From the left: Mr. Kim Maxim, Vth degree, International Instructor, Chairman of Umpire Committee of All Russia Taekwon-Do ITF Committee and director of a big sport centre in Ulan-Ude, Mr. Tsilfidis Lazaros, VIth Degree President of All Russia Taekwon-Do Federation, Mr. Chengis Lybsanov, IIIrd Degree, President of ITF Taekwon-Do in Buryatia, nominated Director of Sports Department of Ulan-Ude.

Certainly, Taekwon-Do is a way of life. Of interesting life. You are able to travel all over the world and see how beautiful and interesting our world is! We are happy to share our experiences with our friends through internet.

As soon as Healthy children - our future, the annual cup in Buryatia, was finished all participants was able to visit the Ivolginsky datsan (Russian: Иволгинский Дацан) the Buddhist Temple. It is located in Buryatia, Russia, 23 km from Ulan Ude, near Verkhnyaya Ivolga village. (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivolginsky_Datsan), which is the central temple of Russian Buddhism and the residence of the Central Spiritual Buddhist Board of Russia. Some of our participants were very lucky to see Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, one of the miracles of Buddhism.

Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov is a Buddhist Lama (teacher) who past away in 1927 but he is considered alive by all Buddhists! He is still sitting in lotus position and his limbs remain flexible. The temperature of his body on the day of our visit was 18 Celsius. The monk, who allowed us, explained that Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov still sweats and samples from his hear is like of a living man. Usually it is forbidden to enter the temple where the Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov is sitting but the keeper made an exception for us. After visiting this place the most of us felt an inner harmony of contact with the mystery!

(see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashi-Dorzho_Itigelov)

Tsilfidis Lazaros