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Announcements Fundraising Wrap-up09.07.2007::The grand total raised by the C.W. Taekwondo at Boston Riverfest Kickathon fundraiser on Saturday, June 16 was (drum roll...) $1775! That is a tremendous amount give the number of people who were involved in raising funds. Thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered and fundraised. Special thanks to Club Events VP Rachel Kalinsky for her tireless work in organizing this event. The money will be donated in equal parts to the United Way and our own non-profit Taekwondo foundation. 
Robin Tests for Black Belt08.09.2007::Congratulations to Robin Evans, who successfully tested for her black belt on Thursday, August 9! It was a great way for Robin to cap off her time in Boston before she leaves town for California. 
Jayson Grant Profiled in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette08.06.2007::A recent article in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette talks about Jayson Grant and the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials in taekwondo on Aug. 23 in Colorado Springs. Chinedum Wins Bronze at Pan Am Games07.16.2007::Congratulations to Chinedum who won a BRONZE MEDAL at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The medal was the first medal for Trinidad and Tobago of the entire games! 
Senior National Championships07.12.2007::Congratulations to everyone who competed at the Senior National Championships in San Jose, CA on July 10-11! Jayson Grant (welterweight) sparred in the world class division and won a SILVER MEDAL! Jayson lost in the finals in the closing seconds by 1 point. However, by placing second, Jayson qualified for the US Olympic Trials on August 25 - one of only a handful of competitors in the US with that honor. Those trials will determine the representative for the US in at the Beijing Olympics. Good luck to Jayson as he prepares for the Olympic Trials! Also competing the Senior National Championships were competition team members Louise Jawerth, Conor Madigan, Alicia Zhou, and Erica Chan, who competed in the World Class division, and Anastasia Kazimirova, Nathan Hanagami, Richard-Duane Chambers, Dan Shalev and Bobby Ren, who competed in the Elite Open division. Great job everyone! Two Club Members Test for Black Belt06.30.2007::Congratulations to Louise Jawerth and Jason Greenberg, who successfully tested for first degree black belt on June 30, 2007! It was a grueling test, where the candidates had to run the gauntlet of black belt instructors in sparring and demonstrate their knowledge of the full curriculum. 
US Collegiate Nationals, German Open03.31.07::Congratulations to Jayson Grant, and the CW/MIT/All Collegiate crew. Jayson competed at the German Open in Bonn, losing a closely contested match against Azerbaijan in the quarters. At the National Collegiates, 7 athletes from the Boston area/CW group qualified for the Collegiate Team Trials, including Fredson Gomes, who took gold in the men's middleweight division. "RDC" - Richard Duanne Chambers, took gold in men's red-belt competition as well. Detailed results to follow. Jayson, Liza, Christina medal at Nationals11.03.06::Congratulations to Jayson Grant, Liza and CW/MIT alum Christina Park at Nationals! Liza took silver in the women's Welterweight division, Jayson gold in men's Welterweight, and Christina gold in women's Middleweight. All three have qualified for next year's Team Trials for the World Championships and the Pan Am Games! Jayson takes Gold at Pan Am Open08.13.06::Jayson Grant takes the gold at the Pan Am Open in Chicago in fine style, winning all his matches by point gap decisions, and winning a training trip to Korea in the process. Way to represent Jay! Chinedum takes silver medal at CAC Games07.29.06::Congratulations to Chinedum. He took the silver medal in Welterweight competition at the Caribbean and Central American Games in Cartagena, Colombia, losing narrowly in the final to Venezuela. Fuzzy picture! 
Hamilton in Mongolia06.10.06::Club@ bids Hamilton a safe and fulfilling trip. Not farewell, but simply au revoir - he's off on a two-year service with the Peace Corps in Mongolia. We'll all miss his quiet dedication and consistent excellence in the dojang. Reports of a shadowy figure practising Taekwondo by moonlight in the outer reaches of Mongolia are starting to filter through already. Looking out for his pictures from Darkhan and Ulaanbaatar! 
