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May 28th 2010 Senior Black Belt Promotions Congratulations to Ms. Diana Henson, Mr. Matt Lavoie and Mr. Licas on their promotions.
Ms. Henson - Fifth
Degree Black Belt Congratulations!
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April 22nd 2010 Meet Sale Fundraiser With BBQ season just around the corner it's time for another meat sale fundraiser. The pick up date is June 8th, just in time to fire up the BBQ for the spring/summer. I have attached the order form, if at all possible please print it out on 8 1/2 by 14 size paper (8 1/2 by 11 if you don't have the larger size on your printer). For those of you that don't have a printer Ms. Sokolowski will have some forms at Taekwon-Do on Tuesday night. Order deadline is May 13th. Thanks Sharon Sokolowski Secretary Pacific Rim Institute of Taekwon-Do
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April 22nd 2010 Pacific Rim Instructors Attend 52nd International Instructor's Course In Denver Colorado The weekend of April 9th - April 11th saw over 120 participants from all over North America attend the 52nd International Instructors Seminar in Denver Colorado. In attendance were instructors and assistant instructors from Pacific Rim Institute of Taekwon-Do and DSA Taekwon-Do. The course was instructed by the ITF Technical Commitee consisting of Grand Master Hector Marano ( 9th Dan and Chairman of the Technical Commitee) , Grand Master Pablo Trajtenberg ( 9th Dan and Acting President of the ITF) and Grand Master Wim Boss (9th Dan and Secretary General of the ITF). Also in attendance was Grand Master Van Binh ( 9th Dan and President of ITF USA) as well as a handful of masters. The seminar covered all 24 patterns, Step sparring, self defense, free sparring and protocol, the course also introduced new dynamic drills enjoyed by all participants. A special banquet was held to celebrate the course as well as celebrate the 55th birthday of Taekwon-Do. We'd like to thank Master Fred Akard and his organizing committee for doing a fantastic job all weekend.
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April 3rd 2010 BC Provincial Championships Application and Registration forms are now available for download on the UPCOMING Page. |
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April 3rd 2010 Tournament Results Congratulations to the competitors who competed at the 2010 CTFI Western Canadian Championships held in Regina Saskatchewan. Results
Mr. Chris Law
Mr. Steven Lovett We'd like to thank Master Norman, the STFI and all volunteers that helped make the tournament a success
These athletes now have
their sights on the Can Am championships in Ontario and
National Championships in Vancouver for a chance to
represent Canada at the 17th Senior and 9th Junior World
Championships in Wellington New Zealand in 2011. |
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March 26th 2010 Training Session And Examinations In Okanagan Falls On March 26th Mr. Law with assistance from Ms. Vrzal conducted a training session and examination for the students of Mustang Taekwon-Do in Okanagan Falls. The training session consisted of fundamental techniques, emphasis on sine wave, how to improve pattern performance and power breaking. We'd like to congratulate all examinees and would like to thank Ms Tina Braz and the students of Mustang TKD for their hospitality. |
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March 20th 2010 POW WOW! Demonstration On March 20th Pacific Rim Taekwon-Do along with DSA Royal Taekwon-Do were invited to do a demo at the "Awakening the Spirit of Ya-Xwa" Powwow. Members in attendance were: Narrator - Michelle Sokolowski; Instructor & Organizer - Diana Henson; Members: Clayton Sokolowski, Darius Andaya, Brad Smith, Dana Andaya, Emmanuel Andaya, Issah (last name not known), Jay Wittur, Karlos Wittur, Evan Hanson, Georgina Willis, Jasper Gao. The members did some warm up exercises followed by patterns and then sparring that really started to get the crowd excited, especially the fast passed match of Brad Smith vs Darius Andaya. The crowd was also amazed by the breaking ability of our students from Jasper up to an unbelievable triple break by Darius Andaya.
