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The
Southern Cross
Connection
The Newsletter of the Southern Cross
Martial Arts Centre & Affiliates
October 2011 Edition
WELCOME
Sorry about the return to late newsletters. The move, the Grand Opening and me being away again kind
of made us a little late. Again. It‟s also a bit smaller than usual.
The move and the new Dojo is complete – well, sort of……………. We‟re in the new Dojo, classes are
running and the Grand Opening has been completed (see pics on Facebook). The sort relates to us
being complete – remember a couple of months ago we wrote about the principle of Kaizen (continuous
improvement)? Over the next few weeks and months we‟re sure things will change a bit as we get settled
in and work things out. All in all though, we‟re very happy with the new Dojo.
Shihan Hannah finalised the old Dojo about 5 minutes before handover. No pressure 
PROGRESSION
MEMORABLE QUOTES
“I fear not the man who has
practiced 10,000 kicks
once, but I fear the man
who had practiced one kick
10,000 times.”
Bruce Lee
“What we hope ever to do
with ease, we must learn
first to do with diligence..”
Samuel Johnson
Why is it that when people play one or two games of recreational squash a week they never expect to
play in the Olympics, but when they take the same approach to martial arts, they expect to make it to “Diligence is the mother of
good luck. ”
black belt?
WORKING BEE’S
We‟d like to thank everyone who gave up their weekends to help us to prepare the new Dojo and clean
up the old one. We could never have got across the line without your help. Some people were at all of the
working bee‟s, which was a big contribution. Others weren‟t at every one, but they certainly made
massive contributions. Others were able to drop in here and there. Believe me when I say, every single
minute of assistance was hugely appreciated.
Benjamin Franklin
“Diligence is not found in
the short, sporadic sprints
but in the careful,
consistent marathon.”
Dr. Robyn Silverman
“Patience and Diligence,
remove
For those who were unable to make it, that‟s also fine. They were completely voluntary and we know how like
faith,
full people‟s lives are, particularly those with young families. Please stop apologising 
mountains. ”
William Penn
The amount of assistance we did receive saved us literally thousands of $‟s, which in turn helps us to
keep our costs down, and therefore our fees down as much as possible. Once again, we feel vindicated “Dignity does not float
down from heaven it
that our vision of a community based school is working. Thank you.
cannot be purchased nor
manufactured. It is a
reward reserved for those
The old Dojo in Millennium Circuit is now gone. When Shihan Hannah handed it back to the landlord it who labour with diligence.”
was an empty, freshly painted, very clean factory warehouse. It was, in short, far better than when we
Bill Hybels
OLD DOJO
leased it 3 years ago. We had mixed feelings about the handover as the Millennium Circuit Dojo was the
first Queensland Dojo that was truly ours (i.e. no business partners).
“The expectations of life
depend upon diligence; the
In years to come, most of you will be able to say “remember back when we trained in Millennium Circuit mechanic that would
perfect his work must first
and……………..”. Old school 
GRAND OPENING
sharpen his tools.”
Confucius
The Grand Opening exceeded all expectations. I cooked over 12kg of sausages and 2kg of onions! I
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smelt like an onion for two days! Thank you all for your continued support – your help and referrals saw 15 new members sign up on
the day and several more since.
The Jumping Castle was very popular despite my initial reservations given the fact that the original supervisor booked „pulled a
sickie‟ at the last moment. I‟m not sure who was less impressed, me or his boss!
We took a lot of pictures on the day, and we‟ve uploaded the best of these pics to Facebook.
REFERRAL REWARDS PROGRAM
As you know, we believe martial arts training is more than just kicking, punching and self defence; we
believe it‟s about developing stronger bodies, sharper minds and community spirit. We pride ourselves in
being a Black Belt School, where students of all ages train and work to become the best they can be, not
just in our school, but in life.
It is our goal to share this philosophy with as many members of our community as possible, which is why I
want to let you know about our Referral Rewards Program.
If you know someone who would benefit from our school, we would
like the opportunity to have them as members. If they sign up, you‟ll
receive a month‟s free training so we can show our appreciation.
As we mentioned last newsletter, the winter sports seasons are now
drawing to a close and many people currently doing the winter
activities such as football (any code really) might be looking to move
on to another activity. If you know anyone who might be interested in
taking up martial arts, please take a couple of Guest Passes from
reception, put your name on them and give them to your friends.
