Original-ITF Magazine Issue 10

ORIGINAL-I.T.F.

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Articles, news and announcements from around the globe!

*Another I.T.F. meets sports accord

* T.K.D. International World Championships report

*New international T.K.D. network being launched

*Devastating kicks of Tae Kwon Do

*G.M. Sereff Biography

*I.T.F. Puerto Rico sports recognition

*I.I.C. in Budapest

*Tang Soo Do - a route to Tae Kwon Do

*And much, much more inside............

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Our Contributors

Editors VoiceOur MagazineNews Features

Page 6 & 7 - T.K.D. International Worlds

Page 16 - Puerto Rico accreditation

Page 18 - I.I.C. In Budapest

Page 26 - Junior & Veterans WorldChampionship reportMartial Arts Articles

Page 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 - Devastatingkicks of Tae Kwon Do

Page 19 - Tang Soo Do, a route to TaeKwon Do

Page 21 - Are woman punch bags in theMartial Arts world or training partners?I.T.F. News

Page 27, 28 & 29 - Official I.T.F. NewsPermanant Features

Page 1 - Editors Corner

Page 2, 3 & 4 - I.T.F. News Round Up

Page 14 - Grand Masters Biography

Page 20 - Inside the I.T.F.’s

Page 22 - Readers pictures

Page 23 & 24 - Toi Gye

Page 30 - Crossword

Page 31 & 32 - Global Events

Page 33 - General Choi’s last words

Page 34 - I.T.F. linksAdvertisements & Posters

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Welcome back to Original-ITF.We find ourselves having tomake some really majordecisions of late concerning themagazine. Due to the lack ofsupport from I.T.F. groups,Tracey, Stuart and myself had ameeting concerning themagazine and it was decidedthat, instead of letting the L.T.S.I.take it over and convert it intotheir own two monthly magazine,we would give it another 12months to see if things improve.I.T.F. Tae Kwon Do is politicallycharged, so to build somebridges, we created Original-ITF.It is a mammoth task to take onevery two months, so if you wantour project to continue, help ushelp you by sending in yourarticles to us.

In this issue, we cover possiblyone of the biggest Tae Kwon Doevents in Europe which is hostedby the Tae Kwon DoInternational (or rather T.A.G.B.)It was a fantastic event, as Ipersonally attended it with anumber of my own students.

In this issue: Whilst out on theinternet, we found a great articlecalled ‘Devastating Kicks of TaeKwon Do’, so we have shared itso you can all enjoy.

It may sound very grim, but wemust be practical here - themagazine is yours and is FREE,but can only remain so as longas you add content to it.

Until the next issue, enjoy -Chris.

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I.T.F. NEW

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News from across the I.T.F.’S

56 IIC held in Domican Republic

The L.T.S.I. & I.T.U.K. recently entered the

T.A.G.B. International World Championships.

The event was held in Telford at the Telford

International Arena. The event attracted 2000

competitors from 39 countries, of which over

200 were from the I.T.F’s. Master Harry, VIII

Degree and our very own editor Chris were in

attendance on the day. A report of what

happened can be found on pages 7 and 8.

he 1st & 2nd of October,

the 56th. International

Instructor Course was

held in Hotel Barcelo

Playa Dorada, Puerto

Plata, Dominican Republic. This

was the first course in the history

ITF in the country. Countries of

Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad

and Tobago, Anguilla, Barbados,

Bahamas, St. VINCET, Granada,

USA, Canada, Peru, Colombia and

Dominican Republic participated in

this event organized by the

Federacion de TaeKwon-Do ITF

Dominicana (FETAID).

GM's Hector Marano and Willem

Jacob Bos, worked the 24 patterns,

as well as basic movements,

different physical exercises, three,

two, one step sparring, and sparring

drill. At the end all participants were

more than satisfied with the course

taught by these great masters. As

for the hotel's facilities, where they

performed the IIC, were the most

appropriate for the proper

development. After completion of

the IIC, a test was conducted with

the participation of several people

from different countries, among

them we can mention Mr. Peter Lue

(Jamaica) and Rodolfo Carrera

(USA) which were promoted to

7th Dan, Jason F. Morris (USA)

promoted to 6th. Dan Clement

Officer (Jamaica) promoted 5th

Dan, Michael Rivera and Llauger

Castillo (Puerto Rico), Kelvin

Terrero (Dominican Republic),

Patricia Silva (Colombia), Miguel

Lopez (Peru) who were promoted

to 4th Dan.

FETAID, wishes to thank the

technical committee for this

opportunity, not only for the

Dominican Republic, but for the

entire Caribbean region. We

thank all the representatives of

different countries and islands,

for their efforts to participate in

this 56th IIC.Yours in TaeKwon-

Do,Lic. Fausto Castillo -

President of FETAID

TCover Story:

News round up


10

ear Members This is

to inform you that

ITF Board Members

presented by GM

Trajtenberg and GM Bos,

Masters Ferrando,Weiler, Loboda

and in company of Master Jedut

and lawyer Dr. Efraim Barak

visited the SportAccord HQ in

Lausanne, Switzerland on August

18th, 2010.

We were welcomed by the

President of Sport Accord Dr.

Hein Verbruggen in company of

his assistantant, a young and

efficient secretary Miss Ricarda

Etlin.

President Vanbruggen was

impressed with the documents

prepared and delivered by

Masters Loboda and Jedut. A

small movie showing our ITF

competition was played and we

explained the various

competition items.

It was a very friendly meeting

and the ITF Board looks forward

to receive a positive answer from

SportAccord soon.

GM Bos

ITF Secretary General

I .T .F . V talks with Sports

Accord

From the left: Dr. Efraim Barak, Master Jerzy Jedut,

Master Tadeusz oboda, President of Sport Accord Dr.

Hein Verbruggen, Grand Master Pablo Trajtenberg,

Master Juan Ferrando, Grand Master Willem Bos and

Master Paul Weiler.

Twhat’s going on in

the I.T.F

With both the I.T.F. and the I.T.F.

Vienna group applying for sports

accord recognition in the last few

months, will we finally see the I.T.F.

unite again as one body? Many

are hoping that this will be the

case, or at the very least we will

once again compete in future

events together.

The new I.T.F. round up section is

revamped to showcase all I.T.F.

news - whether club, local or

international news, this has to be

the number one place for it to be

showcased.

If it’s worth reporting, we will!

D

Sudden Passing of

Mr Dave Ballard, V Dan from

New Zealand

It is with great

sadness that

we have learnt

the sudden

passing of Mr

Dave Ballard, V

dan from New

Zealand on

Thursday 16th

September

2010.

Many ITF

members

around the world will recognise Mr Ballard,

who has been Coach of the New Zealand

Junior and Senior Teams since 2006.

On behalf of the Board and all ITF members,

we pass on sincere condolences to Mr

Ballard's family and all the Taekwon-Do

community in New Zealand.

There has been a memorial page set up

on Facebook. You don’t need to be a

facebook user to view the page and

tributes:

http://www.facebook.com/DaveBallardMe

morial.

Editors Note: The news of another

Tae Kwon Do family member

passing is never good, but we

must remember the things that

Mr. Ballard done during his life

and the lives he has touched

during his career. He will be

deeply missed by all those that

ever met him or trained under

him.

We send our deepest

sympathy to his family and

all his students that are

coming to terms with the

loss of another Tae Kwon

Do guardian.


http://www.facebook.com/DaveBallardMemorial.

Written by :Chris Snow

News from: www.af-tkd.com

New Tae Kwon Do Network going to

be launched October 2010

N E W S

New Tae Kwon Do network is currently being

established. The network that originates from

the U.K. is being put together by a team of

‘Joomla’ specialists (this is a Database

system where users can add content to the site and

take part in the many forums found inside it).

We asked one of the designers Chris what the aim of the

network is. His reply was that a number of U.K.

Instructors had approached him to ask if it was possible to

set up a system where anyone from any country can log

on to the web site and use the features for their own

networking intentions. The group wanted the system to be

widely available to I.T.F. and non I.T.F. groups around the

world.

The network is called ‘Association for Tae Kwon Do’ (or

A.F.T.) - though basic membership is FREE, they also offer a

premium membership for those looking for insurance,

instructor indemnity and a complete web and poster design

service.

We were given a pass to check out the site, so we could let our

readers know about the FREE services (and there are loads).

The forums are nice looking, easy to use with great search

capabilities. They have an event submission area, but personally

the paid feature is extremely good. They also have chat rooms

where users can chat in real time.The paid section offers all

groups that join them (whether I.T.F. or not) the ability to add

content to their main site and create pages, plus they offers loads

of other services like discounts to A.F.T. members events.

