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T.A.G.B. WORLDS 2010
September 11th and 12th 2010 saw the U.K. explode, as 39 countries from across the globe and 2200 competitors fight to take top honours at the T.A.G.B. IX World Championships.
be introduced over the loud speaker to the 2500 spectators who sat eagerly waiting. Parents of both the I.T.U.K. and the L.T.S.I. students were filming at the side, as the 2000 plus competitors walked into the massive arena.
U.K. groups the L.T.S.I. and the I.T.U.K. decided to fully sponsor 30 members from their groups to After an award ceremony given by the Chairman of ensure that both groups would be represented and the T.A.G.B. Master Dave Oliver to special guests would have a team in this prestigious event. such as Grand Master CK Choi and what some say the controversial author of the book ‘Tae Kwon Do On the day, representatives from the two groups the killing art’ Alex Gillies, the rings were assigned were Master Harry, 8th Degree, Chris Snow, 5th where 280 umpires waited patiently on the 28 rings Degree, Trevor Charles, 5th Degree and James and juniors were called to their respective rings to Kumar, 4th Degree. fight for the spoils. The job of coach was put on Chris’ shoulders, but In the pattern section, Darius Glod (L.T.S.I.) won a anyone could see this was going to be no easy task as 28 rings made the job virtually impossible! silver medal, which was to be the only pattern medal of the day. We arrived at 8am after being stuck in possibly the On to sparring, the first competitor up was Jordan biggest traffic jam ever. We got into the complex and there were thousands of cars and spectators, Smith, who lost in point sparring by one point to a formidable opponent. Next was Daniel Doran who let alone competitors. Chris parked up and we sparred a fighter from Wales, who clearly knew how struggled with the two boxes of printed hoodies. to point spar beating Daniel by a clear six points (not We got to the arena and Chris was looking for such a good start for our team). Master Harry. This was the biggest event Chris had ever attended and all could see the members Lauren Snow (my daughter) gave a good were buzzing and ready to take part in what Chris performance in her spar but, sadly, lost to the competitor that would take the silver medal of the said was a hard event. Junior Black Belt girls section. The opening ceremony was very overwhelming indeed, as each country came into the arena to Page 6 © Copyright Original-ITF 2010
Jade Doran was on the mat and it was her that would skilfully beat her Welsh opponent, only to lose in the second round to a T.A.G.B. England junior in what many say was an extremely close bout. Tobi Adio got onto the floor with a Polish fighter, only to be beaten. It was clear that the two punch rule that many I.T.F. groups endorse was not in play here, as punches rained down on our fighters, leaving some wondering why no penalty was being issued. In some cases, up to nine punches were used to score points and some bouts were won by punchers (or, as Chris calls them, head hunters!). Frankie Adio had to call Chris to ring 24, as it appeared he was in the wrong division - after going to the complaints table, he was permitted to move to another division. However, two other L.T.S.I. fighters were not so lucky after they failed to meet the correct heights and weights. I watched as Chris went from ring to ring trying to find the team members but, to be honest, it was like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
I could see over the other side of the arena as Ben won his first fight - Chris looked like the cat that got the cream! Ben won three bouts, losing in the final to a very tricky fighter that seemed to know how to counter fight and had great timing (or something like that - I think that’s what Chris said!). On the Sunday, five adults attended the event but only one managed to win a medal - a silver medal in ladies red belt sparring. One of the L.T.S.I.’s top guns Steven Townshend, 2nd Degree, fought an alleged T.A.G.B. World Champion and all that saw the bout stated it was possibly one of the hardest he had fought to date - one black eye, a split lip and a bruised ego later, he rang Chris to tell him of his unlucky bout. Like every good coach, Steven was told “At least you lost to the best in the business”, which I think made him happier. Darius was disqualified for hard contact but, in fairness, he has not fought for 10 years. The event was a very busy one, not like those I.T.F. events with 300 to 400 attending which we have been to over the years. We had travelled down the night before and the accommodation was poor, to say the least.
Jade Doran was requested to join a team and do some tag sparring - after a little bit of gentle persuasion, she agreed to enter into the tag team. Chris stated that to run an event like this one is an impossible task and that says something, considering The team won all bouts but lost in the final to a very formidable T.A.G.B. team - at the end of the we run two Nationals a year which normally attracts day, they still managed to take a well worthy silver 300 competitors. medal which the L.T.S.I. can be very proud of. The team took 2 Gold, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze medals. The day was drawing to an end, as spectators and We would like to thank all parents that travelled with the competitors, the coaches and, of course, the competitors started to disappear. competitors as win or lose, they all took something It was now time to see ben dale fight - Chris had away from the event. Thanks also to the T.A.G.B. for stated he is a very exciting fighter to watch (boys the invite. Film and pictures can be seen at and their toys, getting excited about fighters!). www.uk-ltsi.com. Page 7 © Copyright Original-ITF 2010
Devastating Blows and Lethal Kicks – The Deadly Art of Tae Kwon Do By Amar B Shrestha
"Do not lose control even when provoked. If you do, you might hit out and that could be very dangerous. You could end up killing somebody," declared Tae Kwon Do Instructor 3rd Dan Black Belt Daniel Russ Gurung. He was addressing his class of thirty students after the exercises were over for the day. Plainly, his words were directed towards those in the first row, which included me. "And then, you might be taken to jail for the next 20 years of your life," he added, determined to make his message loud and clear.
A Black Belt usually entitles you to be an instructor, and that is what many do, but again, not all instructors are equal. I was fortunate to have had a man like Daniel Russ Gurung as my teacher for three years. He epitomized the true martial artist. The true martial artist? Well yes, as opposed to those who practice the art not as an art but, more as a sport. Now one may well ask, what has this got to do with making Tae Kwon Do into less of an art? It is simple, once this Korean martial art became an Olympic sport some years ago (in 2000) it began to be viewed as a means to enhance countries' prestige by winning more medals. Thus, gradually, the art began to be taught less as an art form and as more of a sporting activity, with training methods geared towards scoring valid points and avoiding being hit and thus losing points. One can compare Tae Kwon Do's passage through time with our schools' one point program - that is, to enhance schools' reputations by their students doing well in the School Leaving Exams. There are many who decry that education has become less of a wholesome one and more of an exam related one. Similarly, Tae Kwon Do, a martial art, has now become less of an exotic art and more of a potentially medal winning sport.
