14.4.2013 / International technical course with Grand Master Hwang Ho-yong, IX. dan (info pack & application form)

Another international training

12 training hours in 4 trainings were well-prepared for participants of this year´s International technical seminar with GM Hwang Ho Yong. More than 30 taekwondists took part in this traditional meeting. Members of Czech national team joined us during Saturday, so Třeboň´s dojang was crowded with people.
Seminar started on Friday when GM Hwang described and explained all basics principles of Taekwon-do. Special focus was put on composition of our great martial art and on proper developing of power in our techniques. Theory was followed by hard practice, when even the most basic movements were corrected. GM Hwang also mentioned proper way of moving in stances trying to change many of us sounding like stepping elephant to gracefully moving cats :)

Then we practiced patterns from Chon-ji higher and whole system of sparring. Who felt relieved with ending of evening training just before Juche tul probably did not hear GM saying „tomorrow warm up will be Juche tul, at least for one hour, be sure about it“.
Evening banquet was great opportunity to discuss new information from seminar not only with legend of Taekwon-Do, GM Hwang. Few of us has the luck to hear him talking about his beginnings in Czech Republic. It sounds funny, but when you remember that nineties were age without cell phones, internet and other nowadays common technical equipment you better understand reality of newborn Czech Taekwon-Do.

Sunday morning was hard, very hard. Juche warm-up really took about one hour. Followed by IV. Dan and V. Dan patterns with Moon-Moo at the end to finish us perfectly.
I would like to thank GM Hwang for great seminar and to all participants for great atmosphere and spirit they were creating. My respect goes to taekwondoists from Poland and Netherland who travelled far for GM Hwang´s knowledge.

We are looking forward to next year´s seminar :-)