Team India excels in Korea

Indian Team excels in Korea at the 5th World Taekwondo Expo & Chuncheon Open.

The team bagged 7 medals in overall and diplayed their talent at the International level thus embarking our countries presence at the world level. On behalf of IKTA , I would like to congratulate all the athletes and thank all the Coaches & parents wh have been the pillars of support & the mere cause of this achievement.India is proud of these athletes .

The medalist at the Championships were

5TH WORLD TAEKWONDO CULTURE EXPO 2011 :

ISHEE PARDESHI - Gold Medal , Girls Under 10 yrs Black Belts - Ind. Poomsae

SURABHI ARORA -Silver medal, Girls under 10 yrs,Black belts - Ind. Poomsae

RAHUL JAIN - Gold Medal, Boys under 16 yrs, Colur Belts - Individual poomsae/

Silver medal under 48 kgs - Sparring.

SOHAM ASHTIKAR - Gold Medal - Under 12 yrs, Colour Belts - Ind. Poomsae.

8TH CHUNCHEON OPEN INTERNATIONAL TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIP

SURABHI ARORA - Silver Medal ,Under 10 yrs _Poomsae - Black Belts

RAHUL JAIN - Gold Medal ,Under 48 kgs - Colour Belts - Sparring

ISHEE PARDESHI - Gold Medal -Under 27 kgs Black Belts

Ist Zone Taekwondo poomsae Champions

Indo Korean Taekwondo Academy bagged the Championship Cup at the 1st Zone Open Taekwondo Poomsae Championship organised by Taekwondo Association of Suburban Mumbai. The team showed its supremacy by winning 7 gold medal to grab the Cup.
The medalists were :
Gold : Kathit Arora, Shaachi Khanna, Ishee Pardeshi, Esha Tiwari, Abrar sayyed, Pragati Pherwani.
Silver : Navisha Amin, Harsh Anand, Surabhi Arora
Bronze :  Pranav Anand, Krittika Shetty, Vaishnavi Nair, Ashwin

1st Open Zone Taekwondo Poomsae Championship ,Mumbai 2011

IKTA is pleased to announce that the 1st Open Zone Taekwondo poomsae will we conducted by IKTA.The championship Event would comprise of Individual poomsae. The c'ship is organised by the Taekwondo Association of Suburban Mumbai , affiliated to TAM & TFI.

Event Date - 26th June 2011

Venue : Loreto Convent School, Chembur Mumbai -400074

For futher Details Pls Contact IKTA on +91 9820 676894

2011 World Taekwondo Championship - Gyeongju, S Korea

All the best wishes to the Indian Team from IKTA.Team India will be participating at the World Taekwondo

Championship in Korea from  1st to 6th May 2011

WTF's 13th International Referee Seminar for poomsae in India

The  WTF has decided to hold the 13^th International Poomsae Referee Seminar and 9^th International Poomsae Referee Refresher Course in Bangalore, India.

The details of the seminars and refresher course are as follows:

1. Promoted by: WORLD TAEKWONDO FEDERATION (WTF)

Address: 4th Floor, Joyang Building, 113, Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea 135-090

Tel: 82 2 556 2505

Fax: 82 2 553 4728

E-Mail: referee@wtf.org (Referee Division)

Web Site: http://www.wtf.org

2. Organized by:

Taekwondo Federation of India

#312, Yashoda Krishna, East Circle Road,

 V.V.Puram, Bangalore: 560 004, India.

E-mail: tkdindia@airtelmail.in

Tel: 91 80 2662 3049  Fax: 91 80 4155 4245      

3. Dates and place

- 13^th Poomsae IR Seminar: Bangalore, India / June 4-8, 2011

- 9^th Poomsae IR Refresher Course: Bangalore, India / June 4-8, 2011

4. Name of Venue: KORAMANGALA INDOOR STADIUM

Address: 80 Feet Road, Koramangala

Bangalore, India 560095

Qualification of participation

  a. 25 years old or older (Ex. 2011-1986= 25 years old)
b. Holder of Kukkiwon 4th Dan or higher

c. Recommended by the president of member national association of WTF to which the     

applicant belongs

The 8th Chuncheon Open International Taekwondo Championships 2011

The 8th Chuncheon Open is an WTF sanctioned event that hosts sparring, poomsae, Kyukpa & demonstration aspects of taekwondo.
Venue : Hoban Gymnasium, S. Korea
Dates : 14th to 19th July 2011

KUKKIWON - The World Taekwondo Headquarters

Kukkiwon, the historical center for World taekwondo has been a dream destination for taekwondo practitioners across the globe. This historical place was the foundation of unifying the world taekwondo and has its presence in more than 191 nations.Kukkiwon was founded in the year 1971 with its ground breaking ceremony at seoul, Kangnam, S.Korea with its first President being Dr Un Yong Kim.Since then it has evolved as a taekwondo center that has been constantly engaged in research & development of taekwondo and calibarating takwondo methodologies world over. The Kukkiwon Demonstration Team has toured more than 100 countries and promoted Taekwondo in its capacity. Kukkiwon Black belts are recognised at the OLYMPIC GAMES,WORLD CHAMPIPONSHIPS as well as all major WTF sanctioned championships.

