Author: Pauli Raivio

Taekwondo athletes at the President's Cup

Post date 27.4.2017

Taekwondo athletes strongly represented in Europe's toughest G-tournament

The ETU President's Cup 2017 G-2 competition will be held for the second time this spring and is also the largest taekwondo competition ever organized. 2182 athletes from 51 countries are aiming for medals, fame and glory, among them e.g. 14 Olympic medalists. Not a single match win comes for free in this tournament, and a medal is already an extremely hard achievement. The top team of taekwondo athletes accepts the challenge with joy. For club representatives, the four-day competition looks like this:

27.4.
No Taekwondo athletes. However, it is worth following Suvi Mikkonen's progress on the 1st court

28.4.
Plum Kopisto - cadets -45kg
Emilia Lahti – juniors -52kg
Jenna Partanen – adults -67kg

29.4.
No taekwondo athletes

30.4.
Eddie Quinones – cadets -65kg
Tuikku Holopainen – cadets -51kg
Teemu Heino – adults +87kg

Cheers to the whole team!

follow the games live:

Live Stream: https://www.taekwondoetu.org/etu-multimedia/etu-press-releases/440-press-release-2nd-wtf-president-s-cup-2017-athens-greece-live-streaming-2

Match charts: http://www.tpss.eu/login.asp

Body control and acrobatics exercise for the break

Post date 19.4.2017

Body control and acrobatics training will be left for the early summer vacation from the training calendar for Thursday evenings. Training coach Christian Kamphuis just started his conscript service at Santahamina Sports School, and despite his best efforts, a new instructor could not be found. The popular exercise will certainly make a comeback when a suitable instructor and time is found.

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Indoor competitions on Friday 21.4.

Post date 18.4.2017

Friday 21.4. Indoor competitions of taekwondo athletes

Participation is free for everyone, and you do not need to register separately. Competitors from outside the club are also warmly welcome.

17:00-19:00 – E, D, and C2 (9-12-year-olds and 12-14-year-old beginners)

18:00-19:00 5-6 year olds have their own skills competition

19:00-21:00 – C1, B1, B2, R1 and H (12-14-year-old cadets, +15-year-olds)

If you are not sure which group you should join, feel free to contact the coaches. In particular, larger C2 boats and those planning to transfer to cadet series should ask if more suitable resistors can be found in a later shift. We encourage all new enthusiasts to participate in the games, even if they don't even know what competing means. The first time you can look at the moods or even try it yourself if you feel like it.

In the shift starting at 19:00, E-armors are used on at least one field. Your own E-socks are therefore highly recommended if you want to fight with electric armor. There are also a few loaner socks in different sizes.

You can borrow the missing protectors from the club, but we encourage everyone to buy their own training protectors, which are regularly needed in training as well. Ask more from the gym's equipment store and coaches.

Note! No other exercises will be organized on the day of the Salika competition.

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The club's spring day on Saturday 6.5.

Post date 15.4.2017

The club's traditional spring day is getting more and more traditional. Spring Day will be celebrated on May 6, 2017 at the Konala hall, at Ruosilankuja 3C. All enthusiasts and their close circle are welcome.

Program

10.00 Day opening

10.30 Exercise, hobbyists

10.30 Info and discussion with parents

12.30 – 1.30 p.m Lunch

13.30 – 14.30 Review of the coming year and awards

14.30 – 16.00 Exercise for everyone

16.00- Free socializing and serving, all adults

As usual, we offer lunch and coffee as well as refreshments for adults in the evening. So that we can reserve enough food, please inform us of your arrival on the list on the hall counter. Apprentices in Tapiola and Kalajärvi can also notify the instructor or e-mail about their participation info@taekwondourheilijat.fi. Parents can also take exercise equipment with them, because in the afternoon we all train together!

A warm welcome,
Taekwondo athletes 2011

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Tapiola's late spring newsletter

Post date 11.4.2017

Tapiola's spring season is coming to an end. Read the most important announcements in the newsletter below, which has also been sent to all Tapiola enthusiasts by email.

TU11 Tapiola April 2017

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There are no exercises during the Easter holidays

Post date 8.4.2017

I arrive on Easter, that is, on Good Friday 14.4. and on the second day of Easter 17.4. no rehearsals are organized.

Very nice Easter holidays everyone!

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Poomsae minions victorious in Kuopio

Post date 8.4.2017

The long distance didn't hurt when the strike group of poomsae minions went south all the way from Kuopio to get the medals. In the Kuopi Open 2017 tournament, 50 business series competitors measured themselves against each other, most of whom, however, participated in more than one series. The team of taekwondo athletes was able to carry medals home with their backs wrong, as there were enough representatives for the whole day. Coach Essi can once again be satisfied with the team's performance, and we are allowed to expect a lot from Korso's upcoming competition. Let's go there with the biggest team ever to take home the wins!

All rankings

Ranking series:

Silver:
Plum cadet boys
Only cadet girls
Plum and Mia Knutsson (Espoo Hwarang Team) under 17 pairs

Hobbyist series & lynx series:

Gold:
Bella green lynx
Sofia the blue lynx
Bella and Victoria lynx couples
Bella and Victoria amateur couples
Bella, Victoria and Sofia amateur groups

Silver
Victoria blue lynxes
Bella green women

Bronze
Sofia the blue ladies

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A successful race day at Nurtsi

Post date 1.4.2017

Taekwondo athletes third best club in the Games

The taekwondo athletes were on the move with a 24-person team in the Nurtzi Open competitions held in Nurmijärvi, where this year no less than 449 kickers competed against each other. There were no free medals when there were teams from Finland, Spain, Estonia, Sweden, Latvia, Iceland and Israel. The success of the taekwondo athletes is indicated by the fact that they went home in third place with the best club standing under their arms.