These guest passes make sure you get credit for your referrals so
you don‟t miss out on your reward.
Remember, the referral rewards program rewards members who refer new members to the Centre by
giving them free training. Obviously the referred person needs to sign up as a member to receive the free
training. The basic idea is refer one new member, just by telling others about us, and if they join up you‟ll
get one month of your current fees for free. Two members, two months and so on. If five people enroll
thanks to you, then you‟ll receive a year‟s free fees! Yep, that‟s 12 months after your fifth referral, PLUS the
4 months already received. We think that‟s pretty good.
1 person = 1 month. So, 2 people is 2 months, 3 people is 3 months, 4 people is 4 months and 5 people is
the tipping point. Get 5 people to enroll and we‟ll give you a year‟s free fees! And remember, that‟s on top of
the four free months already received! So if 5 people enroll because of you, you will receive a total of 16
months for free.
See Brooke, Cara or Hannah for details.
KAICHŌ’S RANT
There‟s a lot more to a good Dojo than flash facilities like we have here. The sad fact is that many places with great facilities, Dojo‟s
that look great and have full classes, are at best little more that gyms, and at worst little more than breeding grounds for sociopaths.
They have poor quality instructors, poor quality curriculums and generally produce lots and lots of poor quality black belts. Quite
often they admire and aspire to be either like the Cobra Kai guys out of the original Karate Kid movies – “Strike Fast, Strike Hard,
No Mercy SIR!” – or act more like undisciplined daycare centres that „progress‟ their students automatically every month.
These are referred to as McDojo‟s.
Many of our competitors who drive past us on the M1 probably think we are a McDojo. They‟ll never now the truth until they leave
their comfort zones and bubbles of mediocrity, and come and train with you guys.
One of the reasons I decided to leave the previous martial arts organisation I was a member of, an organisation I had been with for
25 years, was that many of the senior members, those at the proverbial top, had become corrupted by their perceptions of „power‟
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and had come to believe that their students existed to „serve‟ them. Some had corrupted the Samurai philosophies of Japan (did you
know Samurai means, “one who serves”?) to validate themselves and the way they behaved. Senior instructors who no longer train,
and in some cases never run a school, were espousing grand theories of combative excellence and exercise methodology; not to
mention how to run a school! And they were basing their sole source of knowledge and expertise on elevated rank, the colour of
their gi, and the stripes on their belt.
Whilst respect for senior rans is important, it must be a two way street. Respect must be given, not demanded. Senior ranks actually
have more responsibilities than junior ranks as they must set an example, both in and out of the Dojo.
The following story is from an online “friend” of mine and respected martial arts author from Hawaii, Charles Goodin:
Whilst on the theme of Character, here‟s another gem from Goodin Sensei:
It is just as important to work on character as it is to work on technique. In the dojo, we sweat from our hard
training. In daily life, we also have many experiences that test our character. What makes a Karate expert (or
an expert of any martial art) great, is not just that he has excellent technique (and applications), but that his
character is just as excellent, if not even better.
Sadly, some people use their advanced level in a martial art as an excuse to indulge vices. For some people,
martial arts training magnifies their egos, anger, short tempers, jealousies, and vices in general... and their
high rank allows them to get away with it.
But this is not just a martial arts thing. Power corrupts many people in many walks of life.
But at the same time, martial arts training also brings out the best in many people. Martial arts training can
magnify the good in a student, and give him the strength to help others in difficult circumstances. We tend to
hear only of the bad cases, but I suspect that there are ten good examples for every bad one.
For every step forward you take on technique, you also have to take a step forward on character. The progress
has to be equal, throughout your Karate life. This is an easy thing to say but a difficult thing to do. Technique
alone is much, much easier. But technique alone can create people who could abuse their knowledge, skill,
and position.
So what should you do when you meet bad examples? Learn from them how not to be. That is also useful and
can help you to avoid pitfalls.
Technique and character must be two side of the same coin.
And may I add that you do not develop character by simply yelling about it in the dojo. Just as the techniques
of a kata are applied in self defence situations, the lessons of character that we learn in the dojo are applied in
daily life.
