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Editors Corner / Index / Rights / Magazine Review News round-up Invitationals Poster Founders Memorial report Founders Bio Nutrition for champions I.T.F. Open Training Day report 45th I.T.F. I.I.C. Inner Conflict Inside the I.T.F.’s ‘Following in the founders footsteps’ report Master in question Loyalty - a misused word A beginners thoughts Home stretching program I.T.F. Tenets - the real way London Opens Report T.K.D. crossword Readers I.T.F. Photos Self Defence - know your rights!

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Dear I.T.F. brothers the recent International and sisters. Looking Instructors Course & Gala back to those happy days during the Gen. held in London on 12th Choi time with warm heart as the 1st Grand 14th June. Master Harry Master and the last remaining founding has nearly 40 years of Tae member of I.T.F., I wish to emphasize one important point.

Kwon Do under his belt.

Mr. Smith, 4th Degree L.T.S.I. Coach, who was at the International Instructors Course rang us as soon as the promotion had been confirmed by Grand Master Choi. As a friend of the Master, I can truly say I was overjoyed by the news. Well done Sir, you deserve the new degree - your student Chris Snow, 5th Degree.

Stuart Qualifies: Instructor Stuart Smith from Hemel Hempstead L.T.S.I. / I.T.F. sat the International Instructors course, conducted by Grand Master Choi Jung Hwa and various other top Masters from around the globe. Stuart is now a qualified International Instructor / Examiner. Well done Stuart on your new achievement!

Double Promotions at St. Albans L.T.S.I. / I.T.F. Club mates Mark Doran and Poppy Downes were promoted after a gruelling four hour exam held by the L.T.S.I. Examining Board. Mark was promoted to 2nd Degree, while Poppy was promoted to 1st Degree.

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Aldershot I.T.F. storm U.K.T.A. London Opens T.K.D. Championships!

Aldershot Tae Kwon Do had much to celebrate recently when their squad entered the London Opens and beat all attending schools, only to walk away with the top school award. Mr. Paul Adams, 4th Degree I.T.F. Senior Coach of Learn-TKD said “It was great to see the team at this high profile event, but to beat all schools there was an even better achievement. I am a very proud coach, to say the least�.

Taekwon-Do was invented by one founder on 11th April 1955, therefore it had been one during 1960s and today it should be returned into one integration again.

Our founder did not agree with 2 world governing bodies (I.T.F. and W.T.F.) and he was working towards a merge with I.T.F. /W.T.F. before his passing as he did not like 2 Koreas (North and South) and hoped for unity there also.

To have our Taekwon-Do integrated we must integrate out mind into one as the small streams gather into the Ocean.

Nowadays some among the Taekwon-Do practitioners are striving simply to gain personal ego and superficial organizational superiority, being ignorant of the true happiness and value as Taekwon-doist. Our true happiness lies in the upbringing the Taekwon-Do youngsters into a upright and excellent social members and filial sons and daughters. To integrate our minds we must polish our spirit and minds on the lifetime instructions of Gen.Choi.

To realize the integration of Taekwon-Do we must value and uphold the legacy Gen. Choi left behind to the generations to come.

To integrate our Taekwon-Do we must keep in mind the last wishes Gen.Choi left at his death bedside. As the sons and daughters of our beloved Taekwon-Do father, without these points nobody will honor us true Martial Artists, but rather brand us imitators. At this occasion, I pray again Gen.Choi rest in peace with our hearts looking up to him as our Father.

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Pictures courtesy of www.itftkd.org On Monday 15th June 2009, the 7th Memorial service was held at the Patriotic Martyrs Cemetery in Pyongyang, DPRK Korea.

Mrs. Choi Chun Hui, widow of the late General Choi Hong Hi, I.T.F. Founder, was in attendance along with relatives of the Choi family. According to www.itftkd.org, there were many high ranking past and present officers of the I.T.F. from around the world in attendance.

The delegates present laid their reefs and flowers then paid their respects to General Choi’s Tomb.

On Tuesday 16th June 2009, the delegates were taken to the Taekwon-Do Hall, where there was a video shown of a documentary which showed the historical life time pictures of Gen Choi and the early years. This documentary deeply impressed the delegates.

This was followed by a visit to the Relics Exhibition Rooms of Gen. Choi Hong Hi and an I.T.F. Taekwon-Do demonstration by the demo team of Korea organized by the Taekwon-Do Committee.

ABOUT GENERAL CHOI, HONG HI, AUTHOR OF THE TAEKWON-DO ENCYCLOPEDIA: As one of the closest associates of the author and having learned this art from him during our imprisonment under the Japanese occupation, I might deserve to write about the life of the author. First of all, it must be said about the author, that he had given so much devotion to this art, that the man, his life and his work are one. He has long developed and brought the little-known ancient genres up-to-date through long years of assiduous, zealous application and firm resolution. If Taekwon-Do today had gained international status, it is because of the tireless efforts of one man- the father of modern Taekwon-Do. General Choi Hong Hi was born on November 9th, 1918 in the rugged and harsh area of Hwa Dae, Myong Chun District in what is now D.P.R of Korea.

In his youth, he was frail and quite sickly, a constant source of worry for his parents.

Even at an early age, however, the future general showed a strong and independent spirit. At the age of twelve he was expelled from school for agitating against the Japanese authorities who were in control of Korea. This was the beginning of what would be a long association with the Kwang Ju Students’ Independence Movement.

After his expulsion, young Choi’s father sent him to study calligraphy under one of the most famous teachers in Korea, Mr. Han II Dong. Han, in addition to his skills as a calligrapher, was also a master of Taek Kyon, the ancient Korean art of foot fighting.

The teacher, concerned over the frail condition of his new student, began teaching him the rigorous exercises of Taek Kyon to help build up his body.

In 1937, Choi was sent to Japan to further his education. Shortly before leaving , however, the youth had the misfortune to engage in a rather heated argument with a massive professional wrestler who promised to literally tear the youth limb from limb at their next encounter. This threat seemed to give a new impetus to young Choi’s training in the martial arts.

In Kyoto, Choi met a fellow Korean, Mr. Him, who was engaged in teaching the Japanese martial art, Karate. With two years of concentrated training, Choi attained the rank of first degree black belt.

These techniques, together with Taek Kyon (foot techniques), were the forerunners of modern Taekwon-Do. There followed a period of both mental and physical training, preparatory school, high school, and finally the University in Tokyo. During this time, training and experimentation in his new fighting techniques were intensified until, with attainment of his second degree black belt, he began teaching at a YMCA in Tokyo, Japan.

Choi recounts a particular experience from this period of time. There was no lamp-post in the city that he didn't strike or kick to see if the copper wires ahead were vibrating in protest.

"I would imagine that these were the techniques I would use to defend myself against the wrestler, Mr. Hu if he did attempt to carry out his promise to tear me limb from limb when I eventually returned

With the outbreak of World War II, the author was forced to enlist in the Japanese army through no volition of his own. While at his post in Pyongyang, North Korea, the author was implicated as the planner of the Korean Independence Movement and interned at a Japanese prison during his eight month pretrial examination.

While in prison, to alleviate the boredom and keep physically fit, Choi began practicing this art in the solitude of his cell. In a short time, his cellmate and jailer became students of his. Eventually, the whole prison courtyard became one gigantic gymnasium.

The liberation in August 1945 spared Choi from an imposed seven year prison sentence. Following his release, the ex-prisoner journeyed to Seoul where he organized a student soldier’s party. In January of the following year, Choi was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the new south Korean army, the "Launching Pad" for putting Taekwon-Do into a new orbit.

Soon after, he made company commander in Kwang-Ju where the young second lieutenant lighted the torch of this art by teaching his entire company and was then promoted to first lieutenant and transferred to Tae Jon in charge of the Second Infantry Regiment. While at his new post, Choi began spreading the art not only to Korean soldiers but also to the Americans stationed there. This was the first introduction to Americans of what would eventually become known as Taekwon-Do. 1947 was a year of fast promotion. Choi was promoted to captain and then major. In 1948, he was posted to Seoul as the head of logistics and became Taekwon-Do instructor for the American Military Police School there. In late 1948, Choi became a lieutenant colonel.

In 1949, Choi was promoted to full colonel and visited the United States for the first time, attending the Fort Riley Ground General School. While there, this art was introduced to the American public. And in 1951, brigadier general. During this time, he organized the Ground General School in Pusan as Assistant Commandant and Chief of the Academic Department. Choi was appointed as Chief of Staff of the First Corps in 1952 and was responsible for briefing General MacArthur during the latter’s visits to Kang Nung. At the time of armistice, Choi was in command of the 5th Infantry Division

A number of names for the new martial art were submitted. On the 11th of April, the board summoned by Gen. Choi, decided on the name of Taekwon-Do which had been submitted by him. This single unified name of Taekwon-Do replaced the different and confusing terms; Dang Soo, Gong Soo, Taek Kyon, Kwon Bup, etc.

In 1959, Taekwon-Do spread beyond its national boundaries. The father of Taekwon-Do and nineteen of his top black belt holders toured the Far East. The tour was a major success, astounding all spectators with the excellence of the Taekwon-Do techniques. Many of these black belt holders such as Nam Tae Hi, President of the Asia Taekwon-Do Federation; Colonel Ko Jae Chun, the 5th Chief of Taekwon-Do instructors in Vietnam; Colonel Baek Joon Gi, the 2nd Chief instructor in Vietnam; Brigadier Gen. Woo Jong Lim; Mr. Han Cha Kyo, the Head Instructor in Singapore and Mr. Cha Soo Young, presently an international instructor in Washington D.C. eventually went on to spread the art to the world.

In this year, Choi was elevated to two illustrious posts; President of his newly formed Korea Taekwon-Do Association and deputy commander of the 2nd Army in Tae Gu. The Korean Ambassador to Vietnam, General Choi Duk Shin was instrumental in helping to promote Taekwon-Do in this nation locked in a death struggle with the communists. That same year General Choi Hong Hi published his first Korean text on Taekwon-Do which became the model for the 1965 edition.