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March 20th 2010 Grandmaster Tran Memorial On March 22nd members from all over the world gathered in Quebec City to pay tribute to the late Grandmaster Tran Trieu Quan. The memorial was held at the Hotel Quebec. Mr. Lipscombe, Mr. Law represented Pacific Rim along with a handful of other instructors representing BC. Over 250 participants were present at the ceremony with included speeches from acting ITF President GM Pablo Trajentberg ,other Taekwon-Do practitioners and the Tran family. A special dinner was held after the ceremony with the Tran family. We would like to thank the Tran family for sharing this memorable and emotional event with us. We'd also like to thank all the speakers for sharing their fondest moments of GM Tran and to all the organizers of the event. |
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January 1st 2010 Happy New Year! We'd like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Classes will be back in session on January 5th in Poco and Pitt Meadows
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December 25th 2009 Happy Holidays Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! from the Instruction team and students of Pacific Rim Institute of Taekown-Do
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December 1st 2009 December Training For All Locations Just a reminder that December training will take place at the Mabbett Room.
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November 25th 2009
Results from the 16th Senior and 8th Junior World
Championships
Congratulations to Mr. Law
and Mr Srigley on their performances
Full Results coming soon
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November 24th - 25th ITF Umpire Course Mr Law attended an ITF Umpire Course In Mar de Plata prior to the ITF World Championships.
The course was instructed
by the ITF Umpire Commitee: The course covered the rules and umpiring for all elements in competition ( Patterns, Sparring, Breaking and Specialty breaking and pre arranged sparring. the Commitee also covered ring procedures as well as the new electronic scoring system to be used in every ring and the World Championships. |
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November 19th 2009 Mr. Law Conducts Training session in Buenos Aires On Friday November 19th , Mr. Law conducted an informal training session for a group of students from Argentina (Moo Duk Kwan Taekwon-Do club) . Mr. Law was invited by Mr. Francisco Salas 1st Degree Blackbelt at his new training centre in Buenos Aires. The session consisted of kicking and leg strengthening drills as well as reaction and sparring drills. Mr. Law would like to thank Mr. Salas and his students for all their hospitality. |
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November 17th 2009 Mustang Taekwon-Do Joins The Pacific Rim Institute Of Taekwon-Do We'd like to welcome Mustang Taekwon-Do from Okanagan Falls to the Pacific Rim Family. Mustang's
head instructor is Ms. Tina Braz III Dan. Ms Braz began
her training in Edmonton Alberta before moving to BC and
founding Mustang TKD. She is a very dedicated instructor
whose goal is to build a more peaceful world through
teaching Taekwon-Do Check them out at www.mustangtkd.ca
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November 14th 2009 Mr. Law and Srigley would like to thank everyone who participated in the previous T Shirt and meat sale fundraisers. All funds raised will go towards expenses for the upcoming 2009 ITF World Chamionships in Mar De Plata Argentina.
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November 14th 2009 Results November 14th 2009 saw 141 competitors from the all BC compete at the 2009 friendship tournament. The tournament was organized by Mr. Kevin Reinelt and Triumph Taekwon-Do. The tournament also served as a fundraising tournament to support our BC members on the Canadian Team. Congratulations to the following Participants
We'd like to thank Mr. Reinelt and Triumph Taekwon-Do for a well run tournament. |
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September30th 2009 Welcome Back! On behalf of the instructors at the Pacific Rim Institute Of Taekwon-Do, we'd like to welcome you back for another training season. Please be advised:
Sincerely The Instruction Team |
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April 30th 2009 Black Belt Promotions Congratulations to Ms. Alex Vrzal on her promotion to Fourth Degree Blackbelt. Her test was conducted by ITF President, Grandmaster Tran Trieu Quan and consisted of, patterns, step sparring, self defense, theory, sparring and breaking.
