September 3, 2009 Over the weekend of August 21st, 22nd and 23rd, Freedom TaeKwon-Do Schools hosted a Technical Training Seminar with Grand Master Tran Trieu Quan, President of the ITF. Taking place in the Prince George Civic Centre, situated in beautiful northern British Columbia, this exciting event brought together 99 […]
September 2, 2009 On August 24th and August 31st, Master Downey and Mrs. Downey instructed one-day self defense workshops for 29 staff members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Department. The participants learned about the philosophy of self-defense, avoidance stratagies, de-escalation and diffusion of aggression and practical self-defense techniques. Master […]
Master Downey conducts self-defense seminar
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 […]
Technical Director visits Ottawa
On June 21st, Fathers Day, Downey’s Taekwon-Do had the largest Black Belt test in it’s 19 year history. A total of 28 students were promoted: 17 were promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt, 5 were promoted to 2nd Degree Black Belt, 5 were promoted to 3rd Degree Black Belt and […]