August 14, 2014
ITF-TAO Annual Technical Conference and AGM will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday January 23-25, 2015 in “The City of Brotherly Love” Philadelphia, PA. There will also be a promotion test for 3rd Dan and higher. All ITF-TAO Instructors and school owners must attend! This training is open to Red Belt & up only and will cover from Chon-Ji Tul to Tong-Il Tul. Sunday’s training will be for 3rd degree and up. A full information package will be sent out in September.
August 3, 2014
On Sunday August 3rd; ITF-TAO Nicaragua held an Invitational Tournament in Managua The event was held at the Dojang of Mr Xavier Re&ntil. Over 70 competitors in the category of mini pewe, pewee, and teen attended Congratulations to ITF-TAO Nicaragua on your great efforts in Nicaragua.
July 9, 2014
On Saturday June 14th Integrity TKD and head instructor Mr. Dwayne Bos hosted their first technical seminar conducted by ITF-TAO Technical Director Mr. Mike Morningstar. The seminar was held on Canadian Fforces Base Borden and Instructors and students from Integrity TKD, Morningstar TKD, Smiths TKD participated. The 4-hour long training session coverd basic movements, patterns, 3-step, 2-step and 1-step sparring. The seminar was followed by a promotion test for colored belt ranks.
June 5, 2014
Congratulations to Mr. Denis Alvey and Mr. Ken Hance on their promotion to 7th Dan. The grading was held on the weekend of the CanAm Championships and conducted by First Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha and assisted by GM Paul Ccutler. To be graded by FGMR to any rank is the highest honour being that he is the most senior Chang-Hun Taekwon-Do Grand Master in the world today and as stated by General Choi Hong Hi, "The greatest ever student of Taekwon-Do".
June 4, 2014
On the Sunday morning after the CanAm Championships, First Ggrand Master Rhee Ki Ha conducted a complimentary seminary for all black belts and instructors that attended the CanAm Championships. The seminar was very interesting not only from a technical and physical perspective but also the amount of historical facts and stories that Grand Master shared with the students. The people who unfortunately could not attend this seminar missed a great opportunity and experience that rarely comes around. Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha was the closest person to General Choi and he is one of his original Students.
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.
May 17, 2014
On the weekend of May 17th, plus blue belt to 6th degree black belt participants gathered in Managua, Nicaragua for the 3rd Annual Technical Conference. Students and Instructors from Canada, USA and Nicaragua were in attendance. ITF-TAO President Mr. Roland Klassen, VP Mr Sean Sutton and Treasurer Mr. Scott Seguin took the trip along with a few other black belts from Canada and the USA. The training was conducted by ITF-TAO Technical Director Mr. Mike Morningstar. Patterns, 3, 2 & 1-step sparring was covered throughout the day in temperatures of 90 degrees ferenheight. Keeping true to the teachings of the founder of Taekwon-Do, General Choi Hong Hi, the students and instructors were drilled on correct sine wave and the proper application of techniques. By the end of the 7 hour training everyone was exausted but motivated in their efforts to keep Chang Hun Taekwon-Do alive in it’s purist form. A promotion test was also held. Congratulations to all those who were successful in their quest for higher dan levels.
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.
April 26, 2014
ITF-TAO United States conducted a black belt training in Philadelphia, PA on Satruday April 26th. Students from Hwarang Warriors Taewkon-Do, Otts Taekwon-Do and Fiarmont Taekwon-Do attended.
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.
