Oh Do Kwan Australia Head Instructor, Grandmaster Carmela Hartnett, has enjoyed an illustrious career across Taekwondo disciplines as both athlete and instructor.
Oh Do Kwan Australia Head Instructor, Grandmaster Carmela Hartnett, has enjoyed an illustrious career across Taekwondo disciplines as both athlete and instructor.
Oh Do Kwan Australia Head Instructor, Grandmaster Carmela Hartnett, has enjoyed an illustrious career across Taekwondo disciplines as both athlete and instructor.
It has been an action-packed start to 2024 for the Australian Taekwondo National Performance Pathways program and the tangible outcomes already appear promising.
Athletes kicked off the year in full force with a four-day training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Combat Centre – a multi-sport Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Canberra.
At the age of six, Amy Tierney – now the Owner and Head Instructor at Tierney’s Taekwondo Academy in NSW – discovered Taekwondo through a lucky break. Originally from Ingleburn in the south-west of Sydney, Tierney attempted to take up boxing at nearby Campbelltown PCYC, only to be told by an instructor that “girls don’t box”.
On International Women's Day, we celebrate the remarkable achievements of women across the globe, while also advocating for greater gender equality in all spheres of life.
Perseverance behind 9th Dan honour for Carmela Hartnett
12 April 2024
Oh Do Kwan Australia Head Instructor, Grandmaster Carmela Hartnett, has enjoyed an illustrious career across Taekwondo disciplines as both athlete and instructor.
Big start to the year for National Performance Pathways
27 March 2024
It has been an action-packed start to 2024 for the Australian Taekwondo National Performance Pathways program and the tangible outcomes already appear promising.
Athletes kicked off the year in full force with a four-day training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Combat Centre – a multi-sport Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Canberra.
At the age of six, Amy Tierney – now the Owner and Head Instructor at Tierney’s Taekwondo Academy in NSW – discovered Taekwondo through a lucky break. Originally from Ingleburn in the south-west of Sydney, Tierney attempted to take up boxing at nearby Campbelltown PCYC, only to be told by an instructor that “girls don’t box”.
IWD shines a light on Taekwondo’s commitment to gender parity
8 March 2024
On International Women's Day, we celebrate the remarkable achievements of women across the globe, while also advocating for greater gender equality in all spheres of life.
International Taekwondo events are set to return to Brisbane in 2024, with the World Taekwondo President's Cup (Oceania) and the Australian Open confirmed for September 18-22 at Nissan Arena. Open to the world's top black belts, athletes from World Taekwondo's 212 Member National Associations are invited to attend.
The Canada Open concluded over the weekend in Vancouver, with Australia's National Pathways and Senior National Team shining brightly, clinching 27 medals.
A contingent of 65 Aussies will make their way to North America this week to contest the Canada Open in Vancouver, British Columbia, from February 8-10 before travelling to Reno, Nevada, for the US Open Championship, February 16-18.
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