Christian, Aino, Alex, and Sofia showed their skills in the online business series competition organized by Daedo, which gathered more than 1000 participants from different parts of the world. The judges had a full job to evaluate the performances for no less than 7 days.
All Taekwondo athletes advanced in their series to the semi-finals, which is a hard performance in itself considering that, for example, there were well over a hundred participants in the cadet girls.
Aino finished in tenth place, being the best European in his series. The final place was a few hundredths of a point away. Sofia's final ranking in the series is 47, but it's especially worth looking at the points of the first round, where Sofia stylishly won more than seven, advancing to the semifinals in sixth place in her group. In cadet boys, Alex finished 24th.
In the men's under-30 series, Christian also progressed stylishly from the preliminary rounds to the next round, but the road was cut off in a tough series in the semifinals and the final ranking was 28th.
On Sunday, we can still be excited by the performances of Budokwa's Frans Salme and Wondo's Johanna Nukar and Juho Metsälä, who advanced to the finals.
In February, the same power team competed in Sweden.
Congratulations to everyone for their wonderful performances and good luck to the Finns until the final day!
On Saturday, the league champions won tough matches in their favor
The Nurtzi Open has grown into such a big and international competition that it was held as a two-day event this year. On Saturday, the league series and the adult amateur series competed, while on Sunday it was the turn of the children's series and the youth amateur series.
The league contestants were in excellent competition condition and even tight matches were turned into wins with a high percentage. Almost everyone took the opening wins and the atmosphere of the match got better and better as the race day wore on. The biggest smiles were seen wearing gold medals around their necks at the end of the day Sarah, Kian's and Jenny's on the face. Sara's effective front foot did not give mercy to the final opponent this time either and Kian showed how to dig for points by continuing situations even when the opponent already thinks they are over. Jenny played three matches as if in a ecstasy, and the will to win, combined with precise movement and a cheeky search for points, brought Jenny a well-deserved series victory.
On Saturday, there was also an appearance Jenna, who made it to the final easily, even though the injured knee in the first match hindered his performance. Jenna didn't compete in the final, saving her knee for the upcoming European Championships. A boat flashed again top-class situational awareness and kicking skills. Without a few dozing offs and tactic slips, Venne would have fought for two series wins in very tough weight classes, where there were kickers from Spain and Russia. Severi, Teresa, Emmi and Plum were all at their own level and played their opening matches well. Even the matches of the second round looked really good despite the losses, although of course a little extra polishing still needs to be done. Also Alina fought very tough tactically against his opponent, but this time the food was not enough to win. On the side of enthusiasts Risto won his first match, but had to bow out in the second. However, taking home a bronze. Zaman opened his competition career, but the Estonian opponent won the match.
On Sunday, children and young people showed their skills
Sunday's firecracker was Mark, whose fast rhythm is difficult for opponents to follow. Markus showed what the will to win is by rising from a 7-0 deficit to a draw in the last 30 seconds of the final and deciding the match in favor of the overtime. Purposeful training was also visible Priya and Aten in making, who also took their series with stylish victories. Noah unfortunately had to stop his match in the middle of the match as a result of a hard kick to the leg. Renad and Essi they fought well, but the opponents were even a hair better this time.
Coaches Sampo, Pauli, Teemu and Pot were satisfied with the team's performance and attitude in doing things. The team worked well together and Bardian the athletes who entered the field through the warm-up kicks always started to fight for victories. The team was the third best in the games right after the teams from Sweden and Estonia. In a few weeks, a large part of the athletes will be able to show their nails in Berlin, from which these screens are allowed to wait for victorious news.
Six championships from a tough business series tournament
Business series competitions have been tougher year by year both in Finland and in the Nordic countries, and this time too the series were not only big but also extremely strict. The competition format has also enjoyed great popularity in the gym of Taekwondo athletes, and for the first time in the PM championships, the movement series team was bigger than the match team.
In the individual classes, Plum grabbed the championship trophy to decorate his trophy cabinet at the end of a very successful day. Christian also won the championship in the freestyle series with his flying performance, showing that he is still the number one fist in the Nordics when it comes to freestyle. The taekwondo athletes were part of several pairs and groups of Team Finland and the results speak for themselves. Taekwondo athletes participated in a total of four championship pairs or groups, and there were two silver placements. You can find more detailed results at the end of the news.