In the year of 1960, the General attended the Modern Weapons Familiarization Course in Texas followed by a visit to Jhoon Rhees Karate Club in San Antonio, where the author convinced the students to use the name Taekwon-Do instead of Karate.

Thus Jhoon Rhee is known as the first Taekwon-Do instructor in America.

This marked the beginning of Taekwon-Do in the United States of America.

Choi returned to Korea as the Director of Intelligence of the Korean Army. Later that same year, he assumed command of the Combat Armed Command with direction of the infantry, artillery, armored, signal and aviation schools.

The Year 1961, incidentally, was the year of maturation for both Choi’s military career and TaekwonThe year 1953 was an eventful one for the General, Do, with the command of the largest training centin both his military career and in the progress of the ers in Korea and the newly assigned command of new martial art. He became the author of the first the 6th Army Corps. authoritative book on military intelligence in Korea.

He organized and activated the crack 29th Infantry Taekwon-Do spread like wildfire, not only to the Division at Cheju Island, which eventually became Korean civilian and military population but to the the spearhead of Taekwon-Do in the military and U.S. soldiers of the 7th Infantry Division which was established the Oh Do Kwan (Gym of My Way) under his operational control. Through his stuwhere he succeeded not only in training the cadre dents, Taekwon-Do was even introduced to the instructors for the entire military but also develop- greatest military academy in the world. West Point, ing the Taek Kyon and Karate techniques into a In the same year, he also made Taekwon-Do a modern system of Taekwon-Do, with the help of compulsory subject for the entire armed and police Mr. Nam Tae Hi, his right hand man in 1954. forces in south Korea.

In the latter part of that year, he commanded Chong Do Kwan (Gym of the Blue Wave), the largest civilian gym in Korea; Choi was also promoted to major general.

Technically, 1955 signaled the beginning of Taekwon-Do as a formally recognized art in Korea. During that year, a special board was formed which included leading master instructors, historians, and prominent leaders of society.

1962, Choi was appointed as Ambassador to Malaysia, where, as a dedicated missionary of Taekwon-Do, the art was spread. In 1963, the Taekwon-Do Association of Malaysia was formed and reached national acceptance when the art was demonstrated at the Merdeka Stadium at the request of the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rhaman.

The same year, two important milestones took place; the famous demonstration at the United Nations building in New York, and the introduction of Taekwon-Do to the Armed Forces of Vietnam under Major Nam Tae Hi, In February of the following year, a Taekwon-Do Association was formed in Singapore, and the groundwork was laid for forming associations in the outer reaches of Brunei.

The same year, Ambassador Choi made a trip to Vietnam with the sole purpose of teaching the advanced Taekwon-Do patterns that he perfected after years of research to the instructors group headed by Lt. Col. Park Joon Gi, in person.

This was indeed a new era for Taekwon-Do in that he was able to draw a clear line between Taekwon-Do and Karate by completely eliminating the remaining vestige of Karate.

Forces for Taiwan, at the request of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek. This request was channeled through General Chung II Kwon, then the Prime Minister of South Korea..

In 1968, the author visited France, as the chief delegate of the Korean Government, to attend the Consul International Sports Military Symposium held in Paris. Taekwon-Do was a major topic on the agenda.

Delegates from 32 countries witnessed demonstrations of Taekwon-Do by a team of experts. That same year, the United Kingdom Taekwon-Do Association was formed and the author visited Spain, the Netherlands, Canada, Belgium and India with the hope of spreading Taekwon-Do. When Choi returned to Korea he was presented with the first Sports Research Award from south Korea for his dedicated work on behalf of the Korean martial art.

Late this year, he was re-elected to be the President of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association upon returning home, which gave him a chance to purify the Taekwon-Do society by cleaning up the political circles within its organization.

In 1969, Choi toured Southeast Asia to personally investigate the preparations of each country for the First Asian Taekwon-Do Tournament that was held in September in Hong Kong. Immediately after the tournament, the author undertook a worldwide In 1965 Ambassador Choi, retired two star gener- tour of twenty-nine countries to visit instructors al, was appointed by the Government of the Re- and gather photographs for the first edition of his previous book “Taekwon-Do”. (copyright 1972) public of Korea to lead a goodwill mission to West Germany, Italy, Turkey, United-Arab RepubAugust 1970, the author left for a tour of twenty lic, Malaysia, and Singapore. This trip is significant in that the Ambassador, for the first time in countries throughout Southeast Asia, Canada, EuKorean history, declared Taekwon-Do as the na- rope and the Middle East. Choi, of course, held seminars for international instructors every place he tional martial art of Korea. went and helped spread and weld the International This was the basis not only for establishing Taek- Taekwon-Do Federation into a cohesive force. won-Do Associations in these countries but also In March 1971, Choi attended the Second Asian the formation of the International Taekwon-Do Taekwon-Do Tournament, held at Stadium Negara Federation as it is known today. In 1966, the dream of the sickly young student of calligraphy, in Malaysia, which was opened with the declaration of Tun Abdul Rhajak, the Prime Minister, and closed who rose to Ambassador and the Association President of the most respected martial art in the with the presence of their Majesties. world came true. On the 22nd of March, the International Taekwon-Do Federation was formed Also in this year, the author was asked by Gen. Kim Jong Hyun, head of the Army Martial Art departwith associations in Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, West Germany, the United States, Turkey, ment, to select qualified instructors for the Republic of Iran Armed Forces.

Italy, Arab Republic of Egypt and Korea.

In 1967, the father of Taekwon-Do received the first Class Distinguished Service medal from the Government of Vietnam and he helped to form the Korea-Vietnam Taekwon-Do Foundation, presided by Gen. Tran van Dong. That same year the Hong Kong Taekwon-Do Association was formed.

In August, Choi visited the All American TaekwonDo tournament held in Chicago, Illinois, where he discussed expansion, unification, and the policy of the United States Taekwon-Do Association with leading instructors. This visit led to the formal establishment of the U.S. Taekwon-Do Association in Washington, D.C. on November 26th, 1967.

During his visit, Choi also met with Robert Walson, fourth degree black belt and one of the foremost American authorities on Taekwon-Do, to lay the ground work for a new edition of a book on Taekwon-Do.

The world tour of 1972 was quite retrospective in that Choi had an opportunity to introduce TaekwonDo to those heads of state of Bolivia, Dominica, Haiti and Guatemala respectively.

In this year, Choi moved the headquarters of International Taekwon-Do Federation, with the unanimous consent of member countries, to Toronto, Canada, envisaging to spread this art eventually to the countries of Eastern Europe, according to t the milestone he set up years before.

During these travels, the author has been especially interested in promoting Taekwon-Do among the youth of the world. The President of the International Taekwon-Do Federation has been instrumental in introducing the art to numerous universities in Europe, America, the Middle East and the Far East.

During the months of November and December 1973, General Choi and a specially selected I.T.F. In late 1967, the author invited Master Oyama to Demonstration Team, consisting of Kong Young II, the I.T.F. Headquarters in Seoul to continue the Park Jong Soo, Rhee Ki Ha, Pak Sun Jae and Choi discussion they had earlier at Hakone, Japan, Chang Keun, all 7th degree black belts, toured Euwhereby Master Oyama would eventually change rope, the Middle East, Africa and the Far East. A tohis techniques to that of Taekwon-Do. tal of 13 countries were visited and new I.T.F. branches established in 5 of these countries. The In that same year, the President of the I.T.F. selected five instructors from the Armed tour was an overwhelming success with a total

of more than 100,000 people watching the demonstrations in Egypt alone. At each stop, general Choi and the Demonstration Team were hosted by ranking representatives of the local governments.

1974 was indeed an exuberant and long remembered year for Choi, because the founder of Taekwon-Do was not only able to proudly present the superiority of techniques as well as the competition rules of this art, but also to bring his dream into reality by holding the first World Taekwon-Do Championships in Montreal.

In November and December of this year, he led the 4th International Taekwon-Do Demonstration Team consisting of 10 of the world’s top instructors to Jamaica, Curacao, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela and Surinam.

In 1975, Taekwon-Do alone had the privilege to demonstrate at the Sydney opera house for the first time since its opening. General Choi visited Greece and Sweden to conduct seminars later in this year. In the middle of 1976 he toured Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Europe to inspect TaekwonDo activities, giving seminars at the same time. In November of the same year, Choi went to Holland to declare the opening of the First European Taekwon-Do Championships held in Amsterdam.

September 1977, the founder of Taekwon-Do visited Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia following the Tokyo meeting in which he publicly denounced the South Korean President Park Jung Hee who had been using Taekwon-Do for his political ends. Later that year he visited Sweden and Denmark to aid in the formation of their National Associations of Taekwon-Do. In May of 1978, General Choi toured Malaysia, Pakistan, Kenya and South Africa accompanied by Rhee Ki Ha. In this year he led the 5th International Taekwon-Do Demonstration Team consisting of Choi Chang Keun, Rhee Ki Ha, Park Jung Tae and Liong Wai Meng to Sweden, Poland, Hungary and Yugoslavia. In September of the same year the Second World Taekwon-Do Championships was held in Oklahoma City, U.S.A. In June 1979, the All Europe Taekwon-Do Federation was formed in Oslo, Norway. After this historic event General Choi toured Sweden, Denmark, West Germany, France and Greenland accompanied by Khang Su Jong and Rhee Ki Ha. In November of that year he led the 6th International Taekwon-Do demonstration team consisting of Kim Jong Chan, Choi Chang Keun, Rhee Ki Ha, Park Jung Tae, Lee Jong Moon, Chung Kwang Duk, Kim Suk Jun and Michael Cormack to Argentina.

The year 1980 was indeed an unforgettable one for the father of Taekwon-Do, both for himself and the future of his art. He and 15 of his students, including his son Choi Joong Hwa, made a monumental trip to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

This was the first time Taekwon-Do was introduced to the people of North Korea, Choi’s birth place. In November of this same year, the first All Europe Taekwon-Do Championships was held in London with 18 countries participating.

n January of 1981, Gen. Choi made a visit to Queensland, Australia, accompanied by Choi Chang Keun, to declare, open the first Pacific Area Taekwon-Do Championships. At this time he helped to form the South Pacific Taekwon-Do Federation as well as the Australian Taekwon-Do Federation.