And, as my instructor Kyoshi Billy Manne always said, “You‟re only as good as your last session” Regardless of your rank.
KIDZ ZONE
LIL’DRAGONS
Well what a huge couple of months it has been for us here at SCMAC, apart from the obvious
with our big move; we have finalised our relocation without any interruptions and the handover of
the old premises, had our soft opening with a belt graduation on the 17th September, then we had
our grand opening and open day on the 1st October and prior to that had our Lil‟ Dragons belt
graduation on the 3rd September. I think I can finally sigh with relief. We would like to thank
everyone for your patience and continued support with everything going on around the old/new
centres.
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Speaking of our class belt graduation I would like to congratulate Hallie, Bailey & Kael for receiving their orange wraps, and Jess for
receiving her yellow wrap in early September. All four of you did an outstanding job and showed your parents, family and friends
what good little karate ka (students of Karate) you all are.
Our class seems to be steadily growing and I can see some huge differences in the students whom have been here for a little while
compared to our new comers, and there should be an obvious difference. Children of this age are learning to do things such as
listen, focus- including having a longer attention span, follow directions, share with others and even interact with others just to name
a few. So please remember that our Lil‟ Dragons program is designed as a pre martial arts program to help sculpt their little minds
and bodies ready for their next big challenges in life like school or even the Junior Dragons karate program, and as with artwork,
sculpting does take a little time to undertake.
To help with our sculpting process and due to the age bracket of the children we are teaching we keep these classes short in
duration being half an hour, we do lots of quick little drills & activities and reiterate & repeat skills to ensure that the student can in
due course recall the skill by themself.
SCMAC would like to welcome our newest members of the Lil‟ Dragons program Xander and Sophie if you do not know these new
Lil‟ Dragons then please make them feel welcome.
In the meantime let‟s have fun!
Shihan Hannah
JUNIOR DRAGONS
It‟s been a huge couple of months it has been for us here at SCMAC, apart from the obvious with
our big move; we have finalised our relocation without any interruptions and the handover of the
old premises, had our soft opening with a belt graduation on the 17th September, then we had our
grand opening and open day on the 1st October and prior to that had our Lil‟ Dragons belt
graduation on the 3rd September. I think I can finally sigh with relief.  We would like to thank
everyone for your patience and continued support with everything going on around the old/new
centres.
The 17th of September was an eventful day for SCMAC members as the new Honbu (Head School) was unveiled at our soft opening
and the first ever belt graduation. We had 13 members of this class graduating to their next belt rank, with 3 of those receiving their
honour bars from the belt grading week held the preceding week. So a huge congratulation‟s to the guys and girls from the Junior
Dragons class for reaching your next stepping stone in the journey to becoming a black stripe. Not to forget we had one young lady
graduate from the Junior Dragons into the Red Dragons program as she has now come of age so big congratulations to Ella for
reaching this milestone and keep up the good work, now in lies bigger challenges for you and I have no hesitation that you will strive
to succeed.
The belt graduation day also saw the presentation of our Term 3 Most Outstanding Student trophy. This was awarded to Caleb
Kennedy; Caleb was awarded the most amount of Student of the Day‟s during term 3. Congratulations to Caleb for your continual
outstanding efforts and this is your 2nd trophy for the year what an effort!!!!!!!
Now that the school holidays are over we are back into our 8 week curriculum which means one skill stripe per week, we kick off
with our focus skill before moving onto our team work skill. Again once a student has all 8 skill stripes then that student is eligible to
do their belt graduation providing they have their intent to promote form completed and grading fee paid, our next graduation day is
the 15th October.
SCMAC would like to welcome our newest members of the Junior Dragons program Jasmine, Kaleb, Jack, Sienna and Chloe if you
do not know these guys and gals then please make them feel welcome.
In the meantime let‟s have some fun!
Shihan Hannah
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RED DRAGONS
Well what a huge couple of months it has been for us here at SCMAC, apart
from the obvious with our big move; we have finalised our relocation without
any interruptions and the handover of the old premises, had our soft opening
with a belt graduation on the 17th September, then we had our grand opening
and open day on the 1st October and prior to that had our Lil‟ Dragons belt
graduation on the 3rd September. I think I can finally sigh with relief. We
would like to thank everyone for your patience and continued support with
everything going on around the old/new centres.