Thank God, when I was practising Tae Kwon Do, it wasn't an Olympic sport yet. As we understood it then, it was an art that had to be learned through sincere dedication and deep desire. Many Instructor Daniel was not kidding. He spoke with the might not know about Daniel Russ Gurung, but utmost seriousness. I guess he must have thought it almost everybody knows about Bruce Lee, Jackie his responsibility to do so. The reason for his grave Chan and Jet Lee. They too are true martial words now was because five of us had become Red artists, although of martial forms other than Tae Belts, perhaps the most dangerous phase in a Tae Kwon Do. Bruce Lee was the uncontested idol of Kwon Do practitioner's life. It is the time when a almost every practising martial artist then. His student is at the peak of his powers. It is the time moves were sure and deadly and the camera when his punches are lethal, his kicks devastating, assisted in making them still more dramatic. His his ridge hand strikes deadly, and his blocks, as film, ‘Enter the Dragon' was an inspirational film paralyzing as his attacks. At the Red Belt stage, the for people like us. But, even without Bruce Lee student is well armoured both physically and mentally and his dramatics, for me personally, being taught - this armour fortified further by the confidence built by a man like Daniel Russ Gurung was enough up through long hours of strenuous and disciplined motivation. And the rigid discipline he endowed us exercises over the past three years. His every step with through his consistent exhortations in class, now will be directed with single minded devotion was the foundation on which our own strength towards the fulfillment of the deep and yearning desire was built upon. Discipline that was manifested not to earn the ultimate accolade – the coveted Black Belt. only in our external behavior but also inside of ourselves as well. Finding the balance between Art First, Sport Later our strength and our limitations was an ongoing There are tens of thousands of Black Belts around struggle and discipline allowed us to accept what the world today as there must be hundreds in Nepal could not be done and discipline pushed us to but just like in any other sphere of activity, not all are explore the limits of our abilities. equal. Page 8 © Copyright Original-ITF 2010
A Way of life
Kicking Away To Glory
"Always be humble. Humility is a prerogative of the strong," Instructor Daniel used to lecture us often. "The more powerful you become, the humbler you must be." Such constant discourses served to embed deep into our minds, the great virtue of humility and certainly, there have been many, many times in life's journey when it has served me well. Discipline, humility, self restraint, and chivalrous behavior were the bywords we lived by. Camaraderie was a given amongst us. Confidence was evident in the way we walked, the way we behaved and the way we conducted ourselves generally. It would not be an exaggeration to say that in those days, we who practiced Tae Kwon Do with utmost dedication had an aura around us. This aura a blessing of the art we practiced, and an art that actually became a way of life with us.
Our kicking routines were the toughest of all and required immense determination and perseverance. Kicking well did not mean only power, it meant speed and balance in equal measure. In time, I myself found myself so comfortable with my legs that neither high heels nor slippery surfaces could hamper me from delivering high kicks again and again, swiftly and with great power. Perfect balance was what gave me the confidence to deliver even high spinning kicks repeatedly on any surface and any time I wished to. To attain the needed flexibility to execute high kicks, our training included a lot of stretching work outs. It must be mentioned here that not everyone is endowed with similar suppleness, thus, some can stretch out their legs perfectly in a horizontal line, while there are those that have difficulty in even achieving a respectable level of horizontality while stretching. In any case, the regular work outs, mostly done in pairs so that one could push down and assist in the stretching, does always succeed in making even those less flexible, more agile. Besides flexibility, in Tae Kwon Do, every attacking move is accomplished as speedily as possible so that one is ready to repeat the attack again immediately. Every attacking move is done with the knowledge that one is also vulnerable to a counterattack during the move, so the emphasis is on great speed. Our flying and flying spinning kicks were the highlights of our demonstrations which we gave regularly to acquaint the public with our art. We flew high over eight stooped bodies and smashed two inch planks with the edge of our feet, sometimes spinning our bodies spectacularly in mid flight.
"Tae Kwon Do is not something that you can learn just by attending two hour classes each day," Instructor Daniel used to say. "Tae Kwon Do must be a way of life with you and on your minds every minute and every second of your life. Tae Kwon Do must be there with you when you eat, when you study, when you sleep. Be always aware that you are first and foremost a practitioner of Tae Kwon Do before anything else." And, yes, Tae Kwon Do did pervade every aspect of our lives and its high values made us sharper in mind and surer in our actions thus helping us to be better at whatever we were doing at the moment. "Wherever and whenever you meet another Tae Kwon Do practitioner, remember that the junior must bow first and the senior must reciprocate similarly," he used to tell us. "It is not the person you are showing respect to by bowing. You are demonstrating respect to Tae Kwon Do by doing so." Such was our art, such were our principles. Our classes always began and ended with a few minutes of meditation. We knelt with our opens palms lying face down on our thighs. There would be absolute silence as each of us tried to empty our minds of the events of the day so as to leave a blank slate for what was to be learnt in the next two hours. Then we got up as one and at the instructor's command began our warm up exercises in as perfect synchronization as possible. At first it is easy going, more of a limbering and stretching routine, not much of strenuous effort required. This was followed by the exercises for the legs and was more arduous. In Korean, tae means ‘to strike or break with foot'; kwon means ‘to strike or break with fist'; and do means ‘way' or ‘method'. Actually, Tae Kwon Do is renowned for its kicking techniques - front kicks, side kicks, roundhouse kicks, spinning kicks, hammer kicks, flying kicks, spinning flying kicks, etc. etc. Therefore, leg exercises, which include stretching, are pretty detailed and exhausting. "You must be able to eat using your feet, and wipe your behind with them," Instructor Daniel was fond of joking. Page 9 © Copyright Original-ITF 2010
The Martial Art of Tae Kwon Do After leg and kicking exercises we began on our hand routines. We punched again and again, our fists twisting their way fast and powerfully from our waists, accelerating through the air and landing at imaginary points denoting the face and the mid section. Day after day, we learnt to hit at the same place again and again and our speed and power increased greatly with time. Punching well did not mean only power, it also meant precision and placement. We learnt about the most vulnerable points of the face and the body and practiced repeatedly to make sure that our punches landed at the right spots all the time. Tae Kwon Do is an art in which every blow or kick or chop is deadly, delivered with immense velocity and power. Thus, much Tae Kwon Do kicks are devastating. energy is expended, so that one strives to be "Remember that your legs are at much precise with every blow or kick. The logic is heavier than your arms and longer too," our simple - a single Tae Kwon Do kick or punch instructor used to say. "So, if you can gain must be deadly enough to put the opponent control over them, and learn to use them as out of action. And, since the punches are so taught, you are at a very great advantage over strong, it is necessary to make sure that one any opponent. You can strike from afar and does not injure one's hands through the law of the opponent has less capacity to retaliate," At ‘every action has an equal and opposite reaction'. For example, try hitting a brick wall the 6th World Tae Kwon Do Championships with your fist and you will see that the harder in Denmark I watched a fight between a Korean and a Saudi Arabian. The latter was all you hit, the more you hurt.
fire and brimstone and leapt to and fro delivering exploratory kicks constantly. The Korean, with his hooded eyes and expressionless face, moved back and aside effortlessly without throwing a single kick. Then, ‘Wham', as the Saudi was delivering maybe the 10th of his kicks, this, a roundhouse to the face, the Korean executes a spinning kick with such grace and precision that it leaves one breathless. The Saudi falls to the ground like a felled log. The heel of the Korean has smashed into his left eye socket with great velocity. His eye is already black and blue and beginning to swell. He is taken away on a stretcher, out cold. A perfect example of the perfect Tae Kwon Do kick – a lethal combination of speed, power, precision and balance. Page 10 © Copyright Original-ITF 2010
So, we did things to make our hands into tough weapons. We learned to make the perfect fist - the four fingers curled tightly into the palm with the thumb placed as tightly over them. No loose ends. At first, the fingers dug into our palms and it hurt. Gradually one could notice the presence of calluses on the palm where the finger tips dug in and it hurt less and less before disappearing with time. When we punched, the blows twisted their way in a very straight line (the fastest way to reach somewhere is by going in a straight line, and as for the twisting, think of how a bullet travels through the barrel of a gun). At the full stretch of the arms, the flat of the back of the fist along the knuckle head
was always in perfect alignment with the wrist, so that no matter how hard the surface where our punch landed, the tight fist and the perfect alignment ensured that our hands were not hurt even when the punch was executed with full intensity. And this was how it was supposed to be in the art of Tae Kwon Do. Every blow had to be destructive, that was what we were training for.
