June 3, 2014

On Saturday May 31st the 2014 CanAm Championships were held.  The tournament brought competitors and spectators from across Canada and the USA to the beautiful town of Oakville, nearly filling the 1,000-seat venue. Special guest included First Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha from Glasgow,  Scotland, GM Paul Cutler from Belfast, Northern Ireland and Ontario Labour Minister the Honourable Kevin Flynn.  The cheers from the crowd were most notable whenever there was a final match between the USA and Canada, each country encouraging their countrys competitor.

The tournament started with an opening ceremony that was culminated with some inspirational words from FGMR as well as Mr. Kevin Flynn.  The tournament was highlighted by a fiercely competitive Black Belt division consisting of over 90 participants, many of whom had international experience competing in the previous years ITF World Championships.  Philadelphia, PA was also chosen as the host for the 2015 CanAm Championships.

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April 30, 2014

On Saturday, April 26, ITF-TAO Technical Director Mr. Mike Morningstar conducted a 6 hour technical seminar in London, Ontario. The event was hosted by Mrs. Cathy Hadubiak, head instructor of Oakridge Taekwon-Do, and was attended by students from Morningstar TKD and Oakridge TKD.  Twenty-nine participants from red stripe to 3rd degree black belt were put to the test with a very challenging warm up.  Mr. Morningstar covered fundamental movements, kicking drills, patterns, step sparring, sparring and self-defense. The last hour of the day was devoted to black belt patterns. This was the 7th annual training workshop hosted in London.

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April 24, 2014

On Thursday April 17, 2014. There was a testing hosted at Hwa-Rang Warriors Taekwon-Do Studio in Pennsauken New Jersey. All of the students you see in this photo is the first wave of students of Mr. Sevendora Leang since he first opened his school in September of 2013. With all of the students hard work, all of the students have receive their next rank. At this time, this has been the school largest testing. Congratulation to the new ranking students.

April 21, 2014

From March 29th to April 2nd, 2014 we are glad to inform you that the ITF-TAO Pakistan organized 3rd All Pakistan Junior Championships Taekwon-Do.  It was a great event in which students from all over the Pakistan participated. Special guests included the 3 Ambassadors of different countries and Pakistan Sports Minister as well as many Members of Parliament and Officials.  They expressed their appreciation for Original Taekwon-Do and the promotion of ITF-TAO in Pakistan.

In total there were 587 Junior Competitors who participated in the Championships. The great work of the official umpires and ITF-TAO members and their collaboration during all 5 days of competition was thanked by the President of the all Pakistan Taekwon-Do Federation ITF-TAO Pakistan President Mr. RANA SADAQAT ALI, Mian Maqsod Ahmad and Abuzer Ghaffari, It was a great successful event and all of the winners were awarded Cash Prizes, Medals, certificates and Belts with all umpires at the end of this championship. A great thank you goes to all those who made this championship remarkable.

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April 16, 2014

ITF-TAO Croatia held their first National Championships and it was a huge success. The intense event hosted 140 competitors competing in patterns and sparring. Participated competitors from the Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia. Special thank you to Master Zlatko Sliško, Mr.Josip Petrovic, Croatian TaeKwon-Do Union for their support. Great work ITF-TAO Croatia!

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