US Open

A team of 5 top NZ competitors has been selected to compete at the US Open World Continental Team Champs, including 3 members from Impact. Good luck to Mark Trotter, Carl van Roon and Chris Broughton from Impact, as well as Kane Baigent and Luke Thompson, the remaining two NZ competitors also selected for the team. They leave New Zealand on the 1st of July.

From the ITFNZ website:

"We are pleased to announce that ITFNZ will be sending a team to compete at the US Open World Continental Team Champs in Orlando, Florida, USA. We had attended this competition a few years ago - a part of the US Karate Open which is HUGE! It is an all expenses paid trip for the team, sponsored by Busta Cola in Jamacia. The team depart on 1st July, compete on 3rd and 4th July then arrive home 7.30am on Tuesday 7th July.

The countries taking part are in the Team Sparring Events are Jamaica, USA, Argentina, Germany, New Zealand and Vietnam (to confirm). Our athletes are also expected to enter the individual sparring competition so as to spread Taekwon-Do at this event. The team are staying at the Coronado Springs Resort in DisneyWorld.

Good luck to the team."