Fists of Fury And, oh yes, when we hit, we hit with the first two knuckles of the fist (this guaranteed precision and besides, if you hit using a smaller surface area there is more power). For example, a lance tip will penetrate skin, muscle and bone, a flat tip will not. Within a few months of starting training, our first two knuckles were usually callused if not bleeding still. This was due to the countless knuckle push ups we did in class every day as well as each night before sleeping and in the morning after awakening. At first there was much bleeding, then shedding of skin, then bleeding again and again, until finally, extremely tough calluses were formed on our knuckles. The effects of the knuckle push ups were further supplemented by punching the hard gym bag routinely. The time came when our fists had become mighty weapons of destruction and we could punch through two-inch thick planks with ease. How destructive our fists and our punches had become became clear to me once when I was still a Green Belt. A fight broke out in a restaurant I was in at one time. A gang of some ten rowdies had taken offence to something the waiter had said or done and they had surrounded and started to thrash the life out of the poor fellow. Page 11 Š Copyright Original-ITF 2010
I intervened and to set things right quickly, threw two controlled punches at two of them which had them kissing the walls. Then they came for me. I hit the one who seemed most threatening with a full intensity punch to the face. I don't know, but the way I executed that punch must have been really impressive because they all froze as one. I don't know exactly how I looked throwing that punch because it was a completely reflexive action, but besides being obviously an impressive performance, it was totally devastating. The guy I hit was unconscious while still on his feet and he fell backwards like a felled tree. The next thing I knew, the rest of them had all left the scene. Nobody wants to be hit like that I guess. Someone later told me that the poor fellow's face had swollen up to double its size. I had punched him where I was trained to do - right at the junction between his mouth and his nose, a very delicate spot if you ask me. Besides the punch and the kicks, we were trained to toughen up our ridge hands which we used for chopping to the neck, the bridge of the nose, and other soft parts of the body. We did this by constantly hitting a hard surface with the edge of our hands and against each other regularly, so that in time, we could break bricks with them without any discomfort. We also used the edge of the hand on the thumb side (opposite ridge hand) and these too were made tough with similar exercises. I have used this side of the hand to break piles of hard tiles at many demonstrations. By and by, our whole hands had become deadly weapons - including our fingers. The one thing I remember about my first interview for a job later on in life was when I was signing some papers and the interviewee remarked, "You have got very strong fingers". I didn't tell him that those fingers had sliced through one and a half inch planks on many occasions. How did our fingers become weapons? Simple - we did finger push ups and hit the punching bag with our finger tips during training. First we used all fingers for push ups, then gradually three, then two, then one, and finally, only the thumbs. Gruelling? You bet it was.
Close Combat Tae Kwon Do also teaches one the art of close combat, meaning if someone grabs you, then you know what to do. And it is not as one would usually expect, that one just frees oneself from the opponent's grip. No, in Tae Kwon Do, close combat means using the other's grappling actions to your advantage by responding in such a way as to immobilize him, or more often, break a few of his bones. For instance, if someone grabs you by the throat with two hands, what a Tae kwon Do practitioner does is this : he takes hold of one of his opponent's hands and twists it outwards with the thumb firmly in his grip. The twisting movement outwards breaks the attacker's elbow joint and all the while, because you have a firm hold on his thumb joint, he is totally in your control. Needless to say, the grip on your throat has already been broken because an attacker cannot squeeze your throat with one hand only. This is just an example of our close combat tactics, there are many, foe instance what if he grabs you from behind, or across your body, or your hand, or your lapels, your hair, and so on. Suffice it to say that woe will befall those who try to grapple with a well trained Tae Kwon Do practitioner. Close combat does not exactly comprise of defensive techniques in Tae Kwon Do. Similarly, our blocking techniques were also really not completely of a defensive nature. Our blocks were conducted with the intention to discourage any more attacks. Thus, if someone threw a punch at you, you did not step back to retreat. You stepped back sideways (the side stance with the front leg slightly cocked and most of the body weight on the back foot) and your hands move up from their position at the waist in a fast movement so that the edge of the blocking hand hits the inside of the opponent's attacking hand's wrist with speed and power. The effect is numbing, to the attacker that is. Painful too, because what you have hit is one of the slender bones, probably with a nerve running along it. So, the numbness. Another move to decapitate the attacker was to move sideways in a horse riding stance, use both hand edges to strike his stretched arm, one edge hitting the wrist and the other the elbow. The former has a similar effect as described above, and the latter movement can dislocate the elbow joint. Tae Kwon Do is not really what one would say, an art for self defense, as martial arts are usually referred to. Perhaps one could justify it as one by taking recourse to the age old principle that says, ‘a good offense is the best defense'. Balance, Focus and Concentration
our minds were as sharp as were our eyes. We learnt to turn our heads very swiftly so that our eyes could pinpoint targets And now, we come to one of the most important and be aware of dangers instantaneously, and our minds aspects of Tae Kwon Do - that to do with could already visualize the conclusion of our moves even as concentration. Our meditations at the beginning and our legs or hands were on the way to deliver their at the end of exercises of course were part of the devastating messages. Thus, our exercises laid a good deal training to develop concentration, but that was not of emphasis on neck exercises too as well as on flexibility. the only thing. Every move we made when training And concentration at all times.
required concentration. Balance required one to be totally focused so that even when kicking very high and very fast the sole of our standing leg did not leave the ground even a quarter of an inch. Often it is the case that one is tempted to gain more power by swivelling on a narrower point, which means lifting the feet a little and turning on a heel. This is a temptation that we learnt to avoid through focus and concentration. Concentration was needed to direct our attacks to the most vulnerable parts of the body and in this, as well as in other moves such as when delivering spinning kicks,
Whatever it may be referred to as, one should be clear on one aspect of Tae Kwon Do - it is first and foremost as good an art form as any. And the various ‘patterns' (pumsae) we practiced every day is an additional factor to reinforce this fact. We had to practice them day after day until the time came when all thirty of us moved as one. Each blow, each kick and each block had to be executed with power, speed, precision and control. Our stances at all times would have to be perfect, whether it was the front stance, the back stance, the horse riding stance, etc. Balance was the key for correct action and agility, the foundation for spectacular moves.
Final Words: All that is now left to be said is that Tae Kwon Do is a wonderful martial art, in that it gives you humility born out of confidence (an aura if you are really devoted), agility, swiftness and grace. Tae Kwon Do is equally, a deadly art; in that it gives you strength, power, lethality and makes you a dangerous man to be up against with. All this, a Tae Kwon Do practitioner can hope to gain if he practices it with dedication and perseverance. Nevertheless, with the passage of time, there have been changes that have not been all for the good, at least in my view. For instance, training sessions nowadays are more focused towards only winning points in competitions and since kicks get most of the points and not so punches, less attention is paid to the hand techniques. How far reaching such changes have been can be best illustrated by an incident at a friend's wedding party some years ago. He was a Tae kwon Do instructor and so there were many practitioners at the party. I was one of them. I sat with a couple of them; they had represented the country many times. They were good. One of them looked at my hands and referring to my still callused knuckles, commented, "Sir, are those to scare people or what?" I, in return, looked at his hands. They were as soft and smooth as a woman's.
