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Newfoundland’s “Battle of the Brave”

Monday, April 11th, 2016

April 7, 2016

On Saturday March 19th, McCarthy’s Taekwon-Do hosted the “Battle of the Brave” Friendship Tournament in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

One hundred and forty+ competitors from Newfoundland and Ontario were in attendance. It was a great display of Taekwon-Do and everyone performed extremely well.

The judges did a fantastic job overall with lot’s of positive feed back from spectators and parents for how professional everything was.

Congratulations to all those who participated.

2016-04-07 - Newfoundland Battle of the Brave Tournament_01

Annual Technical Seminar at CFB Borden TKD

Monday, March 14th, 2016

March 9, 2016

On Saturday March 5th, twenty-four students of all ages and ranks participated in a technical Seminar conducted by TAO Technical Director Mr. Mike Morningstar and hosted by Integrity TKD. Also in attendance were students from Oakridge TKD and Morningstar TKD.

The 4-hour training session included patterns from Chon-Ji to Ge-Baek as well as kicking drills, basic movements and physical conditioning. At the conclusion of the seminar a ITF-TAO membership plaque was also presented to Mr. Derek Morningstar who will be assuming the teaching responsibilities at Integrity as of April 1, 2016.

A special thank you to Mr. Dwayne Bos for his hard work building a very dedicated student base at CFB Borden over the past 4 years. Good luck Mr. Bos with your posting in Ottawa.

2016-03-05 - ITF-TAO Technical Seminar

Additional Activities in Argentina

Thursday, December 24th, 2015

December 24, 2015

The following photo for Black Belt events in Argentina

2015-12-24 - Activities in Argentina

Activities in Argentina

Thursday, December 24th, 2015

December 24, 2015

The following photo collage for events in Argentina

2015-12-24 - Activities in Argentina

Activities in Bolivia

Thursday, December 24th, 2015

December 24, 2015

The following photo collage for events in Bolivia.

2015-12-21 - Bolivia ITF-TAO

ITF-TAO Croatia Open Christmas Cup

Thursday, December 24th, 2015

December 22, 2015

On December 19th, ITF-TAO Croatia held their annual Christmas Cup Open Championship in Slavonski Brod, Croatia. More than 150 competitors from Slovenia, Sweden, Croatia and Bosnia made this event an unforgettable day.

We thank the organization ITF-TAO Traditional Taekwon-Do Union and Sabumi Nim Tomislav Ðaković for hosting this excellent event.

2015-12-19 - Croatia Christmas Cup

Oakridge Taekwon-Do Promotion Test

Thursday, December 24th, 2015

December 12, 2015

Fifty Oakridge Taekwon-Do students from white belt to red belt recently attempted and were successful in their quest for new ranks. The test was conducted by ITF-TAO Technical Director Mr. Mike Morningstar and assisted by Oakridge Taekwon-Do Head Instructor Mrs. Cathy Hadubiak.

Congratulations on your promotions and good work promoting Taekwon-Do in the City of London, ON.

2015-12-12 - Oakridge Promotion Tests

New Ranks at CFB Borden

Monday, December 14th, 2015

December 14, 2015

On Saturday December 12th nineteen students form Integrity Taekwon-Do at CFB Borden were successful in their quest for new ranks.

The grading was conducted by 4th Dan Instructor Mr. Derek Morningstar assisted by Mr. Dwayne Bos. Luc and Jasmine Blanchette were successfully promoted to Red Belt, a hallmark level for our club.

All students did an excellent job demonstrating their knowledge and techniques.

2015-12-12 - New Ranks at Borden

ITF-TAO Brazil at Open ITF Championship

Wednesday, December 9th, 2015

December 9, 2015

On November 8 the Carioca Open Taekwon-Do ITF Championship was held in Rio De Janeiro, Brasil. More than 200 competitors from Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina made this event an unforgettable day.

ITF-TAO Brasil delegation was represented by seven competitors who proved to be to the height of the circumstances in a tournament of great individual hierarchy.

We thank the organization Traditional Taekwon-Do Kwan and Sabum Nim Thaís Melo for hosting this excellent event.

2015-11-08 - Carioca Open Taekwon-Do Championship

ITF-TAO Argentina at the 3rd “Choi Cup”

Wednesday, December 9th, 2015

December 9, 2015

On November 15 in the town of Burzaco the 3rd Choi Cup Tournament was held. ITF-TAO Argentina was represented by a Jr. Girls team, led by Coach Ruben Ruiz and assisted by Oriana Campillay, Brisa Stricker and Giuliana Ruiz. Congratulations ITF-TAO Argentina members.

2015-11-15 - ITF-TAO - Choi Cup Argentina