European Muaythai Federation Newsletter May 2015 Email: [email protected] Skype: emf_office Tel: +48 784 975 999 Web: www.euromuaythai.eu https://www.facebook.com/euromuaythai EMF Newsletter May 2015 AGENDA Letter from EMF President to National Federations 3 EMF General Secretary word 4 Nationwide training of the children in Czech Republic 5 National Championships in Czech Republic 6 IMTL Finals in Novo Mesto – Slovenia 7 Martial arts summer camp for kids – Sweden 12 IFMA Royal World Cup 14 Muaythai included in Asian Beach Games 2016 16 Official Launch of FISU Logo on IFMA Site 17 Italy Muaythai: Road to the Royal World Cup 18 Polish Kids Muaythai Championships 19 Interview with Ukrainian coach Mr. Pavel Yevtushenko 20 EMF Newsletter May 2015 LETTER FROM EMF PRESIDENT TO NATIONAL FEDERATIONS „Dear National Federations, established. - Planning for development of Thank you for your trust and professional muaythai in continuous efforts to develop Europe. muaythai in Europe. - Adopting of new technical I would like to inform you on regulations. the progress made during the period of my Presidency of I hope this is just the EMF: beginning of our common - EMF website has been work, and that we will modernized and brought to a continue to move forward new hosting. towards the highest sport - The previous registration of recognition in Europe! the EMF was closed to move EMF address to Switzerland in Sincerely order to correspond to the Gennady Truhanov” Olympic movement. In August a specific presentation will be made on the functioning of EMF. - Settling the old bills and debts of the EMF. - The EMF Executive Committee has been EMF Newsletter May 2015 EMF GENERAL SECRETARY WORD „Dear EMF NF first of all I Of course we need to go would like to thank you all for forward. Now we are all the your activity. This is an honour time trying to do our best to for us to have such a good get into European Games and cooperating Federations. become recognised by Thanks to you we are growing European Olimpic Comittee. all the time, so many new events are before us now! Especially I would like to admit the cooperation with our new Due to the fact of our recent elected President Mr Truhanov. including to the official FISU His moderning ideas and programme we are looking aspiration to develop EMF and forward for the next succesfull generally muaythai bring us a FISU Games in 2017. Aslo we lot of usefull changes. are proud to be included into The World Games 2017 in I hope to see everyone on the In this special, half-year, Wroclaw, Asian Beach Games, upcoming IFMA Royal World eddition of European Muaythai Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Cup in Bangkok. Take care Federation newsletter our Games, World Combat Games and wish to everyone a good General Secretary Rafał and many other. This wouldn’t luck!” Szlachta would like to pass a be possible without you, our couple of words to our National partners, our federations with Federations: so many good athletes! EMF Newsletter May 2015 NATIONWIDE TRAINING OF THE CHILDREN IN CZECH REPUBLIC Another nationwide training of Without any pre-match stress But also funny practise of the C.M.T.A. children and young thaiboxers can measure these disciplines through youth took place on Saturday, their strengths, meet the peers games (that maintained the the 9th May 2015 in Prague that are in the same sports attention and healthy PRO7SPORT. This unique branch and train in the competition) was not missing. event in Czech Republic aims different environment. The last part of the common for sports education of the The representatives of the training was the voluntary, children and youth, for the clubs from the whole Czech controlled sparing. The support of young talents and Republic arrived at this event emphasis was placed especially also for awakening the interest and a huge support from the on the balance of sparings. The in sport in the new generation. coaches that "sacrificed" tachometer of the sparing Saturday forenoon for the rounds showed almost 20 childern and of course for rounds, no injury and MUAYTHAI is a great minimum of tears. superlative. Meaningfully spent time, a The training started with a little present for everyone, and common warm-up and also a a lot of experiences. little of shadow boxing and Many thanks to everyone who classic drills were not missing. came. After that, three groups were This training was also the last created according to the age check before the upcoming and physical layout. Three competitions in MT MAXIMUS stations and three types of KIDS CUP (17th May 2015, TJ practice, CLINCH- PANKRÁC PRAGUE). ....ATTACKS...COMBINATION. EMF Newsletter May 2015 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CZECH REPUBLIC