3.7.2020 / Traininng course for instructors & assistents

Instructors´ and trainers´ seminar in Brno - in the eyes of Jirka Huml

During the prolonged weekend 26.-29.6. we met each other at the intense seminar in our colleague´s gym in Brno city. The seminar was about deeper body corrections and breath work led by Martin Svitek (V. dan), my direct instructor.

The adventure started by the travel by a train with Tereza Štekerová (II. dan), where we guessed what exactly we will do at the seminar. And not even at the seminar.
We had a lot of time for check in and visit of the city center, where we tasted their culture. After the lunch in McDonald’s right next to the Astronomical Clock on the square we went to Brno dojang.

The number of participants was weakened because of pandemic Covid-19, but still we were in very confortable number.

Right from the beginning of the first part of the seminar there were very good mood. The first theme of the seminar helped to that. It was about importance of diaphragm and breath of the whole body. From that time there were a solution to heal everything by breathing to the spot of the pain.

The breath work was still very important and interesting. I have my own experience from my time of everyday intense trainings. I visited many physiotherapists and masseurs but none of them have helped me. Until I visited Martin Svitek in his office. He just said me after examination that I can’t breath properly. I was stun of the illogical answer, but after first breath to my belly my pain in backs was gone.

The theme of the Saturdays block was foot work and stability including stretching. I was suprised how much I can twist my feet. It included twisting, pulling, squeezing and cracking my own feet and fingers. I was very interested in this because sometimes I feel pain in these parts.

Unfortunately not everything was so easy. During Saturday block we had many movement exercises and workout which I will use and where we sweated a lot .

It was mainly focused on back part of the thigh muscles which are usually weak and stiff in taekwondists. As compensation we had very intense stretching of these parts which was also not the most enjoyable stuff.

After Saturdays block we also had a theoretical part about history of the Czech Taekwon-do Federation led by Marek Lazor (V. dan). There is plenty of materials available for reading. But I still like these talks from people with experiences from that time. The talk took about 1,5 hour and then we went for dinner together to Steak House.

Last block on Sunday included chest, shoulders and shoulder-blade work. As every of the blocks also this one was very impressive for me. I finally manage to understand my left shoulder-blade work. It finally connected well with my body with improvement of feeling of power. Of course there were other workouts with and without equipment.

Unfortunately we had not time for lunch together but we had very nice and calm walk through the center.

Although I completed the seminar with my own instructor I‘m really looking forward to the next one. I higly recommend the seminar to everyone who couldn’t attand it this time.

Jiří Huml (III. dan)