Excellent performances in the league series

The competitive spirit of the league contenders is clearly starting to be on point. There were enough top moments for everyone, but the series victories of Emmi, Tuiku, Sara, Bardia and Eddie were especially memorable. The nationalities of the opponents did not weigh much when Emmi and Tuikku's opponents fell one after the other with clear numbers. Bardia's tactics changed on the fly against the Icelandic opponent in the final when the opponent's warning account started to fill up. Bardia ran forward with speed, forcing his opponent to make repeated mistakes and finally got him to be discus. Sara and Eddie once again showed how to score points with a high percentage. Lauri, Luca and Plum also got international competition experience, but this time they lost in the opening rounds. Sam's flu froze his legs after the first round that started well. Aino won his first match, but after a long stretch in the second match, the Estonian resistance pulled a longer one. Similarly, Jenny's long Swedish resistance took the win, but Jenny's movement and swagger were amazing to watch. Unfortunately, Juri was drawn directly to the final against Eddie and took home the silver from the mutual struggle of the teammates.

In the amateurs, cheerful performance and tight twists

Iine's point mill started once again in the first match and did not stop grinding until a fair point win in the final. A hard kick combined with reasonable use promises good things in the future. Janika also won the series with a mature and accurate match. Especially Janika's business worked perfectly. The same exact and careful search for scoring positions was also shown by Aleksi, who had to stop in the middle of his second match due to a leg injury. Venne, Henri and Joonas each won their opening matches, but had to admit defeat in others. Opening losses for Risto, Frans, Kaisla, Teemu and Markus.

Juho, Pauli, Riina were the coaches in the games and Alberto Celestrin was the guest star. A big thank you to Alberto and the other coaches, as well as the whole team and the maintenance crew!

See you at the gym!

All rankings

Henri Hulikkala	D2 juniors -40 Kg	5.-9.
Venne Viitaniemi	D1 juniors -34 Kg	2.
Kaisla Seimola	D2 juniors -30 Kg	3.
Lauri Hulikkala	C1 juniors -45 kg	10.-16.
Iines Korhonen	D2 juniors -35 Kg	1.
Aleksi Koskelainen	C2 juniors -44 Kg	3.
Janika Tatti	C2 juniors -36 Kg	1.
Risto Hyvärinen	H-enthusiasts +80kg	3.
Frans Orjasniemi	D2 juniors -30 Kg	5.-9.
Teemu Takala	D2 juniors -40 Kg	10.-16.
Jonas Laos	C2 juniors -38 Kg	2.
Laura Orjasniemi	C2 juniors -42 Kg	5.-9.
Luca Leskinen	C1 juniors -37 Kg	5.-9.
Plum Duplicator	C1 juniors -45 Kg	5.-9.
Jenny Vettenniemi	C1 juniors -33 Kg	5.-9.
Markus Liuko	D2 juniors -30 kg	5.-9.
Emilia Lahti	B1 juniors -52 Kg	1.
Sami Leskinen	R1 seniors -63Kg	3.
Eddie Quinones	C1 juniors -65 Kg	1.
Juri Mattila	C1 juniors -65 Kg	2.
Aino Kortelainen	C1 juniors -33 Kg	3.
Sara Quinones	C1 juniors -41 Kg	1.
Bardia Mirzaei	B1 juniors -73 Kg	1.
Tuikku Holopainen	R1 juniors -49 Kg	1.

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Spring newsletter

Post date 27.3.2017

Spring season events and announcements

Don't miss the events of the taekwondo world, read below the latest newsletter of taekwondo athletes. Happy spring everyone!

TU2011 announcement spring 2017

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Bronze for Christian from Belgium

Post date 20.3.2017

Taekwondo athletes Christian Kamphuis was in a strong competitive mood in the movement series of the Belgian G1 tournament on 18.3.

Christian, Olli Siltanen (Budokwai) and Frans Salmi (Budokwai) took bronze in the U30 men's groups. The group was also the best European group, which bodes well for the upcoming European Championships. In general, the level of competition was really tough, when there was, for example, Taiwan's efficient and numerous national team, which cleaned the tables especially in the U-30 series. However, in his challenging elimination chart of his individual series, Christian advanced three rounds to places 9th-16th.
Top performance!

Plum Kopisto and Aino Kortelainen also showed their poomsae skills on international fields. Plum advanced to the final round in the cadet series from among 19 competitors. The final ranking with Plum was sixth, and the medal was really not behind the impossible points. Unfortunately, Aino was the only participant in his series, but the effective performances did not leave anyone cold.

On Sunday, on the side of the match, Plum continued his work in the cadet series. The opposing German was better than Plum this time, but only by a hair. A brisk kicking rally finally ended 15-10. Tuikku Holopainen took care of his first Portuguese opponent with a precise match 5-4. In the next round, the Serb, who faced him, took the even match to his name with the main hit of the extra set. The performances of the athletes in both forms of competition promise a good end of spring in terms of competitions. The race certainty is starting to be found, but there are still a few tweaks to be made. See you in training!