TAEKWON-DO GENERATION Nº 05 English/August 2016

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generation ISSUE 05/ AUGUST 2016

Welcome

Malaysia P. 12

GENERAL CHOI AND I

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GM UNG, KIM LAN

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PAN AMERICAN

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INDEX E D ITOR IA L D IR E C TO R International Taekwon-Do Federation E D ITOR Communications & Development Committee: Stephen Ryan Paco Ferrando Fabian Izquierdo

GENERAL CHOI AND I

PH OTOGRA PH Y Carlos Villaroel

welcome malaysa

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08 gm ung, kim lan

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Kids

pan american

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02 World Cup Budapest 2016

34 Pan American Championships

05 President’s Message

44 Competitor Forever

08 General Choi and I 12 Welcome Malaysia 18 Grand Master Lan 24 Beyond Taekwon-Do High-Flying Taekwon-Do

30 Diaphragmatic Breathing

Katya Kozlachkova

48 My Dojang Colombia Argentina

56 Kids 64 Harmony Program 70 Kids Committee

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dear ITF Community

Always had the certainty that the ITF must play an active role in strategic areas such as communications and the development of its various facets; as a sport, a martial art, also as a way of life and as a tool for social development.

By appreciating the contents of this new issue of our magazine, you will be able to perceive in images and texts, where the actions of our Instructors and Masters around the world are represented, giving meaning and life to this special way of seeing... our Art!!!

And above all, the projection for a better future.

Be this information another element of criteria’s union and work for our instructors.

Without any further delay, I invite you to visit its pages and enjoy.

GM PABLO TRAJTENBERG President

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GENERAL C

CHOI AND I

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general choi and i By: GM Javier Dacak

It was a very funny episode because in the midst of the opening ceremony of the III World TKD Championships in the city of Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina, we gave as a present a “gaucho belt” to Gen. Choi, with a brooch in the back that we couldn’t fasten to him, as it was a little big.

Therefore, the belt was very loose and I had to follow him very closely, wherever he wanted to go, carefully trying that the belt will not fall from him. The funniest thing of all is that the General was walking “very smugly” and sympathetic, greeting everyone, while I was behind him, almost glued to his back, it seemed like I was lifting him, and carrying him on the air.

When people began to realize what was happening, they all started to laugh and to make the same comment: “Dacak don’t dare to take his eyes off him”.

In the 90’s, General Choi arrived to the province of Misiones, Argentina, to conduct an IIC for the entire north-eastern of Argentina and Paraguay, and when the plane flew over the airport, the pilot made at circle before landing to let the General observe that surrounding the landing track was made a formation of practitioners that seemed like ants.

More than 1,000 students lined up to receive him, all belonging to my technical line, and they came from the 4 argentine provinces of Chaco, Formosa, Corrientes and Misiones, and also from Paraguay.

I must say that the General always dedicated compliments for those who have worked for the spread and growth of ITF Taekwon-Do.

At that time, I had been living for four years in the city of Posadas, Misiones, Argentina and together with the Instructor (now Master) Carlos Mendez, we, as an organization, had grown a lot, then the General Choi who was accompanied by Phap Lu, seeing the amount of practitioners waiting for him, turned to Pablo Trajtenberg or Hector Marano- I do not remember exactly to whom, and said: “Javier is like springtime in Taekwon-Do, wherever he goes, the Taekwon-Do flourishes”.

A tremendous compliment, transmitted to me by my friends who were on the plane with him.

And here I open a parenthesis in relation to his compliments. It comes to my memory one of my most cherished, when after breaking 7 inches wood boards with knife hand in the First World Championship in Montreal (record until today), whenever he referred to me, he did as the “Golden Hand” of Taekwon-Do. Going back to the anecdote, the program that we prepare for the arrival of the General to Misiones was making him visit a model stay, and precisely a student, Marcelo Bedoya, was the owner of the best stay in the area. So we organized a barbecue (asado) for 200 to 300 people.

On the occasion, the barbecue was cooked in different ways: the traditional grilled, to the stake, and a modality whose name I forget, which is cooked underground.

In synthesis, it was “a barbecue of God”.

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I think we both enjoyed that time.

This is one of the pictures showing one of the most emotional scenes that related me to Gral. Choi.

In which would be his last course and visit to my country, between 21 and 23 September 2001, we could enjoy his knowledge, his energy by seeing him performing push-ups just eight months before his physical disappearance.

And was he who wanted to visit my house. As he expressed, he wanted to share a private time with my family.

While we expected in a quiet place for people to sit down in their places, we sat in a beautiful garden and I offered him the “mate” that can be seen in the photo.

while I said, “drink it quiet, General, is good and warms the body” and also I explained him that the “yerba” were herbs which had a treatment and that was very similar to tea.

When he saw the “mate”, looked at me and without saying a word, I understood that with his gaze he was asking me: what is that?

Then I explained him that was something very traditional that came from the time of the indigenous and when the weather was cold, in order to placate a bit the low temperatures, they sipped a hot “mate”, while during the summer, as a way to refresh, they sipped a cold “mate” called “tereré”.

Then, and still looking at me with a lot of distrust for what I was giving him for drinking, he brought the straw “bombilla” to his mouth, I warned him to drink it slowly because it was very hot and ... in doing so he tasted the “mate” for the first time! He then looked at me and said simply, “I like it.

If it is natural, it should be good”. So after that tense moment, we continue drinking “mate”, with him being more relaxed and confident, and me much more relieved for the test passed.

So it was that, with much suspicion, he took the “mate” in his hand, looked at me as making me responsible for what will happen after drinking

During that time we were there, I managed to explain how “mates” were made; I spoke about the straw that was made of silver, etc.

That way, I was able to make him met my youngest daughters, Iara and Alana, as he had already met Tamara.

Was very emotional and moving, not only for me, but for my wife Laura also.

He always said that “a man without family can never achieve important things in life”. Without any doubt, he was a defender of home and family, and who could imagine at that time when the General was having Iara and Alana on his arms, which years later would become world champions in the Championships of Benidorm and Jamaica, respectively.

This is part of my journey together with this great little man that marked my past and my present.

Thank you, General Choi Hong Hi.

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WELCOME

MALAYSIA

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Malaysia WELCOME

On July 21-24, 2016 the ITF was invited by the Malaysian International Taekwon-Do Federation (MITF) for meetings and to conduct technical and competition seminars during the level 1 and 2 National Instructors course.

The National Olympic Committee organized the course and MITF in order that participants would receive the opportunity to become a recognized level 1 or 2 Instructor and therefore also other groups and organizations other than MITF were present.

MITF requested from the ITF to send President GM Trajtenberg 9th degree and Master Juan Ferrando 8th degree ITF Secretary General in order to have meetings and to discuss the various affiliation matters, policy and proposed calendar for activities to be programmed for 2017.

GM Wim Bos 9th degree was requested to conduct the seminars concerning technical and competition matters; also GM Trajtenberg was involved in the teaching.

Needless to say that the 150 participants were very satisfied and extremely happy with their teaching skills and human relation.

The four days passed very fast from talking, discussing to teaching and of course there was also time for social environment like sightseeing, having lunch and dinners together all in a really very nice atmosphere.

We received a wonderful feedback as you might have noticed through Facebook and the participant’s biggest wish was for us coming back as soon as possible.

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HIGHLIGHTS AND CV NAME: Ung, Kim Lan BIRTHDAY: March 21st 1950 in Saigon, Vietnam I started with the Martial Art in 1963 with the Vietnamese Kung Fu (Vovinam) and changed in 1965 to Taekwon-Do. My instructors in Vietnam were GM Dang Huy Duc 9th Degree and GM Pham Khue 9th Degree (both living now in the USA ).

