Author: Sampo Pajulampi

Teemu Heino to Urhea's management team

Post date 18.12.2012

The chairman of TU11, Teemu Heino, has been elected Brave to the management team.

"This is a significant matter not only for our club, but also for Finnish taekwondo as a whole", states TU11 vice-chairman and board member of the Finnish Taekwondo Association, Sampo Pajulampi, and continues: "Sports academies are central Olympic Committee in the future strategy and the sports academy in the capital region already has a special importance because of the wide population base".

Previously, Teemu has worked as a member and chairman of the athletes' committee of the Finnish Olympic Committee and of the EOC as a member of the athletes' committee and the technical committee. In addition, he has held positions of trust, e.g. In Kokemäki Taekwondo club and in the Finnish Taekwondo Association.

The capital region's sports academy Urhea is a cooperation network started in 2003 that helps athletes to combine sports and civilian careers. At the same time, it supports high-quality and versatile training on an ethically sustainable basis. Alongside studying and coaching, the third key goal is to network the support services needed by athletes and coaches into an easily accessible support network.

At the beginning of 2010, Urhea included 1,570 athletes, of which 82 are so-called athletes of Olympic level, i.e. 1st level. There are 345 national team level athletes (2nd level) and more than 1143 challenger level athletes (3rd level). There are more than 20 sports, as well as secondary and higher education institutions. Support services are provided by a wide group of experts in various fields. The cities of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa are also included.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Post date 18.12.2012

- The last training day of 2011 is Friday 21 December 2011
- We will return from the Christmas break on Wednesday 2 January 2013, Kalajärvi's first practices are on January 10, 2013
- There will be no changes to the practice times when the year changes

Thank you for the past year,

Teemu, Juho, Juho, Petteri & Sampo

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Taekwondo athletes in A-class tournaments in the spring: Trelleborg Open and Belgium Open

Post date 3.12.2012

Trelleborg opens the series of Taekwondo A-class tournaments from February 9 to February 10.

Trelleborg Open traditionally opens the international tournament year. Trelleborg's tournament is the biggest competition in Northern Europe. The level of the tournament varies, but at the latest in the quarter-finals, the world's sharpest top players will meet.

http://www.trelleborgstaekwondo.com/wp-content/TO_2013_ENG_v03-last-version2.pdf

The second event is the Belgium Open

The Belgium Open is a bit tougher than the two ETU A-class tournaments. During the two days, teams from all over the world will be on the mat.

http://www.belgianopentaekwondo.be/

A coach and a group of athletes from our club will go to both tournaments. The competitions are important places to display, considering the value tournaments of the summer and autumn.

The entire ETU calendar here»

Tags Espoo, german open, Helsinki, taekwondo, taekwondo athletes 2011, Trelleborg open, tu11, vanta

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Sales of taekwondo licenses for 2013 start on December 1, 2012

Post date 30.11.2012

EThis year's license can be purchased from 1 December 2012. The license is valid for the events of the Taekwondo League already in December, but the insurance cover is valid from January 1, 2013. Every Taekwondo athlete must have a valid license to participate in belt tests and competitions as well as many other events organized by the association. In addition, every hobbyist should have valid insurance coverage, which is easy to obtain when buying a license.

You can buy a license The homepage of the Taekwondo Federation.

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WTF license mandatory in international competitions

Post date 28.11.2012

News on the association's website:

http://www.suomentaekwondoliitto.fi/?x103997=640653

That is, the following persons must submit the documents asap. For Sampo, who delivers them to the association:

Sophia
Tanya
Elorm
Juho R.

Required documents:

1) Application form signed in PDF format
2) Photo in JPG format (observe instructions)
3) Valid Finnish passport in JPG or PDF format
4) Kukkiwon's dan certificate in JPG or PDF format

Instructions>>

Teemu, another Juho, Mati and Hilla are fine. Check that the card is safe. If it's lost, we'll order a new one.

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Para-taekwondo World Championships in Aruba

Post date 22.11.2012

Resting between matches.

The Para-taekwondo World Championships got off to a great start when the only Finnish representative, Matti Sairanen, defeated Brazilian Jadson Santos Silva 6-4 in the semi-finals. Matti competes in the men's 68 kg category, disability class A6.

In the final, he faced Azeri Nijat Muslimov. The match was extremely tight, but at the end the score was 1-2 in favor of Azeri.