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Tae Kwon Do Grand Masters past & present
Every issue, we will bring you information on Tae Kwon Do’s Grand Masters from past archives. This month, we have covered Grand Master Charles. E. Sereff
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Grand Master Charles Sereff IX Dan Certificate USA-9-1 pioneer taekwon-do in the U.S.A. Tae Kwon Do Master Charles Sereff was born in 1933 in Denver. He began training in Moo Duk Kwan in 1961 under Robert Thompson and received his black belt in 1963. That same year, he opened a small store-front dojang, which was the first Korean style school in the Denver area. In 1965, he brought Tae Kwon Do instructor Moon Ku Baek from Korea to Denver to teach for him, and it was then that he became associated with General Choi Hong Hi, the founder of Tae Kwon Do and his International Tae Kwon Do Federation (ITF). In the meantime, Sereff began to establish Tae Kwon Do clubs at the U.S. Airforce Academy, the Denver YMCA, and at various recreation centers as well as at major colleges in Colorado and Wyoming. In 1974, at the request of General Choi, Sereff helped form the United States Tae Kwon Do Federation (USTF). The Federation today consists of 11 regional directors, and 35 State directors from Florida to California. There are members in Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand and New Guinea. Sereff, who was elected president in 1979, still retains that position. The USTF has an executive committee made up of 23 Master Instructors. General Choi also created a comprehensive grading system, which is graded as follows: 4th, 5th and 6th degree black belts are classified as Inter-National Instructors. 7th and 8th degree are Master Instructors. 9th Degrees are Grand Master. Over the years Sereff has spent an enormous amount of time travelling world wide promoting General Choi's Tae Kwon Do, but he still found time to coach the U.S. team to victories at the ITF World Championships in Montreal in 1975 and in Athens in 1982. At the ITF World Championships held in Malaysia in 1994, Sereff was appointed Vice President of the International Tae Kwon Do Federation. Sereff promotes an annual Tae Kwon Do summer camp in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The camp, which began as a small event held in a small YMCA campground, today draws more than 400 people from over 30 states and from countries such as Scotland, Columbia, Jamaica, New Zealand, Germany, Canada, Mexico, and New Guinea. Sereff, who was the first non-Asian to be classified as an international instructor by the International Tae Kwon Do Federation, oversees an organization of thousands of students. In his 40 years of teaching he has graded over 8,000 black belts. He is currently living in Colorado and still teaches red and black belts on a regular basis, while continuing to promote traditional Tae Kwon Do world wide. In 1997 he was promoted to 9th dan in Tae Kwon Do. 1963 1st Degree Black Belt Tang Soo Do 1965 2nd Degree Black Belt Tang Soo Do 1967 3rd Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do 1969 1st Degree Black Belt Korean Hap Ki Do 1970 4th Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do 1st non-Korean to be promoted to International Instructor International Instructors School in Montreal, Canada 1974 5th Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do 1978 6th Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do 1983 7th Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do 1st non-Korean to be promoted to the rank of Master Instructor 1989 8th Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do 1997 9th Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do Instructor’s Record: 1962 1st School for Korean Self Defense in the State of Colorado 1967-1975 Instructor at Denver University Metro College, Colorado University Denver Center and Colorado Academy 1969-1971 Instructor for United States Air Force Academy 1969-1971 Instructor for Police Self Defense, Arvada, CO. 1974 Coach of USA Team, World Championships, Montreal, Canada 1978 Coach of USA Team, World Championships, Oklahoma, USA Team Placed 3rd overall, Host of these Championships. 1980 Promoted over 6,000 Black Belts since becoming Instructor. 2004 Promoted his 10,000th 1st Degree Black Belt. 2004 Promoted his 3,000th senior black belt. Up to and including three 8th Degree Black Belts. Grand Master Charles Sereff and two of his black belts, Jim Smith and Bob Johnson have recently formed a partnership to launch their own production company; Vital Spot. Grand Master Sereff and Vital Spot will be producing a brand new line of sparring gear available to the martial arts and self defense industry with an anticipated production date of January 2006. Grand Master Sereff currently resides with his wife Kim in Broomfield, Colorado. His school, Sereff Tae Kwon Do, is also located in the Denver suburb.
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The Asociaci贸n Nacional de TaeKwon-Do de Puerto Rico Received The Accreditation Of The Department Of Recreation and Sports
During last August, la Asociaci贸n Nacional de Taekwon-Do de Puerto Rico received the accreditation from the Department of Recreation and Sports in Puerto Rico. On September 12 more than 50 black belts were presented at the facilities of the DRS to participate in the 3rd Technical Workshop of the ANT. This series of workshops are part of a training program for instructors, coaches and competitors, which seek to standardize the technique of all practitioners of the island. The Workshop was conducted by the International Instructors, Ram贸n Carbonell, Gato-Gato and Albert Camacho. Before starting with the patterns, Mr. Gato explained the relationship between personal defense and patterns and spoke to them about the importance of physical and mental training of Taekwon-Do. During training, instructors Carbonell and Camacho explained the various applications of fundamental movements. After that headed maneuvers in which participants had the opportunity to practice the application of various defense and attack techniques used in the patterns. Both participants and organizers were very pleased with the activity. It was a great opportunity to expand, reinforce knowledge and to share in the true spirit of Taekwon-Do. Article & Images Courtesy: http://www.tkd-itf.org Page 16 漏 Copyright Original-ITF 2010
FITAE National Technical seminar
On Saturday and Sunday 11-12 September F.I.TAE (Italian Taekwon-Do Federation) held its annual 4th7th degree National Technical seminar conducted by GM Willem Jacob Bos 9th degree FITAE's Technical Director with a participation of 45 International Instructors and five 7th degree Masters. Riccione is the place where most of FITAE's activities find place and its well know to many ITF members regarding organized events like the 2006 World Junior Championships, 2008 IIC, 2 European Championships and many other events like the Italian Open. On April 29, 20 May 1st 2011 FITAE shall organize the IIC in this lovely place together with its Annual Summercamp for coloured belts and black belts. Stefano Minotti Secretary General FITAE
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Dear Taekwon-do practitioners, Dear friends in Taekwon-do worldwide! The Hungarian ITF Taekwon-do Federation had the unique opportunity to arrange and host the 55-th International Instructor Course, held in Budapest – Hungary, the 3-5-th September 2010. Our IIC became an absolute success. Alltogether 160 black belts (many of them 4-5-6-th Dan Instructors) from 18 different countries registered and participated on the Course including two 8-th degree and five 7-th degree Masters standing in the line. Youngest participant of the event was the 13 years extreme talented and skilled 1-st Dan black belt Timothy Bos from Italy (son of our world famous Grandmaster Wim Bos). Oldest participant of the event was the 65 years 4-th Dan Swedish-Hungarian Instructor Georg Hartner.
IIC Hungary GM Bos teaching side piercing kick in Ju-Che.
