A short course in basic Taekwondo that was held in conjunction between Birkirkara Local Council and Taekwondo Dragon Club came to an end recently. The classes were conducted by Sabomnim Stephen Formosa (4th Dan) and assisted by his wife Josianne (2nd Dan). Sessions were held at the community hall at the Birkirkara Local Council building. Sixteen children and youths whose age varied from 7 to 15 years of age, attended the course.
During the six-session course, the students were introduced to basic Taekwondo techniques such as stances, blocks and kicks. Moreover, Sabomnim Formosa continually emphasised that the usage of such techniques learned are confined to be used only in extreme situations and that respect and peace must prevail.
On the last day Sabomnim Formosa conducted a short test to see who managed to grasp most of what was taught during the classes.
The course was concluded with the presentation of certificates of participation. These were presented by the president of the Malta Taekwondo Federation, Joseph Azzopardi.
Darlann Cassar, Justine Mifsud, Loughan Formosa and Nathan Attard were all awarded with a T-shirt for being the most promising. Both Sabomnim Formosa and Azzopardi concluded with a brief speech, thanking all for their commitment and encouraging them to take Taekwondo as their sport.
Later on next year the club will be offering similar courses. The general public will be informed when such agreement is reached with a respective local council. Moreover as from the coming scholastic year, Sabomnim Formosa will be engaged in teaching Taekwondo in several schools as part of the KMS after school hours project.
The club has also conducted its third Senior Promotion test. All seven students managed to pass their new respective rank are the following:
Yellow Tab (9th Kup): Donio Vella and Keith Spagnol
Yellow Belt ( 8th Kup): Henry Aquilina
Green Tab: (7th Kup): Diane Fenech and Kyle Vassallo
Green Belt: (6th Kup): Nicola Borg Cardona
Blue Belt: (5th Kup): Mauro Busuttil
As usual all students were closely scrutinised all all aspects of their grading syllabus which slightly differs from one another respectively.
Currently Sabomnim Formosa is preparing a number of his students to participate in the first Malta Taekwondo Spirit Open that is going to be held later on this year and for the participation in the Park Pokal Open Championship that is taking place in Sindilfingen, Germany in the beginning of December.
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