Spirit Taekwon-Do

The 2009 Prizes were awarded at the end-of-year BBQ on 17 December.

Most Improved:
Thorndon: Jayneesh Jayagopie
Karori: Luke Worth
Brooklyn: Malcolm Doidge

Biggest Contribution:
Anne Greenwood, Karori

Outstanding Spirit:
Raymond Wong, Brooklyn

Congratulations to all those who successfully graded on the weekend of the 5th & 6th December:

As well as the Kup grading, there was also a Kids class grading for those following the ITFNZ Children's syllabus. This syllabus breaks down the 10th Kup requirements into smaller steps, and the children can earn First Green, First Blue and First Red stripes on their way to earning their 9th Kup and joining in with the main gradings.

Brooklyn
3rd Kup: Sonja
4th Kup: Lily, Tim, Baqer
9th Kup: Samantha

First Blue: Emma, Jack, Sol, Amelia, Rosa
First Green: Josh, Alex

Thorndon
3rd Kup: Jayshearn, Tristan, Connor
4th Kup: Jayneesh, Kendall
5th Kup: Eliza, Lina
8th Kup: Kat
9th Kup: Cheye

Karori
7th Kup: Luke, Georgia
9th Kup: Winnie

Mr Brett Kraiger, III Dan, will be moving out of the role of instructor at Spirit Taekwon-Do Brooklyn and into a Head Instructor role within the Spirit Group. As Head Instructor he will be assisting the instructors with their own training and knowledge of Taekwon-Do. He will also be holding special classes for Spirit members throughout the year. These will consist of seminars on particular topics, combined trainings, or taking classes as a guest instructor at one of Spirit Taekwon-Do's usual training sessions.

Mr Kraiger has been doing Taekwon-Do for more than 20 years and instructing for more than 13. He has a particular interest in the technical side of Taekwon-Do, including patterns and the theory of Taekwon-Do movement. He is also passionate about how training in Taekwon-Do can develop skills applicable in day-to-day life.


Mr Benjamin Wylie-van Eerd, III Dan, will be taking over the instructing role at Brooklyn on Thursday nights. Ms Louise Chan will continue to take Sunday trainings. Mr Wylie-van Eerd has been doing Taekwon-Do for 9 years, and really enjoys flying kicks! He also hopes to use his knowledge of physics to develop excellent technique. (He’s working towards his Ph.D in physics!)