Report, Budapest. 6-th September 2010
The three 9-th degree Grandmasters: Hector Marano, Pablo Trajtenberg and Willem Jacob Bos did an unforgettable great job during the Hungarian International Instructor Course. The Grandmasters superior technical skill – mixed with their tiredless and highly impressive teaching method was really amazed everyone! All participants could complete the Course with their technical skills and overall TKD knowledge highly improved. As I wrote earlier in my IIC Invitation letter: “The great International experience of the ITF Technical Committee will allow us to expand our Taekwon-do knowledge to the highest level. This is an opportunity we should all take a part of and which should be an absolute must for all true Taekwon-do practitioners worldwide”… On the last day of Seminar was grading, where altogether 18 candidates applied for higher black belts. The grading requirements was challenging and set the highest international standard for all applicants. Though their technical preparation was quite good, finally only 15 persons out of the 18 candidates could pass succesfully the examination. With a great pleasure and enthusiasm both in the name of the IIC participants and in the name of the Hungarian TKD Federation I would like to express my sincerely and warmheartly thanks to the ITF Technical Committee. Thank You very very much Grandmasters! Master Harmat László VIII. Dan President, ITF Hungary With warm regards and respect to all of you: Article & Images Courtesy: http://www.tkd-itf.org Page 18 © Copyright Original-ITF 2010
GM Marano correcting parallel block to Master Loboda
Tang Soo Do is a traditional Korean martial art. (One of the the roots to Tae Kwon Do) The history of Korean martial arts development can be traced back to the period when Korea was divided into three kingdoms: Silla, Baekje and Koguryeo. Koguryeo was founded in 37 BC in northern Korea. The Silla Dynasty was founded in 57 BC in the southeast peninsula. The third kingdom, Baekje (sometimes written "Paekche") was founded in 18 BC. Finally, after a long series of wars, the Silla Dynasty united the three kingdoms in 668 AD. During this period, the primitive martial arts (including an art known as Soo Bakh) were very popular as a method of self-defense in warfare. This is evident in the many mural paintings, ruins, and remains, which depict Taekkyeon in those days. Among the three kingdoms, the Silla Dynasty was most famous for its development of martial arts. A corps composed of a group of young aristocrats who were called "Hwa Rang Dan" (or "Hwa Rang Do") was the major force behind the development of the art. These warriors were instrumental in unifying the Korean peninsula under the new Silla Dynasty (668 AD - 935 AD). Many of the early leaders of that dynasty were originally members of the Hwa Rang Dan. Most Korean martial arts trace their spiritual and technical heritage to this group. In fact, the names of some martial arts such as Hwa Soo Do still reflect this origination. The united Silla Kingdom was ultimately overthrown by a warlord, Wang Kun, in 918 AD. The new kingdom, Koryeo, lasted for 475 years (918 AD - 1392 AD). During the Wang Dynasty, members of the "Hwa Rang Dan" became instead "Gook Sun Dul" or "Poong Wal Dul", where "Dul" is simply the Korean plural form. The title "Gook Sun" or "Poong Wal" was equivalent to modern army general; each could command several hundreds to several thousands private armies to protect the country and the region. This system is claimed to be later adapted by the Japanese and became the Samurai system, but no evidence exists. In 1392, the Yi Dynasty succeeded the Koryeo kingdom. The Yi Dynasty remained intact for 500 years. During the 1000 year period of the Koryeo Kingdom and the Yi Dynasty, what we today know as Taekkyeon was increasingly popular with the military. More importantly however, the art also became very popular with the general public. During this period, Taekkyeon was referred to as Kwon Bop, Tae Kyun, Soo Bahk and other names. The first complete martial arts book was written at this time, the "Mooyae Tobo Tongji". It was written in 1790 and its illustrations show that Taekkyeon had developed into a very sophisticated art of combat. Although it was popular among the public, it was eventually banned by the Yi Dynasty due to fear of rebels. Therefore,
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the Korean traditional martial arts were taught as one teacher to only one student throughout the teacher's life. During the Japanese occupation, students were forced into training in secret. During the Japanese occupation of Korea (1910-1945), as symbols of the Japanese way of life in Korea began to open schools of Karate-Do, Ju-Do, Ken-Do. As the Japanese moved deeper into the continent, Karate was adopted and practiced from the philosophical perspective that reflected the traditional Korean martial arts such as Taekkyeon and Soo Bahk as well as traditional Chinese martial arts studied by Koreans in Manchuria and China. Around the time of the liberation of Korea in 1945, five martial arts schools (kwans) were formed by men who were primarily trained in some form of Karate, but also had exposure to Taekkyeon and Kung Fu. The five prominent kwans (and respective founders) were: Chung Do Kwan (Lee Won Kuk), Ji Do Kwan (Chun Sang Sup), Chang Moo Kwan (Yoon Byung In), Moo Duk Kwan (Hwang Kee), and Song Moo Kwan (Roh Byung Jick). These schools taught what most Americans know as "Korean Karate." The origin of Tang Soo Do can not be definitively traced to any single person. Lee Won Kuk was one of the first instructors of Tang Soo Do in Korea. Lee Won Kuk had an established dojang in Korea during the Japanese occupation of Korea. This school was called the Chung Do Kwan, or "Blue Wave School". Lee Won Kuk received Dan ranking from Funakoshi Gichin in Japan and have studied Taekkyeon on the street An Gup Dong in Seoul, Korea and Kung Fu in Henan and Shanghai, China. On May 25, 1953 representatives of the five original kwans (Chung Do Kwan, Song Moo Kwan, Ji Do Kwan, Chang Moo Kwan and Moo Duk Kwan) met in Pusan and formed the Korea Tang Soo Do Association. Around 1953, shortly after the Korean War, four more annex kwans formed. These 2nd generation kwans and their principle founders were: Oh Do Kwan (Choi Hong Hi and Nam Tae Hi), Han Moo Kwan (Lee Kyo Yoon), Kang Duk Kwan (Park Chul Hee and Hong Jong Pyo) and Jung Do Kwan (Lee Young Woo). In 1955, these arts, at that time called various names by the different schools, were ordered to unify by South Korea's President Syngman Rhee. A governmental body selected a naming committee's submission of "Taekwon-Do" as the name. Both Sun Duk Song and Choi Hong Hi claim to have submitted the name. Tang Soo Do continues to expand and flourish under numerous federations and organizations. It can be argued that Tang Soo Do is one of the most widely practiced martial arts in the United States, although no official census of martial arts practitioners exists. Due to political in-fighting and splintering, Tang Soo Do is not as unified as Tae Kwon Do. Tang Soo Do is the Korean pronunciation of the Chinese characters. Tang Soo Do literally means "Chinese hand way". The same characters are pronounced Karate-Do in Japanese. The first character (which initially referred to China) was later changed by Funakoshi Gichin, to mean "empty" rather than "China", the same characters are pronounced Kong Soo Do in Korean. Most schools of Tang Soo Do use the transcription "Tang Soo Do". Under the Korean government's Revised Romanization System (officially adopted in July 2007) the martial art's name would be rendered "Dang Su Do". Article courtesy : Sports Martial Arts Legue
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Many tournaments hit by recession Dear Editor I was surfing a web site recently and reading about a British Tae Kwon Do championships hosted by a U.K. group. It was a good article about the weekends event which I really enjoyed. It is very rare to go to an event where all rings are matted and they also have electronic scoring systems on every ring. It was a great article but, towards the end, the author totally ruined it by bragging how his group got nearly 800 competitors over the weekend and saying others make false claims about their events being the ones to win. We all understand some U.K. groups have a good following (congratulations to them), but you practice a Martial Art and you all use the tenets and oath at every course and class, so why do you act like children in the playground saying things like the above. Tae Kwon Do is a bragging art, or this is the opinion I am slowly forming! As a parent, I think some seniors out there need to curb there childish behaviour and try and get on with others from around the U.K. We take our kids to a number of events per year and, to be honest, the smaller events tend to be the best. I, for one, am not impressed at senior Black Belts who have to act like this. In business, you have competitors - in Tae Kwon Do, you have the same! Competition is healthy, but stating your event is the best is one thing - being negative about others who in my opinion are struggling at this time goes totally against what you all claim to promote. Please think before you type on your web sites, especially as the last bit of the article just ruined it in my opinion (or at least it did for me). A concerned parent.