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August 30th 2009 Pacific Rim Attends Sixth Annual ITF President's Seminar August 21st - 23rd saw instructors and students from all over BC attend the sixth Annual ITF Presidents with Grandmaster Tran Trieu Quan. The Seminar was hosted by Mr. Kurt Ottessen and Freedom Taekwon-Do In Prince George. The course consisted oreviewing fundamental movements and sinewave, sparring, self defense, conditioning and a presentation on "The Do" We'd like to thank Grandmaster Tran for his continued support and dedication to Taekwon-Do in BC over the years . We'd also like to thank Mr. Ottessen and the entire Freedom Taekwon-Do team for a great job!
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July 1st 2009 Black Belt Promotions Congratulations to the following newly promoted Blackbelts Promoted to 2nd Dan Mr. Cody Lee Promoted to 1st Dan Mr. Brad Smith The examinations were conducted by Mr. Lipscombe, Mr. Schellenberg and Mr. Law. The test consisted patterns, step sparring, theory, sparring and breaking. |
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July 1st 2009 2008 Canada Day Demo at Castle Park Pacific Rim held it's annual Canada Day demonstration at Castle Park. The demo consisted of: Patterns, sparring, self defense, board breaking and an amazing brick breaking demonstration Thanks to all the students who took part in the Canada day Demo!
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June 28th 2009 Pacific Rim Instructors Invited To Teach At Pitt Meadows Elementary school Pacific Rim Instructors were invited by Pitt Meadows Elementary http://pme.sd42.ca/ school to teach a four week Taekwon-Do program as part of the PE curriculum. The Instruction team consisted of Mr. Law and Ms Vrzal, assisted by Mr. Sokolowski and Mr. Lee. These classes gave students an introduction to Taekwon- Do, included were fundamental movements, sparring drills, self defense techniques and an anti bullying discussion. We'd like to Thank Ms. Diane Simard and Pitt Meadows Elementary school for the invitation.
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June27th 2009
Yellow Belt: Pitt Meadows
Yellow Belt:
Blue Belt
Red Belt Congratulations!!!!
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April 28th 2009 Congratulations to the 2009 Canadian Champions who competed at the 2009 CTFI National Championships this past weekend in Montreal Quebec. Results
Mr. Chris Law
Mr. Dakota Srigley Congratulations to the competitors who will be competing at the 2009 World Championships in Mar Del Plata Argentina.
Mr. Chris Law
-Individual Power Breaking/Team Breaking
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April 8th 2009 Senior Promotions Congratulations to Mr. Chris Law on his promotion to Fifth Degree Blackbelt. His Test was conducted by ITF President, Grandmaster Tran Trieu Quan and consisted of, patterns, step sparring, self defense, sparring and breaking.
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March 30th 2009 Results: Congratulations to everyone who competed at the 2009 Provincial Championships this past weekend in Merritt. 13 competitors came home with 23 medals The tournament was hosted by Coquihala Taekwon-Do.
Great Job Everyone!
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December 12th 2008 Happy Holidays from the instructors and students of Pacific Rim Institute Of Taekwon-Do.
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November 5th 2008 Promotions Congratulations to Mr. Clayton Sokolowski on his promotion to Third Degree Blackbelt. His Test was conducted by Mr Lipscombe and consisted of, patterns, step sparring, sparring and breaking.
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October 4 - 6th 2008 Fifth Annual ITF President's Seminar The Pacific Rim Institute of Taekwon-Do had the great honour of hosting the fifth annual ITF President’s Seminar, instructed by the President of the ITF, VIIIth Degree Black Belt Master Tran Trieu Quan and his son Mr. Nicholas Tran IVth Degree Black Belt . Master Tran and Mr. Tran brought new teachings to a variety of different students from white belts to 6th degree black belts. Master Tran talked about how all the different aspects of Taekwon-Do are not separate; they all are equally important. Master Tran kept to this saying by going over all the different aspects of Taekwon-Do from self defence to free sparring to patterns. Master Tran offered a great learning experience for everyone who attended the seminar. The seminar started on Friday night with a three hour class for the senior instructors. The focus of this class was " how to analyze ITF patterns and tips for competition. Master Tran then worked with the 5th and 6th dans on their patterns. Once the sparring began everyone saw Mr. Tran start to take over and show everyone a few good moves and strategies in sparring. We all learned key parts to winning in sparring. We were reminded about distance, and how that at different distances, certain attacks are better to execute than others. Master Tran also explained to everyone about the nine targets on someone’s body in free sparring. We were also reminded about the three different types of timing; before, during and after the attack. Master Tran and Mr. Tran also explained about how different timings should be used on different fighters at different times during a match. On Saturday afternoon, Master Tran also taught everyone different techniques for self defence and how to tell if a moment was very dangerous, where you needed to fight to save your life, or if you could just get away fast and safely. We also learned a variety of new techniques, from ones that would get you away from someone fast to other ones that would make sure the person never came after you again.