We are told there are many new features arriving soon, but what we

have seen already is great and promises to be a real hit in the T.K.D.

Communities. Head on over to www.af-tkd.com

A


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Sunday 6th March 2011Marlborough School Sports Complex,

Watling Street, St. Albans, AL1 2QA

Only £20 to attend (includes one spectator ticket)

Sparring * Patterns * Breaking * Team Patterns

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be introduced over the loud speaker to the 2500spectators who sat eagerly waiting.Parents of both the I.T.U.K. and the L.T.S.I. studentswere filming at the side, as the 2000 pluscompetitors walked into the massive arena.After an award ceremony given by the Chairman ofthe T.A.G.B. Master Dave Oliver to special guestssuch as Grand Master CK Choi and what some saythe controversial author of the book ‘Tae Kwon Do -the killing art’ Alex Gillies, the rings were assignedwhere 280 umpires waited patiently on the 28 ringsand juniors were called to their respective rings tofight for the spoils.In the pattern section, Darius Glod (L.T.S.I.) won asilver medal, which was to be the only pattern medalof the day.On to sparring, the first competitor up was JordanSmith, who lost in point sparring by one point to aformidable opponent. Next was Daniel Doran whosparred a fighter from Wales, who clearly knew howto point spar beating Daniel by a clear six points (notsuch a good start for our team).Lauren Snow (my daughter) gave a goodperformance in her spar but, sadly, lost to thecompetitor that would take the silver medal of theJunior Black Belt girls section.

September 11th and 12th 2010 saw the U.K.explode, as 39 countries from across the globeand 2200 competitors fight to take top honours atthe T.A.G.B. IX World Championships.U.K. groups the L.T.S.I. and the I.T.U.K. decidedto fully sponsor 30 members from their groups toensure that both groups would be represented andwould have a team in this prestigious event.On the day, representatives from the two groupswere Master Harry, 8th Degree, Chris Snow, 5thDegree, Trevor Charles, 5th Degree and JamesKumar, 4th Degree.The job of coach was put on Chris’ shoulders, butanyone could see this was going to be no easytask as 28 rings made the job virtually impossible!We arrived at 8am after being stuck in possibly thebiggest traffic jam ever. We got into the complexand there were thousands of cars and spectators,let alone competitors. Chris parked up and westruggled with the two boxes of printed hoodies.We got to the arena and Chris was looking forMaster Harry. This was the biggest event Chrishad ever attended and all could see the memberswere buzzing and ready to take part in what Chrissaid was a hard event.The opening ceremony was very overwhelmingindeed, as each country came into the arena to

T.A.G.B. WORLDS


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Jade Doran was on the mat and it was her thatwould skilfully beat her Welsh opponent, only tolose in the second round to a T.A.G.B. Englandjunior in what many say was an extremely closebout.Tobi Adio got onto the floor with a Polish fighter,only to be beaten. It was clear that the two punchrule that many I.T.F. groups endorse was not inplay here, as punches rained down on ourfighters, leaving some wondering why no penaltywas being issued. In some cases, upto nine punches were used toscore points and some boutswere won by punchers (or, asChris calls them, head hunters!).Frankie Adio had to call Chris toring 24, as it appeared he was inthe wrong division - after goingto the complaints table, he waspermitted to move to anotherdivision. However, two otherL.T.S.I. fighters were not solucky after they failed to meetthe correct heights and weights.I watched as Chris went fromring to ring trying to find the teammembers but, to be honest, it waslike trying to find a needle in a haystack.Jade Doran was requested to join a team and dosome tag sparring - after a little bit of gentlepersuasion, she agreed to enter into the tag team.The team won all bouts but lost in the final to avery formidable T.A.G.B. team - at the end of theday, they still managed to take a well worthy silvermedal which the L.T.S.I. can be very proud of.The day was drawing to an end, as spectators andcompetitors started to disappear.It was now time to see ben dale fight - Chris hadstated he is a very exciting fighter to watch (boysand their toys, getting excited about fighters!).

I could see over the other side of the arena as Ben wonhis first fight - Chris looked like the cat that got thecream! Ben won three bouts, losing in the final to a verytricky fighter that seemed to know how to counter fightand had great timing (or something like that - I thinkthat’s what Chris said!).On the Sunday, five adults attended the event but onlyone managed to win a medal - a silver medal in ladiesred belt sparring.One of the L.T.S.I.’s top guns Steven Townshend, 2nd

Degree, fought an alleged T.A.G.B.World Champion and all that saw

the bout stated it was possiblyone of the hardest he had foughtto date - one black eye, a split lipand a bruised ego later, he rangChris to tell him of his unluckybout. Like every good coach,Steven was told “At least youlost to the best in the business”,which I think made him happier.Darius was disqualified for hardcontact but, in fairness, he hasnot fought for 10 years.The event was a very busy one,

not like those I.T.F. events with300 to 400 attending which we have

been to over the years. We had travelled down thenight before and the accommodation was poor, to saythe least.Chris stated that to run an event like this one is animpossible task and that says something, consideringwe run two Nationals a year which normally attracts300 competitors.The team took 2 Gold, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze medals.We would like to thank all parents that travelled with thecompetitors, the coaches and, of course, thecompetitors as win or lose, they all took somethingaway from the event. Thanks also to the T.A.G.B. forthe invite. Film and pictures can be seen atwww.uk-ltsi.com.


Devastating Blows and Lethal Kicks– The Deadly Art of Tae Kwon Do

"Do not lose control even when provoked. If you do,you might hit out and that could be very dangerous.You could end up killing somebody," declared TaeKwon Do Instructor 3rd Dan Black Belt Daniel RussGurung. He was addressing his class of thirtystudents after the exercises were over for the day.Plainly, his words were directed towards those in thefirst row, which included me. "And then, you might betaken to jail for the next 20 years of your life," headded, determined to make his message loud andclear.Instructor Daniel was not kidding. He spoke with theutmost seriousness. I guess he must have thought ithis responsibility to do so. The reason for his gravewords now was because five of us had become RedBelts, perhaps the most dangerous phase in a TaeKwon Do practitioner's life. It is the time when astudent is at the peak of his powers. It is the timewhen his punches are lethal, his kicks devastating,his ridge hand strikes deadly, and his blocks, asparalyzing as his attacks. At the Red Belt stage, thestudent is well armoured both physically and mentally- this armour fortified further by the confidence builtup through long hours of strenuous and disciplinedexercises over the past three years. His every stepnow will be directed with single minded devotiontowards the fulfillment of the deep and yearning desireto earn the ultimate accolade – the coveted Black Belt.

Art First, Sport LaterThere are tens of thousands of Black Belts aroundthe world today as there must be hundreds in Nepalbut just like in any other sphere of activity, not all areequal.

A Black Belt usually entitles you to be aninstructor, and that is what many do, but again,not all instructors are equal. I was fortunate tohave had a man like Daniel Russ Gurung as myteacher for three years. He epitomized the truemartial artist. The true martial artist? Well yes, asopposed to those who practice the art not as anart but, more as a sport. Now one may well ask,what has this got to do with making Tae Kwon Dointo less of an art? It is simple, once this Koreanmartial art became an Olympic sport some yearsago (in 2000) it began to be viewed as a means toenhance countries' prestige by winning moremedals. Thus, gradually, the art began to betaught less as an art form and as more of asporting activity, with training methods gearedtowards scoring valid points and avoiding beinghit and thus losing points. One can compare TaeKwon Do's passage through time with ourschools' one point program - that is, to enhanceschools' reputations by their students doing well inthe School Leaving Exams. There are many whodecry that education has become less of awholesome one and more of an exam relatedone. Similarly, Tae Kwon Do, a martial art, hasnow become less of an exotic art and more of apotentially medal winning sport.Thank God, when I was practising Tae Kwon Do,it wasn't an Olympic sport yet. As we understoodit then, it was an art that had to be learnedthrough sincere dedication and deep desire. Manymight not know about Daniel Russ Gurung, butalmost everybody knows about Bruce Lee, JackieChan and Jet Lee. They too are true martialartists, although of martial forms other than TaeKwon Do. Bruce Lee was the uncontested idol ofalmost every practising martial artist then. Hismoves were sure and deadly and the cameraassisted in making them still more dramatic. Hisfilm, ‘Enter the Dragon' was an inspirational filmfor people like us. But, even without Bruce Leeand his dramatics, for me personally, being taughtby a man like Daniel Russ Gurung was enoughmotivation. And the rigid discipline he endowed uswith through his consistent exhortations in class,was the foundation on which our own strengthwas built upon. Discipline that was manifested notonly in our external behavior but also inside ofourselves as well. Finding the balance betweenour strength and our limitations was an ongoingstruggle and discipline allowed us to accept whatcould not be done and discipline pushed us toexplore the limits of our abilities.


