About Loyalist
As the name "Loyalist" suggests, the origin
of this club recalls the geographical location from which it emerged. The United
Empire Loyalists is a name which has been given to American Loyalists who
resettled in British Colonies as an act of faithfulness to King George III
after the British defeat in the American
Revolutionary War.
Some of these Loyalists settled in the modern-day Ontario, including a town
known as Prescott. The original Loyalist Taekwon-do School operated out of
Prescott, Ontario for seven years, closing in 2004. The name for this school
was chosen not only for the aforementioned reason but also to show an
alligiance "to the original martial art as created by Gen. Choi (ITF),
loyalty to the original techniques as taught by Master Park Jung Tae (GTF) and
loyal to family and community." (Mr. T. Gobeil - original head instructor
for Loyalist Taekwon-do School of Prescott).
Although the Prescott school came to a halt in 2004,
a student, obtaining her black belt with the "Loyalist's"
instructors, remembered and is grateful to this day of her beginnings in
Taekwon-do. Moving to Kelowna, BC in the same year, Ms. Zissoff has continued
her training in the GTF style and has opened her own dojang of the same name
for the same reasons.
The Instructor |
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| Ms.
Zissoff began her career in Taekwon-do nine years ago in the small town of
Prescott, Ontario. Her main interest was fitness and to support her family
members who were also attending. After a few months of training, Ms.
Zissoff's interests expanded to dedicating herself to obtaining a Black
Belt. After moving to Kelowna, BC in 2004, she began teaching and now
operates her own school situated at the Okanagan Boys & Girls Club/
Martin Avenue Community Centre. Ms Zissoff's achievements in Taekwon-do to date: |
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| 1999
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Silver - Sparring |
Annual Aylmer Friendship Tournament, Aylmer, Quebec |
| 2000
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Gold - Patterns |
Canadian North American Championships, Aylmer, Quebec |
| 2001
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Gold - Sparring |
Annual Aylmer Friendship Tournament, Aylmer, Quebec |
| 2002
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Silver - Sparring |
Global
Taekwon-do Federation World Championships, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2004
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Gold - Sparring |
Taekwon-do
Tournament, Kanata, Ontario |
| 2008
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Gold - Patterns |
Global
Taekwon-do Federation World Championships, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2009
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Silver - Patterns |
11th
Annual Summerland Winter Tournament, Summerland, British Columbia |
The Dojang Okanagan Boys & Girls Club |
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