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Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 November 2010 19:49 Written by Mike Quin Tuesday, 24 August 2010 07:32
What a BIG weekend!!!!
Starting with the BJMA 40th anniversary black belt grading at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. Over 350 black and brown belts performing the Black Belt Kata, Lull Before the Storm. Words like overpowering, awesome , inspiring do not do a sight like this justice. The atmosphere was electric from the start of the day to the finish. The whos who of Zen Do Kai were there to help celebrate this great event and to honour the chief on his “40th Birthday”.
Congratulations to all who performed on the day. The standard was very high and the energy level was fantastic. It was a tribute to the style.
In regards to our club, our students did us proud. Roslyn Quin and Joe Raudino attempted (no ACED) the shodan ho grading. Their focus and commitment was outstanding. Donna Devlin and James Grant backed up this high standard with exceptional shodan gradings with Donna being selected to read out her essay to the crowd. They both received the title of sempai for their efforts. The last grading of the day saw Liesl Heinrich and Simon Osborne grade excel in the Nidan grading. Their endurance, focus and power saw them achieve this level with great attitude and strength. Both came through to dai sempai. A credit to their long preparation and training.
So to sum up the grading results: 2 new shodan ho, (probationary black belts), 2 shodan, (full 1st degree black belts) and 2 nidan (2nd degree black belts)
Also Sempai Mike Devlin and Sensei Chris Mendonez received important accolades. Mike received ZDK Black Belt of the year for 2010 and Chris received BJMA Contribution award for 2010. Well deserved and well done guys.
To all Firestorm students that graded on the day or received accolades on the day, well done. You did the club, your families and especially yourselves proud. And you made your instructor very proud indeed.
On a very personal note, I would like to congratulate my Daughter, Roslyn Quin, on achieving of Black Belt. I know it was a mountain to climb but she did it with great aplomb and character. She made me very proud to be her dad.
Later in the evening a few of us attended the 40th Anniversary Ball held at the Peninsula Rooms in the Docklands. What a night!!!!!
Everyone who had anything to do with BJMA (in particular Zen Do Kai and the “Chief”) over the past 40 years was there. A lot of famous (and infamous) names mingled with the guests and were very relaxed for this great evening. Make sure you catch up with those who attended to find out the nitty gritty of the evening.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 14 February 2010 08:52 Written by Mike Quin Sunday, 07 February 2010 13:01
Every year Firestorm hosts its annual Family Night. In 2009, in December, we combined this with our Christmas break up and our Awards night. It was very well attended and everyone enjoyed catching up outside of the rigour of our usual training evenings.
On the night we typically include various demonstrations from our senior students and our younger warriors. Log in to see a video of one of the demos that was conducted on the night.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 16 January 2010 18:42 Written by Mike Quin Monday, 11 January 2010 22:27
Well, the temperature topped 43 degrees outside but a small band of committed students turned up to start 2010 off with a bang. Spirits were high and all participated in the modified training session (due to the heat).
I wish to thank all who attended tonight's training and I hope you all got something out of it. I know I did.
It bodes well for Firestorm in the coming year to have such dedicated students.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 31 January 2010 14:06 Written by Mike Quin Wednesday, 06 January 2010 23:05
This is to inform site members that, by popular demand, we have created a new games arcade in our brand new Firestorm site. Our previous site was overloaded with games and a selection of these were extremely popular. We have restored some of these, such as Samurai and 3 Foot Ninja and also a few of the classics that appeared in our 'Reloaded' web presence such as Space Invaders and Pac Man.
But this time we've included some new titles including Karate King, Kickboxing, Masters of Wrestling and even a cool Apache chopper game called 'Fire Storm', to name a few. And as a special appearance in the Firestorm arcade, we introduce Galaga as a special classic addition.
So there you go; but don't let these get in the way of your regular training. Use them to chill out with after your training sessions. Happy game playing.
In Bushido, and see you back at the dojo soon guys, Kyoshi Mike.
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Last Updated on Monday, 25 January 2010 08:24 Written by JeffC Sunday, 03 January 2010 09:18
Introducing Firestorm's new web site for 2010. Welcome to Firestorm's new 'Senjo' web presence. This is Firestorm's eighth web presence since 1999 so we thought we'd call it 'Senjo' to pay tribute to the 8 qualities of the Zen Do Kai martial artist as defined in the ZDK Senjo philosophy. We have returned to a black theme to salute the many individuals who have attained the elusive ZDK black belt at Firestorm and to all of those who wear the ZDK black gi's.
The 'Senjo' site is a total revamp of Firestorm's web presence - we built it from ground up on a new server and an updated web platform. The previous site, 'Seven Samurai' is now retired after providing two years of faithful service.
Please see our blog note, under the 'News' menu item, about registering for access to the site. We look forward to responding to requests from site members for enhancements to the 'Senjo' web presence so please contribute your ideas via our forums or by sending messages to us directly.
We trust that you'll enjoy our new site (as much as we enjoyed developing it) and look forward to sharing information and news together regularly.
In Bushido, Firestorm's Web Team - JeffC, DarrenS and Kyoshi Mike.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 31 January 2010 14:06 Written by Mike Quin Friday, 01 January 2010 10:00
Your New Year's resolution is to join a Martial Arts club? Haven't done it yet? The Firestorm Dojos is recommencing training in its purpose built dojo in January 2010. Prospective new starters are already making enquiries. There will be plenty of new enthusiastic beginners starting in January.
Get listed on our roll call for new beginnings. Now is your time to join. 'He who hesitates is lost'. Follow your dreams. Bring them to fruition. Achieve excellence. Control your destiny. Broaden your horizons. We are ready to help make it work for you. Train for strength together.
Check the 'Contact Us' page in the site for contact details, we are looking forward to hearing from you and can't wait to see you training with us in January 2010. You will not regret the decision to do this. Why not shine a new light in your life.
Contact us now!
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 February 2011 17:24 Written by Mike Quin Sunday, 22 June 2008 01:24
Have you got a copy of the new Firestorm Training DVD yet?
The Firestorm Training DVD, available to all Firestorm students, covers everything you need to know when you're practicing at home. Everything from bowing to belt tying and from footwork to strikes, from deflections to Firestorm drills and even Kata - it has the lot. Over a massive, two hours, step by step description, for all students of the Senior and Junior schools at the Firestorm Dojos.
This Training DVD functions as a complement to your usual Dojo training under a qualified instructor. It isn't designed to be a stand alone ZDK training program - that just simply wouldn't work - we all know that!
So gear up for 2010. Get your copy today and place an order by contacting Kyoshi Mike through this web site or at the Dojo.
At $25, this DVD represents excellent value and is a must for your training effort.
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