"A great fight from Mati, even though the legs were in bad shape from the hits in the first match. Azeri was really tough, but the tactic lasted almost until the end. There wasn't much left for the gold medal," says the team's coach Sampo Pajulampi. "The improvement to last year's European Championships in Moscow was clear," says Mati's father, Tapani Sairanen, who was the team manager.

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Thank you to the volunteers for working in the League Finals

Post date 17.11.2012

Many thanks to all the volunteers who made the League Finals 2012 event possible! Every small and big action was an important part of Finland's biggest taekwondo competition.

Results can be found here>>

Special thanks to Anastaasia, Vesa Lahti, Tatu Iivanainen from Vantaa Hwarang and Henri Nordenswani from the Helsinki Taekwondo Club.

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Matti Sairanen is aiming for a medal from the Para-Taekwondo World Championships in Aruba

Post date 16.11.2012

Matti Sairanen Taekwondo — Matti after the prize distribution at the St. Petersburg Games

Matti Sairanen, who represents our team, is leaving on November 22. going to the Para-Taekwondo World Championships to seriously pursue a medal. The bronze medalist of the previous games in the category A6 under 80 kg, now competes in a weight class lower.

"I've been training seriously and I feel like I'm better than two years ago in St. Petersburg," says Matti.

"I think that a lighter weight class is suitable for Mati, as long as the changed distances can be hit in the right place. Matti is physically very strong for the series," says Sampo Pajulampi, who is a coach in the competition.

Taekwondo aims for the 2020 Paralympics

In connection with the tournament, a seminar will also be organized where the necessary steps to add Taekwondo to the Paralympians' program will be considered. Taekwondo is not yet in Rio, but hopes are high for the sport to be included in the program of the 2020 Games.

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The biggest ever taekwondo competition in Finland

Post date 13.11.2012

The biggest ever taekwondo competition in Finland

Finnish taekwondo league finals 17.11. in Helsinki

In the competitions organized by the Finnish Taekwondo Association on Saturday in Ruskeasuo ball sports hall thinks about his skills more than 400 competitors from 30 clubs around Finland. There are teams involved also from Russia. The competitions are the largest of their kind in Finland. During the day, the Finnish championships in business series and the winners of the Finnish league in match series will be decided.

Competing for the championship positions in business series are, for example, They hold the 1st place in the European ranking Frans Salmi and Krista Mäkinen. There are other Finns in the second and third places of the ranking, so there will be a tough fight for the SM medals.

In the match series, it is worth following the bronze medalist at the Croatian Open last weekend Tanja Pasanen excerpts. In Croatia, he won, among other things, the 2006 European Championship gold medalist and representatives of the national teams of Belarus and Serbia. The Russians are worth following Ekaterina Pulina matches. Ekaterina has won gold in several international A-class level tournaments in the last two years.

The place has also been named as the Finnish swimmer of the London Olympics Suvi Mikkonen. Suvi, who played in London with a broken knee, finally got a much-needed knee surgery in early autumn. Due to rehabilitation, Suvi is unable to participate in the competitions herself, but she is present at the competitions and participates in spirit.

Taekwondo is currently the world's most popular martial art and at the same time the 10th most practiced sport. Taekwondo has been an Olympic sport since 2000. The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has 201 member countries and a total of approximately 80 million enthusiasts.

Media representatives are warmly welcome to the SM event!

Competition time: 17.11.2012 at 9:00 a.m. - approx. 6:00 p.m.

Competition venue: Ruskeasuo Ball Sports Hall, Ratsastie 10, 00280 Helsinki.

The tightest matches in the games take place in the afternoon finals. League series of business series rotate throughout the day. More detailed schedules will be updated on the competition pages.

Competition website: www.tkd.fi/liigafinalat2012
More information: competition director Tarja Röytiö, tel. 044 520 6921.

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Match camp 1 December 2012, at the TU11 hall in Konala

Post date 8.11.2012

Distances in the match

The match camp is intended for everyone interested in matches. At the camp, we go over the importance of match distance in various match situations and exercises that promote match distance control.

Program:

10.00 – 11.30 warm-up + different tactical distances in the match (distances when doing nothing)

12:00 – 1:30 p.m. distances are kicked

14.30 – 16.00 application of distances in a match situation

Acting as camp instructors Teemu Heino, Juho Kostiainen, Petteri Kauppinen, Sampo Pajulampi and Juho Ranta. The participation fee is 20 euros, which is paid in cash at the event. Cafe and equipment sales on site.

Download the event poster here >>

Tags Espoo, Helsinki, match, taekwondo, vanta