Past News
Seminar in California
Group photo at Saturday's seminar at Harding Taekwon-Do.
Over the weekend of November 18-20, Mightyfist Taekwon-Do was the proud host of Grand Master Van Binh and Mr. Kenneth Rattet who presented a fantastic weekend of seminars and courses. The participants learned a great deal of self-defense techniques and enjoyed Grand Master Van Binh's inspiring demonstrations during the seminars on Friday and Saturday.
On Sunday, Mr. Rattet conducted an enlightening umpire course, giving great hands-on experience to all attending.
Group photo at Umpire Seminar. (Photos courtesy of Mr. Srinivas Annam)
68th IIC in Novia Scotia, Canada
Group shot of all the participants at the International Instructor's Course..
On October 22-23, the 68th International Taekwon-Do Federation International Instructor's Course was held at Exhibition Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia . Approximately 120 individuals participated in the IIC under the instruction of GM Hector Marano (IX) , GM Ung Kim Lang (IX), Master Pierre Laquerre (VIII) and Master Clint Norman (VII). The seminar addressed all aspects of patterns (from Chon-Ji to Tong-Il), sparring, step-sparring and self-defense, as well as various philosophies and principles integral to ITF Taekwon-Do.
ITF-USA group at the IIC.
The wisdom and technical knowledge of the Grandmasters and Masters was superlative as usual, and their dedication to Taekwon-Do visible in their skills, enthusiasm and teaching methods. In addition, a special thanks is given to Mr. David Hiltz (VI) and Hiltz Taekwon-Do for an excellent job organizing the event.
At the end of the first day of the seminar the ITF Technical chairman and GM Lang made testing degree promotions for the following ITF-USA members:
Promoted to VIII Dan
· Master Roberto Del Cid from NY
· Master Pedro Candelario from NY
· Master Ruben Suarez from NY
· Master Pete Thibado from FL
Promoted to VI Dan
· Mr. Seth Rattet from CT
Promoted to V Dan
· Mrs. Marie Rattet from CT
We would like to congratulate everyone on their achievement, and offer our best wishes for their continued success in Taekwon-Do.
XVI ITF New York Tournament
On September 25, 2011, Master Ruben Suarez and Queens Taekwon-do Center hosted the XVI ITF New York Taekwon-do Tournament at Queens College in Flushing, New York. Nearly 400 competitors were in attendance, representing numerous states throughout the USA, and several countries, including Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Russia, Canada and England.
The event began with an opening ceremony that offered recognition to all schoosl participanting in the event and special recognition of several Queens Taekwon-do students who competed in the 2011 ITF World Championship in New Zealand: Julio Carlos, World Champion in Sparring Senior Men Light Weight; Joshua Buitrago, World Champion in Junior Pattern 2nd dan and Kiabeth Jimenez, Silver medal in Junior Patterns 2nd dan as well Professor William Perlaza as Coach and Professor Gustavo Naranjo for his contribution to make possible the success of ITF New York Taekwon-do Tournament from 1996 to the present.
The afternoon welcomed an outstanding demonstration of pre-arranged free sparring by Anderson Chan (2nd place III Dan patterns at the 2011 ITF World Championship) and Titus Durojaiye (IV Dan), who together won 3rd place in Pre-arranged Free Sparring at the 2011 ITF World Championship.
The competition at the tournament was demanding, and significant progress in both sportsmanship and technique was exhibited by certain schools since last year. Moreover, the larger representation of referees and judges from numerous schools was a notable improvement over previous years and helped contribute to our goal of enhancing the quality of the NY Tournament each year.
The event began at 10:00AM and concluded at 7:00PM and although (as is true with any competition) there were certain concerns and areas in need of improvement, the tournament proved an overall success.
Master Suarez would like to give a special thanks to the Masters Roberto DelCid, Pedro Candelario, Carlos Ramirez, William Martinez, Ramon Mateo, Miguel Reyes and Master Gonzalo Camelo for their support at the XVI ITF New York Taekwon-do Tournament, as well as all students and instructors for their participation.
