On February 10 – 12, 2023, ITF America was host for the International Instructor Course #164 held at the Wyndham Orlando Resort in Orlando Florida. This event was well attended with 209 participants from 12 countries. In addition to the United States, participants arrived from Canada, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Israel, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ireland, United …
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A new edition of the Open Dutch
The Open Dutch 2023 edition was held on Saturday the 28th of January in our home city of Helmond once again. Although registration started relatively slow, we still ended up with approximately 650 competitors, more than 1200 registrations, from 88 teams coming from 18 countries from all over the world. Because of the high quality …
Europe’s first IAC held in Ylöjärvi, Finland
The first International Adapted Course in Europe was successfully held in Ylöjärvi, Finland
Official invitation ITF World Championships 2023
The official invitation to the ITF World Championships 2023 in Tampere, Finland, is ready! It contains all relevant information for an extraordinary event from September 4 to September 10, 2023 in Finland. The ITF Tournament Committe, ITF Umpire Committee, and ITF IT Committee together with ITF Finland as an organizer included all aspects for the …
Three online Do Courses (IDC) in 2023
The ITF Do & Ethics Committee under its chair Master Janel Gauthier will host three Internation Do Courses (IDC) online in 2023. The IDC is a pre-requisite for applying to a promotion to 7th, 8th, and 9th Dan and open to every ITF red and black belt. The three IDC will be hosted in March, …
Salme Nummela achieves 1st Dan at age of 82
ITF history was made in Ylöjärvi, Finland, on Saturday December 3, 2022, when 82-year-old Salme Nummela achieved her 1st Dan. This achievement makes her the oldest person ever to receive a black belt in Finland, maybe even worldwide. Salme Nummela started practicing ITF Taekwon-Do when she was 75 years old and she attends classes three …
