Last weekend,  Master Ri Seong Kang, Master Bhajan Mann and Master Jinsu Ha facilitated the first Poomsae training camp of 2023. The training camp was held at Master Kang's Black Belt Martial Arts and brought over 80 athletes from across 20 schools within the GTA. During the camp, various drills for recognized Poomsae were covered. This included using different types of equipment, performing different variations of drills based an athlete’s respective skill level, and covering the basic aspects of Poomsae such as hand movements, stances, and kicks. On the...

Dear Taekwondo Community; Taekwondo Ontario is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a free Poomsae Training Camp on February 11 & 12, 2023. Location: Master Kang's Black Belt Martial Arts 2501 Eglinton Avenue East Scarborough, ON M1K 2R1 Camp Facilitators: Master Riseong Kang Master Bhajan Mann Master Jinsu Ha **Note** – There are limited spaces for this camp and admission free. Not this is on a first come first serve basis.  The only criteria to attend this camp is that you are a member in good standing of Taekwondo Ontario. Schedule: Saturday...

Dear Taekwondo Ontario Community, Taekwondo Ontario is pleased to announce the following individuals have been appointed and approved as part of the Team Ontario delegation to the upcoming 2023 Canadian National Taekwondo Championship in Toronto, ON from January 4 to 7, 2023. President - Master In Kyung Kim Head of Team (Male) - Master Tommy Chang Head of Team (Female) - Grand Master Young Su Choung Team Manager - Master Ka-On Tong Head Coach (Kyorugi) - Master George Koh Head Coach (Poomsae) - Master Ri Seong Kang Regards, Master Tong...

Dear Taekwondo Ontario Community;   On September 1, 2022, World Taekwondo (WT) enacted changes to the WT Competition Rules & Interpretation. Senior referees from Ontario including the Chair and Vice Chair of our referee committee will be traveling to Paris to take the WT International Referee refresher course which takes places during the scheduled Provincial Selection Game #1 (Kyorugi) on October 30th. Upon further discussion with the referee committee, we have agreed to cancel the Provincial Selection Game #1 (Kyorugi) on October 30, 2022 due to the...

Dear Taekwondo Ontario Community, Please note the registration for the 2022-2023 season is now open. Log into your existing account to renew your membership today. https://members.taekwondo-ontario.com/membership/login/ Master Tong...

On behalf of Taekwondo Ontario, a big congratulations to the following Ontario athletes who achieved podium results on Day 1 of the competition: Cadet Male - 41 kg - Zach Gillis - Gold Male -61 kg - Cameron Stables - Silver Female -55 kg - Madeline Stroeder - Gold Female -47 kg - Isla Estepa - Gold Junior Male -78 kg - Ethan McLean - Gold Female -59kg - Alicia Fox-Vignarajah - Gold Female -55kg - Maggie Reid-Collings - Silver   Master (33 & Over) Black Belts ...

Dear Taekwondo Ontario Community, Please note that a Provincial Kyorugi Referee Seminar will be held on Sunday August 28, 2022 in-person at Jung Ko Taekwondo Academy. This will be the first in-person course conducted since the pandemic.   You can register by going to the Events section of the Taekwondo Ontario website to register or through the link below. https://members.taekwondo-ontario.com/event/43/ Please note that participants and their club must be members in good standing with Taekwondo Ontario as at September 1, 2021. You can renew your account...

Please save the date for the following events: September 17, 2022 - 2022-2023 Provincial Selection Game #1 (Kyorugi) October 15, 2022 - 2022-2023 Provincial Selection Game #2 (Kyorugi) September 18, 2022 - 2022-2023 Talent ID Training Camp #1 (Kyorugi) October 16, 2022 - 2022-2023 Talent ID Training Camp #1 (Kyorugi) Note that the 2022-2023 Provincial Selection Game #1 & 2 for Poomsae will be announced at a later date and will the venue for the above events.   Thanks, Master Tong  ...

On behalf of Taekwondo Ontario, a congratulations to Noah Nacsa on his Bronze Medal finish at the Sofia 2022 World Taekwondo Junior Championships in the Male -48kg category.    ...

Taekwondo Study Participants are needed for an exciting chiropractic study!!!   Athletes ages 18-35 are welcome to take part in an exciting pilot study supervised by Dr. Mohsen Kazemi to help determine the effects of a chiropractic treatment on the speed, force, reaction time of a roundhouse kick!   Where: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College 6100 Leslie Street, North York, ON M2H3J1   Contact: Pegah Rahbar at prahbar@cmcc.ca for more details or to sign up!!!!...