Grand Master Norman
Head instructor for the Saskatchewan Taekwon-Do Federation International
Degree of Black belt: 9th 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.
Grand Master Norman was promoted to IX Dan, Grand Master on December 15, 2021.
Master Don Smith
Degree of Black Belt: 7th Dan
Club: Saskatoon West Zone
Started Taekwon-Do: 1985
Years on the National Team: 11
Most memorable moment/achievement: World Championships in Poland (2005) when my student placed second in individual sparring.
Master Steve Marcia
Degree of Black Belt: 7th Dan
Club: Regina South Zone
Started Taekwon-Do: 1989
Most memorable moment/accomplishment: Competing in the 2015 World championships, as well as being promoted to 7th Dan Master on December 4th, 2022 at the IIC 162 in Montreal, QC.
Ms. Chelsea Stone
Degree of Black Belt: 6th Dan
Club: Regina South Zone & Buffalo Plains
Started Taekwon-Do: 1994
Years on the National Team: 16 including Junior and Senior World Championships as well as World Cup. Was also named female captain for 5 World Championships.
Most memorable moment/accomplishment: Winning a bronze medal at the World Championships in Women’s Lightweight division in 2009, 2011 and Microweight in 2014 and 2017. Teaching and testing alongside Mr. Marcia is also a huge highlight.
Mrs. Allyssa Duck
Degree of Black Belt: 5th Dan
Club: Grand Coulee
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. Jeff Turchyn
Degree of Black Belt: 6th Dan
Club: Watson
Most memorable moment/achievement:
Mr. David Kimpton
Degree of Black Belt: 6th 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: 4th 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. 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. Quenton Robins
Degree of Black Belt: 5th Dan
Club: Delisle
Most memorable moment/achievement:
Mrs. Anne Robins
Degree of Black Belt: 4th Dan
Club: Saskatoon West Zone/ Delisle
Most memorable moment/achievement:
Mr. Ken Hodgson
Degree of Black Belt: 3rd Dan
Club: Saskatoon South Zone
Most memorable moment/achievement:
Mr. Jason McLaren
Degree of Black Belt: 2nd Dan
Club: Humboldt
Started Taekwondo: 1997
Most memorable moment/achievement: Winning the gold medal in sparring at the 2002 Western Canadian Championship in Edmonton as a red belt black stripe. As an Instructor, watching students smile when they get there testing results back, and know that all the practice paid off to get their next stripe or belt.