Impact Testimonials

Possibly be the best thing I have ever done for my health

Bootcamp could possibly be the best thing I have done for my health and well being in over 20 years. I joined with an open mind and some hope that I might gain some fitness. Fast forward four weeks and I have exceeded all of my goals to gain fitness, lose weight, increase core strength, and overcome ongoing injuries (which I was carrying heading into day one). Every instructor was awesome, and had the perfect balance between fostering achievement of goals, motivation to do better, and creation of a comfortable, friendly atmosphere. There was young and old, male and female, large and small, and multiple levels of fitness, and for the inexperienced campaigner.

There is no better way to start the year than this Bootcamp, and I cant wait for the next one! Thanks Impact.

 fitter, healthier and stronger then ever

Love my new lifestyle

When I did bootcamp in January, I really didn’t know what I was in for. We got straight into it. I lost 4kg in the first 3 weeks. I’ve lost 13kg since then, and I’m maintaining it. It is the only time I’ve ever really learnt anything about nutrition. I learnt heaps because it was taught in a simple way, not overly complicated. I am a completely different person & love my new lifestyle.

Spectacular transformation of my kids

Feeling Welcome

Role Models

Useful Skills

Profesional and Fun

Dedication and Achievement

DBuiding Confidence in Technique

I haven’t been along to class in Deakin for a while, so it was brilliant on Tuesday to see how much my child enjoys her taekwondo.
Not only does she have a smile on her face the whole time, but she seems to have a great grasp of how to correctly perform all the move

Inspiring Confidence

Hi IMPACT,

I thought you might like to hear a little story related to Maddie (Woden MDs and Elite).

Maddie attends a relatively small primary school (Holy Trinity in Curtin). She is in year 6 and there are 35 in her class. This is the year they are the big kids being their last in primary school.

Today the SRC was inducted. (All year 6 pupils have a go but all are inducted for the year at the one time). The ceremony was in front of all the school (about 320 students) and year 6 parents.

One by one each year 6 student entered the hall with a corresponding screen from a powerpoint presentation related to them.

On this screen each child had been asked to nominate a leader that inspired them. As you can imagine there were lots of Barack Obama’s, Princess Mary’s, the Pope (it is a Catholic School) but when Maddie was presented, the inspirational leader for her was……

Danny Crkvencic with the quote “he inspires me because he displays all the qualities needed in Ta Kwon Do”.

Leading up to this they had to do a bit of a project on their ‘leader’ and she downloaded a picture of you from the website (which was on the powerpoint as well) and explained in her essay how you always get them to have a go and try their best. She was really saying things not just about Tae Kwon Do but about the lessons she’s learnt from you more generally.

We didn’t suggest you – she very much selected you as someone making a big difference to her life.

Anyway, just wanted you to know how you have inspired a little girl who used to be so timid and suffered anxiety attacks to the point she couldn’t go to a shopping centre to be this self assured child she is today.

Hope you enjoy this story.

Many thanks

Working with Patience

Dear Danny

We just wanted to express our thanks.

Kyle and Didi are doing fabulous work with the Mini-Dragons, their patience and kindness to the children is outstanding.

Our son Jack has attended for a couple of years and still loves it, our youngest Max has just started this term and is thrilled to be finally out there too!

Your Gungahlin team are a credit to your business, we happily recommend Impact.

Kind regards,

Team Support

Hi IMPACT,

Thank you, and all the Team Leaders/Instructors for looking after Steph and Erica on their first ‘trip away’.

Steph was real excited about being a part of the day and looks forward to competing soon herself.

The fact that Sharron and I felt comfortable to send Steph up to Sydney on her own is testament to the impressive way that IMPACT ‘works’ and the quality of the people involved. Again, many thanks.

Regards,

Promoting Pride

Hey if someone could please convey to (Master!) Danny how well it all went from a volunteer and competitor perspective.

All the time and energy that went into planning and organising, and all the effort on the day from Danny and Ray and Michael Griffiths AND Sharon and Linda at volunteer HQ, it was all outstanding. Danny should be commended for even undertaking this huge task and I would like to echo Linda’s comments yesterday about taking the initiative on behalf of ACT and IMPACT to host a Nationals. AND the office which I am sure has been multitasking like there’s no tomorrow trying to keep regular class awesome and get Nationals stuff ready on the side!! Well done everyone!! Collective pat on back slash group hug!!

