Newsletter 1/2006 ITF Norway Activities
Newsletter 1/2006 ITF Norway Activities
Last year we arranged 8 national training camps for red-blackbelts, and several technical seminars in connection with gradings for coulor belts. We also arranged 2 ass.instructor courses in connection with black belt gradings including first aid courses.
5. March we arranged our Congress (every 2nd year) and our annual yearly meeting with planned activities for the next 2 years.
28.-29. May we arrange our yearly 2 days course for umpires.
During the year we opened 2 new schools (1 in South and 1 in North of Norway) and arranged 4 national championship including 1 Talent cup for kids in the end of the year.
Summercamp 2005
The 7th. Summercamp was arrange at Finnsnes in end of June and beginning of July with over 50 participants, and also this year we invited Instructor Willy van de Mortel to conduct a 2-days sparringseminar. People enjoyed and had a lot of fun during the week.
The camp (which took place with midnight sun, 24 hours a day), concluded with exams and upgrading for some of the participants.
EM 2005 in Teraccina - Italy
We participated with one junior male team and 2 seniors. This was a great moment and another step in the history for ITF in Norway, because for the 1st time we participated with a team of juniors in International Championships. They did well and got 1 bronze medal in special techniques for teams, and Joern Fagermo got 1 silver medal in power tests for juniors.
WC in Dortmund, Germany
We participated with only 3 competitors this time. They didn't get any medals but performed well and got lot of experience in one of the best organized world championship ever. Many thanks to Master Paul Weiler for some memorable days.
Other events
This year we didn`t travel so much and participated only in one more International competition with som competitors - Viking cup in Sweden were we got 1 bronze.
But we had people from our federation that participated in International Instructor courses that took place in Europe last year, both in Ireland in May and Poland in October.
Planned activity in 2006;
The 8th Summercamp are on the schedule from June 26 and also this year we have invited Instructor Willy van de Mortel to conduct 2-days sparring at the camp.
More detals on our web-site: www.itf-taekwondo.no.
Tromsoe, 15th January 2006
Ray Nicolaisen
President
ITF Norway
