13.11.2017 / Czech national championshipImpressions and experiences from Czech Championship
On the weekend 3rd – 5th of November there was the traditional Championship of the Czech Republic in Taekwon-Do. This year it was held in Nymburk again. As usual, the gathering was on Friday 3rd of November at 5 o´clock p.m. in the s
port hall. It was followed by weighing of the contestants, giving out the accommodation and the tickets for lunch and dinner.
The opening of the competition was on Saturday 4th of November at 8:30 a.m. The morning belonged to the pupil category which started with the patterns. In the afternoon the senior category went on in the same way. Junior competition was held on Sunday. They swapped their roles as referees with senior competitors.
This year championship welcomed the record-breaking number of competitors which numbered over 500 participants. In my opinion I must say that all of them were very skilled contestants considering all categories. Among the youngest with lowest colour belt as well as the older and black belts everybody could meet very strong opponent. Considering this, I´d like to highlight the performances of contestants of our school. They were really stunning for the competition here was really high. Nevertheless, many of our school competitors succeeded and got many valuable metals. Many of them even gained a goblet as the best successful competitors of their category.
What I like to reproach is that the Saturday part of championship took very long time and the end was at 22:15 p.m. even though the original schedule planned the end at 20:00 p.m. and later it was fixed to 21:00 p.m. After that everyone of us felt great fatigue. On Sunday the end was at circa 17:00 p.m. It could be considered as a late time for Sunday belonged to junior categories only. But it´s still good time for everybody to get home in acceptable time, even for those who are from very distant parts of the country.
If I should look back at the performances and readiness of competitors I value this Championship by my thumb up. I assess this Championship as the best competition in last five years regarding the performances and vigour of the contestants of our school. Especially the senior team did really great job compared to previous years. I hope and believe that this verve will last next few years and we will get better even more.
I am looking forward to next year and, of course, to the following competitions.