The changing of our new belt grading system has well and truly commenced with the introduction of the 8 skills stripes and our belt
graduation days. So far Kaichō Damien, Renshi John and I are happy with the way that the new system is working. As previously
mentioned this is to streamline the individual‟s progression towards their next belt rank, and with the skill stripes being placed on the
student‟s belt or in Renshi John case a skills book, makes it easier at a glance to establish who is where in their progression
towards their next belt rank.
With that being said we had our first belt graduation taking place on the 17th September and we had 4 Red Dragons from the
Helensvale dojo receive their next belt ranking. So a huge congratulations to all whom where promoted on the day, keep working
hard and aiming towards your Junior Black Belts.
The return to school enabled me to present the winner of the Red Dragons Term 3 Most Outstanding Student trophy, as the person
being awarded was off on a break. Congratulation to Thomas Collins, I must say this was a great surprise for Thomas and a welldeserved award keep up the good work!
SCMAC would like to welcome our newest members of the Red Dragons program Sean, Mason and Olivia if you do not already
know these guys and gal then please make them feel welcome. And welcome Ella into the Red Dragons program. Ella graduated
into the Red Dragons from the Junior Dragons program at our last belt graduation day.
Shihan Hannah
KIDZ THAI BOXING
Wow! What a busy month it‟s been around SCMA! Well done once again for your efforts over
the last month. A big congratulations for those of you who were able to do their first armband
grading at the open day with Ajarn Geordie and Kru Jess and a big thank you to Shannah
Jewson who trained with us on the day! Shannah did a great job and will grade for her amrband
next time round 
Congratulations to the following Kidz Thai Boxing students for receiving their armbands off Ajarn
Geordie:
- Cody Penman
- Zade Shirley
- Joshua Jewson
- Kaden Lewis
- Sophie Ingham
Ajarn Geordie was pleased with the level of skill that was demonstrated at the Grading as was I. We‟re obviously doing something
right  We still have lots to work on but if it was easy, you would all start at a black armband. The date for the in-class armband
grading will be announced in class. So if you missed out at the Grand Opening grading, you may be eligible to grade at the in class
grading!
Some things will be changing around again – like the way we line up for example. We used to “circle up” at the start of each class
whereas now, we line up in order of rank. The whole idea behind “circling up” was there was no rank to our class and we were all
equal. Now that some of us have armbands, we can now line up in order of rank.
I would also like to welcome our newest member to our Kidz Thai Boxing class; welcome Christopher.
Well done to Braiden Bell for being awarded the trophy for the Term 3 Most KTB Improved Student. Your efforts have been
outstanding!
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Well, let‟s get stuck in to it and work towards our next armband grading! Let‟s keep up the good work!
Kru James
POWERFUL WORDS
October 2011: Diligence
This month we will focus on the powerful word; “diligence.” Diligence is when we work carefully, consistently, and with great effort
until a task is done. When we work with diligence, it‟s much more likely that the task will be done to the best of our abilities.
Children who work hard often don‟t attribute success to being “smart” but rather, persistent and diligent. When we tell children that
effort is the key to their success, they are much less likely to give up and much more likely to buckle down and continue to work
hard.
It makes sense then, that studies show that praise for diligence is much more productive and helpful for a child than praise for
results or talents. Children sometimes forget that there is a link between effort and ability.
In particular, some children attribute success to how innately “good” or “bad” they are in a particular area. This can be detrimental
such that they fail to realise that with additional effort and diligence, they can do better. Instead, they simply give up or settle for
substandard results that could indeed be improved if they tried.
So when it comes to diligence, we are dealing with a question of a “fixed mind-set” vs a “growth mind-set.” A “fixed mind-set” is
when people believe that they are only as good as they are today. They think that if they do poorly the subject or skill just might not
be “their thing.” A growth mind-set acknowledges that with effort and persistence, a person can change the results. Helping children
and teens understand that effort and ability are positively linked can change mind-set...and results.
Help your children realise the link between effort and results by sharing your successes and how your hard work and diligence paid
off. What helped you focus? What kept you going? How did you keep a growth mind-set even during the tough times? And of
course, help them to recognise how their own hard work has helped them reach their goals as well.