Coach Heikki Liukkonen was very satisfied with the team's performance:
"It was a pleasure to watch the performances of TU's competitors, because almost every performance on stage was sharper and more focused than seen in previous competitions and trainings. The atmosphere of a competition bigger than normal domestic competitions only raised the level of performance! The team's increased competition experience starts to show off the stage as well, when the preparation for the competition performance from the youngest competitors is even better - the preparatory warm-ups go admirably on their own and the teammates have a great time with each other! Competitors are starting to find their own style of preparation that suits them."
All in all, the competitions were really successful in light of both the competition performances and the results. It's really easy to be satisfied with these performances!"
Teemu and Jenna as champions on the match side
The match tournament was also high-quality and the series were big. The PM competitions have clearly started to gain respect again in the Nordic countries and there were high-level teams from every country. Teemu has some kind of championship and award on his plate, but that didn't stop him from adding another championship to his trophy cabinet. Teemu tackled the familiar precisely and the opponents didn't have the right weapons to break the defense. Jenna's championship also came with clear match victories, and there was not even a moment of uncertainty as to who won the matches. Jenna's match style, physique and self-confidence start to show in matches as a really effective combination.
There were a gratifying number of taekwondo athletes in the final round, but this time Emmi, Iines, Bardia and Venne had to settle for silver. However, everyone had a great day and you can be very satisfied with the silver. With determined training, silver will turn into gold next year. Sami, Eddie and Milla each won their way to the semi-finals, but had to admit that their opponents were better there. Bronze, however, and excellent openings by all. Severi also fought very well and tactically considering that his right leg was unusable due to an injury. It was not far that Severi would have won his match with one working leg.
Big congratulations to all the medalists for both competition formats!
The league finals ended the competition season for both competition formats at the familiar Maaniitu school in Nurmijärvi. Big hats off to the entire team of Taekwondo athletes who have been around all the competitions of the year reaping success. Of course, the coaching team and the ever-reliable maintenance crew also deserve their thanks.
Here's a race report about the great moments of the day, as well as a list of results at the end. You can read about our club's success in the competition leagues as a whole later in your own news.
The mood is on the roof until the end of the day on the side of the match
The matches of the day were fast-paced, entertaining and thrillingly exciting until the last few seconds. One of these heart-pumping matches in the stands was the Lassi final in the morning, where points were hunted all the way to the overtime. Lassi's cool-headed solution and faith in his own tactics brought the decisive points home and the gold medal around Lassi's neck. Aleksandr and Markus also gave their own kind of show, who made their way to the mutual finals on both sides of their charts. This time the kick rally was decided in favor of Aleksandr. Kian and Aleksi also took a similar mutual twist, from which Kian emerged as the winner. Among the morning's top performances, Alina's series victory earned with three clear wins also deserves a mention. Alina's tactical understanding and reaching kicks were simply too much for the opponents.
In the afternoon in the league series, Taekwondourheiijat was, as usual, comprehensively represented, especially on the cadet side. The day culminated in a super fast-paced match between Aino and Doboksport's Viiv, during which the atmosphere and volume of the competition venue hit the roof. A sad one-point loss for Aino, but this should be understood because the match was already Aino's fourth in a row. The power girls Jenny, Iines, Aino and Sofia were real workaholics, only quickly changing the color of their armor after the start of a new match, always after the previous one. In particular, Jenny's day as a whole was wonderful, and her good performance led to victory in the -37kg category. Plum and Lauri faced each other again in the mutual final. Plum's precise clicks brought home the win this time, but an excellent day from Lauri as well. Venne's kicks sowed terror in the -33kg series, and the opponents didn't really have the keys to get around them. A great series win and quite a clear one. Tuikku showed his skills again by taking the cadets' -51kg series as usual with tactically mature and confident solutions. Severi's legs showed the same relaxed grip as in Vantaa, but after two clear victories, the final unfortunately went to Otso of Budokwa. Kian and Teresa tested their wings for the first time on the cadet mats. Apprenticeships were still paid this time, but there was certainly plenty of hunger left for the first season.