The World taekwondo headquaters has taken tremendous efforts in promoting Taekwondo as a whole by organising the World taekwondo Hanmadang, the Foreigners Instructors course for Masters as well as demonstrations world wide for promoting Taekwondo as a sport and as a discipline of life.We hope that Kukkiwon continues to promote Taekwondo as a way of life and bring peace and values of Humanity through taekwondo.

For more information on Kukkiwon please visit kukkiwon.or.kr

HAPPY NEW YEAR

IKTA wishes all its students , Instructors , and the taekwondo family around the World a very Happy New Year.

Landmarks at IKTA 2010

Hello everyone,

Ikta experienced one of its most successful year as an academy in this last decade.I would like to thank all the students ,the trainers and the parents who have worked hard together to ensure that we achieve what we believed in.Your comittment have made us stronger and our aspirations have attained a new level of aqquiring goals which were even hard to be dreamt of.The events and moments I witnessed as being a part of our academy makes me feel proud and contended to pass on my knowledge to an extremely talented youth that we have.

Thank you all and have a Great new Year

Some of the major Highlights in 2010 :

• April 2010 - IKTA's Esha Tiwari, ,Surabhi Arora &Ishee Pardeshi won gold medals at the State Taekwondo Team Trials and represented Maharashtra at the 4th National Taekwondo Poomsae Championship in Gujrat.
• May 2010 - Surabhi Arora & Ishee pardeshi won gold medals in thier respective age categories along with master Abhishek Dubey who settled for a Bronze medal at the 4th National Poomsae Taekwondo championship organised by TFI, affiliated to the Indian Olympic Comittee & recg by the Youth & Sports Ministry ,India
• July 2010 - Ishee pardeshi won a gold medal at the 4th World taekwondo culture Expo in Muju, Korea
• Ishee Pardeshi won a Gold medal at the 1st Yeongcheon Open International clubs Taekwondo championship in Korea and became the youngest Indian to win a gold medal at the International level in taekwondo Poomsae.
• Ishee Pardeshi was awarded the Best Athletes Award at the Yeongcheon Open ,a WTF sanctioned C'ship.
• Master Abhishek Dubey won a Silver medal at the 4th World Taekwondo Culture Expo in Muju Korea in Taekwondo Poomsae .
• October 2010 - Master Abhishek Dubey was selected for the WTF KHU Training Programme for Coaches from India at the Kyung Hee University in S. Korea.

5th Commonwealth Taekwondo Championship 2011 - India

The 5th Commonwealth Taekwondo Championship is scheduled to take place from 28 to the 31st of January in Chennai, India . Its a proud moment for Indian taekwondo as the esteemed Taekwondo championship is being held in India . The 4 day event would have Poomsae and sparring as medal events. All the best wishes to the entire Indian team for the CW TKD C'ships on behalf of IKTA.

WTF KHU Graduation

Kyung Hee University , Worlds No 1 Taekwondo Graduate School

Master Abhishek Dubey successfully completed the WTF KHU Coaches Training Course at the Kyung Hee University. A comprehensive training programme held from 4th to 30th Oct at the suwon campus specialising on Poomsae, Sparring and demonstration skills. Lectures on taekwondo philosophy, Biomechanics of taekwondo and history of taekwondo gave all the instructors an oppurtunity to learn taekwondo as a Sport, martial Art and a Way of Life.

Master Abhishek Dubey selected for Instructors Course at the Kyung Hee University - S.Korea

Master Abhishek Dubey has been selected by the WTF( World Taekwondo Federation ) for the WTF KHU coaches training course at the Kyung Hee University - S. Korea. A month long course in Taekwondo at the Kyung Hee university is sponsored by the WTF and KHU to help its member national Association propogate Taekwondo in thier countries.Kyung Hee University is one of the most renowned Universities in Asia. A maximum of 20 coaches are selected out of the 191 affiliated countries of the WTF every year. The Training Programme will focus on Poomsae & demonstration skills.All successfull coaches would be awarded a graduation Diploma at the end of the course.

