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.
March 26, 2016
From March 24-28, TAO Technical Director Mr. Mike Morningstar visited Gifu, Japan to conduct a Technical Seminar and attended the 16th Chubu Taekwon-Do Championships. A meeting was held with all members of ITF-Nippon and the decision was made for them to join ITF-TAO.
Under the guidance of Master Yanagi Itsuo and President Mr. Takahiko Tsuchida we look forward to working together to keep the Original Taekwon-Do of the Founder, General Choi Hong Hi alive in it’s purest form.
Welcome Masters, Instructors and students of ITF-Nippon.
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.
March 7, 2016
Mr. Rick Winsor, Umpire Director, conducted the 3rd ITF-TAO Umpire “A” and “B” Tournament Officials Course at McCarthy’s Taekwon-Do in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland. There were 14 Black Belt attendees ranging from 1st to 4th Dan.
This was a full-day course which involved becoming familiar with the requirements of fulfilling the duties of a Head Official as well as a Center Referee. This was done through the review of course materials and hands-on practical application exercises allowing the students to perform these duties in a professional manner.
It was a very successful seminar and all participants will be awarded the designation of Umpire “A” or “B” certification.
February 12, 2016
On the weekend of February 5th, First Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha conducted a technical seminar for the Instructors and students of ITF-TAO Nicaragua. The event was organized by ITF-TAO Nicaragua President 5th Dan Mr. Pierson Solis. FGMR was accompanied by Technical Director Mr. Mike Morningstar and Mr. Sean Sutton Vice President USA.
Keeping true to the teachings of the founder of Taekwon-Do, General Choi Hong Hi, FGMR drilled the participants on correct sine wave and the proper application of techniques. By the end of the 4 hour training everyone was exhausted but motivated in their efforts to keep Chang Hun Taekwon-Do alive in it’s purist form. A promotion test was also held after the seminar.
Congratulations to all those who were successful in their quest for higher dan levels.
February 3, 2016
Our 2nd International Instructors Course with First Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha took place on January 29-31 in Oakville, Ontario with instructors and assistant instructors from across North America. Over the three days, First Grand Master Rhee covered training secrets, fundamental movements, patterns, counting and the proper way to command class as well as some interesting TKD historical stories.
On the Saturday evening FGMR was treated to a dinner with the Executive of ITF-TAO. After the IIC on Sunday a promotion test was held for candidates for 4th and 6th Dan.
December 24, 2015
The following photo for Black Belt events in Argentina
December 24, 2015
The following photo collage for events in Argentina
December 24, 2015
The following photo collage for events in Bolivia.
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.
