30.12.2022 / Black belts promotions
Sunday for black belts
The last event of the Czech Taekwon-Do ITF in 2022 was the examinations for the technical dan, i.e. black belt, on Sunday 12th December. Over 30 adepts appeared before the examination committee of the Czech Federation and among them were four members of Sonkal. The first to take the exam for I. dan was Katerina Vitechkova for whom it was the culmination of the life of the coloured belt. Katka passed the exam without any difficulties and after receiving the official certificate she will be able to exchange her red belt for the monothematic but beautiful black one. Among the candidates for
30.12.2022 / National technical seminar with Grand Master Hwang Ho-yong (IX. dan) & masters
120 participants
On December 10, Brno belonged to taekwondists from all over the Czech Republic on the occasion of the national seminar. The seminar itself was divided into three separate blocks. The first, in the morning, block was led by Grand Master Hwang Ho-yong and in its introduction he repeated the most important theoretical basics of Taekwon-do - the meaning of the word Taekwon-do, the theory of power and or horizontal levels in the execution of techniques. The Grand Master not only reminded the facts, but also his sense of humour was given space. This was followed by the students practicing individ
30.12.2022 / Technical course with Master Jerzy Jedut (VIII. dan)
Two-day training marathon
The last weekend in November belonged to taekwondo in Stránčice under the baton of Polish Master - Jerzy Jeduta. Compared to the previous years, both days of the seminar were tuned more into drills and exercises for sparring. From introductory games and warm-up exercises, through interesting combinations to strengthening exercises at the very end. During the seminar there was also time to practice basic techniques, patterns and self-defense. However, this time they were neglected in the program and got the upper hand again in another part of taekwondo. Master Jedut came into the semin
29.12.2022 / Christmas Taekwon-Do demonstration
Taekwon-Do at the Plecharna
After a two-year break, we had a pre-Christmas show at the Plechárna na Černém Most. And just like in 2019, this time it was also on the occasion of the Christmas exhibition. During the hour-long demonstration, there were full demonstrations by students from five of our gyms (Vybíralova Elementary School - Černý Most, Věra Čáslavské Elementary School - Petřiny, FZŠ Chodovická - Horní Počernice, BPA Hloubětín and Jablíčko Kindergarten - Velké Přílepy. Demonstrations of the lower bands were interspersed with performances of the red and black bands. The spectators could s
24.12.2022 / Sonkal's year 2022
Two, zero, two, two
On Christmas Eve, we have the usual roundup of major events in 2022. Stop by and reminisce with us about what the year was like with the three deuces in the year.
19.9.2022 / Summer traning camp
Super end of summer holidays
We have 581 photos and tomorrow we will add the last set, which will include only the exhibition photo shoot on the day off.
