September 30th, 2014
It sadens us to announce the untimely loss of our friend & black belt Mr. Steve Ratz & his wife MH Lessard who suddenly died in a trageic motor vehicle accident Sunday September 28th. Mr. Ratz was a senior Black Belt at Millennium Taekwon-Do in Orangeville. Mr. Ratz will be sadley missed by all whose life he touched.
September 16, 2014
ITF-TAO would like to welcome 6th Dan Mr. Sergio Plaja and the students of Millennium Taekwon-Do as our latest member. Mr. Plaja brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience as well as Dojangs in Brampton and Orangeville. Mr Plaja and his students have supported ITF-TAO and our events over the years and is a fantastic edition to the group. We look forward to working with Mr. Plaja helping to keep the Taekwon-Do of the Founder Traditional, Authentic and Original.
September 1, 2014
On August 29th, ITF-TAO Serbia held their annual summer Gup testing in Belgrade. The grading was presided over by Cheif examiner and Technical Director for ITF-TAO Serbia Mr. Zoran Rajkovic. Congratulations to all those who were successful in their quest for new ranks. Great work Mr. Rajkovic in promoting Chang-Hun Taekwon-Do in Serbia.
August 27, 2014
Saturday, August 23rd 88 Dragons Martial Arts Academy held their first annual outdoor training, family BBQ and swim at beautiful Emerald Lake Trailer Park and Resort, Puslinch, Ontario. Students started off the day with a one hour training session followed by an inter- school tournament. Members competed in flying high kick, power breaking and patterns. Following the competition Master Alvey barbequed enough food to feed all students and parents. Once all were fed, students and their family members enjoyed a game of volley ball, swimming and splashing around the spring fed Water Park complete with inflatable water obstacle course.
Next year Mr Morningstar has agreed to join the event and lead a technical seminar. All TAO schools will be invited in an attempt to create one mass outdoor training session. Students will be encouraged to pitch a tent and spend the night to make the experience even more memorable.
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 5th, 2014
Thirty-six 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.
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.