GRANDMASTER

LAN

I came in 1969 to Germany for studying and finished my study as Mechanical Engineer at the University Düsseldorf. After this I studied 2 and a half year Sport and Economic Sciences.

I started to teach as an Instructor in 1972 in Düsseldorf.

Beside my teaching activity I was as competitor until 1987 in many competitions and events (by ITF, WTF, Kick-Boxing... ). I have luck that I can teach and coach many successful students- Almost 20 of them were World Champions in Taekwon-Do and Kick-Boxing like Birgid Sasse, Karin Schiller, Ana Anastassiadou, Krycia Lopez, Anton Gritsen, Dimitrios Vlachonis, Brahim Triqui, Hosnya Karim, Zarina Karim...

I have received my 9th Degree in 2011 from the ITF Promotion Committee at the World Championship in New Zealand.

FOR MY AWARDS: · Award for Loyalty from G.Choi · Best coach in ITFs Hall of Fame IN SPARRING: With WTF: International Champion 1974 and 1976.

With WAKO: German Champion in 1977 and European Vice

Champion in 1977 in Full Contact sparring and German Champion in 1985 in Semi Contact With IBF: German Champion 1982 and 1987. European Champion in 1982, 1984 and 1985 in Semi Contact

IN PATTERN: · German and International Champion 1982 and 1984 · World Champion 1984 and 1986 European Champion in 1987 Since 2011 I am a member in the Technical Committee of the ITF.

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Recollection of my Taekwon-Do Journey…

As I was young (about 12-13 years old) in Vietnam I didn’t have the possibility to do some sports like soccer, tennis or basket ball because we didn’t have some sport places or training halls like here in Europe.

The only way to sport was the martial arts. Therefore I started first with the Vietnam Kung Fu (Vovinam) and later through my neighbour I changed to Taekwon-Do. Taekwon-Do was in this time (1960) very popular in Vietnam because we had 2 special Korean army divisions there with the best instructors like Grandmasters Nam Tae Hi, Rhee Kee Ha, Pak Chung Tae... The training was very hard and intensive.

We had to train 2 hours every day and our sparring was like Kyoshin Karate.

In every tournament we had to do all the 3 categories: Pattern, Sparring and Breaking and the total score determined later for the winner. Our Taekwon-Do club was number one in Vietnam. My instructor Dang Huy Duc was the first not Korean Asia

Champion, and my other instructor Pham Huy Khue was 3 times Vietnam Champion. My instructor Pham Huy Khue didn’t have good skill in techniques but he was very good in teaching and explanation (especially in philosophy). I met him happily again last month in San Jose (California) after 47 years (he´s living in the same town as Jason Morris).

When I came to Germany for studying (December 1969) I started again with Taekwon-Do. My 4th, 6th and 7th degree gradings were under the attendance of Gen. Choi Hong Hi. I participated in almost 10 seminars with Gen. Choi (the first seminars were almost 6 days long). I was lucky enough to be his partner in many times because we were in the same height.

I learned a lot from him and I still miss him so much. Sometimes he taught me personally and I thanked him for it very much. Without him I´m nobody.

I started to teach as an instructor since 1972 and I was almost 20 years as the National coach of Germany

Team. I had fortunately many good talented students who have a lot of successes in competitions (see highlights/CV) It was a wonderful time with our National Team. We had a lot of fun. I loved the coaching and support the competitors. Through the tournaments I learned a lot of things and met a lot of new friends.

I must say our current technical level is much higher than in the past (in Pattern and in Sparring). The competitors are faster in sparring and have day-by-day a higher level in pattern. The reason for it is that we have more good international seminars and super instructors who know more methods and systems for training.

I am since 2011 a member of the ITF Technical Committee and it´s really an honour for me to be part of it. I love to teach and it iwas always my dream to become a teacher. Our work and supreme duty is to keep the legacy of Gen Choi alive. We don´t want to change anything, only just correct some techniques for betterment in performance. We´d like that the people do the same as we teach.

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We are now 6 members in the Committee (GM Marano, GM Weiler, Master Laquerre, Master Norman, Master Mc Phail and myself ). We want to meet a minimum one time in the year together for discussing all the techniques in 24 the patterns.

We would like to look for new members for replacing us (GM Marano and me) because we become slowly old.

Therefore we want to teach and give all our knowledge to the new members.

I´m not perfect in person and still make a lot of errors but I try to learn and correct things every day.

The 24 patterns of Gen. Choi are very important because our ITF Taekwon-Do without pat-

tern is not Gen Choi´s Taekwon-Do. Pattern is the balance to sparring. If you train only sparring you become more aggressive and you don´t have a balance for it. You see peoples who practice more patterns, are more calm and well adjusted. Young people want to learn more sparring because they don´t have patience. The meaning of the pattern is the sparring against one or more imaginary opponents but who and where are the opponents. In reality the opponent is yourself.

You have to fight against first yourself before against the others. Otherwise you don´t understand the meaning and philosophy of the DO and the Martial Art. We practice a Martial Art that is not for fighting but for looking for a satisfaction and balanced life. I hope that our 24 patterns will exist forever without changing anything in the technical part.

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High-flying Taekwon-Do His name is Carlos Luis Delmonte, but he is much better known as “Charlie” Delmonte in the two environments where he divides his life, being a passenger aircraft Pilot and a Taekwon-Do practitioner.He is 43 and is Argentinean.

Tell us, what came first, martial arts or aviation?

Actually they were a bit both at a time.

When I was a small kid, my parents took me to a very close school, where with my brothers we played tennis, where there was a teacher who taught karate, so we went to see a class.

But in turn, as the kindergarten, the primary and secondary school, where I eventually have studied, were in the same block, in the district of Haedo, Buenos Aires, from very small I listened to aircraft engines, as the high school, called Jorge Newbery, had a giant hangar, an outside platform, where aircrafts and engines were put in place all the time, landing gear retraction was made and as a practice, were repaired and were started-up for real.

Obviously, I ended up in high school in that same school, which is an aeronautical school where I graduated as Aeronautic Technician and where I strengthened my feeling of wanting to always be related to aviation.

So, my two passions began almost at the same time. On the one hand I started practicing Karate and, by seeing the planes so close and despite my young age, I knew right away that this was what I wanted.

I was not in Karate for a long time.

I passed through other martial arts until at the age of 15, I started training Taewkon-Do and meanwhile I always followed the dream of becoming a pilot.

people much bigger than me in age and size.

The Taekwon-Do path

But I kept going anyhow without him finding out, and even my teammates washed my dobok, in that way I didn’t have to take it home, avoiding my father realize that I was training.

Since the beginning, the TaekwonDo path was very nice.

Even there was a bit “naughty” stage. Once a welcoming tournament was organized for our instructor in the school where I trained, as in my category was just me, they moved me to another category where there were two other

Obviously, I couldn’t with them, and my Dad did not like it and forbade me to go to Taekwon-Do.

There were many other prolonged times where I could not practice.

Sometimes for injuries or when I started to study and to prepare in the company where I work at the

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present, and also during the process of instruction to fly, I was a bit away.

But always whenever and wherever I could, I went back to train and kept myself physically fit.

And dreams begin to come true When I got my 1st Dan, it was a very emotional moment because it meant caressing what I wished so much. Being black belt is amazing, but actually my dream was always to be a 4th Dan, so then I was closer.

And that is why the day I graduated

as 4th Dan, was also very special because from white belt to 3rd Dan, all those exams were taken by the GM Marano; but when I was examined for 4th Dan, the exam was taken by my own instructor, Master Fabian Pini. It was a double happiness.

On the other hand, I remember the first day I sat at the controls of a company plane where I flight.

Although I would like to divide it into three facts, because for me there were 3 first days in relation to what was the first flight I made in my life, which was also when I realized that really, the way I was starting, was the correct.

