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HISTORY
At reACTION we are quite proud of our achievements since the club opened in 2002. Below is a brief summary of the history of the club with key events highlighted.
CLUB HISTORY
reACTION was started in 2002 by Ben Reay, Gary Polwart and Hilton May. After a few months in a variety of venues we opened our own full time dedicated facility in Mt Roskill. In 2008 reACTION relocated to Avondale and in 2009 became part of Impact Studio a combined Martial Arts and Dance studio. Finally reACTION reopened as "reACTION School of Martial Arts" in its current location
GRADE HISTORY
The following is a grade summary highlighting the grade achievements of members of reACTION Martial Arts Club.
Black Belt
Ben Reay 27/9/2003Hilton May 4/10/2004
Brown Belt
Christiaan Buijsers 9/12/2009
Blue Belt
Christiaan
Buijsers 6/6/2007
Paul
Borawski 1/8/2007
Green Belt
Paul
Borawski 7/12/2005
Shane
Bottomley 26/4/2006
Rachel
Larkin 14/6/2006
Christiaan
Buijsers 4/10/2006
Gavin
Matthews 20/12/2006
Craig
Goodson 2/4/2007
Carl Bishop
25/6/2007
Shane
Tremain 25/6/2007
Rushay Ranjith 21/05/2008
John Pohe 3/9/2008
Pete Hodkinson 6/11/2008
Orange Belt/Foundation Badge
Kirsten
Rose 20/8/2007
Tanvee Sharma 5/12/2007
John Pohe 5/12/2007
Pete Hodkinson 16/04/2008
Ahmet Manav 7/5/2008
Feargus Norton 5/8/2009
Gavin Larsen 5/8/2009
Dmitri Osipov 5/8/2009
Malcolm Ashmore 5/8/2009
Carl Morey 7/12/2009
George Buxton 29/3/2010
Keith Nicholas 26/7/2010
Yellow Belt
Shane
Bottomley 30/8/2003
Benjamin
Groen 30/8/2003
Mathew
Martin 30/8/2003
Nikhil
Gupta 30/8/2003
Sean Ryan
30/8/2003
Gordon
Martin 6/9/2003
Timothy
Groen 12/12/2003
Darren Chai
12/12/2003
Rebecca
Massil 12/12/2003
Thanushan
Thanababu 26/6/2004
Ruchinav
Gupta 13/11/2004
Brandon
Mihaere 27/9/2006
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The following is a summary highlighting the key tournament achievements of members of reACTION Martial Arts Club.
2009
NZJJF
Medal Tally
2 Gold
AFF
Medal Tally
4 Gold
3 Silver
2008
NZJJF
Medal Tally
3 Gold
7 Silver
7 Bronze
2007
Rachel
Larkin
<18
Girls Grappling National Champion
Rachel
Larkin
<18 Girls Free-fighting National Champion
Brandon
Mihaere
Junior Childrens Freefighting
National
Champion
Christiaan Buijsers
Self Defense National Champion
2006
Rachel
Larkin
<18 Girls
Free-fighting National Champion
NZJJF
Medal Tally 1
Gold
2 Silver
1 Bronze
2005
NZJJF Medal
Tally 1
Gold
10 Silver
6
Bronze
2004
Thanushan
Thanababu
Junior Childrens
Free-fighting National Champion
Gordon
Martin
Senior
Childrens Free-fighting National Champion
NZJJF
Medal Tally 4
Gold
9 Silver
7 Bronze
2003
NZJJF Medal Tally 4
Gold
5 Silver
5 Bronze
2002
NZJJF
Medal Tally 7
Gold
17 Silver
10 Bronze
OTHER AWARDS
reACTION Martial Arts issues the
following annual awards:
Junior
Tournament Champion - awarded to the student with the best
tournament record for that year, in ANY childrens division.
Junior
MVP - Our "Most Valuable Player" award, to the junior
member whose
attitude and "can do" approach best represent reACTION through all
their actions.
2009
Junior Tournament Champion - Brandon Mihaere
Junior MVP - Kyle McCamish
2008
Junior Tournament Champion - Brandon Mihaere
Junior MVP - Brandon Mahaere
2007
Junior Tournament Champion - Rachel Larkin
Junior MVP - Brandon Mahaere & Rachel Larkin
2006
Junior Tournament Champion - Rachel Larkin
Junior MVP - Rachel Larkin
2005
Junior Tournament Champion - Matthew Martin
Junior MVP - Thanushan Thanababu
2004
Junior Tournament Champion - Thanushan Thanababu
Junior MVP - The Martin Family
2003
Junior Tournament Champion - Benjamin & Timothy
Groen
Junior MVP - The Groen Family
2002
Junior Tournament Champion - Shane Bottomley
Junior MVP - The Hintz Family
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