Port Coquitlam's Triumph Taekwondo members were able to show off their skills at the the first ever World Martial Arts Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval earlier this month.
The team of 25 students put on a special demonstration at the four-day event, saw athletes from all over the world attend and compete. The Triumph members put on a 45-minute program of skills and techniques, showing everything from forms to combat skills to power board breaking.
"This was a great opportunity for members of our traditional Taekwondo community to get in front of the world to show what we are all about," said team organizer Kevin Reinelt. "The team had members ranging in age from 10 right up to age 50 and everyone had fun and did a great job."
Triumph Taekwondo was built in 2005 and is owned and operated by long-time PoCo resident Kevin and Ramona Reinelt.
THREE STARS
UBC Thunderbirds player Navid Mashinchi of Port Moody was named Canada West's third star of the week after kicking off the CIS men's soccer season with two game-winning goals.
On Friday night, the top ranked UBC squad defeated Victoria in front of more than 1,900 Vikes fans by a score of 3-1. Mashinchi got the game-winner in the 58th minute when he knocked in a cross from teammate Milad Mehrabi. He also assisted on the Thunderbirds' first goal by Niall Cousens.
Twenty-four hours later Mashinchi found the back of the net once again, this time in the 80th minute against the Fraser Valley Cascades in Abbotsford, B.C.Standing just inside the 18-yard box, he took a pass from Sean Einarsson and placed a beautiful shot to the lower-right corner of the net.
The goal was the only one of the game as UBC improved to 2-0 on the season.
