Sunday October 29th ITF-Belgium organized a seminar with multiple World and European Champion Master Ana Ghadir. About 72 members participated at the seminar: the morning session, 10.00-13.00h, was open to all grades. In the afternoon, 13.30-15.30h, the seminar was reserved to black belt members.
It was a very enjoyable seminar, the participants learned a lot and had a lot of fun, and could enjoy the warmth and enthousiasm of Master Ana.
October 3-4 the belgian gymnastics federation organized a Safe Sport Symposium together with ICES, in Antwerp, during the World Championships gymnastics.
ICES invited Master Annick Van Driessche to take part.
During 2 days there were very interesting talks, workshops and testimonies. On the first day the topic was safeguarding, while on the second day it was all about mental well-being in sports.
Of course there was also some time for networking.
October 1st 2023
Master Annick, as chairperson of the AETF Women Committee, organized the event and is one of the instructors together with the members of the committee, Sally Gleaves-Monks and Satu Kokko. It’s a pleasure to have 2 multiple champions on board for the webinar: Master Lisa Pitman and Bo Rook. Master Virginia Dionisi, Vice-President AETF, will represent the AETF Board.
Inscriptions were noted from all around Europe, but also from Argentina and Australia, female and male practitioners.
Report by Benito Martinez:
QIUC 2023
On the weekend of the 12nd and 13th of August, Boosabum Koen Hoerée and Sabum Benito Martinez participated in the Qualifiying International Umpire Course organized by the ITF’s Umpire Commitee. The course – which took place by Zoom- was given by GrandMasters Abelardo Benzaquem and Gordon Wallace, resp. President and member of the commitee.
On the first day the variations and details on individual patterns and sparring competitions rules were reviewed and discussed by the instructors and participants as well as ring settings and protocols. The instructors insisted on the necessity for the umpires to develop the physical and mental skills that are so important to do a good job, being sharp, fair and caring about competitors.
On the second day after a questions and answers session on the precedent issues, were analyzed the rules on power breaking, special techniques, team tul and -sparring, procedures, and ring settings in each case. During the whole seminar the tasks of the different umpire’s positions were well defined and analyzed, as Jury President, Jury Member, Center and Corner Umpire.
It was a very instructive and useful Umpire Course in which participated more than a hundred GM, Masters, Instructors and assistants, many of them selected to officiate in the next World Championships in Tampere, Finland.
On 26 August, we will discuss, among other things, the importance of goal-setting and the benefits you can get from fasting, hypoxia and cold training. We will make it a ‘cold’ workshop.
Be sure to bring:
– Notebook and pen
– Walking shoes
– Weather-appropriate clothing
– Swimwear
– Bathrobe and/or towel
– Slippers
– Dobok
– An open mind 🙂