By Amar B Shrestha

A Way of life"Always be humble. Humility is a prerogative of thestrong," Instructor Daniel used to lecture us often."The more powerful you become, the humbler youmust be." Such constant discourses served toembed deep into our minds, the great virtue ofhumility and certainly, there have been many,many times in life's journey when it has served mewell. Discipline, humility, self restraint, andchivalrous behavior were the bywords we lived by.Camaraderie was a given amongst us.Confidence was evident in the way we walked,the way we behaved and the way we conductedourselves generally. It would not be anexaggeration to say that in those days, we whopracticed Tae Kwon Do with utmost dedicationhad an aura around us. This aura a blessing ofthe art we practiced, and an art that actuallybecame a way of life with us.

"Tae Kwon Do is not something that you can learnjust by attending two hour classes each day,"Instructor Daniel used to say. "Tae Kwon Do mustbe a way of life with you and on your minds everyminute and every second of your life. Tae KwonDo must be there with you when you eat, whenyou study, when you sleep. Be always aware thatyou are first and foremost a practitioner of TaeKwon Do before anything else." And, yes, TaeKwon Do did pervade every aspect of our livesand its high values made us sharper in mind andsurer in our actions thus helping us to be better atwhatever we were doing at the moment."Wherever and whenever you meet another TaeKwon Do practitioner, remember that the juniormust bow first and the senior must reciprocatesimilarly," he used to tell us. "It is not the personyou are showing respect to by bowing. You aredemonstrating respect to Tae Kwon Do by doingso." Such was our art, such were our principles.

Our classes always began and ended with a fewminutes of meditation. We knelt with our openspalms lying face down on our thighs. There wouldbe absolute silence as each of us tried to emptyour minds of the events of the day so as to leavea blank slate for what was to be learnt in the nexttwo hours. Then we got up as one and at theinstructor's command began our warm upexercises in as perfect synchronization aspossible. At first it is easy going, more of alimbering and stretching routine, not much ofstrenuous effort required. This was followed by theexercises for the legs and was more arduous. InKorean, tae means ‘to strike or break with foot';kwon means ‘to strike or break with fist'; and domeans ‘way' or ‘method'. Actually, Tae Kwon Do isrenowned for its kicking techniques - front kicks,side kicks, roundhouse kicks, spinning kicks,hammer kicks, flying kicks, spinning flying kicks,etc. etc. Therefore, leg exercises, which includestretching, are pretty detailed and exhausting. "Youmust be able to eat using your feet, and wipe yourbehind with them," Instructor Daniel was fond ofjoking.

Kicking Away To Glory

Our kicking routines were the toughest of alland required immense determination andperseverance. Kicking well did not mean onlypower, it meant speed and balance in equalmeasure. In time, I myself found myself socomfortable with my legs that neither highheels nor slippery surfaces could hamper mefrom delivering high kicks again and again,swiftly and with great power. Perfect balancewas what gave me the confidence to delivereven high spinning kicks repeatedly on anysurface and any time I wished to. To attain theneeded flexibility to execute high kicks, ourtraining included a lot of stretching work outs. Itmust be mentioned here that not everyone isendowed with similar suppleness, thus, somecan stretch out their legs perfectly in ahorizontal line, while there are those that havedifficulty in even achieving a respectable levelof horizontality while stretching. In any case,the regular work outs, mostly done in pairs sothat one could push down and assist in thestretching, does always succeed in makingeven those less flexible, more agile. Besidesflexibility, in Tae Kwon Do, every attackingmove is accomplished as speedily as possibleso that one is ready to repeat the attack againimmediately. Every attacking move is donewith the knowledge that one is also vulnerableto a counterattack during the move, so theemphasis is on great speed. Our flying andflying spinning kicks were the highlights of ourdemonstrations which we gave regularly toacquaint the public with our art. We flew highover eight stooped bodies and smashed twoinch planks with the edge of our feet,sometimes spinning our bodies spectacularlyin mid flight.


Tae Kwon Do kicks are devastating."Remember that your legs are at muchheavier than your arms and longer too," ourinstructor used to say. "So, if you can gaincontrol over them, and learn to use them astaught, you are at a very great advantage overany opponent. You can strike from afar andthe opponent has less capacity to retaliate," Atthe 6th World Tae Kwon Do Championshipsin Denmark I watched a fight between aKorean and a Saudi Arabian. The latter was allfire and brimstone and leapt to and frodelivering exploratory kicks constantly. TheKorean, with his hooded eyes andexpressionless face, moved back and asideeffortlessly without throwing a single kick.Then, ‘Wham', as the Saudi was deliveringmaybe the 10th of his kicks, this, aroundhouse to the face, the Korean executesa spinning kick with such grace and precisionthat it leaves one breathless. The Saudi fallsto the ground like a felled log. The heel of theKorean has smashed into his left eye socketwith great velocity. His eye is already blackand blue and beginning to swell. He is takenaway on a stretcher, out cold. A perfectexample of the perfect Tae Kwon Do kick – alethal combination of speed, power, precisionand balance.

The Martial Art of Tae Kwon Do

After leg and kickingexercises we began on ourhand routines. We punchedagain and again, our fiststwisting their way fast andpowerfully from our waists,accelerating through the airand landing at imaginarypoints denoting the faceand the mid section. Dayafter day, we learnt to hit atthe same place again andagain and our speed andpower increased greatlywith time. Punching well didnot mean only power, italso meant precision andplacement. We learnt aboutthe most vulnerable pointsof the face and the bodyand practiced repeatedly to

make sure that our puncheslanded at the right spots all

the time. Tae Kwon Do is an artin which every blow or kick or

chop is deadly, delivered withimmense velocity and power. Thus, muchenergy is expended, so that one strives to beprecise with every blow or kick. The logic issimple - a single Tae Kwon Do kick or punchmust be deadly enough to put the opponentout of action. And, since the punches are sostrong, it is necessary to make sure that onedoes not injure one's hands through the law of‘every action has an equal and oppositereaction'. For example, try hitting a brick wallwith your fist and you will see that the harderyou hit, the more you hurt.

So, we did things to make our hands intotough weapons. We learned to make theperfect fist - the four fingers curled tightlyinto the palm with the thumb placed astightly over them. No loose ends. At first,the fingers dug into our palms and it hurt.Gradually one could notice the presenceof calluses on the palm where the fingertips dug in and it hurt less and less beforedisappearing with time. When wepunched, the blows twisted their way in avery straight line (the fastest way to reachsomewhere is by going in a straight line,and as for the twisting, think of how abullet travels through the barrel of a gun).At the full stretch of the arms, the flat of theback of the fist along the knuckle head


was always in perfect alignment with the wrist,so that no matter how hard the surface whereour punch landed, the tight fist and the perfectalignment ensured that our hands were nothurt even when the punch was executed withfull intensity. And this was how it wassupposed to be in the art of Tae Kwon Do.Every blow had to be destructive, that waswhat we were training for.

Fists of FuryAnd, oh yes, when we hit, we hit with the firsttwo knuckles of the fist (this guaranteedprecision and besides, if you hit using asmaller surface area there is more power). Forexample, a lance tip will penetrate skin, muscle

and bone, a flat tip will not. Within a fewmonths of starting training, our first twoknuckles were usually callused if not bleedingstill. This was due to the countless knuckle push

ups we did in class every day as well as eachnight before sleeping and in the morning afterawakening. At first there was much bleeding,then shedding of skin, then bleeding againand again, until finally, extremely toughcalluses were formed on our knuckles. Theeffects of the knuckle push ups were furthersupplemented by punching the hard gym bagroutinely. The time came when our fists hadbecome mighty weapons of destruction andwe could punch through two-inch thick plankswith ease.

How destructive our fists and our punches hadbecome became clear to me once when I wasstill a Green Belt. A fight broke out in arestaurant I was in at one time. A gang ofsome ten rowdies had taken offence tosomething the waiter had said or done andthey had surrounded and started to thrash thelife out of the poor fellow.

I intervened and to set things right quickly,threw two controlled punches at two ofthem which had them kissing the walls.Then they came for me. I hit the one whoseemed most threatening with a full

intensity punch to the face. I don't know,but the way I executed that punch must

have been really impressive becausethey all froze as one. I don't know

exactly how I looked throwing thatpunch because it was a completely

reflexive action, but besides being obviouslyan impressive performance, it was totallydevastating. The guy I hit was unconsciouswhile still on his feet and he fell backwardslike a felled tree. The next thing I knew, therest of them had all left the scene. Nobodywants to be hit like that I guess. Someonelater told me that the poor fellow's face hadswollen up to double its size. I had punchedhim where I was trained to do - right at thejunction between his mouth and his nose, avery delicate spot if you ask me.

