December 10, 2009
Twenty three Oakridge Taekwon-Do students from White Belt to Blue Belt recently attempted and were successful in their quest for new ranks. The test was conducted bt TAO Technical Director Mr. Mike Morningstar and assisted by Oakridge Taekwon-Do head instrcutor Mrs. Cathy Hadubiak. Congratulations on your promotions and good work promoting Taekwon-Do in the City of London.
November 21, 2009
For the 8th consecutive year, TAO Technical Director Mr. Mike Morningstar conducted a 2nd degree black belt test and a 7-hour technical seminar for the Instructors and students of Cabot Taekwon-Do in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The event was hosted by Mr. Rick Winsor, head instructor of Cabot Taekwon-Do. Participants ranged from white belt to 4th degree black belt of all ages. Ashley and Shane Williams were successful at their attempt for 2nd dan after a grueling 4-hr test on the Friday evening. The Saturday seminar covered stretching, conditioning, basic and advanced kicking drills and patterns. For the last hour all black belts in attendence were taken through Kwang-Gae up to Juche Tul. Both Mr. Morningstar and Mr. Winsor are planning a joint training between their Dojangs in 2010 for the 9th annual seminar.
November 15, 2009
The TAO “AGM & Annual Technical Conference� is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday January 29-31, 2010. This training is open to all Red Belts and Black Belts and will cover from Chon-Ji to Tong-Il. There is no cost for this training.
The Annual General Meeting will be on the Friday evening at 7:00pm in the Argus Meeting room of the Holiday Inn Oakville Center. The Saturday portion of the training will take place in the Trafalgar Ball Room of the Holiday Inn Oakville Center and will begin at 9:00am and run through until 5:00pm. Sundays training will be at the Main Dojang of Morningstar Taekwon-Do in Oakville, just minutes from the Holiday Inn. Sundays training will be from 9:00am to Noon and will be for 3rd Dan and higher. 8th Dan Master Pierre Laquerre, CTFI Technical Director,  will be our guest instructor for Sunday’s training.
This training is limited to the first 100 participants. Deadline for registration is December 24, 2009. Rooms have been reserved at the Holiday Inn for those who need to stay a few nights. Please mention the “Taekwon-Do Technical Conference� to benefit from the special event room rate of $104.00/night based on 4 people per room. The room release date is December 29, 2009.
October 20, 2009
Students from Trigger’s Taekwon-Do, Freedom Taekwon-Do, Blackburn Taekwon-Do, Johnson’s Taekwon-Do and Morningstar attended the 2009 Battle for the Bell Tournament this past weekend in Philadelphia. This competition was hosted by Mr. Fran Ott and Mr. Sean Sutton and brought compettitors from accross the USA and Canada. Congatulations to those who participated….and this year they even played the Canadian National Anthem!!!!!
Johnson’s TKD
Mitri Hanna – Bronze (Patterns); Bronze(Sparring)
Nadine Hanna – Silver (Patterns); Gold (Sparring)
Sheldon McNaught – Gold (Patterns); Silver (Sparring)
Morningstar TKD
Louie Mendez – Bronze (Patterns); Gold (Sparring)
Alex Llabres – Bronze (Patterns); Bronze (Sparring)
Scott Seguin – Bronze (Patterns); Silver (Sparring)
Thao-Nguyen Nguyen – Silver (Patterns); Gold (Sparring)
Blackburn TKD
Clement Goh – Bronze (Sparring)
Brigitte Jobin – Bronze (Patterns)
Angie Routier – Bronze (Patterns)
Jesse Boudreau – Gold (Patterns); Silver (Sparring)
Trigger’s TKD
Chris Arranz – Bronze (Sparring); Bronze (Patterns)
Freedom TKD
Kevin Larkin – Bronze (Sparring) Silver (Patterns)
Laine Karkin – Bronze (Sparring) Silver (Patterns)
Suzanne Baker – Silver (Sparring) Silver (Patterns)
Betty Ann Villeneuve – Gold (Sparring) Bronze (Pattern)
September 26, 2009
The Taekwon-Do Academy of Ontario (TAO) would like to announce the 2010 Ontario Provincial Championships to be held on Saturday March 6th, in the Nations Capital of Ottawa, Ontario. Blackburn Taekwon-Do will be the host under the direction of Mr. Steven Legrow.Â
For more information visit www.blackburntkd.org or contact 613-837-6948.
August 9-10, 2009
Morningstar Taekwon-Do recently held their 15th annual Instructor Certification Course. Thirty students from Morningstar Taekwon-Do, Oakridge Taekwon-Do, Thames Valley Taekwon-Do as well as Albuquerque Taekwon-Do attended this course which is designed to develop teaching skills. Topics that were covered were; how to conduct a proper warm-up, teaching a beginner their first day and under 5 days, how to discipline, how to motivate, teaching sparring, self-defense and over-all general teaching skills. Sunday’s training was a pattern seminar up to Choong-Moo.
August 5, 2009
On Saturday, June 27, Blackburn Taekwon-Do hosted Master Laquerre, the technical director of the Canadian Taekwon-Do Federation for a series of workshops. The morning session consisted of Fundamental Exercises and Patterns, while the afternoon session consisted of Sparring Techniques and strategies. Master Laquerre was well received with 37 Students from Ottawa, Cornwall and Laval. Everyone enjoyed the training and is looking forward for more opportunities for these workshops in the fall. Blackburn Taekwon-Do would like to thank all those who attended the Seminar and gave their support.
July 28, 2009
The TAO “AGM & Annual Technical Conferenceâ€� is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday January 29-31, 2010. This training is open to all Red Belts and Black Belts and will cover from Chon-Ji to Tong-Il. There is no cost for this training.
The Annual General Meeting will be on the Friday evening at 7:00pm in the Argus Meeting room of the Holiday Inn Oakville Center. The Saturday portion of the training will take place in the Trafalgar Ball Room of the Holiday Inn Oakville Center and will begin at 9:00am and run through until 5:00pm. Sundays training will be at the Main Dojang of Morningstar Taekwon-Do in Oakville, just minutes from the Holiday Inn. Sundays training will be from 9:00am to Noon and will be for 3rd Dan and higher. 8th Dan Master Fabian Nunez will once again be our guest instructor for Sunday’s training.
This training is limited to the first 100 participants. Deadline for registration is January 10, 2010. Rooms have been reserved at the Holiday Inn for those who need to stay a few nights. Please mention the “Taekwon-Do Technical Conference” to benefit from the special event room rate of $104.00/night based on 4 people per room. The room release date is December 29, 2009.
July 19, 2009
On Sunday July 19, Johnson’s Taekwon do conducted a demonstration at the St-Elais Lebanese Festival. The demonstration was lead by Mr. Mitri Hanna (3rd degree black belt) and Miss Nadine Hanna (first degree black belt). The students performed various basic techniques, patterns, step sparring and board breaking. Mr. Mitri Hanna and Miss Nadine Hanna demonstrated the pattern Gae Bek, model sparring, self-defense and board breaking. The demonstration was very well accepted by the audience, thanks to all those who participated in making this demonstration a success.
June 13, 2009
To end off three years in operation, thirty nine Oakridge Taekwon-Do students were recently promoted to new ranks. The test was conducted by TAO Technical Director Mr. Mike Morningstar and assisted by Oakridge Taekwon-Do head instrcutor Mrs. Cathy Hadubiak. Congratulations on your promotions and good work promoting Taekwon-Do in the City of London.
