Author: Sampo Pajulampi

In March, belt exams are exceptionally held on Fridays. The date is 15.3. and times and participant lists can be found below.

If your name is missing from the list or has been entered incorrectly, please contact us info@tu11.fi

The lists are updated at: https://tu11.fi/taekwondo/vyokokeiden-osallistujat-ja-aikataulut/

15.3. 17:00-18:15

15.3. 17:00-18:15

15.3. 18:30-19:45

15.3. 18:30-20:30

Rupeama starts next weekend's Saturday (March 3) with Chahrazed Boughara's matches at the Sofia Open, where she will represent our club and Finland in the women's under 67 kg category. The next point of interest is 9.3. organized Olympic qualifiers, where our representative is Bardia Mirzaei in the men's under 80 kg category. On the same day, the championships will be held in Jyväskylä, where more than 20 athletes will participate in both the movement series and the match.

Taekwondo athletes will invest in their match training in the future. Discussions about coaching cooperation in the capital region and its development are ongoing with both the association and neighboring clubs, and hopefully by the summer we will find new, more effective forms of cooperation.

However, the current free Tuesday and Wednesday training sessions for other clubs will be removed from the beginning of March and will be replaced by match training sessions led by Paul on Tuesdays and training sessions led by Juho on Wednesdays. In the future, Master Cho will conduct training on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Malmi, and our athletes can participate in these trainings as before.

Our cooperation with KampSport-fighters Taekwondo and Espoo Taekwondo Academy continues without changes.

Enthusiasts from other clubs are also still welcome to our gym to train with, for example, a ten-day ticket.

In the future, the top group's training selection and instructors are as follows: Fatima Boughrara (Mon 19:00-21:00), Pauli Raivio (Tues 18:30-20:00), Juho Kostiainen (Wed 19:00-21:00) and Sampo Pajulampi & Mari Lapinsalo (Thu 20:00-21:00). On Fridays, we try to organize shared rides to Porvoo for Juuli's sparring training (17:00-18:30). Master Cho continues morning training on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 to 9:30 for a selected group.

Since the change will certainly raise questions, we will organize a discussion session on the matter on 27.2. at 19:00. Welcome!

Around 100-200 children and young people start with us every year, some of whom have a very challenging life situation. Our club is not the cheapest possible place to practice taekwondo, but everyone should have the opportunity to receive quality instruction. We humbly ask for your help.

Support the hobbies of children and young people directly

Pay the amount of your choice to the bank account FI5351610520054168 / Taekwondo athletes 2011 Ry. Enter the code "Youth hobby support", your name and email address in the message field:

Support for young people's hobbies
Mikko Mallikas
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The donated funds are used directly to reduce the hobby fees for children and young people. Children and young people can apply for support, which is a maximum of half of the hobby fee, with a free form application.

Joining as a supporting member

If you want to support the activities of Taekwondo athletes, you can easily join as a supporting member. Pay the desired amount, however at least €10 to bank account FI5351610520054168 / Taekwondo athletes 2011 Ry. Enter the code "support", your name and your e-mail address in the message field:

Support
Mikko Mallikas
mikko.mallikas@gmail.com

Even a small amount helps us organize more and better physical activity opportunities for people of all ages.

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You can donate to the coffee fund by paying the amount you choose with Mobile Pay to the number 49320 and entering the subject of the payment as:

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We use the income we collect for the coffee fund directly to develop the club's operations.

Do you want to support our club in some other way?

If you want to support our club in some other way, we are open to suggestions. Especially our elite sports activities are in desperate need of supporters.

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A day full of technique and physics for black belts and aspiring black belts, over 14 years old, and at least blue belt taekwondo enthusiasts.

In the seminar, the technical areas of Taekwondo will be reviewed in a variety of ways

• Basic techniques
• The six basic components of hand techniques and the hand techniques in movement sequences)
• Kick technique
• Business series 1-8
• Pick it up

Read more about the seminars:

http://tu11.fi/taekwondo/2022/10/taekwondourheilijat-2011-teravoittaa-opetustaan-kohti-mustaa-vyota/

Place

TU11n Sali, Ristipellontie 14, 00390 Helsinki

The teachers

The teacher in charge of the seminar is Petteri Kauppinen, who has a versatile background in Taekwondo, 5 dan, Finnish champion of match and movement series and a long career as a teacher. Petter's interest has always been coaching and teaching.