Promotion Test05.13.06::Congratulations to club members who had belt and maintenance testing on the weekend of May 13, and to Krissie Glover, Wil Berthaud, Nathan Hanagami and the Grants (Jayson, Imani, Elijah) on their competition in the USAT National Qualifiers on May 20-21 in Buffalo, NY. 
Liza Shakhnovich at World University Championships Valencia, Spain05.16-20.06::Best of luck to Liza and Christina (West Side TKD, MIT) as they head off to the Valencia, Spain to represent the US in the welter and middleweight categories at the World University Championships! Both Liza and Christina earned their places on the US team earlier this year in March. Check out the FISU page or the Universitat Valencia pages for the latest info from the competition. ** UPDATE: Congratulations to Christina Park who took Bronze in middleweight on the first day of competition in Valencia! ** UPDATE: Close match for Liza - OT loss to Korea in quarters 
US Nationals in San Jose, CA10.29.05::Congratulations and welcome back to folks who recently competed at the US Nationals in San Jose, CA. Daniel Chuang, Erica Chan, Liza Shakhnovich, Jayson Grant, Mike Harb and Homer Rogers. Everybody competed tremendously! Mike took silver in men's open flyweight, Liza silver in women's national welter, and Jayson bronze in men's national light, withdrawing due to injury which prevented him from contesting for the gold medal round. Liza takes bronze medal in Izmir07.15.05::Congratulations to Liza Shakhnovich, bronze medallist at the World University Games 2005. Liza was one of only 3 US medal recipients in Taekwondo at the recently concluded Games in Izmir, Turkey. She won her preliminary matches against Chinese Taipei and Vietnam by scores of 3-0 (PTS) and 1-1 (SUP) before meeting a tough opponent from Korea athlete in the semi-finals. Other medallists in her division were France, Korea and Turkey. It's a major accomplishment by her, and an excellent result. Photos are up at the USA Taekwondo's page here. 
July Promotion Test07.23.2005:: A very successful promotion test, including inspirational black belt tests by Matt Litman and Lisa DeSiro. Congratulations all around. 
4th Dan test07.23.2005::Congratulations to Krisitian and Mel on their grueling 4th Dan test. The test was presided over by their sabumnim, Grandmaster Han Don Cho (center) from Ithaca, New York. Melinda and Kristian both started Taekwondo in Ithaca, NY 12 years ago with Master Cho and have been key figures in CW Boston from the get-go. The test included a vast array of traditional and modern/sport techniques, as well as more personal, artistic demonstration and interpretations of various poomse. 
07.23.2005::Club founding instructor, Christopher Tuozzolo and Tara Brown celebrated their wedding over the weekend on Saturday 23rd in picturesque Tower Hills Botanical Gardens. Chris originally hails from Bethel, CT and Tara from Worcester MA. Look for them back in class after they take a well deserved rest on their honeymoon trip.
Liza Shakhnovich has made the US National Collegiate Team and will travel to Izmir, Turkey to compete in the 23rd Universiade (World University Games), representing the US at women's welterweight. She joins CWB/MIT alum Christina Park and James Cadogan who train at Westside Taekwondo on the team. Christina will compete in women's middleweight, and James in men's middle. Congratulations and best luck to them! The Games run from Aug 11-Aug 21. See the FISU page for more info, or the Izmir 2005 page
miscellaneous clips of forms, breaking and sparring in the video section...
...and pictures from in-class tournaments and promotion tests in the galleries. CW Boston in the News - Women in Taekwondo from the Boston Metro
An article by Alex Speier from the Boston Metro chronicles the popularity of Taekwondo (Tae Kwon Do) in general, and especially amongst women right here at CW Taekwondo. The article is in PDF format. You can view it with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can get it here.
Upcoming Events and Dates to Remember Saturday June 18th - Cambridge River Fest - no class Monday June 20th Saturday April 9th,10th - Match Sparring night, 8:30pm
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