| Tae Kwon Do Resume of Master Dan L. Zaleski |
| 1973-1975 |
Began Tae Kwon Do training at 12 years of age with Mr. J.C. Burns |
| 1975-1985 |
Trained under the guidance of Grand Master C.K.Choi |
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International Life Member (I.T.F.) |
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Jan.28, 1978 earned 1st Degree C-1-142 |
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Assistant domestic instructor for Grand Master Choi from 1978 |
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Placed first in heavyweight class at British Columbia, Canadian and North American Tae Kwon Do titles |
| 1979 |
Earned 2nd Degree C-2-42 |
| 1979-1983 |
Ran branch school for Master Choi at Killarney Centre |
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Member of Master Choi's demo team T.V. and school demos |
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First Vice President of the British Columbia I.T.F. |
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Member of Team Canada 2nd I.T.F. World Championships in Oklahoma,U.S.A. Won two gold medals and one silver medal. |
| 1981 |
May 30th- earned 3rd Degree C-3-15 |
| 1982 |
Member of Team Canada 3rd I.T.F. World Championships in South America |
| 1983 |
British Columbia Olympic boxing golden glove champion |
| 1984 |
Competed in Canadian Olympic boxing trials in Quebec, Canada |
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Our school became independent of the I.T.F. |
| 1986-1991 |
Trained and competed in full contact competition, won the B.C. and Canadian all styles titles. |
| 1991-1992 |
Opened independent T.K.D. academy in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| 1994-1996 |
Reunited with B.C. I.T.F., became Executive Vice President |
| 1995 |
Opened three schools in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada |
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Earned 4th Degree graded by Master S.L. Kopperud |
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Hosted the Western Canadian T.K.D. Championships |
| 1996 |
Appointed President of British Columbia Unified T.K.D International |
| 1999 |
Earned 5th Degree graded by Master C. Tate, Detroit, Michigan, USA CA9906165 |
| 2000 |
Opened academy in Kelowna, British Columbia |
| 2001-2003 |
President of the Kelowna Martial Arts Society |
| 2003 |
Opened a second academy called Quest Martial Arts Inc, purchased building |
| 2004 |
Earned 6th Degree graded by Grand Master (9th Dan) C.K. Choi in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 2005 |
Hosted B.C. Open Martial Arts Championships in Kelowna, BC, Canada |
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Produced T.K.D. DVD pattern set for student training |
| 2006 |
Developed C.O.V.A.R. Defense ™System for police, military |
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Developed COVER Defense™ for general public self-defence |
| 2007 |
Hosted B.C. Open Martial Arts Championships in Kelowna, BC, Canada |
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Earned 7th Degree C-1-7 graded by Grand Master C.K. Choi in Kelowna, BC, Canada, member of Tae Kwon Do pioneers. |
| 2008 |
Host of B.C. Open Martial Arts Championships |
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Appointed President of Tae Kwon Do International Canada |
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Coach of Canadian Team at World Championships in Italy |
| 2009 |
Filmed Self-Defense DVD, launched in 2009 and now distributed throughout North America and Europe. |
| 2010 |
Coach of Canadian Team attending World Championships in England in September 2010 |
