Congratulations to all Students for an amazing year of accomplishments.
We have seen students training attendance levels up as well as success in the competition arena this year.
Sihing Tim Evans has had a very successful M.M.A debut this year and has a record of 2 - 1.
Alyssa, Bailey, Jayden and Ethan all competed at the AMAC events and came home with a swag of trophies.
Our Lion Dance troupe has been extra busy this year and has performed over 100 times this year.
The list of Award Winners for 2009 is as follows :
Student of the Year - Alyssa Fenton
Instructor of the Year - Christina Marshall
Athlete of the Year - Alyssa Fenton
Red Dragon Student of the Year - Tim Evans
Young Dragon Student of the Year - Alyssa Fenton
Little Dragon Student of the Year - Riley Anderssen
Tiny Tiger Student of the Year - Connor Marshall
Jow Ga Student of the Year Snr - Tim Evans
Jow Ga Student of the Year Jnr - Alyssa Fenton
Bjj Student of the Year Snr - Joshua Curtis
Bjj Student of the Year Jnr - Brodi Giampino
M.M.A Student of the Year - Tim Evans
Lion Dance Student of the Year - Nicole Fearn
Tai Chi Student of the Year - Kate Marshall
Red Dragon Rising Star - Glen Brookes
Young Dragon Rising Star - Bailey Harrington
Little Dragon Rising Star - Charlie Brookes
Tiny Tigers Rising Star - Hayden Malone
Red Dragon Achiever - David Cameron
Young Dragon Achiever - Tyson Keong
Little Dragon Achiever - Connar Winter
Tiny Tiger Achiever - Jack Brookes
Well done to all that were also nominated for the Awards it wasn't an easy task to judge and evryone listed could have won.
A special mention to Sije Christina, Sihing Tim and Alyssa for the well deserved awards they recieved. They work tirelessly and are at over 80% of classes run at the school.
Sije trains over a staggering 25hrs/week including the classes she teaches.
Sihing Tim trains and teaches over 18hrs / week.
Alyssa trains & teaches over 13hrs / week at the age of 8. This year alone she has managed to train over 200 classes, perform over 50 Lion Dances, Compete at 4 Martial Arts events where she gained 7 - 1st, 4 - 2nd & a 3rd.
This includes her National Title and 3 State Titles.
Add to this she trains in the following programs - Wing Chun, Jow Ga, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Competition Sparring & Lion Dance.
She does all this and still finds time to spend on her school work.
It's all about pacing yourself and not burning out trying to go at 100% all the time, and most importantly having fun while doing it.