In June of the same year, the author led the 8th International Taekwon-Do Demonstration Team to Tokyo, Japan. In October, he conducted a seminar for the founding members of Taekwon-Do in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and in November he proudly presented the unified Taekwon-Do demonstration team consisting of North and South Korean instructors to the historic meeting called North and Overseas Korean Christian Leaders, held in Vienna, Austria. In August, President Choi visited Argentina to declare the opening of the Third World Taekwon-Do Championships held in Resitancia, Chaco.

In January 1982 the President of the International Taekwon-Do Federation formed the North America Taekwon-Do Federation in Toronto, Canada. In this year, the author was finally able to realize his long anticipated dream (since 1967) when a Taekwon-Do gym opened for the first time in Japan under the auspices of patriot Chon Jin Shik. It was indeed a very busy year for the President in that he visited Puerto Rico in July accompanied by Master Park Jung Tae, to conduct seminars.

During the months of October and November he toured Greenland, the United Kingdom, West Germany, Austria, Denmark, Poland, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and Finland, accompanied

by Master Han Sam Soo, Park Jung Taek and Choi Joong Hwa to promote Taekwon-Do. He also attended the First Intercontinental Taekwon-Do Championships held in December in Naples, Italy.

In October of the same year Gen. Choi met with Mr. Csandi, the Chairman of programming committee of I.O.C. in Budapest, Hungary to discuss the recognition of I.T.F. by the I.O.C. In January 1983, General Choi made a visit to Colorado, U.S.A accompanied by Master Lee Suk Hi, the President of North America Taekwon-Do Federation, to grade Charles E.Sereff, the President of the U.S. Taekwon-Do Federation, for 7th degree.

In February 1983, the author toured Latin America including Argentina, Columbia, Panama and Honduras to conduct a full scale seminar. During his stay in Honduras he helped to activate the Central American Taekwon-Do Federation. During the months of March, April and May he toured Santa Barbara, California, Europe and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to conduct last minute preparation of the encyclopedia, the last product of his life-long research.

In October and November of the same year, he made a visit to Yugoslavia and Italy accompanied

by Park Jung Taek and Choi Joong Hwa to prepare photographs to be used for the Encyclopedia. In April 1984, President Choi declared the opening of the Fourth World Taekwon-Do Championships held in Glasgow, Scotland. In the same month, he visited Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the International Olympic Committee, in Lausanne accompanied by Master Rhee Ki Ha, Charles Sereff and Kim Yong Kyu to prove that only the International Taekwon-Do Federation is

is the world governing body of true Taekwon-Do. In September the author invited key instructors such as Lee Suk Hi, Rhee Ki Ha, Park Jung Tae and Choi Joong Hwa to Pyongyang to finalize the publication of the Encyclopedia. In fact, this was the time when the relocation of the I.T.F. to Vienna, Austria was seriously discussed.

In October of the same year, the President made an official visit to Budapest, Hungary to declare the opening of the 3rd All Europe Taekwon-Do Championships. This indeed was of particular importance as it was the first large scale international event held in a socialist country as far as the Taekwon-Do tournament is concerned.

In the following month, General Choi visited New York City along with masters Lee Suk Hi and Park Jung Tae to declare open the 3rd annual General Choi’s Cup in North America. In December the 5th I.T.F Congress meeting was held in Vienna, where it was unanimously decided to relocate the I.T.F. here

by March of the next year. Also at the meeting, President Choi Hong Hi was re-elected for another term. Mr. Jun Chin Shik, the President of Japan International Taekwon-Do Federation, masters Lee Suk Hi and Rhee Ki Ha were elected as Vice Presidents with master Park Jung Tae as Secretary-General.

The year 1988 was culminated by two important events. In May, the Hungarian government hosted the 6th World Championships in Budapest which was by far, the largest in scale, finest in technique and also for the first time, televised via satellite throughout Europe.

In August, the Father of Taekwon-Do was at last able to realize his ultimate dream of introducing and teaching his art without regard to religion, race, national or ideological boundaries, by leading the I.T.F. demonstration team to Moscow, U.S.S.R. It is hoped that all instructors will follow his example by devoting part of their time towards introducing the art into the school systems in their respective areas.

Merely introducing the art, however, is not enough. The instructor must also concern himself with imbuing and maintaining a positive influence that will eventually serve as a guiding light to all students.Then and only then, can the instructor consider himself an apostle of Taekwon-Do. Park, Sung Hwa

Without doubt, 1985 was one of the most significant years for the founder of Taekwon-Do as he was able to document all of the techniques he had researched for years by publishing the Encyclopedia of Taekwon-Do. He was also able to establish a strong foundation for the spreading of his art to the entire world, especially the socialist as well as the Third World countries by moving the International Taekwon-Do Federation to Vienna, the capital city of Austria.

In April of this year, President Choi visited Puerto Rico accompanied by Tran Trien Quan, the President of the Canadian Taekwon-Do Federation, James Limand Kim Suk Jun to attend the 1st Latin American General Choi’s Cup. In June, he visited East Berlin to attend the opening ceremony of the 24th I.O.C. Congress.

In November of the same year, Gen. Choi, accompanied by Secretary-General Master Park Jung Tae and Tran Trien Quan, visited Norway to honour the opening of the 1985 Scandinavian Taekwon-Do Championships.

In December, various festivals celebrating the 30th anniversary of Taekwon-Do was held in Quebec, Canada sponsored by the Taekwon-Do Federation of Canada were highlighted with the presence of the Father of Taekwon-Do, Gen. Choi Hong Hi. In June 1986 the founder took DPRK Taekwon-Do demonstration team to the People’s Republic of China. This visit eventually became the motivation for the Chinese people to adopt the Korean martial art, Taekwon-Do. 1987 was a significant year for General Choi because he showed once again the indomitable spirit as well as perseverance to the Taekwon-Do world by declaring the 5th World Championship in May in Athens, Greece, despite persistent interference of the South Korean dictatorial regime.

the world governing body of true In December of the same year,

All information and images in this article are taken from www.itf-information.com. The editor of this magazine has in no way adapted or changed any information in the article.

You can purchase the encyclopaedia and get access to loads of other information about the art from this site. We thank ‘Com-Do Corp’ for allowing us to use the information in this special edition, taken from their web site.

Reproduced, with permission, from "Taekwon-Do" (The Korean Art of Self Defense) also known as The Condensed Encyclopaedia Fifth Edition 1999, All rights reserved Copyright 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1999 General Choi, Hong Hi.

They say that great artists are made, not born. The same could also be said for athletes. Of course, genetics plays a large part in differentiating a mere athlete from a sports champion, but to be able to attain that legendary status in the Hall of Fame, an aspiring sportsman must go through the strictest of diets that will help shape and strengthen the physique.

By drinking sufficient amounts of water and consuming a balanced diet, the body can generate a lot of energy which will greatly help in boosting for top athletic performance.

What are the factors to be considered in designing a complete and healthy natural sports nutrition program?

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Obviously, the most important thing in natural sports nutrition is water. The significance of water can never be discounted because the human body is composed of sixty percent of it, and every bodily function cannot work without water. The good old eight-cupsof-water-a-day recommendation is essential because the body must replace the water it eliminates, like sweat and urine.

Here are some helpful reminders to maintain proper hydration: -Instead of slugging humongous amounts of water in infrequent sittings, drink small portions in frequent durations.

-Cold beverages aid the body in cooling down body temperature, therefore cutting down the amount of sweating.

-One should drink 2-3 cups of water for every pound that the body loses after exercising.

2 A balanced diet is another must for natural sports nutrition .

Athletes must acquire the perfect combination of calories that can be consumed from protein, carbohydrates and fats, which are great sources of energy.

Carbohydrates are the most important fuel source, which can be found in foods such as breads, pastas, rice, fruits, veggies and cereals.

These foods can supply the body about seventy percent of the needed daily calories.

Carbs provide the body the power and endurance it needs for short-duration activities that involve maximum level of intensity. This fuel comes from the energy given by sugar and starches that the body converts.

the type of exercise along with its duration and intensity, and his overall carb and calorie intake.

The last fuel source that is important for natural sports nutrition is fats. There are two kinds: saturated and unsaturated. Although it is a significant component in nutrition, the intake of fats should be strictly monitored. Too Here are strategies to maximize the po- much consumption of fats may lead to major health problems such as cancer tential of carbs: -Start loading up on carbs at least sever- and heart disease. al days before prior to the competition.

The road to sports excellence is not -Carbs should be consumed in greater amounts in the duration of activities that easy. Along with fostering courage and lasts more than one hour to fend off the determination, athletes have to follow the strict regimen brought on by natural onset of fatigue. sports nutrition. But all of these will be worth the trouble once victory is Another imperative factor in natural achieved. sports nutrition is proteins. Athletes should eat lots of dairy, eggs, meats, fish and chicken, along with nuts and beans. Article by: Paul Hata Protein supplies as much as fifteen percent of calories in the body.

To determine the amount of protein needed by an athlete, the following factors should be considered: his fitness level,

TR L.T.S AI .I. NI /I.T NG .F DA OPE Y2 N 00 9 Leave the politics at the door:

The day has had a lot of great feedback from students who attended, which I feel is very much deserved as the day was fantastic and beneficial to all grades. If I know one thing On Sunday 7th June, the sports gym at Francis Bacon about my Dad, he will not stop until it is right and it was on School, St. Albans became the training area for all that attended. Students from 10th Kup up to 3rd Degree were this day. on site to take part in what was to roll out as one of the We started the day at 8.45am with the tenets and the oath as best seminars / training days ever hosted by my dad, already explained and a basic ball game to warm–up that Chief Instructor Mr. Snow, 5th Degree, Head of the lasted 10 minutes. The aim of this game is to not get hit by L.T.S.I. either of the two balls in play, red and blue - however, if you He had arranged for Master Harry of the I.T.U.K. To do get hit, you will do ten either sit–ups, push–ups or squats Attend, as he knows his seminars are very charged and for a blue ball and double the amount (twenty) for a red! It’s a would leave all that attended proud that they did. Also hard game as the seniors are always getting hit (makes us attending were two friends of his - current World very fit though) - Dad got a ball in the face but, as usual, he Champions and now European Champion Nick Gardner, just laughed it off (sicko) then hunted the person down until 4th Degree, and Adam Gardner, 3rd Degree from he had got his own back!