All in all, a great day on the match mats. Great performances and self-surpasses were also seen from those contestants who were not mentioned in the news. See you at the gym and continue developing together!
- Paul
Strong and confident performances in business series
On the business side, Taekwondo athletes were represented by Sofia, Victori, Bella, Alex, Tiitu, Plum, Aino and Sara. As a coach, it was a real pleasure to watch the performances of all the competitors, when all the competitors managed to make very good performances today. The level of performance was also reflected in the number of medals and standings. Another thing that warmed the coach's mind was seeing the improvement in level of all competitors during the fall. Level up was seen as more confident performances in all competitors, although the excitement of the competition tickled the bottom of the stomach a little more for others. The action was clearer, calmer and more power had been conjured up in both kicks and hand techniques.
This is really good to continue training towards the spring games and as a coach you can be really proud when we have such good competitors in our company.
Taekwondo athletes participated with a big team on Saturday 28.10. To the Ambassador's Cup competition organized in Tikkurila, Vantaa, where there was competition in both the match and business series. In the morning, we competed in the match side in the children's series and in the amateur series, and in the afternoon in the league series. Business series competitions rolled on from morning to night with full power. Team spirit was on the roof all day and the competitors' performances matched it. The coaching team Sampo, Pauli, Juho, Mari, Petteri and Heikki were very satisfied at the end of the day.
Lots of first timers in the amateur and children's match series
Over the course of the fall, there have been more and more enthusiastic coaches in amateur match training, and in Tikkurila this was reflected in a great-sized team and an open-minded approach. The level of competitions was quite tough even in the beginner series due to the foreign opposition, so the victories did not come easily in any series. Of the morning's performances, Venne's strong grips and series victory and Kian's tactically mature fighting, which also led Kian to the series victory, were especially memorable. Overall, the overall appearance of the team was excellent, and with a little additional training, the few losses that have come now can be turned into wins. See you at Tuesday's training!
Back-to-back series wins in the match league series
In the league series of the match, victories clicked at a comfortable pace. Tuikku patted two series wins with clean style from start to finish. It is difficult to find pointless moves in Tuikku's matches, and it is equally difficult for the opponents to find points. Plum also continued his familiar confident moves, taking the series victory in the cadets and taking silver in the juniors. Venne's first contact in cadet competitions could not have started more deliciously. Two clear victories and a series victory after the victory in the morning gave reason for quite a broad smile. In the junior series, Severi and Bardia also won clear series victories with brilliant performances. On the side of the smaller cadet girls, the mutual twists of the companions were quite entertaining and the great battles against tough foreign opponents also deserve a hat-trick.
The great level of results of the afternoon shows that the club left the race hall at the end of the day with the award for the best match club.
Good results from a tough business series competition
In Finland, you rarely see business series competitions of such a high standard as now in Vantaa. The lists, including the beginner series, had an exceptional amount of both domestic and foreign opponents. Especially Denmark and Russia were on the move with very hard-level teams. The prize winners in most series were already very fine performances. Watching Christian's freestyle makes you gasp, and Aino and Plum's cadet medals were brilliant performances considering that both of them covered the gap between the match and movement series mats at a steady pace.
TU's team in the business series is quite young and a considerable number of them compete above their own age group. Considering this, the results can be considered quite good. A big team and its good spirit create a good foundation for the future.
The second league competition of the fall was played in Porvoo on Saturday 14.10. and Taekwondo athletes are well represented as usual, especially in the league series. The competitions went very well: some of the contestants had made clear strides in development, some surpassed themselves on the competition mat, and some improved their basic game. Some areas of development were also found under the watchful eyes of the coaches, Juho, Pauli and Mari mulled it over with each other, and these are used to shape exercises for the next games.
A double win for Plum in the league series
The matches in the league series were fast-paced and it was nice to watch especially the young players hungry for victory. As usual, Plum Kopisto competed in two series, cadets and juniors, and a double victory in these series is starting to become a tradition. However, the golden medals did not find their way around the neck of the workhorse for free, but the constant stalking of the kick spot combined with the will to score points produced results again. In the cadets' final, clubmate Lauri Hulikkala faced Plum, who put in a lot of effort, but this time he still didn't manage to win the match. Let it be mentioned in Lauri's favor that the fighter fought the rest of the match with a broken arm without even flinching. Only after the match did Lauri start to realize that this hand is a bit sore.
