We have something very exciting to announce, we have just finalized the date for the first of a series of seminars that we will be organizing in Helmond, The Netherlands. Our very first seminar is on the 23rd of September 2023 and will be hosted by Fin Heesom and Will Taylor of Team Elite Kickboxing and our own GM Willy van de Mortel! We invited these two young new champions because we believe in the work they are doing and their training methods. New young people with new ideas, and a new fighting style. They compete in WAKO kickboxing light-contact, which is very similar to our ITF fighting style. They have gotten great results in their fights with our top ITF fighters, which means it works! This seminar will be open for all, all you need is kickboxing clothing or a Taekwon-do dobok, and a full set of sparring equipment.

Find out more on our dedicated seminars section on this website, it includes the time schedule, pricing, and much more. Read the invite, and sign up now! We hope to see many of you on the 23rd of September for our first event!

We barely recovered fully from the Open Dutch 2023, and the preparations for 2024 have already begun. The event is scheduled for Saturday the 27th of January 2024, and the venue is the same! Make sure to mark your calendar for that date, and we hope to welcome each of you back at the event again. When we have more news we will share it with you, and of course, we will also provide an update when we have the official invite with all the details about the competition.

We are a few days out from the tournament, and we hope everyone is as ready as we are! We want to remind everyone that you will need to bring a signed copy of the DECLARATION OF CONSENT including concussion form to the tournament. Starting with the Open Dutch 2023, it is now mandatory to fill out this form and bring a printed copy of the form to the verification/weigh-ins! Yes, this applies to everyone who wants to participate, regardless of age. If you are a minor, your parents (or legal guardian) will have to sign the agreement as well.

Secondly, the weigh-in on Friday starts at 17:30, and not at 16:00 as was mentioned in the invite. If you are in Helmond on Friday, please weigh in to avoid long queues on Saturday! On Saturday the weigh-in is between 07:15 and 8:45. The competition will start at 9:15, and considering the number of attendees we will start on time.

Lastly, we want to share that we appreciated the support from everyone around the world. We have been pleasantly surprised with the number of registrations. Some facts: 1200 registrations, 641 competitors, 88 teams, coming from 18 different countries. How amazing is that?

We hope everyone is ready to go and well-prepared, we can’t wait to get started and see everyone this weekend in our hometown, Helmond!

We hope everyone is enjoying their well deserved time off during the holiday season, but some of you may also still be training to prepare for the upcoming Open Dutch! If you haven’t registered yet, make sure to do so before the 17th of January! We hope we will see all of you at the event, and we hope you have a wonderful holiday break and enjoy the time off!