Sunday featured a special class for red and black belt instructors, Master Tran spoke about the importance of practicing and teaching the Do in Taekwon-Do. On this day Master Tran explained how the Do is not protocol, it is not something you memorize, but is something that is in your head, all the time. It also takes part in the different tenets of Taekwon-Do, which symbolize how someone who is practicing the Do should act not only in the dojang but also in their personal life. Master Tran explained that someone who may practice the Do in the dojang but not in their personal life is not actually practicing the Do. Master Tran also showed that through practicing the Do we all can be a step closer to a happier life. A select few people also had the great honour of going out for dinner with Master Tran, to a Korean barbeque, which showed a lot of people the culture from which Taekwon-Do originated from. The Pacific Rim Institute of Taekwon-Do and the province of British Columbia are all in great gratitude to Master Tran and Mr. Tran for coming to teach and mentor many of us for the fifth straight year. We hope to have Master Tran and Mr Tran come back to BC in the near future, so we can have the chance to learn even more about Taekwon-Do.Pictures in the Gallery
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October 6th 2008 Promotions Congratulations to Ms. Nichole DeMichellis on her promotion to second degree. Ms. DeMichellis was tested by Master Tran Trieu Quan. Her test consisted of, patterns, step sparring, sparring and breaking.
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June 1st 2008 Promotions Congratulations to Mr. John and Steven Lovett on their promotions to second Degree Blackbelt.
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July 1st 2008 2008 Canada Day Demo at Castle Park Pacific Rim held it's annual Canada Day demonstration at Castle Park. The demo consisted of: Patterns, sparring, self defense, board breaking and an amazing brick breaking demonstration Thanks to all the students who took part in the Canada day Demo! Congratulations to the following students ho were the recipients of the Pacific Rim scholarship: Ms. Alex Vrzal |
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June 7th 2008 136th ITF International Instructor's Course Pacific Rim Instructors took part in the 136th IIC in Oakville Ontario. The course was taught by the ITF Technical Committee, Masters Marano, Bos and Trajtenberg. Also present was ITF President Master Tran Trieu Quan who presented a class on " The Do" . We'd like to thank Master Tran and the ITF Technical Committee for a very informative weekend. We'd also like to thank Mr. Morningstar and the students of Morningstar Taekwon-do for their hospitality. Photos in Gallery
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April 29th 2008 Srigley Named North Shore's Youth Athlete Of The Year! Congratulations to Mr. Dakota Srigley for his incredible results during the year. His standings earned him the title of the 2007 North Shore Athlete of the year!
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December 4th to the 20th
Reminder that ALL classes for the Port Coquitlam Club have been relocated to Minnekhada Middle School . Minnekhada Middle School is located at 1390 Laurier Ave., Port Coquitlam.
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November 16th 17th 2007 2007 CTFI NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, Grande Prairie Alb. Gold breaker Coquitlam NOW Published: Friday, November 23, 2007 Four members of the Pacific Rim Institute of Taekwon-do scooped up seven medals at the International Taekwon-do Federation's nationals in Grande Prairie, AB. Chris Law set the tone with a standout performance, picking up a gold in men's power-breaking and a silver in 4th degree black belt patterns. First degree black belt Dakota Srigley topped the competition in the junior men's lightweight sparring division, and grabbed silver in both power-breaking and black belt team patterns. Jeff French, also a first degree black belt, was a jr. men's team winner, adding a silver medal in patterns. Soufian Azaz worked hard in the blue stripe pre-junior boys' division, netting a bronze for sparring.
