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were instrumental in bringing it to the<br />
Generals attention and thus the sine wave<br />
being officially incorporated into ITF<br />
<strong>Tae</strong>kwon-<strong>Do</strong>.<br />
Both offer their own explanations as to its<br />
origins. One master claims that whilst on a<br />
tour of Australia to promote <strong>Tae</strong> <strong>Kwon</strong> <strong>Do</strong>,<br />
he participated on a number of trips to see<br />
some wild life. One specific visit was to a<br />
Kangaroo sanctuary where the master<br />
noted the way the Kangaroos moved and<br />
how efficient it was for saving energy. He<br />
realised how this movement could also be<br />
incorporated into <strong>Tae</strong>kwon-<strong>Do</strong> and came<br />
up with the idea of sine Wave.<br />
The other Master disputes this, claiming it<br />
is of Scandinavian decent. Having been<br />
one of the first Masters to visit<br />
Scandinavia, he claims he was stuck in a<br />
snowstorm while driving to a training<br />
session. Four hours later he was<br />
eventually dug out and the patrol man<br />
waved him on and informed him to follow<br />
the signs. On returning to Korea years later<br />
he talked about his experience to other<br />
masters and thought about how he could<br />
show his appreciation to the patrol man.<br />
He remembered how the patrol man had<br />
told him about the signs and waved him on<br />
and thus dedicated sine Wave to the<br />
patrolman. He claims, due to national<br />
10 - <strong>Totally</strong> <strong>Tae</strong> <strong>Kwon</strong> <strong>Do</strong><br />
pride, the story was not allowed to be<br />
revealed until now.<br />
The case continues.<br />
Medicine Hat’s Fire Dragon<br />
<strong>Tae</strong>kwondo & Fitness’s<br />
Kalen Schenkey<br />
Brings Home <strong>Do</strong>uble Gold<br />
Seven competitors from Medicine Hat,<br />
Alberta Canada’s Fire Dragon <strong>Tae</strong>kwondo<br />
& Fitness competed in the 3 rd Annual<br />
Adam’s <strong>Tae</strong>kwondo Tournament in Red<br />
Deer, Alberta on March 19 th , 2011.<br />
Over 80 students from various Albertan<br />
<strong>Tae</strong>kwondo schools participated in the<br />
competition.<br />
In their inaugural performances being<br />
coached by Master Mark Pellerin and Mr.<br />
Shawn Schenkey, Jennifer and Mikayla<br />
Nadeau were awarded silver medals in<br />
Poomsae and Sparring; Grayson Nadeau<br />
won a silver medal in Poomsae and a<br />
bronze medal in Sparring; while Ashton<br />
Capati won Gold in Poomsae and Bronze<br />
in Sparring and Peyton Capati brought<br />
home a silver medal in Poomsae and a<br />
gold medal in Sparring.<br />
Niklas Knipstrom in his second tournament<br />
was awarded a gold medal in Poomsae<br />
and a bronze medal in Sparring. While<br />
Kalen Schenkey, the most experienced<br />
competitor from Fire Dragon <strong>Tae</strong>kwondo &<br />
Fitness, was awarded gold medals in both<br />
Poomsae and Sparring in his division.<br />
Submitted by: Heather Smith-Schenkey
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