That day I reaffirmed that should follow in that path, I was completely sure that it was what I wanted, it took me only the first flight, and I did not need anything else. This was the first fact.

The second fact was the first day I flew on the airline with passengers on board. It was very nice and emotional because it was one of those days when everything goes perfect, there were no problems, my instructor asked me things and I knew them all, was spectacular and also, when I got off the plane and went to the hall, my daughter Emma was waiting for me (today she trains TaekwonDo and is already a yellow belt), who was very tiny at that time. Unknowingly, a friend filmed everything and the good things did not ended there, because when we got home, suddenly people started running from the inside and I did not understand anything, I did not recognized the faces and it started raining confetti and then I realized that they were my friends who had been waiting for me.

They had prepared a welcome surprise party for the first flight in the airline.

Finally, the third fact and the most important was when I fulfilled the dream that I had from very small which was to become a pilot of a Jumbo 747. Because it has to be clear that when one is growing and knowing the activity also goes “sharpening the pencil� and making the dream even harder. Mine did not become as complicated as saying that I wanted to be an astronaut, but took its time.

I wanted specifically to become a Jumbo pilot of that company.

So the third fact was that, when I first flew a Jumbo. Obviously, the first thing I did was the take-off and they also let me perform the landing.

And besides, I cannot forget that day because the first Jumbo instructor I had was a lot like my dad who is gone, incredibly he was very much alike and he even spoke like him. And once we landed in Madrid, when we were on the bus that was carrying us, the captain pointed to the plane and asked me: did you see? And I thought, afraid: oops! What I forgot to do? What did I do wrong? Then he repeated: did you see, did you see the plane you landed?

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And it was there, the culmination of the first day where I fulfilled my dream.

At first glance to be a martial artist and airplane pilot have nothing to do. It like that or exist things that relate them?

Is like that at first glance, but also exist things relating them.

The activities have nothing to do at all in terms of the knowledge they require. I know it’s common to find physical education teachers, health-related people and others who also train Taekwon-Do, but it is much more difficult to find any relationship between being a pilot of aircraft and a martial artist.

However, I find relationship in one of the tenets of Taekwon-Do which is the Self-Control. To fly, in some circumstances, self-control is required and to be methodical, and I think that aspect is what helps me to relate one activity with the other.

What is the first thing people ask you about your profession as pilot and what do you answer to them?

I know that many people find strange the activity of being a pilot and there are many myths and ideas on that regard.

As I do international flights, their first question is: you have travelled the whole world, right? Or they say: you’re never at your home, you should enjoy a super time.

The truth is that, as a person who does what he likes, I have a really good time because every time I get on the plane, I’m fulfilling my dream, so I always have a good time, whether it is one or four nights abroad, I always have a good time.

Every time I fly, I’m fulfilling my dream.

Do you feel the pressure that in the aircraft there are lives that depend on you? How do you handle that?

Personally I do not feel the pressure and I dare to say that no one pilot feels the pressure.

Besides it is something usual, it is assumed that you do not have to feel the pressure, as if you are feeling it, something is not right and I think that then comes into play what I said earlier about selfcontrol.

No matter if you are carrying passengers or cargo; the pressure should not be felt.

Although once, when making medical flights, yes I felt the anxiety of wanting to arrive in a timely manner so the patient that we were transporting could be promptly assisted.

Is there any special training you perform related to the management of emotions?

Yes, it is called CRM (Crew Resource Management).

Through this work it is intended that the emotions related to your way of being or thinking does not influence in the teamwork within the cockpit and the cabin crew.

And today the CRM is extended to the entire company. Is about working in unison, together and throughout the time from the airport departure, until you reach the hotel in the destination and then, until you get to your home when returning, always in team.

The CRM is basically about never wanting to be above the other, as also about never feeling under the other, so that there is a harmony and that all the knowledge that everyone has and the reaction rates and other skills, are optimal and at the maximum all the time.

How many stages or controls must be made before the take off?

Many.

It all starts in one’s house, when we wake up the day we are going to fly.

Today, with Internet we have the opportunity to see everything related to that flight before going to the airport, then, you’re getting an idea of the scenario you’ll have to face.

Then there is the stage when you arrive at the airport, where you meet with the papers you were watching before and if something is modified, the flight is planned with the crew.

Then there is the stage when you get to the aircraft which comprises, from a visual outside check, even it was already reviewed by maintenance personnel, to the preparation of the aircraft and to program the route in the cabin.

Then there is the stage of the takeoff and to reach the cruising level, after that the cruise flight, the approach stage which is prepared during the cruise flight, and the landing.

Once on the ground, there is one more stage, which is as important as all the others which consist in cutting all systems, even until turning off the aircraft, which also requires a determined form of doing.

Did you have any difficult time in the air?

Luckily not many, but yes, I had some difficult moments.

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At takeoff, if something happens, we must evaluate in which moment of the track happens, as that detail is what determine what to do. There are many things that you have to keep in mind and react very fast and, perhaps, that is the stage of the flight of greatest tension.

As computing takeoff speeds and others, keeps you tense because there is no place for errors.

Landing also is very nice, it means to concrete the flight and close it, because is touching down where you planned to arrive. It is also exciting and you have to take many things into consideration like on takeoff.

What do you need to concretize?

The retirement in this profession.

But first, what I would like to concretize is to be Captain of international flight.

Perhaps the most difficult was once when I was flying an air taxi and we had the maximum weight allowed by the aircraft.

That time, we had to go doing staggered climbs precisely because of the weight issue, always flying by the minimum of the airways.

Those airways (which are the routes to be followed during the flight) have a minimum height below which you cannot fly as a safety matter and of distance from the ground. But also we had in front the Altas Cumbres -mountains up to 2,200 meters high-, which are the mountains located in the province of Cordoba and the route was Mendoza - Cordoba (Argentina).

So, in one of those staggered climbs, we enter “layer” (flying into a cloud) which is a space where the temperature is extremely low and the aircraft began to load lots of ice. The ice were formed in the wings, propellers, in the tail group, so we had to climb in and get out of the layer, to stop the advance of ice because the plane did not have many anti ice systems.

That was really hard because if we didn’t come out of the layer to the clear air at the time we did, I don’t not know how much longer we could have to fly safe because we did not have many options, since we could not return, nor descend either because we were overflying the Altas Cumbres, so we continued. And it happened that we came out where it was expected we did it, and at the right time, so we could continue the normal flight to Cordoba.

It was difficult because with ice the airplane starts to fly different, begins to behave strangely and stalls before, and you have to deal with that.

Which is more difficult, landing or takeoff?

Sometimes you are asked about that, or, what do you prefer, takeoff or landing?

There is no preference. But I can tell you that in the takeoff stage is where you have to be more attentive.

Because there are stages and ranges, and now I am a First Officer in international flight and even though I had two opportunities to be a regional Captain, I refused and preferred to stay on international flights as First Officer.

At some point it will arrive to me the option of being Captain of international and that’s what I want to close the profession.

Last question, perhaps the most difficult to answer, chicken or pasta?

Pasta. Always.

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Breath control

‘The Importance of Diaphragmatic Breathing’ General Choi has discussed the importance of breath control in the encyclopaedia. Breath control is one of the aspects of the theory of power where slow inhalation is advised to prepare for the next movement.

General Choi says “correct breathing methods should be devised, enhancing the speed of each movement and reducing fatigue”. Due to the types of movements used in TaeKwon-Do increased ventilation is encouraged resulting in an aerobic effect helping “the lungs operate more efficiently” and make “the body tissue healthier in supplying it with more oxygen”.

Utilising diaphragmatic/tummy breathing can help ensure more oxygen is absorbed as it makes use of the alveoli (air sacs) available at the bottom of the lungs which are not utilised as much when only chest breathing. This ensures more

Fig 1. inferior aspect of the diaphragm

oxygen is available for the muscles helping to reduce fatigue.

