Master Scott Downey (8th Degree Black Belt) M.Ed, R. Psych
Certificate # C-8-9
Instructor Plaque number: 101100
International Instructor Certificate #1402
Umpire "A" certificate number: 1002
President, ITF Newfoundland and Labrador (ITFNL) 1997-present 
CTFI Vice President East April 2009 - November 2016
CTFI Umpire Director: November 2015 - present. 

The pictures below were given to Master Downey during the World Championship in Argentina, by Mr. Steve Weston, 6th Degree Taekwon-Do instructor from Australia. Mr. Weston had taken the photos of Master Downey and Master Harry Vones during their testing for 7th Dan in June 2007 during the World Championship in Quebec City. Prior to this Master Downey had no pictures of his 7th Dan testing.  The testing panel consisted of members of the ITF Technical committee (Grand Master Bos, Grand Master Marano, and Grand Master Trajtenberg). Grandmaster Tran and Grandmaster Van Bingh were also present. A sincere thank you to Mr. Weston for providing the photos. 

- Master Instructor/Examiner (can test students up to 6th Degree Black Belt)
- First person from Newfoundland and Labrador and Atlantic Canada to be promoted to 8th Degree Black Belt by the ITF (June 29th 2014 Certificate # C-8-9)
- President and founder of the International Taekwon-Do Federation of Newfoundland and Labrador (ITFNL) (1997 - present)
- First person from Newfoundland and Labrador to receive the designation of "International Instructor",  and "Master Instructor" by the ITF.
- The only person from Newfoundland and Labrador to be promoted by the creator of Taekwon-Do. Master Downey was promoted to 6th Degree Black Belt by General Choi Hong Hi in December 2001 during an international instructors course in British Columbia. 
- B.Sc (Hons) degree in Psychology from Memorial University of Newfoundland and a Masters Degree in Psychology from the University of Toronto.
- Registered Psychologist (Child and Adolescent Psychologist at the Janeway Child Health Center as well as in private practice for over 25 years). Specializing in ADHD and Learning Disabilities. 
- Highest ranking ITF Taekwon-Do Black Belt in Newfoundland and Atlantic Canada. 
- Received personal instruction from General Choi Hong Hi, the legendary founder of Taekwon-Do (attended 6 International Instructor Courses taught by General Choi including the 1st and only Masters seminar taught by General Choi in Vienna Austria in January, 2002).
-Requested by General Choi to assist him with instruction in three international instructors courses (Toronto, British Columbia, and Newfoundland).
- March 16-18 2001: Organized the first and only International Instructors Course in Newfoundland which was taught by General Choi Hong Hi.
- January 11-13 2002: Attended the 1st and only Masters Seminar taught by General Choi Hong Hi in Vienna, Austria.  
- Competitive career highlights include a Gold and Silver medal at the 1997 World championship in St. Louis USA, as well as the best overall senior competitor at the event, 2 Gold medals (fighting and patterns) at the 2005 General Choi Memorial Cup which included competitors from Canada, USA, Japan, Puerto Rico, and Chile, and a silver medal in patterns at the 1st ITF Taekwon-Do World Cup in Orlando, Florida.
- Had the privilege of working with General Choi Hong Hi on of the "4-Year University Taekwon-Do Program - Master Plan". This was General Choi's final contribution to Taekwon-Do prior to his death on June 15th 2002. Mr. Downey still has the hand written notes given to him by General Choi.
-Wrote the lyrics and music for "The Ode To General Choi" which was played as the official song for the opening ceremonies for the World ITF Taekwon-Do championship in Italy.
- Selected by the ITF to attend the 1st ITF Taekwon-Do leadership training camp in Tegucigalpa, Honduras July 9-13 2006.
- December 1,2,3/2006: Attended International Instructors Course (IIC) in Halifax, Nova Scotia 