Ishee's news Article in HINDUSTAN TIMES

Ishee pardeshi & Master Abhishek Dubey with the WTF Secretary General Master Yang Jin Suk

Ishee, at the WTF Office ,being felicitated with her Best Athlete Award ,that she won at the Yeongcheon Open 1st International taekwondo Championship in S. Korea. Master Yang is the current WTF Secretary General. He has served as the Mayor of California -USA. A true Taekwondo person who has played a integral role in promoting Taekwondo worldwide.

Ishee Pardeshi with Legendary Master Jeong Kook Hyun

Ishee Pardeshi with 1988 Olympic games Gold Medalist & 4times World Champion, the legendary Master Jeong Kook Hyun at the 1st International Yeong Cheon Open International Taekwondo Championship in Korea. Master Jeong held the record of continuosly winning 4 World Championships back to back over a span of 8 years.His record was surpassed by Americas Steven lopez, who became the 1st player in the history of Taekwondo to win the World Championship 5 times in 2009. Master Jeong is a professor for Taekwondo at the KOREA NATIONAL SPORT UNIVERSITY.

ISHEE - LITTLE ROCK OF IKTA RULES THE TAEKWONDO WORLD

Ishee Pardeshi,IKTA's Little Rock,has achieved which most of us dreamt all our lives.Ishee won the Gold medal at the prestigious WTF sanctioned International Taekwondo championship - YEONGCHEON OPEN IN S.KOREA. Ishee has become the youngest player to represent India and win a gold medal in the Korean dominated sport.Ishee won 2 gold medals at the 4th World taekwondo Expo and Yeongcheon Open in s. Korea.She created a record by beating 5 koreans on her way to the ultimate glory of being the 1st player to win a gold medal at an International Taekwondo Championship in the Korean category. Ishee has been an inspiration for our country and has proved that Impossible is Nothing.Master Abhishek Dubey won a silver medal at the 4th World Taekwondo Expo in Muju, Korea. It was aproud moment for India and Taekwondo in India

Little Rocks rock at the National taekwondo championship

IKTA's Surabhi Arora & Ishee Pardeshi rocked at the 4th National Taekwondo Poomsae championship at Surat,Gujrat. Ishee & Surabhi won gold medals in their respective age categories and were the two gold medalists out of 3 from Maharashtra. It was a proud moment for our state and we wish these Little Rocks of our academy all the very best.Maharashtra also won the Team Championship Trophy in the Sub Junior event.Master Abhishek dubey won a bronze medal in the Individual Category - 1st seniors.

For more news please follow the article in MUMBAI MIRROR

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=35&contentid=2010060520100603131336194f20eae3d

IKTA's Little Rocks & Team selected for the Maharashtra State team

IKTA's Star performers the Little Rocks - ( Ishee Pardeshi & Surabhi Arora ), along with team members Reheeshaa N & Esha Tiwari were selected in the Maharashtra State Taekwondo team. The team will represent the state at the 4th National Poomsae Taekwondo Championship in surat, Gujrat from 13th to 15th May. IKTA wishes all its player the best of wishes and are positive about thier positive results.

Please follow the following links for articles in Times of india, DNA & Hindustan Times:
http://www.mumbaipluses.com/chemburghatkoparplus/index.aspx?page=article§id=1&contentid=20100508201005061608171978d81050f§xslt=&comments=true

http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/ArticleImage.aspx?article=09_05_2010_584_005&mode=1

IKTA at YOODLY DOODLY KIDS GYM - NAVI MUMBAI

Ikta will be soon launching its new branch at YOODLY DOODLY KIDS GYM,at Kopar Khairane, Navi Mumbai.One of its kinds fully equipped modern martial art gymnasium with the most modern training facilities and teaching methodologies.

The gym is eqquiped with:

Olympic Style Training Mats,
Fully Air conditioned training Halls
A Sports Library with latest DVDs, Books on Martial Arts&Sports science.
Internationally certified Trainers
A Movie hall for Martial Art movies &Video Training Classroom session

Classes conducted for Taekwondo, Kick Boxing & Mookwon at Navi Mumbai branch :
TAEKWONDO - Olympic Sport since 2000 Sydeny Olympics.( FOR KIDS & ADULTS )
MOOKWON - A Cardiovascular workout comprising of different arrays of martial arts with aerobics & music.
KICKBOXING - FOR ADULTS
Participation at Taekwondo championships at National & International levels.
Extreme Martial Arts & Acrobatics

For enrolments, please contact :

Master Abhishek Dubey at 961 969 9215 /27551801
YOODLY DOODLY KIDS GYM
PLOT NO :5,SECTOR 13,
KOPAR KHAIRANE,(Next to BPCL petrol Pump)
NAVI MUMBAI -4000709