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Dear Grandmasters, Masters and Instructors! Dear Country Representatives and Members!
The year 2019 is coming to an end and it has been indeed a very eventful and successful year. The highlight of the competition was certainly the World Championships in Inzell (Germany) with a new participation record of competitors (1234).
The elections were eagerly awaited for the new ITF board, which took place on April 28, 2019, and for which, for the first time in the history of the ITF, at least two candidates stood for the respective positions. Noteworthy is certainly the fact that for the first time two women were available for election – and were also elected! All election results were very clear for the winner and the congress awarded the confidence to six new and five active members.
In the following weeks (after the first official board meeting in Frankfurt in September) many new things were started. For example, all existing committees had to be re-elected, new committees and teams were created (most of the committees now involve women), all sponsorship contracts and seminar regulations had to be revised, and new projects were started. For example, the Adapted Taekwon-Do program, which addresses people with physical disabilities, and the Korea Project, which is set to reach its first peak next April. In addition, information was also translated into the Russian language.
From June to November 2019, meetings with 51 country representatives from 41 countries from 5 continents were organized and carried out, which brought important lessons, both positive and negative.
Although the past eight months have been extremely labour-intensive, many things have turned out to be obstacles and we are undergoing a transformation process, we are well on the way with the projects we have started, which we will continue with great energy and enthusiasm.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have supported the work of the Board and build on further good cooperation with the old and new committees and their members.
I wish you all and your families a peaceful and restful Christmas and a healthy and successful New Year.
With kind regards Paul Weiler
ITF President
On November 30th and December 1st , the 2019 Spanish Cup took place in the city of Villajoiosa, without doubt the most important national competition of the season.
During the days of competition we could see the great level of the youngest categories that have been pointing strong in their level.
Competitors from more than all schools were able to participate in all types of competition, combat, Tuls, Tuls per team, Traditional Combat, Special Techniques and Power Techniques.
The competition took place in the Maisa Lloret de Villajoiosa pavilion where the first European Championship in Spain took place a few years ago.
From here we want to congratulate all the new champions of the Spanish Taekwon-Do ITF Cup, all the medalists and all who participated in the competition, also to thank the entire referee team, coaches and competitors who made an excellent day possible
You can follow the FEST Ranking in the following link
http://setopen.sportdata.org/festranking/ranking_main.php
To thank the organizing school Maestro Jose Ramon Viudes and all his team for the great work they did in preparation, our secretary general Vicente Ibañez and our president Paco Ferrando for coordinating the entire competition together with the IT committees with Raul Capillas and Aitor Gonzalez, also with the Arbitration Committee led by Maestro Andreu Martinez, Sabunim Ana Maria Caceres and Sabunim Matias Picallo, and the competition committee led by Maestro Jose Luis Diego, Sabunim Felix Garcia, Sabunim Pepe Montoya and Sabunim Maximiliano Montiel , and FEST Board members Master Jose Miguel Martinez, Sabum Rocca and Sabum Carracedo. Without a doubt, thanks to the work and involvement of all of them, we were able to live a great Cup of Spain.
We also want to thank Grand Master Lee Won il for his presence and support for the Spanish Taekwon-Do ITF Federation and also to Master Juan Ferrando honorary president of the spanish Federation .
Also thank the Sponsors of the Vive, Topten and Fujimae and all other local sponsors for their support, as well as the City Council of Vilajoiosa and the Department of Sports for their great help in the realization of this magnificent Spanish Cup that will remain in memory for many.
Now it’s time to start working at the 2020 Spanish national Championship
FEST
On Friday 23rd, November 2020, in Montevideo, Uruguay, was held the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Central and South American Federation of Taekwon-Do ITF. Were present, as special honor guests: Grand Master Paul Weiler, President of the ITF, the Grand Masters Héctor Marano, Guillermo Ramisch and Jorge Condomi, and the ITF Treasurer Sabum Nim Leo Oros Duek. With the participation of seven member countries represented: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Uruguay, the new Board of Directors was elected for the period 2019-2023, thus being integrated as follows: Master Abelardo Rafael Benzaquen from Argentina is the new President; Grand Master Raul Sanchez from Brazil: Vice President; Sabum Nim Tulio Flores Aguilar, from Peru: Secretary; Sabum Nim Gabriel Colina from Uruguay is the new Treasurer; Master Omar Gustavo Merodio from Argentina, is the Tournament and Umpires Secretary; Sabum Nim Gustavo Livon from Guatemala, is the Technical and Instruction Secretary; Sabum Nim Brian Buck from Costa Rica, is the new Secretary of Ethics and Discipline.
The new Board of Directors thanks specially to GM Paul Weiler -ITF President- and to Sabum Nim Leo Oros Duek -ITF Treasurer- for their presence in the General Assembly as special honor guests.
Meeting with the Deputy Minister of Physical Culture and Sport in Tashkent
On the occasion of the 2nd edition of the „Star East Tournament“ in Tashkent GM Paul Weiler (ITF President) had the opportunity to meet with the Deputy Minister of Physical Culture and Sport, Mr. Mumindjanov Sharif Fuzailovich. This was the first meeting of an ITF President with one representative of the Ministry in Uzbekistan. The meeting was marked by an exchange of views on the promotion of children and youth and it was clear very quickly that the goals of the ministry have many similarities with the programs of the ITF (e.g. Kid’s program). The Minister showed also great interest in the new “Adapted TKD Program”, especially after pointing out that the intention is to translate the book into Russian as well.
Meetings with representatives from 8 countries
GM Paul Weiler and Master Lazaros Tsilfidis (ITF Vice-President) had furthermore the opportunity to meet with representatives from Belarus, Japan, Kazakhstan, Krygyzstan, Latvia, Tajikistan and Ukraine and Uzbekistan to speak about difficulties, needs and wishes.
This was the culmination of a series of meetings in 2019 that began in Central America and the Caribbean, and continued across Africa, Europe, South America to Central Asia.
