Saran's match with main contact from last weekend's indoor competition from Nurmijärvi.
Category: General
The Finnish Taekwondo Federation has chosen Kim Sinisalo, who coaches at the Taekwondo athletes' gym, as the new head coach of all national team groups. In the future, Kim will be responsible for the activities of the cadet, junior and adult national team groups. In practice, the coaching work will be done in cooperation with the youth Olympic coach Jarkko Mäkinen and the Olympic coach Jesús Ramal.
Kim Sinisalo is an experienced coach and he has worked as the head coach of the national team before. In the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, Kim was the coach of the Finnish team, being the only Finnish taekwondo coach in the Olympic Games. Kim has also coached Teemu Heino and Juho Kostiai as individual athletes.
Taekwondo athletes congratulate Kim on his selection and wish him success!
Union news on the subject: http://www.suomentaekwondoliitto.fi/?x103997=1204411
19.3. significant rule changes were approved
The WTF General Assembly in Nanjing, China approved the following rule changes, guidelines and competition venues:
PRIME was chosen as the supplier of point and video checking systems at WTF events.
Rule changes
- Electronic Head Protectors were approved and thus two types of races are organized, those where the system is in use, and those where it is not used
- In order to make the match more active, the following rule changes were approved:
- The maximum number of Kyungs is now 10 (5 points)
- Kyong-go must be given if the fighter keeps the leg up without an attacking movement (kick)
- Kyyon-go for the request to repair the guards is added to the rules (earlier warning about delaying the match) and Kyongo for requesting Video Replay is removed
In addition, changes were made to the poomses rules and the WTF rules. Mauritania was accepted as a member country of the WTF.
Upcoming competitions
- 4 Grand Prix races in 2014 (3 + 1 final):
- Astana (Kazakhstan)
- Manchester (UK)
- Suzhou (China)
- Mexico City or Queretaro (Mexico)
- 4 Grand Prix races in 2015 (3 + 1 final):
- China
- UK
- Russia
- Mexico City (Mexico)
- 5th WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships – Moscow, Russia on June 21-22 2014
- st WTF World Deaf-Taekwondo Championships – USA (Salt Lake City or Reno) Nov. 15-16, 2014
- 1st WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships 2014 – Baku, Azerbaijan 24-27 July 2014
- 9th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships 2014 – Aguascalientes, Mexico October 30 – November 2nd 2014
- 2015 WTF World Taekwondo Championships – Chelyabinsk, Russia
In Finland, the rule changes will enter into force on May 24. after the referee training.
Taekwondo Nurmijärvi will organize the indoor competition next Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Rajamäki gym (Kievarintie 14). The event is free.
In indoor competitions, you can practice the competitive situation in a familiar environment. Everyone is welcome to participate!
Mukaan on kutsuttu myös lähialueen seuroja! E-panssarit käytössä, omat ”sukat” mukaan (seura lainaa, jos et omista omia sukkia).
Welcome
VASSILAKI, SOPHIA – ROSIC, NADJA 2-5
VASSILAKI, SOPHIA – WALTHER, THERESA 5-14
Walther took bronze after losing to the French in the next round.
The flu was taxing
Sophia has been suffering from the flu for the past weeks and it took the best edge out of the match.
Summer is golden for Mikkonen
Suvi Mikkonen took gold in her own series. For the adults, the competition is a WTF G2 level tournament with double ranking points awarded for the Rio 2016 Olympics. After winning four matches, Serbia's Olympic representative Dragana Gladovic faced her in the final. The fight ended with Mikkonen's victory.
March indoor competition
On March 11-14, the third indoor competition of the year took place. The trains started at five and the adults continued at seven. On the side of the juniors, it was nice to see the girls' increased enthusiasm for indoor competitions.
In the early evening, the matches of the girls turned into adult fights as the evening progressed. Visitors came from Loviisa and Klaukkala.
Thanks to everyone who participated!
Taekwondo athletes 2011
Below are some more statistics about the participants and the matches.
Baby taekwondo now also on Thursdays
Hourly description
Baby aekwondo offers adults and babies a nice joint exercise moment. Participation does not require previous experience in self-defense and martial arts, so everyone is welcome to get to know baby taekwondo. During the lessons, we practice e.g. basic taekwondo kicks, punches and defenses, as well as exercises to strengthen muscle condition. The classes are designed so that all parents, regardless of age, size and fitness, can participate.
The class consists of a light warm-up, technique and muscle fitness sections, and a stretching session. Although baby taekwondo is mainly aimed at adults, the baby is closely involved in almost all sections. When warming up and exercising, the baby is mainly on the adult's lap and at the same time acts as a nice additional weight. When practicing taekwondo techniques, the baby can be placed next to the blanket to watch the adult's exercises.
Baby aekwondo is best suited for babies older than 3 months who already know how to support their heads.
Schedule
Baby aekwondo training on Thursdays from 13:00 to 14:00 will continue until the middle of June. 3.4. – 12.6. in the period between, a total of 8 taekwondo lessons are held.
The hall doors open no later than 15 minutes before the class starts. After class, you can stay in the gym to feed and take care of the child.
There are no exercises during Easter and May Day (weeks 17-18), nor on Maundy Thursday (week 22).
Equipment
In addition to the normal exercise equipment, you should bring a towel or blanket on which you can lay the baby from time to time.
Supervisor
The instructor is Saija Sinisalo (1st dan) and her child born in April 2013.
Dues
Thursday's group training fee of 52 euros covers all 8 training sessions.
Registration and additional information
You can sign up by sending an email to the instructor at saija.sinisalo@gmail.com.
See you in training!