WHAT IS THE DIAPHRAGM? The diaphragm which separates the thoracic cavity containing the heart and lungs from the abdomen is the main inspiratory muscle in humans.

The top part of the muscle makes up the floor of the thoracic cavity and the bottom makes up the ceiling of the abdominal cavity. At the front, the diaphragm’s fibres insert into the xyphoid process (below the sternum), at the sides it attaches to the lower six ribs, at the back it inserts into some of the vertebrae, these then are attached to a central membranous tendon. In the centre the diaphragm is dome shaped higher on the right side due to the large liver underneath it. General Choi has discussed the importance.

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ACTIONS OF THE DIAPHRAGM During inspiration the diaphragm contracts which results in the dome moving downwards. This causes the thoracic cavity to become enlarged, resulting in a decrease in intrathoracic pressure causing a suction effect for the air into the lungs. At the same time the abdominal cavity size decreases resulting in an intra-abdominal pressure increase.

As there is limited space within the abdominal cavity the expansion of the diaphragm causes the abdominal contents to push the abdominal wall outwards. Relaxation of the diaphragm and the natural elasticity of the lungs and the thoracic cage produce expiration. The diaphragm is also important in expulsive actions as are the abdominal muscles.

hand is moving – in this position it is usually the bottom hand. As the abdominal muscles are relaxed it makes it easier for the diaphragm to descend. Continue to practice this noticing the feel of the expansion of the abdomen and lower chest. While doing this it is important to relax the upper chest and shoulders.

Once you become familiar with the feel of the expansion of the abdomen and the lower chest try it in a sitting position progressing from there to a standing position.

Some of the functions of the abdominal muscles include: • Movement • Posture/trunk control • With-standing the anterior force of the abdominal contents.

• Respiration • Contract against blows to form a rigid protective wall for the viscera

HOW TO DO DIAPHRAGMATIC/TUMMY BREATHING Diaphragmatic breathing involves consciously utilising the diaphragm to breathe. The majority of people tend to only breathe into their chests which results in short shallow breaths. This chest breathing only utilises about 1/3 of the lung capacity. Take notice of your breathing now, the probability is that your chest is rising up and down not your stomach.

The more upright you become the more difficult it becomes to practice diaphragmatic breathing as the abdominal muscles become activated. Once you are comfortable doing it standing it is time to practice it performing TaeKwon-Do techniques. At this time practice diaphragmatic breathing when preparing between movements utilising the slow inhalation recommended in the theory of power as part of breath control. This part of the theory of power also indicates a sharp exhalation of breath is required at the moment of impact tensing the abdomen. Diaphragmatic breathing should also be practiced when sparring as it helps reduce fatigue due to the increased amounts of oxygen available and the fact that uses less energy than other accessory muscles of breathing.

REFERENCES General Choi Hong Hi, TaeKwon-Do. International Taekwon-Do Federation. 1999.

Pryor J. A. and Prasad S.A., Physiotherapy for Respiratory and Cardiac Problems. Churchill Livingstone, 2002.

Moore K.L. and Agur A.M., Essential Clinical Anatomy. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2002.

Gray H., Grays Anatomy. Running Press, 1974.

The easiest position to begin to practice diaphragmatic breathing is lying on your back with your knees bent. While on your back place a hand on the stomach and one on the chest, relax and breathe (see fig 2). Take notice of which

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Katya Kozlachkova Current 7 times individual World Champion

(2009 – special techniques; 2011 – sparring & special techniques; 2013 – sparring & special techniques; 2015 – sparring & special techniques) I was born in 1989 in a small city not far from Moscow. At the age of 10 my family moved to Moscow. I still live in Moscow and with years I have appreciated this city more and more.

My parents truly loved and still love me, so they wanted me to go in for sports but they never forced me if I was not willing to do it. So I tried many kinds of sports such as running, dancing, tennis, but my heart never felt that those kinds of sports were good for me. But one day when I came to Taekwon-do ITF gym I got

a feeling that “yes, this is my place”.

From the very first training I felt that it would be a long Way. I didn’t have an aim to become the champion at that moment, I just wanted to have fun and enjoy my time. But some time later I understood that my heart is fully occupied by Taekwon-Do. So this is how the sportsgirl Katya Kozlachkova “was born”.

My parents are not sportsmen. My Dad is a very well-known advocate in Moscow and my Mom is an accountant. Maybe that’s why I didn’t become a coach, but became a lawyer as my Dad. And I truly love my profession. I have been working as a lawyer for 5 years and in the beginning I had some doubts in terms of whether my professional choice was a right one, but 2 years ago I had a feeling that I love what I am doing. I grow as a professional every day and I see results of my job. I am trying to do my best to combine my professional and my Taekwon-Do careers. But at the moment I feel very tired. So maybe I will take a pause , but I still haven’t made the final decision yet.

Taekwon-Do became a great part of me. It has formed my character to achieve goals. It taught me to respect my opponents, to respect instructors and martial art itself. It also taught me not to be boastful and arrogant. I think for many successful sportsmen it is a great temptation. When you have a lot of different titles, at one moment you feel that you are “best of the best of the best”. It’s a very dangerous feeling, because haughty

people always fall down very easily.

Taekwon-Do as a martial art has its philosophy and tenets. We should follow them. Our Founder wanted us to create a better world to live in.

It will be impossible if we don’t fight haughtiness.

I am very happy to have TKD in my life. Yes I am so happy to have titles.

But emotions expired during the competitions, trainings and seminars are more important than titles.

I have travelled around the world. I have met great people, real legends, wise Gradndmasters and Masters.

But my story about my Way in TKD is not just a story about myself. Of course I need to talk a little about All Russian Taekwon-Do Federation. We had a very difficult way to be where

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we are now. Our President Master Lazaros Tsilfidis made so many efforts to legalize our Federation and he still works so much to make TKD in Russia more popular. He is a person who wholeheartedly loves TKD and he is a very wise leader. Without him our Federation would never become so united. We got the “governmental accreditation” only several years ago, so before that none treated us seriously. It was very insulting, you know. But we just kept moving forward. This is a very important thing, to keep moving forward when the circumstances are against you.

Also I would like to thank my first instructor Mr. Alexander Leonov, he is a world and European champion and is a real hero for me. Also I am so lucky to have Mr. Alexander Syst-

sov and Mr. Andrey Kim as national coaches. They made a great effort to develop TKD in general and they help me personally so much. I treat them all as my family. When I get gold medals I always think that it is not MY OWN medal but OURS. I want also to say some general words about AETF and ITF organizations. I am not just a Taekwon-Do practitioner but a lawyer too, so I can see that it can be very difficult to lead the Federation. I can say very sincerely that AETF and ITF organizations are units of real TKD fans. I am so proud to say that all Grandmasters and Masters in our ITF have their titles not only on paper but they all had a long long real Taekwon-Do Way. When I come to a competition

or to an international seminar I know I am among friends and really enthusiastic people. This feeling is priceless.

We hear very often that Taekwon-Do is a way of life and I fully agree with this statement. Even if you quit TKD you will always have warm memories in your heart.

I would like to wish all the TaekwonDo practitioners to enjoy every moment of being involved in ITF. Every moment is unique and every event is unique too and it won’t last forever.

I am so happy that God gave me an opportunity to be a part of this wonderful Taekwon-Do world.

Truly yours, K. Kozlachkova

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Colombia Taekwon-Do and sports in the Region

Cali is a city of about 3 million people and once, after the completion of the VI Pan American Games in 1971, was known as the sports capital of America. At present the city has excellent sports venues where events of all kinds, such as national, international and even worldwide events, are carried out.

