Decisions made on the ITF Board Meeting in Madrid April 1st-3rd 2016: 2016.46 Decisions Board Meeting Madrid 2016
Annick Van Driessche
Open Zeeuwse Championships
Sunday March 20th the Open Zeeuwse Championships were organised for the 14th time in Middelburg, The Netherlands, with 315 competitors. 
Results members ITF-Belgium:
- Roeland Heirbaut: gold tul junior male I°degree & silver sparring junior male -68kg
- Leen Walraeve: gold tul senior female I°degree & silver sparring senior female -56kg
- Margeaux Pollefeyt: gold tul & gold sparring
- Anneleen Heirbaut: silver tul & bronze sparring
- Matteo Preys: gold sparring
- Noor Van Rossem: bronze sparring
- Faith Wojsznis: bronze tul & silver sparring
- Michiel Osteux: bronze sparring
Open Fuji Mae Barcelona Cup
Jose Carlos Revelles, Silvina Carasi and the members of Hwarang-Do Escuela de Artes Marciales organized the Open Barcelona Cup for the 5th time, and ITF-Belgium was present on all editions. This time the federation was represented by members of Won-Hyo, ITF Brussels and Ge-Baek. On this Cup there were participants from Spain, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Ireland and France.
Emmy Baetselier won the silver medal in female sparring 12-15y coloured belts.
Pablo Pascuzzo becomes 4th degree
On Friday March 11th Pablo Pascuzzo did his grading for IV°degree. As he missed the dangradings ITF-Belgium of February, due to an injury, Master Frank Vanberghen proposed him to do the grading in Barcelona, the day before the Open Barcelona Cup. Master Vanberghen was asked to conduct the promotion of Nicolas Fagon (ITF France) to 5th degree, so it was a good opportunity to combine both gradings.
Master Vanberghen asked Pablo to perform tul (Sam-il, Yoo-sin, Choi-yong and Po-eun), sambo-ibo-ilbo matsogi, hosinsul, sparring, breaking techniques and theory.
Day of Taekwon-Do I 2016
The first Day of Taekwon-Do ITF-Belgium of this year was being held in Lede, sports center ‘Den Ommegang’. With 137 participants and 7 instructors this was one of the biggest editions so far. All belgian clubs were represented, as well as Taekwon-Do Norden from GD of Luxembourg and 4 members of ITF Paris (France). Amongst them also the current European Champion tul IV°-VI°degree, Sabum Lylian Doulay, who came over for the weekend as part of his preparation for the upcoming EC.
Participants were divided into groups according to their age and grade. Between 10.00 and 15.00, after the warming-up, classes were conducted in sparring, tul, hosinsul, pre-arranged sparring/stepsparring and Taekwon-Do games. Some black belts also got the opportunity to have some private tul sessions.
Afterwards all participants received a certificate.
The next Day of Taekwon-Do will be organized in Jambes, at the end of 2016.