- May 31 to June 3, 2007: Umpire "A" for the IX Junior and XV Senior World Championship in Quebec City, Canada 
- May 27-28 2007: Attended the 2 day "Seminar on Tournament coaching and Elite Training" given by Master Lan, 8th Dan, coach for the German National Team,  in Quebec City.
- June 1 2007: Promoted to 7th Degree Black Belt (#C-7-14) by the ITF Technical Committee, Quebec City, CANADA, during the ITF World Championship. 
-June 6-8 2008: Attended International Instructors Course (IIC) in Oakville , Ontario.
- November 2,3 2008: Guest presenter on practical self-defense for a 2 day "youth anti-violence" conference in St. John's. The participants were junior high school students who were victims of bullying. Students were selected by guidance counselors form all the junior high schools located in St. John's, Mount Pearl, Torbay, and Conception Bay South. 
- March 20-22 2009: Attended International Instructors course (IIC) in New York City, USA. 
- April 2009 Elected into the position of CTFI Vice President East. 
- November 2009: Umpire "A" for the ITF Taekwon-Do World Championships in Mar Del Plata, Argentina
- November 10th-11th 2010: Attended the 1st CTFI "Umpire Trainer Course" in Richmond, BC and attained the credentials to become the first person from Newfoundland and Labrador to be qualified as a CTFI provincial Umpire Trainer. 
- November 12-13, 2010: Umpire "A" for the Canadian National ITF Taekwon-Do Championships in Richmond, BC. 
- March 2011: Appointed as a member of the ITF Communications Committee. 
- May 20-22 2011: Attended International Instructors course (IIC) in Clearwater, Florida, which was conducted by Grandmaster Marano, and Grandmaster Trajtenberg (President of the ITF)
- October 22-23 2011: Attended International Instructors Course (IIC) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, which was conducted by Grandmaster Marano, Grandmaster Lan, Master Laquerre, and Master Norman. 
- October 4-7 2012: Umpire "A" for the ITF Taekwon-Do World Cup, Brighton , England: Center Referee for individual and team patterns, individual and team sparring, and pre-arranged free sparring.
- January 25-26 2013: Attended the "Official North-America Qualifying 2013 World Championship ITF Umpire Course" in Queens, New York, USA. Umpires had to attend this training in order to umpire at the World Championships in Spain in October 2013. 
- October 24-27 2013: Umpire "A" Jury President, for the ITF Taekwon-Do World Championships in Benidorm, Spain. . 
- June 27-29 2014: Organizer of the 94th International Instructors Course (IIC) in St. John's, NL, CANADA.
- June 29 2014:  Promoted to 8th Degree Black Belt by the ITF Technical Committee. Certificate #C-8-9
- January 24-25 2015: Attended the 20th International Umpire Course (IUC) in Queens, New York, USA.
- May 27-31 2015: Umpire "A" for the World Championships in Jeselo, Italy (Center Referee for individual and team sparring and individual patterns). 
- June 26-28 2015: Attended the 102nd International Instructors Course (IIC) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. 
- November 2015: Elected as the Umpire Director for the Canadian Taekwon-Do Federation International (CTFI). 
- January 23-24, 2016: Attended the Qualifying International Umpire Course (QIUC) in Vancouver, BC, CANADA, and qualified to be an Umpire A for the World Cup in Budapest, Hungary, and the World Championships in Dublin, Ireland. 
- April 7-9, 2017: Attended the 116th International Instructors Course (IIC) in Queen's New York, USA, conducted by Grandmaster Marano, Grandmaster Lan, and Master Laquerre
- October 10-15, 2017: Umpire A (Jury President) World ITF Taekwon-Do Championship, Dublin, Ireland.
- February 23-25, 2018: Attended the 125th International Instructors Course (IIC) in Halifax, CANADA, conducted by Grandmaster Marano, Grandmaster Lan, Grandmaster Laquerre, and special guest, Master Norman. 