Besides the punch and the kicks, we weretrained to toughen up our ridge hands which weused for chopping to the neck, the bridge of thenose, and other soft parts of the body. We didthis by constantly hitting a hard surface with theedge of our hands and against each otherregularly, so that in time, we could break brickswith them without any discomfort. We also usedthe edge of the hand on the thumb side(opposite ridge hand) and these too were madetough with similar exercises. I have used thisside of the hand to break piles of hard tiles atmany demonstrations. By and by, our wholehands had become deadly weapons - includingour fingers. The one thing I remember about myfirst interview for a job later on in life was when Iwas signing some papers and the intervieweeremarked, "You have got very strong fingers". Ididn't tell him that those fingers had slicedthrough one and a half inch planks on manyoccasions. How did our fingers becomeweapons? Simple - we did finger push ups andhit the punching bag with our finger tips duringtraining. First we used all fingers for push ups,then gradually three, then two, then one, andfinally, only the thumbs. Gruelling? You bet itwas.


Close CombatTae Kwon Do also teaches one the art of close combat, meaning if someone grabs you, then you knowwhat to do. And it is not as one would usually expect, that one just frees oneself from the opponent's grip.No, in Tae Kwon Do, close combat means using the other's grappling actions to your advantage byresponding in such a way as to immobilize him, or more often, break a few of his bones. For instance, ifsomeone grabs you by the throat with two hands, what a Tae kwon Do practitioner does is this : he takeshold of one of his opponent's hands and twists it outwards with the thumb firmly in his grip. The twistingmovement outwards breaks the attacker's elbow joint and all the while,because you have a firm hold on his thumb joint, he is totally in yourcontrol. Needless to say, the grip on your throat has already beenbroken because an attacker cannot squeeze your throat withone hand only. This is just an example of our close combattactics, there are many, foe instance what if he grabsyou from behind, or across your body, or your hand,or your lapels, your hair, and so on. Suffice it to say thatwoe will befall those who try to grapple with a welltrained Tae Kwon Do practitioner.Close combat does not exactly comprise of defensivetechniques in Tae Kwon Do. Similarly, our blockingtechniques were also really not completely of a defensivenature. Our blocks were conducted with the intention todiscourage any more attacks. Thus, if someone threw a punch atyou, you did not step back to retreat. You stepped back sideways(the side stance with the front leg slightly cocked and most of the body weighton the back foot) and your hands move up from their position at the waist in a fast movement so that theedge of the blocking hand hits the inside of the opponent's attacking hand's wrist with speed and power.The effect is numbing, to the attacker that is. Painful too, because what you have hit is one of the slenderbones, probably with a nerve running along it. So, the numbness. Another move to decapitate the attackerwas to move sideways in a horse riding stance, use both hand edges to strike his stretched arm, one edgehitting the wrist and the other the elbow. The former has a similar effect as described above, and the lattermovement can dislocate the elbow joint. Tae Kwon Do is not really what one would say, an art for selfdefense, as martial arts are usually referred to. Perhaps one could justify it as one by taking recourse to theage old principle that says, ‘a good offense is the best defense'.Balance, Focus and ConcentrationAnd now, we come to one of the most importantaspects of Tae Kwon Do - that to do withconcentration. Our meditations at the beginning andat the end of exercises of course were part of thetraining to develop concentration, but that was notthe only thing. Every move we made when trainingrequired concentration. Balance required one to betotally focused so that even when kicking very highand very fast the sole of our standing leg did notleave the ground even a quarter of an inch. Often itis the case that one is tempted to gain more powerby swivelling on a narrower point, which meanslifting the feet a little and turning on a heel. This is atemptation that we learnt to avoid through focus andconcentration. Concentration was needed to directour attacks to the most vulnerable parts of the bodyand in this, as well as in other moves such as whendelivering spinning kicks,

our minds were as sharp as were our eyes. We learnt to turnour heads very swiftly so that our eyes could pinpoint targetsand be aware of dangers instantaneously, and our mindscould already visualize the conclusion of our moves even asour legs or hands were on the way to deliver theirdevastating messages. Thus, our exercises laid a good dealof emphasis on neck exercises too as well as on flexibility.And concentration at all times.

Whatever it may be referred to as, one should be clear onone aspect of Tae Kwon Do - it is first and foremost as goodan art form as any. And the various ‘patterns' (pumsae) wepracticed every day is an additional factor to reinforce thisfact. We had to practice them day after day until the timecame when all thirty of us moved as one. Each blow, eachkick and each block had to be executed with power, speed,precision and control. Our stances at all times would have tobe perfect, whether it was the front stance, the back stance,the horse riding stance, etc. Balance was the key for correctaction and agility, the foundation for spectacular moves.

Final Words: All that is now left to be said is that Tae Kwon Do is a wonderful martial art, in that it gives you humility born out ofconfidence (an aura if you are really devoted), agility, swiftness and grace. Tae Kwon Do is equally, a deadly art; in that it gives youstrength, power, lethality and makes you a dangerous man to be up against with. All this, a Tae Kwon Do practitioner can hope to gainif he practices it with dedication and perseverance. Nevertheless, with the passage of time, there have been changes that have notbeen all for the good, at least in my view. For instance, training sessions nowadays are more focused towards only winning points incompetitions and since kicks get most of the points and not so punches, less attention is paid to the hand techniques. How farreaching such changes have been can be best illustrated by an incident at a friend's wedding party some years ago. He was a Taekwon Do instructor and so there were many practitioners at the party. I was one of them. I sat with a couple of them; they hadrepresented the country many times. They were good. One of them looked at my hands and referring to my still callused knuckles,commented, "Sir, are those to scare people or what?" I, in return, looked at his hands. They were as soft and smooth as a woman's.Page 12© Copyright Original-ITF 2010

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Grand Master Charles Sereff IX DanCertificate USA-9-1 pioneer taekwon-do in the U.S.A.

Tae Kwon Do Master Charles Sereff was born in 1933 in Denver. He begantraining in Moo Duk Kwan in 1961 under Robert Thompson and received his

black belt in 1963. That same year, he opened a small store-front dojang,which was the first Korean style school in the Denver area. In 1965, he brought

Tae Kwon Do instructor Moon Ku Baek from Korea to Denver to teach for him,and it was then that he became associated with General Choi Hong Hi, the

founder of Tae Kwon Do and his International Tae Kwon Do Federation (ITF). In themeantime, Sereff began to establish Tae Kwon Do clubs at the U.S. Airforce

Academy, the Denver YMCA, and at various recreation centers as well as at majorcolleges in Colorado and Wyoming. In 1974, at the request of General Choi, Sereff

helped form the United States Tae Kwon Do Federation (USTF). The Federation todayconsists of 11 regional directors, and 35 State directors from Florida to California. There

are members in Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand and New Guinea. Sereff, who waselected president in 1979, still retains that position. The USTF has an executivecommittee made up of 23 Master Instructors. General Choi also created acomprehensive grading system, which is graded as follows: 4th, 5th and 6th degreeblack belts are classified as Inter-National Instructors. 7th and 8th degree are MasterInstructors. 9th Degrees are Grand Master. Over the years Sereff has spent an enormousamount of time travelling world wide promoting General Choi's Tae Kwon Do, but he stillfound time to coach the U.S. team to victories at the ITF World Championships in Montrealin 1975 and in Athens in 1982. At the ITF World Championships held in Malaysia in 1994,Sereff was appointed Vice President of the International Tae Kwon Do Federation. Sereffpromotes an annual Tae Kwon Do summer camp in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.The camp, which began as a small event held in a small YMCA campground, today drawsmore than 400 people from over 30 states and from countries such as Scotland,Columbia, Jamaica, New Zealand, Germany, Canada, Mexico, and New Guinea. Sereff,who was the first non-Asian to be classified as an international instructor by theInternational Tae Kwon Do Federation, oversees an organization of thousands of students.In his 40 years of teaching he has graded over 8,000 black belts. He is currently living inColorado and still teaches red and black belts on a regular basis, while continuing topromote traditional Tae Kwon Do world wide. In 1997 he was promoted to 9th dan in TaeKwon Do. 1963 1st Degree Black Belt Tang Soo Do 1965 2nd Degree Black Belt TangSoo Do 1967 3rd Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do 1969 1st Degree Black Belt KoreanHap Ki Do 1970 4th Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do 1st non-Korean to be promoted toInternational Instructor International Instructors School in Montreal, Canada 1974 5thDegree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do 1978 6th Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do 1983 7thDegree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do 1st non-Korean to be promoted to the rank of MasterInstructor 1989 8th Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do 1997 9th Degree Black Belt TaeKwon Do Instructor’s Record: 1962 1st School for Korean Self Defense in the State ofColorado 1967-1975 Instructor at Denver University Metro College, ColoradoUniversity Denver Center and Colorado Academy 1969-1971 Instructor for UnitedStates Air Force Academy 1969-1971 Instructor for Police Self Defense, Arvada, CO.1974 Coach of USA Team, World Championships, Montreal, Canada 1978 Coachof USA Team, World Championships, Oklahoma, USA Team Placed 3rd overall,Host of these Championships. 1980 Promoted over 6,000 Black Belts sincebecoming Instructor. 2004 Promoted his 10,000th 1st Degree Black Belt. 2004Promoted his 3,000th senior black belt. Up to and including three 8th Degree