The general results are as follow:
| School Name | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Queens Taekwon-Do Center | 41 | 28 | 49 |
| K-mag | 11 | 13 | 21 |
| Team USA | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| Red Tiger TKD | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| White Tiger TKD | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| United Taekwon-do Studio | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Advantage Taekwon-Do | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| Academy of Martial Arts | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| World Wide Taekwon-Do | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Legacy Taekwon-Do NY | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Asociacion Nal de Pto Rico | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Martial Arts School of TKD | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Original Taekwon-do | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jamaica Taekwon-do | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Academia Internacional de | 1 | 4 | |
| Fairmount TKD Academy UTA | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| IITO | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| United Taekwon-do Institute | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| International Taekwon-do | 1 | 8 | |
| Otts UTA | 1 | 1 | |
| Russia | 1 | ||
| Club de Taekwon-do de | 1 | ||
| Hwa-Rang Warriors TKD | 2 | 2 | |
| Westbury Taekwon-do | 2 | 1 | |
| NN | 2 | ||
| Throgs Neck TKD Center | 1 | 2 | |
| St. Johns Taekwon-Do | 1 | 1 | |
| Rayners Lane TKD Academy | 1 | ||
| Castillo TKD | 3 | ||
| Peralta Taekwon-Do | 2 | ||
| Dragon Star Martial Arts | 2 | ||
| International Taekwon-Do | 1 | ||
| Florida Taekwon-Do Center | 1 |
Congratulations to the following competitors who won 2 gold medals:
Queens Taekwon-do: (7) Francisco Gomez, Andres Echevarria, Jorge Echevarria, Miriam Contreras, Sahsha Shrouder, Karian Ikromova, Irvin Yepez
Team USA: (4) Lauryn Fuld, Bryan Custer, Amani Bernard, Karem Papavisilion
United TKD Studio: (3) Nathan Do, Joseph Mggillen, Cristian Mcgillen
Red Tiger: (2) Shree Gandhi, Brandon Yan
Jamaica: (1) Osahve Murray
Academy Of Martial Arts: (1) Savannah Truesdale
White tiger: (1) Sean Kenndy
Advantage TKD: (1) Kareina Martinez
Referee Seminar by Mr. Kurt Ottesen
Group shop of all the participants with Mr. Ottesen, Master Suarez and Master Martines.
On September 17-18, 2011, Queens Taekwon-do Center and Master Ruben Suarez hosted the 2011 Referee Seminar in Jackson Heights, New York. The seminar was led by Mr. Kurt Ottesen (VI Dan) of Canada, a member of the ITF Tournament and Umpire Committee. Forty participants were in attendance at the two-day seminar, which reviewed the official referee/umpire rules of ITF competition. While the course covered a wide range of ITF protocol and regulations, special attention was paid to the refereeing and judging of free sparring. Mr. Ottesen utilized live sparring sessions in a practical lesson on the use of the new electronic scoring system currently used by the ITF in national and international competitions. The reviews of the seminar were excellent. Participants stated that they were impressed with Mr.Ottesen’s comprehensive knowledge of the ITF rules and regulations, and praised both his enthusiasm and effective teaching methods. Queens Taekwon-do Center and Master Suarez presented Mr. Ottesen with a plaque in recognition of their gratitude to Mr. Ottesen for his outstanding work.
Mr. Ottesen explaining the rules and regulations of the ITF to participants.
Please send your support
Dear Members:
I am sad to inform you all, that on the day of September 6, 2011, our World Champion Julio Carlos, has suffered severe burns on his face and left arm while training at The Star Culinary Academy. As these burns are of a 2nd degree it seems as though he will make a full recovery. We ask you to please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
If you would like to send your support to help Mr. Carlos through this tough time you may contact him at (516) 296-4339 or write an e-mail to Juliotkd@aol.com or sent to info@qtc-itf.com
Sincerely
Master Ruben Suarez
ITF-USA Senior VP
63rd IIC in Clearwater, Florida - a great success!
