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 DECEMBER 2009
Recent Updates:
We've added new links, and news (below). Click HERE
for updated Event listings including
seminars, courses and tournaments in 2010 and 2011 for
ITF, UITF and more.
 Comdo
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We've changed our schedule to add an extra day of
updates so look for additional seasonal puzzles and activities each Monday until Christmas.
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The Martial Arts Show site is now online:
Covering the complete martial arts spectrum from Aikido
to MMA and everything in between there will be: Tournaments, Free courses, Free seminars, competitions, demonstrations,
exhibitions, Q&A sessions, personal appearances, 8 man challenge events, autograph opportunities, interactive
seminars and two “BIG FIGHT NIGHT” events, one on the Friday and one on Saturday!
Birmingham, UK May 22-23, 2010.
www.themartialartsshow.com |
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BRONZE for Venezuela in World Championship ITF Taekwon-Do 2009,
Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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BRONCE para Venezuela en el Campeonato Mundial de Taekwon-Do
ITF 2009
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IIMAA Training Conference 2010 has
announced a venue change and a new and improved seminar website. Visit them at www.iimaaconference.com.
IMAA 2010 Annual Hall of Fame Awards is accepting nominations. The I.I.M.A.A. Martial Arts Hall of Fame was
formed for the purpose of giving worldwide recognition to the contributions and dedication made to the industry
by martial artists from all disciplines.
Nominations are accepted from instructors, students, families and friends, then reviewed by the Board of Directors
for induction. Inductees have met the high standards of I.I.M.A.A. Favoritism, politics, race, creed and style
do not play a part in the selection of a nominee.
Martial Artists come from all walks of life and I.I.M.A.A members share a common goal, to further the essence of
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Fellowship between inducted members assists in the further sharing
of knowledge among the leading martial artists in the industry.
Please send in your nominations now! The deadline for nomination is February 15th, 2010, however a limited number
of nominees will be inducted; so the sooner we receive the nomination form the sooner we can lock in the inductee.
This will be a great event recognizing the best in the industry. Please contact me for any questions you may have.
Thank you,
Greg Goepfert, President
I.I.M.A.A.
(561) 302-7065
mg@iimaa.net
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Clarification about the “Reunification” Rumors from www.tkd-itf.org
The Board of Directors of the ITF is aware of the rumors
circulating about a “reunification” plan that would merge the group of Mr. Chang Ung with the ITF and that an unsigned,
unattributed announcement was sent to the TKD Times and the Totally TKD magazines who have posted it on their Websites.
The purpose of this document is to set the record straight:
•Following an approach by representatives of the group of Mr. Chang Ung, the ITF Board of Directors did agree that
Master Juan Ferrando, Vice-President and Chair of the Welcome Committee, and Master Willem Jacob Bos, Secretary-General,
could participate in a preliminary meeting in order to discover their intentions.
•Last week, Grand Master Trân Triêu Quân, President of the ITF, did authorize our lawyer in Vienna
to agree that the court proceedings against the group of Mr. Chang Ung would be suspended temporarily (for a period
of three months).
•The ITF Board of Directors has not entered into any “reunification” agreement with the group of Mr. Chang Ung.
In fact, any such agreement would require approval by the ITF Congress, because it would have serious consequences
for the ITF and its members and would necessitate an amendment to the ITF Constitution.
The ITF Communications Committee, www.tkd-itf.org |
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2010 World Championships
The ITF under Grand Master Choi Jung Hwa has announced
the IX Junior and XV Senior World Championships will be held in Chungcheongbuk-Do (Cheongju), Republic of Korea
from July 04 to 08, 2010.
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 We've opened Comdo Kids and hope you'll drop by for a visit. Look for word games,
downloadable puzzles & colouring pages, contests, jokes and stories along with Christmas ideas and crafts in
December.
