Calgary Taekwondo Academy

**Alberta Open 2026 🏆**

Three days after stepping off the international stage at Canada Open— our team competed again.

High performance isn’t about one strong event. It’s about consistency under pressure and the ability to reset, refocus, and execute.

Recreational Poomsae
🥇 Gold – Jarvis Tse, Jose Carizan, Bochra Ben Mohamed
🥈 Silver – Emily Tran
🥉 Bronze – Zoe Winkelmann, Kristian Kortgaard

Sport Poomsae Individual
🥇 Gold – Vlad Partas (Junior Male)
🥈 Silver – Amanda Stanton (U40 Female)
🥉 Bronze – Kelly Ogden (U40 Female)

Pairs Poomsae
🥈 Silver – Vlad Partas & Lydia Nguyen

Team Poomsae
🥇 Gold – Kiana Foo / Nadeen Albadr / Avery Le (Cadet Female)
🥇 Gold – Claire Borja / Madilyn Ellard/ Melissa Garces(Junior Female)
🥇 Gold – Amanda Stanton / Amy Tran/ Smijimal Joseph (U50 Female)
🥈 Silver – Jimmy Tran/ Silas Bujak/ Tristan Tio Tio (U30 Male)

Personal Best Poomsae Performances
Nadeen Albadr - Cadet Female
Kiana Foo - Cadet Female
Claire Borja - Junior Female
Madilyn Ellard - Junior Female
Melissa Garces - Junior Female
Silas Bujak - U30 Male
Jimmy Tran - U30 Male

A special shoutout to Spirit Taekwondo for teaming up with us. Strong partnerships raise the level of competition and push everyone to be better.

“Success is earned through discipline and guided by vision.”

We are not chasing medals. We are building disciplined, resilient athletes.The work continues. 💪

Happy Holidays! There are no classes scheduled for the remainder of the holiday season as we take time to celebrate with family and friends. We look forward to seeing you back in the studio on January 5, 2026. Wishing you a restful break and a happy New Year!"

A huge thank you to the team who came out to visit our dojang and compete alongside us this weekend at the Calgary Open 2025! 🥋✨ It was an awesome day filled with great energy, strong performances, and tons of team spirit on both sides. We loved sharing the mats with you and enjoying some friendly, challenging competition throughout the day.

Looking forward to seeing each other and competing together again soon! 🤝🔥