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KMAA SELF DEFENCE SEMINAR

UPCOMINGEVENTSKMAA CLOSED:

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

MON 9 MARCH

COLOUR BELT EXAM -

TIGERS

FRI 20 MARCH

COLOUR BELT EXAM -

DRAGONS, CADETS &

ADULTS

FRI 27 MARCH

KMAA SELF DEFENCE

SEMINAR

SAT 4 APRIL

KMAA CLOSED:

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

FRI 10 APRIL

SAT 11 APRIL

MON 13 APRIL

BLACK BELT EXAM

FRI 1 MAY

We ask that you stay home ifyou are feeling unwell.Cover your mouth whencoughing and sneezing, thenwash your hands thoroughly.Bring your own water bottlesand hand sanitiser to class.We will be removing ourcups and water station.Follow advice from ACTHealth regarding the NovelCoronavirus.

Practicing good hygiene willhelp to prevent the spread ofgerms. You can keep up to date on theNovel Coronavirus situation byvisiting the ACT Health websiteat: www.health.act.gov.au There is also a CoronavirusHealth Information Line you cancall 24 hours a day, seven daysa week: 1800 020 080. Thank you for your cooperation.

KMAA eNews ISSUE 13: 7 MARCH 2020

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Many students join KMAA tolearn practical self-defence; to be confident to defendthemselves if needed, anddevelop quick reactions to asituation. We are excited to announcethat KMAA will be running aself-defence seminar, focusingon situational awareness,practical self defencetechniques from multiple grabs,how to react when you havefallen to the ground- and more!

HEALTH & SAFETY AT KMAA

Ms Kay Millican, a Fourth DanMaster Instructor at KMAA, willrun this seminar on Saturday 4 April, 12:30pm - 2:00pm at KMAA. The one-off session is $15 forKMAA students, and $20 fornon-members. (Yes, this meansyou can invite a friend whodoesn't attend KMAA classes!) To book into this seminar,please contact reception:contact@kmaa.com.au

For the health and safety of ourKMAA community:

KMAA eNews

In my article on the Koreanflag, I mentioned the taegeuk,the eum-yang symbol at theheart of the Korean flag andthe kwaes, Korean divinationsigns, of which 4 appear onthe Korean flag. Well when reading up on thethe 8 coloured belt patterns, Idiscovered that not only arethey called the Taegeukpatterns (i.e. at the heart oflearning Taekwondo), butalso they represent 8 kwaes,or divination signs.

What, when I was learning,were just a sequence ofmoves, have taken on threedimensions and a life all theirown in discovering moreabout what they represent. It starts with pattern 1, Il jang,which represents thebeginning and creation ofall things, and moves fromthere, till reaching the firstblack belt pattern, Koryo, thatrepresents the learnedperson.

Due to increasing studentnumbers in our beginnerTigers and Dragonsprograms, we will beintroducing two new classesfrom Monday 16 March. Tuesdays 4:30pm - 5:15pmBeginners Tigers class (5-7 year olds) Thursdays 4:30pm - 5:15pmBeginners Dragons class(8-11 year olds)

We are also combiningIntermediate and AdvancedTigers in our Wednesday5:15pm - 6:00pm class. Our new class timetable isavailable at:www.kmaa.com.au/timetable To book into one of theseclasses, please contactreception in person, or viacontact@kmaa.com.au

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POOMSAE AND KWAES: THE MEANING OF THE FIRST TAEGEUK PATTERNS

Written by Kay Millican, 4th Dan Black Belt

Visitwww.kmaa.com.au/resourcesfor more detail about the first8 poomsae patterns and whatthey represent.

NEW BEGINNERS TIGERS & DRAGONS CLASSES

Lead Instructor Miss Kushalaroaring with her Tigers class.

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