Send us stories and pictures of Taekwon-Do in your country and we'll be pleased to publish them in the upcoming
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 International
Self Defence Organization (ISDO) is a new World Body which has been created to unite all Martial Arts and Fighting
Sports that promote Self Defence. SDO created its constitution
in the country where Sports and Olympic spirit were born. It is a democratic organization which is recognized by
Greek Authorities and has its elections every Olympic year under the government judging. MORE>
President Rakesh Kumar is pleased to announce that the Indian ITF Taekwon-Do Federation has launched
their new web site. Visit them at www.itfindia.com |
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International Taekwon-Do Federation Discuss the Reunification
of the Two Groups
The International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) under
the leadership of International Olympic Committee Member Prof. Chang Ung met with representatives of the ITF under
the leadership of Grandmaster Tran Trieu Quan to discuss the reunification of the two groups. The meeting took
place in Vienna Austria on September 12, 2009. Those representing Prof. Chang Ung were Master Anto Nobilo, President
of the European Taekwon-Do Federation, Mr. Ri Yong Son, Executive Director General and Mr. Kim Chol Gyu, Treasurer.
The representatives of Grandmaster Tran were Master Willem Jacob Bos, Secretary General and Master Juan Ferrando,
Vice President. The discussions were very productive and afterwards the participants were invited to dinner by
Professor Chang Ung.
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1st ITF Degree Recognition Test
Saturday, 24.10.2009 was a special day in the history of ITF Taekwon-Do in Vietnam. After nearly 20 years break
Taekwon-Do reappeared on the map of martial arts officially practiced in Vietnam.
In 1959 Vietnam was one of very first countries to receive special attention from Gen. Choi Hong Hi. For the first
time Taekwon-Do has been exported outside of Korea. Vietnam appeared to be perfect ground for Taekwon-Do development
and within short time thousands of practitioners trained the new martial art. In 1966 Vietnam along with other
8 countries established International Taekwon-Do Federation.
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Taekwon-Do should be one.
A message from GM Rhee Ki Ha
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would like to remind you about the appeal for the recently orphaned children of Todor Todorov, president of the
Bulgarian Federation of Traditional Taekwon-Do and Taekwon-Do Club "Varna". He passed away a short while after his wife died this September. MORE> |
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The Korean Martial Art of Tae Kwon Do & Early History This
book, by Grand Master Choi Chang Keun (C.K.) contains the original history of Tae Kwon Do with untold stories,
unpublished historical photographs and names of the original Tae Kwon Do Pioneering Masters. The book also contains
practical training methods with effective self-defence techniques based on his own training, competing and years
of teaching experience. www.taekwondopioneers.com |
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19th ITF Congress and the 16th ITF World Taekwon-Do Championship,
Prof. Dr. Chang Ung
Under the utmost support and enthusiasm displayed by
all of you , the 19th ITF Congress and the 16th ITF World Taekwon-Do Championship has been successfully and colorfully
hosted in St.Petersburg, Russia, from 12th to 17th October this year. MORE> |
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 OCTOBER 2009
Site Updates:
We've added new links, seminars and tournaments.
We've started a new contest. Visit the Contest page for more information and enter to win the Legacy Taekwon-Do Colour
Belt DVD. |
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and Grand Master Guillermo Ramisch are the first Grand Masters in Argentina having been promoted in 2009 by the
ITF under the administration of Grand Master Trân. They join the company of Grand Master Thomas MacCallum
of Great Britain and Grand Master Javier Dacak who were also promoted this year. |
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we lost our dear friend and colleague - Todor Todorov, president of the Bulgarian Federation of Traditional Taekwon-Do
and Taekwon-Do Club 'Varna'. Sadly, this is not the
full tragedy. At the beginning of September, literally before the eyes of Todor another affliction happened - his
wife Svetla crashed and passed away in the hospital hours later due to her heavy injuries." MORE> |
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Participants from England, Italy, Norway, Ireland, Sweden,
Germany, Scotland and Spain took part in the 48º IIC Course
(International Instructor Course) held in Benidorm from September 25 to 27. Approximately 200 attendees congregated
at the Palace of Crystal of the Great Hotel Bali of the City, including masters, instructors and black belts, to
train and to learn directly from the prestigious members of the Technical Committee of the ITF, the Grand Master
Marano, Grand Master Trajtemberg, and Master Wim Bos.
