Ireland bets on the future with the talent of its young people
“We have a lot of young, very talented competitors in Ireland, so we hope we can make a big impact in future tournaments” projects Paul Manning, Vice President of Taekwon-Do Alliance Ireland. This job of building new talent for the future does not prevent Ireland from going to the ITF World Championships 2022 with the […]
Tips for getting around in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is an easily accessible city from every point of view: the main attractions are in very affordable locations and are often very close to each other. The public transport system has a great advantage since trains, trams, buses and metros are unified with the same card. To travel in Amsterdam, the card is called […]
In Brazil, the days until the start of the World Cup also count
We continue to visit from a distance the different countries that will participate from July 26, 2022 ITF Wordls Championships. On this occasion, Master Edimir Kawakubo VII dan, tells us about the representatives of Brazil, in his capacity as president of the Brazilian Taekwon-do Confederation. The great extension of the Brazilian territory presents its own […]
Master Gerard Galinski from Germany and his World Cup countdown
Gérard Galinski, V. Dan, has extensive experience in World Championships, his first participation was in Korea 2004 as Team Support. President of the German-ITF since 2013, he tells us about his team’s preparation and expectations for this upcoming ITF World Championships 2022. How are you preparing?We have been preparing for the ITF World Championships 2022 […]
Some information to take into account if you go to the World Cup
In the Netherlands they use the euro as their currency. It is worth keeping in mind that in many places they do not accept the 500 euro bill and most small shops, including supermarkets, do not accept the 100 and 200 bills either. In general, the 50 euro bills are still the most convenient denominations. […]
From Uruguay to the Netherlands
In these daily previews of the ITF World Championships 2022, we once again chat with the different federations that will participate from July 26. From Spain we traveled to South America. Master Víctor Fonte, as president of the Uruguayan Taekwondo Association (T.A.U.), tells us how they expect the start of the World Cup in his […]
The newest city receives the Taekwon-do World Cup
After World War II, population growth forced the Netherlands to plan a city where only water existed. This is Almere, which will host the ITF World Championships 2022. Separated from Amsterdam by the waters of the Markemeer, the first housing in this city was created in 1976 and in 1984 it officially became a municipality. […]
To the World Cup. We chatted with Master Fernando Perez Martinez (ESP)
The President of the ITF Federation of Spain tells us how the Taekwon-do of that country is preparing for the very close World Cup. “We are doing a very adequate preparation for this event. Our delegation is very committed and we have even gotten some sponsors to join us on this occasion. I am convinced […]
The World Cup will be played here
We start the countdown. Less and less to go and we are getting into the weather.We then present the Topsportcentrum in the Netherlands where the ITF Taekwon-do World Championship will take place, from July 26. It is a closed stadium, with capacity for 3000 spectators. From the outside, the robustness covered in black ceramics stands […]