CTFI News
April 30, 2008
The results are in for the 2008 ITF CanAm Championships, please click on the links below to view the results.
The CTFI Seeding Points list has also been updated.
April 23, 2008
Now posted on the Events page, information regarding a 1-Day Technical Seminar, Saturday May 3, 2008 conducted by Master Pierre Laquerre
Hosted by: Blackburn Taekwon-Do
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Links: http://www.blackburntkd.org/SeminarwithMasterLaquerre.htm
Please read the following letter:
2008.03 itf information letter
from ITF Administrative HQ
Master Willem Jacob Bos
ITF Secretary General
The following forms have been updated and can be found in the CTFI Resources and Download section:
ITF National Black Belt Degree Application form
ITF Black Belt Degree Application Form (4th-8th degree)
ITF International Instructors Certificate Application Form
ITF National Plaque Certificate application Form
ITF Umpire Certificate Application Form
April 11, 2008
Happy Birthday Taekwon-Do!!
April 10, 2008
I would like to take this opportunity to cordially the members of the CTFI to our annual championship in Philadelphia on May 17-18, 2008. The event attracts over 500 ITF Style competitors yearly including many black belts with International experience. This year we anticipate some South American Competitors for the Black Belt Divisions. In addition, our 2008 RED TIGER CUP will include 3 - person teams (jrs, adults, male and female). We hope that we can count on some Canadian competitors this year!
Information Package
Respectfully,
Marcello F. Cancelliere
ITF-USA Sec. Gen.
Red Tiger Tkd
6th Dan
April 8, 2008
Please see the April 2008 “Messages from the CTFI President” for a review of the Eastern & Western CTFI championships and other items.
April 4, 2008
You will find a revised eddition of the “National Umpire Certificate Application Form” in the CTFI Resources and Downloads section.
Further here are a few notes on it’s usage.
Do not send anymore the individual form. Even if you request a certificate for one person use the 2008 national umpire form. Only 4th degree and above who participated at an International Umpire course may apply for the International Umpire “A” certificate. National Organizations may organize their own National Umpire “B” courses and may request directly to the ITF the International Umpire “B” certificate. Those requesting an International Umpire “A” must be in possession of an International Umpire “B” certificate. Those requesting the International Umpire “A” but not in possession of the International Umpire “B” may request the Umpire “B” and “A” certificates at the same time - please use the attached application form. National Umpire Certificate Application Form
Yours in Taekwon-Do
ITF Administrative HQ
Master Willem Jacob Bos
ITF Secretary General
April 2, 2008
The CTFI Seeding points list has been updated.
There is schedule update for the International Instructors Course - June 6, 7, 8 - 2008.
Here are the results from the 2008 CTFI Western Canadian ITF Taekwon-Do Championships
March 31, 2008
The CTFI Western Canadian ITF Taekwon-Do Championships have concluded They were held on Saturday March 22nd in beautiful Kamloops, British Columbia. The tournament boasted over 300 ITF Taekwon-Do practitioners from all the western provinces. The day began at 9 am and concluded at 7:30 pm. Thompson Valley Taekwon-Do organized and hosted the event. It was a fantastic day of fair and sportsmen like competition. A special note of thanks goes out to the hosting facility, the staff, and volunteers at the Tournament capital center who were there all day to help out.
March 25, 2008
Announcement:
Dear Masters, Instructors, Coaches and Athletes,
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY…
In addition to Master Laquerre’s email invitation below for the 4th Can-Am Taekwon-Do Championships being held on April 19th in Trois Rivieres, Quebec, each club must also complete the attached excel spreadsheet as a master registration list of the competitors they are sending to this event.
Invitation - English
To be clear, the “individual registration forms” (Word Document) must be completed and sent to Master Laquerre with the waiver signed and the fees attached, to the mailing address indicated on the letter. However, in addition, the Excel spreadsheet attached titled “2008 Can-Am Club Registration List” must be completed as a recap of your competitors and emailed to kenmackenzie@ns.sympatico.ca before the deadline of APRIL 5th, 2008 at 6pm.
