The 19th USMA Challenge will be held at Monash University Games Hall on October 4th, 2014.
Application forms available below:
Category Archives: Tournaments
Training Day and Tournament Entry Forms
There will be a Training Day and Tournament on the weekend of June 28th and June 29th, to be held at Monash University. Registrations accepted on the day. Please arrive at 8:30 am for 9:00 am start.
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August Junior Tournament
Our next Junior Tournament is on Sunday 26th August at Monash University Clayton Campus. Registration is at 8:30 am for a 9:00 start. A BBQ lunch is provided as part of the registration fee and the tournament finishes at 3:30 pm. Entry forms can be submitted on the day of the tournament.
USMA reaches new heights at Australian Championships 2012
On Saturday 9th June 2012, USMA Taekwon-do students took part in the Australian Championships held in the Melbourne suburb of Balwyn. There were 18 USMA students participating, and these competitors won 35 medals between them. USMA also had two of the four Overall Best competitors, Stephan Kumar and Mihee Lee.
Congratulations Team USMA!
Sunday June 5th: USMA In House Tournament
The first of our 2011 USMA InHouse Tournaments for Juniors and Seniors will be held on Sunday June 5th from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. Registration is at 8:30 am, and there will be a barbecue lunch available. Entries will be accepted on the day.
- Download June Tournament 2011 entry form
Sunday June 5th: USMA In House Tournament
The first of our 2011 USMA InHouse Tournaments for Juniors and Seniors will be held on Sunday June 5th from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. Registration is at 8:30 am, and there will be a barbecue lunch available. Entries will be accepted on the day.
- Download June Tournament 2011 entry form
May Junior Tournament
The second of our 2011 USMA Junior Tournaments will be held on Sunday May 1st from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Registration is at 8:30 am, and the tournament will be followed by a barbecue lunch ($5.00 for non-competitors). Entries will be accepted on the day.
- Download May Tournament 2011 entry form
April Junior Tournament
The first of our Junior Tournaments will be on Sunday April 3rd from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Registration is at 8:30 am, and the tournament will be followed by a barbecue lunch ($5.00). Entries will be accepted on the day.
- Download April Tournament 2011 Form
Good luck to our USMA members competing in New Zealand
Best wishes to the Australian team competing at the ITF World Championships in Wellington, New Zealand.
Australian team members from USMA, coached by Sabum Spiridon Cariotis, are:
- Sabum Michael Nguyen
- Sabum Tony Nguyen
- Vishnu Sankar
- Carysse Shean
- Krista Wise
- Stefan Kumar
- Sebastian Mackay
- Sanja Stapar
Updates will be posted when available and you can check results at the ITF NZ World Championship Website. There is also live video of some events.
DAY 1.
Sanja Stapar and Stephan Kumar competed in sparring on day 1. Sanja was the first sparring match of the tournament, in her first international event. She performed really well and was unlucky not to proceed to the next round. Stephan also fought well, and was most disappointed not to progress further. Sebastian Mackay competing in 1st Dan patterns in his first international event made it through to the second round, which is a great achievement. Well done to all our USMA competitors!
Congratulations to other Australian team juniors – Samantha Faddoul won bronze in sparring, Trent Hayden won bronze in special techniques and Indija Anderson and Bianca Bin won medals in patterns and special techniques.
DAY 2
Day 2 was a mixed day – our sparring competitors performed really well, but sadly were not rewarded with any silverware. Sabum Michael Nguyen was awesome, winning two rounds convincingly and falling just short of the medal rounds. Carysse Shean also won one round against Argentina before losing to Italy. Krista Wise fought really well and was unlucky to lose, and Vishnu Sankar also lost a close match. USMA is very proud of all its competitors and their standard of performance reflected all the hard work put in at black belt training with Sabum Cariotis.
Other Australian team members also had mixed luck in sparring and patterns. Ashley Thornton won a round of patterns, but unfortunately did not get through to the medal rounds. Our congratulations to Sabum Charles Van Beelan, who won a bronze medal in Senior Powerbreaking. Great work, Mr Van Beelan!!
DAY 3 – rest day for competitors
DAY 4 and 5
The last two days of competition were team events. Congratulations to the Junior Girls for their excellent work, and to Sabum Michael and the Senior Male Power team who also won bronze in their event.
Clayton Community Festival
The Clayton Community Festival is fast approaching – please put the day in your diary. All students are welcome to participate in our demonstration from 12 noon until 6:00 pm.
We will be performing all aspects of ITF taekwondo including fundamental movements, patterns, step sparring, self defence and board breaks.