Week 1: Diligence defined: What does it mean to work carefully & with great effort?
Week 2: Paying attention to detail: What gets in the way? What helps me focus?
Week 3: PACE: Prepare, Act, Continue/ Commit, Evaluate-- What is my mind-set?
Week 4: Rewards & Consequences: What are the results of my actions?
For parents wanting more information on Dr Robyn‟s work, here‟s the link to her blog so you can enjoy an extra benefit from the
Powerful Parents Blog at:
http://www.DrRobynsBlog.com
Upcoming Powerful Words
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November: Generosity
December: Acceptance
January: Health
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ADULTS ONLY
GŌKI-KAI KARATE
Greetings once again. As you would all no doubt be aware, I am away from class again whilst on a
teaching trip to the lovely (insert sarcasm font) Redcliff. I leave you in the very capable hands of
Shihan Hannah for the month, with a view to her preparing everyone for grading at the end of the
year.
We recently had our Grand Opening for the Dojo, which was quite a success by any standard. The
only class we didn‟t do a demo for on the day was the senior karate class and there was a reason
for this. Frankly, we aren‟t looking for any more students in this class at this stage. I would rather
that everyone who is a member trained more often rather than over fill this class. Obviously the
Dojo is a business so we need to cover our costs, but we are first and foremost a martial arts
school with a heavy emphasis on quality.
Ranks
I am well aware that some of you are currently sitting on a rank lower than your actual ability and skill level; and as a result we will
do an in-class adjustment this month with a view to levelling things out at the grading in December. My main concern at this point is
to make sure you can all meet the fitness requirements for your rank. Remember, each rank has fitness requirements, technical
requirements (including strikes, throws, and grappling techniques), kata requirements, self-defence requirements and sparring
requirements. You need to have the appropriate skill in all of these areas to grade. Some of you are playing it „safe‟ and primarily
working on your strengths, but I would advise that you spend more time on your weaknesses – they are, after all, what is most likely
to let you down.
I know that some of you are lazy in your fitness requirements and need to do some extra work at home on pushups and situps. It‟s
not all about kicking people in the head, sparring and other „fun‟ stuff. The syllabus is about continuous improvement.
Sparring
The sparring session to break in the new Dojo was a good session and gave me ample opportunity to evaluate where everyone is
sitting in terms of skill and attitude. There were some regrettable lapses in control that I would not like to see repeated though.
Making your partner bleed is usually a sign of laziness (i.e. can‟t be bothered to control my techniques), sadism (i.e. I like to hurt
people) or poor skill. Please make sure that you look after each other when sparring.
Student Handbook
The link below will enable you to download a copy of the senior GKK handbook with the entire current syllabus and so on included.
The link will be active for the next month. Please don‟t send it or share it with people outside the Dojo.
Kaicho Damien
FITNESS KICKBOXING
Well what a huge couple of months it has been for us here at SCMAC, apart from the obvious with our big
move; we have finalised our relocation without any interruptions and the handover of the old premises, had
our soft opening with a belt graduation on the 17th September, then we had our grand opening and open
day on the 1st October and prior to that had our Lil‟ Dragons belt graduation on the 3rd September. I think I
can finally sigh with relief.  We would like to thank everyone for your patients and continued support with
everything going on around the old/new centres.
Muay Thai has loads of traditions and the Wai Kru is just one of them, pronounced “Why Crew”. As we are now affiliated with Black
Dragon Kai Combat Systems we will be introducing the beginners Wai Kru into the adult fitness kickboxing class. The Wai Kru is a
sign of respect to the art of Muay Thai both to past and present practitioners, and within the confines of our training centre at
SCMAC or our affiliates and it is to pay respect to your family, your trainer and your gym/fellow students.
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To perform the Wai Kru we go into a kneeling position with our knees apart, place our hands together on our chest as if we were
going to say a prayer, then place our left hand palm down on the ground followed by your right, lean forward and bow. We then
return our right hand to our chest followed by our left hand so that the palms are together again like praying and bring them up to
our face so that our thumbs touch our forehead whilst we are looking up to the sky. This is repeated a further 2 times to represent
who we are respecting family, trainer and gym.
So for some further Muay Thai etiquette to show respect to the instructor and other students at all times here are some handy tips.