thanks to the connection of the of fair play, created two competitions in one day. extraordinary experience for all The viewers could admire involved. The children’s amateurs who year-round aim competition awoke the biggest for the title belt of the interest not only from the side champion of the Czech of coaches but also from the Republic in Muaythai, but also side of viewers‘ public. heroic performances of the The future generation of the children and youth in the new czech fighters showed more The 10th round of this competition called MAXIMUS than 30 fights with full year’s National Championship KIDS CUP. muaythai rules. The next of the Czech Republic in round of the championship of Muaythai took place on the Czech republic is already Sunday, the 17th May 2015 in the final round. This final will Prague. The event was hosted take place in style of gala by sports hall TJ Pankrác and evening on the 19th June not only the capacity of the 2015 in exclusive area of the auditorium reported full state, hotel Olšanka. 2 rings at the field and also the start list filled with more than 70 fights under the full rules of The cocktail of almost 6 hours muaythai. filled with hard kicks and hits, This round was unique not full of excellent sports only because of the extensive performances, great fighting match participation but mainly spirit and friendly atmosphere EMF Newsletter May 2015 IMTL FINALS IN NOVO MESTO - SLOVENIA Things was heating up again in This also serve as a great test the home Slovenia's Muay for Slovenia's national team Thai. Sports Hall Drska hosted which will participate in this the IMT league finals on May year's Royal World Cup in 30th. IMTL has grown into the Thailand in August. strongest regional amateur The finals are staged by More info @: www.scorpion- Muaythai organization with 24 Scorpion gym under the gym.si gyms from 12 countries banner of Slovenian Muay Thai Facebook: participating this season. federation, IFMA and Olympic https://www.facebook.com/sc Based on points system, committee of Slovenia. orpiongym awards for the best fighters by category and best gym was awarded. EMF Newsletter May 2015 INTERNATIONAL MUAYTHAI LEAGUE FINAL ROUND INTERNATIONAL MUAYTHAI In the main event, native Iztok Vorkapic. LEAGUE FINAL ROUND heavyweight Urban Jakše took on Robert Grguric to avenge Season 2015/16 will kick off in his unfortunate injury-loss two October in the town of Ptuj. years ago. However his intentions were met with fierce More photos at: resistance from Grguric who https://www.facebook.com/me threw more than 250 strikes, dia/set/?set=a.881013145304 overwhelming Jakse and 153.1073741830.56508969022 scoring another victory, this 9835&type=1&pnref=story time via unanimous decision. This was, by far, the most successful season of IMTL. »We IMTL season 2014/15 came to have staged 5 events and a close on Saturday evening hosted 8 countries represented with the final round being by 26 gyms. This info testifies staged in Novo mesto, about the success we have Slovenia. The final event was accomplished through hard put together by Scorpion gym work during all these years. I Novo mesto and Slovenian am convinced the league will Muay Thai federation. Around produce fighters who will, in 300 spectators have witnessed the near future, accomplish 13 final matches in kids, great things on international juniors and seniors divisions. level,« said IMTL president EMF Newsletter May 2015 FINAL ROUND RESULTS: 3 x 1, min B1 kids 6, Klemen Kukovicic (Fight 3 x 2 min B1 senior 1, Lucian Butala (Gladiator club Senovo) VS Mario Zivkovic 11, Rok Erste (Scorpion gym gym Crnomelj) VS Sven (Khun kao gym Ljubljana) - NM) VS Nino Tolic (Alfa gym Hamersak (Muay Thai gym 67kg- 0:3 Croatia ) +91 kg 3:0 Ptuj) - 45 kg – 0:3 3 x 2, min B1 kadeti 3 x 2 min B1 senior 3 x 3 min B senior 2, Matic Godec (Nak 7, Ivan Anic (Zoraj gym 12, Aleksander Bedrac (MT Muay GYM Ivancna G,) VS Croatia) VS Luka Martinec gym Ptuj) VS Mitke Ashikilov Bostjan Pacek (Fight club (Scorpion gym NM) -67 kg - (MT gym Macedonia) -81kg - Senovo) -57 kg - 0:3 0:3 1.run KO. 3 x 2, min B1 senior BK 3 x 2 min B1 senior- BK 3 x 3 min B senior 3, Sasa Stankovic (Warrior gym 8, Ales Golob (Muay Thai gym 13, Urban Jakse (Scorpion gym Srbia) VS Matevz Pekolj Ptuj) VS Klemen Pekolj NM) VS Robert Grguric (Muay (Fearless fighters gym Trebnje ) (Fearless fighters gym Tre) - Thai gym Crnomelj) +91kg - -75 kg - 3:0 73 kg 1:2 0:3 3 x 2 min B1 junior 3 x 3 min B senior 4, Mihael Bela(Muay Thai gym 9, Martin Kobetic (Fight club Ptuj)VS Domen Vidmar (Khun Senovo) VS Vuk Jankovic kao gym Ljubljana) -71 kg - 0:3 (Warrior gym Serbia) -75 kg 3 x 1 min kadeti B1 3:0 5, Dorian Dilber (Zoraj 3 x 3 min B senior gym,Croatia) VS David 10, Nejc Rodosek (M.