Taekwondo is one of the most popular martial arts in the world, in both the number of practitioners and the number of countries in which it is practiced. The sport of WTF Taekwondo has enjoyed enormous growth, culminating with it being added as a demonstration Olympic sport at the 1988 Olympics and a full medal awarding Olympic sport since 2000. Martial arts training brings the student confidence and self-esteem. It is important however to choose the right martial art style for you. Some styles are more focused on certain fighting ranges or on the use of particular body parts. The different martial arts, and indeed different schools teaching the same martial art, will have differing emphasis on formalities like etiquette, uniform style and ceremony. Choosing a martial arts class that best reflects what you want to get out of your martial arts training is very important. To the untrained person many martial arts styles can appear to be similar or even identical. Following are some of the main differences between Taekwondo training and other martial arts systems ...

April Newsletter Easter Schedule We will be closed from Friday, April 6th to Monday, April 9th, we will re-open on Tuesday, April 10th. Student of the month This month’s Student of the Month Award goes to Quincy Rodway for winning Gold in every tournament he entered in March. Quincy won 3 Gold Medals last month! So this makes him the best student for April’s Student of the Month Award. If you happen to see him in the club please wish him congratulations. His picture will be on the front window of the Martial Arts room at the club. Testing In April we will have the following test dates. April 21st, 1-4pm, April 25th, 6-9pm. Tournaments May 5th-Calgary, Calgary TKD Academy Open. Summer Camps THEY ARE STARTING TO FILL UP! BONUS- We have extended the Early Bird price to April 14th.Our first Summer Camp in July is practically full and most of the others are half full. So if there are any particular weeks you are interested you really need ...

Hi Everyone, A couple quick reminders: Testing: Wednesday, March 21st 6-9pm. Saturday, March 31st 12-2pm. Women's Self Defense: Wednesday, March 28th 8-9:30pm. Is free and open to all females aged 12 years of age and up. Please register by email no later then March 26th. Summer Camps: March 31st is the deadline for the early bird price for the Summer Camps. There is space in all the camps as they are about 1/3 full right now.

I needed to point out that there was an error in the March Newsletter. The Women's Self-defense Seminar is scheduled for March 28th and not the 21st as was originally written in the newsletter. Also, please note that all those who register for the Summer Camps in March receive a discount. The Summer Camps we offer are listed below. Summer Camps Every summer our camps are enjoyed by a large number of children. Last year almost 120 children took part in 6 of our best camps yet! We were able to go Lake Sundance over 25 times! This year we will have 4 regular summer camps open all children ages 5-14, and 2 specialty camps ages 8-15 (Black Belt & Sparring). Our full-day camps are jammed packed with activities for the children. We do Martial Arts in the morning, and play a variety of sports and games in the afternoons. Every nice day we go to Lake Sundance where we have full access to all the facilities and boats. Master Thibault has over 16 years of ...

Hi Everyone, I just wanted to give you the heads up. Over the past weekend in Red Deer at the Adam's Invitational Tournament, our 5 competitors all won Gold! We were a perfect 9-0 in our matches. Here are the competitors: Dylan Lassaline, Aidan Lassaline, D.J. Nicholson, Braden Marks, and Riley Zuber. Aidan also won a bronze for his pattern as well. Also want to remind everyone because of Master Thibault's hectic schedule this month there are only 2 testing days. This Saturday March 17th, 1-4pm and Wednesday March 21st 6-9pm. Please register as soon as possible because space is limited.