Although due to the pandemic the ITF Board is not able to meet in person, since April 2020 the Board Members had a Board Meeting through Zoom every month, always on a Sunday morning 7.00 am CET, for 5-6 hours. A lot has been done and decided during these many hours, and also the ITF Bylaws have been revised, many ITF Policies have been updated or written, etc.

On May 2nd also the new ITF Adult Harassment Policy was voted after several months of work and 16 draft versions. Meanwhile a Children Harassment Policy is on its way.

The policy comes with an awareness campaigh against all kinds of harassment, to show that ITF has zero tolerance against harassment.

ITF-Belgium will implement the policy in its own rules, at this moment the Disciplinary Committee and the API’s are working on this.

The policy is published on the ITF website and on the website ITF-Belgium, in the section ‘Documents’: click here.

As Belgium is facing a second lockdown, starting from November 2nd on and for at least another 6 weeks, all sport facilities have been closed. Most clubs took up digital training sessions again. The planned face-to-face activitities ITF-Belgium are cancelled or postponed for the time being. Just as in the periode March-June we’ll come up with online alternatives, so stay tuned to keep updated.

Meanwhile: stay strong, stay safe, take care about yourselves and the your loved ones! Together we can beat that virus!

Extra measures where taken, in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, also concerning sportclubs and sports facilitities.

There are some slight differences between the regions, as e.g. in the Brussels region all sport facilities are closed, while in Wallonie and Flanders indoor sport is still possible for children up to 12.

Contact your instructor to hear more about the measures and possibilities in your dojang.

As from October 26th on, there are a lot of differences between the regions of Belgium. In some regions, indoor classes can still take place without contact and with respect for distance for +12, with contact for -12. In the Brussels region, sport facilitites will be closed, while in other regions youth -12 can still take part in classes, while facilitites are closed for +12. Also the local authoritities can take their proper measures. Please take a look at the measures for your region and city.

Stay safe, stay healthy and keep faith!