Instructors

At Authentic, instructors continually explain to students why they are practicing specific actions and movements and postures; how the lessons they are practicing today, and have already practiced, will be integrated in their practice at higher belt levels; and, therefore, how their progress to black belt practice will actually, physically happen. This continuing explanation reinforces, in the everyday communication of all regular practice, that the students are always, in every practice, actually, physically, progressively accomplishing Authentic's WTF, CTA and OTA sanctioned Course of Black Belt TaeKwonDo and that their instructors want them to graduate.

Master Instructors

Master Akmal Farah HBA - Master Instructor

4th degree WTF certified blackbelt
Specializes in teachng kids with A.D.D. and A.D.H.D.
Over 20 years of taekwondo practice
4 time Canadian National Team member
1997 World Championship Ranked Top 8
2006 Pan American Championships Bronze Medalist.
2006 Winner of Quest for Gold award
Captain of Canadas' National Team.
Ontario Champion (11 years) and Team Captain.

Master Dominique Bosshart - 2 x Olympian

Dominique Bosshart (born October 7, 1977 in Morges, Switzerland) is a Canadian Taekwondo athlete. She was Canada's only taekwondo competitor during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division (+ 67 kg). She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens but did not medal. Bosshart began studying Taekwondo at age 13, at the urging of her brother. At age 15, she moved from living with her parents in Landmark, Manitoba to living on her own in Winnipeg in order to train with Master Joo Kang at Kang's Taekwondo Academy.

Athlete Representative for Taekwondo Canada: 1999-2000
Canadian National Champion 1993-2007
Canadian Olympic Division Champion 1997-2005
2007 World Championships- Beijing China: Top 16
2006 Pan Am Championships- Argentina: Gold
2005 World Championships- Madrid, Spain: Top 16
2004 Olympic Games- Athens Greece: Top 8
2003 Olympic Qualifier Pan Am- Queretaro Mexico: Bronze
2003 Olympic World Qualifier- Paris, France: Top 16
2003 World Championships- Garmisch, Germany: Top 16
2003 Pan Am Games- Dominican Republic: Top 16
2002 Pan Am Championships- Ecuador: Bronze
2002 World cup- Tokyo Japan: Top 32
2001 World Championships- Che Ju Korea: Top 32
2001 World cup- Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam: Top 32
2000 World cup- Lyon, France: Top 32
2000 Pan Am Championships- Aruba: Gold
2000 Olympic Games- Sydney, Australia: Bronze
1999 Olympic Qualifier Pan Am- Miami, USA: Gold
1999 Olympic World Qualifier- Zagreb, Croatia: Top 16
1999 World Championships- Edmonton, Canada: Silver
1999 Pan Am Games- Winnipeg, Canada: Bronze
1998 Pan Am Championships- Lima, Peru: Bronze
1997 World Championships- Hong Kong: Top 32
1996 Pan Am Championships- Havana, Cuba: Bronze
1995 World Championships- Philippines: DQ
1995 Pan Am Games- Mar Del Plata, Argentina: Bronze
1993 World Championships- Madison Sq. Garden, New York: Top 8

Dr Daniel Gibbs BSc DDS - Master Instructor

5 th degree WTF certified Black Belt
Dental surgery practice in Toronto for over 24 years
Black Belt in Korean Hapkido
Black Belt in Kick Boxing
over 14 years Taekwondo practice, over 10 years teaching in Toronto and Markham area
weapons training and instruction, co-author of Instructors Manual for Taekwondo
National Instructor's Academy certification
Former board of director for Ontario Taekwondo Association
Received "All Canadian Teaching Excellence Award" for Taekwondo in 2001
Founder of Ontario Disabled Taekwondo Association
Coach and manager of Adult Hockey Team (ASHL)

head Instructors

Ali Ghafour

4th degree WTF certified Black Belt
Over 17 years of taekwondo practice
4 time Canadian National Team member
2008 Beijing Olympics hopeful (top 4 pool in Canada)
2007 Pan Am Games (Rio, Brazil) - team member
2005 Winner of Quest for Gold award
11 years Ontario Champion

Randy Josephs

4th degree WTF certified Black Belt
Assistant instructor for over 5 years
Certified Ontario Provintial Referee
Has first aid and CPR certification
Self Defence instructor
Various martial arts experience in Karate (Shotokan) and Jujitsu
Has trained in Canada, Switzerland and the USA
VP Operations - Kisko Freezies
Advisory Board - Centennial College
Board Member - Chef Relief
French chef for 19 years

Tom Oetlinger

4th degree WTF certified Black Belt
Over 17 years training in Taewkondo
Certified Ontario ProvincialReferee
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
Scout Leader for 10 years
Scouting Instructor and Course Leader
Standard First Aid training
Royal Conservatory Grade 7 piano

senior Instructors

Stanley Wong

4th degree WTF certified Black Belt
17 years Taekwondo training
7 years teaching Taekwondo
'98 National Bronze Medalist
Certified Ontario Provincial Referee - Class B
Standard First Aid / CPR
Previous BC team member
Ontario team member
Recorded 2nd and 3rd degree in Korea
Demo team leader
Mechanical Engineering and Design Technologist

Jeffrey Chau

4th degree WTF certified Black Belt
University student
Head instructor Trillium Montessori School, 2004-2005
Over 7 years training experience
Other interests include: music, chess, sports and video games
Participated at many Black Belt tournaments