El Camino #10 English

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Korean instructors who would dedicate themselves to spreading and teaching Taekwon-Do around the world. For this, the technique had to be standardized and a common language established". With the death of General Choi, the technical committee chaired by GM Héctor Marano was in charge of keeping the legacy intact in the 120 countries that make up the I.T.F. The Adapted TaeKwon-Do program is one of the newest I.T.F. which like Harmony and Kids have tremendous social value. It has enabled hundreds of instructors from the countries of the region to have new opportunities to create groups of students with the specific characteristics that each program deals with. Dear Colleagues from Uruguay, the region and the entire world. The I.T.F. has developed three IICs in Uruguay. In the first I collaborated so that the course had the necessary promotion and I contributed my experience in the organization In the last two I have been a member of the organizing committee together with the current president of CITI Sbn Víctor Hugo Benítez, these last two being declared of ministerial interest and held at the Raddison Victoria Plaza. This is how the denomination of IIC five stars was born. The IIC 2017 - 124 and 2019 - 147, were notorious success stories, because the organizing committee put the emphasis on offering a wonderful environment with an organization that was the privilege of all participants, providing comforts and hospitality that characterizes the town. Uruguayan. The pandemic limited the events in the region, which created a need that had to be covered, the members of Central and South America wanted to relive the most important course in the I.T.F. world, the international instructor course. Argentina proposed to host this 2022 and

the Pilar Buenos Aires IIC is a resounding success that exhausted its capacity. The FCST assembly and the leaders of the region noted the need to be able to participate in another IIC soon. It was then that I took the post of developing a third five-star IIC and I asked Sbn Víctor H. Benítez to accompany me in this new challenge, the challenge of offering the best environment and the best organization to many instructors who want to relive a such an important event. This time three luxury speakers are coming. GM Hector Marano head of the technical committee, GM Lang Ung and Master Jedut Jurek need no introduction. Who wears a DOBOK does not know these personalities? The aforementioned are outstanding worldfamous taekwondoins, who make up our technical committee, in charge of maintaining the legacy of General Choi Hong Hi throughout the I.T.F. world. IIC + IAC, we always want to offer a plus and once again the IAC program returns to Uruguay at the hands of Maestro Leo Oros Duek, born in Uruguay, the maestro was always present collaborating with our ideas, in the IICs and in the FUJI Mae Tour. "The International Instructor Courses (IIC) were conceived to certify the first

"Developed by professionals and specialists, this program provides the necessary general information and guidance for the inclusion of people with different conditions, be they physical or intellectual deficiencies, emotional or psychological disorders, or comorbidity, in Taekwon-Do classes. This knowledge allows adapting the different Taekwon-Do exercises while collaborating with the particular therapies of each student, from the areas of health, education or another, all of which contributes to improving people's quality of life." I invite all practitioners in the region to participate in the IIC 2022 in Uruguay. I suggest that you contact your respective National Associations and waste no time in registering. The IIC 2022 already has its first registrations and places are limited. It should be noted that the phrases I quoted in quotation marks are phrases taken from the institutional book of I.T.F. 2022, they are not my authorship, they are from the communications committee of our federation, the I.T.F. From Uruguay Gabriel Colina V Dan I.T.F. CITI Secretary FCST Treasurer.

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