To “Wai” (or perform a Thai bow) at these times:
 At the beginning of class with the beginners Wai Kru (3 Bows).
 When entering/leaving the matted area.
 If late for class wait for the instructor to wai (Bow) you into class.
 When receiving individual training advice during any training exercise.
 Both before and after training technique and/or sparring with others.
 Before and after training on the Thai kick pads Wai to the instructor and/or individuals holding the training pads.
 When entering/leaving a sparring space such as a ring or ring like area.
 At the end of class with the beginners Wai Kru (3 Bows).
 No profanity, sarcasm, critical, or otherwise abusive language or behaviour is acceptable
Hopefully these handy tips will help you to becoming more rounded the art of Muay Thai, and allow you to have a better
understanding of the respect that this arts has.
SCMAC would like to welcome our new members of the Fitness Kickboxing program Vanessa and Peter; and Brothers Jamie and
Jesses who are students of the MMA program, if you do not already know these new guys then please make them feel welcome.
In the meantime train hard and train safe!
Kru Hannah
BJJ
Paolo and SCMAC would like to welcome our new members of the BJJ program
Brothers Jamie and Jesses who are students of the MMA program, if you do not already
know these new guys then please make them feel welcome.
SCMAC would also like to welcome our new members of the MMA program which
includes the Fitness Kickboxing and BJJ programs Brothers Jamie and Jesse, if you do
not already know these new guys then please make them feel welcome.
CAGE FITNESS
Another month gone... really? Ah well, time flies when you‟re having fun! And, winter is
finally behind us! I don‟t know about you guys and girls, but I really dislike the cold!
Summer is fast approaching which means that it‟s going to get really, really...really hot when
we‟re on the floor and more sweat is going to be produced as a result (If you‟re actually
putting in the effort that is  ). As most of you are aware, our new mats have proven to be
rather....difficult to grip to! We are still breaking in the new mats so just try not to face plant
the floor when we‟re training...again...it tends to hurt. But seriously, just be careful 
As you should now be aware we are running 6:30am sessions Monday, Wednesday and
Friday. Numbers for these classes are not very high at this stage as we expected but we
hope that changes in the very near future.
Believe me when I say I don‟t like early morning starts. Early morning starts and I don‟t get along very well at all, but there are some
very good benefits to early morning sessions. Exercising in the early hours of the day can do many things for your body. It can „jump
start‟ your body‟s metabolism and keep you energized throughout your entire day. Early morning exercise also has a tendency to
regulate your body‟s appetite, meaning that you can eat smaller portions (and healthier foods) as your body releases endorphins
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which help to diminish your appetite and are your body‟s natural feel good chemicals. So the end result is; training is good. Even
the early mornings!
NEWS & VIEWS
PROMOTIONS
The „hybrid‟ grading/graduation went pretty well considering and was definitely the largest we‟ll run in the near future. When we saw
that all of the seating was gone we were sad, but also happy  Pictures of the graduations can be found, once again, on Facebook.
Junior Dragon Belt Graduates
 Jaxon Ross: Yellow Wrap
 Luke Brock: Yellow Stripe
 Jayden Barlow: Yellow Stripe
 Matthew Lawson: Yellow Stripe
 Amy Patrick: Yellow Stripe
 Dareh Saddler: Orange Wrap
 Riley Sampson: Orange Wrap
 Zoe Broadbridge: Orange Wrap
 Ky Hildebrand: Orange Wrap
 Samuel Papich: Orange Stripe
 Caleb Kennedy: Purple Wrap
 Kaden Lewis: Blue Wrap
 Kalen Hildebrand: Green Wrap
Junior Dragons Honour Bars
 Jaxon Ross: Yellow
 Ells Rendall: Yellow
 Kaden Lewis: Blue
Junior Dragon Class Graduate
Congratulations to Ella Rendall who graduated from the Junior Dragons to the Red Dragons rank of White Belt Black Stripe.
