Hello Everyone

Here’s the final blog for 2010. Basically I just want to remind you all what Cobourg Tae Kwon Do’s instructors, students, and Team Wolverine have accomplished.

January 2010

– Team Wolverine started training every Saturday for competition

– Successfully graded various students for various ranks

March 2010

– Had another successful March Break Day Camp

– Established our Relay for Life team

– I had surgery and was training less then 48 hours after(rest for one week my butt, the doc’s don’t know me very well do they, LOL)

– Team Wolverine held a Sunday dinner fundraiser

– Successfully graded various students for various ranks

April 2010

– Our cobourgtaekwondo.ca website got redesigned,

– Successfully graded various students for various ranks

May 2010

– I helped out at Grandmaster Veronica DeSantos Power Weekend where she tests her students for various degrees of Black Belt

– I got my 2nd ever magazine article published in Agatsu magazine

– Successfully graded various students for various ranks

June 2010

– Did a photo shoot with Team Wolverine and some of the higher Black Belts with photographer Gerri Weatherbee

– Team Cobourg Tae Kwon Do took part in the 2010 Relay for Life and raised over $3000

– Started handing out Belt requirement DVD’s at colour belt gradings

– held the annual Black Belt grading and the ceremony a week after the grading and presented the students with one 3rd degree Black, three 2nd degree Blacks, two 1st degree Blacks, and eight Black Belts

– Team Wolverine held a sunday dinner/bake sale fundraiser

– Successfully graded various students for various ranks

July 2010

– Team Wolverine competed at the 2010 US OPEN and ISKA World Championships and won 11 US OPEN Championships, 6 2nd places, 7 3rd places, 4 4th places, 1 5th place, 1 6th place, 1 7th place, 1 15th place, 4th place at ISKA World Championships, and 2 USBA/WBA World Championships(Master Jonathan)

– Held the July Summer Camp

– Had an article in the newspaper for our results at the US OPEn

– One of our students who wrote for the newspaper wrote a nice article why he studies martial arts

– Got my 3rd magazine article published in Agatsu magazine

– Successfully graded various students for various ranks

August 2010

– Received my official USBA/WBA membership package

– Held the August Summer Camp

– Successfully graded various students for various ranks

September 2010

– Mikaela Lavoy, one of our 11 year old Black Belts breaks concrete for the first time

– Went to Abilene Texas for a week and trained with 14 Time ISKA World Champion Master Chip Townsend at his Taekwondo school. Also went to a Taekwondo campout for a few days while in Texas.

– A few students and myself competed at the Canadian National Golden Belt Karate Championships in Scarborough and brought home 5 1st places, 5 2nd places, 2 3rd places, 2 4th places.

– Taught at the Camborne Public School about Korean culture and Taekwondo

– Held a Black Belt meeting to talk about ways to improve our school

– Successfully graded various students for various ranks

Ocotober 2010

– I spent the day with only one eye as a challenge to learn compassion for others with disabilities and learn how they see and deal with everyday life

– Competed at the Connecticut State Championships and won 1st Place, 2 2nd places, and a 3rd place

– We did a 2 hour class at the Salvation Army for the boys group.

– Held Kicks for Candy at the dojang and raised 77lbs of Candy and doanted it to the Salvation army as well as 4 boxes of food.

– Held parent night here at the dojang

– Started a special needs class

– Master Jonathan(me) successfully tested for 4th Dan from Kukkiwon, Master Joyce successfully tested for 4th Dan Kukkiwon, and Youusoufou Sidibe successfully tested for 3rd Dan Kukkiwon.

– Successfully graded various students for various ranks

November 2010

– Taught a free self defense class at the county building

– Held buddy day here at the dojang

– Successfully graded various students for various ranks

December 2010

– Held a free self defense clinic for women only here at the dojang

– Did a photo shoot with Jillian Bickle Photography.

– Held Annual Black Belt grading meeting and Team Wolverine Meeting

– Successfully graded various students for various ranks

I think that is it. We have also grown as we keep growing each passing year. I believe 2011 will be a great year. Can’t wait!!! 🙂

Master Jonathan Field