U.C.-T.K.D. My dad and Mr. Smith, 4th Degree, arrived at the venue only to find the car parks packed out with students all over the place, ready to train. The gym was opened by our site manager and within minutes they realised that there was too many students, but with a little tweaking here and there, they managed to keep the day running smoothly.

First up, Dad made us line up and do the tenets and oath, as he is a firm believer that NO class should be held until these are done. He says it’s just his way, but we all feel he is a traditionalist that wants us to live by them.

This drill tends to help everyone relax and builds up there concentration levels up. Once hot and sweaty, we were taken through his stretching program, Not good if you are not used to it, believe me!

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Once we had completed the 15 minute stretching program, we were then split into two groups; senior grades and junior grades. I, being a senior, went with the other seniors to cover kicking drills for breaking with Mr. Smith, 4th Degree, and the juniors went with Mr. Snow, 5th Degree. After this, the two groups then switched around to cover self defence with our new coaches. During this, Master Harry, 7th Degree, Mr. Gardner, 4th Degree World Champion, and his brother Mr. A Gardner, also a worthy Champion, arrived. We then had time to do one more switch, where the people who hadn’t had time to break last time round got their chance and the others went through 3 step, 2 step and 1 step sparring. After this, there was a short half hour break, which we could get refreshed and ready for the intensive workout Mr. Gardner was to take us through! Yippeeee..... He was fab, but my dad is better .... ! Don’t tell him I said that, he’ll stop my pocket money or my classes LOL. We first off paid our respects to him - Master Harry and Dad joined the class to exercise with us (how humble that was) and then we went through a warm-up and stretching routine, where Mr. Gardner explained to us about the science behind Tae Kwon Do and how important breathing whilst stretching is. We were then paired up into twos, where Mr. Gardner set us various different kicking drills and taught us how to use the space in the sparring ring whilst firing off different techniques. He then got us going up and down the hall in a row, doing various turns and kicks to benefit our speed and technique whilst in sparring. It was amazing, just how much power he had in each of his techniques and how he just slammed those pads out of the way!

Afterwards, we got our sparring gear on and Mr. Gardner analysed us whilst we sparred and told us how we could get better. He came over to me and commented on the way I needed to snap out my techniques quicker, rather than holding them out. He had explained this earlier, using the example of when a snake attacks someone when it feels at threat. The way that it leaps out from being coiled up, attacks, and then coils back up again, it doesn’t just attack and stay in that position, it coils back up again. This was a very educational part of the day, where I learnt a lot about the science behind Tae Kwon Do - breathing whilst stretching to feed the muscles and snapping out techniques a lot more. We then had a lunch break and a photo shoot of all the students who had attended. I was tired, but loving it all the way - those that missed it, well shame on you.....

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Next up we got back onto the floor, where Mr. Doran was officially promoted to 2nd Degree I.T.F. and Miss Downes, a junior, was also credited for her recent promotion to 1st Degree - unfortunately, no photos had been supplied, so her I.T.F. certificate was not yet there.

The last part of the day arrived where we would be taken through patterns and sine wave with Master Harry. Sine wave is very important in order to get your maximum impact in your patterns, so Master Harry explained this to us and got us going in rows, putting his knowledge into practice. He would then get the front row to do this whilst everyone watched, and then asked the juniors to comment on the use of sine wave. This was good to see, as Dad was on the floor as a student along with other well credited Instructors, proving that no matter what grade they were, we are all students of the art. Master Harry informed the six that they must do a pattern which was chosen by the only 2nd Degree in the row and all had to perform it full power from cold, so as you can expect, a few moans were heard but Master Harry said in a stern voice “On with it!�. Off they went, demonstrating a fab Choon Jan with power, elegance and good kicking abilities.

You could see that Dad was struggling to get pictures, as the L.T.S.I. did not have a photographer at that time but, thankfully, Mr. Hurt has now taken this role in future (when he can make the events, that is). I think Dad did a good job though, but he isn’t a professional. (Sorry Dad, only saying what I see.... love you.... ha ha!).

All in all, this was a great day and really benefited all grades, as I am sure that everyone learnt something, or at least had a great training session where they put their all into the techniques and sweated out. What I find so amazing about Master Harry and Mr. Gardner is how the two of them have so much talent and ability, but how they are so humble with everything! I feel privileged to have trained with Master Harry and World Champion Mr. Gardner and would definitely train under them again. I have to take this time to thank the forgotten one, Chris Snow, as many do not understand what he does for us. He loves this art and truly cares about all of us, that I know from the work he puts in at home.

Thank you, Dad, for going the extra mile.

Report by Lauren Snow, 1st Degree I.T.F.

Editors Review: Once again, this day was fantastic! Master Harry and both the Mr. Gardner’s are outstanding coaches.

On the day, they praised the L.T.S.I. Instructors, the tight standards on show and the general warmth of the group.

They complimented me as a coach which, to be honest, I was humbled by, but I see it as vital that standards are kept high at all times - to me, I am simply doing my job right!

Mr. Smith, 4th Degree, gave up his time on the day to conduct a session on techniques for breaking, covering foot formation. He also threw in some pad work and a bit of set sparring.

In my section, I wanted to cover what I call ‘no thrills self defence’ as well as some advance kicking drills that we use these are between 3 to 6 kicks without putting the foot down.

Mr. Gardner, 4th Degree, worked tirelessly on explosive kicking drills and used some great ways to put the message across. He explained that using a rattlesnakes way of attack will help us all - he said that the attack must be fast and snap back. In sparring, he spoke about clearing your mind and relaxing, allowing strikes to come natural but use the rattlesnake attack. He also covered changing patterns in sparring (i.e. foot work) and speeding up and slowing down to fool your opponents.

Master Harry, 7th Degree, (now promoted to 8th Degree) section reinforced Master Choi’s beliefs about tuls. He said that power is critical - most like the pattern to look fancy and clean, but now power is more vital and it no longer matters if we loose balance slightly in tuls, as long as we see the power.

He also explained we do a Martial Art, so we must strike hard.

He explained that the hip should be used to increase power, as just placing movements in future would go against you in tournaments. We also discussed that relaxing between moves whilst in motion helps speed and, of course, speed increases power.

I was happy with all that attended. We have used many conductors in the past and, sadly, some have let us down due to not holding explosive sessions However, Master Harry and Mr. Gardner did not disappoint us in any way, shape or form.

On behalf of the L.T.S.I. Executive, we thank all members for participating and we extend our thanks to the guest Instructors for a great day. Politics were left at the door as many attended from various groups. We look forward to 2010’s open training day. Thanks to everyone for their support.

International Instructor Course number 45 was held on June 26-28, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Grand Master Trajtenberg and Grand Master Morano were on hand to correct the applicants on the course which included a new Master Claudio Marcchi .

Instructors from Honduras, USA, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua were present. Mr. Emilio Tabora, VI Degree, Organizer of the IIC,

his wife and his sons Abel and Darwin (both TaekwonDo Instructors) took care of all the details to make the Grand Masters visit and participants feel comfortable.

After 30 years of Taekwon-Do history in Honduras this was the first IIC and all the participants were very excited at the Grand Masters visit.

The ITF Technical Committee of the ITF Vienna group stated “we are proud to have the opportunity to help Instructors from Central America, increasing their knowledge in Taekwon-Do�

But whatever makes people start smoking I know that when people seek hypnotherapy for stopping, it is because there is an inner conflict inside. One part of the person wishes to stop smoking, and the other part wishes to continue. If this wasn't the case they wouldn’t be seeking my help. They would either continue smoking or stop smoking themselves without any help.

Almost a year ago I decided to start training in Tae Kwon Do with my two An important part of my approach to stopping smoking is dedicated to creating an inner space which allows the smoker to young boys aged 5 and 8. Being 38 resolve this conflict. And I believe it's important to do this in a years old I may be a late starter but respectful manner. In other words, recognizing that the intention I’m really enjoying myself, it keeps me behind smoking is a good intention, people don’t usually smoke fit, and Tae Kwon Do is a great because they want some horrible life-threatening illness, although activity to share with my sons. I was that might have be the end result, if they don’t decide to stop.

Usually people smoke to make themselves feel better in one way surprised when it was pointed out to or another. It just becomes an obsolete and outdated way of doing me that many practitioners of Tae it. Sometimes people worry that when they stop smoking, they Kwon Do are smokers. We all know may lose the part of themselves that is able to relax and have a that smoking is bad for your health and would obviously good time. But this is untrue, all they are doing is letting go of the have an adverse affect on your sporting performance and smoking habit whilst retaining all the positive fun and uplifting stamina. So why would someone who spends time keeping aspects of themselves. It is important to be understanding, acfit and practising a sport also choose to deliberately ruin cepting and respectful of the part that wanted to smoke and that their health? part will naturally adapt to change and find new and better ways to express itself.

Smoking & Inner Conflict

Being a hypnotherapist this is a habit I help people to overcome on a regular basis and as an ex-smoker myself I understand the issue very well. With hindsight when I look back at the habit, it seems very odd, because tobacco doesn't actually do anything. It's not like alcohol or recreational drugs which have a real effect on your state of mind.

In the end it goes around full circle. When people start smoking they don't think about all the health issues, but as people get older, and society changes. It becomes much more relaxing and comfortable to be the non-smoker. The smoking habit ends up enslaving people and in order to be free they let it go. And this is why so many people also experience a massive boost in self esteem when they stop smoking, because as well as all the other obvious benefits it is also about taking back control of your life.