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A question of safety gear I visited the I.T.F.-C Tae Kwon Do Source web site a few days back and a young lad asked about the correct hand pads that must be worn at events across the U.K. I’d like to give some input on this matter, as the problem is if you go to the smaller events or non I.T.F. Events, they all stipulate different rules as the insurance will not cover them. I know our original group initiated head guards when the Michael Watson incident happened, but over time I have seen that there are all types of safety gear around now (especially on the internet) but the confusion is what gear is allowed and what is not. I am aware that the B.T.C. rule is head guards must be worn at all U.K. events if there are no mats - however, our group states everyone has to wear head guards, regardless of mats. I personally would like to see all associations enforce head guards, as a knock to the head can cause so much trauma as witnessed in the Michael Watson and Nigel Benn fight. Regarding hand and feet pads, to my mind, the glove must be closed finger. Pads like ‘top ten’ are the main choice by our clubs but they are pricey, so many of our Instructors use the ‘discipline’ range from Bytomic. I also feel that everyone must wear shin pads not just to protect them, but the opponent they are sparring. We all practice Tae Kwon Do which is semi contact, but I.T.F. is hard contact especially at main I.T.F. events such as the Europeans or the Worlds. Just my opinion - Steve Wetherby
Written by: Sue Wharton The basic gist of this question is: does a female karate / Martial Arts practitioner want their (male) training partner to treat them as a woman first and a training partner second or just treat them as a training partner and forget about gender differences? Judging by Steve's blog post this is a question that puzzles men, they appear to find it hard to interpret women's responses to training with them and therefore find it difficult to pitch how firmly they can apply techniques. It seems that women's experiences of training with men varies greatly between clubs. Both Michele and fellow blogger felicia have trained regularly with male partners. In my club the women rarely ever train with men (for ippon kumite or goshin waza), despite there being very few of us. Does this put me at a disadvantage? Yes and No! Yes, because I rarely get to train with the gender that is more likely to attack me so I don't know if I can make techniques work against them. No, because women understand each others psychology better and can often work sensitively and intelligently together. However, most women I have trained with are just not robust enough for me to train hard with and so I have to hold back a lot. There are only 3 adult women in my class (plus a few teenage girls). Out of the other two women I prefer to train with the black belt. Though she is much bigger than me (this size differential creates its own problems regardless of gender), she is fairly robust and strong. She also acts as my own personal 'sensei', guiding me through techniques and thus I learn a lot from her. The other woman, though she is the same kyu grade as me, is a lot less confident and robust so I can basically only 'walk through' techniques with her. I am not able to demonstrate what I am capable of when I train with her. On Wednesday I had the opportunity to discuss this issue of training partners with my instructor. I am coming up to my 1st kyu grading very soon would obviously like to put on a good 'display' of ippon kumite and goshin waza. To do this I need a suitable partner - one that will let me apply techniques fully and is able to be thrown. I requested having my husband as my partner in the grading (even if he has a man as his partner when he demonstrates his ippon techniques). My instructor was fine with this idea and allowed us to train together in last nights session. We then demonstrated the full range of our techniques to him in a 'no holds barred' sort of way to show that I am robust enough to handle the throws, locks, strikes and take downs. My husband makes an excellent training partner for me. He definitely treats me as a training partner first and female second. He knows that I need to be able to show that I can do this stuff in an assertive, confident way but also that I can 'take it' from him in an equally uncompromising way. I think we put on a reasonably impressive display. I certainly enjoyed it and felt very energised by the experience. Page 21 Š Copyright Original-ITF 2010
I do not have a problem training with other women. I enjoy training with my black belt partner and learn a lot from her. I don't mind training with my less confident brown belt colleague as it is an opportunity to try and build her confidence by encouraging her to do the techniques on me a little more firmly. However, I would like some more robust partners occasionally and for me that would mean training with the men. In this situation I would like male partners to treat me as a training partner first, taking into consideration age, size, strength and grade differences - gender would not be important if they did that. But why are some women more fragile and lacking confidence that others? How can we help them? I have discussed in previous posts some of the gender differences that may affect training: Women in martial arts and Women's self defence - is it just an illusion. I think that many women suffer from the 'fear factor' when they start learning a martial art: Fear of getting hurt or fear hurting someone. I was no exception when I started but it all started to change for me about a year ago. Two things happened that helped me overcome my fear and toughen up a little. Learning to breakfall properly had an enormous influence on me - my confidence soared once I realised it didn't have to hurt when I fell over! The second thing happened at my kobudo club. I was lined up with the jujitsukas to participate in a round of hip throws. I was still wearing a white belt at this club so Sensei warned the others not to throw me too hard. When it was my turn to be thrown by a 2nd dan (male) he seemed to forget my white belt status and threw me so hard I nearly bounced! I managed to breakfall, so I wasn't hurt but it winded me and shook me up a little - I wasn't expecting it! The guy involved got reprimanded by the Sensei. Reflecting on the experience later I realised that he had actually done me a favour. If I could tolerate being slammed down that hard and not get hurt then what was I worrying about? It was a bit like being thrown into the deep end to learn to swim - you either sink or swim. I decided to swim. I've never really looked back since then and my confidence with throwing and being thrown has just grown and grown. I'm not advocating that other women should submit to a sink or swim policy but I think every woman needs to think about what it is they are fearful of and look for solutions within themselves as to how they may overcome training fears and thus be able to thrive in their martial art and be a good training partner for others. Once they have achieved that it shouldn't matter whether they train with a male or female partner - their ability to be a good training partner will take precedence over any gender issues.