All the participants enjoyed a course of a very high quality in which there were analyzed and studied all the facets
and techniques of Taekwon-do,The participants were impressed with the knowledge of these grand masters and the
high quality of the course and look forward to participating in the next event. Some instructors who came from
another Federation were so impressed that after the course decided to join ITF. www.tkd-itf.org |
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 2nd
Manmohan Memorial National ITF TKD Concluded
Palpa Claims the Championship Trophy
The official National Championship of Nepal International Taekwon-Do Federation, Second Manmohan Memorial National
ITF Taekwon-Do Championship has been concluded on 16th of September 2009. The Championship was held on the beautiful
city of Nepal Tansen, Palpa. Click
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brought back the white Tenets T-Shirt. Both
designs are available in quantities for special events. Visit the Pro Shop
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Site Updates:
We've added new links, seminars, courses and tournaments
from all three ITF groups.
Visit EVENTS for
more information.
Mr. Andres Muniz Vega, ICTF Puerto Rico has sent us
video links for footage from the IICTF Open Inter-Continental
Festival in Puerto Rico. See them in the galleries. |
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A.E.T.F.,
the All Europe Taekwon-Do Federation celebrates their 30th Anniversary this year. www.itfeurope.org
Grand Master Trân Triêu Quân has posted an article on the importance and limitations of protocol.
www.tkd-itf.org
The ITF Administrative HQ in Rome, Italy will be closed for holidays from August 02 to 24, 2009.
Click HERE for a report of the 12th
Anniversary of Nepal ITF from Mr. Krishna Bahadur Balal
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a new magazine site originating in England which is dedicated to reuniting and rebuilding friendships and new relationships
between members from all three ITF organisations. Visit them at www.original-itf.co.uk
Visit galleries
for photos, video and a report from the ICTF Open Inter-Continental
Festival in Puerto Rico by Mr. Andres Muniz Vega, ICTF
Puerto Rico.
ITF Administration (Grand Master Choi Hong Hi) in Yiewsley, UK
has released a memo regarding ITF Membership Services: www.itf-administration.com |
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Updates:
We've added new links, seminars, courses and tournaments
from all three ITF groups.
Visit EVENTS for
more information.||The new Com-Do contest is now online. Enter today to win Legacy: The 15-Volume Encylopedia on CD Rom. Open
to entrants from all countries unless prohibited locally by law. |
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in Nepal to impart ITF training in Bangladesh
Founding president and chief instructor of Taekwondo
ITF Bangladesh, MD. Muktar Hussain has completed two months intensive training under the supervision of Taekwondo
ITF Nepal and plans to open more than 10 ITF Taekwon-Do branches in Bangladesh. Click HERE for the full article
2009 Taekwon-Do Inter-Continental Cup
This event was held on June 06 on the Algonquin College
Campus in Ottawa, Canada. See photos at Flikr.com: http://flickr.com/gp/fwun/5221qR |
| The Com-Do Contest #3 is now closed. The next contest
will be posted on August 15, 2009. |
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| JUNE 2009 |
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Team Nigeria is interested in competing in events starting from June 2009. They
have classic fighters in Taekwon-Do, Karate and Kickboxing, some who are African/World Champions.
Click
HERE for their event participation request. Click
HERE for photographs.
 5th
General Choi National TKD Championship Concluded
First time, Nepali Army has participated
Another historic success comes on the way
of ITF Taekwon-Do Development of Nepal along with Nepal ITF. For the first time in the history of ITF Taekwon-Do
in Nepal and in Nepal ITF, the Nepali Army Team has participated on the 5th General Choi National Taekwon-Do Championship-2009.
The event took place in the Bulls Indoor Sports Hall of Kathmandu, Nepal from June 14-15, 2009.
Click
HERE for the full article.
Click
HERE for photographs.