Although the most popular sport is football, as it has two professional sports teams, other sports like swimming, volleyball, basketball, skating are also practiced, among others.

Regarding martial arts, and besides Taekwon-Do, in the city there are also being trained other disciplines such as karate, judo, hapkido and Kung-fu.

The region of Valle del Cauca where our academy is located, was probably the most prosperous of Colombia for the growth of Taekwon-Do in the country, we are now working hard to restore to this region, the national prominence which always has characterized it.

The academy began its work in September 2007 in the municipality of Dagua, near the port of Buenaventura, where I was invited by some teachers of primary schools, to become part of a social and cultural project in that place. These teachers, concerned about the level of intolerance and violence that was seen in the village, decided to take action to provide better opportunities for recreation and sport to the youth.

Since then, the Academy has been turning into a real “school of life”, capable of contributing especially to education in values of individuals, being them children, youth or adults. The values are indispensable in the formation of honest people and responsible citizens.

As part of its policy of quality and growth, the academy opened a new headquarters in the south of Cali in July 2008, continuing in parallel with the two teaching groups.

In early 2013, I decided to resign to the position I had as a chemist in the phar-

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maceutical industry and devote myself entirely to teach Taekwon-Do. To do this I moved north of the city where I opened a local with all the requirements of an academy itself.

Since that moment, efforts have been centralized in the growth and spread of this beautiful art for which we participate in national and international events of our federation.

Concerned about improving the competitive level of our students and together with academia Raíz (another school of our ITF line in the city), in 2015 we created the “Pelicano Cup” in honor to the late Taekwon-Do professor, Nelson Dario Taborda.

That tournament will be held every year, with the firm intention of integrating all Taekwon-Do practitioners of the region and, in turn, to allow us to increase the competitive level of the students toward national and international competitions, since large distances between urban centers and the costs associated with travel, makes very difficult for most students to participate in championships which take place in other cities, especially in the capital.

In it’s nearly nine years of existence, by the academy have passed more than 250 students, from which 10 are graduated as black belts: one 3rd Degree, two 2nd Degrees and seven 1st Degrees.

As significant events, we can mention having achieved in 2013 the distinction in the third place, as the best academy of Colombia, among 15 participating schools, in the National Championship held in Bogotá D.C. Also, in 2014 the Academy participated in the World Cup in Jamaica and provided one of the 13 medals that Colombia won in the tournament.

Is also a pioneer in Colombia since 2014, in implementing the ITF Taekwon-Do Children Development Program, “Taekwon-Do Kids”.

As during the IIC held in Bogota in 2014, I heard Sabun Nim Fabian Izquierdo speaking of Taekwon-Do for children, I became very intrigued as he was addressing one of the problems I had failed to solve in my early years as an instructor; reason why I decided to travel to Uruguay to learn more in deep about this issue and get certified in the Taekwon-Do Kids Program, as this training course complete, has not yet been given in our country.

Before I met this program, I tried to mix children from 4 to 6 years, with young people aged 15, 20 and even adults, but this obviously never worked. In my uncertainty of not knowing what to do to teach very young children through the only way I knew, I could only manage to tell the father that his son was not yet ready to start training Taekwon-Do. Now the situation is different, and those children who are rejected for being too young for other sports, are being welcomed in our academy. I am very happy and grateful to the ITF for supporting this magnificent process and I know we will all grow in our social environments, as we are seeding in the very foundation of society, and if we have good seeds planted by excellent instructors, for sure our harvest will be plentiful.

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Since 2005, Sabum Nim Alem Pighin teaches in the town of Romang, in the north of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina Republic.

But it is not the only activity he performs. A hairdresser by profession, he was working in his salon when one of the customers turned out to be the President of the Commune of Colonia Duran, René Reniero, a very small community located 50 km west of Romang and which can only be accessed after traveling 40 km of a dirt road often impassable.

And through this client, he knew of the existence of Campo 94, a Mocoví Aboriginal Community called Llalec Lavac (People from the Earth), and when he learned about the needs of these people, the isolation they suffered, he told himself he was going to help.

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all of them about the Aboriginal Community, of the lack of work, the humble living conditions and to encourage them to be in solidarity, proposed them to make a collect of all kinds of clothes and toys.

From then on, the collect would be called: “That your toys go back to play” and all that was collected was sent to the Community through the Commune of Colonia Duran which facilitated the transport.

For this event, he was offered to teach there, but as he could not take that responsibility at that time, he decided to wait.

Encouraged by the success of the first collect, he carried out other collects.

In 2012 he made another collect of clothing and educational materials donations for school kids and toys (for newborns and up to 16 years). But this time, the Sabun Nim Alem called an

old friend, the puppeteer Walter Martinez (rhea), and together they went to the school where the kids from the Aboriginal Community attend classes.

There, they performed a puppet show, shared the evening milk and then distributed the toys they brought for them.

What followed was one of the most beautiful things and which marked him most.

“It was different from what one would expect, each of them received a small bag with toys, but they made a round and turned all the contents in the middle and each one took what liked best, regardless of what each had received.

After that, we came back home with a heart full and we stayed in contact in case they needed anything”, added the Sabum Pighin.

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On that occasion, his friend the puppeteer not only gave a show, but taught the children to make their own puppets.

And again he was offered to teach Taekwon-Do. So in 2014, he began teaching, with support from the provincial government that provides the fuel for his vehicle, thanks to a management of the Commune of Colonia Duran and its responsible, Mr. René Reniero.

Classes are taught at the Center for Child Care, a facility of multiple uses where five people are working for the kids and among them there is a teacher, one educational psychologist, a responsible in native language and aboriginal culture and are also taught native crafts, among other practical activities.

Six months a year, twice a week, Sabun Nim Alem Pighin leaves his hairdressing salon salon and drives his own car on destroyed roads to give Taekwon-Do classes to these children, his children from the Mocoví community.

Before starting, a meeting of mothers (who in the aboriginal community are exclusively in charge of children’s care

while men go out to do their tasks) was organized to inform what the Taekwon-Do was, what the goals were and to program the schedules.

After that, 20 kids began training and among them there are children of 2, “ever since they begin to walk,” say Sabun, until 16 years.

During the first year he went with the company of a black belt student who lives in the countryside, and with whom they took turns giving classes.

“First we started working using the games learned in the workshops of the Taekwon-Do Kids Program.

We started with the spider web game because kids were coming from other towns and precisely because that game is useful to start and break the ice” told us the Sabum Pighin.

Then he traveled with his instructor, Sabun Nim Juan Silva, to participate in the IKC organized by Sabun Gabriel Colina, in Uruguay, and from there, he made a new lesson planning using the concepts learned.

This was so because he was aware that in the community had occurred cases of violence and child abuse so he decided not to start teaching kicks or fists techniques, until being able to identify the kids and knowing how they react to the activities.

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This is a section generally written by those interested in letting known their workplace. But on this occasion, and due to the tremendous humility and modesty of the instructor in charge, from the Communications Committee we considered that would be the best to describe his tireless, loving, selfless and silent work in third person.

To Sabun Nim Alem Pighin, and on behalf of so many other Masters and Instructors who show us the way of generosity and service to others, we dedicate this recognition to his work within an Aboriginal Community in the north central region of Argentina.

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Today, the Multiple Uses Hall, which basically is used as a community dining, is the Do Jang - makeshift shelter the days when it is very cold, for which they must make room piling up tables and chairs aside to have space.

But in general, classes are held out in the open and for that reason, before starting, the place where they will train, must be cleaned up for safety and hygiene, as the animals wander freely over the place.

RESOURCES AND EQUIPMENT Focus mitts, pads and other accessories in use are those that Sabun Pighin carried whenever he teaches.

Today, all students have doboks, since in 2015 they managed to get 20 uniforms through donations and especially when after a class that was dictated by GM Ramisch in Santa Fe, he took the opportunity to inform all present about the needs the Aboriginal Community had, and later, they sent him the donations.