Master Cathy Downey (7th Degree Black Belt)
Certificate # C-7-31
Instructor Plaque number: 101108
International Instructor Certificate #1403
Umpire "A" certificate number: 1003
Vice-President, ITF Newfoundland and Labrador (ITFNL) 1997-present
Vice-President East (CTFI) November 2016- present. First female to be elected to the CTFI Board of Directors. 

Note: Master Cathy Downey and Downey's Taekwon-Do is mentioned in the book "A Killing Art: The Untold Story of Taekwon-Do" by Alex Gillis (2008). On page 13: "On the second day, one of the black belts to demonstrate is a woman from Eastern Canada. The General asks her to perform Taekwon-Do's pattern for beginners, Chon-Ji, which means "heaven and earth" - a series of punches and blocks that can immediately indicate the proficiency of a martial artist, no matter what the belt level. "Very good," he says when she finishes. "What school are you from?" "Downey's TaeKwon-Do, in Newfoundland," she says. The General is impressed. She demonstrated excellent poise and power. 

The above remarks by General Choi were made during an International Instructors Course (IIC) that Master Scott Downey and Master Cathy Downey attended in Toronto, Canada in 2001. 

- International Instructor/Examiner 
- Vice-president of the International Taekwon-Do Federation of Newfoundland and Labrador (ITFNL)
- First female Newfoundlander to receive the designation of "International Instructor" by the ITF
- Highest ranking female ITF Taekwon-Do Black Belt in Newfoundland and Atlantic Canada.
- Promoted to 3rd Degree Black Belt (C-3-242) on February 12 2000. 
- Promoted to 4th Degree Black Belt  (C-4-153) on October 12 2002. 
- Received personal instruction from General Choi Hong Hi, the legendary founder of Taekwon-Do (attended 4 International Instructor Courses taught by General Choi).
- Gold medallist in both fighting and patterns at many provincial, national, and international Taekwon-Do events. Competitive career highlights include a Gold and Silver medal at the 1997 World championship in St. Louis USA, and 2 Gold medals at the 2004 Canadian National Taekwon-Do Championship in Ottawa, where she was selected to represent Canada at the 2005 World Championships in Malaysia, 2 silver medals at the 1st ITF Taekwon-Do world cup in Orlando, Florida, and a Gold medal in patterns and silver medal in sparring at the 2006 ITF Taekwon-Do nationals in Montreal, Quebec.
- promoted to 5th Degree Black Belt (C-5-69) on December 1, 2006
- Attended the 22nd International Instructors Course in Halifax Nova Scotia December 1,2,3/2006
 -Umpire "A" for the IX Junior and XV Senior World Championship in Quebec City, Canada May 31 to June 3, 2007
- March 20-22 2009: Attended International Instructors course (IIC) in New York City, USA. 
- November 2009: Umpire "A" for the ITF Taekwon-Do World Championships in Mar Del Plata, Argentina
-May 20-22 2011: Attended International Instructors course (IIC) in Clearwater, Florida, which was conducted by Grandmaster
 Marano, and Grandmaster Trajtenberg (President of the ITF)
-October 22-23 2011: Attended International Instructors Course (IIC) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, which was conducted by Grandmaster Marano, Grandmaster Lan, Master Laquerre, and Master Norman. 
- October 22 2011: Promoted to 6th Degree Black Belt (C-6-38). First female from Newfoundland and Labrador and Atlantic Canada to be promoted to 6th Degree black Belt and only the 2nd in Canada. 
- January 25-26 2013: Attended the "Official North-America Qualifying 2013 World Championship ITF Umpire Course" in Queens, New York, USA. Umpires had to attend this training in order to umpire at the World Championships in Spain in October 2013. 
- October 24-27 2013: Umpire "A" for the World Championships in Benidorm, Spain. Corner Referee and Jury Assistant.
-  January 24-25 2015: Attended the 20th International Umpire Course (IUC) in Queens, New York, USA.
-  May 27-31 2015: Umpire A for the World Championships in Jeselo, Italy (Corner referee and Jury member for individual and team sparring)
- June 26-28 2015: Attended the 102nd International Instructors Course (IIC) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. 
- January 23-24, 2016: Attended the Qualifying International Umpire Course (QIUC) in Vancouver, BC, CANADA, and qualified to be an Umpire A for the World Cup in Budapest, Hungary, and the World Championships in Dublin, Ireland. 
- April 7-9, 2017: Attended the 116th International Instructors Course (IIC) in Queen's New York, USA, conducted by Grandmaster Marano, Grandmaster Lan, and Master Laquerre
- October 10-15, 2017: Umpire A (Corner Referee and Center Referee) World ITF Taekwon-Do Championship, Dublin, Ireland.
- October 10 2017: Promoted to 7th Degree Black Belt in Dublin, Ireland. First female from Newfoundland and Labrador and Atlantic Canada to be promoted to 7th Degree black Belt (Master level) and only the 3rd in Canada.
-  February 23-25, 2018: Attended the 125th International Instructors Course (IIC) in Halifax, CANADA, conducted by Grandmaster Marano, Grandmaster Lan, Grandmaster Laquerre, and special guest, Master Norman. 

Assistant Instructors

Mrs. Cathy Reid (5th Degree Black Belt)                Mrs. Joanne Collins (5th Degree black Belt)                Mr. Paul Snow (5th Degree Black Belt)

     Mr. Paul Burk (5th Degree Black Belt)                                Mr. Barry Dyer (4th Dan)

Mr. Willie Power (4th Dan)

Ms. Sharon Vere-Holloway (4th Dan)  

Mr. Kevin James (3rd Dan)