. At the Frankston branch, Nikki achieved her black belt while Luke was promoted to 2nd Dan.
14 / 06 / 09
Master Cho ran a technical seminar and judging course for Victorian black belts. Over 50 black belts attended the morning seminar including Jensen, Ben, Gary and Jeff from JB Taekwondo. Master Burai assisted Masters Cho, Wood and Butterworth in running the seminar and judging course.
13 / 06 / 09
The JB Taekwondo Poomsae Championships were held today at Genisis. Competitors were split into 10 division, with Junior and Senior divisions for Yellow, Blue, Red and Black belts and Teenage divisions for Red and White belts.
31 / 05 / 09
JB Taekwondo has claimed 5 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals at the recent Victorian Muye Championships. Ben, Jensen and Nerolie combined to win Gold in the Team Creative Poomsae division. They each went on to claim Gold in traditional individual poomsae in divisions 1, 2 and 3 respectively.
Meanwhile Jeff won Gold in individual technical breaking with a total of 8 boards.
05 / 04 / 09
Congratulations to Andrew and Brigitte Crapper on their wonderful marriage.
02 / 04 / 09
Tuesday night training will now take place at St Joseph's Primary School on Boronia Road. We are no longer training at Fairhills Primary School.