In this way, he began teaching games and emphasizing the importance of the bowings, the basic positions, and the fundamental movements.

Thus and during the first stage, the games were mainly of the kind of collaborative nature, focused on waiting for turns, organization, learning to line up, learning to ask permission, etc., especially to work behavioral aspects.

It was not easy for them to learn to follow the rules, so much so that “at first it was hard for them to learn to respect time schedules,” says the Sabun Pighin, and recognizes that it was very important to work the time schedule’s habit, as it served to other social skills.

As in Taekwon-Do Kids Course he had heard that the class should be a reward, he always began with a very fun game that nobody wanted to miss, so in that way he made them become accustomed to arrive on time.

After a while and once he was able to identify the children with behavioral problems or of another type, he started slowly and progressively implementing the Taekwon-Do techniques.

Such was the enthusiasm that they always worked 1 more hour after the finalization of the class.

What is still pending, it is to get protection for the sparring training.

INTERNAL TOURNAMENTS Despite the difficulties, the shortage of materials and resources, and although at that time they still hadn’t neither doboks, students in the Community have participated in a tournament in the city of Reconquista in 2014. To travel they had the support of the Commune which facilitated a vehicle and money so it was possible to cook and feed the competitors.

In 2015, they all returned to participate and by then, some of them had safety equipment.

What is striking is that in special techniques won all who participated, “they do not jump, they fly,” says with emotion their instructor.

A NEW CHALLENGE Due to the impact of climate change, several provinces of Argentina are suffering natural disasters.

The province of Santa Fe has for months, much of its territory underwater. These floods are the result of overflowing rivers due to heavy rains across the region.

For that reason, with roads that literally disappeared under the water, the Community is isolated and unable to receive not only Taekwon-Do classes, but even the school teachers that can’t reach the place.

This exceptional situation is merely a delay that can’t avoid that perseverance, solidarity and love for the other continue merging into gestures and actions in Sabun Pighin who already started a campaign to collect books and food.

For that reason, as soon as the flood waters recede, the Taekwon-Do classes will start again and with the classes, the happy faces of the little practitioners.

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Bullying

By: Fabian Izquierdo Children Development Committee Member

One of the major problems that society is facing is the kind of school violence called bullying.

First, because it is confused and its use is generalized to determine behaviors that have nothing to do with it. It has even been argued that certain country had committed bullying against another!

And second, by not knowing for sure what is its meaning nor which are the consequences in the lives of those involved (victim, victimizer, family, school and finally society), we cannot diagnose a bullying situation, prepare actions to prevent it and much less, deal with it when it is happening.

As all form of human relationship, this kind of violence also is undergoing changes.

Unfortunately for those of us that work with children, as part of their education, in this race, the bullying seems to be winning.

For that reason, the motive of this article is, first of all, to provoke awareness in the Taekwon-Do instructors, that the bullying exists and that, if a situation of its characteristics occur, the consequences to the victim are so serious that we can talk about all kinds of disorders, to the extreme of making the decision to take the own life.

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WHAT IS BULLYING? Without attempting to create theoretical discussions, we can say that with few nuances, most if not all authors (at least those consulted) agree that basically bullying is harassment and repeated assault of a child or group of children to another who does not succeed defending himself.

In addition to being systematic, this behavior or dynamic directly related to the school environment requires a public that supports it, either through silence or laughter that serve as a stimulus to the harasser.

In order that we can talk about bullying, it is essential, then, the presence of various actors such as: 1. Bullies; 2. Bullied; 3. Witness (peer group).

And besides, these features must be present: 4. Be sustained over time; 5. Direct relationship to the school environment; 6. Adults who do not intervene; 7. Covered by a silence mantle;

WHICH ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF BULLYING? I always remember that in opportunity of talking with GM Tran Trieu Quan during a meeting in Mar del Plata, Argentina, when with M. Donato Nardizzi we made a presentation on the objectives of the Children’s Program, he would tell us (words more, or words least) “work on bullying, our children are dying”.

Having to go to school every day for years, and in that ambit children and adolescents are subjected to ridicule, humiliation, beatings and all kinds of aggression, it can be such a devastating experience and the most serious consequence may be the terrible decision by the bullied, to end the own life.

Other consequences may be conduct disorders, school dropout, eating disorders, family moving, etc.

WHAT CAN WE DO FROM THE DO JANG? For obvious reasons, I’ll skip some instances that happen outside the scope of Taekwon-Do to be able to answer the most frequently asked questions that we receive in the Children Development Committee of ITF TKD since some years ago.

First, we can’t deny the problem.

In our TKD class we can have (and surely is like that) students who are bullies, bullied or witness of bullying.

Second, we mentioned above the silence mantle that allows the bulling not only to happens, but to remain and grow.

And thirdly, is very important to know that our discipline holds (for reasons beyond this article and should be better explained by psychologists or sociologists) many elements that allow the prevention of bullying as well as its rapid and effective treatment in the case that is already confirmed.

Now, if we know how to correctly define bullying, we will know how to diagnose a situation of this nature and so, we can choose appropriate intervention tools.

Just as enunciation, we will expose that there are different types of harassment and the most accepted by the authors are: 1. Physical (including sexual); 2. Verbal; 3. Psychological (it includes cyber-bullying);

For the above mentioned, and because each country and each culture proposes new forms or modalities of this behavior, we recommend to the instructors to obtain training. Nowadays, there is extensive bibliography and countless works that address the issue in a professional way.

Just have to consider, that what does not exist is a recipe “one size fits everyone”. The adaptation of the contents will be an arduous and inevitable work for every serious instructor.

What we can always do, it is to collaborate in the development of self-esteem of our young students through various activities already proven as team games, role games and small representations, oral or graphic expression, etc.

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The favoring of the expression of children is not only a great tool, but the main, to undermine the chances for the bullying to be developed.

It is true that for a child or a young to be open up and talk about what is going on, the adult (the instructor, in this case), must be a person in which he can trust without hesitation.

There are numerous activities to develop within our Do Jang to promote oral expression of children from an early age.

And at this point, we must ensure to know the aspects of assertive communication because with it, the chances that once appeared the bullying, it develops, are very few.

Another detail to work is empathy.

The lack of it is a conductive field to the advancement of bullying.

During the Courses for Kids Instructors (IKC), several examples of activities and games for the development of empathy are shown.

Finally, self-esteem is an aspect that we must assess, strengthen and help develop in our little students.

In this sense, we can say that we, the members of the Children Development Committee, have been working for decades in activities that help in this regard.

These activities are based mainly on

games of noncompetitive basis for the early ages and serve as an effective alternative to the traditionally used activities so far, which rely predominantly on the purpose of having to overcome others to accomplish something.

The most popular campaigns against bullying say: “Bullying, do not remain silent,” so for finishing I will add, telling everyone who provide classes to children: “Bullying, do not stop to learn”.

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According to Maria Zysman, Degree in Educational Psychology, there are many behaviors that are wrongly calls as bullying.

To help us better interpret this problematic we share some situations that ARE NOT BULLYING: •Invite only some classmates to the house; • Organize a trip to the movies with a small group of classmates; • Not wanting to go to a birthday; • Make a joke in bad taste occasionally; • Insult someone; • Prioritizing the link with a classmate in particular; • Not wanting to go to someone’s house; • Do not be friends with someone; • Not passing the homework to someone

However, IS BULLYING: • Organize a desired event by the entire group on the same day in which a classmate celebrates his/her birthday so the kids must choose where to go; • Strategizing so that “all boys” or “all girls” quarreled with the one that had quarreled with another one.

