Oakridge Taekwon-Do
1055 Sarnia Road Unit B4 N6H 5J9 London, ON, Canada

It is with a heavy heart that I announce that the ITF TKD world has lost Grand Master Park Jung Taek Grand Master Park Jung Taek was born in Chun Nam, South Ko...rea. He was the Promotional Chairman of the International Taekwon-Do Federation and held an eighth dan black belt. Grand Master Park received his first dan black belt at the age of thirteen and later went on to win the National Championship in 1966, in the light-weight division. In 1967, he joined the army and was assigned to the Special Defence Unit. During this time, he taught Taekwon-Do to his division and the National Guard and also instructed Taekwon-Do to the Presidential Guards of the Blue House. He was captain of his division’s competing Taekwo-Do team which held the National Title for three years. Grand Master Park promoted Taekwon-Do in more than 50 countries around the world. In 1974, he came to Canada and was involved in seminars across Canada and the United States. In 1981, Grand Master Park went to Tokyo as a member of the demonstration team that introduced Taekwon-Do to Japan and in 1982 he introduced the sport in Russia. He accompanied the Founder of Taekwon-Do, General Choi, Hong Hi, on two European tours (1982 and 1984) giving seminars and examinations and meeting the International Olympic Committee Officials concerning the possible future of Taekwon-Do in the Olympic games. During the years of 1980 to 1986 Grand Master Park spent much of his time assisting the Founder in the capacity of technical advisor for the new Encyclopedia of Taekwon-Do. Master Park was the Organizing Director for ITF (1983-1986) and served as Technical Committee Chairman (1991-1994). Grand Master Park dedicated his life to Taekwon-Do and upheld the highest standards of the arts authenticity.

.....on what would have been the usual weekend for our annual technical seminar here at Oakridge Taekwon-Do, we participated in something quite different - a virtual technical seminar - conducted by ITF-TAO Technical Director Mr. Mike Morningstar and attended by 11 countries and over 100 students from around the world! Thank you Mr. Morningstar for a fun and informative seminar.....

.....full participation of our black belts and black stripes in tomorrow's seminar!!! Looking forward to it........

Congratulations to Ms. Rebecca Montaño on her appointment to Director of Special Needs for TAO Canada! Ms. Montaño's mandate will be to establish and administer resources to assist instructors with the diverse needs of their students.

.......still opening tonight!!! Can't wait to see everyone back in the dojang!

Happy Family Day! Hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend. See you back in the dojang tomorrow....finally! . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Media Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/4R6pg0Iq5IU Photo by Anna Kolosyuk on Unsplash

.......won’t need these for the next 3 weeks! Back to teaching online! . . .... . . . . . . . . . #itftaocanada #taekwondo #itf #itftao #martialarts #oakridgetkd #canada #tkd #zoom #onlinelearning #indomitablespirit #london #ontario See more

The Dojang is closed for Christmas and New Year's. Enjoy your holiday safely and responsibly. "See" you in 2021!

Remembrance Day on November 11 remembers the end of hostilities of the First World War at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. On this day, Canadians gather together as a grateful nation to thank and remember those who fought and died to keep our country strong, proud and free. On November 11th at 11:01 a.m. Canadians will be #silenttoremember to honour Canada’s Veterans, who went long stretches without speaking to loved ones.

November 9th, 1918.......birthdate of General Choi Hong Hi........Founder of Taekwon-Do!!!

Happy Hallowe'en! . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Media Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/ZWKNDOjwito Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash See more

Oakridge Taekwon-Do is closed for Thanksgiving Day. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! See you back in the dojang tomorrow (Tuesday)........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Media Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/p2OQW69vXP4 Photo by Pro Church Media on Unsplash See more

So excited to announce that we have completely rebranded! A big thank you to the wonderfully talented Kaylee at Honeythorn Designs!! Check out our new website www.oakridgetkd.ca .......

Teamed up with @marcadvertising to be featured on this reusable shopping bag with @mcdonaldsldnont and @ubereats . The East and West McDonald’s locations in London will have these bags when you order delivery through Uber Eats! . . . .... . . . . . . . . #itftaocanada #taekwondo #itf #itftao #martialarts #oakridgetkd #merchandise #canada #MARCAdvertising #tkd #fitness #TurtleToteBag #bagVertising #advertising #marketing #design #graphicdesign #partner #branding #business #McDonaldsLdnOnt #McDonalds #Uber #UberEats #delivery See more

One year ago this coming weekend we attended the friendship tournament hosted by 88 Dragons....... #tbt #ThrowbackThursday

Ball caps for sale in the Pro Shop...$30 each! . . . .... . . . . . . . . #itftaocanada #taekwondo #itf #itftao #martialarts #oakridgetkd #merchandise #canada #proshop #tkd #fitness #sale #ballcap See more