During the first weekend of July the 2nd ICC was held, in the city of Benidorm, Spain and was conducted by GM Bos , Master Van de Mortel and Sabum Tomaz Barada. On Friday most of the participants arrived in the beautiful city of Benidorm where prediction of the weather for the weekend and temperature was …
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1st ICC Report
First ICC, The Netherlands The atmosphere before the official start of the first International Competition Course was quite relaxed. There was time enough to catch up with old friends, who came literally from all over the world, but there was also a bit of excitement, what to expect from this new ITF initiative? After a …
IIC 102, Las Vegas – Report
Dear GMs, Masters, Instructors & Black Belts, On behalf of the Organizing Committee for the 102nd ITF IIC, I would like to thank all the participants who traveled to the beautiful JW Marriot Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, USA from June 26-28, 2015. The 180 participants in attendance from the USA, Canada, Puerto …
Honorary Diploma of Black Belt to Pope Francis
We are honored and pleased to announce that Pope Francis gladly received the honorary diploma of ITF Black Belt from the hands of Grand Master Armando Grispino who visited the Holy See. Here is the account of the facts, by the protagonist himself, GM Grispino: “Since the month of February and for personal reasons, I …
New ITF Board Elected at ITF Congress, Jesolo, May 29th
A new ITF Board was elected at ITF Congress, Jesolo, Italy May 29th 2015 The newly elected board is: President Grandmaster Trajtenberg Senior Vice President Master Weiler Vice President Grandmaster Dacak Vice President Master Norman Secretary General Master Ferrando Treasurer Master Loboda Director Grandmaster Bos Board Members Grandmaster MacCallum Master Daher Master Andresen Master Tsilfidis …
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Words from the President to the Congress of Jesolo 2015
Dear ITF Community, Today is an important moment for me, since the six years I´ve been leading our beloved ITF are coming to an end after the unexpected demise of GM Tran, who was our first elected president. There are two things I fundamentally want to say; the first is that I am very satisfied …
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