A Strong Start to 2025 for Australia

A Strong Start to 2025 for Australia

The Allied National Taekwon-Do Association Australia Inc. (ANTAA) successfully commenced 2025 with the ITF formally approving its application for National governing body status in Australia on 20 January 2025. With this endorsement the future of Taekwon-Do in Australia has been firmly cemented under the leadership of Master Adeline Cheong VII Dan.

The new year continued its great start with black belt gradings being conducted by Doug’s Dojang in Rockhampton, Queensland and Platinum Taekwon-Do in Perth, Western Australia; a distance of over 3,500 kms (2,200 miles) apart, highlighting the vast geographical expanse of Taekwon-Do in Australia. The gradings resulted in the promotion of an auspicious nine new I Dans of which eight are female!

On 23 February 25 ANTAA conducted its Annual General Meeting virtually and welcomed the following members to the Committee

Executive

President Master Adeline Cheong VII Dan

Vice President Sabum Michael Harwood VI Dan

Secretary Sabum Paul Raymond VI Dan

Treasurer Sabum Michael Hayward VI Dan

General committee members

Master George Gabrielides VII Dan; Master Michael Nguyen VII Dan; Sabum Tony Nguyen VI Dan; Sabum Suzanne Moore V Dan; and Sabum Michael Brynes V Dan.

The newly appointed committee look forward to further growing and developing Taekwon-Do in Australia in 2025 and beyond.

We welcome and congratulate our new I Dans:

Grading Date	Name	Club
1-Feb-25	Sunita Hill	Doug’s Dojang
1-Feb-25	Susan Kinnear	Doug’s Dojang
1-Feb-25	Courtney Smith	Doug’s Dojang
22-Feb-25	Chloe Zheng	Platinum Taekwon-Do
22-Feb-25	Nicholas Goh	Platinum Taekwon-Do
22-Feb-25	Valeria Mancini	Platinum Taekwon-Do
22-Feb-25	Livia Mancini	Platinum Taekwon-Do
22-Feb-25	Nisile Siwale	Platinum Taekwon-Do
22-Feb-25	Yong Qian Wong	Platinum Taekwon-Do