Double gold smiles
Aino Kortelainen and Jenny Vettenniemi also took a mutual tie in the cadets, the first of whom managed to turn the match around. Jenny fought well, but Aino's competitive spirit was so good today that she went all the way to the series win and silver in the second series. Silver was also won by Janika Tatti, who showed her tremendous pace of development for the second day in a row after Friday's belt test on the Porvoo racing mats. The same can also be said about Lucas, whose match was, at its best, an international-level kicking match. Unfortunately, we were satisfied with silver and bronze from these scraps, but as the kicks start to hit the goal better, the medals will surely become brighter in the near future.
Tuikku Holopainen also belonged to the doubles team, and Tuikku won gold from the cadets and bronze from the juniors. The accurate Tuikku also seemed to be in control of forward attack combinations in the tight final of his cadet series, which he managed to turn from a losing position into a victory. We want to see more of these aggressive bursts in the future! Emilia Lahti competed in the juniors and this time she missed the first match, but just fine. Emmi also dug out one point after another from the chasing position, but the tie was unfortunately one kick away in the last moments of the match.
TU11 warming up
Bardia Mirzaei fought in the adults, when there were no opponents in the junior series. Bardia's will to win was transmitted even to the last rows of benches in the audience, and the first match was handled with a great victory. In a tight final, Bardia unfortunately had to admit that his opponent was better at the end of an even match. Sami Leskinen and Eduard Korolevskiy also competed in adults and in the same series. However, a mutual match was not seen and the final result was bronze for Sam and silver for Eduard.
Great performances from the first timers
In the children's and amateurs' series, Taekwondo athletes had a gratifying number of first-timers, even though the team was otherwise of a moderate size. Alina Shor and Teresa Vepsä were both taking part in the national championships for the first time, and if there was tension in the air, at least you couldn't see it from these competitors. Alina and Teresa played good matches with open-mindedness, but unfortunately both lost their way in the first match by a hair's breadth. The same happened to Kaisla Seimola and Risto Hyvärinen, both of whom have already toured a few competitions. Losses in Porvoo, but it's still good to continue towards the Vantaa Games!
Kian Nowrouzi was also at the games for the first time and did not shy away from his more experienced opponents at all. Two wins guaranteed a place in the final, and in the same way, his teammate Aleksi Koskelainen advanced from the other side of the chart. The mutual encounter was a fast-paced and high-quality performance, which was finally turned in favor by Aleksi. A double win in this big series was a great performance from the boys!
Gold medal around his neck after three matches
Best judge award for Ali
Taekwondo competitions can be experienced in many ways. Ali Lahti has chosen the judge's perspective, and there hasn't been a competition this year where Ali hasn't been seen as a judge, including indoor competitions in his own hall. Ali's professionalism has grown from competition to competition and the grips are firm, as a good judge should be. Ali left Porvoo with the best judge's statue under his arm. Awesome!
16 medals from the first business series competitions of the season
Lohja Open 2017 opened the competition season of domestic business series on Saturday 11.3. The games had a record number of participants and a total of 32 series were played. Of these, Taekwondo athletes were represented in 13 series, 16 of which won a medal. Officially, the best team was not awarded, but it's hard to say better!
From the ranking series, Plum got bronze for cadet boys as well as under 17-parwith Mia from the Espoo Hwarang Team. Aino and Sara competed with a special permit in the cadet series much younger than the others, but it seemed that age doesn't matter much by grabbing a double win in the series. Gold for Aino and silver for Sara. Bronze for Aino, Sara and EHT's Mia from the under 17 group. Bronze for Christian in both the under 30 men and the elimination series.
In the yellow women, Maija took silver, a really great performance from a first-timer! The minion trio Bella, Victoria and Sofia roared both among amateur women and among the lynx in their own age group. Gold for Bella in green women, green lynxes, lynx couples with Victoria and amateur group with Victoria and Sofia. Victoria also took gold from blue ladies and blue lynxes. Sofia took her lynx series as a warm-up and saved the bangs for the amateurs, from which the silver came off right after Victoria's gold. Bella and Victoria disturbed even more in the pairs of upper belts by taking silver there as well. The wild results and the number of sets speak once again about the effectiveness of the coaching activities and the athletes' goal-oriented approach to training. So thank you to the poomsa coaches, athletes and supporters!
