World Taekwondo Oh Do Kwan Australia

GM Carmela has returned from the 2026 World Hanmadang Championships with a Gold Medal. The championship held at the Kukkiwon in Seoul, Korea saw 4,200 competitors from 62 countries competing. GM Ross was the Coach for the Australian team which won 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze medals. Oh Do Kwan member Andrette Chua also competed although not winning a medal did well in progressing through three matches against Pakistan, China and France in one of the biggest divisions at the competition. GM Carmela defeated athletes from Australia, Canada and Germany on the way to the Gold Medal.

Congratulations to all Oh Do Kwan members who competed in the 2026 WA State Championships in Poomsae on Saturday. A big thank you to our Poomsae Referees and Competition volunteers who helped make the competition possible. The Competition saw competitors from 15 Taekwondo academies representing 50 + club branches participating. Oh Do Kwan were again the most succesful club placing first overall.
1st Place Team Trophy Taekwondo Oh Do Kwan with 53 Gold Medals - 24 Silver Medals and 22 Bronze Medals.
A number of Oh Do Kwan members won Best Referee award
Donna Hartmann(Taekwondo Oh Do Kwan Port Kennedy/ Taekwondo Oh Do Kwan Kwinana )
Austin Durnin (Belmont Taekwondo Oh Do Kwan)
Carmela Hartnett ( Taekwondo Oh Do Kwan Maddington/ Riverton Taekwondo Oh Do Kwan)
Congratulations on a great performance. Thank you to all our coaches and instructors. Special Thank you to GM Anita Tippet and Master Kris Hartmann for their efforts.

GM Ross and Carmela Hartnett spent a succesful three days at the Oceania Presidents Cup, Australian Open and Oceania Championships on the Gold Coast. GM Ross was a National Team Coach at the Event, while GM Carmela competed. GM Carmela won three Gold Medals in Individual events and recieved Two Gold Medals in Team Events. GM Carmela also received a 9.133 score on one of her poomsae, which was the highest scoring poomsae for the Oceania Championships. GM Carmela continues to exibit the excellence of Taekwondo Oh Do Kwan.

Great day of competition with another successful WA Invitation championships now going for 40+ years. Oh Do Kwan won the Poomsae team Trophy with 28 Gold 15 Silver and 12 Bronze Medals and the Kyorugi team Trophy with 19 Gold 9 Silver and 7 Bronze Medals. Well done to all our competitors and coaches from our various clubs. A big thank you to all our referees and volunteers who make the competition possible.

Congratulations to all Oh Do Kwan students who passed Dan grading on the weekend, well done.
Thank you to our Examiners for the day:
R Hartnett & C Hartnett 9th Dans, A Tippet & J Crutchett 8th Dans, G Hartnett, N Brickwood & B Emmett 7th Dans, K Hartmann, S Sandover & C Hayward 6th Dans, S Hill, A Mariassouce, A Durnin, G Greenfield & B Schimpf 5th Dans, E Soemali, K Liew, M Buhlmann, L Lim & D Brown 4th Dans.

Entry Forms out now!! See your instructors for entry forms. Dont miss out!!

Entry Forms coming soon!! See your instructors for entries from 6th May. Dont miss out!!

Congratulations to our Oh Do Kwan Head Instructor GM Carmela Hartnett who teaches at our Maddington and Riverton clubs on winning Gold at the National Team Selections. The win earns her a spot on to the World Championships in Korea in September. Carmela is a multiple time World Championship medal winner and will be trying her utmost to add to her World Medal count. Congratulations also go to GM Ross Hartnett who has been selected as one of 6 National Coaches to the 59 member National team.

43rd Year of our Perth Open yesterday, The longest running Taekwondo Competition in Australia by a single organisation or Club. A big thanks to all our volunteers and officials who helped at our Perth Open Championships. Special thanks to referee chair Grand Master Jenny Crutchett, Master Graeme Hartnett and his Belmont club who set up and bumped out and Grand Master Anita Tippet and the Port Kennedy club members who helped and our Riverton, Leeming and Maddington instructors and members under the direction of Grand Master Carmela Hartnett who helped. Congratulations to all the competitors and coaches who entered, well done.
Winning Teams Poomsae Winning Teams Kyorugi
1st Taekwondo Oh Do Kwan 1st Taekwondo Oh Do Kwan
2nd Core Martial Arts 2nd French Martial Arts
3rd ATI Martial Arts 3rd ATI Martial Arts

Happy New Year to all our Students, Instructors, the world Oh Do Kwan fraternity and families. May you and your loved ones have a safe and great 2026.

Happy New Year to all our Students, Instructors, Friends around the world and their families. May you and your loved ones have a safe and great 2026.