STEVEN LEGROW

 

 

6th Degree Black Belt

Head Instructor & Examiner -

Blackburn Taekwon-Do Ltd.

 

Mr. LeGrow recently returned from two International Competitions which took place between July 2 & 11, and he placed:

 

3rd Overall in the Continental "Gold Cup" (hosted in Jamaica)

Hyperweight Sparring Category

 

 

2nd Overall in the ISKA US Open World Martial Arts Championships

Continuous Sparring Over 190 lbs (hosted in Orlando, Florida)

 

Mr. LeGrow also represented Canada at the

World Taekwon-Do Championships, which took place

in Mar Del Plata, Argentina from November 26-30, 2009.

 

He was able to place:

3rd Place in Male 18-34 years, 4-6 Degree Patterns

3rd Place in Male 18-34 years, Hyper weight (+80 Kg) Sparring

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Mr. LeGrow was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and has lived in Ontario since he was three and a half years old.  He was first introduced to martial arts in a Taekwon-Do summer camp in 1986 with Mr. Hung Ahn-Hoang and movies from by the late great Bruce Lee.

 

The first main school that was home to Mr. LeGrow was "Jung Park's School of Self-Defense", which was located on St. Joseph Blvd in Orleans, Ontario in November of 1987.  It eventually became "Lu's Taekwon-Do School".

 

 

He started teaching when he received his 1st Degree Black Belt in 1991 at the age 13.  Since starting in Taekwon-Do, LeGrow has competed and won medals in all levels of competition from being a 4 time Provincial and 4 time National Champion as well as winning medals in International Competitions (Pan-American Games and World Championships). 

 

When receiving his 5th Degree, he retired from competition and persued new goals traveling with Master Choi Jung Hwa (known as the son of the Founder of Taekwon-Do).

 

In these years, LeGrow has traveled with conduct training workshops and seminars in various countries around the world trying to keep the traditional and pure form of Taekwon-Do alive.

 

As of October 2008, Mr. LeGrow decided to come out of retirement and return to the competition arena once again.  He is now setting his goals on the 2009 ITF World Taekwon-Do Championships which will be held in Argentina.

 

This road will be a difficult one to pursue!  As the saying goes, anything that is worth having or fighting for does not come easy!

 

 

For see below for a more detailed look at the past accomplishments of Mr. LeGrow, please see below!

Accomplishments:

 

• IIC - Seminar Assistant to Master Choi Jung Hwa              Melbourne, Australia (June 2005)

• Special 2-Day IIC Seminar Assistant to Master Choi Jung Hwa Wetzlar, Germany (May 2003)

Hosted the Following Seminars in Ottawa:

 

• 2-Pattern Seminars with Master Pierre Laquerre (2008/09)

• Specialty Seminar with Master Robert Wheatly (May 2007)

• Technical Seminar with Grand Master Choi (May 2004)

• Special Class with Master Barat (June 2003)

Seminars, Workshops and Trainings Conducted in:

 

• St. John's, NF, Canada (May 2002)

• Woodstock, Ontario, Canada (2002 to 2007)

• Fairbanks, Alaska, USA (Dec. 2005)

• Brisbane, Australia (Jan. 2006)

• Mount Nebo, Australia  (Jan 2006)

• Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (Jan 2006)

 

Tournament Accomplishments:

 

• 2009 - World Taekwon-Do Championships, Double Bronze Medal

• 2001 - World Taekwon-Do Championships, Bronze Medalist

• 1996 - Pan-American Taekwon-Do Champion

• 2001 - Can-American Pattern Champion

• 5 - Time National Champion (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2009)

• 4 - Time  Provincial Champion (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)

• 2009 World Kickboxing Association Canadian Bronze Medalist

• Trainer for the 2004 Women's National Taekwon-Do Team

• Trainer for the 2002 Junior Boys (15-17) National Team

• Coach of the 1997 Junior Boys (15-17) Provincial Team

 

Courses & Seminars:

 

(Attended)

• International Instructor Course with ITF Technical Committee (June 2008 in Oakville, Ontario)

• 4-International Instructor Courses with General Choi Hong Hi (Nov 1994, Nov 1996, June 1997, April 2001)

• 6-International Instructor Courses with Master Choi Jung Hwa (Oct '01, April '03, May '03, April '05, June '05, June '06) 

• 4-ITF Technical Seminars with Master Choi Jung Hwa

 

 

 

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