Alberta Taekwondo Association

To my Taekwondo family & friends;

It is with deepest sorrow that I announce to you the passing of Grandmaster Kwang-Soo Kim on Tuesday, May 26. He fought a courageous fight against the cancer that was attacking his body but lost his battle with it. We feel a great loss, but know that he is now in a better place, where no cancer can ever attack him again.

Although the next short time ahead of us will be faced with some difficulty experiencing our loss, we will not forget Grandmaster Kim, for what he’s done for all of us over the last 33 years with his involvement at the Grande Prairie Taekwondo School and in our lives.

May God's blessings be with you.

Yours in Taekwondo,

Master Robin Peterman
Grande Prairie Taekwondo School

Congratulations to the Alberta Athletes who attended the 1st Pan American University Taekwondo Championships in Berkeley, California, May 29th, 2009:

Gyroogi: Kevin Mejia (Silver), Alfred Jong (Silver), Cecilia Lee (Silver), Jessica Johnson (Gold), Natasha Wright (Gold) and Magdalena Szczotka (Gold).

Poomsae: Female group (Cecilia, Jessica and Natasha) Gold, Male group (Kevin, Alfred and Robb) Silver, Female single (Cecilia) Silver, Male single (Alfred) Silver, Mixed double (Cecilia & Alfred) Silver.

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Congratulations to Gold Medalists Jessica Johnson (Light) and Natasha Wright (Welter)!
Congratulations to Silver Medalists Kevin Mejia (Fin), James Yu (Fly) and Master Cha (Welter)!
Congratulations to Bronze Medalists Chris Hodgins (Light), Jessica Burn (Fin), Cecilia Lee (Feather) and Magdalena Szczotka (Middle)!

Congratulations to Silver Medalists Darla Erker (A - Heavy), Brendan Yong (A - Light Heavy), Nazo Sahawk (B - Fin) and Kaitlyn Molo (C - Fly)!

Congratulations to Bronze Medalists Paul McCormak (B - Fly), Janan Johma (B - Bantam), Kaitlin Blankenau (B - Light Middle), Maria Manning (B - Middle), Kyle Klutke (C - Fly) and Amani Jomha (C - Feather)!

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Congratulations!
Congratulations to Grand Master Park, Taekwondo Canada's newly elected Vice-President of Martial Arts!

Thank you to everyone who helped make our 2009 Alberta Provincials a success. Special thanks to Calgary Taekwondo Academy and Master Ken Froese, as well as to all the Referees!
2009 Senior Provincial Results
2009 Junior Provincial Results

Congratulations!
Congratulations to the following Alberta Athletes who medaled in the Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships:
Jessica Johnson - Gold
Natasha Wright - Silver
Magdalena Szczotka - Silver
Darla Erker - Silver
Laurel Schell - Silver
Azra Tufek - Bronze
Alfred Jong - Bronze
Tenille Hauer - Bronze

Congratulations!
Congratulations to Master Chung, Taekwondo Canada's newly elected Secretary-General and to Grand Master Yu, WTF's new Referee Committee Vice-Chairman.

2008-2009 Membership Registration Forms
2008-2009 Alberta Taekwondo Association Membership Registration Forms are now available. Deadline for application is November 28, 2008

Facebook Group
ATA Members are encouraged to join the Facebook Group 'ATA Athlete Information', set up and administered by Athlete Rep Magdalena Szczotka.