Grand Master & Head Instructor Clint Norman
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:
Most memorable moment/achievement: World Championships in Poland (2005) when student placed second in individual sparring.
Master Steve Marcia
Degree of Black Belt: 7th Dan
Club: Regina South Zone
Started Taekwon-Do: 1989
Years on the National Team: 1
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.
Master Chelsea Mazzei
Degree of Black Belt: 7th Dan
Club: Regina South Zone & Buffalo Plains
Started Taekwon-Do: 1994
Years on the National Team: 17
Most memorable moment/accomplishment: Chelsea participated in the World Championships and World Cup for 16 years, winning a bronze medal at the World Championships in Women’s Lightweight division in 2009, 2011 and Microweight in 2014 and 2017. She was named female captain for 5 World Championships, and won several medals in team events.
Master Mazzei was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 2024, and became the first female Master 7th dan) in February 2025.
Master David Kimpton
Degree of Black Belt: 7th 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. Master Kimpton tested for this 7th dan – Master in February 2025.
Mr. Jeff Turchyn
Degree of Black Belt: 6th Dan
Club: Watson
Started Taekwon-Do:
Years on the National Team:
Most memorable moment/achievement:
Mr. Quenton Robins
Degree of Black Belt: 5th Dan
Club: Delisle
Started Taekwon-Do: 2003
Most memorable moment/achievement: Winning three medals across four World Cups was an incredible personal milestone, but even more meaningful has been watching my wife and two sons earn their black belts. Martial arts has truly become a shared family journey. Equally rewarding is helping students grow in skill and confidence—supporting their development is a privilege I value.
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.
Mrs. Anne Robins
Degree of Black Belt: 4th Dan
Club: Saskatoon West Zone
Started Taekwon-Do: 2004
Most memorable moment/achievement: One of my most memorable achievements is being selected as an International Umpire at the World Cup in Argentina and Croatia. My most memorable moment is witnessing students earn their black belts. It’s incredibly rewarding to see them recognize the value of their years of dedication and hard work, and to celebrate the accomplishment of a goal they’ve committed themselves to.
Mr. Travis Marchtaler
Degree of Black Belt: 4th Dan
Club: Regina West Zone
Started Taekwon-Do: 2006
Years on the National Team:
Most memorable moment/achievement: My most memorable achievement was making Team Canada for the first time at 16, winning double gold at my first nationals as a black belt in the qualifying year, and traveling to Germany to represent my country
Mr. David Yaffe
Degree of Black Belt: 3rd Dan
Club: Regina South Zone
Started Taekwondo: 2003
Most memorable moment/achievement: Joining the Tournament Committee, and being Master Marcia’s training partner for his 7th Dan Test.
Mr. Ken Hodgson
Degree of Black Belt: 3rd Dan
Club: Saskatoon South Zone
Started Taekwon-Do:
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.
Ms. Alexandra (Lexi) Yaffe
Degree of Black Belt: 2nd Dan
Club: Regina South Zone
Started Taekwondo: 2011
Most memorable moment/achievement: Receiving Gold at Easterns in Halifax 2023 in female 2nd Dan Patterns.
Mr. William Norman
Degree of Black Belt: 2nd Dan
Club: Regina South Zone
Started Taekwondo: 2010
Years on the National Team: 2
Most memorable moment/achievement: Winning the gold medal in sparring and qualifying for the World Championships in Finland and Croatia.
Mr. Jared Poirier
Degree of Black Belt: 1st Dan
Club: Prince Albert
Started Taekwon-Do: 2016
Years on the National Team: 2
Most memorable moment/achievement: Making the nationals at age 15, during my first year as a black belt, which led to travelling to Finland to represent my country.