NEWS/CURRENT EVENTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2009: Selena O'Reilly is the first person ever at Cobourg Tae Kwon Do to receive the Certificate of Admiration

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009: Master Jonathan Field competed at the 2009 Canadian National Golden Belt Karate Championships and won 1st Place for breaking.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009: Master Jonathan Field trained with Master Chip Townsend(14 time ISKA World Champion) in the afternoon at Cobourg Tae Kwon Do. Master Chip Townsend also taught a special class to Master Jonathan's students in the evening. You can read about it at http://masterjonathanfield.wordpress.com/ 

AUGUST 2009: Cobourg Tae Kwon Do wins 2009 People Choice Award for Best Martial Arts School in Northumberland County. This is the 7th year in a row for Cobourg Tae Kwon Do.

JULY 2009: Cobourg Tae Kwon Do's Team Wolverine competed in various breaking and forms events at the 2009 US OPEN. The world's largest and most prestigious martial arts tournament. Click here for results

MAY 11, 2009: Master Jonathan Field is now certified as a Level 1 Kettlebell Instructor with Agatsu Inc. The largest and oldest Kettlebell Certification company in Canada. Master Field went through 16 hours of intense training. Topics included the proper use of the Kettlebells, how to teach properly, body mechanics, joint mobility exercises, how to create programs, and various other topics. All instructors had to pass an exam of knowledge as well as physical endurance and cardio tests where you weren't allowed to put the kettlebell down or you failed.

FEBRUARY 28, 2009: Master Jonathan Field and Ryan Donnelly of Cobourg Tae Kwon Do competed at the 33rd Annual Ontario Provincial Open Martial Arts Championships held in Hamilton Ontario. Master Field won 1st Place in Traditional Korean Black Belt Forms and Ryan Donnelly won 3rd Place in the 18-34 year old men's intermediate sparring.
Click here for more results.

OCTOBER 25, 2008: Cobourg Tae Kwon Do donated 2 boxes of can goods to the Salvation Army which was collected at Cobourg Tae Kwon Do's annual Halloween party.

SEPTEMBER 2008: Cobourg Tae Kwon Do wins the 2008 Reader's Choice Award for best martial arts academy in Northumberland County.

AUGUST 2008: Cobourg Tae Kwon Do wins the 2008 People's Choice Award for best martial arts academy in Northumberland County.

JULY 7, 2008: TEAM WOLVERINE WINS 6 ISKA US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

MARCH 29, 2008: 8 instructors and students of Cobourg Tae Kwon Do competed at the 1st Annual Guelph Olympic Taekwondo Tournament held in Guelph. Click here for results.

DECEMBER 2007: Check out the tournament results for our Tournament of Warriors. Thanks to Guelph Olympic Taekwondo for taking part. Click here for results.

NOVEMBER 9, 10, 11, 2007: Sa Buhm Nim Jonathan Field became Master Jonathan Field and Ma'am Joyce Farrell became Master Joyce Farrell. Both went to Toronto to test under world champion and Grandmaster Veronica DeSantos. The grading started Friday night at 6pm and ended at 9am on Sunday morning. Both are 4th degree black belt masters in Taekwondo. Click here for full details

SEPTEMBER 29, 2007: Sa Buhm Nim Jonathan Field, Kory Harper, and Ryan Donnelly travelled to Scarborough to the Canadian Nationals. Sa Buhm Nim Jonathan Field got 1st place in breaking, Kory Harper got 1st in breaking, and Ryan Donnelly got 2nd in sparring.
Click here for tournament results

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007: Grandmaster John Dube came to Cobourg Tae Kwon Do and tested Sa Buhm Nm Jonathan Field, and Joyce Farrell for their 3rd Dan Kukkiwon Black Belts as well as Gayle Richards, and Richard Bernier for their 2nd Dan Kukkiwon Black Belts.

AUGUST 2007: Cobourg Tae Kwon Do wins the 2007 People's choice award for best martial arts school in Northumberland county for the 5th year in a row.

JULY 6-7, 2007: Thanks to all the sponsors that helped me get to the US Open. Sa Buhm Nim Jonathan Field. Click here for the sponsors.

JULY 6-7, 2007: Sa Buhm Nim Jonathan Field competed at the 2007 US Open / ISKA World Championships. Click here for results.

JUNE 20, 2007: On April 20th, Sa Buhm Nim Jonathan Field, Ma'am Joyce Farrell, Ma'am Gayle Richards, and Sir Richard Bernier upgraded their martial arts credentials by receiving their internationally certified martial arts instructors certification.

JUNE 20, 2007: We raised a total of $2,457 for the Kids Help Phone with our charity demo on May 26, 2007.

MAY 9, 2007: Nine competitors from Cobourg Tae Kwon Do competed at the 14th Annual Battle of Warriors International Taekwondo Championships. Click here are the results.

JANUARY 5, 2007: cobourgtaekwondo.ca can now be accessed on the internet by typing in cobourgtaekwondo.com, cobourgtaekwondo.org, or cobourgtaekwondo.net as well. 

DECEMBER 16, 2006: Cobourg Tae Kwon Do held the 3rd Annual Tournament of Warriors on December 16, 2006 at its' location on Spring Street in Cobourg. The tournament was a huge success. The competitors were very competitive and put on a great display of their skills and knowledge. Click here for the results. Click here for pictures.

OCTOBER 2006: Cobourg Tae Kwon Do has been incorporated under Cobourg Tae Kwon Do Ltd.

OCTOBER 2006: Cobourg Tae Kwon Do has won the 2006 Reader's Choice Award. This makes it four in a row. We want to thank all the students and instructors for all their support.

