Cw Tae Kwon DO

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C.W. Tae Kwon Do 2309 N. Triphammer Rd. (Cayuga Mall), Ithaca, New York (607) 257 - 7810

From traditional poomses to the latest trends in Olympic competition techniques to grappling, we aim to offer the very best in fitness and self-defense. We offer instruction for children from the age of 5 and adults of all levels. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New England Taekwondo Championship (Saturday, Oct. 16 - Tewksbury, MA) Tournament Packet now available on our "Forms to Submit" page.

On Saturday, May 1, sixty of our students competed in our grappling tournament. Whether they had been grappling for just a year or several years, the students brought out their best and all demonstrated good balance, coordination, and explosiveness in their moves. Great job, everyone!!

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CORNELL SPORT TKD BRINGS HOME ECTC CUP!!
It was a close race all throughout the season. In the end, the Cornell team clinched the final '09-'10 ECTC tournament and brought home the Cup! Way to go, Team!

Displaying her artistic talent Mimicking daddy Another milestone: 1st armbar

C.W. TKD KIDS TEAM EXCEPTIONAL AT THE NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
The C.W. TKD kids team posted 12 wins and 1 loss at the New England Championships on Oct. 20. Among notables were Mike Sloan, who showed great patience against an exceptionally skilled opponent during his gold medal match. Ping Liu, who entered both the children and adult sparring competitions, took gold in both her divisions. Kamal Naeem, who had three tough matches against bigger and stronger opponents, proved that size and strength do not matter to skill and determination as he took gold in his division. Everyone placed in poomse competition, with Edan, Drew, Shahid, and Shaina all taking gold.

CORNELL TKD TEAM CONTINUES ITS WINNING STREAK
On Oct. 14, the Cornell sport tae kwon do team competed in the largest INCTL tournament to date (over 300 competitors) at MIT. After a long day of competition, the Cornell men's sparring team achieved for the first time by any team in INCTL history, the maximum points allowed in sparring by taking 1st and 2nd place in every sparring division. The team took home the first place overall trophy and is psyched about the next tournament (Nov. 11), which will be right here at home.

CORNELL SPORT TKD BRINGS HOME INCTL CUP!!
And what an exciting season it was!! Read all about how the Cornell team rallied to victory in Sabomnim's recap of the final '06 - '07 INCTL tournament here.

It's Official, Folks!! Sabumnim Han Cho has received his 7th Dan from the World Taekwondo Federation. Cool - Apr. '07

RESULTS FROM THE '07 COLLEGIATE NATIONALS - March 31
Five members from Cornell (Evan Delahanty '07, Nicole Houseal '10, Gordon Hui '07, Kevin Kim '09, and Marc Sackeli '08) represented Cornell at the Collegiate Nationals all the way down at Texas A&M. At the end of the day, the 5-member team took home 1 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze in the sparring division. And as usual, the team managed to get its alumni involved. Thanks to Bill for helping to coach the men's matches, and Jean-François for his wonderful hospitality!
Guys staying cool before matches Nicole on podium w/ fellow INCTLer Erica Gordon and Kevin finishing 1 - 2

STRONG PERFORMANCES AT MARCH 31 CHILDREN BELT TEST!
Congratulations to everyone who tested at the March children belt test. Everyone was well-prepared and performed exceptionally well under pressure. Special mention goes to Edan Bar, who in his 2nd double-black-stripe maintenance test, showcased excellent poomse, skillfully applied his technique in free grappling, and demonstrated strong basics all-around. Pictures of the belt test have been added to our albums and can be viewed from the Photo Albums page. Keep up the good work!

RESULTS FROM THE MARCH 24 POOMSE COMPETITION
Drew Slattery and Vincent Borden performing Dan Goon Caleb Roman and Charlotte Williams looking sharp

On Saturday, March 24th, nearly 30 children competed in the poomse competition in preparation for the upcoming belt test. From white belt Alex Giroux to black belt Shahid Naeem, the children demonstrated power, poise, and positive attitude. At the end of the first round of competition, the winners from each of the 15 divisions were declared. It then came time to determine the grand champions at both the beginner and advanced levels, who would each take home a trophy. Once again the finalists brought out their best, challenging each other to perform better and at the same time, making things very difficult for the judges. In the end, the scores were so close that the winners of both trophies had to be determined through tie-breakers!