BREAK-UP BASH 2009

We had an absolute blast during our break-up bash. There were well in excess of 100 people in attendance, and we truly appreciated the support. Thank you for the plentiful food and the helping hand. We hope you enjoyed the activities as much as we did. You may check out the photos in the gallery section of our site.

Big congratulations to our 2009 Award Winners:
Happy Camper: Jessica Price
Bright Spark: Emily Ludbey-Bruhwel
Rising Star: Ella Bibby
Above & Beyond: Adrian Bibby

DECEMBER GRADINGS

Our first ever gradings at our permanent dojo was a wonderful success. The new space made it much easier to co-ordinate the event and the 12hr day went without a hitch. Photos are available for viewing and purchase from Paul France Photography. Congratulations to all who sweated it out on our mats:

Yellow 6th Kyu:
Isabella Alvarez, Aleksandar Damceski, Andrean Damceski, Juliane David, Stuart Davis, Luke Dyke, Jasmine Fadel, Daniel Jovanoski, Andrew Lawson, Jack McGraw, Joshua Pace, Andrew Pelletier, James Racovalis, Lachlan Sutcliffe, Maisy Sutcliffe, Dominic Thomas, Edison Wang, Soros Wang

Purple 5th Kyu:
Finn Baptie, Michael Birch, Ebony Bitton, Grace Bosnar, Ryan Crook, Andre DeBresser, Madison Dennehy, Kais Fadel, Rory Fleming, Callum Gregorio, Adrian Guida, Freya Hall, Mitchell Hansen, Stefan Hristovski, Lily Ireland, Damon Maugeri, Noah Napier, Stirling Schunemann, Jewel Sibley, Lee Warwick

Red 4th Kyu:
Jessica Birch, Kate Chamberlain, Pippa Chamberlain, Mariam Fadel, Emma Fisher, Katrina Harrison, Jamison Saunders

Green 3rd Kyu:
Jacob Agombar, Jeremy Craig, Callum Hogg, Tane Rowley

Blue 2nd Kyu:
Corey Dyke, Josh Levy

Brown 1st Kyu:
Fiona Gillespie-Cook, Josh Levy, Joel Ludbey-Bruhwel

Weapons (level 1):
Fiona Gillespie-Cook (Bokken), Josh Levy (Bokken)

Weapons (level 2):
Nick Ritchie (Bo)

Weapons (level 3):
Jessica Price (Bo)

SET FOR SUMMER

The coolers are in and the blinds are up :) View photos in our gallery.

NEW MATS HAVE ARRIVED

Brand new, extra padded mats have arrived for the main training area :) Blinds and portable coolers coming soon.

PINK RIBBON WEEK

Martial Journey raised $151 to fund Breast Cancer research by selling pink belts and Pink Ribbon merchandise. Thank you to all who participated and thank you for your generousity. Photos from Pink Week are in the gallery section of our site.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Classes commence at 5 Wallace Ave Point Cook, as of Mon 19 Oct 2009. Please check updated class times.

DOJO LAUNCH & SEMINARS

On Sun 18 Oct, we hosted a kids' pressure point seminar and an adults' chi dynamics seminar, and topped it with a simple bbq to launch our new Point Cook dojo. It was a lovely way to introduce all the students in to our new training space, and it was an intimate little dojo warming. Please visit our gallery to view the photos.

WORKING BEE

Our deepest thanks to all who helped out at last Sunday's working bee. We're incredibly touched by all the support. We had so many helpers, all the work was done by 2pm and we were able to sit back and simply soak in the atmosphere. Check out the photos in our gallery.

DOJO RENOVATIONS UNDERWAY

We're hitting the ground running. To view the work in progress photos, please visit our gallery.

A PLACE TO CALL HOME

After months of negotiations, we're excited to announce that we have secured 5 Wallace Avenue Point Cook, to set up as a permanent dojo. The official handover date is 5 Oct. Yaaay! Letters will be handed out in class to notify students of all the details.

THE JOURNEY ISSUE #14

Our latest newsletter is now available.

ANNUAL CAMP

This year’s camp was held at Camp Manyung in Mt Eliza. The ice was swiftly broken, when Mr.Chris treated the 22 participants to a rare performance during combat sketch. Mr.Shaun snuck in for a quick visit and joined the race around Manyung. Mr.Victor hosted his first killing time. Most students survived the gruelling training only to flake out during the midnight movie. Courage shone through as everyone took on the vertical climb and giant swing.

There were plenty of highlights and stories to share. You may check out the photos in the gallery section of our website.