Red Dragons Belt Graduates
 Luke Boulter- Milne: Yellow Belt Black Stripe
 Kyle Parkinson: Yellow Belt Black Stripe
 Kai Broadbridge: yellow Belt Black Stripe
 Jamy Coniglione: Purple Belt
EXTRA CURRICULAR CLASSES & ACTIVITIES
Members Birthday Parties
Our member birthday parties are coming up again, with the October party on the 22nd of
October. We missed a couple of months due to the move and a lack of birthdays, but this
month we‟re back for the first time at the new dojo!So far all of the feedback from kids and
parents alike has been great. The basic plan is to run a single birthday party for all of our junior
members whose birthday falls in that month, and they can bring a couple of friends along too.
It‟s a bit shorter than our paid parties, and a lot less guests too. We don‟t do the cake or
Pinata, but the kids still get to have a lot of fun with their friends.
The dates for the next few months are:
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October 22nd
November 19th
December 10th
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KIDZ KAMP
Improved martial arts skills!
Supervised games and activities!
Movie parties!
Healthy exercise!
Self-defence training and additional curriculum that
develops confidence, concentration, discipline and
character. The scheduling enables some „kid free‟
time for additional Christmas shopping. Book for the
whole week or one day at a time.
 Limited numbers, book early
 Payment plan available.
Our second annual Kidz Kamp will be held on the first
week of the Christmas/New Year holidays, the 12th to
16th December. The timing is aimed to give parents
an extra week before Christmas to get all of those
little jobs out of the way before being swamped by
the kids.
EARLY BIRD
SPECIAL.
SAVE $110
Last year all of the participants also graded which
was an added bonus! So aside from fun and games,
there‟s plenty of training. The kids are obviously
supervised and structured activities are provided for
the entire time.
Book for the entire week or one day at a time.
Open to all SCMA members aged 5 to 12 years –
Junior Dragons, Red Dragons and Kidz Thai Boxing.
When:
9AM to 3PM from the 12th to the 16th of December
Where:
At the Dojo of course!
How much:
$440 (inc GST) for the week or $110 (inc GST) per day. All participants need to bring their own snacks and lunches. Early Bird
Discount: Pay in full before November 15th and received $110 (inc GST) discount.
SAFE DEFENCE
The SAFE Defence program gives kids skills to help make themselves safer. It includes verbal skills,
de-escalation, the rules of engagement and dealing with bullies. We also teach principles for their
own defence rather than a lot of techniques. The techniques emphasise no striking to better „fit‟ the
„Zero Tolerance‟ policies of most schools today.
We also cover safe touching and good secrets and bad secrets to provide broader coverage of the
risks kids face in the real world.
The cost for members is $22 (inc GST) and $110 (inc GST) for non members..
The next course is on Monday the 12th of December. Bookings are essential as these do book out fast. Phone Brooke on 56656269.
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BULLETINS, DATES & DETAILS
COMING SOON- T’AI CHI
Currently we‟re STILL looking for a suitable instructor to teach daytime T‟ai Chi classes to increase the utilisation of the Centre. We
currently have ads out in a number of places and will keep everyone posted.
CLASS CANCELLATIONS & DATE CHANGES
Details will be published via our Facebook page, plus twitter.
CLASS CANCELLATIONS
Nothing at this stage 
TIMETABLE CHANGES
Some minor variations in the Cage Fitness and Kidz Thai Boxing start times. Refer to the timetable below.
KEEPING UP TO DATE
LOST PROPERTY
Please check the lost property bin regularly for bits and pieces you‟ve left behind.
2011 RANK PROGRESSION DATES
All belt graduations are conducted at the Helensvale Honbu unless otherwise stated.
Senior Gradings:
We WILL be doing an „in class‟ grading for relevant students in June & September 2011. We‟ll be tapping people on the shoulder
shortly for adult karate and Kickboxing….
The next formal senior Karate grading for 2011 will be on 10th December
Kickboxing gradings will be conducted „in class‟ on an „as needs‟ basis due to the smaller class sizes.
BJJ gradings are held at Fight Club BJJ Headquarters on a quarterly basis. Paolo will let you know when it is time for you to grade.
Junior Belt Graduations:
Graduations will be held on a monthly basis for all students who have achieved their skill stripes and have a completed intent to
promote form.
As explained elsewhere, the new system will enable kids that miss a grading to catch up without having to wait a whole term, and it
also reduces the stress on everyone involved in organisation.
