{"id":12240,"date":"2022-05-25T13:51:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T11:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.kct.pl\/?p=12240"},"modified":"2026-09-16T14:36:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:36:52","slug":"2nd-place-for-kct-in-the-overall-standings-at-the-polish-taekwon-do-championships-of-zs-put","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/en\/2nd-place-for-kct-in-the-overall-standings-at-the-polish-taekwon-do-championships-of-zs-put\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd place for KCT in the overall standings at the Polish Taekwon-do Championships of ZS PUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n

We did it! Our club took the podium in the overall standings of the recent Polish Championships, held at Hala Cz\u0119stochowa. Read the reports from the competition and learn about the athletes\u2019 fantastic results. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Day 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On May 21 and 22, the Polish Taekwon-do Championships took place.\nNaturally, the Krakowskie Centrum Taekwon-do team could not be absent. We went\nto the competition prepared and with high expectations. For many, it was a\nchance to test themselves and use newly acquired skills in various events; for\nothers, it was a desire to prove their level to themselves; and for yet others,\na desire to have fun. In any case, everyone competing for medals had to deal\nwith stress and emotions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the first day of the championships, the youngest competitors (children and\npre-cadets) took part. So, after gathering at 5:00, we set off towards Cz\u0119stochowa,\nwhere the competition was to take place. We arrived after 7:00, and then everyone\nwent to registration. An incredible atmosphere could be felt from the very\nbeginning of the competition. As soon as we entered the hall, we greeted friends\nfrom other clubs. Alongside success, sporting friendship is what every athlete\nexpects from competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The competition began at 09:00, as usual with patterns. Our youngest team showed\nthat training produces great results, because we dominated this event from the\nstart. Within the first few events, we won several medals. As time passed, more\nmedals arrived, and the events changed to speed kicking and special techniques.\nAfter that came the long wait for the soft and semi-contact bouts. Here too, our\nathletes were very well prepared. So much so that in one soft-stick category,\nLeon, Piotrek and Wiktor from the Nowa Huta section took all the podium places.\nThere was no doubt about the verdicts in their bouts. The boys had to face one\nanother in the semi-final and final, which is always a bittersweet experience for\na coach, because the joy of two first places is enormous. But why can\u2019t both of\nthem stand on the highest step of the podium?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the children\u2019s events, it was time for the pre-cadets. The most interesting\nof all the events were the patterns and bouts. Even at these age categories, I was\nsurprised by the level of competition. Those who wanted to stand on the podium\nhad to reach the heights of their abilities. Although some of our athletes did not\nmanage to win medals, they return with valuable experience, which will certainly\ntranslate into results in the future. Our young athletes performed really well,\nand the semi-contact training with coach Rafa\u0142 is producing tremendous results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The competition ended before 18:00, which is fantastic. The organization of the\ncompetition was excellent and worthy of admiration. After the competition and\ncongratulations, some athletes returned to Krak\u00f3w by coach, while the others,\nin the roles of coaches, athletes and judges, stayed in Cz\u0119stochowa for another\nday of competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the evening, we checked into the hotel and eagerly waited for the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the second day, the team in Krak\u00f3w boarded the bus at 05:00. At the hotel,\nwe slept soundly until 07:00. We ate breakfast and then went to the hall. At\n08:30, everyone had been registered, weighed and measured. It seems everyone\nmade their weight category and no one exceeded the limit. Except perhaps Szymon,\nwho on Saturday, two hours before the weigh-in, was over a kilogram overweight.\nBut that was nothing for him. He did a few jumping jacks and a kilo and a half\ndisappeared as if by magic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cadets began competing at 09:00, once again starting with patterns, just as\non the first day. Once again, we showed that our forms are at a high level. There\nwere more and more medals. That day, light contact was added to the events, meaning\ncontinuous sparring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a corner coach, coach Darek ran from mat to mat so he could be there for\neveryone, but he spent the most time on mat 5. Several of our representatives had\ntheir categories there. In semi-contact, Pawe\u0142, Piotrek, Filip, Oskar and Karol\nwere placed in a huge category with high grades, which made reaching the medal\nzone very difficult.  Piotrek and Pawe\u0142 fought bravely, only to meet in the bout\nfor bronze. At the same time, junior events were taking place on other rings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 14:00, the official opening of the competition took place, during which\nawards for clubs for the previous competition season, certificates related to\npromotion to master ranks, and instructor IDs were presented. After this event,\nit was time for the senior categories. This age group also had to begin with\npatterns. Here too, we left no doubt, winning all the pattern events. In the men\u2019s\ncoloured-belts category, Krzysiek triumphed; in the women\u2019s category, first was\nGabrysia and second Kaja; and in the men\u2019s black-belts category, coach Darek took\nfirst place, with Szymon right behind him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that, we put on our protective gear and waited for the semi-contact bouts.\nThe bouts were difficult and very tight. Unfortunately, the judges often did not\nhelp during the bouts\u2014in fact, they got in the way. This unfortunately causes a\ngreat deal of confusion and usually makes it difficult to keep one\u2019s nerves under\ncontrol. Unfortunately, you have to pull yourself together and show class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the fighting was excellent, and the entire tournament ended with\nthe icing on the cake: junior and senior tag teams. Here too, it is worth\nconsidering whether the senior event should be moved from the end of the\ncompetition, when the audience is smallest, to an earlier time, when there are\nmany spectators and younger athletes, because it is the greatest attraction for\nspectators, and young athletes can see the best competitors in Poland (often their\ncoaches) in action, even on the international stage. After fierce bouts, two of\nour teams met on the mat in the fight for bronze. The team consisting of Micha\u0142\nKlimek, Grzesiek Pajda and Szymon Grzebyk had to face the \u201cJesus and Friends\u201d\nteam, consisting of Jesus\u2014Micha\u0142 Krupa M\u0142odszy\u2014and his teammates Szymon Piotrowicz\nand Darek Pazdan. Regardless of the result, everyone high-fived, enjoyed the bout\nand the emotions created by competing together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The competition, as on the first day, ended before 18:00. We took 2nd place in\nthe overall standings, and our athlete Szymon Grzebyk received the title of best\nsenior of the competition, with a medal haul of 2 golds and a silver, ahead of\nHuta resident Dariusz Pazdan with 2 golds and 2 bronzes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our athletes, who fought bravely for the highest possible results in their\ncategories, deserve great recognition. Even greater recognition goes to the team,\nwhich was always ready to help every athlete and, despite legs dropping off from\npain, did not show fatigue and tirelessly cheered on their students. Chapeau pas!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF OUR ATHLETES AND COACHES!<\/p>\n\n\n\n