The International Taekwon-Do Federation 63rd International Instructors Course held in Clearwater Florida was a great success. With approximately 110 in attendance, Led by GM Pablo Trajtenberg and GM Hector Marano, Special Guest GM Van Binh, President of ITF-USA. Master Peter Thibado, Host of the event, was elected to Vice President of the ITF-USA at a special Congress meeting held during the event. Technical aspects of patterns, sparring, self-defense, step-sparring, were imparted with excellence and clarity as usual from the Grand Masters. The wisdom of these gentlemen came through their teaching of the philosophy of TaeKwon-Do. Demonstrating by their actions, thoughts and skills that Taekwon-Do is a way of life. Many participants expressed to me they could feel the sincerity and depth of the truth in the teaching. Clearwater Beach was a great setting for the event. The banquet Saturday night poolside at the beach with the sunset created a great opportunity for meeting new friends and reminiscing with old friends.
Eight Masters were in attendance including Master Thibado, Master Nunez ATFI President, Master Ruben Suarez Sr VP ITF-USA, Master DelCid, Master Candelario, Master Downey, Master Carrera, Master Primm.
The grading Saturday evening was private for Master Primm, with the Grand Masters presiding. Masters Thibado and Carrera presided over the testing of three 4th Dans one third Dan and two second dans. Promoted to 4th Dan were Orlando Millan, Peggy Allan, Edward Davila. To 3rd Dan Sam Kliensasser and second Dan Scott Maxwell and Alvin Ortiz. Harmony seemed to be the overall theme, harmony in your movement, in your body, in your relationships, and in your life! Great Taekwon-Do Teaching, Thank You Grand Masters!
Master Peter Thibado
Red Tiger Cup 2011
MAY 16, 2011 - The USTC hosted its 24th annual RED TIGER CUP in Philadelphia, Pa, USA . The event which drew over 400 competitors was held at Archbishop Ryan H.S. in Northeast Philadelphia . Competitors from all over the East Coast as well as from Jamaica participated in one of the largest ITF style Events in the country. Team Patterns, Continuous Sparring and individual Pattern divisions were held for students ranging in ages from as young as 4 yrs old to our NEW ELITE DIVISION of 60+ years old!!!!
Special thanks to all the participants, instructors, parents and volunteers on another successful event.
Red Tiger vs ITA
On Saturday, April 30th, Sbn Marcello Cancelliere of RED TIGER TKD (Phila, Pa), Master Rudolfo Carrera of the ITA (Newark, NJ) and over 80 students gathered at RED TIGER TKD for the first annual Pre-Tournament Sparring session between the two clubs. The 2 1/2 hour training session consisted of drills and a mini-tournament between the two schools in preparation for the 2011 RTC. The championship which will be held on May 14th, attracts over 400-500 ITF Stylists from all over the country as well as from different affiliations. Events include Individual patterns and sparring as well as Team Sparring and Patterns competition.
2011 World Championships in New Zealand
The 2011 World Championships has come to an end, and the USA brings back 2 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and 8 bronze medals!
Our two world champions are Julio Carlos for sparring and Joshua Buitrago for patterns!
Julio Carlos receives his medal from GM Van Binh, he is now a two-time WORLD CHAMPION in sparring with his gold medal in the senior male light weight sparring division!
Joshua Buitrago receives his gold medal in junior male second dan patterns, making him a WORLD CHAMPION in patterns.
A BIG THANK YOU to all the coaches and umpires from the USA for all of their hard work to make everything possible. Also a MANY THANKS to the parents and supporters who came loud and proud, cheering on our competitors and sewing on last minute competitor numbers to the backs of uniforms. Thank you all so much for your support. It was a great world championship, and we can't wait for the next one in Bendidorm, Spain 2013!
DAY 1: The first day saw Ruri Kobayakawa win the first bronze medal for the US in the junior female hyper-weight sparring, followed by Joshua Buitrago and Adrian Santana sweeping the gold and silver medal in 2nd dan junior male patterns, making Joshua Buitrago a patterns world champion. Brandon Yan took the silver in 3rd dan junior male patterns finishing off the morning. In the afternoon, Kiabeth Jimenez and Catherine Lewis took the silver and bronze in the 2nd dan junior female patterns. The junior boys sparring saw Marc Akda and Brandon Yan taking the bronze in the micro junior male sparring to finish off the day with loud cheers going back and forth between the USA and the Argentinians up in the stands.