European Taekwondo Championship 2009
 Umag, Croatia. Italy placed overall
Team 2009. Click
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Comdo offers sympathy to the friends and family of Mr. Yogonanda Sapkota who was killed in a road accident this
last week. Here is a public letter to the family from Taekwondo ITF Nepal.
Great Condolence to Mr. Sapkota
June 1, 2009
All of us here at ITF Nepal are shocked and deeply saddened at the sudden demise of our legal advisor on 30 May
2009. Mr. Yogananda Sapkota, was aged 35.The ill-fated motorcycle accident not just took away Mr. Sapkota's life
but also took away a great friend, extraordinary professional and a kind human being from all of us. Mr. Sapkota
was a full time employee at The Reliance Firm and a legal advisor to Nepal Airlines as well. Mr. Sapkota is survived
by a one son, one daughter, and his wife. May God give them strength to get through this tough loss. Our prayers
and thoughts to the entire Sapkota family. May Mr. Sapokta rest his soul in peace.
By all the Family of the Taekwondo ITF Nepal,
kavreitf@mail.com.np, www.itfnepal.com.np
Grand Master Choi Chang Keun [C.K.] recently
published "The Korean Martial Art of Tae Kwon Do & Early History". This
book contains the original history of Tae Kwon Do with untold stories, unpublished historical photographs and names
of the original Tae Kwon Do Pioneering Masters. Visit www.taekwondopioneers.com for more information |
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The
new Com-Do contest is now online. Enter today to win Legacy:
The 15-Volume Encylopedia on CD Rom.
Open to entrants from all countries unless prohibited locally by law.
MAY 2009
A.E.T.F, All Europe Taekwon-Do Federation celebrates
its 30th Anniversary this year.
Visit them at www.itfeurope.org
From
www.tkd-itf.org:
Master Evan Davidson, Chairman of the ITF Ethics
and Discipline Committee announces:
The ITF Board, at their recent meeting in Benidorm, Spain, approved the plan to implement an ITF Instructors Code of Ethics and Agreement document which had been prepared and produced by the ITF Ethics and Discipline
committee. The Code & Agreement will soon be made available for all ITF Instructors to review and accept.
Information Update:
US Open announces international seeding for Black Belt
Class AA divisions. July 3-4, 2009
Visit EVENTS for
more information. |
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Site Updates:
We've added many links, several seminars and competitions
including the new Puerto Rico 2009 Open Inter-Continental TaeKwon-Do & Martial Arts Championships in June.
Visit EVENTS for more
information.
Good News regarding the participation of ITF in National
Games of Nepal
ITF Taekwon-Do has been recognized by the government of Nepal and for the first time in the history of Nepal, ITF
Taekwon-Do has participated in the 5th National Games of the Government of Nepal. In this warm occasion, I wish
to share the happiness to every ITF practitioners around the world and I have attached here the news and photographs
regarding this issue.
Krishn Bahadur Balal
President, Nepal ITF
National Sports Council
Kathmandu, Nepal.
Click HERE
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Afghan Taekwon-Do Association Successfully Conducted 3rd Seminar
and Grading in Herat Province of Afghanistan
On the 3rd of March, (ATA) Afghan Taekwon-Do Association 3rd seminar was organized in Herat province of Afghanistan.
Mr. Najmuddin Safi, President of ATA, conducted the seminar followed by upgrading session. The seminar covered
all color belt patterns. The sine wave and differences of fast motions, connecting motions and continuous motions
were well explained and demonstrated. The seminar was attended by more than 100 practitioners from different Taekwon-Do
schools in Herat. 13 practitioners appeared for the exam and were promoted to the 1st Degree Black-Belt. They will
soon receive their ITF certificates.
See the GALLERY
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We've added photos from events in Argentina and
Venezuela to the photo gallery.
See the Contests page to test your knowledge of patterns. Enter
to win a "Tenets of Taekwon-Do" T-Shirt. Contest #2 closes April 15, 2009. The new contest will be posted
in May.