Often people say they find smoking relaxing, but in actual Changes Your Body Goes Through When You Stop Smoking fact, nicotine is a stimulant. It does the opposite of relaxing Within 20 Minutes Of Last Cigarette the body. However there are a number of reasons why · Blood pressure drops to normal. people have this experience. Firstly when you smoke a · Pulse rate drops to normal. cigarette it temporarily relieves the craving that the previous · Body temperature of hands and feet return to normal. cigarette created in the first place. So the feeling of relaxation is actually relief. It takes about 24 to 48 hours for 8 Hours · Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal. nicotine to leave your body, so once that’s happened, this · Oxygen level in blood increases to normal. issue is no longer relevant. One of the other things that is relaxing about stopping smoking is that people usually do it 24 Hours Chance of heart attack decreases. alongside doing relaxing things. Like before work, during a · break, when they're out with their friends and so on. But it’s 48 Hours the break or activity itself that's relaxing, not the smoking · Nerve endings start re-growing. habit, it's just that it gets intertwined and confused in the · Ability to smell and taste things is enhanced. mind.

The other important thing to note is that the physical side effects of stopping smoking are minor. Most people don't even notice them, or if you do notice them you can deal with them easily. Smoking is much more of a habit than a physical addiction it’s not like coming off heroin, when the withdrawal can be physically very hard going. It’s the psychological aspect that people struggle with, which is why hypnotherapy is such a good way of dealing with stopping smoking.

One of my clients once referred to smoking as poisonous yoga. I liked the description because what she meant was that she used smoking to take a few deep breaths and step away from the stress for a moment. It is a bit like doing a meditation, but you don't need to inhale poisonous fumes into your body to achieve the benefits of stepping away from a situation and taking a few deep breaths. When you stop smoking it’s still important to create those quiet moments for yourself.

For some people smoking is connected to freedom. It is perhaps one of the first things we do that our parents disapprove of, but it makes you feel like a grown-up. It may be seen as rebellious or cool, fitting in with a certain crowd.

72 Hours · Bronchial tubes relax making breathing easier. · Lung capacity increases.

2 Weeks to 3 Months · Circulation improves. · Walking becomes easier. · Lung function increases up to 30%.

1 to 9 Months · Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decreases. · Lung cilia re-grow increasing ability to handle mucus, clean lungs. · Body’s overall energy increases.

5 Years · Lung cancer death rate for average smoker almost halves.

10 Years · Lung cancer death rate down to almost that of a non smoker. · Pre-cancerous cells are replaced. · Other cancer risks decrease.

Darren Marks practices hypnotherapy in London and Hertfordshire and is one of the UK’s foremost hypnotherapists and hypnotherapy trainers. He worked for The South East Cancer Help Centre for many years and his work has featured in both the specialist and popular media. He has also produced an extensive library of audio recordings, remote hypnosis sessions designed to help people overcome problems and bring out the best in themselves. These recordings are available on CD and to download as MP3s from www.hypnotherapistdirect.com.

Darren has been awarded the Senior Qualification in hypnotherapy by the GHR in recognition of his experience in the field. He is also a featured therapist of The Hypnotherapy Association and approved by the NHS Trust of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners

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A RE K UR HIN O T U T F.’S .uk E O . ! L T Y I.T f.co Y E it SA HA TH aln UR W W UT rigi YO NO BO @o VE K A in A m H ad Do you remember that first advert you ever saw that introduced you to Tae Kwon - Do? Did you ever consider as you moved through the ranks, that same art may make you think ‘I hate the politics of Tae Kwon Do - why did I bother?’

The 3200 techniques in I.T.F. are standardised by all that practice true I.T.F. style.

Our editor has studied Tae Kwon Do since January 1986. Originally he was independent, or at least with an independent group. In 1999, his ex coach decided to It’s not the art at fault, but some of the people in it follow the group we were part of and join I.T.F. They according to many views out there. What many say now are independent again though due to politics, we are (and they don’t pull their punches) is seniors do not like told. the truth and they think they are unaccountable when in reality, everyone is accountable for what they do and He wanted to know about I.T.F. back then and began to say. On the launch of this very magazine in June 09, research it by visiting clubs local to him. He visited five some took exception to it and its aims, claiming we had schools and all were doing a different style in his in fact overstepped the mark. Why? We all love this art Opinion. What he did not see then was how being in and many follow G.M.Choi as they feel he is the true different groups meant that he would study an art where I.T.F. Leader. He is also a fantastic Master, but that’s silent wars were taking place. just our personal opinion.

What causes these problems then, you ask? This is what Let’s look at some facts here. On a plus note, I.T.F. is many seniors have stated over the years: huge - it has millions participating in the art in around 120 countries across the globe. It has some fantastic talent out there coming through the ranks in all the groups, and many cannot stand this rivalry between the I.T.F.’s or their national groups. Many believe we are brothers and sisters of the art, therefore the politics should be left out of it. Nearly all that speak out say we MUST agree to disagree - you can find two, maybe three, I.T.F. schools in every town nowadays, but none will work or even speak together. How sad is that? It’s a great art, so why don’t we work as one?

Independents exist because the I.T.F.’s cannot look at the situation and agree to work with each other, unite, agree to disagree and be strong.

When someone is put in a position where he / she can manipulate situations to their advantage. Power also tends to be gained when an individual is promoted to a rank they feel is superior, making those junior accept their views even if they feel they are wrong (this often pushes students and coaches to leave the I.T.F. totally and go independent).

The more money involved, the harder it becomes for coaches to work together and be fair. For many reasons if a successful school is running, five more will open next to it, thus trying to tap in on the coaches traffic and close the successful school down.

The more they get, the more they want. Being happy and enjoying what they love is lost, so students and the membership is no longer respected but looked on as an asset to the organisations.

Recently, a 4th Degree I.T.F. Instructor of another I.T.F. group stated to another I.T.F. coach if students come from other I.T.F. Groups, he would not recognised them even if they have an I.T.F. certificate. The coach in question then asked why are groups or instructors refusing to recognise each other? He stated if you get a group that wants to join one of the I.T.F.’S, all of a sudden they are recognised. OK , now you see the point - on one hand they say we don’t recognise you and, on the other, well you are welcome to join us, especially if you have many behind you.

Many believe the I.T.F. under G.M. Choi is the original through the blood line, but we should all accept that others have chosen to believe differently. They back the other I.T.F.’s, so let that be and let’s just get along with each other.

Many feel this situation will get worse before it gets better. We spurt the tenets of ‘I shall build a more peaceful world’ prior to every class, yet few will make that change to try and succeed in what they recite.

The general feeling is, in a perfect world, we would all support each other for the sake of I.T.F. Tae Kwon -Do, but a minor few are hell bent on making sure some do not support each other, even if they are members of the same National organisation. Recently, some black belts stated they have witnessed the same team internationally flying the Colours, yet totally ignoring each other - this is not good, Tae Kwon Do is a fantastic art but this behaviour is wrong. We are one!

Our senior editor and Head Coach of a U.K. Group, the L.T.S.I., said “I am forever saying to the Instructors that are part of the L.T.S.I. ‘with NO members there are no coaches, with no coaches there are no masters, and with no Masters there are no Grand Masters’. The point is we all need each other - if we want to repair this situation, ignore what is going on between a minute few and lets concentrate on moving I.T.F. forward”.

The I.T.F. community believes the recognising of each other has to happen - we MUST accept that there are three I.T.F.’s. Who is the Original? Well, surely that goes down to what people believe. We’ve already given our opinion on that one, so let’s agree to disagree’.

In the old days when G.M. Rhee IX Degree brought T.K.D. to the U.K. ( ) things were so different. Why? There was only one U.K. group but as things have moved on, there are many groups like the one Chris represents in the U.K. (the L.T.S.I.) who just want to exist. He wants to work with others, hence his stance on this situation. In an ideal world, the first step achieving this is from the ground up - all local schools get together and support each others events, advertise together and agree to disagree. Leave the politics at the door and unite as one.

A solicitor once said to another coach I know “If your seniors say you can’t do that, remind them that restrictive practice laws are illegal in the U.K. Therefore, you have the right to speak to who you want, despite their rules”.

On a final note, many often wonder what the founder would say nowadays. Would he say ‘ ’ or would he say ‘ ’? Life is too short to be bitter - let’s move on together and unite the I.T.F.’s. After all, that’s what the membership really want now.

His legacy continues, whichever I.T.F. you follow.

The evolution of I.T.F. Tae Kwon Do continues across the globe through the endeavours of all Grand Masters and masters alike in the three I.T.F.’s including the only son of the late founder, Grand Master Choi Jung Hwa, IX, one of the most knowledgeable masters many have ever met.

Over the last seven years, G.M. Choi has worked tirelessly to promote the art into less fortunate countries and continues his fathers legacy, including making the brave return to Korea to appear on National TV in the country to explain past accusations to the homeland and its people, resulting in very positive decisions for the I.T.F. to return to Korea.

In June 2009, information appeared on his groups web site informing all members of the decision that the I.T.F. Head Office will be relocated to Korea prior to the world I.T.F. championships in 2010. We have also been informed this move will bring millions of new members back to the I.T.F.

In a historic move, England I.T.F. held a 4th Dan and above International Instructors Course in in June, inviting the Grand Master to conduct a seminar for the seniors. Over 100 fourth Degrees and above attended the event, of which 14 were Master Grade Instructors.

Participants came from all over the world to sit the three day course and were they going to be put through their steps!

On the Friday evening, a three hour session was held from 7pm - 10.30pm prior to the session beginning. G.M. Choi gave credit to all Masters that have helped the I.T.F.’s redevelopment in the last seven years and congratulated all INO’s on their hard work to date, but said that the I.T.F. must continue with future plans and we must all move forward into the future with the same vision, hence the decision to take the I.T.F. back to its homeland in 2010.

The following is an article from an I.T.F. Instructors who was in attendance.

On Friday 13th June, I travelled to Heathrow to attend the International Instructor Course headed by Grand Master Choi Jung Hwa. There were over 100 4th Degree Black Belts and above, including 14 masters and many 5th and 6th Degrees. I was amazed by how many Instructors were there from all over the world.