• Insist with the same joke to someone who is anguished with specific action; • Insulting someone repeatedly and in front of peers; • Organize the whole group not to attend an event; • Decide to dressed all alike without notice one, for exposing him or her to ridicule.

Source: María Zysman. Bullying, How to prevent and intervene in school harassment situations. 1st edition, CABA, Paidós, 2014.

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At the present, the life of a man or woman lasts much longer than years ago, mainly because of exercise, nutrition and the advancement of medicine.

But it is important to stay healthy and prevent different illnesses or accidents.

In the quest to integrate to our Art an age range that is often neglected, forgotten and even discriminated, we began to think about a program that contemplate specific aspects to be taken into account by adults and older adults, and through a special methodology, facilitate to them the practice of ITF Taekwon-Do. That’s how the Harmony Program emerged.

As a synthesis we could then say, that Harmony is a program thought to adapt the proven benefits that the traditional training program has, which make focus on the care of the body and on the possibilities that adults and older adults have.

Through the systematization of different activities, we have tried to overcome all the limitations of older persons, giving priority to protect the body from possible bruises and injuries, by incorporating a wide range of exercises that maturity needs, as well as giving guidance away from the competition and focused on “harmony between body and mind”.

Modern life carries certain complications due to the increasingly sedentary lifestyle and the consequent loss of muscle mass, coordination,

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balance and cognitive deterioration that provoke numerous types of jobs and the new ways of social interaction and communication through electronic devices.

For these reasons, the Harmony Program pretends to provide effective answers to this problematic through an exercising system according to people suffering the “modern life� consequences, mentioned above.

Then, by this way, through the exercises proposed in Harmony, we can help not only to maintain health, but even to improve it by reducing the risk of injury.

At this point, we should not forget that the importance of being physically active at advanced ages is intimately related to health.

Therefore, we believe that the ITF Taekwondo Harmony Program is an indispensable tool for educators wishing to work with older persons.

In the same, numerous recommendations are given on how to work with older adults, as well as aspects to consider about the facilities where the classes will be given, all due framework and protocol in security and prevention, etc.

Instructors will count through this tool, with a guide of recommended physical conditioning work, with basic information about the care of joints, muscles and bones.

Specific exercises of Taekwon-Do have been meticulously adapted to favor an improvement in balance and coordination, and this without neglecting the work related to memory and intelligence as means to remain mentally active.

Finally, in the different fieldwork we have done, we could verify the benefits of such activities in the physical, mental and fundamentally social aspects, as the pleasant training of Taekwon-Do produced a noticeable change in the mood aspect of the students.

For their part, instructors who implemented the Harmony Program received a high degree of recognition by the students, mainly due to the mood improvement mentioned above and for having worked and thought specifically for their ages.

To this, is added the fact that there is an undeniable personal satisfaction in providing a valuable service to the community.

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Some FAQs

Starting at what age can I train Taekwon-Do with Harmony?

How do I know the instructor is trained in the program?

The Harmony program is designed to include older people into Taekwon-Do as it consists of certain relevant adaptations and precautions for the advanced ages. It can be used from 50 years onwards, but will depend on the individual characteristics of each person.

At present official ITF courses of the Harmony Program are being conducted. Those certified instructors are the ones who will be more prepared in the implementation of the Program.

Should I complement the practice of Taekwon-Do with other training?

If I am not comprehended within the age mentioned, but I have a very sedentary life or I was / I am a smoker. Can I be included within the Program?

The program is open to receive people with these characteristics or others, since one of the objectives is the inclusion but it should be worked together with the doctor, as he must authorize or not the student activities. It is extremely important the fluid communication between the student, the instructor and the health personnel (if necessary).

Will I need to do any kind of medical study or of another kind before?

It is always necessary doing physical studies prior to any athletic activity and the Harmony program is no exception, as we will be teaching students to create healthy habits and the medical studies are an important part of our program.

The Program covers the work of all physical abilities that need to be maintained or improved by adults. The instructor is trained to handle the intensities required for each student, therefore, in a first stage is not necessary any kind of complementation.

I have suffered a heart attack before. Is an impediment to start training?

Whenever the doctor authorize, will not be an impediment because the program handles different intensities than the traditional program, avoiding unnecessary risks.

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PROGAME TAEKWONDO TATAMI ITF APPROVED Trocellen Tatami have been developed, tested and approved to offer high quality solutions, considering athletes’ needs, ITF requirements and competition regulations. We provide one mat that fits 3000 movements. Considering the specific needs of taekwondo we provide perfect solution for both trainings and competitions. Keeping balance, having perfect coordination and realizing good finishing require stabile, quality ground. Our high density mat with anti-slip, steady surface creates the momentum for the great game.

The green colour indicated in the table suggests the athlete’s weight supported by the tatami.

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Composition

Expanded reticulated PE foam developed to match ITF requirements.

PE

Dimensions

1000x1000x22 mm

Usage

Weight

Each mat weights 1.5 kg.

Colours

Blue/red reversible.

Hardness

All references concerning the hardness are indicated in the table.

Surface

Rice straw embossing.

Frames

Kit for frames and corners are available upon request.

Safety

Tested according the European norm EN 1177 HIC (Head Injury Criteria) - Trocellen internal test

Flame Retardant

Not available.

Packaging

Standard pallet’s dimensions: 1050x1050x2300mm.

Each pallet is protected by a PE film and cardboard corner protectors. Mats can be delivered also in carton boxes (1050x1050x200 mm).

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Water jet puzzle cut system

1.5 kg BLUE RED

Shore A Shore 0 Shore 00 26 31 70

Laser printed ITF logo

HIC 0,90 m

Box Pallet 9 pcs 100 pcs

Kit frames & corners available upon request

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KIDS COMMITTEE Mr Mark Banicevich At the IIC in the Gold Coast (Australia) last year, a good friend and senior asked me to consider applying to join the Children’s Development Committee. I thought about it for a while and discussed it with my family, and applied.

I’m not a guru on child development or teaching children. In my application I argued that they already have that in spades, in Master Nardizzi and Mr Izquierdo. I bring complementary skills. Of course, that meant that if I am actually going to teach this course, I need to know much more about it. I attended the first course at the Instructors’ Convention in Benidorm, Spain, in 2010. It was fresh off the press, and not as polished as it is now. I also read the study book and instructor guide. I needed more. I needed to spend time with Mr Izquierdo and Master Nardizzi.

Time to invest - a trip to Argentina for the IKC in Rosario. And with a couple of overseas trips this year, I’d better up the investment and bring my family. (I am umpiring at the World Cup in Budapest later this year, and then travelling to London to invest further in the Children’s Development Committee with Master Nardizzi. I can’t afford to take my family on that trip.)

and even (now Master) Willy van de Mortel at a week long World Camp in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

So began my passion for travelling with Taekwon-Do. A small group of us attended the Sereff World Camp in Colorado the following year, and in 1994, my friend Shaun Tolley and I embarked on two years around Europe and the UK (a traditional OE experience for many Kiwis).

How did I get here?

I started Taekwon-Do In 1989 when I was in high school in South Auckland, New Zealand. I was very lucky to happen into the class of (now Master) Paul McPhail. Master McPhail is an amazing instructor who inspires his students, and I was ready to be inspired.

I went to every event I could - camps, tournaments, seminars.

In 1992, ITFNZ hosted a group from the USTF, a bunch of Australians,

We spent much of our time in Scotland, where (now Master) Sandy Dunbar inspired me to become a world class umpire (and improved my fitness and free sparring skills many times over). I trained in Scotland, England, Wales, Spain - before the Internet - and met many lifelong friends. (Didn’t we have a blast, Katja Hansen and the Forres crew, Vicente Ibanez!)

I returned to NZ to continue my uni-

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versity degrees in commerce and law.