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| Comenzaron los entrenamientos de la selección
el 23 de marzo 2009 |
...Con
gran convocatoria comenzó la temporada 2009, con la invitación de JAMAICA al 3° Encuentro Internacional
Copa Gen. Choi 2009 celebrada en las instalaciones del colegio Teresiano del Paraíso Caracas, Venezuela.
El maestro Juan Martínez presidente de la ITF en Venezuela (fitve) y el coach de la selección José
Azevedo, coordinaron días y horas con ambos para preparación física.
...El
maestro Juan Martínez inicio la primera clase de la selección, siendo el intercambio con el equipo
de Jamaica una importante señal positiva de preparación continua hacia el Sudamericano que se llevara
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Colombia - Cali en junio 2009 y luego loesperado por
la selección de la ITF-FITVE al Mundial de Taekwon-Do ITF en Argentina en el mes de noviembre del 2009.
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partir de este momento se continúan los entrenamientos de lunes, viernes de 5 a 8 p.m. y sábados
de 2 a 5 p.m., técnico-tácticos, además de la preparación física en días
y horas acordados por el grupo en el centro nacional de taekwon-do jumar-do en el Paraíso - Caracas. Los
deportistas del interior se llevan las rutinas para seguir cada uno con su maestro. Mas información 0414
151 89 00 - fitv_venezuela@yahoo.com - www.fitv-tkd.blogspot.com con la Instructora Isabel Lorenzo directora nacional
de la ITF - FITVE. |
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Site Updates:
We've added many links, several seminars and competitions
including the new Puerto Rico 2009 Open Inter-Continental TaeKwon-Do & Martial Arts Championships in June.
Visit EVENTS for more
information.
Good News regarding the participation of ITF in National
Games of Nepal
ITF Taekwon-Do has been recognized by the government of Nepal and for the first time in the history of Nepal, ITF
Taekwon-Do has participated in the 5th National Games of the Government of Nepal. In this warm occasion, I wish
to share the happiness to every ITF practitioners around the world and I have attached here the news and photographs
regarding this issue.
Krishn Bahadur Balal
President, Nepal ITF
National Sports Council
Kathmandu, Nepal.
Click HERE
to download 5.64 MB doc. |
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Afghan Taekwon-Do Association Successfully Conducted 3rd Seminar
and Grading in Herat Province of Afghanistan
On the 3rd of March, (ATA) Afghan Taekwon-Do Association 3rd seminar was organized in Herat province of Afghanistan.
Mr. Najmuddin Safi, President of ATA, conducted the seminar followed by upgrading session. The seminar covered
all color belt patterns. The sine wave and differences of fast motions, connecting motions and continuous motions
were well explained and demonstrated. The seminar was attended by more than 100 practitioners from different Taekwon-Do
schools in Herat. 13 practitioners appeared for the exam and were promoted to the 1st Degree Black-Belt. They will
soon receive their ITF certificates.
See the GALLERY
for photographs.
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A.E.T.F, All Europe Taekwon-Do Federation celebrates
its 30th Anniversary this year.
Visit them at www.itfeurope.org
From
www.tkd-itf.org:
Master Evan Davidson, Chairman of the ITF Ethics
and Discipline Committee announces:
The ITF Board, at their recent meeting in Benidorm, Spain, approved the plan to implement an ITF Instructors Code of Ethics and Agreement document which had been prepared and produced by the ITF Ethics and Discipline
committee. The Code & Agreement will soon be made available for all ITF Instructors to review and accept.
Information Update:
US Open announces international seeding for Black Belt
Class AA divisions. July 3-4, 2009
Visit EVENTS for
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Tae Kwon Do’s army visits VI South East Opens 2009
 Ask anyone that attended the
6th South East open on the 15th March and you’d probably get the same response - seldom have so many Black Belts
been seen at a National Championships, especially one that is classed as a ‘domestic’ by many. The L.T.S.I. surprised
itself this time when over 120 Black Belts and 160 colour belts took part - the event took four hours to get all
Black Belts finished alone!
