23.4.2017 / 23rd Junior, 32nd Adult, 9th Veteran & 7th Youth European Championships

Liverpool = football? Maybe. Liverpool = taekwondo? Yes

We had to wait for long sixteen years for the return of the great tournament to British Islands. The last time World Championship took place in Edinburgh was in the year 2000. For me it was a little bit emotional for that year it was my first big Tournament. Now we have the year 2017 and I am accompanying the Czech national team at Europe championship with number 17
. I hope there would be more time for sightseeing than many years ago in severe north. And if not, I would not mind too much for I go there because of the umpiring. Number seven mentioned above is peculiar because across the English Channel are going seven people of Sonkal school. It´s historically the highest number of National team members from one school. They will not even play the second fiddle at this competition. Let´s see, who they are and in which disciple they will be competing:

- Tomáš Vodička – senior patterns III. Dan, sparring -71kg, T-ki, self-defence 1:3, member of senior male team
- Jana Kovářová – senior female patterns III. Dan, sparring -63kg, selfe-defence 1:2, power breaking, member of senior female team
- Tereza Žilinská – senior female patterns I. Dan, sparring -51kg, member of senior female team
- Jiří Novák – junior patterns II. Dan, sparring -75kg, T-ki, selfe-defence 1:3, member of junior male team
- Herbert Kindl – junior patterns I. Dan, sparring -69kg, selfe-defence 1:3, member of junior male team
- Tereza Štekerová – sparring +75kg, T-ki, member of junior female team
- Lenka Hrstková – junior female patterns I. Dan, sparring -52kg, member of junior female team

The National team is leaving on Monday 24th of April by bus. They arrive in Liverpool on Tuesday afternoon. The competition starts on Thursday and the finishes on Sunday afternoon. You can watch the contest on-line. Support the team and keep your fingers crossed for the Championship to be as successful as the previous year at least! I believe that thanks to you the words of anthem of FC Liverpool “You Never Walk Alone” will belong to us.