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2005
US Nationals in San Jose, CA
10.29.05::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 Izmir
07.15.05::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 Test
07.23.2005:: A very successful promotion test, including inspirational black belt tests by Matt Litman and Lisa DeSiro. Congratulations all around.
4th Dan test
07.23.2005::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.
Wedding
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