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4 September 2017 Issue #58 www.sportsenergynews.com

Master Kevin Pritchard Still Involved

in Tae Kwon Do

By Casey Leger patterns competitions, in combat-style
self defence, or just train to better
nyone who was serious about the themselves.”
Amartial arts in Cornwall in the
1990’s will remember the Cornwall Current owner and head instructor
Brent Stang agrees, noting that Master
Tae Kwon Do School and its founder,
Master Kevin Pritchard. Although Pritchard was and is Stang’s instructor.
Citing the importance of pedigree in
Pritchard opened the school in 1988,
the official grand opening was held martial arts training, both men owe
the following year. After a decade of allegiance to Grand Master Tae Eun
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teaching Cornwall and area martial Lee of Ottawa. Grand Master Lee
arts enthusiasts, he passed the school opened his first tae kwon do school in
on to senior black belts in 1999. Ottawa in 1977 and has martial arts
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ties that reach all the way to Korea.
Today, the Cornwall Tae Kwon Do
One of the perks of being affiliated
School has been rechristened SDG Tae
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Kwon Do, and the dojang is operated with Tae Eun Lee, notes Stang, is that
in downtown Cornwall by third-dan black belts trained under the World Tae
Moo Kwang instructor Brent Stang. In Kwon Do Federation are recognized
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all of its iterations, the school has been the world over.
running for 29 years and has, Pritchard Master Pritchard is currently
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estimates, certified over 50 black belts involved in various projects, including
and trained thousands of students. private self defence lessons and
“One of the things I love about training for his sixth dan. He also
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tae kwon do,” says Pritchard, “is teaches two black belt classes per week
in Cornwall, and invites his former
its many aspects. It has something
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for everyone. Students can train in students to stop in and say hello. Master Kevin Pritchard (left) and Brent Stang (right) pose with a portrait
Olympic style sparring, in world “Bring your uniforms,” he offers. of Grand Master Lee Photo Submitted
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