Calgary Taekwondo Academy

09/16/2026

June Black Belt Test Recap!

Great job to all of our students who participated in our June Black Belt Test!
We’re proud of the hard work, dedication, and effort everyone put into reaching this important milestone in their Taekwondo journey. Congratulations to our new Black Belts

09/07/2026

Closed Monday, September 7 for Labor Day. Regular classes resume on Tuesday, September 8.

08/03/2026

We are closed for Heritage Day. Regular classes resume tomorrow, August 4.

07/01/2026

Have a wonderful Canada Day!

06/29/2026

03/19/2026

Congratulations to all athletes that attended the Edmonton Open 2026 over the weekend! Everyone had a great performance across all divisions. Great work by everyone—let’s keep building and improving.

Recreational Poomsae
🥇 Zoe Winkelmann – Gold (Youth)
🥇 Jarvis Tse – Gold (Youth)
🥇 Bochra Ben Hamed – Gold (Junior)

Recreational Sparring
🥈 Bochra Ben Hamed – Silver (Junior)

Sport Poomsae – Individual
🥇 Vlad Partas – Gold (Junior Male)
🥇 Lauren Woo – Gold (U30 Female)
🥇 Silas Bujak – Gold (U30 Male)
🥇 Amanda Stanton – Gold (U40 Female)
🥈 Kelly Ogden – Silver (U40 Female)
🥉 Kristian Kortgaard – Bronze (U30 Male)
🥉 Carille Mendoza – Bronze (U40 Female)
👏 Claire Borja – Personal Best (Junior Female)

Pairs Poomsae
🥇Vlad Partas / Lydia Nguyen – Gold (Junior)
🥇Lauren Woo / Silas Bujak – Gold (U30)

Team Poomsae
🥇Vlad Partas / Mac Wepley / Mac Harrison – Gold (Junior Male)
🥇Silas Bujak / Matthew Malit / Tristan Tio Tio – Gold (U30 Male)
🥇Amanda Stanton / Carille Mendoza / Kelly Ogden – Gold (U50 Female)

Special thanks to Lydia Nguyen, Matthew Malit, Mac Wepley, and Mac Harrison teaming with us for pairs and team!

HighPerformance Teamwork TrainWithPurpose

03/07/2026

Lauren Woo represented our team at the U.S. Open Taekwondo Championships 2026 on Thursday, March 5, competing in both U30 Female Individual Poomsae and Pairs Poomsae, partnering with Guillaume Lacan, who travelled all the way from Spain. A special thank you to Guillaume for making the trip and teaming up for the pairs division. It’s always great to build connections and friendships with athletes from around the world.

It was a long day of competition — starting early in the morning and competing late in the evening at 9:00 PM. Lauren stayed focused and performed well throughout the day against strong international competition.

International competition brings valuable experience. Keep building, keep learning, and keep moving forward.

03/02/2026

**Alberta Open 2026 🏆**

Three days after stepping off the international stage at Canada Open— our team competed again.

High performance isn’t about one strong event. It’s about consistency under pressure and the ability to reset, refocus, and execute.

Recreational Poomsae
🥇 Gold – Jarvis Tse, Jose Carizan, Bochra Ben Mohamed
🥈 Silver – Emily Tran
🥉 Bronze – Zoe Winkelmann, Kristian Kortgaard

Sport Poomsae Individual
🥇 Gold – Vlad Partas (Junior Male)
🥈 Silver – Amanda Stanton (U40 Female)
🥉 Bronze – Kelly Ogden (U40 Female)

Pairs Poomsae
🥈 Silver – Vlad Partas & Lydia Nguyen

Team Poomsae
🥇 Gold – Kiana Foo / Nadeen Albadr / Avery Le (Cadet Female)
🥇 Gold – Claire Borja / Madilyn Ellard/ Melissa Garces(Junior Female)
🥇 Gold – Amanda Stanton / Amy Tran/ Smijimal Joseph (U50 Female)
🥈 Silver – Jimmy Tran/ Silas Bujak/ Tristan Tio Tio (U30 Male)

Personal Best Poomsae Performances
Nadeen Albadr - Cadet Female
Kiana Foo - Cadet Female
Claire Borja - Junior Female
Madilyn Ellard - Junior Female
Melissa Garces - Junior Female
Silas Bujak - U30 Male
Jimmy Tran - U30 Male

A special shoutout to Spirit Taekwondo for teaming up with us. Strong partnerships raise the level of competition and push everyone to be better.

“Success is earned through discipline and guided by vision.”

We are not chasing medals. We are building disciplined, resilient athletes.The work continues. 💪