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October 6th 7th 2007 Pacific Rim hosts fourth annual President's Seminar
October 6th and 7th saw
instructors from all over the lower mainland The seminar covered a combination of free sparring, self defense, keys to building a successful club and "the Do" . Mr. Kurt Ottessen, 6th Dan and CTFI director of Umpires was also present, giving a brief overview of coaching. We'd like to thank Master Tran, Mr.Bujold and Mr. Ottessen for taking time out of their busy schedules to share their experience and knowledge with all of the attendees. |
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July 1st 2007 Canada Day! Pacific Rim held it's annual Canada Day demonstration at Castle Park. The demo consisted of: Patterns, sparring, self defense, board breaking and an amazing brick breaking demonstration Thanks to all the students who took part in the Canada day Demo!
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June 28th Promotions! Poco: Green Belt Samantha Betts Kevin Betts BlueBelt Sabina Bendall Patrizia Bendall Carman McDonald 3rd Degree Black Belt Mr. Derek Licas Pitt Meadows
Yellow Belt:
Green Belt
Blue Stripe Congratulations!!!!
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June 4th-6th
Ms. Vrzal scores Silver at 2007 ITF World Championships in Quebec City Congratulations to Ms. Alex Vrzal who scored a silver medal in junior female 3rd Degree Black belt. Over 750 competitors from over 60 countries attended.
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May 26-28th Pacific Rim Instructors attend ITF Coaching seminar Mr. Lipscombe and Mr. Law attended a 2 day seminar in Quebec on "Tournament Coaching and Elite Training" given by Master Lan, 8th Dan and coach for the German National Team. They learned many training strategies for both patterns and sparring which should help to increase the competitive level of our athletes.
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May 26-28th Pacific Rim Instructors attend ITF Coaching seminar Mr. Lipscombe and Mr. Law attended a 2 day seminar on "Tournament Coaching and Elite Training" given by Master Lan, 8th Dan and coach for the German National Team. They learned many training strategies for both patterns and sparring which should help to increase the competitive level of our athletes.
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June 1st 2007 Pacific Rim Promotions We'd like to congratulate Mr. Derek Licas on his Promotion to 3rd Degree Black belt. Mr. Licas was tested by Mr. Lipscombe
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January
26th 2007
Pacific Rim Promotions We'd like to congratulate Ms. Shane Henson and Mr. Jeffrey French on their promotions to 1st Degree Black belt!! The two were tested by Mr. Lipscombe and Mr. Lavoie. |
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February 26th 2007 Pacific Rim Promotions Poco:
Yellow Stripe Pitt Meadows
Yellow Stripe:
Green Belt Congratulations!!!!
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February 19th 2006 Pacific Rim Attends 23rd ITF International Instructors Course The International Taekwon-Do Federation held its 23rd International Instructors course this weekend in Regina Saskatchewan.103 students were in attendance from Canada, United states, Netherlands and Ireland. Taking part in this event were: Mr. Law, Mr. Lavoie, Ms. Vrzal, Mr. Licas and Mr. Sokolowski. The Course was taught by the ITF Technical Committee headed by Master Hectar Marano ( 8th Degree Blackbelt, Chairman of the Technical Committee), Master Pablo Tratjenberg( 8th Degree Blackbelt, Senior Vice President of the ITF and Master Wim Bos ( 8th Degree Blackbelt,ITF Treasurer) Also present was ITF president Master Tran Trieu Quan. We'd like to thank The ITF Technical Committee for sharing their knowledge and wisdom with the Pacific Rim students. We'd also like to thank Master Clint Norman for a seminar well run!.
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