Category: General

Many thanks to everyone who participated in the studio work and filming, without you these things would not have progressed! There was a good number of enthusiastic people at the gym from morning to afternoon, and a lot of food was also obtained. Unfortunately, in the midst of promo shootings and other work, I completely forgot to take atmospheric photos. However, the attached picture shows a small piece of the final result.

Many thanks to everyone!

Taekwondo athletes 2011 will organize an additional training seminar for all taekwondo enthusiasts on Saturday, June 9, 2012. The seminar can be included in the 2nd level coach training of the Finnish Taekwondo Association.

Athletes and their coaches as well as enthusiasts who need tips for summer training are welcome. The seminar lasts one day and consists of three different exercises. The purpose of the seminar is to familiarize the participants with different forms of additional training and to guide them in the right ways of doing it. In the seminar, you can participate in the exercises or follow sample performances on the page. The price of the seminar is €50/person, if there are more participants from the club, the price is reduced by €10/participant. The price for TU11 enthusiasts is €25. Registrations by June 2, 2012 at the latest. The seminar is organized if there are at least 10 people registered. The seminar starts in the morning, a more detailed schedule and training locations will be announced later. The seminar includes the following exercises:

1. Strength training
In this exercise, we go through the most essential strength exercises for taekwondo. The exercise is done in the weight room, where the techniques of the different movements are instructed and the number of repetitions and reference values are reviewed. E.g. parallel pull-up, pull-up, squat
2. Speed training
This training is done on the sports field. In this exercise, we go through speed exercises and different execution methods. E.g. strokes, jumps, ball throws...
3. Specific strength/endurance training
This workout is done in the gym. In this workout, the focus is on specific muscle strength and endurance exercises. E.g. kicking power with rubber bands, static kick muscle exercises, fitness circuits...

Preliminary schedule of the seminar
09:30-10:00 Meeting at the Taekwondo athletes' hall at Ruosilankuja 3C, Helsinki
10:00-10:30 Transfer to the weight room with carpool transport
10:30-12:00 Additional weight training

12:00-13:30 Lunch break. Let's find a joint lunch place for those who want to, everyone eats at their own expense. We will return to the gym, from where we will head to the sports field at around 1:15 p.m.

13:30-15:00 Practice on the sports field
15:00-16:00 Return to the TU11 hall and a break
16:00-17:30 Sports practice
17:30-18:00 Summary and end of the seminar

Summer training seminar poster for printing>>

Bring your friends to training, you get a free month of training!
When you bring your friend to training, and he signs a contract of three, six or twelve months, you will receive the first month of your next contract
free. In addition, your friend will get a discount on the dobok 10% when he buys it at the time of signing the contract.

Download and print the attached document or get one from the gym!

Form and information (.pdf)

Teemu suffered a defeat in his opening match against Slovenian Ivan Trajcovicile with a score of 7-2. The Slovenian got silver, losing to Italy's Leonard Basile with 7-6 points.

Due to the European Championships, VK1 trainings will not be organized from May 2-7.

Taekwondo athletes have a strong representation in the Finnish European Championship team. The tournament will take place in Manchester from 3 to 6 May.

Teemu Heino, men over 87 kilos
Teemu will fight already on Thursday. 3.5.
Teemu's preparation has gone smoothly. Fitness has been maintained and some sports training is also on the schedule. The goal in the competition is to have good matches and a medal is also in mind.

Juho Kostiainen, men under 74 kilos
Juho will compete on the final day of the tournament, Sunday 6 May.
Juho is in great physical shape, and fighting at a higher level than the normal series makes it easier to prepare. In Serbia last year, the match went well even in a bigger series. Mitalia goes after Juhok.

In addition, Juho Ranta as the team's physiotherapist and Sampo Pajulampi as the manager are going on the trip with our club.

Home pages of the competitions>>

Event promo video

The Finnish Taekwondo Association's Taekwondo Festival will be held in Turku this year as well.

You can find all the necessary information on the event website >>

Inform your willingness to participate and the ticket and accommodation package you need by sending an email to info (at) taekwondo athletes (piste) fi

The instructors at the event are from the top of the world >>

In addition, there is a beach party, ETU A-class poomsekisa and much more>>

Vassilaki Sophia, Kadetti girls -41kg
Sophia beat both of her opponents and took the series win. The wins were really clear (20-10 and 11-3).

Feka Vokker, Cadet boys -53kg
Vokker's match was interrupted in the second set due to a mistake made by the opponent. The contact of the opponent's head kick was too hard and thus the match was awarded to Voker. Voker was not allowed to continue competing and he got silver to take home.

Palvianen Hilla, B1-League (B1T) 59-63kg
Palvianen Hilla, Match League (N) 62-67kg
Hilla took silver in both sets. The legs were heavy after the initial laps. Although the match went moderately well, the gas was not enough for series victories.

Kauppinen Petteri, Match League (M) 74-80kg
Petteri didn't fight.

Ranta Juho, Match League (M) 80-87kg
Juho won both his matches. In the final, a little carelessness took the match to overtime, which Juho won relatively easily.

Heino Teemu, Match League (M) +87kg
Teemu routinely won his series. The match was a bit cautious because next week there will be taekwondo EC competitions, where Teemu will represent Finland.
Röyttä Emilia, D2 juniors
Emilia fought well in her first games, although match victories were still waiting for her. Bronze around the neck to go home.
Saha Jaakko, Hobbyists (M) +80
Jaakko didn't fight due to illness.

Laukkanen Markus, +30 (M) +80
Markus took a tight match with his opponent from Tampere. The match was a steady grind and the scores were tight. After numerous warnings, the end result was a stinging 4-5 loss from Markus' point of view.

Thanks on behalf of the team to everyone who participated. Each of you helped in your own way. It's great to be part of a group that is ready to blow on one another.

Results>>

Kim Sinisalo's video summary of the Games>>

30.4. morning workouts are organized as usual. Other trainings are cancelled.