As you know Czech national team is one of the most successful teams in Taekwon-do ITF on European as well as World Championships and also the first one who beaten DPR Korea team in patterns. Thus we would like to offer you unique opportunity to participate on special training camp in summer 2008.

 

From April 26th to 30th, 2007 the 15th Senior World Championship took part. This year Slovenia was chosen as a holding country, and the event took place in Bled town. Czech national squad was leaving on April 24th and at the same day all the Czech competitors passed the weighing test.

On this World Championship they took part 67 states from all over the world. Between the most well-known states in Taekwon-do sphere we could name DPR Korea, Russia, Tajikistan, Greece, Bulgaria, Greenland, Norway, Canada, but among them we could find Grenada as well as Madagascar, Japan, South Africa, Vietnam, Venezuela, Uruguay, Singapore, Puerto Rico, Peru, Paraguay, Malaysia, Iran, Hong Kong, Haiti, Cook Islands, Chile, and many others.

From 1st to 3rd of April, Ms. Rita Helme and Mr. Angutinnguaq Tittussen visited Frýdek-Místek and took some trainings with Michal Košátko. The best Greenlandic competitor and his headcoach was invited by Michal during his stay in Norway some weeks ago.

Rita and Angutinnguaq came from Prague to Frýdek-Místek by Pendolino train on Sunday evening. On Monday morning they took a view of the city, and in the afternoon they had 3 hours training of patterns and sparring in Frýdek-Místek Taekwon-do ITF School. On Tuesday morning Michal and Angutinnguaq took running training along the Ostravice river, in the afternoon they visited Jakub Sacký fitness club for 2 hours and in the evening they spent some time in sauna. On April 4th Ms. Helme and Mr. Tittussen came back to Prague.

It was worth experience and good opportunity for both side to train together again. Michal Košátko is going to meet Ms. Helme and Mr. Tittussen in a few days in Brandýs nad Labem again where they will continue in trainings with Czech National Team. Take a look at the photos from their training.

After participation at Prof. Chang Ung Cup in Scotland and at Nordic Cup in Finland Michal Košátko is the highest poing rating person in Greenlandic classification of this year. Although Michal represented Czech Republic at Prof. Chang Ung Cup he was also supported by Greenlandic sponsors. From Greenlandic angle it means that the results has to be counted to the entire Greenlandic rating as well. In Scotland Michal won 1 gold and 1 silver medal. For Nordic Cup ha was the guest of Greenlandic team and became the Noric Champion 2007 when he won 2 golds and 1 silver in individual disciplines and 2 golds in team.

At the end of March Michal has 60 points and 16 points jump before Angutinnguaq Tittussen, the best Greenlandic competitor and Greenlandic national team member. It is not supposed to stay on the top all the year round because Michal doesn't have another competing contract with Greenlandic national team. Greenlandic competitors will surely get more points till 2008 but it is worth mentioning that after a quarter of the year Michal Košátko is on the top of Greenlandic point rating.

 

 

On March 29th, 2007 Michal Košátko was awarded the best district sportsman 2006. The ceremonial started at 4 pm in Mirabel restaurant in Frýdek-Místek. The awarding was the fifth in sequence since 2002.

 

On February 19th, Michal Košátko participated on Prof. Chang Ung Cup in Edinburgh, Scotland where he represented Czech Republic as the only competitor. From February 20th to March 2th he stayed with Greenland's team and their headcoach Ms. Rita Helme in Harstad (Norway) for 10days where he trained 4 - 5 hours per day with them. At the end, on March 4th he took part on Nordic Cup in Helsinki, Finland under the aegis of Greenland where he became Nordic Champion. This competition was inteded for Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Greenland) so that Michal represented Greenland for this time. For his family, relatives and friends there is Czech report from his journey here. It has been written since February 16th to March 11th. The report is secured by password.

On March 6th, 2007 Michal Košátko was awarded the best regional sportsman 2006. The event started in the evening at 6 pm in culture house of Ostrava and lasted for next 4 hours. During the tendering we could meet regional hetman Evžen Tošenovský and famous TV faces, and several famous sportsmen of the last years and decades. On the stage were shown brilliant shows presented by violin-dance group Femme Fatale, young singer Ewa Farná, famous Czech songster František Nedvěd or Taekwon-do ITF exhibition presented by Mr. Miroslav Sýkora, 3rd Degree, and Mr. Filip Gavlas, 1st Degree.