TKD70 – 70 Years of Taekwon-Do

11.4.2025 tuli kuluneeksi 70 vuotta siitä, kun lajimme sai virallisen nimensä Taekwon-Do. Kansainvälinen Taekwon-Do-liitto (ITF) järjesti 70-vuotisjuhlien kunniaksi maailmanlaajuisen 24 tunnin esitelmäsarjan Zoom-alustalla 11.–12.4.2025. Sarjassa 24 lajimme pioneeria ja keskeistä asiantuntijaa ympäri maailman pääsivät ääneen omista erikoisaloistaan. Suomesta mukana esiintymässä olivat mestari Thierry Meyour ja sabumnim Ariella Figueroa.

Sarjan tallenteet on nyt katsottavissa Youtubessa ilmaiseksi. Tutustu näihin inspiroiviin puheenvuoroihin lajin historiasta, tulevaisuudesta sekä harjoitussessioihin lajimme parhaimmistolta! Esitelmien opetuskielinä on osasta riippuen englanti tai espanja.

• Osa 1 – Master Virginia Dionisi (Belgium) – “Chon-Ji: From the First Movement to a Lasting Legacy”
• Osa 2 – Sbn Brendan Doogan (New Zealand) – “Storytelling in Taekwon-Do”
• Osa 3 – Sbn Ariella Figueora (Finland) – “Conditioning for Elite Taekwon-Do Athletes – Taekwon-Do a specific strength and conditioning routine focusing on explosiveness, endurance, and overall athleticism in regards to ITF tuls”
• Osa 4 – Sbn Katya Solovey (Ukraine) – “ITF Fight Evolution”
• Osa 5 – Master Yong Kin Chong together with Sbn See Kean Piew (Malaysia) – ”The Art of Self-Defense and Pattern Training made Fun for Kids”
• Osa 6 – GM Hector Marano (Argentina) & Master Hong Looi (Ireland) with Sbn Sabina Mason (Ireland) – ”Patterns Q&A / Championing Athletes Well-Being: A Collaborative Approach to Anti-Doping and Concussion Awareness”
• Osa 7 – Master Nurisa Mambetalieva (Kyrgyzstan) – “The Method of Teaching Special Techniques (Pattern) in Taekwon-Do ITF”
• Osa 8 – Master John McIlvaney (Scotland) – “Inclusive and adapted Taekwon-Do”
• Osa 9 – Sbn Mihai Hondru (Romania) – “Preparing Athletes for Special Technique Competition”
• Osa 10 – Sbn Tamrat Feyessa together with Master Wogayehu Behailu (Ethiopia) – “ITF Development in Ethiopia and Africa”
• Osa 11 – Master John McIlvaney (Scotland) – “Inclusive and adapted Taekwon-Do”
• Osa 12 – Sbn Roy Rolstad (Norway) – “ITF Radix, selected applications from ITF Patterns”
• Osa 13 – Sbn Nicholas Dusard (Jamaica) – “The Life Lessons of Eui-Am: Taekwondo Beyond the Dojang”
• Osa 14 – Master Gastón Casero (Argentina) – “Taekwon-Do for everyone – it’s never too late to start”
• Osa 15 – Master Adrian Byrne together with Sbn Richie Forde (Ireland) – “ITF Sparring Analysis – What numbers matter?”
• Osa 16 – Sbn Fernando Arrua (Paraguay) – “How regulations and policies make a strong sports association”
• Osa 17 – Master Janel Gauthier, Prof. Dr. (Canada) – “Moral training in Taekwon-Do training: Recalling the past, acknowledging the present, and looking to the future”
• Osa 18 – Master Fabián Izquierdo (Brazil) – “Gen. Choi, Taekwon-Do, and children”
• Osa 19 – Master Joliette Trân (Canada) – “Taekwon-Do as a sport, a martial art, way of life and a tool for social development”
• Osa 20 – Sbn Honey Ospina (Colombia) – ”Strategic Kicking for Patterns – Precision, Control & Power in Every Move”
• Osa 21 – Master Steven LeGrow (USA) – “Creating a Culture of Excellence: How to Engage and Retain Students Longer”
• Osa 22 – GM Hector Marano (Argentina) / Sbn Brigitte Morris (USA) – ”Patterns Q&A / Strong Women around the World”
• Osa 23 – Master Thierry Meyour (Finland) – ”Pattern training on the next level”
• Osa 24 – GM George Vitale (USA) – “The History of Taekwon-Do”