PENANG, Malaysia, the 14th of July 2024 – The 178th International Instructor Course (IIC), held from 12th to 14th July 2024 at the Mercure Penang Beach Hotel, was a landmark event in the history of ITF Taekwon-Do. Bringing together 82 dedicated practitioners from Malaysia, Nepal, India, Singapore, and Indonesia, this course underscored Penang’s historical significance …
Celebrating Tradition and Excellence: The 178th IIC in PenangRead More
The ITF National Associations Committee (NAC) recently held its first meeting. The NAC is one of three new committees created by the ITF Board in 2023. Its focus and mission is to advise and support National Associations regarding ITF rules and regulations, and encourage development, growth, and harmony through good governance. The committee consists of …
ITF’s National Associations Committee starts enthusiasticallyRead More
On Sunday 9th June ITF England held its EGM (Extraordinary General Meeting) in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire (just outside of London) to vote in a new board for the term 2024-2027. At the meeting incoming President Master Philip Lear thanked the outgoing President Master Anthony McKenna for his two terms serving as President and presented him with …
The IX Central and South American Championship that took place in the city of Asunción, Paraguay, from June 24 to 30, was the setting where the first ITF Adapted Taekwon-Do competition was held on the American continent. The road taken to get to that moment was arduous and long. Since its creation in 2019, the …
The first words from the President of the FETREP (Federación de Taekwon-Do Estilo ITF de la República del Paraguay) and chair of the Organizing Committee of the IX Central South American Championships, Sbn Fernando Arrúa, were welcoming all the athletes, coaches, family members and the general public who arrived from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa …
Opening Ceremony of the IX Central South American ChampionshipRead More
As is the obligatory routine before each official ITF Competition, prior to the beginning of the IX Central and South American, the meeting of Judges and Referees was held, which was chaired by Grand Master Abelardo Benzaquén, president of the ITF Referees Committee, the Master Ramón Rojas, designated Director of Referees and member of the …
Umpires, with an eye on continuous improvement – IX Central and South American ChampionshipRead More
