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

Job Openings for Martial Art Trainers

Ikta has vacancies for Taekwondo, kick boxing Trainers at its various branches in Mumbai. Please apply with your resume and application letter to the following Email address - abhitaekyon@gmail.com or +91 961 969 9215 .

Prerequisites for the Job -
Good communication skills
Male/Female -18 years & above
A Black Belt from a recognised Institution in Martialarts.
Minimum 3 years experience in Teaching martial arts to Kids & Adults.

Master Abhishek Dubey - Proud receipient of the WTF Appericiation Award

Master Abhishek Dubey becomes one of the proud recipients of the WTF Appericiation Award. This award was honoured in recognition of his dedicated service and outstanding contribution to the development of Taekwondo.The World Taekwondo Federation is a recognised International Sports body of the International Olympic Committee - IOC. Master Dubey says 'I am truly honoured and will continue to propogate and develop this beautiful Olympic sport and the true spirit of taekwondo'.

4th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championship Cairo, Egypt 2009

Preparations for the 4th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships scheduled for Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 2009 in Cairo, Egypt are going smoothly, organizers said on Nov. 25, 2009.“We are working hard for a successful hosting of the World Poomsae Championships and everything is going smoothly as planned,” said Mr. Hussam El-Din Kamal Morsy, president of the Egyptian Taekwondo Federation.

The Cairo event, the fourth edition of the annual Poomsae Championships, is expected to draw about 600 athletes from a record 59 countries.

“We are happy to host the World Poomsae Championships here in Cairo, which we believe would greatly encourage the spread of taekwondo in general and poomsae awareness in particular in all African countries,” Mr. Hussam said.

The three-day event, which will take place at the 25,000-seat Hall No. 1 at the Cairo Stadium in Nasr City, Cairo. The annual event is promoted by the World Taekwondo Federation and is organized by the Egyptian Taekwondo Federation.To further expand the global taekwondo population, the WTF launched the World Poomsae Championships in Seoul, Korea in September 2006 to draw 584 athletes and officials from 57 countries.The second edition of the Poomsae Championships was held in Incheon, Korea in November 2007, attracting about 500 athletes and officials from 50 countries.
Athletes will compete for 16 gold medals up for grabs at the Cairo World Poomsae Championships.

JUST FOR KICKS - 540

Steven Lopez creates History

Steven Lopez of the United States became the first five-time world champion as he won the gold medal in the men’s under 80kg category on the opening day of the 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct. 14, 2009. Lopez, the gold medal winner at both 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games and a bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, brushed aside a stiff challenge from Spain’s Nicolas Garcia Hemme in the final match to earn the honor. He won the World Championships titles in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007.
"The victory means a lot to me. I won a bronze at the Beijing Olympic Games and I haver trained very hard to this day. I made history in taekwondo and I am proud of being part of the history," said Lopez shortly after the final match. The bronze in the category went to Rashad Ahmadov of Azerbaijan and Michaud Sebastien of Canada. In the men’s over 80kg division, Mali’s Daba Keita beat Korea’s Yun-Bae Nam to earn his African country the gold medal. Keita won the gold medal in the same weight division at the 2007 Beijing World Taekwondo Championships. Hossein Tajik of Iran and Arman Chilmanov of Kazakhstan shared the bronze medal in the category. In the women’s under 67kg class, France’s Gwladys Epangue earned her country the first female championships title in taekwondo, as she beat Cuba’s Taimi Castellanos Estrada in the final match. The bronze in the female class went to Sandra Saric of Croatia and Nikolina Kursar of Norway. The 2009 World Taekwondo Championships drew a total of 928 athletes, including 558 men, from 142 countries, the largest ever in WTF Championships history. The 2007 Beijing World Taekwondo Championships attracted 865 athletes from 116 countries.

SHARUKH KHAN TAEKWONDO HONARARY BLACKBELT

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan who was today conferred with the title 'Honorary Black belt of Taekwondo' by the Korean Government said that he felt like a tough guy despite mostly doing romantic films in his two-decade-old career.
However Mr. Khan said that he has no plans to switch to the action genre and will stick to his lover-boy image. "I am just recovering from my shoulder injury and will take another two months to be fully fit. I plan to stick to romance and utilize both my hands perfectly first," he said.
SRK has been conferred the 5th degree black belt of Taekwondo even though he knows nothing of the sport. "My son Aryan is very angry with me. He has been practicing Taekwondo and will take another two years to earn this title. He told me that it was not fair to be conferred this honour when I can’t even lift my leg," the doting father revealed.
The actor said that despite the black belt he has no plans to compete with Bollywood's martial arts specialist, Akshay Kumar. "I come nowhere near him," he said adding that he would explore the possibilities of utilizing Korean locations for his film shoots and showcasing Taekwondo in his films.
Apart from the honour in Taekwondo, the actor was appointed the Honorary Ambassador of Korea (Culture and Tourism) in India. He promised that he would focus on building bridges between the film industries of the two countries.
SRK said his children Aryan and Suhana are learning Taekwondo and won gold medals in competitions at school. "The kids are very small but their knuckles and kicks are really hard and they try it out on me sometimes,” he said.

2009 WTF World taekwondo Championships

Hello People,

The 2009 WTF World Taekwondo chanpionship will kick off on the 14th of October in Copenhagen , Denmark. Almost 140 countries participate in the World championships, with the best of fighters showcasing their sparring skills. The event would last till 18th of October 2009