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TO I -GY E M ovements – 37 Ready P osture - CLOSED READY STAN CE B 1. Move the left foot to B forming a right L-stance toward B while executing a middle block to B with the left inner forearm. 2. Execute a low thrust to B with the right upset finger tip while forming a left walking stance toward B, slipping the left foot to B. 3. Bring the left foot to the right foot to form a closed stance toward D while executing a side back strike to C with the right back fist, extending the left arm to the side downward. Perform in slow motion. 4. Move the right foot to A forming a left L-stance toward A while executing a middle block to A with the right inner forearm. 5. Execute a low thrust to A with the left upset finger tip while forming a right walking stance toward A, slipping the right foot to A. 6. Bring the right foot to the left foot to form a closed stance toward D while executing a side back strike to C with the left back fist, extending the right arm to the side downward. Perform in slow motion. 7. Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a pressing block with an X-fist. 8. Execute a high vertical punch to D with a twin fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward D. Perform 7 and 8 in a continuous motion. 9. Execute a middle front snap kick to D with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 8. 10. Lower the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist. 11. Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward D. 12. Bring the left foot to the right foot forming a closed stance toward F while executing a twin side elbow thrust. Perform in slow motion. 13. Move the right foot to F in a stamping motion forming a sitting stance toward C while executing a W-shape block to C with the right outer forearm. 14. Move the left foot to F in a stamping motion turning clockwise to form a sitting stance toward D while executing a W-shape block to D with the left outer forearm. 15. Move the left foot to E in a stamping motion turning clockwise to form a sitting stance toward C while executing a W-shape block to C with the left outer forearm. 16. Move the right foot to E in a stamping motion turning counter clockwise to form a sitting stance toward D while executing a W-shape block to D with the right outer forearm. 17. Move the left foot to E in a stamping motion turning clockwise to form a sitting stance toward C while executing a W-shape block to C with the left outer forearm. 18. Move the left foot to F in a stamping motion turning clockwise to form a sitting stance toward D while executing a W-shape block to D with the left outer forearm. 19. Bring the right foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to D forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a low pushing block to D with the left double forearm. 20. Extend both hands upward as if to grab the opponent's head while forming a left walking stance toward D, slipping the left foot to D. 21. Execute an upward kick with the right knee while pulling both hands downward. 22. Lower the right foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to C forming a right L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block to C with a knife-hand. 23. Execute a low side front snap kick to C with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 22. 24. Lower the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a high thrust to C with the left flat finger tip. 25. Move the right foot to C forming a left L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block to C with a knife-hand. 26 . Execute a low side front snap kick to C with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 25. 27 . Lower the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a high thrust to C with the right flat finger tip. 28 . Move the right foot to D forming a right L-stance toward C while executing a side back strike to D with the right back fist and a low block to C with the left forearm. 29 . Jump to C forming a right X-stance toward A while executing a pressing block with an X-fist. 30 . Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a high block to C with the right double forearm. 31 . Move the left foot to B forming a right L-stance toward B while executing a low guarding block to B with a knife-hand. 32 . Execute a circular block to BD with the right inner forearm while forming a left walking stance toward B, slipping the left foot to B.
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THE 9 JUNIOR & 4 VETERAN WORLDS THE 9TH JUNIOR & 4TH VETERAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PRODUCES BRILLIANT SUCCESS www.itfhq.org and www.itftkd.org
Over 650 participants from 53 countries around the world gathered in Minsk Belarus, and displayed their skills and talents during the above Championships held on 21 - 29 August 2010. These Championships had the support and assistance of the Ministry of Sports and Tourism of Belarus which helped make the Championship a great success. The participants were impressed and pleased with the clean and well ordered
environment of Minsk, the capital of Belarus, as well as the great facilities for the competition, including the excellent stadium. There were very successful events during the Championship including the Technical & Umpire Seminar and the 20th ITF Congress, and the detailed information is available on the ITF website.
Warm Congratulations to the Competitors, Umpires, Coaches and Volunteers.
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Hearty Thanks to the Belarusian Government and Citizen of Minsk.
THE 17TH TAEKWON-DO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO TAKE PLACE IN PYONGYANG In accordance with the decision of the 18th ITF Congress held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 2008, the above Championship will take place in Pyongyang, DPR Korea, the Motherland of TKD, on 6 - 12 September 2011. This fact is creating great interest, not only from the ITF members but also from numerous Martial Artists around the World.
The representative from DPRK confirmed at the last Congress held in Minsk that this forthcoming Championships will be the best ever staged. Preparations for these Championships are fully supported and backed by the DPR Korean government and Municipal Authorities of Pyongyang City.
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THE 10TH JUNIOR & 5TH VETERAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULED IN SLOVAKIA According to the decision of the 20th ITF Congress held in Minsk last August, the above Championship will be held in Kosice Slovakia, in August 2012.
schedules and conditions laid down by ITF. His vision and plan for making this event successful and memorable is pleasing, and he will organize this historical event to the best of his ability.
Mr Ivan Kovanda, the President of Slovakia ITF Taekwon-Do Federation, visited the ITF HQ on September 13th, 2010, and shared the views and opinions to successfully host this event, and signed an Agreement We wish him every success between ITF and the hosting country, in this arrangement. -----------------------------------------------------------
NOTICE FROM THE ITF UMPIRE COMMITTEE The ITF Umpire Committee requires all NGBs of ITF to submit up to 3 candidates from each Country, who are willing to be officiating as Umpires at the next World Championships to be held in Pyongyang in 2011, to the Umpire Committee by 15th October 2010. The NGBs must submit details by the deadline, under no circumstances will candidates be accepted after this date.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
select 60 Umpires to run the competitions at the next World Championship and inform all NGBs of selected persons, respectively, 6 months before the Championship. The NGBs are kindly requested to contact Grand Master Leong Wai Meng, the Chairman of ITF Umpire Committee, at his email; grandmasterleong@yahoo.com.sg before the stated DEADLINE paying attention to the particulars below;
Full Name Gender & Age Country of Birth Nationality according to Passport ITF Umpire “A” Certificate Number How many ITF World Championships he/she has umpired & name Endorsement from their respective NGBs
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OTHER MAJOR DECISIONS TAKEN AT THE ITF EB MEETING & CONGRESS HELD IN MINSK Beside the above mentioned decisions, ITF has unanimously reached the following decisions as well at its EB meeting and Congress held in Minsk, Belarus, during the last Championship;
be disqualified from attending the competition. From the next World Championship Head Guards will be compulsory for Junior Competitors.
All participants in the future World Championship must agree to the offers provided by the Organizing Committee, including the hotel accommodation for the competitors to secure the smooth running of the Championships, otherwise they will
If accidents occur during the competition which result in injury to a competitor, the tournament doctor has 3 minutes to diagnose the injury and decide whether a competitor can continue. The tournament doctor’s decision is final.
FOR THE FORMATION OF STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS All members have been made aware that the ITF President appointed Chairpersons of 12 sub committees (see the ITF Constitution Article 32) under ITF, according to the newly th approved ITF Constitution, at the 20 ITF Congress held in Minsk, Belarus. These committees are of great importance to the ITF to ensure the smooth running and operating of its functions which the International Federation depends on. In order for these committees to be
successful and function correctly they need to appoint suitable candidates with relevant qualifications. Each NGB should submit candidates for relevant committees, including their CVs and relevant qualifications to serve. The candidate does not necessarily need to be a Taekwon-Do practitioner or presently involved in an NGB. If they have relevant qualifications and enthusiasm to assist these committees, they can be nominated.
NEXT YEAR PLANS REQUIRED FROM NGBS Next quarter starting 1st October is the last one in this year, and it is time for the ITF HQ to establish the New Year Calendars for 2011. As normally, all NGBs are advised to forward your next year plans to the ITF HQ not later than 30th November 2010. The due attention to this matter is greatly appreciated.
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HOWS YOUR KNOWLEDGE?