It is very important that ALL INFORMATION is entered including weight, height and date of birth. This information is used to prepare the draws and divisions and without it, we cannot prepare properly. Therefore, any “late” or “incomplete registrations” will NOT be accepted after the dealine and the competitor will not be registered for the Can-Ams - NO EXCEPTIONS!
When you open the “Excel” file, it has several tabs along the bottom. The first one is labelled “INSTRUCTIONS”. Please read these carefully. The additional tabs are where you enter the information on your competitors according to rank. Please enter their name on the appropriate space that represents their rank. If you do not have Microsoft Excel, please ask someone in your club who has this program to assist you. If you have any questions about completing this form, please contact me directly at at the following email… kenmackenzie@ns.sympatico.ca.
On another note, there will be a weigh-in for Black Belts - Juniors and Adults at the Delta Hotel in Trois Rivieres from 5:00pm - 7:00pm on the Friday evening, April 18th, 2008, as well as a last minute weigh-in on the morning of the event from 8:00am - 9:00am at the University of Quebec - Trois Rivieres where the championship will be held. Anyone failing to show up to the weigh-in or failing to make the required weight for their category will be disqualified - NO EXCEPTIONS. Please advise your students of this information.
Again, it is most important to have this Excel file filled out complete and emailed prior to the deadline of APRIL 5th, 2008 at 6pm as there will be no late enrties accepted. There are still 13 days left to complete this and ask any questions you may have, before then.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Taekwon,
Ken MacKenzie
CTFI Tournament Director
March 18, 2008
Announcement:
Dear CTFI Members,
The CTFI Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Mike Morningstar as Chairman of the Ethics and Protocol Committee. Mr. Morningstar’s responsibility is to develop a manual to standardize proper Etiquette and Protocol to be used in the Dojang by our members.
This manual will also contain the following:
- Guidelines for expected behavior of members
- Process for bringing complaints to CTFI
- Process for CTFI to review and rules on Complaints
- Consequences that may be applied by CTFI
- Guidelines for past members returning to the CTFI
The CTFI Board of Directors look forward to working with Mr. Morningstar on this important project.
Yours in Taekwon-Do,
Master C. Norman
March 18, 2008
Below are the results of the 2008 Eastern Canadian Championships. Click on the links to see the results.
March 14, 2008
March 1st Lightning Family Martial Arts in Calgary was host to Master Pierre Laquerre for a one day technical seminar, with special guest Master Clint Norman. Both the morning & afternoon began with a series of warm up and fundamental movement exercises. Master Laquerre, with input from Master Clint Norman, reviewed tuls and there techniques from Chon-Ji up to Choong-Moo over the course of the day. The seminar was a tremendous success, informative, fun, greatly enjoyed by all in attendance. A truly fantastic training atmosphere was created by these two Master Instructors and on behalf of all who trained Lightning Family Martial Arts would like to thank both Masters for the day.
The evening before Mrs. Sonya Howes & Mr. Jeff Sanford successfully graded for there 4th Degree Black Belts under Master Pierre Laquerre VII, CTFI Technical Director, and Master Clint Norman VII Dan, President of the CTFI. Congratulations Mrs. Howes & Mr. Sanford.
March 13, 2008
Even a 30 centimeter snow storm couldn’t stop the 200+ competitors from four Provinces from attending the 2008 Eastrern Canadian Championships. The Championships were held in Oakville and had representation from Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. Following the Canadian National Anthem, everyone stood in a moment of silence in memory of the late founder General Choi Hong Hi followed by the “Ode to General Choi”. To wrap up the opening ceremonies, CTFI Eastern Vice President Master Pierre Laquerre opened the tournament with a few words encouraging words, and also took home the most supportive school award.
Color belt competition was finished at 1:30pm and then the tournament moved right into the Junior and Senior Black Belt catagories. Competition was firece as 70+ black belts kicked and punched their way through the patterns and sparring competition. The day finished out with the men’s Hyper weight final which pitted Mark Silva of Ontario against Alexandre Primeau of Quebec. After two close and grueling rounds Quebec came out on top and everyone left in high spirits. Congratulations to the Taekwon-Do Academy of Ontario on hosting a fantastic event.
