ECTC Announces Third Tournament Date

The third ECTC tournament will be held on either November 21st, or 22nd. The location and host is still to be determined.

For more information, visit the ECTC Website.

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2010 Collegiate Nationals

The 2010 Collegiate Nationals will be held on April 16th-17th in Denver, Colorado. Master Bill Pottle will be hosting the event at the Metropolitan State College. For more information, visit the NCTA Website.







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ECTC Events Announced

The Eastern Collegiate Taekwondo Conference has announced its first two tournaments of the 2009-2010 season. The first tournament will be hosted by MIT on October 18th, and the second tournament is scheduled to be hosted by Cornell on November 7th.

The 2008-2009 ECTC standings were:

Division 1:
1) MIT - 2601
2) Cornell - 2382

Division 2:
1) UAlbany - 516
2) Tufts - 417
3) UPenn -348
4) Harvard - 133
5) NYU - 101

Division 2:
1) West Point - 399
2) Princeton - 375
3) RPI - 165
4) LeHigh - 130
5) Columbia - 90
6) Cortland - 83
7) Brown - 39
8) U. Michigan - 35
9) Yale - 21
10) SUNY Purchase - 16
11) U. Mass Amherst - 10
12) U. Conn - 8
12) jJohn Hopkins - 8
14) Oneonta - 0
14) Buffalo - 0
14) Syracuse - 0
14) Lafayette - 0
14) Duke - 0

For more information check the ECTC Website.




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Korea Open Results

With The Korea Open competition ending, the U.S. emerged with 6 medals over all. The U.S. athletes that brought home the medals are as follows:

Gold:
Jayson Grant

Silver:
Johnny Nguyen
Paul Fitzsimmons

Bronze:
Maia Eubanks
Steven Lin
Mayra Grimaldo






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U-24 and Junior National Team Selected

The U-24 and Junior National Teams were selected as the competion closed yesterday. The u-24 Team is as follows:

Womens:
Kelsey Kitagawa (Fin)
Kelly Chu (Fly)
Aziza Chambers (Bantam)
Jacquelyn Lauricella (Feather)
Jennifer Daye (Light)
Paige McPherson (Welter)
Ally Creel (Middle)
Amanda Nissen (Heavy)

Mens:
Jarred McKee (Fin)
Jayme Cajimat (Fly)
Jermaine James (Bantam)
Terrence Jennings (Feather)
Trevor Neville (Light)
Luke Ford (Welter)
Salar Faiazi (Middle)
Stephen Lambdin (Heavy)

The Junior National Team is made up of:

Male:
Gregory English (Fin)
Emmanuel Fountain (Fly)
Olie Burton (Bantam)
Seth Wolfe (Feather)
Matthew Kim (Light)
Christian Medina (Welter)
Jaysen Ishida (Light)
Wardell Samotshozo (Middle)
Ernest Samotshozo (Lt. Heavy)
Tyler Phippen (Heavy)

Female:
Giuliana Gil (Fin)
Haley Kong (Fly)
Taylor Brennan (Bantam)
Shelby Olson (Feather)
Sana Jafarzadeh (Light)
Alexis Martinez (Welter)
Nicole Palma (Lt. Middle)
Alexandra Cinque (Middle)
Kayla Caracciolo-Clayton (Lt. Heavy)
Adrienne Ivey (Heavy)

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Korea Open Action

The Korea Open is well under way in Incheon Korea. The standings so far with the games closing August 22nd are as follows:

Jayson Grant (Middle) placed first in his division to receive a gold medal.

Steven Lin (Feather) will be competing today in a Semi-Final match.

Sven Lorrimer (Bantam) reached the quarterfinals losing to his opponent from Italy.

Natalie Aguilar (Bantam) lost her second match.

Sabrina Salim (Feather) lost her first match to Italy.

Johnny Nguyen (Fin) took second place.

Mayro Grimaldo (Fly) lost to Russia in the semi-finals to win a bronze medal.

Alan Ho (Fly) lost to South Africa in the quarter finals.

The U.S. is having a strong showing thus far. Congrats to everyone and good luck to those still waiting to compete.

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Taekwondo Will Be a 2012 & 2016 Olympic Sport

It is safe to say the Taekwondo community has been feeling the heat as to whether Taekwondo will continue to be an Olympic Sport. Since Taekwondo is not really considered a "mainstream" sport (by people outside the TKD community), and recent incidents of unsportsman like conduct in the 2008 Olympic Games, it seemed like Taekwondo may be on its way out of the Olympics.

WTF President Chungwon Choue announced today that Taekwondo is safe for the next 7 years. The International Olympic Commitee stated that the 26 "core" Olympic Sports (which includes Taekwondo), will be in the 2012 Olympic Games, and 2016 Olympic Games, with the possible inclusion of Golf and Rugby. This list will be finalized and approved this October, however President Choue assures us that Taekwondo "is officially on the Olympic Programme for both London 2012 AND the 2016 Games."

President Choue's Announcement

IOC Announcement

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U-24 and Junior National Team Trials Schedule Announced

USAT has released the schedule for matches in the U-24 Team Trials and the Junior National Team Trials. The U-24 event will be held August 21st, with Junior National Team Trials to follow on August 22nd, and 23rd. Both events are held in Colorado Springs Colorado. For full match details see below.

August 21st Match Schedule

August 22nd Match Schedule

August 23rd Match Schedule

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World Poomsae Championships Outlined by WTF

WTF President Chungwon Choue released today the outline of this years World Poomsae Championships. This years event will be held in Cairo, Egypt from October 31st through December 2nd.

The outline posted includes information about the event including the schedule, rules, application, and more.

To view President Choue's letter, and tournament packet, click here.

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Olympic Values Through Taekwondo

World Taekwondo Federation President, Chungwon Choue recently gave a lecture at the first ever World Taekwondo Youth camp in Korea. Choue's lecture was focused on Olympic values of respectful competition and fairplay. Both of these values essential for the continuation of Taekwondo as an Olympic sport.

Choue stated that, "No matter whether you win or lose, you should be able to embrace your opponent." This is one of the things that sets Taekwondo appart. After winning or losing any match, by point gap, sudden death, knockout, or any other way, you get to shake your opponents hand, and respect them (for the most part).

For a more detailed look at Choue's lecture visit the WTF Website.

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