DAY 2: The second day started off with Anderson Chan getting the silver in 3rd dan senior male patterns and Kevin Fleeman getting the bronze in 1st dan senior male patterns. Chance Rhodes took the silver in senior male power breaking to finish off the morning. In the afternoon, Carlos Resende took the bronze in senior mens heavy weight sparring and Julio Carlos took the gold in the senior mens light weight sparring. Julio Carlos is now a second time sparring world champion.
DAY 3: The third day was junior team events. In a three-way tie for the bronze medal, the junior boys won against much taller competitors in the specialty breaking with Alex Simileysky hitting the flying side kick .
DAY 4: On the last day of competition, Titus Durojaiye and Anderson Chan took the bronze with their pre-arranged sparring routine, bringing in the last medal for Team USA.
GOLD
Julio Carlos - Sr Male Light weight Sparring
Joshua Buitrago - Jr Male 2nd dan Patterns
SILVER
Anderson Chan - Sr Male 3rd dan Patterns
Chance Rhodes - Sr Male Power Breaking
Brandon Yan - Jr Male 3rd dan Patterns
Adrian Santana - Jr Male 2nd dan Patterns
Kiabeth Jimenez - Jr Female 2nd dan Patterns
BRONZE
Carlos Resende - Sr Male Heavy weight Sparring
Titus Durojaiye - Sr Pre-Arranged Sparring
Anderson Chan - Sr Pre-Arranged Sparring
Kevin Fleeman - Sr Male 1st dan Patterns
Brandon Yan - Jr Male Micro weight Sparring
Catherine Lewis - Jr Female 2nd dan Patterns
Marc-Dimitri Akda - Jr Male Micro weight Sparring
Ruri Kobayakawa - Jr Female Hyper weight Sparring
Alex Simileysky - Jr Male Team Specialty Breaking
Benjamin Chung - Jr Male Team Specialty Breaking
Dakota Schnettler- Jr Male Team Specialty Breaking
Luke Morales - Jr Male Team Specialty Breaking
Shree Gandhi- Jr Male Team Specialty Breaking
Won Sir Kim- Jr Male Team Specialty Breaking
Official World Championships Website
TEAM USA 2011 TRAINING CAMP
On Feb. 4-6, members and coaches of the US TEAM competing in New Zealand gathered in Odessa, Texas for a weekend training camp. Host Sa bum Russell Jones organized the event and invited all team members as well as trainers/coaches Sa bum Marcello F. Cancelliere (PA), Sa bum Travis Young (TX) and Sa bum Steven Cross (TX) to share training ideas, drills and techniques. Although a rare snow fall hindered the participation of some of the team, members from California, Texas and Pennsylvania were able to benefit from an excellent training camp. Special thanks to Jones Tkd!
1st ITF-USA Technical Seminar and Umpire Course
On January 29, 2011 the Queens Taekwon-do center hosted the first ITF-USA technical seminar and umpire course. The event marks the ITF-USA commitment to improve the knowledge of its members. With over 30 Black Belt attendees from 1st Dan to 7th Dan from New York, New Jersey, Nevada, Florida, South Carolina and Connecticut the seminar was stunning success. Master Ruben Suarez, 7th Dan ITF-USA Technical director and Senior Vice President, conducted the morning session where he reviewed basic techniques and all patterns from Chon-Ji to Juche as clarification and execute of the all ITF standing kick . Master Rodolfo Carrera, 7th Dan ITF-USA Treasurer, and Mr. Kenneth Rattet, 6th Dan ITF-USA Secretary General, conducted the afternoon session where they reviewed the tournament rules changes, proper procedures for referees and umpiring breaking, form and sparring competitions. At the end of the course, the attendants obtained their certification and enjoyed of a banquet and closing ceremony.
“I am very grateful to Master Suarez and the itf-usa for sharing their time and knowledge with us this past Saturday at the 1st ITF-USA seminar. I would like to see more of those events on the future because it's a good way to improve our knowledge and technical level and the friendship. Those elements are very important for the growth of our organization.”
