2015 grading dates have just been announced and are as below:
March 2015
Auckland – March 19
Opua – March 20
Whangarei – March 21
Christchurch – March 23
Wellington – March 24
June 2015
Auckland – June 18
Opua – June 19
Whangarei – June 20
Christchurch – June 22
Wellington – June 23
October 2015
Auckland – October 29
Opua – October 30
Whangarei – October 31
Christchurch – November 2
Wellington – November 3
Congratulations to Instructor Sam Butturini and Instructor Kim Donker who recently passed their 2nd Dan Black Belt examination!
Their achievement was followed soon after by another three successful 1st Dan Black Belt applicants and one Junior Black Belt applicant all from the Whangarei Central branch of Pacific Sun Taekwondo.
The successful examinations are a result of many years of hard work for all involved and we wish the greatest of congratulations to all!
Instructors Sam and Kim now begin work towards a promotion to Senior Instructor.
This evening’s additional training for those Whangarei area students who are grading next weekend is going ahead.
Cyclone Lusi hasn’t, as yet, delivered any weather which would force a cancellation of training.
Grading dates for 2014 have been announced, as below.
We hope you are enjoying your Christmas and New Year and look forward to seeing you back at training ASAP, especially with the short lead up to the March grading!
March 2014
Thursday March 20 – Auckland
Friday March 21 – Opua
Saturday March 22 – Whangarei
Monday March 24 – Christchurch
Tuesday March 25 – Wellington
June 2014
Thursday June 19 – Auckland
Friday June 20 – Opua
Saturday June 21 – Whangarei
Monday June 23 – Christchurch
Tuesday June 24 – Wellington
October/November 2014
Thursday October 30 – Auckland
Friday October 31 – Opua
Saturday November 1 – Whangarei
Monday November 3 – Christchurch
Tuesday November 4 – Wellington
Dates for the November round of gradings for Pacific Sun Taekwondo have been announced and are as follows:
Auckland – Thursday October 31
Opua – Friday November 1
Whangarei – Saturday November 2
Christchurch – Monday November 4
Wellington – Tuesday November 5
Whangarei Central students celebrate their new grades
The three Whangarei based branches of PSTKD enjoyed a 100% pass mark at June’s grading.
All students from Whangarei Central, Ngunguru and the recently added Mangapai club successfully moved to new grades.
“Successfully grading isn’t a guarantee.”, said Senior Instructor Dion McCracken. “Our students need to demonstrate their ability to a very high standard for Master Dicks to move them to the next grade. Everyone should be very proud of themselves.”
The next round of headings are set for November.
Dates for the next grading of 2013 have been set.
Auckland – Thursday June 20, 2013
Opua – Friday June 21, 2013
Whangarei – Saturday June 22, 2013
Christchurch – Monday June 24, 2013
Wellington – Tuesday June 25, 2013
Pacific Sun Taekwondo is proud to announce the opening of a new branch tomorrow in Mangapai!
Coming under the umbrella of Whangarei Clubs, Instructor Sue Meyer (formerly of Whangarei Central branch) will head up the new Mangapai branch.
With several years of instructing experience under her belt, Instructor Sue will run the branch out of Mangapai Hall and will be offering one month’s free training for new students.
For more information, please visit our Mangapai branch page.
Master Instructor Dicks congratulates Russell Webb on passing his 1st Dan Black Belt examination
Pacific Sun Taekwondo welcomed a new 1st Dan Black Belt to its ranks when Russell Webb passed his examination today.
Russell, from the Whangarei Central branch of PSTKD, has been training with the club since the age of 8 years old – 99 months in total.
He passed his Junior Black Belt examination three years ago, and since that time has been training hard towards this goal.
Russell’s grading consisted of performing various hyung (patterns), partnered techniques, board breaks and a long period of free sparring against Whangarei’s existing Black Belts.
Russell is now looking forward to training as an Instructor and getting the opportunity to give back to the club.
Dates for the first grading of 2013 have been set. Learn well and train hard to ensure you qualify for grading.
Auckland – Thursday March 21, 2013
Opua – Friday March 22, 2013
Whangarei – Saturday March 23, 2013
Christchurch – Monday March 25, 2013
Wellington – Tuesday March 26, 2013