10th National Instructors’ Course

logoITFBelgiumThe 10th National Instructors Course ITF-Belgium, open to the instructors black belts of the federation, was being held on June 14th in Lokeren, 10.00 – 16.00.
On the program :
In the morning session:

  • Warming-up with pads & stretching (Annick Van Driessche)
  • Tuls Chon-ji up to Choong-moo (Master Frank Vanberghen)
  • Sportspecific vs. non-sportspecific training (Annick Van Driessche)
  • After lunch break:
  • Tuls Kwang-gae to Juche (Master Frank Vanberghen)
  • Hosinsul based on the Radix program (Tom Van De Sijpe)
  • Tuls Sam-il up to Tong-il (Master Frank Vanberghen)

The next NIC will be organized in St-Lievens-Houtem September 27th.

Seminar with Marcelo Bordiez

marceloITF Brussels (Sabum Virginia Dionisi, Boosabum Gonzalo Escribano Tejerina and some of their members like e.g. Pablo Pascuzzo, Martin Behar, Benito Martinez, Daniel Kampff and others) organized a seminar in Ottignies on June 6th with Sabum Marcelo Bordiez, V°degree, one of the coaches of the national team of Argentina and Sabum Ivan Altinier, V°degree, one of the members of the technical committee of Argentina.
They were accompagnied by three juniors of the Argentinean team: Melissa Altinier, Aldana Bordiez & Leandor Soto.

For nearly 2 years ITF Brussels was trying to have a seminar with these instructors in Belgium, and now finally they succeeded. The group was on the way back from the World Championships in Italy (May 27th-31st).

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Day of Taekwon-Do

cropped-logoITFBelgium.pngSince 2013 ITF-Belgium is organizing two times a year the Day of Taekwon-Do for its members, open to white, coloured and black belts from all ages and all levels.

It’s a great opportunity to have classes of some of the best instructors of Belgium and to meet members from other clubs.

May 10th the first Day of Taekwon-Do of 2015 has been held in Gembloux, between 10.00 and 16.00.

The participants were divided in groups according to their age and grade.

Over 80 participants were present, together with 8 instructors.

The juniors and adults had classes from Sabum Virginia Dionisi (VI°degree), Sabum Yves Pollefeyt (V°degree), Sabum Bob Wigman (IV°degree) and Erik Van Hoeck (II°degree), while the instructors for the children were Sabum Annick Van Driessche (VI°degree), Andreea Musca (III°degree) and Jan Lauwereins (1°kup). Besides the warming-up and cooling-down there where classes in tul, sparring, specials and hosinsul.

Meanwhile some of the black belts received private classes in tul from master Frank Vanberghen (VIII°degree).

Next Day of Taekwon-Do : September 27th, Sint-Lievens-Houtem.