Thank you so much
Mr. Oscar Perez VI, Jacksonville, FL
“My student Angela Shaffet and myself Allan dela cruz attended the 1st annual ITS USA Instructor and referee seminar on Jan 29 2011 in Queens New York. We found the information given by Master Suarez, Master Rattet, and Master Careers very informative and very productive. With alot of information covered, I was surprised that the littlest detail was not overlooked. As a new member it helped re-align the techniques used and helps create a more solid foundation. It also helps re align to world class competition rules. I appreciate and give thanks to Master Suarez for all his hard work and diligence. Because of his dedication shown to my school he helps in being a great ambassador of ITF-USA showings its dedication to all schools and what we can do for the organization and what the organization can do for the schools. Again I want to express my deepest appreciation for Master Suarez for hosting this seminar”.
Sincerely,
Allan dela Cruz, II ACADEMY OF MARTIAL ARTS –SC
“It was a great opportunity to have someone as knowledgeable as Master Suarez review techniques and the patterns. And to have Master Carrera and Mr. Rattet with all their tournament experience conduct the umpire course was an honor. Great day for all in attendance."
Sabum nim Vincent Jimenez 4th Dan of Modern Martial Arts, NYThank You master Suarez for hosting such a great seminar. The technique and all the knowledge we share was unbelievable. It was good to see all the instructors working out. I hope the ITF-USA will offer more this kind of seminars, to make our technique better.
The referee part was really good also.
Great job Sir
Thank you from Advantage Taekwondo.
56th International Instructor's Course
On October 1st and 2nd, the 56th International Instructor Course was held in Hotel Barcelo Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. This was the first course in the history ITF in the country. Countries of Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Anguilla, Barbados, Bahamas, St. Vincent, Granada, USA, Canada, Peru, Colombia and Dominican Republic participated in this event organized by the Federacion de TaeKwon-Do ITF Dominicana (FETAID).
GM's Hector Marano and Willem Jacob Bos, worked the 24 patterns, as well as basic movements, different physical exercises, three, two, one step sparring, and sparring drill. At the end, all the participants were more than satisfied with the course taught by these great masters.
After completion of the IIC, a test was conducted with the participation of several people from different countries, among them was our very own Mr. Rodolfo Carrera, promoted to 7th Dan, and Mr. Jason Morris, promoted to 6th. Congratulations Master Carrera and Mr. Morris!
Master Carrera and Mr.Morris with the testing panel and the entire testing group.
XV ITF NEW YORK TOURNAMENT
With the participation of 409 competitors, last September 27 the XV version of the ITF New York TEKWON-DO TOURNAMENT was held in the Gymnasium of the Queens College in Queens New York.
Competitors from 40 different states and countries were present, and competed for first place in pattern and sparring. Jamaica, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Guatemala were the countries that were present in the event. The high level in competition makes every year one of the greatest ITF competitions in USA. The ring counted with the participation of judges from different schools giving the competition an unbiased result. The environment of the event was excellent and good comments were received for the organization.
Our former junior world champion, Julio Carlos, shows a great level of competition by winning first place in both light and middleweight senior sparring division.
All the results can be found in the school's website at www.qtc-itf.com; you can also view over 1000 photos from the tournament. Whoever, would like more information about the photos, please contact Oscar Vasquez at the following email address, admin@qtc-itc.com
The general result of the top ten schools:
Do-jang |
State |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
1 |
QTC |
NY |
28 |
27 |
42 |
97 |
2 |
KMAG |
NY |
9 |
10 |
18 |
37 |
3 |
White Tiger |
CT |
9 |
8 |
14 |
31 |
4 |
Hwa-rang |
PA |
11 |
4 |
9 |
24 |
5 |
ITA |
NJ |
7 |
6 |
9 |
22 |
6 |
Red Tiger |
PA |
6 |
7 |
10 |
23 |
7 |
ITTO |
NY |
4 |
6 |
12 |
22 |
8 |
TKD Lousville |
CANADA |
8 |
3 |
6 |
17 |
9 |
The Legacy |
NY |
4 |
6 |
3 |
13 |
10 |
Asoc Purto Rico |
PUERTO RICO |
4 |
5 |
4 |
13 |
2010 USA World Qualifiers and National Championship
On August 13th and 14th competitors from all around the United States were in San Jose, California competing in the USA Nationals and World Qualifiers. The turn out was very good and for the first time the tournament was opened up to Blue Belts and above in a non-qualifying category. Opening up the tournament allowed the newer competitors the opportunity to experience the high level of excellence that is required to be a National Champion. The intense amount of rigorous training and dedication was apparent and exhibited by the new and returning competitors in all categories: Patterns, Sparring, and Breaking.