Go team ACT!!

I am very proud to have been a part of it!!

Thanks

Supportive Environment

I would personally like to thank Impact, especially Danny, for all the support & encouragement given to the girls over the time they have been involved in the club. It has been a great experience for both of them and I hope they are able to find another club in Melbourne which has a similar philosophy as Impact.

Laura will be visiting Canberra from time to time over the next year so hopefully she may have a chance to come to an occasional training session to see everybody.

Kind regards

Enjoying the Journey

Being with IMPACT has been an awesome journey for me over the years and I have been very lucky to be part of something so great.
My involvement in the club has been such a life changing experience.

Thank You

Promoting Values

Dear Danny

I’m not really “down with” the whole Championships thing, but from what I can gather, today’s competition was a great success and as such, I should offer my congratulations.
What I am far more impressed with, as a result of attending today (to support the club and my older son Oliver) is IMPACT and the values and ethos behind it.

Today was a real eye-opener for me.

I assumed the supportive and encouraging environment I have observed at your Gunny classes for the past three and a half years was just part of Taekwondo – just what the sport was all about. I assumed the reason to study Taekwondo was to master the discipline not to learn how to “fight”.

How wrong I was!

I see now that the promotion of the ideals of honour, dignity, self-respect, good-sportsmanship and fair play is derived from you and consciously incorporated into the IMPACT program and is not integral to every club.

The encouragement you give all the kids, regardless of ability or potential, is impressive and heart-warming.

The highest kick competition is a perfect example. All children were encouraged and cheered on for their efforts. It was fun! Fun, but at the same time the kids had the opportunity to practice, to improve and to learn from and be encouraged by their peers. The ethos of the club was obvious – the ultimate winners in each group were applauded but so too was every other competitor for trying. Throughout the competition you guided the kids and refocussed their attention, offering them tips on technique and suggestions about how to improved on their second try.

This constant encouragement and support is of unspoken value. Do you realise just how much the kids get from this? A few quiet words from you have, not only a positive influence on my emotionally sensitive oldest child’s ability to regain his composure, but a long term impact. For Ollie, the direct support of Master Danny is empowering, for Hugo to witness this will reduce any apprehension he has about his first class and for us, the parents, it is enormously gratifying.

IMPACT places enormous importance on discipline and respect and I appreciate and thank you for this. It mirrors the messages we, as parents, give our children. I hadn’t realised that other clubs did not share this ethos. I feel enormously lucky that I selected IMPACT and not a competitor when choosing which club my son would try all those years ago. I imagine I wouldn’t have supported Oliver’s ongoing involvement (nor encouraged Hugo who is starting with you this term) if all he was learning was how to win at fighting people at Taekwondo.

Today I can honestly say I thought I was watching a different sport.

Some of the sparring I witnessed was so very focussed on winning at all costs and fuelled by overt aggression. In several matches (not featuring IMPACT club members) there was no evidence of technique or skill at all – it was a fight! An aggressive, slinging match! I could picture the same sort of brawl happening at the Belconnen Mall car park minus the fat dudes in the yellows shirts and the score board!

I love that IMPACT promotes pride in success whether that is a win, satisfaction with your own performance or the honour of having represented your club.

I love that all the instructors who have taught Ollie (Kyle and Keane predominantly) reflect this principle. They are the very best role models. They exhibit and encourage all the values that I want my boys to develop. They are gentlemen. (Yes, yes, I know they are highly skilled and probably lethal, but they are disciplined and gentlemanly and it is this that inspires their students not their ability to slaughter a competitor).

Thank you for bringing out the best in the children you teach.

Kudos to you and your wonderful team and I am so pleased that my boys are part of IMPACT.

Regards

Promoting Values

Dear Danny and all the wonderful people at IMPACT,

I just want to thank you for your encouragement and support you give to Thomas.

He competed in his first sparring at the competition and it was hard for me as a Mum to watch but I realise it is an important aspect of Taekwondo. He confessed he felt sorry for his opponent after he winded him but admired his opponents courage in continuing to compete. It is this respect for people that your club inspires so thank you.

Thomas is improving at school as well, the work ethic you promote is carrying across and improving his confidence.

Thanks