The ITF Philippines is very happy to announce that Sabum Mariusz’s visit and seminar last March 26 and 27, 2011 was fruitful. All students who attended experienced another teaching style that they’ve enjoyed.
Pattern techniques were enhanced and a lot of techniques when explained by Sabum Mariusz were seen effective and very clear making them easy to apply and remember.
During the first day Patterns were reviewed and updated and on second day , Sparring techniques and Do lecture were added. Thirty two ITF practitioners attended (though we wish more could’ve attended), eleven of them are black belts. On the second day, grading also was facilitated by Sabum Mariusz Steckeiwicz and the five black belts passed and promoted to the next higher degree.
We now have three new Second Degree namely, Glenee Esquejo, Jerilou Marquez and Louie Arnaiz . Two new Third Degrees namely, Rowell and Lord Michael Danque. Everyone was exhausted, felt some muscle pains but were smiling, sometimes laughing. Truly the seminar conducted by Sabum Mariusz was a happy and very technical one and most of all enjoyable to everyone. We are thankful that ITF Headquarters approved on this seminar and supported ITF Philippines.
Thank you also to ITF Asia for utilizing this system as it will greatly improve ITF Asia. Thanks also to all the parents and guardians for their support to our young members and who accompanied our students for two days.
We greatly appreciate Sabum Mariusz for sharing his time, knowledge and experiences with ITF with us Filipinos. We expect to see him more in the Philippines and we hope for the continuous support of ITF Headquarters and ITF Asia.
All Blackbelts were reminded of the upcoming IIC in Hongkong and were encouraged to attend. ITF Philippines is now more confident in preparing a team for overseas competition and perhaps bid for Asian Championships in the near future.
