Once I got to Hoi An city, brought by Cuong, I took a walk through the city centre. That city lies on the Thu Bon river firth and offers cute streets with lanterns everywhere, boat trips, small cafes and shops for tourists that are here on every corner. At the […]
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Getting ready for the east coast ride. Next day after breakfast and I drove to the mechanic to check the oil and engine that was clicking for last kilometers. The mechanic tightened ventils and all seemed better. It was about 135 km to Nha Trang, a city on the east […]
The motorbike was ready but before going out of the city I still needed to manage 2 topics. I drove to the post office to send one small Christmas present to Marseille. The lady behind the counter was checking with doubt my book in foreign language and I had a […]
It is 22nd November and next country on the plan to be travelled through. I came to Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC) in the evening directly from Cambodian capital city Phnom Penh. Within few minutes I found a nice accomodation in the city centre and was welcomed by a hot […]
My last days in Phnom Penh started well. During waiting on my Vietnamese visa I was still enjoying my friends and the city. I took another Taekwon-do training and helped Chivorn with his group of students during one Sunday afternoon. In the evening we took a Khmer dinner with the […]
The journey from Siem Reap back to Phnom Penh took a while but was smooth and with no issue. The bus stopped 2 km from my hostel but I felt already comfortable in the city and did not need any tuktuk, enjoying a walk through the streets that were even […]
On November 4th, in the evening I came by a comfy bus to Siem Reap. The city itself is a capital of Siem Reap Province and a popular resort for visiting Angkor region. The weather was cloudy and also the forecast for next days announced constant rain. For a guy […]
After the arrival to the airport I filled visa form, paid 30 USD (25,80 EUR) and got a nice one-side sticker in my brand new passport. The administration took just 10 minutes and I was out of the airport building where my old Taekwon-do friend Chivorn Pal and his students […]
During my visit of Phnom Penh city in Cambodia I had the opportunity to to train with local team and few friends that I met on World Championships in the past. After arrival on 31st October I was welcomed by Chivorn Pal, Siesung Tang and Vannsak Lim at the airport. […]
It was 6:30 and my alarm clock woke me up, saying it is time to go. It had been just 16 hours since I came from Germany after leaving my life and job abroad behind. Backpack is packed, new Salomon shoes ready in front of the door and good mood […]
Next year of Budo Meeting, already 11th, took place in Zürich, Switzerland on 31 November, 2009. The budo show offered amazing martial art tricks including fights, free style shows, acrobatics, Chinese dragons, self-defense against weapons and several attackers. All the event was managed by Master Hwa Chin Yaw. Among the […]
I would like to thank all the guys (Michal, Lukas, Jan, Jan, Roman) for organising such a fantastic, highly skilled, well organised and well run camp. The trainings where well thought out and well prepared, we had a schedule so we knew exactly what discipline we would be training for […]
During July and August 2008 the world-known NHL hockey players Pavel Kubina from Toronto Maple Leafs, Rostislav Olesz from Florida Panthers hockey team and their personal condition trainer Igor Horyl came to Czech Republic to visit families and to continue with their trainings as a preparation for their next […]
First year of international training camp of Korean martial art Taekwon-do ITF took place in south-bohemian town of Třeboň under the title Czech Summer Challenge between 27th July and 3rd August 2008. First training started on Saturday evening and continued next days in three-phase trainings. Whole event was organized by […]
From July 27th to August 3rd, 2008 Michal Košátko, Lukáš Vaněk, Jan Mraček and Jan Klaška organized 1st Czech Summer Challenge training camp in small town Třeboň in southern part of Bohemia. During the event nobody was afraid of hair colouring. This is the tradition only for Czech team and […]
At the end of May, the 14th Junior and 23rd Senior European Championship of Taekwon-do ITF took place in Croatian city Poreč. Czech National Team came to show its quality and assured all people that we are still on the top in Europe as well as in the world. Czech […]
On March 27th, 2008 Michal Košátko was awarded the best district sportsman of 2007. It was the sixth award in a row for Michal since 2002.
On March 7th, 2008 Michal Košátko was awarded among 10 best regional sportsman of 2007. The cermenony took place in the house of culture in Ostrava. Among the guest we could have seen famous faces of Czech showbusiness, musicians Dalibor Janda, Pavel Dobeš and Heidi Janků. The regional hetman Evžen […]