11th ITF Taekwondo Nat’l Invt’l tourney March 29

THE 11th International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) Philippines National and Invitational tournament is slated on March 29 at the Kadayawan Hall of NCCC Mall Davao in Matina.
“We expecting 60 to 70 players coming from Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam and Philippines,” said ITF Davao chairman Ryan Cordero at the SCOOP Session of The Royal Mandaya Hotel last Tuesday.
ITF Philippines president Jose Antonio Sta. Ana and ITF Asian consultant Mariusz Steckiewicz are gracing the event.
“There will be pattern and sparring competitions for kids, teens and adults both blackbelts and colored,” Cordero said.
The Davao Region will be represented by 40 players including Tagum.
Medals and trophies will up for grabs.
“ITF is different from the WTF since we have punching and we don’t use body armor,” Cordero said.
ITF is using the traditional Korean martial art “taekwondo” which has both kick (taek) and punch (won) similar to the Japanese martial art karatedo.
“ITF players, however, are using the hand and foot gloves,” said Cordero.