On May 14, 2016, the movement series competitions were held in Rauma, and among the Taekwondo athletes, Plum Kopisto and Aino Kortelainen participated in the competitions, coached by Essi Labart. The competitions went really well for the club's competitors and the results speak for themselves:
Gold Aino Kortelainen, lynx green belts
Silver Aino Kortelainen, adult enthusiasts, blue belts
Silver Plum Kopisto, cadets
Especially Aino's success at the age of 8 in the adult amateur series is a performance worth raising our hats to. The coaches congratulate the competition team!
Taekwondo athletes' training is still on break for Epiphany week, but on Monday 11.1. training will start again as usual. There have been small changes in the practice times, which you can check from here. Tapiola's shifts will also continue with the same schedules as in the fall. Kalajärvi the spring course starts on Thursday 21.1.
The gym elves knew how to tell that the most enthusiastic trainers couldn't bear to stay away from the taekwondo mats during the Christmas holidays. A group of young competitors of Taekwondo athletes camped in Madrid in a tough company. You can read about their struggles from here. The ceiling height of the own hall was also tested on 27.12. at the organized skill and jump kick camp. The camp was attended by belt ranks from 10th cup to 4th dan and the age range was 7-45 years. Still, despite the starting level, everyone learned a lot of new ways to use their body versatilely.
At the same time, Jenna Partanen and Teemu Heino have finished their preparations for the European Olympic qualifiers, which will be held on January 16-17. in Istanbul, Turkey. Go read Teemu's thoughts from here and liking Jenna's athlete page here! Sampo Pajulampi and Juho Ranta will also go on the trip as support troops. Juho works as the team's physiotherapist. Our club is therefore quite strongly represented at the most important taekwondo event in Europe at the beginning of the year. We will hear more about this trip later!
As the autumn season is still coming to an end, we are already looking to the future. Konala's spring training calendar has been edited. Due to the characteristics of our sport, the size of the groups, the age distribution and the distribution of belts live constantly, which forces us to check the training calendar again every time the season ends. Some of the changes are due, for example, to the fact that during the fall two groups practicing at the same time have grown so big that the gym is starting to get small for both. Some, on the other hand, have their roots in the instructors' scheduling issues. For the sake of clarity, the group in which the enthusiast should train at any given time is listed below.
Group
Level
Hobbyists
0-3
Babies, toddlers and toddlers
See the descriptions in more detail on the groups' own pages
3-6
Rudiments
Beginners, one sleeve label owners
Sequel
Two sleeve badges and from the yellow belt upwards
7-14
Rudiments
White and yellow belts
Sequel
Yellow belts with one or two green ribbons
Advanced
Green belts and higher belt values
14+
Rudiments
White and yellow belts
Sequel
Green and blue belts
Advanced
Red and black belts
Match
All
Everyone from yellow upwards who are interested in the match
Elite
A competitive team striving for international success
Business series
Buff
Everyone who is interested in practicing movement sequences
Race group
Business series competitions are attended by enthusiasts and athletes
Traditional indoor competitions will be held at the taekwondo athletes' hall on Friday 30 October 2015, and it was decided to try a slightly new way of doing things. In other words, before the indoor competitions, competitors and enthusiasts from both our own club and other clubs are recruited, and a list of participants is collected from them, which is published on this page. In this way, anyone who hesitates to participate can see if there are opponents close to their own weight class.
We therefore ask that you promptly notify one of the coaches either of your participation or of your absence. The list is updated as needed. The children of our own club do not need to register. E, D and C2 competitors will not be published, there will certainly be enough of them.
Participation is free for everyone.
17:00-19:00 – E, D, and C2
19:00-21:00 – C1, B1, A1 and H (can be started on a rolling basis even earlier at the end of the junnum races)
17:00-18:00 – skills competition for 3-6 year olds (both TU11 groups combined)
Yesterday, Essi Labart successfully competed in the Dutch Open Business Championship. The competition is an ETU A-class tournament, i.e. the toughest competitions on the business side. Essi competed in two series, in the individual series for women aged 18-30 and in the doubles series with Christian Kamphuis, also in the series for women aged 18-30. In the individual series, Essi's performance was enough for a place in the finals and the final ranking Fifth overall out of sixteen competitors. In the pairs series, Essi and Christian reached third place. Congratulations on a good performance!
Dutch Open Team Finland + couple of confirmationsDoubles bronze medalists Essi and Christian
Jenna's spring can accommodate high-level competitions
Taekwondo athletes Jenna Partanen has toured throughout the spring in high-level international tournaments. The most recent of these was the EC tournament of the Olympic weight classes organized for the first time in Russia in Nalchik on March 26-29. Jenna represented Finland in the women's under 67kg category. In the opening match, Jenna beat Greece's Elpida Marina Dimitropoulou in style 7-1. In the second round, Sweden's Elin Johansson, who reaped international tournament victories, was up against her, who was better this time with a score of 6-1. Jenna's ranking from the competition 5th-8th. The club congratulates Jenna for a great competition!
Currently, Jenna is preparing for the world championships, which will take place from 12 to 18 May. also in Russia. Taekwondo athletes Teemu Heino will also go on the medal hunt as a representative of the men's heavyweight division.
The representative of taekwondo athletes, Eddie Quinones, will compete in the Qatar International Open Taekwondo competition, which will be held for the first time this weekend. Eddie competes in the cadet -45kg category, which has 20 registered participants from ten different countries.
Belt tests for children aged 3-6 are on Wednesday 10.12. during normal training sessions. People other than those going to the belt exams do not have exercises in that case.
7-14 year olds
Due to the large number of belt buckles, children and young people 9.12. the organized belt test is divided into three different level groups:
17:00-18:00 – Yellow belt performers
18:00-19:00 – Performers of green ribbons
19:00-20:30 – Green and higher belts
The exam participant lists can be read on the notice board in the hall. You can also ask the group instructor about it.
The price of the belt test is determined by the belt to be taken and can be checked in the "price list" section of the pages. The fee can be paid in cash during the exam or later by invoice.
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