JULY 28, 2006: Cobourg Tae Kwon Do has won the 2006 People's Choice Award. That is four in a row. Thanks to all the students and instructors.

JUNE 19, 2006: New Members' area added to the website for members only. Username and password is required.

JUNE 16, 2006: New Cobourg Tae Kwon Do website uploaded to the internet.

JUNE 10, 2006: Three new black belts at Cobourg Tae Kwon Do. Check Grading Results

JUNE 10, 2006: Cobourg Tae Kwon Do held its' 3rd Annual Kids Help Phone Charity Demo at the Cobourg Memorial Temple to raise donations for the Kids Help Phone.

MAY 7, 2006: Sa Buhm Nim Jonathan Field and 6 other students went to the 13th Annual Battle of Warriors International Taekwondo Championships. See Results

APRIL 22, 2006:  Cobourg Tae Kwon Do held a women's only self defense seminar to help raise money for breast cancer research. It was a very successful day. We raised a lot of money for breast cancer research and we sold out the number of spots for the seminar.

December 2005: The Cobourg Tae Kwon Do 2005 Tournament of Warriors was a huge success with lots of smiles at the end of the day. CLICK HERE FOR RESULTS.

OCTOBER 26, 2005: COBOURG TAE KWON DO WAS VOTED THE 2005 BEST MARTIAL ARTS CLUB IN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY BY THE NORTHUMBERLAND NEWS READER'S CHOICE AWARDS FOR THE THIRD YEAR RUNNING BEATING OUT EIGHT OTHER MARTIAL ARTS CLUBS IN THE AREA.

OCTOBER 8, 2005, SA BUHM NIM JONATHAN FIELD AND KYLE ROGERS OF COBOURG TAE KWON DO COMPETED AT THE CANADIAN OPENS IN LONDON ONTARIO. SA BUHM NIM JONATHAN PLACED 3RD IN OPEN MUSICAL FORMS AND KYLE ROGERS WON A 1ST IN SPARRING AND A 2ND IN FORMS.

ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 KYLE ROGERS OF COBOURG TAE KWON DO COMPETED AT THE QUEST FOR CHAMPIONS TOURNAMENT HELD IN MAPLE ONTARIO AND WON 1ST PLACE FOR HIS PATTERN.

ON AUGUST 27, 2005 FRANCIS AHN GRADED AND RECEIVED HIS TEMPORARY BLACK BELT AFTER SIX HOURS OF TESTING.

IN EARLY AUGUST 2005, KELLY ZHENG BECAME THE SECOND EVER PERSON TO WIN THE COBOURG TAE KWON DO CHALLENGER'S CUP.

ON JULY 23, 2005 KYLE ROGERS OF COBOURG TAE KWON DO TOOK A TRIP TO LONDON TO COMPETE AT THE POWER NATIONALS. THERE WAS NO ONE IN HIS RANK DIVISION SO THEY MOVED HIM UP TO THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL AND HE TOOK FOURTH IN SPARRING.

FOUR BLACK BELTS SUCCESSFULLY TESTED FOR THEIR KUKKIWON BLACK BELTS ON SATURDAY JULY 16, 2005. 1ST DAN's WERE GAYLE RICHARDS AND RICHARD BERNIER, 2ND DAN's WERE JOYCE FARRELL AND JONATHAN FIELD.

ON JUNE 25 & 26, 6 MEMBERS OF COBOURG TAE KWON DO WERE AT THE ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE TRAINING CENTRE FOR CERTIFICATION AND RE-CERTIFICATION IN CPR AND FIRST AID TRAINING. THESE MEMBERS WERE ELLEN ALBRECHT, GORD ALBRECHT, AARON KER, BRAD BUTTERY, ERIN DINGWALL, AND SA BUHM NIM JONATHAN FIELD.

ON JUNE 11, 2005, 5 COBOURG TAE KWON DO MEMBERS WHEN TO SCARBOROUGH TO COMPETE AT VERONICA DESANTOS' TOURNAMENT.  CLICK FOR RESULTS

SA BUHM NIM JONATHAN FIELD BRINGS HOME TWO 1ST PLACE TROPHIES FROM THE 12TH BATTLE OF WARRIORS KLASSICS INTERNATIONAL TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS.

JAIDEN WINSOR, GAYLE RICHARDS, AND RICHARD BERNIER GRADED AND RECEIVED THEIR NEXT LEVELS OF BLACK BELT ON APRIL 16, 2005.

COBOURG TAE KWON DO MEMBERS RAISE $1,923 FOR KIDS HELP PHONE ON APRIL 23, 2005 AT THEIR CHARITY DEMONSTRATION LOCATED AT THE COBOURG MEMORIAL TEMPLE.

SA BUHM NIM TAKES HOME A FOURTH AND A FIFTH AT CRISPIN SHIAI ON SUNDAY MARCH 13 2005.

SA BUHM NIM JONATHAN PLACES THIRD AT Ontario Provincial Opens Martial Arts Championships for Weapons on Feb.26.2005

In house tournament held on Dec.17 2004 at Cobourg Tae Kwon Do. Hosted by Sa Buhm Nim Jonathan Field. The tournament went well, lots of smiles at the end of the day. Everyone worked really hard and their efforts were rewarded with trophies versus medals and ribbons which are usually associated with small and in house tournaments. I believe the shi hi was a positive experience for everyone. See Results

SA BUHM NIM JONATHAN RECEIVED HIS 3RD DAN BLACK BELT FROM GRANDMASTER KWAN JAN NIM VERONICA DE SANTOS ON NOVEMBER 28 2004.