Hills District Martial Arts: Taekwondo, Hapkido and Weaponry
THE LATEST HDMA NEWS
End of Year Kids Gradings
The final Kids Gradings of this year were so much fun! We love seeing our TKD Kids show off their skill and receive recognition for their dedication and efforts in class. Our kids work hard on building physical and mental strength to prepare them for a successful life into the future. Congratulations to everyone who …
STUDENT OF THE MONTH AWARDS – 2024
JANUARY 2024 – Alex Gundic
FEBRUARY 2024 – David Tennant
MARCH 2024 – William DeCouter
APRIL 2024 – Lola Perrin
MAY 2024 – Giorgia Speranza
JUNE 2024 – Spencer Lim
JULY 2024 – Michael Royle
AUGUST 2024 – Liona Kim
SEPTEMBER 2024 – Luke Davis
OCTOBER 2024 – Alannah Lai
NOVEMBER 2024 – Andrew Huang
DECEMBER 2024 – Rachael He
NEWS ARCHIVES
2023 August Gup Grading
Congratulations to all members who attended the August Gup Grading over the weekend! They were two smaller Gradings, however the energy that each member displayed in their performance was enough to fill the entire room! The Junior Taekwondo Grading showed huge improvement in their Poomsae and Sparring, and their Kihaps were powerful and impressive!The Youth …
PARENTS train FREE to Yellow Belt!
Our Minis, Kids, Juniors, Youths and Teens could not have a fantastic Martial Arts Journey without their dedicated parents! We appreciate all of our hard working parents who make the trip with our kids and help them achieve all of their goals! To show our appreciation, we would like to offer the parents of our …
Hapkido and Weaponry Gradings
Congratulations to all members who have graded recently at our Hapkido and Weaponry Gradings! An absolutely fantastic display from all involved! Our Hapkido program is rapidly developing consistent and powerful self-defence practitioners, with great control and knowledge. A special mention to Shannon Sandlin on achieving her 1st Dan Black Belt! Our Weaponry Program is our …
Forster Invitational Championships 2023
Our small but skilled team took on the Fortser Invitational Championships over the weekend. Each member worked hard to leave their mark on the competition and came away with some fantastic results! The total medal tally between 7 players was 5 Gold, 4 Silver and 3 Bronze. Our students contested the Individual Poomsae, Contact Sparring …
2023 April Gup Grading
Excellent performances over the weekend at the Gup Gradings. Our students from 7yrs and older put their heads down and did their best, producing a great Grading Day. Congratulations on your results to everyone who participated, and thank you to all parents, caregivers, friends and family that continue to enable our students to attend classes …
2023 March Gup Grading
Congratulations to all students who successfully passed the first grading in 2023! We ran three awesome sessions in our new Grading System and everyone stepped up fantastically! A further congratulations to our brand new Black Belt Students; Stella Goh, Brett Johnson, Freya Perrin, James Calabro, Lucian Paterson, Mikayla Ngo and Kaden Wong. We're looking forward …
New Grading System Launching in 2023!
We are excited to announce our New and Improved Taekwondo Grading System in 2023! These changes have been made to help elevate our students by allowing more flexibility in Goal Setting and better suit each student's individual path. Here is all the important information you need to know! Kids and Minis GradingsThese will continue to …
2022 Nowra Hapkido Grading and Seminar
Over the weekend, Mr Justin travelled South to Nowra to run a Hapkido Grading and Hapkido Seminar for Eclipse Taekwondo, who have just recently began their Hapkido journey! The group was made entirely of White Belts, however everyone who attended showed great skill and spirit, and we're looking forward to seeing them all continue to …
2022 Spring Black Belt Grading
In our final Grading of 2022, the Black Belts did an amazing job! All eighteen candidates went all out and performed at a very high level across all disciplines including Technical, Poomsae, Step Sparring, Self Defence, Knife Defence, Ground Defence, Sparring and Board Breaking. Each student excelled in their specialty and also showed improvement and …
2022 Spring Gup Grading
We don't know what our students had for breakfast on Grading Day, but they're performances were absolutely fantastic! The Gup Grading for Spring was a great sight to behold, and we enjoyed every minute of it. Over 120 students took part in the Grading for their next levels and truly gave it their all! There …
2022 HDMA Club Championships
The HDMA Club Championships made it's triumphant return this year in 2022! We were so excited to finally get back to seeing our members participate alongside each other in the spirit of friendship and competition! Everyone worked hard to give their best performances, which lifted their competitors even further and made the day a blast! …
2022 Spring Hapkido Grading
Not to be shown up by our Taekwondo group, the Hapkido students put on a great performance through the Spring Hapkido Grading. It was a fantastic event full of spirit, skill and energy. Each student showed what they have been perfecting throughout the last few months in both Self-Defence and Weaponry disciplines. We are looking …