In the past five years, we have always had open weights but this year saw light, middle and heavy weight categories
being added which clearly made things much more interesting. We saw some great fights during the day - the cream
of Tae Kwon Do from the ITF and independent groups were there to test their skills. Any champions that attended
was given more than a good run, as contenders were there to fight and win the spoils - in some cases, even the
best lost out. Click
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Master Fabian Nunez has released his DVD "Color Belt Patterns" which be featured in the Com-Do Pro
Shop as soon as it's available for shipping. |
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February 2009
President Trân Triêu Quân
has been promoted to the highest rank level in Taekwon-Do, 9th degree, and given the title of Grandmaster. Click
HERE to read his statement about this honour.
3rd Annual TAO Technical Conference
January 23-25, 2009
Over 100 participants from black stripe to 7th dan, from Alaska to Philadelphia, from Texas to Ontario, from Newfoundland
to New York attended our 3rd Annual Technical Conference. Special guests in attendance were Master Fabian Nunez
and Master Vincent Affatigato. On the Saturday TAO Technical Director, Mike Morningstar, put everyone through the
paces covering from Chon-Ji- Juche Tul. Keeping true to the teachings of the Founder of Taekwon-Do, General Choi
Hong Hi, Mr. Morningstar covered sine-wave and the proper application of techniques. By the end of the 6hr training
on Saturday, everyone was exausted but motivated in their efforts to keep Chang-Hun Taekwon-Do alive in its purest
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.Mr. Morningstar left everyone with a few quotes to help in
their Taekwon-Do journey….”when you know one thing through and through, then you know everything”. “One becomes
a beginner after one thousand days of practice and an expert after ten thousand days of practice”, “Paralysis by
over-analysis”. Master Nunez conducted Sunday's training for 3rd dan and above and covered from Sam-Il to Tong-Il
Tul.
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January 2009
Happy New Year everyone and wishes for peace,
health and prosperity in 2009.
2008 was a busy year for Com-Do as
we completed and introduced new training products and amalgamated our three web sites. We expect to be even busier
in 2009 and look forward to meeting many of you at tournaments and events throughout the coming year.
Our first contest was designed to re-acquaint our visitors with the site. Our next contest will be about patterns
and will begin in February 2009.
January 02, 2009
Taekwondo (ITF) Nepal
 4th
ITF Training Camp Nepal & Black Belt grading held successfully.
The 4th ITF Training camp & Black Belt
Grading was held from 25-27 December 2008 at the capital Kathmandu. The event was successfully organized by Taekwondo
(ITF) Nepal.
Including male & female, altogether 97 participants from 7 different Dojang and schools participated at the
event. The first day of the camp was held in Swoyambhu (One of famous Buddhist temple in the capital), the second
and third day events were held at Center Dojang - Bagbazar, Kathmandu.
 The Camp was conducted
by Mr. Laxman Basnet( International Instructor) where he imparted technical ideas of ITF pattern, kicking techniques,
power breaking techniques, self defense, one step sparring, free sparring and other technical sides of the ITF.
Mr. Basnet also conducted Black Belt test for Mr Kapil Shahi (Khadgi), Mr. Anil Shahi(Khadgi), Mr. Rahul Sewa,
Miss Binita Panta, and Miss Bijaya Panta.
In the closing ceremony chief guests Mr. Baikuntha Manandhar (3 Times South Asian Marathon Heeder), Mr. Jeet Bdr
K.C (First International Medalist in sports for Nepal), and Mr. Laxman Basnet handed certificates to all the participants.
They give speech about discipline, development of ITF Taekwondo in Nepal.
 Also present on
the occasion were Vice Presidents of Taekwondo (ITF) Nepal Mr. Vigyan Aryal and Mr. Dinesh Karki, Treasurer Mr.
Jayaram Basnet and an active member Mr. Surendra Khatri. The closing ceremony was conducted by Mr. Rajan Khatri,
Secretary of Taekwondo ITF Nepal. The highlight of the event was the honour given to Mr. Dorju Sherpa (Lama) who
is the four time gold medalist in the long range Himalayan Marathon.
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