Yearly Archives: 2014


At the IIC in St. John’s, Newfoundland  (June 27th-29th), the IIC technical committee conducted an examination in which two CTFI members were successful. Congratulations to Master Downey on his promotion to 8th Dan, and to CTFI’s newest 7th Dan, Master Peter Clair!  

Congratulations Master Downey and Master Clair!


94th International instructors course (IIC), St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, CANADA June 27-29 2014. The 94th International Instructors Course (IIC) was successfully held in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, CANADA on June 27-29 2014. There were a total of 115 participants from three countries (Canada, USA and Jamaica). Newfoundland is […]

IIC 94 – Report from Newfoundland


Attention CTFI Members, The CTFI would like to announce the return of Mr. Marc Gaudet to our Taekwon-Do family. Mr. Gaudet will be working with Mr. Hiltz and will look forward to a healthy relationship and development of Taekwon-Do in the Province of Nova Scotia and Canada. Yours in Taekwon-Do, […]

Message From Our President


The 2014 British Columbia Provincial Taekwon-Do Championships were held in the beautiful city of Prince George, BC this May 31. In total, 225 competitors from around the province and 18 schools were represented. The day began with a parade of schools and their instructors, followed by a short opening ceremony […]

2014 BC Provincial Championship a Great Success



On Sunday June 2nd   the ITF of BC hosted a special training session for 4th – 6th Degree instructors at Freedom Taekwon-Do in Prince, George.  The session was attended by instructors from all around BC (Northern, Interior, Lower Mainland). The inaugural “ITF of BC  Stripes on Tour” session was led […]

ITF of BC “Stripes on Tour”


The Canadian Taekwon-Do Federation International held an Umpire Certification Course on May 25th, 2014 with 21 participants in attendance. The course was conducted by Mr. Ken MacKenzie (6th Dan – CTFI Provincial Umpire Trainer for NS). All candidates were successful in certifying for their appropriate levels and are now all […]

Umpire Course in Nova Scotia Report


Dear Masters and Instructors, The 2014 Eastern Championships have now passed into history!  Thank-you to all of you that brought competitors, coaches and judges.  This year we had 5 full time umpires register to help with the event.  I hope everyone had a great time and good success. Thank-you to […]

2014 Easterns Results


Master Downey and Mrs. Downey recently conducted their annual (24!!!) seminar.  There were over 140 students in attendance and included instruction on self-defence,  theory of power and training secrets as in patterns, free sparring drills, and pad training. Next year will be a special seminar as it will be Downey’s Taekwon-Do […]

Downey’s Taekwon-Do, Another Successful Seminar!