Pink Belt Scholarship Full Impact I.T.F Taekwondo Port Pirie

Harnessing the power of martial arts to empower women
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More than 20 traditional martial arts clubs from across Australia – including Full Impact ITF Taekwondo Port Pirie at Port Pirie Aquatic and Leisure Centre have come together to throw their collective weight behind a unique project designed to empower women.

Pink Belt Project provides women in need – particularly those healing from the trauma of domestic abuse and/or sexual assault – with a one year scholarship, allowing them to train for free at their local martial arts club.

Scholarships are provided through a combination of crowd funding and martial arts instructors like Chief Instructor Louie Dimou from Full Impact ITF Taekwondo Port Pirie who agree to sponsor a scholarship and cover expenses such as uniform, belts and membership fee on behalf of a selected scholarship recipient.

Full Impact will be running fundraisers in coming months to help cover the cost of hosting a Pink Belt Scholar at our club so please look out for us!

Pink Belt Project was started in 2018 by West Australian Black Belt mum Kristy Hitchens who discovered for herself when she started Taekwondo at age 40 how the style of training provided a unique combination of health and well-being benefits that went far beyond the expected lessons in self-defense.

In addition, Mrs. Hitchens saw how the training helped a friend impacted by domestic violence so went on to research the phenomenon and develop a model that could encourage more women to participate by removing the financial barrier.

In its three-year history, almost 70 scholarships have been delivered across Australia. Pink Belt Scholarship graduates have so far reported outcomes such as recovery from depression, increased feelings of confidence and personal safety and a reduced sense of isolation.


To apply for a scholarship, please send a message to the Port Pirie Full Impact ITF Taekwondo Facebook page or email: portpirietaekwondo@gmail.com