Schedule

09:00 – 10:30 Six basic components of hand techniques and hand techniques
11:00 – 12:30 Kicking technique
Lunch break, own snacks.
During the meal, talk about persutechniques.
13:00 – 15:00 Business series
15:00 – 15:30 Stretching / Q&A session

Price

40 € / person, billed afterwards

Sign up

Also remember the wrestling seminar on April 20.

The Nordic Championships 2024 took place on January 27-28, 2024 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Saturday was Match Day and on Sunday it was Pooms' turn, TU11 was only represented on Sunday. Finland was chosen as both the best team and the best country of the Games, and the TU11 team did not miss out on the success.

In the junior series, the reigning EC bronze trio Aino Kortelainen, Sofia Sarala and Airada Heikkinen (Kuopio Taekwondo) took the championship with confident performances. In the junior pairs, Sofia Sarala and Lassi Kaasinen (Herttoniemi Taekwondo), on the other hand, made their way to the finals of the hard-level series, where they finally took silver.

Alex Jürgens competed for the first time in the U30 series, leaving the junior series behind, progressing with good performances to the final, where he eventually finished 6th. Alex also competed in the Team Male U30 series with Frans Salme (Budokwai Taekwondo) and the Swedish Vincent Saigne (Mudo Academy). They grabbed the highest spot on the podium and the championship. Alex's series trio was completed by a doubles series with Linda Räkköläinen (Hipko) when they finished 6th. Alex took over the new series nicely and the future prospects for the under-thirties look bright!

In the U40 Female series, Laura Kinnunen was the first among 9 competitors to reach the final with very confident performances. In the final, he finally reached the silver medal, a hard-level Norwegian by the time of the championship. Laura also competed in the Team Female O30 series with Laura Wild (Mudokwan Vantaa) and Miia Siutila (Budokwai Taekwondo), taking the championship in the series. Like Alex, Laura also competed in a total of three series. In the Pair O30 series with Ville Lehtinen, the result was a nice PM silver, with a very small point difference to Laura's teammate Laura Wild and her pair Tatu Iivanainen (Mudokwan Vantaa), who got on the highest podium in the series. So a very nice overall balance for Laura: the first Nordic championship and two PM silvers.

The U60 Female series also saw a series change, when Kirsimarja Raitasalo competed in this series for the first time. Marita Jaakkola, as the more experienced conker of the series, took the silver nicely, while Kirsimarja got the bronze. So medals for both TU11 members in the series! Marita and Kirsimarja competed with the series winner Niina Virtala (Mansen Taekwondo) also in the previously mentioned Team Female O30 series, which resulted in a nice bronze medal.

In addition to the doubles series, Ville also competed in the Team Male O30 series with a familiar group that also won EC bronze, namely Jeppe Aukio (Vihdin Taekwondo) and Tatu Iivanainen (Mudokwan Vantaa). The result is also a gold medal for them and one more championship for TU11. In total, TU11 won four Nordic championships and a big pile of other medals! Thus, from the coach's point of view, the result is absolutely amazing and an excellent start to the new season 2024, where the next goal is the championship competitions in Jyväskylä on March 9.

TU11 results:

U30 Male:
 Alex 6.
U40 Women:
 Laura 2.
U60 Female:
 Marita 2.
 Cherry berry 4.
Junior Pair:
 Sofia & Lassi Kaasinen (Herttoniemi) 2.
Pair U30:
 Alex & Linda Räkköläinen (Hipko): 6.
Pair O30:
 Ville & Laura 2.
Junior Team Female:
 Aino, Sofia & Airada Heikkinen (Kuopio) 1.
Team Male U30:
 Alex, Frans Salmi (Budokwai) & Vincent Saigne (Mudo Academy) 1.
Team Male O30:
 Ville, Jeppe Aukio (Vihti) & Tatu Iivanainen (Mudokwan Vantaa): 1.
Team Female O30:
 Laura, Miia Siutila (Budokwai) & Laura Wild (Mudokwan Vantaa): 1.
 Marita, Kirsimarja & Niina Virtala (Manse) 3.

