Support Allyssa’s Journey to World Taekwondo Poomsae Competition

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Support a 13 yo talented champion with a passion for poomsae taekwondo in reaching her goal in representing Australia Team to 2026 World Taekwondo Competition

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My name is Allyssa. I’m a 13-year-old girl with a passion for taekwondo who recently qualified for the 2026 World Championships in Korea, where I will be representing Australia. I started at a young age of 6, where taekwondo was just introduced to me for self defense, but soon my love for poomsae started to grow. I began participating in poomsae athlete training sessions and competitions. At one point, I lost all motivation to train and asked to quit. Training seemed like a loop. Wake up, go to school, come home then train. Despite me feeling this way, my parents and sister pushed me to continue training. Even if it was only a few classes a week. Before long, I started to look up to my sister. She had gone to the 2024 World Championships and was working hard to compete again in the World Championships in 2026. She always pushed herself to try her best, no matter how hard training felt, and I was inspired. She told me that I had potential. That if I trained hard, I could make it to the Australian team. My spark for poomsae came back, and I started to push myself more. I was determined to make the team, and I continued to try to improve my technique and strength. I knew I had so much to improve on, so I kept pushing. My coaches told me how much I was improving, which gave me more motivation. I started training for a longer period of time, averaging 20 hours per week and attended holiday training camps that were 6 hours long for 6 days a week. Not only did I have a coach who believed in me, but I also had friends who had the exact same goals as me. Get into the Australian team. We pushed each other to our limits. Suffered at trainings together and supported each other. Finally, on the competition day, we competed the best we could and cheered for each other as loudly as we could. In the end, most of us made it into the team, including my sister. Now, my next big event is the World Poomsae Championships in South Korea. It is an event that is a lot harder and I have to push myself even more. I have multiple international competitions in preparation to this; Australian Open, World Taekwondo President&#39;s Cup and Oceania President&#39;s Cup, which are all happening outside Melbourne. This results in costs piling up from competition fees, uniforms, training cost, physio and osteo appointments plus travel expenses. I have a high passion for this sport, but unfortunately, Taekwondo Poomsae is not fully recognised yet in Australia, as such this is all self funded. This means that my family has to cover all the expenses for both my sister and me. We truly appreciate all donations, big or small, and your support helps allow me to continue pursuing my dreams. Thank you so much!