2009 Trip to Korea

We then continued on to Chuncheon to a great hotel called Sejong where for five days they endured a rigorous competition with players competing on every day of the tournament. This made for a hectic and tiring time but all players were focused, competition was fierce and it was fantastic experience for all. A few injuries along the way with Safwan tearing some ligaments in his wrist and Rima our only medallist (Bronze) which was a great result, ended up with a fractured collar bone. There was some amazing athletes and some great fights to watch, all in all a fabulous tournament. Well done by all.

UPT went off to the 7th Korean Open in Chuncheon this year, arriving in Seoul we stayed there for a few days to acclimatize, train and shop, not necessarily in that order. We took in Kukkiwon which had a tournament on at the time, here all re-kitted themselves with new equipment and uniforms. Staying in Yong San Gu which was an excellent location for food and convenience to transport.

 

 

The team then went to Seoul for a few more days at the markets at Dondemon and Myung Dong, this made the trip home with luggage interesting. Á quick sightseeing trip on the way home with a stopover at Taipei in Taiwan. Here we visited the current tallest building in the world at 101 stories where we did the tour (what an amazing place) and grabbed a bite to eat. Then it was back to the airport and off home for a well needed rest.