The Nordic Championships 2024 took place on January 27-28, 2024 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Saturday was Match Day and on Sunday it was Pooms' turn, TU11 was only represented on Sunday. Finland was chosen as both the best team and the best country of the Games, and the TU11 team did not miss out on the success.

In the junior series, the reigning EC bronze trio Aino Kortelainen, Sofia Sarala and Airada Heikkinen (Kuopio Taekwondo) took the championship with confident performances. In the junior pairs, Sofia Sarala and Lassi Kaasinen (Herttoniemi Taekwondo), on the other hand, made their way to the finals of the hard-level series, where they finally took silver.

Alex Jürgens competed for the first time in the U30 series, leaving the junior series behind, progressing with good performances to the final, where he eventually finished 6th. Alex also competed in the Team Male U30 series with Frans Salme (Budokwai Taekwondo) and the Swedish Vincent Saigne (Mudo Academy). They grabbed the highest spot on the podium and the championship. Alex's series trio was completed by a doubles series with Linda Räkköläinen (Hipko) when they finished 6th. Alex took over the new series nicely and the future prospects for the under-thirties look bright!

In the U40 Female series, Laura Kinnunen was the first among 9 competitors to reach the final with very confident performances. In the final, he finally reached the silver medal, a hard-level Norwegian by the time of the championship. Laura also competed in the Team Female O30 series with Laura Wild (Mudokwan Vantaa) and Miia Siutila (Budokwai Taekwondo), taking the championship in the series. Like Alex, Laura also competed in a total of three series. In the Pair O30 series with Ville Lehtinen, the result was a nice PM silver, with a very small point difference to Laura's teammate Laura Wild and her pair Tatu Iivanainen (Mudokwan Vantaa), who got on the highest podium in the series. So a very nice overall balance for Laura: the first Nordic championship and two PM silvers.

The U60 Female series also saw a series change, when Kirsimarja Raitasalo competed in this series for the first time. Marita Jaakkola, as the more experienced conker of the series, took the silver nicely, while Kirsimarja got the bronze. So medals for both TU11 members in the series! Marita and Kirsimarja competed with the series winner Niina Virtala (Mansen Taekwondo) also in the previously mentioned Team Female O30 series, which resulted in a nice bronze medal.

In addition to the doubles series, Ville also competed in the Team Male O30 series with a familiar group that also won EC bronze, namely Jeppe Aukio (Vihdin Taekwondo) and Tatu Iivanainen (Mudokwan Vantaa). The result is also a gold medal for them and one more championship for TU11. In total, TU11 won four Nordic championships and a big pile of other medals! Thus, from the coach's point of view, the result is absolutely amazing and an excellent start to the new season 2024, where the next goal is the championship competitions in Jyväskylä on March 9.

TU11 results:

U30 Male:
 Alex 6.
U40 Women:
 Laura 2.
U60 Female:
 Marita 2.
 Cherry berry 4.
Junior Pair:
 Sofia & Lassi Kaasinen (Herttoniemi) 2.
Pair U30:
 Alex & Linda Räkköläinen (Hipko): 6.
Pair O30:
 Ville & Laura 2.
Junior Team Female:
 Aino, Sofia & Airada Heikkinen (Kuopio) 1.
Team Male U30:
 Alex, Frans Salmi (Budokwai) & Vincent Saigne (Mudo Academy) 1.
Team Male O30:
 Ville, Jeppe Aukio (Vihti) & Tatu Iivanainen (Mudokwan Vantaa): 1.
Team Female O30:
 Laura, Miia Siutila (Budokwai) & Laura Wild (Mudokwan Vantaa): 1.
 Marita, Kirsimarja & Niina Virtala (Manse) 3.