Feb 26th, 2008
2008 Nova Scotia Provincial Championships
The 2008 Nova Scotia Provincial Championships were held this past weekend, on February 23rd, 2008, in Amherst, Nova Scotia and hosted by Mr. Jim Ripley (3rd Dan) of JC’s Taekwon-Do. The were 95 competitors from four different clubs - JC’s Taekwon-Do,(25) McKenna Taekwon-Do (12), Hiltz Taekwon-Do (31) and MacKenzie Taekwon-Do (27). The championship began at 9:30am with Color Belt Patterns and Sparring, followed by Team events and then by Black Belt Patterns and Sparring.
There was some great competition throughout and all competitors, coaches and spectators enjoyed the day.
For a complete list of results, click on the links below:
Color Belt Pattern - Results
Color Belt Sparring - Results
Black Belt Pattern - Results
Black Belt Sparring - Results
Team Event - Results
Feb 20th, 2008
Dear Masters and Instructors,
We are pleased to invite you and your students to participate in the 4th Can-Am Taekwon-do Tournament, which will take place in University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières, 3351 des Forges blvd, on April 19, 2008. The April 20 will be the official selection for the National teams sparring members. Please see the Upcoming Events page for information
Me. Pierre Laquerre
Tournament director
www.atpl-itf.com
Feb 14th, 2008
Taekwon-Do Gatineau Anniversary
The CTFI would like to congradulate The Club of Taekwon-Do Gatineau who celebrated their 20th anniversary on January 31st, 2008. This day was very special for the Technical Director of the Club, Mr Allan Carter, who was honoured for his 20 years of dedication within the Club.
Read the article printed in the Gatineau paper >here< (French)
Feb 11th, 2008
New CTFI Members
On behalf of the CTFI and the Board of Directors, I would like to welcome Ms.Trigger and Ms.Villineuve as our newest members from the Province of Ontario into the CTFI family. The CTFI looks forward to a long working relationship with both Ms. Trigger and Ms. Villineuve.
Congratulations!
Yours in Taekwon-Do,
Master C. Norman
Feb 4th, 2008
Please see the Upcoming Events page for new information regarding the 2008 Western Canadian Championships.
Blackburn Taekwon-Do in Ontario has a new location at the Active Living Club.
The following is a report from www.itf-ontario.ca
The Taekwon-Do Academy of Ontario (TAO) started off it’s second year of operations with a blast by attracting over 100 participants to it’s 1st Annual Technical Conference. The event is free of charge for all black belt members of the TAO. The seminar’s participants weren’t limited to Ontario students only however. The event boasted participants from across Canada and the United States including Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New York, Philadelphia, Texas, New Mexico and even a 4th degree instructor all the way from Fairbanks, Alaska.
Although this is TAO’s first such conference, it has been a longstanding tradition for TAO’s technical director, Mr. Mike Morningstar, who is also head instructor of Morningstar Taekwon-Do in Oakville. This is Mr. Morningstar’s fourth such event and he certainly took the student’s through their paces. The seminar was 12 hours long and spanned two days!
On the first day Mr. Morningstar focused primarily on patterns, covering up to Juche-Tul but with a good dose of calisthenics, stretching, fundamental and kicking exercises as well. Master Pierre Laquerre, Technical Director for the Canadian Taekwon-Do Federation, led the second day up to Tong-Il.
Also in attendance were 7th degree Master Richard Lajunesse from Quebec, Master Ruben Suarez from New York and Master Fabian Nunez from Texas. Having such experienced instructors made the event something special and an overwhelming success. It is also encouragement for TAO, who has seen the addition of 8 new schools to their ranks over the past year. For more news about the Ontario Association visit www.itf-ontario.ca.
Jan. 31st, 2008
Please see the Upcoming Events page for new information regarding the following Events.
CTFI Eastern Canadian Championships
- March 8, 2008 - Oakville, ON
International Instructors Course
- June 6, 7, 8 - 2008 - Oakville, ON
Jan. 24th, 2008
Please see the Upcoming Events page for new information regarding the following Events.
The Viking Cup International 2008
Also on the Upcoming Events page.
Master Pierre Laquerre Seminar 2008 - Calgary Ab.
Jan. 4th, 2008
Please see the Upcoming Events page for new information regarding the 3rd ITF World Cup - 2008
Event Schedule
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