Big thank you to all who attended the GIANT end of year awards party!
Awesome to had seen such a large turnout of members and their families in attendance. Thank you to all coaches, student leaders, parent volunteers and demo team that helped make the day special.
The day brought a good sense of community and we trust everyone enjoyed themselves! Huge congratulations to all award recipients, Black Belt achievers, Competitors of the year, Legacy Awards and those who achieved significant ranks this year. All had great speeches which shared memorable moments in their journey’s and provided inspirational advice to the junior peers in the audience. Great examples of what it is to be a GIANT!
A special thanks to Luca on the BBQ and to all parents who brought along a dish of their culture, so many great choices of food to choose from.
Looking forward to next year already!
Awards and recognition are as follows:
Hapkido Black Belt Recipient:
1st Degree Black Belt – Simon Moss, Natalie Vasilevski, Farzana Farzana and George Mantzavrakos
5th Degree Black Belt – Giorgio Repice
Taekwondo Black Belt Recipients:
1st Degree Black Belt – Chris Gregoriou & Anthony Baladi
2nd Degree Black Belt – Anthony Repice
4th Degree Black Belt – Giorgio Repice
Competitor of the Year:
The #1 and only Mr Chris Gregoriou (9 comps, 7 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze medal)
Coaches of the Year:
The team in Blue is looking strong, we recognise our coaching team as follows:
Head Coaches
Giorgio & Anthony Repice
Assistant Coaches
Bill Wannous, Antonia Gregoriou, Christopher Gregoriou, Rosemary Goncalves and Christopher Attieh
Level 3 Senior Leaders
Jasmine Vasilevski
Level 2 Student Leaders
Anthony Baladi and Isabel Venturino
Level 1 Junior Leader
- Anja Nedelkovska
- Kathy Pham
- Justin Stojanovski
- Vasco Stripparo
- Grace Floro
- Madison Der Matossian
- Nikolas Howley
- Fernando Castro
- Sebastian Castro
- Jeremy Castro
- James Wooldridge
- Arya Chen
- Zaynab Fahs
Students Awards:
GIANT Spirit Award
– Most improved students in technique and attitude in last 12 months
– Consistent perseverance when training, giving it their best
– Benevolent giving to the GIANT community, such as family contribution, help in classes etc.
– Warrior everyday – showing up, immediately given to the 100 club (over 100 classes)
Student of the Year Award
Goes to the students who have all of the above and consistently shown passion towards learning, good technique, great attitude to training and helping others. Most of the students who have achieved this award were selected on their effort to achieve a student of the month award.
Mini Mites (Pre Kindy)
MM SOY: Blaire Bannon
Tiny Titans Class (Kindy to Grade 2)
GIANT Spirit Award:
- Lucy Braidner
- Oliver Aththanaike
- Harper Nikolovski
- Zayden Hindi
- Solomon Hammoud
- Timothy Roth
- Alex Albisser
- Alec Usanmaz
- Hadeel Sabha
TINY TITAN OF THE YEAR
- BEXLEY Charlie Macleod
- BELMORE Ameer Teghlobi
Little Giants (Grade 3 and 4)
GIANT Spirit Award:
- Alex De Gouveia
- Jack Floro
- Jadon Chris Aaron
- James Lourbeas
- Grace Wooldridge
- Zain El-Kheir
- Idris Farhat
- Chloe Kordanovski
- John Webster
- Rayanne Elzein
- Sahina Kandel
- Arya Mahilum
- Zoe Smith
- Romeo Barber
- Fatima Sabha
LITTLE GIANT OF THE YEAR
- BEXLEY – Ophelia Harman
- BELMORE – Frankie Reid
Goliath Beginners (Grade 5 and 6)
GIANT Spirit Award:
- Jake Brown
- Marko Nedelkovski
- Mia Carter
- Mia Abou Ali
- Mia Reis
- Cooper Patuwai
- James Wooldridge
- Marianella Prout
- Bianca Rosadi
- Zaynab Fahs
- Orlando Repice
- Mitchell Rosten
- Jordan Lumakovski
- Quinlan Pham
- Leonidis Sigrimis
- Hasan Zainuddin
GOLIATH OF THE YEAR
- BEXLEY – Fernando Castro
- BELMORE – Natalie Smith
Teen Martial Arts
GIANT Spirit Award:
- Austin Reed
- Helaina Medlow
- Madison Loreto
- Vasco Stripparo
- Bethany Taylor
- Ryan Simitzis
- Claresta Lim
- Fotini Apostolidis
- Anja Nedelkovska
- Kiki Pfennings
- Sarah Elzein
- Tallulah Ng
- Kathy Pham
- Chantelle Stojanovski
- Amy Hawthorne
- Grace Floro
- Sofia Scali
- Harrison King
- Jacob Saffo
- Emily Frangeskos
- Jawad Soueidan
TEEN HAPKIDO STUDENT OF THE YEAR
- Isabel Venturino
TEEN KICKBOXER OF THE YEAR
- BEXLEY – Sebastian Castro
- BELMORE – Ali Sabha
Adults Martial Arts
GIANT Spirit Award:
- Kara Giardullo
- Robert Rosadi
- Justin Stojanovski
- Cassie Curtis
- Elvis Roda
- Zoe De Sousa
- Alan Avalos
- Jasmine Vasilevski
- Natalie Vasilevski
- Liana Gomes-Roda
- Christopher Attieh
- Paul Challita
- Vicky King
- Kristian Scali
- Leo Odgers
- Josh Zugai
- Youseff Nashrallah
- Nicholas Glinatsis
- Rosemary Goncalves
- Luca Taylor
- Shahnila Sadruddin
- Stephanie Cowling
ADULT HAPKIDO STUDENT OF THE YEAR
- BEXLEY – Anthony Baladi
- BELMORE – Nicholas Ristev
WEAPON STUDENT OF THE YEAR
- Christopher Pace
ADULT KICKBOXER OF THE YEAR
- BEXLEY – Max Kalpage-Cox
- BELMORE – Jawad Abbas
ADULT BJJ STUDENT OF THE YEAR
- Jeremy Castro
Lucila Castro
GIANT LEGACY Awards
Achievement – Benevolence – Commitment
GIANT BRONZE Dedication Award
Kara Giardullo
Vicky King
Nikolas Howley
Liana Gomes-Roda
Youssef Nasrallah
Max Kalpage-Cox
Well done to the following students who received significant ranks in the last 12 months:
Muay Thai Kickboxing Purple Armband – Chris Attieh, Isabel Venturino and Nicholas Glinatsis
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belts – Jeremy Castro, Rosemary Goncalves and Chris Gregoriou
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brown Belt – Anthony Repice
Weapons Brown Chevron – Jeremy Castro and Vannie Kha
Congratulations again to all achievers, great effort this year!
Click here to see more GIANT student awards, ranks and titles
Hope to see you up on stage at next years Awards day!
