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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The taekwondo athletes were successful on 3.11. excellently in the organized championships.
Hilla Palviainen in the women's under 67 kg category and Sophia Vassilaki in the cadet girls' under 44 kg category were responsible for the best performances. Both Hilla and Sophia won the series and got gold medals around their necks. In addition, Hilla won gold in the girls' under 68 kg category, when no other contestants dared to enter the category. Silver was won by Tanja Lovikka in the women's under 49 kg category and Juho "Jouko" Ranta in the men's over 87 kg category. In addition, taekwondo instructor Pauli Raivio won the men's category under 67 kg, albeit representing Lahti Taekwondo.
The level of the tournament did not become dizzying, but great competitors and matches were seen in many series. Hilla's victory over Maria Heikkinen, who is considered top talent, was a real thriller until the end. However, the final result was completely clear and the point difference was quite fair.
Taekwondo league continued in Porvoo, Success for TU11 athletes
Last weekend, Porvoo Taekwondo organized a competition of the Finnish Taekwondo Association's match league. There are also junior, amateur and senior series.
Among the competitors, we have to highlight Tanja Lovikka and Sophia Vassilaki, who won their league series, as well as the graduates of their own club, who opened their competitive careers with excellent performances,
TU11's team in Porvoo league competition match by match
C2, girls:
Emilia Röyttä
Emilia's match was unnecessarily cautious and both matches ended in defeat. A bronze medal was hung around the neck.
C1, girls:
Sophia Vassilaki -44kg
Sophia won the match in professional style. The last two matches ended before full time.
D2, boys:
Severi Sarala
Severi fought with a good heart rate, and improved his grips throughout the race. Rank 4.
Aha Moullaev
Aaha fought two match wins and won her series.
Megii Moullaev
Megii fought aggressively and, like Sever, improved her pace all the time, as a reward a silver medal.
C1, boys:
Vokker Feka -57kg
Vokker did not make it through the weigh-in, but since there were only two participants in the series, the match was played as a friendly match, which Vokker won.
Hobbyists, men:
Jaakko Saha +80 kg
Jaakko won all three of his matches and did it in style. With the main hits, the point differences became quite large. Great performance from a first timer.
League, men:
Elom Damalie -74kg
Elom failed to get his match started. 2 losses brought bronze.
League Women:
Tanja Lovikka -49kg
Tanja had only one opponent in her series, Lotta Linna from Jyväskylä. Despite her young age, Lotta is an experienced and skilled fighter. So the series win felt great after a really tight match.
Coaches:
Teemu Heino, Juho Kostiainen, Juho Ranta, Sampo Pajulampi
League results>> (note: the category for women under 49 kg is wrong, Tanja really won)
Porvoo taekwondo organizes the competition of the Finnish Taekwondo Association's match league. There are also junior, amateur and senior series. Spectators have free entry.
Taekwondo athletes will go to the competition with the biggest team so far. Those who started their hobby in their own gym are happily on the move. In addition, the league will see a completely new name when we received confirmation from Ghana, Elom Damalie will challenge other national tops in the series.