The next graduations are being held on the 17th of September at our new premises at 2/54 Kingston Way. Please make sure to
invite all of your family and friends along to watch and for the photo opportunities 
Junior Dragons will be from 1PM to 1:45PM sharp, with the Red Dragons from 2PM to 2:45PM sharp.
The Kidz Karate belt graduation dates for 2011 are:
 15th October
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
19th November
17th December
Kidz Thai Boxing:
Kidz Thai Boxing grading will be held at the dojo at 12:30PM on Saturday the 1st of October. The cost is $50 (includes grading,
armband and affiliation fee to Black Dragon Kai).
2011 DATES TO REMEMBER
SAFE Defence for Children
We run one SAFE Defence course per school term. We can run extra courses when/if there is sufficient demand, we can also go
out to schools to do them. The scheduled 2011 dates are:
Term 4: 12th December
CLASS TIMETABLE
MEMBER ADVERTISING
ADS FOR MEMBERS BUSINESSES
Due to space limitations we can‟t put business cards and/or posters up for all of our members businesses but we can help support
you through advertising in our newsletter. Free Ads in our newsletter for businesses owned or operated by our members and/or their
families. Please support each other. Email business card sized ads and details to damien@southerncrossmartialarts.com
.
.
.
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BIRTHDAY PARTIES
Let me introduce you to the best birthday party in town - our Martial Arts
Birthday Parties!
How about celebrating your child's birthday doing something that they love to do? A
karate birthday party is a great way for your child to celebrate his or her birthday in a
unique and special way. All participants will get to practice martial arts, play fun and
educational games, eat cake, open presents, and just have fun! What more could you
ask for?
Packages start at $250. See reception for an information package on planning your
child‟s special event.
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CALENDAR
From this month on we will include a graphic calendar to help everyone see what is coming up in the future. We‟re already planning
2012 and the idea is to make it bigger and better for everyone, including in house tournaments and other regular events.
October 2011
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Leadership
Course
9
16
10
17
11
12
18
19
13
20
14
15
Leadership
Course
Kids
Graduations
21
22
Leadership
Course
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
Leadership
Course
Halloween
Class
30
31
Sunday
Monday
November 2011
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
4
5
3
Leadership
Course
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Leadership
Course
13
20
14
21
15
22
16
23
17
24
18
19
Leadership
Course
Kids
Graduations
25
26
Leadership
Course
27
28
29
30
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December 2011
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
1
Friday
Saturday
2
3
Leadership
Course
4
11
5
6
7
8
9
10
Leadership
Course
Adult
Gradings
12
13
14
15
16
17
Kids Camp
SAFE Defence
Kids Camp
Kids Camp
Kids Camp
Kids Camp
Leadership
Course
Kids
Graduations
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
INDEX
WELCOME
1
PROGRESSION
1
WORKING BEE‟S
1
OLD DOJO
1
GRAND OPENING
1
REFERRAL REWARDS PROGRAM
2
KAICHŌ‟S RANT
2
KIDZ ZONE
3
LIL‟DRAGONS
3
JUNIOR DRAGONS
4
RED DRAGONS
5
KIDZ THAI BOXING
5
POWERFUL WORDS
6
October 2011: Diligence
ADULTS ONLY
GŌKI-KAI KARATE
6
7
7
Ranks
7
Sparring
7
Student Handbook
7
FITNESS KICKBOXING
7
BJJ
8
CAGE FITNESS
8
NEWS & VIEWS
9
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PROMOTIONS
9
Junior Dragon Belt Graduates
9
Junior Dragons Honour Bars
9
Junior Dragon Class Graduate
9
Red Dragons Belt Graduates
9
EXTRA CURRICULAR CLASSES & ACTIVITIES
Members Birthday Parties
9
9
KIDZ KAMP
10
SAFE DEFENCE
10
BULLETINS, DATES & DETAILS
11
COMING SOON- T‟AI CHI
11
CLASS CANCELLATIONS & DATE CHANGES
11
KEEPING UP TO DATE
11
LOST PROPERTY
11
2011 RANK PROGRESSION DATES
11
2011 DATES TO REMEMBER
12
SAFE Defence for Children
12
CLASS TIMETABLE
12
MEMBER ADVERTISING
12
BIRTHDAY PARTIES
13
CALENDAR
14
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new month - SCMA Robina and Merrimac

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