On Sunday, February 5th, 2006, the Woodstock Taekwon-Do Club was destroyed when the roof of the four-storey building where it was housed collapsed. Over 15 years of the region’s Taekwon-Do history and Master Simard’s collection of 40 years of personal achievements was lost. The club, which never operated for profit, was owned and operated by Master Dan Simard, who’s priority was to give to the community. The club’s history includes hundreds of public demonstrations at special community events, parade floats, seminars, competing at and hosting regional, provincial, national and international tournaments and producing scores of internationally competitive athletes. In the spirit of giving, Master Simard also reached out to provide Taekwon-Do to Aboriginal communities, offering students who would normally not have access to the martial art an opportunity to improve health and well-being, building confidence and self-esteem for children and families.

This Invitational Tournament is a fundraising event to assist in rebuilding Woodstock Taekwon-Do. N’Amerind Martial Arts is proud to host this tournament on behalf of the Aboriginal community of London in partnership with Woodstock Taekwon-Do.

This tournament will also serve as a scouting opportunity for Team Ontario for the 2006 North American Indigenous Games in Denver, Colorado. Final selections for Team Ontario will take pleace at this event. If you wish to try out for Team Ontario and compete please be sure to complete both registration forms.

The tournament is open to all ages and belt levels. We would like to extend an open invitation to all ICTF, GTF, Chon-Ji and WTF martial artists to join this event. All belts up to the 4th Degree black belt are welcome to compete in Sparring and Patterns.

Eight (8) Rings will be designated to Traditional TKD style (Patterns and Sparring) and one (1) Ring will be designated to WTF Sparring (Black Belt adults only).

The tournament FEE is $40.00 per competitor for one or two events. Please makes cheques payable to: N'Amerind Friendship Centre