Many of the matches were incredibly close but in the end the best competitors won and earned a spot on the United States team. This team will represent the United States at Worlds, which will be held in New Zealand in March 2011. The hard work doesn't stop now for these athletes as they will be spending the next several months getting ready for the highly acclaimed World Championship.
We would like to thank all of the competitors and instructors for their fantastic support of the event. We would also like to thank all of the Umpires and the Masters, namely Master Suarez, Master Thibado, and Master Bosse, as well as the ITF-USA board for all their hard work.
We wish all of the competitors luck and know that they will make the rest of us proud.
See you all in New Zealand! -Jason Morris, Mightyfist Taekwon-Do.
RESULTS
PICTURES
(courtesy of www.leonidphotography.com)
Sparring Seminar With David Kerr
On July 16-17, 2010 nearly 100 participants took part in an intensive 2-day Sparring Course with 4-time World Champion, Sa bum David Kerr . The seminar hosted by Sa bum Marcello F. Cancelliere of Red Tiger Tkd and the ITF-USA covered Conditioning, Strategy, Timing, Counter Attacking and Speed and was attended by ITF-USA Members from all over the East Coast as well Canada. Sa bum Kerr not only taught many of the fundamentals that have made him one of the ITF's best competitors but also demonstrated all of the techniques that have made him so successful. His combination of knowledge, attention to detail, speed, power and passion for teaching made for an extraordinary seminar.
"I was impressed by his energy, knowledge and passion. Here was a 4 time World Champion that demonstrated an amount of humility not readily seen in today's elite althletes", states Sa bum Marcello F. Cancelliere. "He communicated with the junior belts and children as easily as he did with members of the US National Team. It was truly a learning experience that we would love to experience again in the near future."
XVI Senior and X Junior ITF World Championship
November 26-29, 2009Mar del Plata, Argentina
Official Site
GOLD (2):
Stephanie Suarez - Jr. Microweight Sparring
Julio Carlos - Jr. Lightweight Sparring
SILVER (8):
Julio Carlos - Jr. III Dan Patterns
Mike Legendre - Sr. III Dan Patterns
Gustavo Salas - Jr. II Dan Patterns
Jamal Ali - Sr. Male Team Specialty Breaking
Anderson Chan - Sr. Male Team Specialty Breaking
Seth Rattet - Sr. Male Team Specialty Breaking
Titus Durojaiye - Sr. Male Team Specialty Breaking
Nick Hahn - Sr. Male Team Specialty Breaking
Brandon Negron - Jr. Male Team Specialty Breaking
Tyler Dooley - Jr. Male Team Specialty Breaking
Mike Tolzmann - Jr. Male Team Specialty Breaking
Eduardo Cespedes - Jr. Male Team Specialty Breaking
Gustavo Salas - Jr. Male Team Specialty Breaking
BRONZE (14):
Joe Maglio - Sr. IV Dan Patterns
Emmanuel Carlos - Sr. II Dan Patterns
Taylor Stuchberry - Jr. II Dan Patterns
Stephanie Suarez - Jr. II Dan Patterns
Adriana Moncada - Sr. II Dan Patterns
Matt Hahn - Lightweight Jr. Sparring
Daniella Patrascu - Jr. Girls Team Power Breaking
Stephanie Suarez - Jr. Girls Team Power Breaking
Stephanie Pham - Jr. Girls Team Power Breaking
Stephanie Pham - Jr. Girls Team Sparring
Stephanie Suarez - Jr. Girls Team Sparring
Justina Hauss - Jr. Girls Team Sparring
Daniella Patrascu - Jr. Girls Team Sparring
Kiabeth Jimenez - Jr. Girls Team Sparring
MASTER'S SEMINAR in California
On the weekend of November 7 - 8, 2009, Mightyfist Taekwon-do in San Jose, CA, was host to California's first ever Master's seminar with Grand Master Van Binh and Master Suarez.
