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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:
”The TU competitors were a joy to watch, as almost every performance on stage was sharper and more focused than in previous competitions and rehearsals. The atmosphere of a bigger competition than normal domestic competitions only raised the level of performances! The team's increased competition experience is also starting to show outside the stage, with the youngest competitors and up getting better at preparing for the competition - the preparatory warm-ups are admirably self-paced and the teammates give each other great encouragement! Competitors are starting to find their own style of preparation.”
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.
Friday 17.11. Indoor competitions of taekwondo athletes
Welcome to the November indoor games in Konala! Participation is free for everyone, and you do not need to register separately. Representatives of other clubs are also warmly welcome to join!
17:00-19:00 – E, D, and C2 (7-12-year-olds and 12-14-year-old beginners)
19:00-21:00 – C1, B1, B2, R1 and H (12-14-year-old cadets, +15-year-olds)
If you are not sure which group you should join, ask your coach or contact us by email. In particular, larger C2 boats and those planning to transfer to cadet series should ask if more suitable resistors can be found in a later shift. We encourage all new enthusiasts to participate in the games, even if they don't even know what competing means. The first time you can look at the moods or even try it yourself if you feel like it.
E-armors are used for the shift starting at 19:00. Your own E-socks are therefore highly recommended if you want to fight with electric armor. There are also a few loaner socks in different sizes.
You can borrow the missing protectors from the club, but we encourage everyone to buy their own training protectors, which are regularly needed in training as well. Ask more from the gym's equipment store and coaches.
Note! No other exercises will be organized on the day of the Salika competition.
The possibility of morning exercise for adults has attracted enough interest that a class is organized 14.11. from every Tuesday at 7:00-8:00.
In the morning workouts, the body is opened and awakened in an upward direction and special attention is paid to exercises that support sports techniques. The training is suitable for everyone, even those with little or no experience in taekwondo. A separate 10-card (€85) is used for training, and you can use it at your own pace. So you don't have to join every morning workout.
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!
Friday 22.9. Indoor competitions of taekwondo athletes
Welcome to the first gym classes of the autumn season in Konala. Participation is free for everyone, and you do not need to register separately.
17:00-19:00 – E, D, and C2 (7-12-year-olds and 12-14-year-old beginners)
19:00-21:00 – C1, B1, B2, R1 and H (12-14-year-old cadets, +15-year-olds)
If you are not sure which group you should join, ask your coach or contact the group by email. In particular, larger C2 boats and those planning to transfer to cadet series should ask if more suitable resistors can be found in a later shift. We encourage all new enthusiasts to participate in the games, even if they don't even know what competing means. The first time you can look at the moods or even try it yourself if you feel like it.
E-armors are used for the shift starting at 19:00. Your own E-socks are therefore highly recommended if you want to fight with electric armor. There are also a few loaner socks in different sizes.
You can borrow the missing protectors from the club, but we encourage everyone to buy their own training protectors, which are regularly needed in training as well. Ask more from the gym's equipment store and coaches.
Note! No other exercises will be organized on the day of the Salika competition.
Once September starts, we can already officially talk about the beginning of autumn. Really good stuff for everyone!
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The pumsen competition season opened today in Rauma. TU was represented by Sofia, Victoria, Bella, Tiitu, Alex, Aino and Plum. As a coach, it was a pleasure to watch the performances from the side of the mat, when all the competitors performed very good sets of moves. The results showed that even during the summer, there was also time to train in addition to vacations. As usual, Plum, Aino, Sofia, Victoria and Bella performed very well in all series. Tiitu and Alex also achieved similar top performances today.
At the same time, let's open up the world of business series a little for those who haven't had time to go to the competitions yet. Exercises for movement series proceed in a few stages. First of all, of course, you have to learn the techniques and positions of the movement sequences. After this, we learn to remember the movement sequence as a whole. Then the exact making of the comma begins, when the starting and ending places and trajectories of the techniques are put in place. After that, we move on to looking at the positions and finally we learn to produce force at exactly the right points. Written like this, it sounds very easy, but in practice it required a really large number of high-quality exercises to reach top performances.
The whole team exuded a good feeling and performance, which was complemented by cheers and applause from the stands.
Thanks to the athletes and supporters. This is very good to continue towards the coming autumn dawns.
Peter
SCORE
Gold
Tiitu, a fan of yellows
Alex, Ilves greens
Bella, Ilves blue-black
Bella, lover of blues
Bella and Vickan, the top amateur couples
Bella and Vickan, Ilves couples
Bella, Sofia and Vickan, hobbyist group
Silver