At 9 pm, the banquet was attended by all instructors. Many Instructors were saying they ached all over but really enjoyed the day. G.M. Choi gave a speech to thank all the Instructors for their presence. Master Robert Wheatley from the USA then announced the new promotion of Master Issac Harry to VIII Dan, which I know was well deserved.

I arrived at Heathrow at 4pm which gave me plenty of time to book in to my room and unpack, ready to meet and greet other Instructors at the scheduled time of 5:30pm.

However, I was informed that we were needed to enter the dojang at 7pm in dobok ready to train. At 7pm, I entered the hall to see the room packed with Instructors. I was quite nervous! The first 30 mins Master Nicholls, Master Parm Rai and many other Masters announced that this session was for questions regarding Black Belt Tuls that we might have, so the Masters could note and to put forward to Grandmaster Choi Jung Hwa to answer ready for training first thing Saturday morning.

On Sunday at 9am, we began with some photos with the Masters and all Instructors then onto the last part of the seminar, a class that lasted about 3 hours and finished with all the patterns up to Tong- II. Once we were all dismissed, many of us waited in line to get our photo taken with G.M Choi and I managed to get my Encyclopaedia signed by G.M Choi and many other Masters.

After this, we all line up for the arrival of Grandmaster Choi Jung Hwa. A short speech was made and then we went on to perform our 1st Degree Pattens, first in our own time and then to Master Rai’s count. Every move had to be performed over and over again, while Masters corrected us until we got the technique right. This went on for a few hours and then we broke off for dinner.

On Saturday 14th, we were all ready bright and early anticipating what was in store for us today. At 9am, we line up awaiting the arrival of all the masters - again, another short speech and then on to training. We spent all day performing our black belt pattern up to Yoo Sin, each move was scrutinized and perform over again until it was correct. During the day, many questions were asked regarding the understanding of certain movements, I had noticed that there were an array of different ways that Instructors were performing certain techniques. However, G.M Choi Jung Hwa clarified how these movements should be done and after repeating these movements many times, we were all eventually singing from the same page.

We were finally dismissed about 7pm, so we could get ready for the banquet which starts at 9pm.

Overall, I thought it was an excellent experience for me. I have never been in the same room as so many Masters and seniors, let along train alongside them. The atmosphere was amazing and I feel privileged to have spent 3 days being taught by them all. I recommend to all if you ever have the chance to attend a seminar with G.M Choi then grab it. I learnt so much and look forward to attending many of his seminars in the future.

Report written by Mr. Stuart Smith

5th September 2009 Moorway Sports Complex, Moor Lane, Allenton, Derby, DE24 9HY

their International titles in I.T.F. and on the independent scene mean a lot.

2005, after meeting Grand Master Choi.

I had been invited to take part in a seminar under G.M. Choi - after speaking to and being trained by him, I decided to re-join the I.T.F.

Each issue, we plan to get information on respected Masters of the I.T.F.’s. You can submit your Masters Info too! In issue two, we bring you Master Isaac Harry, 8th Degree. UK

Well, that’s easy! I have already stated Master Choi in the last few questions.

He is very knowledgeable master, but then again, the General groomed him to be the I.T.F.’s next leader.

We are here with Master Harry, 8th Degree, a registered I.T.F. I am an 8th Degree in the Master under the guidance of Grand Master Choi Jung Hwa, the I.T.F. but, more importantly, I am the Head of the Discipline only son of the late founder of I.T.F. Tae Kwon Do, General Choi Committee for them.

Hong Hi, 9th Degree.

I would like Well, Sir, thanks for giving us the time to ask these questions to see communication between members of the I.T.F. improve. I feel regarding your history. this can be achieved via the use of the Internet.

Originally it was 1971, but General Choi laid the at the time I was a keen cricket and football player which resulted foundations and his legacy continues under the guidance of our in me getting a broken leg in a game, so I gave up and restarted in leader, Grand Master Choi Jung Hwa, so I think the I.T.F. is in safe 1972. hands.

As I said Well, before, I had other sports at that time and I was heavily committed Master Choi is now willing to ask his juniors opinions on to them, therefore I would only do T.K.D. as I didn’t have enough techniques, so junior masters like me and others feel like they are time. part of the evolution of future Tae Kwon Do. I lived in Oxford and worked for BT but, due to a promotion, I was relocated to Derby where I live now.

In this country, and in all countries across the globe, if we all live by the tenets and follow the constitution to the letter, it will make a strong I.T.F.

That’s easy! In those days, it was all ‘Bruce Lee mania’. I attended a demo under Grand Sir, thank you for your honesty. It has been a pleasure interviewing you for this article. You can reach Master Harry on Master Rhee and immediately decided to take up T.K.D.

www.masterharrystaekwondo.com

My Mum and Dad thought I was taking on too much, but they encouraged me once I That’s okay Chris. I wish you all the best for the future with this had decided to take it up seriously.

My son did, he reached 1st Degree. Sadly, he is too busy nowadays, what with work commitments etc.

I would say it has to be sparring and patterns, but sparring is for the young these days as they are really sharp.

There was only one organisation in those days, that was the U.K.T.A. I was really impressed by Master Heel Il Cho and, as I said earlier, Bruce Lee. My first Instructor was Mr. Gerald Dash, a U.K.T.A. 1st Degree. He left the U.K. and moved to America many years ago.

I reached my 1st Degree in 1975 under Grand Master Rhee, my 2nd Degree in 1978 under General Choi and my 3rd Degree in 1982.

I remember that one - it was 1987 under Master Heel Cho. It was a real honour, just as it was when I took my Degree under General Choi.

That was 1990.

I think for an Instructor, it does not matter what you achieve. Therefore, I would say it is my members achievements that mean the most to me. The I.T.U.K. members have travelled the globe, winning many awards -

magazine - as long as you are fair, it will be a real success, I am sure.

Senior Editors Article Loyalty is a funny thing - when a student leaves their Tae Kwon Do club or Association, all of a sudden they are traitors and one that has bad ethics. Seniors will also state they are disloyal, refuse to speak to them or even deny access to their events.

I have thought about this many times of late after hearing stories of coaches that have left their Associations and fallen foul to attacks from their seniors in the group who have made many claims about them to tarnish their reputations and I always hear myself saying “What have they done wrong?”. On the other hand, I know that from past experiences when students have left me, I felt hurt that they had gone, but why do we feel this way?

Recently, I visited I.T.F.-C’s Tae Kwon Do forum to ask what the opinions of the users were with regards to the word - most conceptions of the users there (many are independents) seemed to be that a student MUST be loyal to their teacher or Association. I agree with this to a point, but this thought process often comes from the 1970’s / 1980’s students that had it drilled into them in the early days. It is one of the founding principles of most Koreans.

No matter how prepared you are, the ‘loss’ of a child into the big wide world will hurt and you will always be thinking of them. The point is if your child decided to change their religion, you would continue to maintain that relationship as you brought them into the world, so why do Instructors turn nasty if the coach / student decides to take a different route? We all state that we live by the tenets, but often these are ignored, especially in cases as above.

However, one user stated that the student owes the teacher nothing - if he has paid for the tuition, he can do and go where he pleases. I was okay with that as everyone has their own opinion, but surely this showed how opinions are changing nowadays. Money changing hands seems to make students think it is okay to go when they want to, even if the teacher has given them everything. You can guess the response to this - the argument was “Yes, money has been paid for a service but more often than not these days, these subs are used to pay the ever increasing hall hire and the overheads to run the club, so the coach is there voluntarily, trying to teach his art to those that are interested in learning from him”.

Loyalty can still be found in many clubs / Associations there are dedicated students that will take up T.K.D. and still be there 30 years later, but the sad fact is there are very few that will have this kind of staying power or longevity.

The other argument put forward was that, as children, we put faith in our parents naturally when we are born, as we know nothing else. Some Koreans believe that we owe everything to our parents, but what if a child is in a situation that means violence is a daily occurrence, or the parent is never around surely, one day, they will look for an alternative home which offers stability and fairness. This can also be applied to some cases of students / Instructors leaving Associations. If you treat them unfairly, they will leave - be true and they will stay.

Like a child does, I created my own home which is stable now, yet most that I joined will not speak to me now, as I am just a The real question here is who is at fault? The child that left the family environment as his vision was different to the parents, or the parent who could not maintain the relationship and understand that the hurt they feel is a natural feeling of any parent when a child leaves the nest.

We need to look at this further - as in life, a child is born and as parents we will nurture, care and love them and do everything to protect them, but in the end when they are older, they will leave for many reasons. More often than not, it will be because they wish to spread their wings - as the move is a positive one, the relationship will still be strong.

On a personal note, I left an organization in 2001 that I was passionate about - leaving my coach was also a hard decision, but his (and there) vision and direction was different to mine, so I left and decided to make my own way in life. Along the way, I joined groups that just did not deliver what they stated, or what I expected from them, resulting in me leaving them.

We, as Instructors, should try and understand that there is no difference between family environment and a T.K.D. family - if a child decides to go, we should still be there as much as we can if they want us to and respect their choices, not do what we can to destroy and hurt them. Then again, this highlights a good parent and a bad parent.

Tae Kwon Do in the eyes of a beginner my own personal experience Hi , my name is Robert Mitchell and I am a 7th Kup or yellow belt, green tag.

I have been doing tae kwon do since October 2008 - since joining, I have really enjoyed learning tae kwon do, about the history of tae kwon do and the physical side of tae kwon do itself. When I started my first tae kwon do lesson, I was feeling all shy and nervous, but prepared to see if I would enjoy this martial art.

When I was younger, I tried karate for 2 lessons but didn’t go on any further, but here I am 9 months into learning tae kwon do, and I feel ready to learn anything.

After sparring, I had been waiting to do destruction and spec tech, but those were called off due to time running late. This was a bit of a let down for me, but that’s how things go I expect.