10.8.2022 / Summer traning camp
9.8.2022 / Black belts promotions
Summer blackbelts
On Sunday the Czech Taekwon-Do ITF Federation held examinations for technical levels I. to VI. dan. There were almost 50 candidates and the biggest part of them were applicants for I. dan, the gateway between master technical grades. The examination committee was chaired by Grand Master Hwang Ho-yong (IX. dan) and the members were Dr. Rostislav Kaňka (VIII. dan), Martin Zámečník (VII. dan) and Ing. Milan Prokeš (VII. dan). The head of the Petriny branch Martin Svitek took the exam from our school, specifically for VI. dan. All adepts did well and passed the exam successfully. Cong
7.5.2022 / Online international instructor course with Grandmaster Hwang Ho-yong
Instructors from all over the world
Czech Taekwon-Do Federation in cooperation with Alexander Mach and Master Ondrej Vrabel prepared and arranged another international taekwondo event at the turn of April and May - instructor course with Grand master Hwang Ho-yong. The course was traditionally divided into three three-hour blocks of which the first two were purely theoretical, the third one was practical, or devoted to explanations and practice. The content of the course is theory and information for international instructors. In the online form, all participants can get acquainted with important information that every inter
19.4.2022 / Trainers´ course with Martin Svitek
Acute injuries - P.E.A.C.E. and L.O.V.E
Article about acute injuries and how to treat them. Original acticle here Martin Svitek, V. Dan
15.4.2022 / Online international technical seminar with GM Hwang Ho-yong
From Řepy to the other side of the world
The title of the article sounds far-fetched, but it is true. On the weekend of April 9th and 10th, the large hall of the sports centre in Prague Řepi became the starting point of an international online technical seminar with Grandmaster Hwang Ho-yong. And the other side of the world? It had several outcomes - Japan, China, Malaysia, India, South Africa, UK, Grenada, USA.... And so we could go on :-) However, the important thing was the content, which was provided by Grandmaster Hwang Ho-yong and I, together with Master Martin Zamecnik, had the honour of assisting him and translating. Sonk
25.3.2022 / Photo shoot in the park
Sun, heat and taekwon-do
Some of the photographs are left to rest for a while and after some time we will return to processing them. This time it was like this with the photos we took in Komenský park during the Czech Republic Color Tape Championship in Ostrava. So check out the beautiful afternoon, now that the competition is over :-)
17.3.2022 / Sparring seminar with Tomaž Barada
Icon of sparring in the Czech Republic
While some weekends may seem very full and quite intense, the opportunity to see a taekwondo (and kickboxing) sparring icon's seminar in person will make them a little hell. But that "hell" is completely outweighed by the benefits of the seminar, which is led by Tomaž Barada. On the other hand, I gathered from the short chat that Tomaž is in a very similar position. A few days ago he returned from China, where he represented the Slovenian Olympic Committee at the Beijing Games. He then moved to Prague for a full-day kickboxing seminar, and on Sunday morning he stopped in Brandýs to take
16.3.2022 / 1st longterm camp of Czech national Taekwon-Do team
The first part of the long-term preparation of the Czech national team
On Saturday, 26th February, Alex Mach and I visited the first long-term training camp of the Czech Taekwon-Do ITF team before the European Championships in Croatia. You can see the photos and Alex's video cut.
15.3.2022 / Test for color belts
Over fifty higher belts
In mid-February, in the gym of Vybíralova Primary School in Černý Most, exams for higher technical levels - colour belts were held. The examinations were conducted by Grandmaster Hwang Ho-yong and after a careful examination in the individual gyms, 58 candidates appeared before him. All technical grades were represented and the pass rate was 100%. Grandmaster Hwang praised the comprehensive preparedness, which is high praise for the entire Sonkal coaching team! Congratulations to all those successful and we wish them a speedy learning programme for the next exams, which will be at the
31.1.2022 / Sonkal's taekwon-do camp
20.1.2022 / Sonkal's taekwon-do camp
Information and documents for the February camp
All participants in the winter camp must meet the requirements listed below and comply with the measures set out in the valid decision of the Government of the Czech Republic. All documents must be submitted no later than upon departure for the camp. The declaration of infection-free status must be from the date of arrival at the camp. Other confirmations can also be sent by e-mail or by showing them in the Tečka application upon departure. Participants up to 11 years of age (inclusive): - Declaration of infection-free status (child) - A health certificate that is no older than 24 months
9.1.2022 / Camp of Taekwon-Do national team
Start of preparation for the European Taekwon-Do ITF Championships
From Friday to Sunday the initial training camp of the Czech Taekwon-Do ITF team for the European Championships in Croatia in March took place in Brandýs nad Labem. The selection of new adepts for the national team took place on Saturday. Our cameras captured the Saturday morning training, which was dedicated to practicing routines and sparring.
3.1.2022 / Black belts promotions
December black belt tests
On Saturday 11th December, the large gym of Vybíralova Primary School in Černý Most hosted the last exams for technical levels I to VI. dan. Photos are complete.
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