“I love competitions, it’s really a lifestyle”
Konstantin Dittrich, Belgium’s representative in this World Cup, had a rather peculiar 2022, different from most other competitors. As he participated in the Taekwon-Do World College Championships in March, he took 1st place in sparring (-64kg), he took the month off from training during April. “In May I returned to training with a tight schedule […]
Music as stimulation and concentration before the competition
Almost all of the competitors that we interviewed in the run-up to this World Cup told us that they have music as a huge ally in the moments before entering to compete. To relax by moving away the nerves, as a means to find concentration and even as a stimulus that prepares the mind and […]
“I want to be the best and prove myself on the world stage”
“I was a very energetic kid and my parents wanted something to channel that energy in a positive way. My dad did a lot of martial arts growing up, so he suggested that I join in too and it just so happened that they chose Taekwon-Do! I was 6 years old when I started training.” […]
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From Belgium to the ITF World Championship in the Netherlands
There are barely 8 days left until the 2022 ITF World Championships in the Netherlands begin, which will mark the reunion in a World Cup after the problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, which still persists and threatens in some places. In this tour that we have been doing through different representatives who will be […]
The challenge of overcoming an injury to reach the World Cup
All the competitors have been telling us about their experiences of sacrifices and challenges in their preparation for the World Cup in the Netherlands. Double and triple training shifts, less free time for family and friends, ordering study and work obligations. In the case of Jessica Bass, IV Dan, to all this was added a […]
He started at the age of 6 to “do something with his brother” and is going for his third World Cup
“I’ve been training in Taekwon-do since the age of 6. My dad took me and my brother in as something for us to do together to keep fit and that’s how I started.” Who tells us this is Imogen Allen, 3rd degree, who at 21 will represent the United Kingdom for the third time in […]
“I enjoy every second of training because I’m doing what I love”
Matías Barderi will represent Argentina in this World Cup in Junior forms of 3rd dan and in youth combat up to 65 kg. At 16 he already has an interesting winning streak that he hopes to build on at the ITF World Championships. In the 2018 World Cup he obtained 3rd place in forms and […]
He saw his parents compete in Italy 2001 and now he is going for his 7th World Cup
Many of the competitors who will participate in this World Cup in the Netherlands came to Taekwon-do at the hands of their parents from a very young age, but the story of Amanda Cheney is one of the most special. “I watched my parents compete in Italy at the World Championships in 2001, and again […]
Taekwondo as a life changer
Rodrigo Villanueva will compete in the next ITF World Championships as a representative of Peru, as he has been doing since 2019. Under the careful instruction of Oscar Rodríguez, 3 Dan, he has prepared for this World Cup with training sessions of up to 3 and 4 shifts a day, and in the final stretch […]