Bai Rui Taekwon-Do Goondiwindi

07/06/2026

Congratulations Miss Anita Kriel on your successful testing to 1st dan black today. Job well done and well deserved.

07/06/2026

Video of Miss Anita Kriel breaking tiles for her 1st dan black belt testing today. Well done Ma'am.

31/05/2026

Great weekend at black belt camp with Miss Kriel and Mrs Kimlin.

03/05/2026

03/05/2026

Great 2 days. Demo at show and seminar and testing. Thankyou to Brisbane, Ipswich and Nanango clubs and Hp students for coming out and assisting. And Mr Broom for all your help with seminar and testing as well. Gdi students had fun and learnt alot.

01/03/2026

Great weekend away attending the Carl Van Roon seminar in Brisbane.

25/02/2026

Let’s be honest...promoting someone who hasn’t earned it teaches them nothing.

No Instructor enjoys telling a student they’re not ready for a belt exam. But a real teacher stands firm. If they don’t, they’re not teaching value. They’re just selling rank.

In a culture of participation awards, many people think showing up and going through the motions is enough. It’s not. That is not how martial arts training works.

We teach the standards. We drill the material. You go home, study, practice, and return ready to prove you’ve mastered it. Only then should promotion even be considered. Otherwise, we are failing to teach how achievement actually works.

There are no participation trophies in a good martial arts school. We push students to become better than they were yesterday. A Master must clearly define expectations and stand firm on them. If we don’t, we fail to instill one of the most important traits martial arts teaches- INDOMITABLE SPIRIT

That spirit is what carries students to heights they never imagined...both in their Taekwon-Do and in life outside the dojang.

It’s easy to spot someone who was handed a black belt instead of earning it. The fundamentals aren’t there. What’s tragic is that many of those students might have truly earned it under proper standards...and been GREAT had they had a good Instructor.

If you’re afraid to tell a student they’re not ready, you’re not helping them. Promotion should come only after the work has been done, the standards met, and the skills proven.

Anything less is catering to comfort instead of building character.

That’s how I see it.

25/02/2026

Will be a great weekend

15/02/2026

Day 2 breakfalling seminar snapshots. Great weekend. Thanks for coming Ipswich club and Mr Broom.