Black Belts. Grand Master Charles Sereff and two of his black belts, JimSmith and Bob Johnson have recently formed a partnership to launch

their own production company; Vital Spot. Grand Master Sereff and VitalSpot will be producing a brand new line of sparring gear available to

the martial arts and self defense industry with an anticipatedproduction date of January 2006. Grand Master Sereff currently

resides with his wife Kim in Broomfield, Colorado. His school,Sereff Tae Kwon Do, is also located in the Denver suburb.

Tae Kwon Do Grand Masters past & presentEvery issue, we will bring you information onTae Kwon Do’s Grand Masters from pastarchives. This month, we have covered GrandMaster Charles. E. Sereff

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During last August, la Asociación Nacional deTaekwon-Do de Puerto Rico received theaccreditation from the Department ofRecreation and Sports in Puerto Rico. OnSeptember 12 more than 50 black belts werepresented at the facilities of the DRS toparticipate in the 3rd Technical Workshop ofthe ANT. This series of workshops are part of atraining program for instructors, coaches andcompetitors, which seek to standardize thetechnique of all practitioners of the island. TheWorkshop was conducted by the InternationalInstructors, Ramón Carbonell, Gato-Gato andAlbert Camacho.

Before starting with the patterns, Mr. Gatoexplained the relationship between personaldefense and patterns and spoke to them aboutthe importance of physical and mental trainingof Taekwon-Do. During training, instructorsCarbonell and Camacho explained the variousapplications of fundamental movements. Afterthat headed maneuvers in which participantshad the opportunity to practice the applicationof various defense and attack techniques usedin the patterns.

Both participants and organizers were verypleased with the activity. It was a greatopportunity to expand, reinforce knowledgeand to share in the true spirit of Taekwon-Do.

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On Saturday and Sunday 11-12 September F.I.TAE(Italian Taekwon-Do Federation) held its annual 4th-7th degree National Technical seminar conducted byGM Willem Jacob Bos 9th degree FITAE's TechnicalDirector with a participation of 45 InternationalInstructors and five 7th degree Masters. Riccione isthe place where most of FITAE's activities find placeand its well know to many ITF members regardingorganized events like the 2006 World JuniorChampionships, 2008 IIC, 2 EuropeanChampionships and many other events like the ItalianOpen.On April 29, 20 May 1st 2011 FITAE shall organizethe IIC in this lovely place together with its AnnualSummercamp for coloured belts and black belts.Stefano MinottiSecretary General FITAE

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The three 9-th degree Grandmasters: Hector Marano,Pablo Trajtenberg and Willem Jacob Bos did anunforgettable great job during the Hungarian InternationalInstructor Course. The Grandmasters superior technicalskill – mixed with their tiredless and highly impressiveteaching method was really amazed everyone! Allparticipants could complete the Course with their technicalskills and overall TKD knowledge highly improved. As Iwrote earlier in my IIC Invitation letter: “The greatInternational experience of the ITF Technical Committeewill allow us to expand our Taekwon-do knowledge to thehighest level. This is an opportunity we should all take apart of and which should be an absolute must for all trueTaekwon-do practitioners worldwide”…

On the last day of Seminar was grading, where altogether18 candidates applied for higher black belts. The gradingrequirements was challenging and set the highestinternational standard for all applicants. Though theirtechnical preparation was quite good, finally only 15persons out of the 18 candidates could pass succesfullythe examination.

With a great pleasure and enthusiasm both in the name ofthe IIC participants and in the name of the Hungarian TKDFederation I would like to express my sincerely andwarmheartly thanks to the ITF Technical Committee. ThankYou very very much Grandmasters!

Master Harmat László VIII. Dan

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Dear Taekwon-do practitioners, Dear friends in Taekwon-do worldwide!

The Hungarian ITF Taekwon-do Federation had the unique opportunity toarrange and host the 55-th International Instructor Course, held in Budapest –Hungary, the 3-5-th September 2010.

Our IIC became an absolute success. Alltogether 160 black belts (many ofthem 4-5-6-th Dan Instructors) from 18 different countries registered andparticipated on the Course including two 8-th degree and five 7-th degreeMasters standing in the line. Youngest participant of the event was the 13 yearsextreme talented and skilled 1-st Dan black belt Timothy Bos from Italy (son ofour world famous Grandmaster Wim Bos). Oldest participant of the event wasthe 65 years 4-th Dan Swedish-Hungarian Instructor Georg Hartner.

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GM Marano correcting parallel blockto Master Loboda


the Korean traditional martial arts were taught as one teacher toonly one student throughout the teacher's life. During theJapanese occupation, students were forced into training insecret.

During the Japanese occupation of Korea (1910-1945), assymbols of the Japanese way of life in Korea began to openschools of Karate-Do, Ju-Do, Ken-Do. As the Japanese moveddeeper into the continent, Karate was adopted and practicedfrom the philosophical perspective that reflected the traditionalKorean martial arts such as Taekkyeon and Soo Bahk as well astraditional Chinese martial arts studied by Koreans in Manchuriaand China.

Around the time of the liberation of Korea in 1945, five martialarts schools (kwans) were formed by men who were primarilytrained in some form of Karate, but also had exposure toTaekkyeon and Kung Fu. The five prominent kwans (andrespective founders) were: Chung Do Kwan (Lee Won Kuk), JiDo Kwan (Chun Sang Sup), Chang Moo Kwan (Yoon Byung In),Moo Duk Kwan (Hwang Kee), and Song Moo Kwan (Roh ByungJick). These schools taught what most Americans know as"Korean Karate."

The origin of Tang Soo Do can not be definitively traced to anysingle person. Lee Won Kuk was one of the first instructors ofTang Soo Do in Korea. Lee Won Kuk had an established dojangin Korea during the Japanese occupation of Korea. This schoolwas called the Chung Do Kwan, or "Blue Wave School". LeeWon Kuk received Dan ranking from Funakoshi Gichin in Japanand have studied Taekkyeon on the street An Gup Dong inSeoul, Korea and Kung Fu in Henan and Shanghai, China.

On May 25, 1953 representatives of the five original kwans(Chung Do Kwan, Song Moo Kwan, Ji Do Kwan, Chang MooKwan and Moo Duk Kwan) met in Pusan and formed the KoreaTang Soo Do Association.

Around 1953, shortly after the Korean War, four more annexkwans formed. These 2nd generation kwans and their principlefounders were: Oh Do Kwan (Choi Hong Hi and Nam Tae Hi),Han Moo Kwan (Lee Kyo Yoon), Kang Duk Kwan (Park ChulHee and Hong Jong Pyo) and Jung Do Kwan (Lee Young Woo).In 1955, these arts, at that time called various names by thedifferent schools, were ordered to unify by South Korea'sPresident Syngman Rhee. A governmental body selected anaming committee's submission of "Taekwon-Do" as the name.Both Sun Duk Song and Choi Hong Hi claim to have submittedthe name.

Tang Soo Do continues to expand and flourish under numerousfederations and organizations. It can be argued that Tang SooDo is one of the most widely practiced martial arts in the UnitedStates, although no official census of martial arts practitionersexists. Due to political in-fighting and splintering, Tang Soo Do isnot as unified as Tae Kwon Do.

Tang Soo Do is the Korean pronunciation of the Chinesecharacters. Tang Soo Do literally means "Chinese hand way".The same characters are pronounced Karate-Do in Japanese.The first character (which initially referred to China) was laterchanged by Funakoshi Gichin, to mean "empty" rather than"China", the same characters are pronounced Kong Soo Do inKorean.

Most schools of Tang Soo Do use the transcription "Tang SooDo". Under the Korean government's Revised RomanizationSystem (officially adopted in July 2007) the martial art's namewould be rendered "Dang Su Do".

