Category Archives: Training
2014 – Taekwondo instructor teaches Iqaluit students
Over the weekend, some Iqaluit students learned self-defence and martial arts from a taekwondo instructor. The Iqaluit Taekwondo Club now has more than 100 members and one of its goals is to keep students in school. Pauline Pemik has the story.
Taekwondo is relatively new to Nunavut. In Iqaluit, it began with a group of seven adults who felt it could make a difference. The club has about 150 members. Don Peters is the Principal at the Aqsarniit Middle School.
“Five, six years ago, our attendance rates were low. And right now we’re operating at 87 per cent attendance.”
With a limited budget, volunteers and organizers rely on fundraising and collecting supplies bit by bit. Another extra cost would be bussing the students home after their taekwondo classes. That will cost the school $30,000 alone this year. All the extra effort organizers make is worth it for the students. Alex McDiarmid (sp) is in his fourth year.
“Well taekwondo I find is very important because it helps boost people’s confidence. When I first started taekwondo I was not very confident. And now I’m a black belt and I feel I can conquer the world.”
Grand Master Lu along with the 1998 world taekwondo champ Peggy Seely both led the group over the four-day training camp.
“So if we can keep these kids going to school, keep them interested in taekwondo, they learn leadership. And then they can impart that to their, well their friends or colleagues. That’s the motivator.”
With a high drop-out rate and low graduation numbers in the territory, any activity which helps students stay in school is a success of its own.
– Pauline Pemik, CBC News, Iqaluit
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-principal-brings-taekwondo-workshop-to-city-1.2836402
2014 – SGM Phap Lu TULs Seminar! All are welcome! Learning path has no boundary! Reserve your space now!!!
Some memories with the Legendary Founder of TaeKwon-Do, Gen. Choi Hong Hi!
April 27th 2014 CHR ITF International & National Umpire Certification Courses
CHR ITF International & National Umpire Certification Courses and a special seminar on April 27th 2014 hosted by Master Ralph Marin in Almonte, Ontario;
*For those black belts who have paid in last year for the ITF Umpire course conducted by SGM Leong, they will be free of charge for attending the Umpire course as well for the seminar ( please email gmphaplu@gmail.com for approval).
2014 – Kung Fu Quest series III – Taekwon Do, on Youtube 功夫傳奇3 – 決戰邊疆 韓武紀
Featuring:
– The TKD history, the Legendary Founder, Gen. Choi Hong Hi
– SGM Phap Lu
– Sabum & Actress Ju Ju Chen and other Sabums…….
https://youtu.be/hcD8CyNGAeM?si=TrOJ-lvTpnIpQcmw
Kung Fu Quest series III, 功夫傳奇第三集
will be aired on January 18th 2014 on
Radio TV Hong Kong, RTVHK
as well on line: http://rthk.hk/#3
China Seminar March 9-12th 2014
2014 – 1st CHR ITF Meeting/International Seminar
Date: February 28-March 02,2014
Location: Melaka, Malaysia
Contact: 60 1666 588 22; 60 1621 443 43
cheongkweesengchr-itf@mail.com
Host: Master Steward Cheong, Cheong Kwee Seng
National Commissioners of Malaysia, China