On June 21st – 23rd, 2026, just befire the start of the South American Championships 2026, the beautiful city of Lima, Peru, hosted the 54th International Umpire Course (IUC), bringing together more than 50 participants from across Latin America (Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay as well as Canada and even two participants …
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Report IIC193 – Limerick, Ireland
The 193rd International Instructor Course (IIC) was successfully held at the University of Limerick, Ireland, from 26–28 June 2026, hosted by the Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA). The event attracted 195 participants from 16 countries, who gathered for three days of intensive technical training under the expert tuition of ITF Technical Committee members GM Lan, GM Jedut, and Master Dionisi. Throughout the weekend, …
South American Championships 2026
Lima, Peru, June 22 to 27, 2026 Once again, South American ITF Taekwon-Do made its presence felt at a top-tier event. After 9 years, Peru returned as the host country for the continent’s highest tournament of the South American Taekwon-Do Federation (FST). More than 800 competitors from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and …
New members of the ITF Women’s Committee appointed
In the last months, Sbn. Patricia Garelik from Argentina and Sbn. Edith Vazquez from Paraguay resigned as members of the Women’s Committee and the ITF thanks both of them for their large contributions to this Committee in the last years. In consequence, the ITF Board of Directors appointed on May 31 three new members to …
Successful Meeting of ITF Standing Committees
The ITF hosted on Thursday, June 18, 2026, another highly successful virtual meeting of its Standing Committees, bringing together representatives from almost every committee, with many committees represented by several members. The excellent attendance reflected the strong commitment, passion, and professionalism that continue to characterize the work of the ITF’s volunteer leadership. The meeting provided …
Interview with GM Benzaquén on updated competition rules
The ITF interviewed GM Abelardo Benzaquén, chair of the Umpire Committee, about the updated ITF Rules of Competition (v2026-1) published in January 2026. The next World Championships are approaching, and the regulations will undergo some modifications. What are they? GM Benzaquén: Indeed, we have introduced several modifications to the ITF Competition Rules, which were approved …
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