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Tang Soo Dois a traditionalKorean martialart.

(One of the the roots to Tae Kwon Do)The history of Korean martial arts development can betraced back to the period when Korea was divided intothree kingdoms: Silla, Baekje and Koguryeo.

Koguryeo was founded in 37 BC in northern Korea. TheSilla Dynasty was founded in 57 BC in the southeastpeninsula. The third kingdom, Baekje (sometimes written"Paekche") was founded in 18 BC.

Finally, after a long series of wars, the Silla Dynastyunited the three kingdoms in 668 AD. During this period,the primitive martial arts (including an art known as SooBakh) were very popular as a method of self-defense inwarfare. This is evident in the many mural paintings,ruins, and remains, which depict Taekkyeon in thosedays. Among the three kingdoms, the Silla Dynasty wasmost famous for its development of martial arts. A corpscomposed of a group of young aristocrats who werecalled "Hwa Rang Dan" (or "Hwa Rang Do") was themajor force behind the development of the art. Thesewarriors were instrumental in unifying the Koreanpeninsula under the new Silla Dynasty (668 AD - 935AD). Many of the early leaders of that dynasty wereoriginally members of the Hwa Rang Dan. Most Koreanmartial arts trace their spiritual and technical heritage tothis group. In fact, the names of some martial arts suchas Hwa Soo Do still reflect this origination.

The united Silla Kingdom was ultimately overthrown by awarlord, Wang Kun, in 918 AD. The new kingdom,Koryeo, lasted for 475 years (918 AD - 1392 AD). Duringthe Wang Dynasty, members of the "Hwa Rang Dan"became instead "Gook Sun Dul" or "Poong Wal Dul",where "Dul" is simply the Korean plural form. The title"Gook Sun" or "Poong Wal" was equivalent to modernarmy general; each could command several hundreds toseveral thousands private armies to protect the countryand the region. This system is claimed to be lateradapted by the Japanese and became the Samuraisystem, but no evidence exists. In 1392, the Yi Dynastysucceeded the Koryeo kingdom. The Yi Dynastyremained intact for 500 years. During the 1000 yearperiod of the Koryeo Kingdom and the Yi Dynasty, whatwe today know as Taekkyeon was increasingly popularwith the military.

More importantly however, the art also became verypopular with the general public. During this period,Taekkyeon was referred to as Kwon Bop, Tae Kyun, SooBahk and other names. The first complete martial artsbook was written at this time, the "Mooyae Tobo Tongji".

It was written in 1790 and its illustrations show thatTaekkyeon had developed into a very sophisticated art ofcombat.

Although it was popular among the public, it waseventually banned by the Yi Dynasty due to fear ofrebels. Therefore,


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I was surfing a web site recently and reading about aBritish Tae Kwon Do championships hosted by a U.K.group. It was a good article about the weekends eventwhich I really enjoyed. It is very rare to go to an eventwhere all rings are matted and they also haveelectronic scoring systems on every ring.

It was a great article but, towards the end, the authortotally ruined it by bragging how his group got nearly800 competitors over the weekend and saying othersmake false claims about their events being the ones towin.

We all understand some U.K. groups have a goodfollowing (congratulations to them), but you practice aMartial Art and you all use the tenets and oath at everycourse and class, so why do you act like children inthe playground saying things like the above.

Tae Kwon Do is a bragging art, or this is the opinion Iam slowly forming! As a parent, I think some seniorsout there need to curb there childish behaviour and tryand get on with others from around the U.K. We takeour kids to a number of events per year and, to behonest, the smaller events tend to be the best. I, forone, am not impressed at senior Black Belts who haveto act like this.

In business, you have competitors - in Tae Kwon Do,you have the same! Competition is healthy, but statingyour event is the best is one thing - being negativeabout others who in my opinion are struggling at thistime goes totally against what you all claim to promote.

Please think before you type on your web sites,especially as the last bit of the article just ruined it inmy opinion (or at least it did for me).

A concerned parent.

A question of safety gearI visited the I.T.F.-C Tae Kwon Do Source website a few days back and a young lad askedabout the correct hand pads that must be wornat events across the U.K. I’d like to give someinput on this matter, as the problem is if you goto the smaller events or non I.T.F. Events, theyall stipulate different rules as the insurance willnot cover them.I know our original group initiated head guardswhen the Michael Watson incident happened,but over time I have seen that there are all typesof safety gear around now (especially on theinternet) but the confusion is what gear isallowed and what is not.I am aware that the B.T.C. rule is head guardsmust be worn at all U.K. events if there are nomats - however, our group states everyone hasto wear head guards, regardless of mats.I personally would like to see all associationsenforce head guards, as a knock to the head cancause so much trauma as witnessed in theMichael Watson and Nigel Benn fight.Regarding hand and feet pads, to my mind, theglove must be closed finger. Pads like ‘top ten’are the main choice by our clubs but they arepricey, so many of our Instructors use the‘discipline’ range from Bytomic.I also feel that everyone must wear shin pads -not just to protect them, but the opponent theyare sparring.We all practice Tae Kwon Do which is semicontact, but I.T.F. is hard contact especially atmain I.T.F. events such as the Europeans or theWorlds.Just my opinion - Steve Wetherby


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The basic gist of this question is: does a female karate /Martial Arts practitioner want their (male) training partnerto treat them as a woman first and a training partnersecond or just treat them as a training partner and forgetabout gender differences?Judging by Steve's blog post this is a question thatpuzzles men, they appear to find it hard to interpretwomen's responses to training with them and thereforefind it difficult to pitch how firmly they can applytechniques.It seems that women's experiences of training with menvaries greatly between clubs. Both Michele and fellowblogger felicia have trained regularly with male partners.In my club the women rarely ever train with men (for ipponkumite or goshin waza), despite there being very few ofus. Does this put me at a disadvantage? Yes and No!Yes, because I rarely get to train with the gender that ismore likely to attack me so I don't know if I can maketechniques work against them. No, because womenunderstand each others psychology better and can oftenwork sensitively and intelligently together. However, mostwomen I have trained with are just not robust enough forme to train hard with and so I have to hold back a lot.There are only 3 adult women in my class (plus a fewteenage girls). Out of the other two women I prefer totrain with the black belt. Though she is much bigger thanme (this size differential creates its own problemsregardless of gender), she is fairly robust and strong. Shealso acts as my own personal 'sensei', guiding methrough techniques and thus I learn a lot from her. Theother woman, though she is the same kyu grade as me, isa lot less confident and robust so I can basically only'walk through' techniques with her. I am not able todemonstrate what I am capable of when I train with her.On Wednesday I had the opportunity to discuss this issueof training partners with my instructor. I am coming up tomy 1st kyu grading very soon would obviously like to puton a good 'display' of ippon kumite and goshin waza. Todo this I need a suitable partner - one that will let meapply techniques fully and is able to be thrown.

I requested having my husband as my partner in thegrading (even if he has a man as his partner when hedemonstrates his ippon techniques). My instructor wasfine with this idea and allowed us to train together in lastnights session. We then demonstrated the full range ofour techniques to him in a 'no holds barred' sort of way toshow that I am robust enough to handle the throws, locks,strikes and take downs.

My husband makes an excellent training partner for me.He definitely treats me as a training partner first andfemale second. He knows that I need to be able to showthat I can do this stuff in an assertive, confident waybut also that I can 'take it' from him in an equallyuncompromising way. I think we put on a reasonablyimpressive display. I certainly enjoyed it and felt veryenergised by the experience.

I do not have a problem training with other women. Ienjoy training with my black belt partner and learn a lotfrom her. I don't mind training with my less confidentbrown belt colleague as it is an opportunity to try andbuild her confidence by encouraging her to do thetechniques on me a little more firmly. However, I wouldlike some more robust partners occasionally and for methat would mean training with the men. In this situation Iwould like male partners to treat me as a training partnerfirst, taking into consideration age, size, strength andgrade differences - gender would not be important if theydid that.

But why are some women more fragile and lackingconfidence that others? How can we help them? I havediscussed in previous posts some of the genderdifferences that may affect training: Women in martialarts and Women's self defence - is it just an illusion.

I think that many women suffer from the 'fear factor'when they start learning a martial art: Fear of gettinghurt or fear hurting someone. I was no exception when Istarted but it all started to change for me about a yearago. Two things happened that helped me overcome myfear and toughen up a little. Learning to breakfallproperly had an enormous influence on me - myconfidence soared once I realised it didn't have to hurtwhen I fell over! The second thing happened at mykobudo club. I was lined up with the jujitsukas toparticipate in a round of hip throws. I was still wearing awhite belt at this club so Sensei warned the others not tothrow me too hard. When it was my turn to be thrown bya 2nd dan (male) he seemed to forget my white beltstatus and threw me so hard I nearly bounced! Imanaged to breakfall, so I wasn't hurt but it winded meand shook me up a little - I wasn't expecting it! The guyinvolved got reprimanded by the Sensei.