I was learning things that could be applied to help ITFNZ, and I had time to devote. I worked with Master McPhail (our Technical Director) on numerous projects, including our coloured belt and black belt syllabus handbooks. I read the condensed encyclopaedia cover to cover, produced a dictionary of Taekwon-Do terminology, and translated the movements of all 24 patterns into Taekwon-Do terminology in Korean. I wrote articles, studied, worked. I learned so much.

Later I became involved in our administration. I was instrumental in converting our national structure from an amateur affiliation of clubs to a structure more appropriate to a national sporting organisation. (We still have work to do.) While umpiring at World Championships and Cups, I spent a great deal of time talking with some of our incredible instructors to learn about how to grow and run a Taekwon-Do school and organisation. (We have some amazing people in the ITF. I learned so much from instructors such as Master Andresen of Norway, Master Ottesen, Mr Reinelt and Mr Johnson of Canada, Master Wallace and Master Hutton of Scotland, Mr van Schaik of The Netherlands, and many others.) I brought these ideas back to New Zealand to adopt in my own school and share with my peers and our national body.

In 2006, Master McPhail and I met Master Andresen in Benidorm at the

World Cup. What an incredible man!

“I’m not a businessman, but...” But you developed and run the best ITF organisation and school I’ve heard of in the world! I must have said something right, because Master Andresen invited me to join the new Development Committee for the ITF. Master Andresen invested heavily in the committee, inviting Mr van Schaik and me to Norway to work for a couple of weeks of establishment. We worked hard and well for a couple of years, and produced some excellent material for the ITF, although the I’m not sure how far the material went. I believe the ITF and our members can learn a great deal from NTN Norway their processes and their courses are phenomenal.

I also met Dr Gauthier and Mrs Joliette Tran at the World Cup in Benidorm, when I attended the first workshop on the Do. This also led to great things, and with the help of a Do Your Thing Scholarship from Australasian insurance company AMP, I travelled to Canada in 2010 to work with these amazing people on a course about the Do. Again, I learned amazing things from these incredible instructors, and I continue to enjoy our work immensely. We taught some of the material we developed at the first ITF Instructors’ Convention in Benidorm in 2010, and we continue to hope that the ITF will support an International Do Course for instructors to complement the existing IIC, ICC and IKC.

Why is NZ doing so well?

Our first Taekwon-Do club was opened in 1970 by Mr Norman Ng. Our geography and our culture were key features of who we are today: we are a small nation of 4.5m people on two narrow islands totalling only 1900km in length. The first instructors in NZ, including Mr Ng and (now Master) Evan Davidson learned TaekwonDo overseas (Mr Ng in Malaysia and Master Davidson in the military in Singapore). When they returned to New Zealand, they sought each other out, and trained together. This early cooperation was instrumental in developing the strongly unified organisation we are today.

You may be surprised to learn that we only have fewer than 4,000 members. (I mentioned that our structure is not perfect. When we met Master Andresen in 2006, NZ had about 3,000 members and NTN about 4,000 members. We’ve grown about 25% in 10 years, and NTN has almost tripled!)

What we do have is a strong culture of cooperation and sharing. Together with the small size of our country, we get together regularly for seminars, tournaments and other events, and just to train. Our high performance team do an amazing job developing our athletes, to which our results at the World Championships attest.

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schools now take children as young as three years old, and thanks to the children’s syllabus, we are able to retain a number of them.

Our rise to international success accelerated when Andrew Niven and a parent of one of his students sponsored a series of tournaments for juniors. This started around the time I started my seven year stint as editor of our national magazine (see www.itkd.co.nz/ news/tkdtalk). Within a few years, we had a strong group of talented athletes who were keen to compete. Together with the support of a number of great coaches, we started to climb the ladder at world competitions.

Our Board of Directors is structured a bit like a corporation. It has six members. Three are elected by our country’s instructors for three year terms - one each year. The other three are appointed for three year terms by an independent panel based on any key skills missing in the composition of the remaining board members.

Our President is also elected. The President attends board meetings to represent and report back to members. He or she also represents us at formal events.

The Board hires our CEO, who is presently half of a full time role. The CEO is assisted by an Operations Executive, and our Database Administrator. Over

time, we may have more paid positions to work full time for the organisation. The traditional range of teams support the CEO: technical, tournaments, ethics and discipline, etc.

We have around 80 schools in New Zealand, from Keri Keri in the north to Dunedin in the south. Our largest school has about 250 members, and we have only seven schools with over 100 students, so most of our schools are small.

Thanks to Mrs Shirley Pygott, most of our members are children. Mrs Pygott fought hard to develop a programme for children about 20 years ago, which started our organisation on a journey many countries have taken. Many

In 2006, my friend Carl Matthews and I started producing an annual television show with footage from our national tournaments. Working closely together, we also convinced the country to bid for the 2011 World Championships. Mr Matthews and I put together the bid, with support from Auckland City, and I presented it in Quebec in 2007. We won the bid, and hosted the tournament in 2011.

Teaching children A few years ago, I converted my school from a not-for-profit incorporated society to a for-profit business. It was probably the best thing I could have done for my students. As a not-for-

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profit, my school was stable for about 10 years with 50-odd students. Within two years of converting, I more than doubled my membership. Most of the increase was children. Converting to a business enabled me to help more children through Taekwon-Do than I ever could before.

Running as a business does not mean aiming to make money. As the leader of any good business will tell you, success in business is about promising to deliver a valuable good or service to customers, and fulfilling that promise.

Our promise to parents is to enhance the wellbeing of their children by building confidence, self-esteem and self-protection skills.

When I saw the ITF Taekwon-Do Kids Development (TKD) Programme in Benidorm in 2010, I knew I had a lot to learn. My goal in joining the committee is to continue to learn while I contribute my complementary skills. Master Nardizzi and Fabian Izquierdo are incredible instructors of children. How can I not want to be part of their team! Their creativity and knowledge are inspiring! And who doesn’t love the Strongest Five: Curtis, Jung-Su, Sabira, Serena and Jabari!

Many instructors and organisations around the world developed their own syllabuses for children many years ago. Many of these programmes

are excellent. I believe the biggest opportunity for the committee is to identify instructors and organisations who do not have a programme, or who think their programme can be improved, and teach them the ITF TKD programme. This is a common business implementation strategy: start with those who want it, expand to those who need it, and you are often left with a minority who do not have it.

The challenge is identifying which instructors and organisations belong in each group. Master Nardizzi sent a comprehensive survey to national organisations a year or two ago, and received few replies. Moreover, in many countries, instructors develop their own syllabuses and programmes, so the national organisation is night the correct person to ask.

I also believe that the programme needs to be easy to understand and implement to be successful.

The minority of instructors around the globe who are professional have the time to attend the course, then read the 300 page manual, to teach the programme. The majority of instructors teach Taekwon-Do outside of their primary vocations.

These instructors are often timepoor, and they want to leave the course with enough knowledge to begin teaching immediately.

First Argentina, then England I don’t know enough to join the committee and “fix” it without learning whether anything is broken. For all I know so far, all of my requirements may already be delivered by the IKC and supplementary material. So first I’d better learn about it.

Hence my decision to delay our kitchen, and take the family to Argentina instead. (We’ve got a table, a stove, a fridge and a sink.

What more do we need? Besides which, I always wanted my children to speak Spanish.)

Fabian Izquierdo blew me away when I met him in 2010. His methods for teaching children are amazing. And in my three weeks, I’ve attended children’s classes as well as the IKC. I took copious notes. And I attended the IKC. Which was brilliant.

Next stop, London after the World Cup in Budapest, where we hope the three of us can meet for a few days to plan our approach. For me, it will also be an opportunity to learn more from the amazing Master Nardizzi. Watch for an IKC near you. Or even better, contact Master Nardizzi or Master Ferrando to arrange one in your country!

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