On Sunday April 23rd from 10:00 till 13:00 , the hosinsul committee was invited by Hodori to teach the whole kupexam curriculum. Sabum Nico Tunyck and boosabum Jurgen Van Rossem guided everybody through all the techniques that are most commonly used in ITF-Belgium schools. With 33 participants, the atmosphere was nice and fun.. Four clubs were represented: Taekwon-Do Club Gent, Chon-Ji, Hodori and Ge-Baek. Our special guest was master Eddy Van Damme who is always enthusiastic to participate in such events.
Month: April 2023
ITF Congress Meeting
Sunday April 16th GrandMaster Frank Vanberghen and Master Annick Van Driessche attended the ITF Congress Meeting, which was held online with 90 participants from 40 countries. Most of the items were formalities, as in September during the World Championships there will be a Congress Meeting ‘in live’.
Online Board Meeting
Tuesday, March 14th 2023
During an online meeting the board members ITF-Vlaanderen eV vzw discussed some of the topics and feedback of the instructors & members that came forward at the General Assembly (January 2023) and in the survey that was launched by the end of 2022: e.g. the mission/vision of the federation, the policy and goals (short as well as long term), the organization chart (board as well as committees), the launch of the new website ITF-Belgium, the state of play of some of the devices that were bought (e.g. the electronic system, the new special technics device, a new power breaking device and the upcoming events. There was also a small evaluation of the Belgian Championships of last weekend.
In the upcoming days and weeks the board members will work on some of these topics, and plan a new meeting shortly.
Belgian Championships 2023
The 2023 Belgian Championships took place on Sunday March 12th in Lago Rozebroeken in Sint-Amandsberg, in an organisation of Taekwon-Do Club Gent and the ITF-Belgium TUIC. For the 4th year in a row the record in number of participants was broken, this year 321 members ITF-Belgium competed in kids sparring, sparring, tul, teamtul, special technics and power breaking. There was competition for kids, youth, junior and senior, white, coloured and black belts. With regards to the organizers, the TUIC, the numerous referees and coaches it became a fantastic day.
All results can be found on Sportsdata: click here.
International Women’s Day
Wishing all of you a happy International Women’s Day on Wednesday March 8th!