Reflecting on the experience later I realised that he hadactually done me a favour. If I could tolerate beingslammed down that hard and not get hurt then what wasI worrying about? It was a bit like being thrown into thedeep end to learn to swim - you either sink or swim. Idecided to swim. I've never really looked back since thenand my confidence with throwing and being thrown hasjust grown and grown.

I'm not advocating that other women should submit to asink or swim policy but I think every woman needs tothink about what it is they are fearful of and look forsolutions within themselves as to how they mayovercome training fears and thus be able to thrive in theirmartial art and be a good training partner for others.Once they have achieved that it shouldn't matter whetherthey train with a male or female partner - their ability tobe a good training partner will take precedence over anygender issues.

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TOI -GYEMovements – 37 Ready Posture - CLOSED READY STANCE B1. Move the left foot to B forming a right L-stance toward B while executing a middle block to B with the left innerforearm.

2. Execute a low thrust to B with the right upset finger tip while forming a left walking stance toward B, slippingthe left foot to B.

3. Bring the left foot to the right foot to form a closed stance toward D while executing a side back strike to Cwith the right back fist, extending the left arm to the side downward. Perform in slow motion.

4. Move the right foot to A forming a left L-stance toward A while executing a middle block to A with the rightinner forearm.

5. Execute a low thrust to A with the left upset finger tip while forming a right walking stance toward A, slippingthe right foot to A.

6. Bring the right foot to the left foot to form a closed stance toward D while executing a side back strike to Cwith the left back fist, extending the right arm to the side downward. Perform in slow motion.7. Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a pressing block with an X-fist.

8. Execute a high vertical punch to D with a twin fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward D. Perform 7and 8 in a continuous motion.9. Execute a middle front snap kick to D with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 8.

10. Lower the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D withthe right fist.11. Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward D.

12. Bring the left foot to the right foot forming a closed stance toward F while executing a twin side elbow thrust.Perform in slow motion.

13. Move the right foot to F in a stamping motion forming a sitting stance toward C while executing a W-shapeblock to C with the right outer forearm.

14. Move the left foot to F in a stamping motion turning clockwise to form a sitting stance toward D whileexecuting a W-shape block to D with the left outer forearm.

15. Move the left foot to E in a stamping motion turning clockwise to form a sitting stance toward C whileexecuting a W-shape block to C with the left outer forearm.

16. Move the right foot to E in a stamping motion turning counter clockwise to form a sitting stance toward Dwhile executing a W-shape block to D with the right outer forearm.

17. Move the left foot to E in a stamping motion turning clockwise to form a sitting stance toward C whileexecuting a W-shape block to C with the left outer forearm.

18. Move the left foot to F in a stamping motion turning clockwise to form a sitting stance toward D whileexecuting a W-shape block to D with the left outer forearm.

19. Bring the right foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to D forming a right L-stance toward D whileexecuting a low pushing block to D with the left double forearm.

20. Extend both hands upward as if to grab the opponent's head while forming a left walking stance toward D,slipping the left foot to D.21. Execute an upward kick with the right knee while pulling both hands downward.

22. Lower the right foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to C forming a right L-stance toward C whileexecuting a middle guarding block to C with a knife-hand.

23. Execute a low side front snap kick to C with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in22.

24. Lower the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a high thrust to C with the leftflat finger tip.25. Move the right foot to C forming a left L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block to C with aknife-hand.

26. Execute a low side front snap kick to C with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in25.

27. Lower the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a high thrust to C with theright flat finger tip.

28. Move the right foot to D forming a right L-stance toward C while executing a side back strike to D with theright back fist and a low block to C with the left forearm.29. Jump to C forming a right X-stance toward A while executing a pressing block with an X-fist.

30. Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a high block to C with theright double forearm.

31. Move the left foot to B forming a right L-stance toward B while executing a low guarding block to B with aknife-hand.

32. Execute a circular block to BD with the right inner forearm while forming a left walking stance toward B,slipping the left foot to B.


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THE 9TH JUNIOR & 4TH VETERAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPPRODUCES BRILLIANT SUCCESS

Over 650 participants from 53 countriesaround the world gathered in MinskBelarus, and displayed their skills andtalents during the above Championshipsheld on 21 - 29 August 2010.

These Championships had the supportand assistance of the Ministry of Sportsand Tourism of Belarus which helpedmake the Championship a greatsuccess.The participants were impressed andpleased with the clean and well ordered

of Minsk, the capital of Belarus, as well as

environment of Minsk, the capital ofBelarus, as well as the great facilitiesfor the competition, including theexcellent stadium.

There were very successful eventsduring the Championship including theTechnical & Umpire Seminar and the20th ITF Congress, and the detailedinformation is available on the ITFwebsite.

Warm Congratulations tothe Competitors, Umpires,Coaches and Volunteers.

THE 9TH JUNIOR & 4TH VETERAN WORLDS


Hearty Thanks to the Belarusian Government and Citizen of Minsk.

THE 17TH TAEKWON-DO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO TAKEPLACE IN PYONGYANG

In accordance with the decisionof the 18th ITF Congress held inTashkent, Uzbekistan in2008, the aboveChampionship will takeplace in Pyongyang, DPRKorea, the Motherland ofTKD, on 6 - 12 September2011.This fact is creating greatinterest, not only from theITF members but also fromnumerous Martial Artists aroundthe World.

The representative from DPRKconfirmed at the last Congress

held in Minsk that thisforthcoming Championshipswill be the best ever staged.Preparations for theseChampionships are fullysupported and backed bythe DPR Koreangovernment and Municipal

Authorities of Pyongyang City.

WELCOME TO PYONGYANG !Page 27© Copyright Original-ITF 2010

THE 10TH JUNIOR & 5TH VETERAN WORLDCHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULED IN SLOVAKIA

According to the decision of the 20th ITFCongress held in Minsk last August, theabove Championship will be held inKosice Slovakia, in August 2012.

Mr Ivan Kovanda, the President of SlovakiaITF Taekwon-Do Federation, visited the ITFHQ on September 13th, 2010, and sharedthe views and opinions to successfully hostthis event, and signed an Agreementbetween ITF and the hosting country,

1. Full Name2. Gender & Age3. Country of Birth4. Nationality according to Passport5. ITF Umpire “A” Certificate Number6. How many ITF World Championships he/she has umpired & name7. Endorsement from their respective NGBs

schedules and conditions laiddown by ITF.

His vision and plan for makingthis event successful andmemorable is pleasing, andhe will organize this historicalevent to the best of his ability.

We wish him every successin this arrangement.

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NOTICE FROM THE ITF UMPIRE COMMITTEE

The ITF Umpire Committeerequires all NGBs of ITF to submitup to 3 candidates from eachCountry, who are willing to beofficiating as Umpires at the nextWorld Championships to be heldin Pyongyang in 2011, to theUmpire Committee by 15th

October 2010.

The NGBs must submit detailsby the deadline, under nocircumstances will candidatesbe accepted after this date.

select 60 Umpires to run the competitions atthe next World Championship and inform allNGBs of selected persons, respectively, 6months before the Championship.

The NGBs are kindly requested to contactGrand Master Leong Wai Meng, the Chairmanof ITF Umpire Committee, at his email;[email protected] before thestated DEADLINE paying attention to theparticulars below;


OTHER MAJOR DECISIONS TAKEN AT THE ITF EBMEETING & CONGRESS HELD IN MINSK

Beside the above mentioned decisions,ITF has unanimously reached thefollowing decisions as well at its EBmeeting and Congress held in Minsk,Belarus, during the last Championship;

All participants in the future WorldChampionship must agree to the offersprovided by the Organizing Committee,including the hotel accommodation for thecompetitors to secure the smooth runningof the Championships, otherwise they will

be disqualified from attending thecompetition. From the next WorldChampionship Head Guards will becompulsory for Junior Competitors.

If accidents occur during the

competition which result in injury to acompetitor, the tournament doctor has 3minutes to diagnose the injury and decidewhether a competitor can continue. Thetournament doctor’s decision is final.

FOR THE FORMATION OF STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

All members have been made awarethat the ITF President appointedChairpersons of 12 sub committees(see the ITF Constitution Article 32)under ITF, according to the newlyapproved ITF Constitution, at the 20th

ITF Congress held in Minsk, Belarus.

