Welcome to Eagling's Taekwondo
Dale Eaglings Taekwondo was founded by the Late Dale Eagling in 1971 and is the oldest Taekwondo Club in Tasmania and indeed one of the oldest in Australia. Master Dale Eagling pioneered Taekwondo in Tasmania in 1971 and our clubs have enjoyed strong suppport in the state since that time. In 2011 Eaglings Taekwondo turned 40 years old, a record we are extremely proud of. During that time we have taught over 30,000 Tasmanians the art of Taekwondo.
Our web site should answer all questions you have about our club. We encourage you to try out Taekwondo as a benefit both physically and mentally.
Taekwondo is the ideal sport for the whole family. Taekwondo promotes fitness and reinforces positive social attitudes and values amongst its members. You don't need to be fit to start amd you can start from 4 years old. Eaglings Taekwondo provides a safe and professional environment for you and your family to train. Eaglings Taekwondo is an accredited "child safe" organisation. Contact us today for a program that can be tailored to your personal or family needs.
DETKD is a Child Safe organisation and is committed to the protection of children and young people. We have a Member Protection Policy in place to ensure a friendly and safe environment in which to experience Taekwondo. We provide the framework for a Taekwondo training environment that is fair, supportive and equitable. A copy of our full Member Protection Policy can be viewed and downloaded on the web site, see the link below.
We have three Contact Officers
John Redgrove
Julie McMullen
Angela Eagling
All our Member Protection Officers have attended courses accredited by Australian Sports Commission, conducted by Sport & Recreation Tasmania
All our Instructors are internationally qualified and highly experienced in the complete, professional instruction of Taekwondo to World Standards
All coaches are fully qualified with Australian Sport qualifications and Taekwondo Australia Coaching certification to Australian Sports Commission Standards. They also hold a minimum workplace Level 2 First Aid
1300 133 093 (within Tasmania)/ 03 6275 2747 / Email HughEagling@bigpond.com
Training for 2012 Resumes
Training for Moonah Club resumes on Monday 30th January and at Kingston Club and Sandy Bay Club on Tuesday the 31st January. All classes will be in their normal time slots on resumption of training.
January 2012 Newsletter...Download here
DALE EAGLING TAEKWONDO AWARDED APPROVAL AS A "CHILD SAFE ORGANISATION"
In 2010 Dale Eagling’s Taekwondo received and was presented with an Approval Certificate from Child Wise as being a “Child Safe Organisation”. This has been a major task for the club over the last 5 years in reviewing their Member Protection Policy and, in consultation with Child Wise, have now had their Policy Approved.
Our club is the first organisation in Australia (private or public sector) to receive such a certificate. The benefits to the club are immeasurable, as it promotes a better understanding within the community and above all provides SAFE places for children to learn the art of Taekwondo. For more details please contact Child Wise on www.childwise.net or speak with Hugh or Angela Eagling about the club's experience.
DETKD is a Child Safe organisation and is committed to the protection of children and young people. We have a Member Protection Policy in place to ensure a friendly and safe environment in which to experience Taekwondo.
We provide the framework for a Taekwondo training environment that is fair, supportive and equitable. A copy of our full Member Protection Policy can be viewed and downloaded from this website. Click here.
Training for 2012
2012 promises to be a busy year for the club. Eagling’s Taekwondo has already planned a busy competition season with several interstate trainng sessions and tournaments planned for our competition schedule. Our tournmament team had a very busy schedule last year and this year promises to be a productive one with our junior tournament players gaining experience over the past year.
Our calendar of events has been updated for 2012 for all dates that are relevant to training for the year, make sure you mark them in your diary. Members will soon receive the club newsletter in the mail and it will be available for download soon.
Eaglings Taekwondo High Performance training will continue this year on Wednesday nights at our Moonah Centre. High Performance sessions for the year will start on the 1st February 2012. Training will lead into the different competition events planned for the year and attendance will be compulsory for those members wishing to continue on to State and National competition for the year.
Special Black Belt training sessions will continue this year for those progressing toward a Black Belt grading. Please see the calendar of events for training dates. Remember these are compulsory if your goal includes grading at black belt level.
Success is a journey, not a destination. We wish you well for the year ahead.
