On September 20th/21st this year was held an International Seminar in Fortaleza City- Brazil.

This was dictated by  Senior Grand Master Ricardo Desimone (IX Dan), authorized to give this kind of Seminars in the entire world. The event was because the invitation of Brazil’s NGB International Instructor Teodosio Riveros  (V Dan). In the mentioned Seminar were also present students of Riveros and his Instructor Marcio Carvalho from Brazilia City.

The Event was developed with great acceptance by the students present and at the end they asked by a repetition in the near future. The course was about items very difficult to develop in normal training days as Taekwon-do Philosophy (Do), Biomechanics development, Patterns (Tul), Sparring and its sports rules applications and Self Defense (Ho Sinsul). At its end were held a meeting with black belts from Brazil where was emphasized the necessity in working all together and being autonomous in their decisions without acceptance the intromission of foreign people from other Countries which are not invited by the Brazilian people.

On February 24^th, 25^th and 26^th this year was held an International Seminar and Instructor Course conducted by Senior Grand Master Ricardo Desimone.  This was developed during three days with more than eighteen hours of hard training.

The host place was Elizabeth City in North Caroline EE.UU. In that occasion were present several Senior Maters, Masters and Instructors accompanied by their students who came from different States of USA, Grenada & Trinidad Tobago, Jamaica and Nepal which allowed a massive treatment of the event.

Theory, Moral Culture, Movements Biomechanical, pedagogy and physical training were the items treated. A protocol meeting at the end of the journeys let unify the administrative criteria for a better future dealing of United States Taekwon-do. A banquet opens the door to camaraderie between the assistants.

On November 26^th & 27^th this year (two journeys) were held a technical seminar in Argentina in San Salvador de Jujuy City in the Province with the same name (in the north of Argentina).

In the mentioned Event were present members of Escuelas Integradas de Jujuy lead by the International Instructor Ramon Soria (V Dan) assisted in the pedagogic task by helping-Instructors    Rodolfo Acha (IIIDan), Javier Tapia (III Dan), Cesar Ramos (II Dan), Simon Patagua (II Dan), Franco Martinez (I Dan), Hugo Peloc (I Dan) y Fernando Cunchila (I Dan). They had the cooperation of other  Institutions lead by the Internatinal Instructors Juan Apaza (V Dan) and Daniel Canle (IV Dan).

The seminar was conducted by Senior Grand Master Ricardo Desimone who established that actualized information in all items of this activity must be given in all latitudes and not exclusivity for just a few or for those who could travel to international events.

Was highlighted Taekwon-do as an integral art letting in clear that the sport area is very important however it is a tiny part of it. On this occasion were developed the tenets of Taekwon-do and its philosophical importance.

Physically were treated in detail the biomechanics of its movements and different techniques to increase its efficiency in sparring and Ho Sinsul.

After seminar were tested to their next category those who applied for its promotions.