These committees are of greatimportance to the ITF to ensure thesmooth running and operating of itsfunctions which the InternationalFederation depends on.

In order for these committees to be

successful and function correctly theyneed to appoint suitable candidateswith relevant qualifications.

Each NGB should submit candidatesfor relevant committees, includingtheir CVs and relevant qualifications toserve. The candidate does notnecessarily need to be a Taekwon-Dopractitioner or presently involved in anNGB. If they have relevantqualifications and enthusiasm to assistthese committees, they can benominated.

NEXT YEAR PLANS REQUIRED FROM NGBS

Next quarter starting 1st October is the last one in this year, and it is time for the ITFHQ to establish the New Year Calendars for 2011.

As normally, all NGBs are advised to forward your next year plans to the ITF HQ notlater than 30th November 2010. The due attention to this matter is greatly appreciated.


HOWS YOURKNOWLEDGE?


ACROSS

1. Every school must have one

3. Those that are taught

5. Person who teaches the class

6. Place to train in

8. Used for jumping kicks

9. Often found on uniforms

10. All students wear these

DOWN

1. Used for destruction

2. Used for powerful side and back kicks

3. Bigger schools have these

4. Used for hand combinations

7. Hung at front of class

ACROSS

1. Breaker stand

3. Student

5. Instructor

6. Hall

8. Paddles

9. Badge

10. Uniforms

DOWN

1. Break boards

2. Kick shields

3. Mats

4. Focus pads

7. Flag

E V E N T S21st Nov 2010

2010 6th TaekwonKidsand 5th TK-1 Tournament

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U.K.-L.T.S.I. 5th Invitationals2010

October 17thMarlborough School, Watling

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9th Amizade Open International2010

30-31 October [email protected]

5th - 7th Nov 2010International Instructor Course

Location: Hoofddorp, Netherlandshttp://www.itftkd.org

U.K.T.A. U.K. OpenChampionships

Sunday 7th NovemberUWIC, Cymcoed Road, Cardiff, CF23

6XD

WWW.UKTA.COM

6th - 7th Nov 2010

14th Open ITF Cup of Serbia


Třeboň Open 2010Tournament

26th - 27th Nov 2010


VII INTERNATIONALTAEKWON-DO ITF

CHAMPIONSHIP “SOFIA OPEN”27-28th November

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International Instructors Coursein The Netherlands

19-21 November 2010www.iicnetherlands.nl

[email protected]

International InstructorsCourse in Norway 26-28

November 2010

Roger Stokke +47 73883190,+47 48284636, [email protected],

www.ntkd.no

7th National India I.T.F.Taekwon-do Championship

24-26 December 2010

[email protected]

4th I.T.F. WORLD CUP IN LASVEGAS

ITF sanctioned event, GrandMaster Trân Triêu Quân Contact:[email protected] or

[email protected]

International InstructorsCourse (IIC) in Ireland

28-30 January 2011

The Brandon Hotel, Conference &Leisure Centre, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland

(www.brandonhotel.ie)

[email protected]

World Championship 201110-13 March 2011

http://www.itfnewzealand2011.com/[email protected]

5th Open BrabantChampionships23rd January 2011

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E V E N T SE V E N T S

The 31st National Technical Seminar washeld in the Beaches of Capital City “Panaji”of Goa state which lies in the Western partof India from 04th to 07th October 2010.

The seminar was conducted by MasterRajendran Balan, 7th dan, assisted bySabum Narender Singh Rawat, 5th danTaekwon-do students from Delhi, Goa,Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttara Khand,Karnataka, Orissa participated in thisseminar. Master Rajendran corrected andtaught the latest techniques mentioned bySenior Master Hwang Ho Yong during theTechnical Seminar held at Belarus. Theseminar witnessed 56 students from theabove states including two 5th Dans, seven4th Dans, five third dans besides otherjunior belts.

After the seminar 31 students appeared fordan grading and one was promoted to 4th,four were promoted to 3rd, six persons to2nd and twenty students to 1st dan BlackBelt.

International Instructor'sCourse - Jamaica10-14 August 2011

Sunset Jamaica Grande

ITF & Jamaica TKD Association

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SOUTH EAST OPENSChampionship 2011

6TH MARCHWWW.LTSI-TOURNAMENTS.CO.UK

11th Viking Cup International2011

17 April 2011Skövde, Sweden

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TOURNAMENTJune 25 to July 01, 2011

2011 European ChampionshipsITF Sanctioned event, GM Choi Jung

HwaNeptune Stadium

Cork, IrelandDate to be confirmed, more information

to be posted as receivedContact Mrs. Patricia Dalton

[email protected]

ITF European Taekwon-Doseminar for umpires andcoaches Region South- EastBlagoewgrad, BULGARIA 1st– 3rd October 2010

The Seminar was conducted bySenior Master Kim Ung Chol –Chairman of the ITF Tournamentcommittee, Senior MasterMichael Prewett – Vice-President of the ITF UmpireCommittee

and President of the EITFUmpire Committee and Mr.Vergiliy Sitnilsky – EITF UmpireCommittee Member regionSouth-East.

In the seminar took part 70participants from England,Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia,Greece and Bulgaria.











The Legendary Founder of Taekwon-Do - I am the man who has the most followers in theworld.

I am the happiest man who has done everything to do in my life. It is fortunate you have come.Is Mr. Chang Ung here?

Mr. Rhee Ki Ha, it is good that you have come. I am glad that my son and daughters like youmost.

You probably might know Mr. Chang Ung well. It is time to introduce Mr. Chang Ung proudly inpublic.

Please carry on propaganda that Mr. Chang Ung is the tallest and in the highest position in theITF. If only I had been as tall as Mr. Chang Ung, I could have had less opponents, however, asmy body was so tiny that there were many opponents. Thus, all alone, I could not but fightagainst them for so long. But I have never been worn out for the justice was on my side.

I have always worried about a successor to the President, however, my mind is set at ease for there is Mr. Chang Ung.

Mr. Hwang Kwang Sung, your duty is very big and important as a spokesman and the Chairman of the Merger

Committee. It was my wish to merge the TaeKwon-Do into one. Please get on your own duty responsibly.

Mr. Park Jong Soo had immigrated into Canada in 1967.

Before that he educated TaeKwon-Do in Europe.

In 1972, I went to Canada where Mr. Park Jong Soo resided leaving my children behind without informing them.

In those days Taekwon-Do was not widely spread, so that I used to say to crave the words of TaeKwon-Do on my coffin.Now Taekwon-Do has developed on a large scale.

I love Mr. Tom MacCallum.

I have always worried if he might die before me. In case he dies first, I have been thinking how to help his family. He hasgiven the special contributions to the ITF. I have no secrets to him. Thank you very much for what you have done. I loveyou.

Mr. Leong Wei Meng is a man of conscience indeed. He has given a great contribution to educating the Taekwon-Do. As Ithought his finance is in a good condition, I drew his name out on the stockolders's list of the Chang Hon Foundation.

Mr. Hwang Jin is doing well on the way of Mr. Chon Jin Sik. So I appointed him as a member of the ConsultativeCommittee.

Please enlarge the Consultative Committee into 9 members. Here I appoint Mr. Jong Jae Hon.

My followers, - Taekwon-Do never exists without the D.P.R. of Korea You should know this.

The ITF is an International organization and does it need to argue about ideology?

Does the United Nations belong to the Black people because the Secretary General is Black?. Please give up this kind ofidea. TaeKwon-Do must be Korean-centred.

Choi Jung Hwa lied me at the airport. I was again deceived. You ought to tell the public throughout the internet that I didnot forgive Jung Hwa. I forgave him as a father, but the TaeKwon-Doists would never forgive him.

Before Jung Hwa apologizes TaeKwon-Doists the world over, he will never be forgiven. While I am still alive, you shouldsend the message to the internet the soonest as possible. The TaeKwon-Do will exists forever.

(16.30 - 17.10) June 11, 2002

At the Hospital in Pyong Yang,

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea

The ones who heard the last words of General Choi.

Mr. Rhee Ki Ha - Grand Master and the Vice-President, Mr. TomMacCallum - Master and the Secretary General, Mr. Leong WeiMeng -Master and the Chairman of the ConsultativeCommittee,Mr. Hwang Kwang Sung -Grand Master, spokesmanand special aide, Mr. Park Jong Soo - Grand Master and amember of the Consultative Council, Mr. Hwang Jin, Master and a member of the Consultative Council, Mr. HwangBong Yong - Chairman of the Korean TaeKwon-Do Committee, Mr. Jong Jae Hun - Secretary General of theInternational Martial Art Games Committee, Mr. Rang Bong Man-Secretary General of the Korean TaeKwon-DoCommittee


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