2011 Club Awards
Congratulations to the following players who won club awards in 2011. More
2011 Taekwondo Australia National Training Camp - Victoria
On the 11th December 2011 players from Eaglings Taekwondo attended the Taekwondo Australia National Training Camp in Melbourne. Our players attended as part of our Tournament development program. Players attending the Camp were: Brandon Servant, Sharon Lakoseljac, Brett Hunt, Angela Cantwell. Coaches Hugh Eagling and Ian Snape also attended. Ian was also acting in his capacity as a lecuturer for the camp.
The camp was hosted by Powerhouse Taekwondo in Melbourne. Thanks to Mesut and Elizabeth Kahmaran for opening the door of their gym to host the event. Mesut and I have been friends for many years and thoroughly enjoyed the day.
The taining camp was divided into three sections. Tournament drills, strategy and fight methodology being Coached by Belgium National Coach, Rudy Pilgrims. Dr. Raul Landeo conducted a session on the basics and importance of periodisation training for the Taekwondo athelete. Dr Ian Snape conducted a session on development of a personal, mental, development plan. Ian has coached this extensively in our club and achieved some fantastic results for our players in achieving "combat state".
The camp was well attended and vital to our ongoing development plan. All our players attending gained some significant information pertinant to their development and interacted with some of the best elite players Australia has to offer.
Hugh Eagling
Head Instructor
2011 - Dale Eagling Memorial Championships
The 8th Annual Dale Eagling Memorial Championships was held on Sunday the 15th of November. The Memorial Championship is our favorite event for the year and has again been a favorite amongst club members. Compeition this year was a very high standard and gave players the chance to display the skills they have achieved throughout the year. The competition is an event for all members to have a friendly competition with no pressure, an event to enjoy and sample the true benefits of Taekwondo without the pressure of a full competition. The club championships focuses on traditional Taekwondo style events and does not include sparring. Events include: Poomsae, Creavtive Poomsae. Jumping high kick, multi station kicking events, artisic expression and breaking. Again the senior jumping high kick competition was a crowd favorite with a hotly contested field. For second year in a row the high kick record was broken by Brandon Servant with a 2.410m jumping front kick. Please click on the link below for results. Results...
MTC Competition 21st August 2011
After being delayed at the Hobart airport for 5 hours, the team landed in Melbourne too late to participate in a high performance training session that had been planned for Saturday with coaches and competitors from Melbourne and South Australian clubs. Ian Snape, one of our senior coaches had flown in the day before and was able to attend the high performance session and put his coaching/mind games into practice.
The Eagling’s Taekwondo team consisted of Coaches Hugh Eagling and Ian Snape. Players attending included Brandon Servant, Holly Jacobson, Angela Cantwell and Sharon Lakoseljac.
The Melbourne Taekwondo Centre competition started early Sunday morning at the Aqua Duct in Box Hill. Approximately 120 competitors competed from affiliated Melbourne clubs as well as teams from South Australia and of course our team from Tasmania.
Due to referee resource constraints and having 6 courts running non-stop for the competition, Mr Eagling’s refereeing skills were utilised for 4 hours straight, while Mr Snape was called from court to court to coach. Brandon’s coaching skills were also put to use for team members and other club’s competitors when he wasn’t competing himself.
The competition was “round robin” so that each of our players had at least 2 fights, and most matches were against more experienced players. Results were mixed with both wins and losses, however all of us can say that the main goal of the trip – that of gaining more experience, getting more fights and having fun, was achieved.
Fantastic competition, thankyou to MTC for inviting us to attend, it was one of best competitions the club has attended. It was really good to attend a competition that focussed on player development. We will look forward to attending in 2012.
2011 Victorian Open
The 2011 Victorian Winter Open was held on the 4th and 5th of June at the Melbourne Netball and Hockey Centre. The only competitor to participated from Eagling's Taekwondo was Brandon Servant. Brandon was entered in the Open 74-80kg Black Belt division and was coached by Ian Snape. The black belt competition started at 9am, Brandons fight was early in the day but unfortunately he was unable to win the match.
Brandons opponent was Ben Hartmann from Tan's Taekwondo in Currumbin, Queensland. Brandon lead the match for the majority of the fight but due to a coaches protest conceded a spinning head kick in the final few seconds which levelled the score. During the golden point round Brandon sustained an injury to his knee and lost the fight.
Despite losing the match the day was an excellent learning experience and an opportunity for our development program to forge ahead. Thankyou to Taekwondo Victoria for its hospitality and continuing support for Tasmanian players attending events in Victoria.