ACROSS
DOWN
1. Every school must have one
1. Used for destruction
3. Those that are taught
2. Used for powerful side and back kicks
5. Person who teaches the class
3. Bigger schools have these
6. Place to train in
4. Used for hand combinations
8. Used for jumping kicks
7. Hung at front of class
9. Often found on uniforms 10. All students wear these
10. Uniforms 9. Badge 7. Flag 4. Focus pads 3. Mats 2. Kick shields 1. Break boards DOWN
8. Paddles 6. Hall 5. Instructor 3. Student 1. Breaker stand ACROSS
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U.K.-L.T.S.I. 5th Invitationals 2010 October 17th Marlborough School, Watling Street,St. Albans www.ltsi-tournaments.co.uk
9th Amizade Open International 2010 30-31 October 2010 raulsanchez@mar.com.br
5th - 7th Nov 2010 International Instructor Course Location: Hoofddorp, Netherlands http://www.itftkd.org
Třeboň Open 2010 Tournament 26th - 27th Nov 2010
http://www.itftkd.org VII INTERNATIONAL TAEKWON-DO ITF CHAMPIONSHIP “SOFIA OPEN” 27-28th November
www.itftkd.org
International Instructors Course in The Netherlands 19-21 November 2010 www.iicnetherlands.nl info@itf-nederland.nl
4th I.T.F. WORLD CUP IN LAS VEGAS ITF sanctioned event, Grand Master Trân Triêu Quân Contact: info@itfwclasvegas2010.org or portelance.m@itfwclasvegas2010.org
www.itfwclasvegas2010.org 5th Open Brabant Championships 23rd January 2011
www.itftkd.org
International Instructors Course (IIC) in Ireland 28-30 January 2011 The Brandon Hotel, Conference & Leisure Centre, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland (www.brandonhotel.ie) iic@taekwondo.ie
U.K.T.A. U.K. Open Championships Sunday 7th November UWIC, Cymcoed Road, Cardiff, CF23 6XD
WWW.UKTA.COM
International Instructors Course in Norway 26-28 November 2010 Roger Stokke +47 73883190, +47 48284636, roger@ntkd.no, www.ntkd.no
World Championship 2011 10-13 March 2011 http://www.itfnewzealand2011.com/ nick.lourantos@clear.net.nz
6th - 7th Nov 2010 14th Open ITF Cup of Serbia http://www.itftkd.org
7th National India I.T.F. Taekwon-do Championship 24-26 December 2010 itf@hotmail.com www.itfindia.com
21st Nov 2010
2010 6th TaekwonKids and 5th TK-1 Tournament http://www.itftkd.org
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SOUTH EAST OPENS Championship 2011 6TH MARCH WWW.LTSI-TOURNAMENTS.CO.UK
11th Viking Cup International 2011
17 April 2011 Skövde, Sweden www.viking-cup.se
TOURNAMENT June 25 to July 01, 2011 2011 European Championships ITF Sanctioned event, GM Choi Jung Hwa Neptune Stadium Cork, Ireland Date to be confirmed, more information to be posted as received Contact Mrs. Patricia Dalton iutf@hotmail.com www.itf-administration.com
International Instructor's Course - Jamaica
The 31st National Technical Seminar was held in the Beaches of Capital City “Panaji” of Goa state which lies in the Western part of India from 04th to 07th October 2010.
The seminar was conducted by Master Rajendran Balan, 7th dan, assisted by Sabum Narender Singh Rawat, 5th dan Taekwon-do students from Delhi, Goa, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttara Khand, Karnataka, Orissa participated in this seminar. Master Rajendran corrected and taught the latest techniques mentioned by Senior Master Hwang Ho Yong during the Technical Seminar held at Belarus. The seminar witnessed 56 students from the above states including two 5th Dans, seven 4th Dans, five third dans besides other junior belts.
After the seminar 31 students appeared for dan grading and one was promoted to 4th, four were promoted to 3rd, six persons to 2nd and twenty students to 1st dan Black Belt.
ITF European Taekwon-Do seminar for umpires and coaches Region South- East Blagoewgrad, BULGARIA 1st – 3rd October 2010 The Seminar was conducted by Senior Master Kim Ung Chol – Chairman of the ITF Tournament committee, Senior Master Michael Prewett – VicePresident of the ITF Umpire Committee and President of the EITF Umpire Committee and Mr. Vergiliy Sitnilsky – EITF Umpire Committee Member region South-East. In the seminar took part 70 participants from England, Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece and Bulgaria.
10-14 August 2011 Sunset Jamaica Grande ITF & Jamaica TKD Association jatkd_secretary@hotmail.com
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Permanant Feature
The Legendary Founder of Taekwon-Do - I am the man who has the most followers in the world.
I am the happiest man who has done everything to do in my life. It is fortunate you have come. Is Mr. Chang Ung here? Mr. Rhee Ki Ha, it is good that you have come. I am glad that my son and daughters like you most. You probably might know Mr. Chang Ung well. It is time to introduce Mr. Chang Ung proudly in public. Please carry on propaganda that Mr. Chang Ung is the tallest and in the highest position in the ITF. If only I had been as tall as Mr. Chang Ung, I could have had less opponents, however, as my body was so tiny that there were many opponents. Thus, all alone, I could not but fight against them for so long. But I have never been worn out for the justice was on my side.
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I have always worried about a successor to the President, however, my mind is set at ease for there is Mr. Chang Ung. Mr. Hwang Kwang Sung, your duty is very big and important as a spokesman and the Chairman of the Merger Committee. It was my wish to merge the TaeKwon-Do into one. Please get on your own duty responsibly. Mr. Park Jong Soo had immigrated into Canada in 1967. Before that he educated TaeKwon-Do in Europe.
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In 1972, I went to Canada where Mr. Park Jong Soo resided leaving my children behind without informing them. In those days Taekwon-Do was not widely spread, so that I used to say to crave the words of TaeKwon-Do on my coffin. Now Taekwon-Do has developed on a large scale. I love Mr. Tom MacCallum.
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I have always worried if he might die before me. In case he dies first, I have been thinking how to help his family. He has given the special contributions to the ITF. I have no secrets to him. Thank you very much for what you have done. I love you. Mr. Leong Wei Meng is a man of conscience indeed. He has given a great contribution to educating the Taekwon-Do. As I thought his finance is in a good condition, I drew his name out on the stockolders's list of the Chang Hon Foundation. Mr. Hwang Jin is doing well on the way of Mr. Chon Jin Sik. So I appointed him as a member of the Consultative Committee.
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Please enlarge the Consultative Committee into 9 members. Here I appoint Mr. Jong Jae Hon. My followers, - Taekwon-Do never exists without the D.P.R. of Korea You should know this. The ITF is an International organization and does it need to argue about ideology? Does the United Nations belong to the Black people because the Secretary General is Black?. Please give up this kind of idea. TaeKwon-Do must be Korean-centred. Choi Jung Hwa lied me at the airport. I was again deceived. You ought to tell the public throughout the internet that I did not forgive Jung Hwa. I forgave him as a father, but the TaeKwon-Doists would never forgive him. Before Jung Hwa apologizes TaeKwon-Doists the world over, he will never be forgiven. While I am still alive, you should send the message to the internet the soonest as possible. The TaeKwon-Do will exists forever. (16.30 - 17.10) June 11, 2002 At the Hospital in Pyong Yang, The Democratic People's Republic of Korea The ones who heard the last words of General Choi. Mr. Rhee Ki Ha - Grand Master and the Vice-President, Mr. Tom MacCallum - Master and the Secretary General, Mr. Leong Wei Meng -Master and the Chairman of the Consultative Committee,Mr. Hwang Kwang Sung -Grand Master, spokesman and special aide, Mr. Park Jong Soo - Grand Master and a member of the Consultative Council, Mr. Hwang Jin, Master and a member of the Consultative Council, Mr. Hwang Bong Yong - Chairman of the Korean TaeKwon-Do Committee, Mr. Jong Jae Hun - Secretary General of the International Martial Art Games Committee, Mr. Rang Bong Man-Secretary General of the Korean TaeKwon-Do Committee Page 33 Š Copyright Original-ITF 2010
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