Photo Album

Downey's Taekwon-Do team at the April 14 2007 ITF Open Taekwon-do championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, organized by Hiltz Taekwon-Do. The 22 member team captured 16 Gold, 14 Silver, and 13 Bronze. 

The team taking a picture on the steps after eating Supper at Smitty's Restaurant in Halifax. It was a very cold day as evidenced in the faces of the team. 

Mr. Hiltz (organizer of the event) presenting Mr. Downey with a plaque in appreciation of the support received from Downey's Taekwon-Do. 

Congratulations to Mrs. Joanne Collins and Mrs. Cathy Reid on their promotion to 4th Degree Belt and to Mrs. Cathy Downey on her promotion to 5th Degree Black Belt. They were tested in Halifax on December 1st by Master Clint Norman, president of the CTFI. Their testing consisted of patterns, step-sparring, self-defense, breaking, theory, and free sparring. Mrs. Downey's promotion gives her the distinction of being the highest ranking female ITF Taekwon-Do instructor in Eastern Canada.

From left to right: Mrs. Collins(4th Dan), Mrs. Downey (5th Dan), Mrs. Reid(4th Dan) and Mr. Downey(6th Dan) 

Downey's Taekwon-Do, 12 member team, captured 16 medals (5 gold, 6 Silver, and 5 Bronze) at the 2006 ITF Taekwon-Do Eastern Canadian Championship. Carisa Collins (back row far right), 2nd Degree Black Belt, won a Gold medal in Patterns and a Bronze medal in Sparring and will represent Newfoundland at the 2007 Taekwon-Do Nationals in Saskatchewan. At the Nationals she will be competing against the best from Western Canada (Patterns and Sparring) to earn a spot on the Canadian national Team that will compete at the ITF Taekwon-Do World Championships in Montreal, Quebec in May 2007. Mr. Downey attended as a VIP (President of ITF Newfoundland and Labrador) and Mrs. Downey was the coach for the team. Congratulations to all competitors. You displayed the tenets of Taekwon-Do and made us proud! 

Mr. Downey receiving his certificate from Master Tran (8th Degree Black Belt and president of ITF) for participation in the 1st ITF Taekwon-Do leadership training camp in Honduras July 9-13 2006. In the background is Mr. Laboda, president of ITF Poland and Mr. Camacho, English/Spanish interpreter for the event and  instructor from Puerto Rico

1st ITF Taekwon-Do leadership camp July 9-13 2006, Honduras. Mr. Downey is 4th from the right in back row. Instructors from Canada, USA, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Colombia, Poland, Israel, Puerto Rico, Italy, and Argentina attended the event.

Mr. Downey at the 1st Taekwon-Do leadership camp in Honduras.

Mr. and Mrs. Downey and the Black Belt officials for the June 17th 2006 Downey's Taekwon-Do Interschool competition.

June 17th 2006 Downey's Taekwon-Do Interschool competition. Judges (David Murphy, Wayne Pinsent, Joanne Collins, Paul Snow, and Brian Collins) with Little Dragon competitors.

June 17th 2006 Downey's Taekwon-Do Interschool competition. Judges (Paul Burke, Eric Strickland, Mrs. Downey, Cathy Reid, and Carisa Collins) with Little Dragon competitors.

Downey's Taekwon-Do team at the Nationals in Montreal, Quebec May 26-27, 2006.
15 medals: 4 Gold, 6 Silver, and 5 Bronze. See News page for further information.

Students preparing for their Test on December 17 2005

Santa and his Elf visit the Little Dragons

From left to right: Calvin Gregory (Gold and Silver), Matthew Dines (Gold and Bronze), Mr. Downey (2 Gold), Samantha Willingham (Silver and Bronze), and Hollie Willingham (Gold and Silver). The above team competed in the 2nd General Choi Memorial Cup in Ottawa, Ontario on May 14 2005. There were over 400 competitors from 5 countries (Canada, USA, Puerto Rico, Chile, and South Africa). The 5 member team returned with 10 medals!

Instructors: Mr. Scott Downey 6th Degree Black Belt (silver medal in 6th degree black belt patterns) and Mrs. Cathy Downey 4th Degree Black Belt (silver in 4th degree black belt patterns and silver in sparring) at the 2004 1st Taekwon-Do World Cup in Orlando, Florida.

Downey's Taekwon-Do Team at the 2004 Nationals in Toronto, Ontario. The belt over Mrs. Downey's shoulder is the Championship Belt for winning 1st Place in the Veterans Black Belt Division. Mrs. Downey was selected to represent Canada at the 2004 ITF Taekwon-Do World Championship in Malaysia.

March 16,17,18, 2001 Downey's Taekwon-Do students at the International Instructors course in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Sitting from left to right" Mayor Andy Wells, Grandmaster Park Joong Soo, General Choi Hong Hi, Master Lu, and Mr. Downey.

The above pictures show General Choi, the legendary founder of Taekwon-Do signing his book "Taekwon-Do and I".  It reads "To Scott Downey, pioneer of Taekwon-Do in Newfoundland, March 19th 2001. The book was signed during General Choi's first and only visit to Newfoundland in March 2001 to conduct an international Instructors Course.

The above picture shows Mr. Downey with General Choi Hong Hi (middle), and Grandmaster Park Joong Soo 9th Degree Black Belt and pioneer of Taekwon-Do in Canada, in front of Cabot tower on Signal Hill.

Mr. Downey singing and playing "The Ode to General Choi" at General Choi's funeral service in Toronto, Ontario. General Choi died on June 15 2002. Mr. Downey wrote the song for General Choi to commorate General Choi's first and only visit to Newfoundland to conduct an International instructors course in March 2001. Click on the link above to listen to the song and read the lyrics.

The above picture is the cover page of the "4 year University Master Plan" document that was written by General Choi and Mr. Downey. Mr. Downey still has the handwritten notes given to him by General Choi when Mr. Downey attended the first Masters Seminar in Austria in 2002. This document was one of the final contributions to Taekwon-Do that General Choi made prior to his death. His goal was to establish a Taekwon-Do university degree program.