On 7th June came the National Training Day and my goodness that was a long and hard day, packed out to the rafters with students. The first 2 hours was training with Mr. Snow, 5th Degree, and Mr. Smith, 4th Degree, who put us through our paces to say the least. If you train with either, you will know you train hard at their gyms and as Mr. Smith is Mr. Snows student, you get no leeway off him too! Both lead hard classes and ‘walk the walk’, which is why many of us L.T.S.I. students respect them both.

Blue belts and above went with Mr. Smith for the first hour, while myself and blue tags and lower stayed with Mr. Snow doing pad work and self defence, which he calls street fighting self defence. Not for the shy, it would make you think!

He will not pull punches and likes to teach from experiences of life. After the first hour, we switched around. With Mr. Smith, ages 13+ done breaking while the younger ones done pad work.

For green tags and lower, we went through Side Kick and Turning Kick, which went well, whilst the Green belts and Blue tags done Reverse Turn.

After first 2 hours of the day passed, it was time to learn from the World Champion Mr. Gardner, a man that Mr. Snow respects and calls a friend. I felt well and truly honoured when I got to hold the pad for a few kicks for him to show us, which was After my second lesson, my mother had to talk like a train hitting you! Also when we done Step to my coach about the price for joining and then Sparring we threw in some kicks . It was a shame monthly costs, and my goodness, the first thing however that I didn’t get to spar the champ (I my mother said to him was "I recognise you!". know he would kill me but that would be fun).

Mr. Snow then replied, "Yeah, I'm your cousin."

Maybe next time. But goodness me, he can throw After finding out I was related to Mr. Snow, a some kicks and under great control. After the ses5th Degree black belt and also the founder of sion with Mr. Gardner we had a break, then we L.T.S.I., I was thinking to myself "Oh my god!". moved onto patterns and certain Like other people that are learning tae kwon do, techniques in our patterns from Master Harry.

I am fully committed to this martial art and I will always be committed to the art, just like he is.

It was a long 2 hours, but it was worth it as Master Harry was a very inspirational Master. The My first major event in tae kwon do was the training day itself was a great day and it helped South East Opens. I was nervous but prepared me a lot. to give it my all. When I went to do the patterns, I chose my newly learned pattern - Dan Gun. When I first heard Mr. Snow had decided to start The reason why I chose Dan Gun, I myself do up this new I.T.F. magazine dedicated to all I.T.F. not know, but I was prepared to give it a go. groups, I knew straight away it would be great, Honestly myself, I feel like I done well and it is, the first issue was excellent. When I was considering I had only passed my yellow belt talking to Mr. Snow one time about the magazine grading a week before the South East Opens, after it had been launched, he told me about how one of the most prestigious events in the South one person wanted to shut down the magazine.

East.

I was like “What?! That person can't do that”. Mr. Snow had told me that it was because of the My opinion is I feel I sped through Dan Gun, articles in the magazine about what had which wasn't good but it was my first happened when the Father of Tae Kwon Do and competition. Next was the sparring, and I felt President of I.T.F. had passed away and the rush really nervous. I took some shots, but I manfor presidency seemed to upset some people. aged to get a point (as point sparring), which I still feel proud of. After was destruction. Now this really wowed me. Only one person broke the board, and after seeing that board be broken, I was shocked, and thought to myself “No way am I going to break that”. I gave it a shot, but as you can guess, I didn't break it.

My next competition experience was the I.T.F. Midland Opens. With patterns being first, I went with Dan Gun again, but didn't get through unfortunately. I knew the competitions would be tough, as Mr Snow had advised me and that it wouldn't be easy getting through as top students would be there. After patterns came sparring again. Like what happened in the South East Opens, I took some pretty good shots and delivered a few of my own, but lost again.

My opinion on T.K.D. is when it comes to tae kwon do, nothing is easy for any participants.

To be honest, that article about the I.T.F. splitting into 3 separate I.T.F.'s had taught me quite a bit about how there came to be 3 I.T.F.'s and what they mainly focus on teaching nowadays. I think that the more about the story behind the I.T.F. that is told, the more we can learn from it's birth, and how it sprouted into the world wide known art called Tae Kwon Do. I look forward to every single lesson of Tae Kwon Do, and to every spar. When it comes to sparring, I have always got to at least spar black belts and our school has a lot of them and real quality fighters to boot. The colour belts are good, but if you want to be pushed I would say face up against the senior members, including Mr. Snow. I enjoy sparring black belts, because even though they may be more experienced than me and they can catch me when they turn up the heat, they always help me with what I'm doing wrong. Whether its being told to always keep my guard up which I forget to do at times and some make me pay or to always double up on my techniques, like using a turning kick on my left leg then switching to doing a turning kick right away with my right leg, their advice means a lot to me, and is a credit to helping me be good at Tae Kwon Do in years to come. I am sure Because, without their help, I'd be nowhere right now. The London Opens on 19th July was a good tournament - hard but very well organised, and guess what, I won gold in sparring (third time lucky, eh?). Kinda proves commit - continue and you will get to the top.

The 2009 South East Opens (one of my all time favourites due to the professional running order) and then the 2009 Derby Opens, I had only one thing in mind - give it everything I have and put in a lot of effort in my patterns, and my sparring techniques which have paid off now. Like I said, winning isn't everything, it's about attending as a club putting up a good fight during the event and showing what you have learnt to date and meeting others. How else can you test the skills taught to you?

Well that’s about all I can pretty much say from what I have learnt and taken part in and picked up since starting this wonderful Martial Art of Tae Kwon Do. I hope to learn a lot more over the next few years while doing Tae Kwon Do, and hopefully become a black belt myself. But like my coach says, you have to work hard to get to black belt and even harder to maintain it and improve your standards once there. All in all, it is absolutely a great honour to be taught by a family member, and the other seniors at the club are well educated in the art. Mr Snow, to me, is more than just a Tae Kwon Do Instructor as he believes he is teaching a life art and all of us must live by the ‘Do’ or he is not teaching correctly. He is very outspoken and not scared to question his seniors (a good trait if you ask me) when they are wrong, which I believe over the years has meant he has faced some flack, but I would sooner be a member of his gyms than serve with an Instructor that just agrees because someone is higher than him.

He is my family, but that being said, me, his 1st Degree daughter, his red belt daughter and his 2nd Degree nephew are treated no differently to any of the clubs other members. If anything, he makes sure we give our all and motivates us to be the best we possibly can.

Thank you Mr. Snow for taking me on as your student, it’s a pleasure to be taught by you.

Robert Mitchell 7th Kup, St. Albans Tae Kwon Do.

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No.14 Hi, I’m Chris Snow. Since January 1986, I have always used the same program for stretching. Many Masters and Senior Instructors have said over the years I have great flexibility, yet I pride myself on my kicking ability and not my stretching. I have been asked many times how I do it - well, here’s my program, use it as you please. I am not as flexible now, as I work on power more these days and that means you lose a bit of flexibility.

No. 1 Both legs together and straight, take head to knees, breath then down for 10 seconds, up for 10 seconds (5 minutes) No. 2 Same as above - put one foot under bottom and then down to knee of extended leg for 10 seconds (2.5 minutes on each leg) No. 3 Pull heel of foot into groin, down to extended leg 10 seconds and up for 10 seconds (2.5 minutes on each leg) No. 4 Lay on back, keep palms on floor, take right knee over left and hold for 10 seconds - alternate (2.5 minutes on each leg total) No. 5 Bring both knees in line with hips, hold for 10 seconds then close, repeat (5 minutes) No. 6 Bring both feet in to groin, push and hold for 10 seconds then relax. If you can, take head down to floor (5 minutes) No. 7 Take one leg, extend in front, put other behind you with heel away from bottom (2.5 minutes each leg) No. 8 Pull heel to groin with knee facing out, place other leg on sofa / chair and stretch down to knee (2.5 minutes each leg) No. 9 Lay on back, legs straight up in air, let legs drop down by side of you (5 minutes) No. 10 Sit on bottom and open legs, go to left, middle then right and hold for 10 seconds each stretch (5 minutes) No. 11 Stand up and open legs, take head to right, then middle, put outer forearms on floor then left and hold for 10 seconds (5 minutes) No. 12 Turn left hip leaving foot facing forward and drop down to side splits (for advanced stretchers to get better stretch in splits, pull back foot off ground towards bottom).

No. 13 Face front, roll onto heels with toes up. Roll forward, put chest on floor with inside of feet on floor.

I shall observe the tenets of Taekwon-Do Courtesy (Ye Ui) Integrity (Yom Chi) Perseverance (In Nae) Self-Control (Guk Gi) Indomitable Spirit (Baekjul Boolgool) I shall respect the instructor and seniors I shall never misuse Taekwon-Do I shall be a champion of freedom and justice I shall build a more peaceful world EXPLANATION OF TENETS Needless to say, the success or failure of Taekwon-Do training depends largely on how one observes and implements the tenets of Taekwon-Do which should serve as a guide for all serious students of the art.

COURTESY (Ye Ui) It can be said that courtesy is an unwritten regulation prescribed by ancient teachers of philosophy as a means to enlighten human beings while maintaining a harmonious society.

It can be further be as an ultimate criterion required of a mortal.

Taekwon-Do students should attempt to practice the following elements of courtesy to build up their noble character and to conduct the training in an orderly manner as well.

1) To promote the spirit of mutual concessions 2) To be ashamed of one's vices, contempting those of others 3) To be polite to one another 4) To encourage the sense of justice and humanity 5) To distinguish instructor from student, senior from junior, and elder from younger 6) To behave oneself according to etiquette 7) To respect others' possessions 8) To handle matters with fairness and sincerity 9) To refrain from giving or accepting a gift when in doubt INTEGRITY (Yom Chi) In Taekwon-Do, the word integrity assumes a looser definition than the one usually presented in Webster's dictionary. One must be able to define right and wrong and have a conscience, if wrong, to feel guilt.

Listed are some examples where integrity is lacking: 1) The instructor who misrepresents himself and his art by presenting improper techniques to his students because of a lack of knowledge or apathy.

2) The student who misrepresents himself by "fixing" breaking materials before demonstrations.

3) The instructor who camouflages bad technique with luxurious training halls and false flattery to his students.

