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South African Taekwon-Do Association Seminar
On my visit to South Africa I gave a full weekend Technical Seminar to the South African Taekwon-Do Association in Randburg, Johannesburg.
Day 1. Saturday 30th of July
I conducted 3 technical sessions.
Assisting me were my Daughter Christine Franks 2nd degree and James Tuite 2nd degree.
Session 1.
We covered Chon-Ji Tul to Do- San Tul and 3 Step Sparring. Additionally we trained kicking drills and basic sparring drills.
Session 2.
We covered Won- Hyo Tul to Toi- Gye Tul and 2 Step Sparring. Additionally we trained more advanced kicking drills and intermediate sparring drills.
Session 3. (3hrs)
We covered Hwa-Rang Tul to the last 4th degree Tul, and 1 Step Sparring . Additionally we trained Hasin Sool and advanced sparring drills.
Day 2. Sunday 31st of July.
On day 2 I conducted a grading for Edson Masakadza from Zimbabwe who graded from 2nd degree to 3rd degree.
A 3 hour sparring training session was given by Christine Franks (2021 European champion) & James Tuite (Former World Cup Champion & European Champion)
Christine and James were an excellent pair and updated the sparring standard to a more international level.
It was a good day of fighting and sparring techniques!
I would like to thank the President of the South Africa Taekwon-Do Association Mr. Justin Glanville 6 degree for organising the event and the incredible hospitality of his members.
Countries that participated were
South Africa
Ireland
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
I look forward to returning to South Africa in the near future and training them again.
Kind regards
Master Neil Franks
8th degree ITF
Email fraud – VIII World Taekwon-Do Cup – Koper, Slovenia
Dear ITF Members,
I hope this email finds you well.
WE PROVIDE VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE ORGANIZER OF THE VIII WORLD TAEKWON-DO CUP
Organizers of the World Taekwon-Do Cup have noticed that due to E-mail interception fraud there is a misleading communication from one or more of our e-mail adresses.
Whenever you get pushy notes which urge you to wire the money immediatelly, THERE IS A FRAUD!!!!
What you MUST do!– be careful and check that the bank account number starts with letters SI. SI is the international code for Slovenia. This is the ONLY OFFICIAL ACCOUNT that we have for the World cup 2022 Koper tournament.
– You can find the bank account details on the Invitation letter on our official web page.
– in case you see any change, any different international country bank code (except SI), please contact the organiser to the official e-mail adress immediatelly.
The official e-mail adress is [email protected]
– always check the credibility of the account owner with your bank and do not wire the money without double checking anything.
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER FOR WORLD CUP IS IN SLOVENIA, NOT ANY OTHER COUNTRYS: SI56 0312 1100 0921 895
Be careful my dear friends! With regards,
Tomaz Barada,
President of Organizing team
Link to the information regarding fraud : https://itfworldcup2022.si/e-mail-interception-fraud/
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Report of IIC 158 in Montevideo, Uruguay
IIC 158 was held from July 28 to 30, 2022, in Radisson Victoria Plaza Hotel, Montevideo, Uruguay. It was conducted by the chairman of the ITF Technical Committee, Grand Master Hector Marano, together with Grand Master Ung Kim Lan. In addition, Master Leonardo Oros Duek, ITF Treasurer and chairman of the ITF Inclusion Committee, was present to hold an ITF Adapted Course.
On Thursday afternoon, the president of the national association in Uruguay, Sbn Victor Hugo Benitez, welcomed all participants and Master Oros Duek officially opened the event. The IIC started with GM Marano teaching the first part of the course focusing in color belt patterns. After that, GM Lan developed three, two, and one step sparring techniques.
The Friday continued with I. to VI. degree patterns with GM Marano, while GM Lan taught with another group self defense techniques.
Later, Master Oros Duek continued with the Adapted Course. At the beginning, he gives each participant, a study book. All worked on two conditions: hyperactivity and hypoactivity, giving instructors the tools to carry on a class forward through playful activities.
At night the official Dinner was made, where the attendants spend a nice evening with the Grand Masters, exchanging Southamerican Taekwon-Do anecdotes in a friendly atmosphere. Sbn Victor Hugo Benitez thanked in his speech the Grand Masters and Masters, as well as all participants for supporting Uruguay with their presence on the event. Sbn Gabriel Colina, Secretary of ITF Uruguay, who had a recent health issue, shared his words with gratitude.
Saturday morning, after shooting the main picture (see above), two groups were split. One group focussed again on pattern while in another group, Master Marcelo Bordiez, Coach of the Argentinian national team, showed various sparring strategies.
Past mid day, the course was closed and all participants had the chance of taking pictures with the Grand Masters, participating schools, and friends. It demonstrated symbolically the good climate the course has generated.
Updates to the on-line exam for the International Instructor Certification
The ITF Technical Committee are pleased to announce further updates to the on-line exam for the International Instructor Certification.
The exam has been operating since 2019, and so far over 1000 ITF members have completed the exam. The exam is open to all 3rd degree holders and above at https://data.itftkd.sport/signin
The exam is open to 3rd degrees, so this means you can take the test before your 4th degree grading if you wish to do so, making the process of applying for your international instructors’ certificate faster, once you pass your grading.
The main change we have introduced this month is a shorter test for all Non-English or Spanish speaking countries. For members of these countries, the exam is reduced to 5 sections, with a total of 50 multi-choice questions. This will enable them to sit with a translator and work through the exam in a reasonable period of time. The shorter exam is enabled automatically.
We have also made improvements to the interface and worked hard to overcome issues with browser compatibility and connectivity issues. The exam is now hosted on the ITF Online domain rather than using an external provider.
Thanks to our database engineer Kajetan Targoński for bring these improvements together.
GM Paul McPhail
Technical & Instruction Committee
Reminders:
- If you do not currently have access to your account, click “Forgot password?”. Note: For this to work, your email address needs to be in the ITF database. Please check with your Association to make sure your email is correctly recorded in the ITF database.
- Once logged in, Then click Instructor Exam.
- Download the resources to study before you start the exam.
- You can stop and start the exam at any time – the system will remember where you are up to.
- You have multiple chances to get a question correctly so no one fails. Try your best to complete the exam with the least incorrect attempts.
- At the end of the exam, you will be presented with the number of incorrect attempts and the areas that you need to improve on.
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Koper, we are coming!
It has been two and a half years since the organizers, in agreement with the ITF Board of Directors, had to make the difficult decision and announce that the VIII. ITF World Cup in Koper will be postponed to 2022 due to the worldwide pandemic situation. However, we faced this new challenge as a team and therefore we were able to solve the related difficulties together. Here I would like to express my sincere thanks to all those involved.
Now, about two months before the start of the biggest ITF event, the “hot phase” is beginning. From the Organizing Committee to the involved ITF Committees (IT, Tournament and Umpire Committees, Medical and Anti-Doping Committee, Development and Communication Committee) to the ITF General Board and of course the participating nations, everyone is in intensive preparation. The current regulations regarding Covid-19 are acceptable, but for some countries still very difficult or impossible to fulfill. Unfortunately, we have to live with that.
Nevertheless, it can be said that all members of the ITF are looking forward to this event and it would be nice to see as many participants as possible in Koper to enjoy our fantastic sport together. I wish you a good and successful preparation and a safe journey!
With warmest regards
GM Paul Weiler
ITF President
