Kategorie: competition

Event report: XX Open Polish Taekwondo Championships, March 16-17 2013, Czestochowa

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Yesterday night we returned from this year’s [open polish taekwondo championships in Czestochowa]. As expected of a [PUT] event, it was superbly organized. Everything went down smoothly with the exception of some misunderstandings regarding weight divisions, but this was also quickly taken care of and handled professionally.The schedule had weigh-in on Friday night, semi-contact sparring … Event report: XX Open Polish Taekwondo Championships, March 16-17 2013, Czestochowa weiterlesen

Fight Prep: Heading for the XX Open International Polish TKD Championships

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Next fight’s up: this time, we’ll go to Cestochowa and take part in the [XX Open International Polish TKD Championships]. So far, the team consists of Chris, Frank, Alex and me. Now Frank and Chris are veteran, it’s the same guys I went to the [Open European Champions] with last year. Alex on the other … Fight Prep: Heading for the XX Open International Polish TKD Championships weiterlesen

Event report: Shinergy[battle] Winter 2013

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Last Saturday, this year’s first Shinergy[battle] was on. Great fights, great event, Fighters competed in four divisions:Men, full contact sparring, +80kgMen, semi-contact sparring, +185cmCadets, semi-contact sparring, catch weightWomen, semi-contact sparring, catch weightFor a short recap considering the rules, let me summarize the key points:Fights are “best of three”, so it takes two won rounds to … Event report: Shinergy[battle] Winter 2013 weiterlesen

Open European Taekwondo Championships 2012, Video Footage

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Below you'll find video on our fights at the Open European Taekwondo Championships 2012 in Wieliczka, Poland. It's neither a lot, nor is it particularly high-quality, but then it just has to suffice. Not going to comment much on what happened there - just enjoy the clips.Come saturday, the Shinergy[battle] winter 2012 will take place. … Open European Taekwondo Championships 2012, Video Footage weiterlesen

Fight analysis: WKF National Championships ’12 Lukas P., Full Contact, Fight #1

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Last saturday, I competed at the WKF national championships 2012 in Villach. Took silver. My first fight on that day was against Jakob (if I remember correctly), a former boxer from ATUS Weiz.GameplanWhen my fight was up, I wasn't really warmed up properly. Therefore, I decided to take things rather easy and start out slowly. … Fight analysis: WKF National Championships ’12 Lukas P., Full Contact, Fight #1 weiterlesen

Fight analysis: WKF austrian Open ’12 Lukas P., Light Contact, Fight #2

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After defeating Alfredo in the semi-finals, I was up against Yuri, a slovakian fighter. Yuri's pretty young and exceptionally talented. Also, he's really tall for the -71kg division, which is a great advantage especially in light-contact fights.Having seen Yuri perform in the semi-finals, my coach and I decided it would be best to keep the … Fight analysis: WKF austrian Open ’12 Lukas P., Light Contact, Fight #2 weiterlesen

Fight analysis: WKF austrian Open ’12 Lukas P., Light Contact, Fight #1

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My first opponent at the WKF Austrian Open 2012 was Alfredo S. from Venezuela. It'm been one of very few times that I faced a fighter who wasn't taller than me. Competeing in the -71kg division (rather than -75kg) definately is a good idea for me. Granted, there's still a lot of tall guys around … Fight analysis: WKF austrian Open ’12 Lukas P., Light Contact, Fight #1 weiterlesen