Essi and Petteri acted as coaches in the competition.
All results
Cadets:
3. Plum Cadet girls:
1. The only one
2. Sara U30 men:
3. Christian
Under 17 pairs:
3. Plum and Mia (EHT) Under 17 groups:
3. Sara, Aino and Mia Lynx greens:
1. Bella Lynx blue:
1. Victoria Lynx couples:
1. Bella and Vickan Yellow ladies:
2. Maia Green Women:
1. Bella Women in Blue:
1. Vickan
2. Sofia Top Pairs:
2. Bella and Vickan Enthusiast groups:
1. Bella, Vickan and Sofia
4.3. Loviisa Open (match) - Registrations no later than 23.2.
11.3. Lohja Open (business series) - Registration no later than 2.3..
1.4. Nurtzi Open (match) - Registrations no later than 23.3.
8.4. Kuopio Open (business series) – Registration no later than 30.3.
You can and should participate in competitions, even if you have no experience other than indoor competitions. There are series for everyone at their own level, both in the match and movement series competitions, and the coaches are happy to help with mind-boggling questions. So don't hesitate, feel free to sign up!
Registration for all competitions: info@taekwondourheilijat.fi. When registering, include your name, date of birth, belt rank and current weight (match only). In the return mail of your registration, you will receive more detailed instructions about the games and how to prepare for them.
The easiest way to find the times of competitions and other events is to search for Taekwondo athletes timeline.
The Ambassador's Cup, organized for the second time, gathered taekwondo people to compete both in movement series and in a match in Vantaa's Tikkurila on November 12, 2016. Taekwondo athletes had a strong representation in both forms of competition, and we can be very satisfied with the day's performances.
Competitors at a good pace
The taekwondo athletes had no fewer than 29 representatives in the match series, so there was enough excitement for the whole day. The huge trophy haul shows that there were enough top moments and successes. A busy coach doesn't quite notice all the tricks, but at least Paul remembered Venne's gutsy three-win fight for a series win, Lauri's accurate spot-kicks, Iines' ferocious kicking power, Jenny's tremendous self-confidence, Janika's tactical skills, Plum's solid work ethic, Aleksi's will to win, Bardia's struggle against the Estonian hurray, and Jaden's , Markus and Kaisla's brave first contact on the national competition mats. Many other things also fell into place, and as said, one coach's eye is not enough to see everyone.
Sampo, Pauli, Juho, Riina, Petteri and Teemu were responsible for the coaching on the match side. The exchange of words between the coaches after the games was very positive. As the season draws to a close, many goals can already be considered fulfilled for the fall. Another big thank you from the coaching team to all the competitors and congratulations on your success!
An efficient and stylish team in the business series
The team of taekwondo athletes got in shape for competition under the treatment of the team's official stylist, Somporn Kopisto. The team was easily the most stylish of the games and there was no doubt about their efficiency. The coaches are Juho Ranta and Essi Labart. Of course, Essi managed to grab gold in both of his series before this. In general, the upswing of business series athletes that continued throughout the fall continued again at the Ambassador's Cup. Essi was satisfied and proud of the team's performance, and Juhokaa did not spare hyperbole in his later report.
The club and the coaching team congratulate the winners!
Special thanks to Subaru, who provided the team with subs at the end of the race! #hankssubaru
The final touches to the autumn training calendar have been made. Changes were made on 9.8. for Wednesday, so that the competition group of the match would not have three late shifts in a row.
The autumn training calendar comes into effect on Monday 15.8. It has changed from the spring season calendar, not only in terms of practice times but also group divisions. The aim of the changes is to serve customers as comprehensively as possible, so that everyone can practice in a suitably sized group with fellow enthusiasts of the same age and level. A wide range of in-depth exercises guarantees the opportunity to develop at your own pace, whether the goal is in elite sports or personal development.
It is easy to check the group divisions in the following table. You can find your own group at the intersection of age and belt value.
The coaches are happy to answer all questions about schedules and group divisions. You can also send an email to info@taekwondourheilijat.fi or call 0451827290.
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