Seminar Group Photo.
GM Van Binh and Master Suarez demonstrating techniques.
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"Great - we appreciate what we have! Having access to this knowledge at a high-level is very unique to the ITF."
"Many thanks to GM Van Binh and Master Ruben Suarez for another fantastic ITF event and for passing on their expertise. Thank you. David Stickney, IV Dan."
"What an experience!! This was my very first ITF event and enjoyed the weekend and knowledge immensely. Sincerely, Pranab Banik."
"It was a genuine pleasure to take instruction from GM VanBinh and Master Suarez. The techniques and vast knowledge they both retain is an invaluable asset to the ITF and any student who may have the opportunity to learn from them. I wish we could of had more time to train with the Masters... Sincere regards, Joshua Harding, IV Dan."
ITF NY Taekwon-do Tournament-XIV - September 27, 2009
2009 Let's do it for Dad Cancer Walk
The Cancer Walk on June 21 at Chalfont Playground in Philadelphia hosted by Red Tiger Taekwon-do raised about $8,000 for the American Cancer Society.[see Pictures]
2009 22nd Annual Red Tiger Cup in Philadelphia
On Saturday, May 16th, USTC President, Master Mario Cancelliere hosted the 22 nd annual Red Tiger Cup. The championship, which was held at Archbishop Ryan High School , displayed the abilities of nearly 500 competitors of all ages. The competition which normally lasts two days, was successfully completed in one long but action packed day. Black Belts from as far as Jamaica and Puerto Rico competed for the honor of being crowned the 2009 Red Tiger Cup Champion.[read Press Release]
more Pictures can be found at the Red Tiger site [here]
2009 ITF-USA Nationals in Connecticut
Pictures can be found at the White Tiger site [here]
2009 41st IIC in Queens, New York
Official pictures can be found at http://qtc-itf.com/albums/09/iic41/
41 st IIC for the International Taekwon-Do Federation a Resounding Success
Approximately 150 participants from eight countries assemble in New York to receive instruction from the most senior members of the International Taekwon-Do Federation
New York, March 2009 - Martial artists from around the globe converged on New York this weekend to participate in the 41 st International Instructor's Course sponsored by Queen's Taekwon-Do Center at Garden School Gym in Queens , New York . The seminar was led by luminaries from the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF), including Master Hector Marano, 8 th degree black belt and Director of the Technical Committee; Master Wim Bos, 8 th degree black belt and Secretary-General of the ITF, and Master Pablo Trajtenberg, 8 th degree black belt and Sr. Vice President of the ITF.
The three-day gala spanned topics from sparring, conditioning, and philosophy of Taekwon-Do to teaching of the art, and of course was centered around intense instruction on each of the 24 patterns which are the hallmark of traditional Taekwon-Do. Not only was the seminar taught by the instructors named above, but the attendees included numerous 7 th degree masters from around the world, as well. Taekwon-Do practicioners from the Argentina, Australia, US, Canada, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Colombia, England, Italy, Finland, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Holland, Ireland, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Scotland and Norway participated in this world-class event. The weekend-long physical training was complimented by a gala banquet to honor on Saturday night attended by the students, instructors, families, and invited guests.
"We were pleased with the turnout for this event, which is a critical component to keeping the skills of our Taekwon-Do instructors at their highest level throughout the US ," commented Master Rueben Suarez, 7 th degree black belt, host and Technical Director for the ITF-USA, the national governing body for the ITF in the United States . "I was surprised and heartened by the international guests that the event attracted, and feedback was unanimous that this was a spectacular event."
2007 World Championship
