WINNING CIRCLE MARTIAL ARTS

RIVERSIDE SOUTH COMMUNITY

INSTRUCTOR’S BIO

 

FRANÇOIS R. JOLY

 

Born:                           December 28, 1971 (Quebec City)

 

Raised:                       Military bases across Canada and abroad

 

Profession:                Professional accountant, BBA, Adm.A., CMA, CBM

and currently part-time MBA student (U. of Ottawa)

 

Civil status:                Common Law Spouse

 

Languages:                English and French

 

 

MARTIAL ARTS – IMPORTANT DATES AND COMPETITIONS

 

Tae Kwon Do

 

Started teaching:                   April 2002

Current level of NCCP:         3 (Theory)

 

April 92

Started Tae Kwon Do under Alan CARTER, in Gatineau (Community Club)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 94

Quebec color belt team (Coupe du Québec de Trois-Rivières)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 96

Promoted 1st degree black belt: Québec ITF provincial board of evaluation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 97

Continuing studies under Master Wing Hon Fu. Martin MONFILS Head Instructor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 98

Gold Medallist, Canadian and North American championships – Sparring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 99

Promoted 2nd degree black belt: GTF Tae Kwon Do

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 99

Bronze Medallist, Canadian and North American championships – Sparring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 00

Gold Medallist, Toledo Open (USA) – Sparring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 02

Continuing studies under Master Eric AH-YUEN, Winning Circle Martial Arts Head Instructor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 02

Selected on Team Canada (Men's team)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 02

Silver Medallist, World Championships (Toronto, Ontario -GTF) – Sparring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 02

Appointed Instructor, Manotick Branch, under Master Eric AH-YUEN

 

 

 

Judo

 

Started teaching:                   September 2002

Current level of NCCP:         3 (Theory)

 

April 94

Started Judo under Christian LACROIX, in Gatineau (Community Club)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 95

Outaouais color belt regional champion (Cégep de Hull)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sabbatical after severe injury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 02

Promoted Brown Belt (Ikkyu)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 03

Outaouais color belt regional champion (Cégep de Hull)

 

 

Other sports and leisure activities

 

Hockey, boxing, golf, camping, astronomy, natural sciences, reading, computer sciences, etc.