Master Norman
Head instructor for the Saskatchewan Taekwon-Do Federation International
Degree of Black belt: 7th Dan
Started Taekwondo: 1973
Years on the National Team: 8 years, was named captain for 4 World Championships.
Most memorable achievement/accomplishment: Being asked to be on the CD-ROM by the founder of Taekwon-Do General Choi Hong Hi and being a member of the National Team.
Mr. Don Smith
Degree of Black Belt: 6th Dan
Club: Saskatoon West Zone
Started Taekwon-Do: 1985
Years on the National Team: 11
Most memorable moment/achievement: 1992 when he beat the comptetitor form Brazil who was second in the world at the world championships prior. Also coaching the mens team when they won second in sparring.
Mr. Gabriel Moisi
Degree of Black Belt: 5th Dan
Club: Regina North Zone
Started Taekwon-Do: 1985
Mr. Dave Gaboury
Degree of Black Belt: 5th Dan
Club: Regina West Zone
Started Taekwon-Do: 1988
Most memorable moment/accomplishment: Meeting General Choi Hong Hi and attending three of his Instructors’ Seminars.Tutoring over 60 students who then became black belts. His most memorable achievement was becoming an assistant instructor of Taekwon-Do at Regina West Zone in 1992.
Mrs. Allyssa Duck
Degree of Black Belt: 5th Dan
Club: Regina West Zone
Started Taekwon-Do: 1987
Most memorable moment/accomplishment: Testing for her 4th dan in front of Master Tran in Vancouver. Also watching her daughter Rileigh starting classes and competing.
Mr. Shannon Phillips
Degree of Black Belt: 4th Dan
Club: Balgonie
Started Taekwon-Do: 1986
Years on the National Team: 6 years
Most memorable moment/achievement: Bronze medal in sparring at 2006 world cup in Spain. Silver medal in men’s team sparring at 2007 World championships in Quebec City
Mr. Lucian Phillips
Degree of Black Belt: 4th Dan
Club: Prince Albert
Started Taekwon-Do: 1987
Years on the National Team:
Most memorable moment/achievement:
Mr. Steve Marcia
Degree of Black Belt: 5th Dan
Club: Regina South Zone
Started Taekwon-Do: 1989
Most memorable moment/accomplishment: Demonstrating a release teachnique with a broken wrist in front of General Choi at the IIC that was held in Vancouver.
Ms. Chelsea Stone
Degree of Black Belt: 5th Dan
Club: Regina South Zone
Started Taekwon-Do: 1994
Years on the National Team: 9, was name captain for 4 World Championships.
Most memorable moment/accomplishment: Winning a bronze medal at the World Championships in Women’s Lightweight division in 2009, Mar del Plata Argentina.
Mr. David Kimpton
Degree of Black Belt:4th Dan
Club: Saskatoon West Zone
Years involved in Taekwon-Do: 1992
Most memorable moment/achievement: Winning the gold medal in the senior men’s sparring competition at the 2000 Canadian National Championships in Vancouver B.C. That year he also won the gold in sparring and patterns at the Sask. Cup tournament, Provincial tournament and at the Western Canadian Championships.
Ms. Joanne Kimpton
Degree of Black Belt: 2nd Dan
Club: Saskatoon West Zone
Started Taekwon-Do: 1998
Most memorable moment/achievement: Watching her little dragons group compete in their first tournament in 2009 and seeing how excited they were when they received their first medal.
Mr. Ken Neiman
Degree of Black Belt: 1st Dan
Club: Humboldt
Started Taekwon-Do: 1998
Most memorable moment/achievement: Achieving his Black Belt.
Mr.Randy Lamping
Degree of Black Belt: 1st Dan
Club: Annaheim
Started Taekwon-Do: 2000
Most memorable moment/achievement: His Club winning the 2008 SaskCup Championships, he is VERY proud of his club.
Mr. Cody Lamping
Degree of Black Belt: 1st Dan
Club: Annaheim
Started Taekwon-Do: 2000-2010
Most memorable moment/achievement: Winning gold in patterns and silver in sparring at the 2010 Saskatchewan Provincial Championships.
**Mr. Cody Lamping will always be lovingly remembered for his love for Taekwon-Do and true dedication. R.I.P Cody**
Mr. Richard Coffyne
Degree of Black Belt: 1st Dan
Club: Quill Lake
Started Taekwondo: 1987
Most memorable moment/achievement: While testing for his black belt in 1996, he broke a board that was at arm’s length above his head with a jumping front snap kick. After attempting this for months, he finally accomplished it during his test.
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