Instructors

Mr Yuen

Miss Dixie  – 2nd Degree Black Belt

• awards for outstanding achievements at the University of British Columbia
• Valedictorian at Vancouver Community College
• Certified Red Seal Pastry Chef
• Gold medal winner for patterns and sparring at Western Canadian Championships
• Martial arts instructor at Yuen’s Family Martial Arts Centre

Special Interests:

• Martial arts, running and walking my dogs
• Canoeing, swimming, hiking, climbing, baking and anything that involves spending time with my family

My most precious gift:

• my generous, loving and supportive husband, Al
• my son, Hunter, who makes me proud everyday
• my mum, who helps take care of my son, so that I can do a job that I love
• my dogs, Penny and Cleo, who walk or run with me everyday – rain or shine

My Present Goals:

• To live a happy and healthy, well balanced life.
• To be grateful for all the wonderful people and opportunities in my life
• To be an inspiration to our students by showing them what a positive influence the martial arts has had on my life and can have on theirs

Mr Mitchell – 2nd Degree Black Belt

Miss Katie  -  Junior Black Belt

• started TaeKwonDo in June 2004 – been training with her younger brother and sister ever since
• tested and graduated to Junior Black Belt August 2007
• have an older brother and father who hold the rank of 2nd Degree Black Belts
• currently training in TaeKwonDo and grappling

Everyday Life:

• working away at Gleneagle Secondary School
• enjoy reading (fantasy, historical, realistic fiction), writing and doodling
• can be frequently found in the kitchen cooking dinner or baking cookies
• also play the piano and crazily enough, the french horn

Personal Thought

• dream as though you will live forever….live as though you will die today
• It is not the number of breaths we take…but the number of oments that take our breath away

Mr. Jon – 1st Degree Black Belt

Mr Robert – 2nd degree Black Belt

• Started Tae Kwon do in September 1999
• Is the eldest of 4 siblings, all of whom do Tae Kwon Do
• Has been training with his father since he started; tested with him for his second degree
• Graduated Portmoody Highschool in May 2009