4) The student who requests ranks from an instructor, or attempts to purchase it.

5) The student who gains rank for ego purposes or the feeling of power.

6) The instructor who teaches and promotes his art for materialistic gains.

7) The students whose actions do not live up to his words.

8) The student who feels ashamed to seek opinions from his juniors.

PERSEVERANCE (In Nae) There is an old Oriental saying, "Patience leads to virtue or merit, One can make a peaceful home by being patient for 100 times." Certainly happiness and prosperity are most likely brought to the patient person.

To achieve something, whether it is a higher degree or the perfection or a technique, one must set his goal, then constantly persevere.

Robert Bruce learned his lesson of perseverance from the persistent efforts of a lowly spider.

It was this perseverance and tenacity that finally enabled him to free Scotland in the fourteenth century.

One of the most important secrets in becoming a leader of Taekwon-Do is to overcome every difficulty by perseverance. Confucius said, "one who is impatient in trivial matters can seldom achieve success in matters of great importance."

SELF CONTROL (Guk Gi) This tenet is extremely important inside and outside the dojang, whether conducting oneself in free sparring or in one's personal affairs. A loss of self-control in free sparring can prove disastrous to both student and opponent.

An inability to live and work within one's capability or sphere is also a lack of self-control.

According to Lao-Tzu "the term of stronger is the person who wins over oneself rather than someone else."

INDOMITABLE SPIRIT (Baekjool Boolgool) "Here lie 300, who did their duty," a simple epitaph for one of the greatest acts of courage known to mankind. Although facing the superior forces of Xerxes, Leonidas and his 300 Spartans at Thermoplylae showed the world the meaning of indomitable spirit.

It is shown when a courageous person and his principles are pitted against overwhelming odds.

A serious student of Taekwon-Do will at all times be modest and honest.

If confronted with injustice, he will deal with the belligerent without any fear or hesitation at all, with indomitable spirit, regardless of whosoever and however many the number may be.

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CHAMPIONSHIPS We have just returned home after covering the ‘London Open T.K.D. Championships’ as reporters. Held in Guildford and hosted by U.K.T.A. Instructors Dave and Jan Norris, the L.T.S.I. has attended this event three years in a row now. Our Senior Editor found out about it after becoming friends with Dave who also runs a printing service which he has used for promoting his group and his personal schools for about 5 years. We were attending the event with 11 of the L.T.S.I. Members, so we offered to run a report on the tournament rather than umpire all day and get the event in this new magazine. Here’s what we saw from the beaches and what we believe many thought of the event.

The event started on time after a short car journey from St. Albans. This was a blessing, as there’s nothing worse than having to wait around whilst the host makes the day even longer by not organising it correctly.

Our editor is a fan of the U.K.T.A. events as they are normally run very professionally (but, then again, why wouldn’t they be with so many quality Masters in one group).

Up first was the under 13’s patterns sections. The six 9 by 9 meter un-matted rings looked great as all the juniors ranging from as young as 5 sat around them, ready to do business. With all the officials in their official attire, it looked very professional. It was strange for us, as normally we would be one of them, but to make the report more real we decided to be reporters and give an account of the event.

There were many groups there including top hitters like (quick plug there!!), Master Wolfs Academies, Master Hogans, Learn T.K.D., B.U.T.F., U.K.T.A., A.I.M.M.A., Imperial T.K.D., I.T.U.K., G.T.I. and Focus to name a few and we are sure there were others we may have missed! The contact levels were hard as are most I.T.F. events these days we are sure this statement will upset some, but we have to be honest.

There was a few casualties where the students had to be taken away by ambulance for further observations.

We believe these were not too serious but, never the less, as a spectator it would have been nice not to see it. The children’s sections ran smoothly and, walking around, we could see there were some quality practitioners on the floor - a real credit to their respected coaches. Yellow belt juniors making their patterns look crisp, tidy and clean.

Master Wolf’s juniors were in dominance on all rings.

In ring 2, Jade Doran, one of the L.T.S.I. Juniors, made her way into the final, beating all opponents to the gold.

Tobi Adio, club mate of Jade, was on ring 6 and also made her way into the semi finals in patterns, securing her bronze medal.

combinations together like any Black Belt at the event. As the belt colours changed, the standards improved proving that Tae Kwon Do is now being taught more traditionally in the U.K. in fact, that is the general feeling within all the I.T.F.’s around the world.

We stood watching Daniel Doran, also one of the Hemel L.T.S.I. Club members. Danny, a well versed junior in sparring, met a very hard opponent and unfortunately lost. We said “Well done, treat this as a bad day at the office”, which cheered him up loads knowing we were proud of him, regardless of results.

Onto the yellow belt seniors, this was a busy section with 30 plus in this alone (thankfully, it was split up). One of Chris’s students, Sam Lee was on ring 1 doing tuls.

Onto the sparring, this was started by Sam was on the floor ready to do business! the yellow belt ring. I was amazed at the Four rounds later, he won an impressive abilities coming through and some were silver, but lost in sparring.

only knee high, yet could put

Meanwhile, on ring No 4 another student of his, Robert Mitchell, was sparring off for the gold. Despite his groin box falling out about 5 times and the ref being very fair and finally warning him “One more time and you get a disqualification” (oops, that’s not good). The bell rang and the result went his way, so gold for him.

On Ring 2, the junior red belts were sparring so we dashed over there and had to film and take pictures at the same time. Talk about multi tasking!

Jade Doran made light work of her Opponents. However, club mate Tobi Adio was on her heels and gave a valiant fight, only to be piped to the post, managing to secure a silver with Jade taking gold.

Georgia Milner, red belt of Lincoln L.T.S.I. fought like a true Lion, securing yet another Gold in sparring for the L.T.S.I.

On ring 6, another student Chris O’Connor was sparring in the Blue Belt males, He fought hard, winning two bouts but the division was yet again well fielded. Chris won an impressive bronze medal, which anyone in his shoes should have been impressed with.

some impressive opponents from Wolf Academies and other groups to secure a silver.

Next came Elliott who would execute two great rounds of sparring to secure a silver in the heavyweight under 18’s section. We were tired and all wanted to go home, but Chris’s daughter (or, to him, princess) was on the floor in ring Elliott wanted to have a go at the special technique, so we 4 ready to do patterns (nearly 14 years old, a 1st Degree and congregated to ring 3 to watch. There were loads of Black nearly 5 foot 7 but she will always be his little princess!).

Belts there and we all thought we have no chance. About 10 There were loads in this division (Black Belts I mean, not rounds later, both Elliott and another opponent were against princesses LOL). Lauren did both tuls Gae Beak and Kwang each other and the holder was near to its max. Elliott made Gae but lost to a very worthy opponent, so no real hard his last jump, beating his worthy opponent and shaking problem there. Next for her was the sparring which she had to hands to show the good sportsmanship and respect they had go to ring 6 for - here she would meet an I.T.F. England for each other. member who was much stronger, but Lauren gave as good as The day was a long one, well organised and professionally she got, striking with some amazing counters securing a run. The St. Johns ambulance were kept busy all day with bronze medal. minor injuries. The host Mr. Norris tried hard to keep The real highlight of the day was seeing one of Mr. Snows contact levels down, but this is almost impossible when you longest serving students, Stuart Smith, 4th Degree, compete have over 65 clubs from different groups and many egos in in the veterans tuls on ring 4. About 9 moves into Yong Gae, the hall ranging from placid to over the top - then again, Tae he forgot the next move - he was devastated, as he had gone Kwon Do and any competitive art has this. through it many times with Chris. When he came off the ring, Chris said “It happens, don’t take it so personally, especially as the higher degree tuls are more complex”. He was very annoyed with himself, so he withdrew from the rest of the events. As his coach Chris knows, he is very able and would have done well. He won a bronze medal which was okay, but I think he really did not want to take it.

Now, one of our big hitters of the L.T.S.I. Andrew Smith, 2nd Degree, was up for tuls but no joy there, as was the same for Chris’ nephew Elliott Moulster, 2nd Degree. Onto the sparring, Andrew fought hard against his first opponent from Master Wolf’s Academy and managed to beat him with some impressive combinations. Moving through the round, he had to give possibly the hardest fights of his career against

There are many good I.T.F. groups around the U.K. and many of these attend this event. Why? Well, because it really is another great event in the U.K. that does not get enough promotion. We know personally that the U.K.T.A. events tend to be well run nowadays, as are the L.T.S.I. tournaments (another plug!). Like the London Opens, we have an open door policy. Our events are all matted, as are most of the U.K.T.A. events, we believe. You can get info from www.ltsi-tournaments.co.uk about our events. We have our next event on 27th September - all you need to do is contact us and ask for an invitation. This is not an open, but with all that have requested invites this year, it will hit 300+ competitors again.

Chris, who is a well versed practitioner, said “My group often attends events around the U.K. - some are poorly ran, badly organised. Even looking at the umpires, you see the same groups members on all corners which often results in biased results, but not at our events and certainly not at this event”.

He was impressed by the standards of the B.U.T.F. squad, which highlighted that they still produce good Tae Kwon Do practitioners. As an ex-member of them, he has always said you cannot fault their standards as they tend to be a real credit to their Executive Board.

The London Opens venue is a great venue - a bit expensive to attend but, then again, spectators are free so kinda ‘swings and roundabouts’ situation.

The umpires worked tirelessly - the L.T.S.I. fielded four for the host, as we believe everyone has to pitch in to make these events a real success. It has to be said it is a real shame that some attend and will not field umpires at all. We understand from Chris’ daughter that the buffet was a real feast fit for a king (why were we not invited then?!! ). In all seriousness, if you going to run these events, you have to fuel the officials to get optimum performance from them.

Well, we gave an honest opinion of what we saw at the London Opens - to us, if you want quality, you should make this one part of your calendar for your school / club. Just be warned, contact levels tend to be a bit harder than usual but, if you are I.T.F., you will see this as no problem.

Our thanks to Jan and Dave for organising the event - on behalf of the L.T.S.I., we enjoyed it as it was a good day to boot.

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