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About 100 participants was last weekend in Southern-Finland in Solvalla Physical-Fitness Center training under GM Rhee Ki Ha, 9dan. This was first time on history of ITF Finland at we did have seminar with GrandMaster. Unfortunately 55 black belts didnt get visas to Finland ; reason by Sars and Iraq War. Those enrolls was from Latvia, Moldavia, Poland, Romania, Hungary etc. Still there was participants from Russia, England, Norway, Sweden...etc.

Three day seminar, main issue was all patterns was begun friday about at 10.00 and GM Rhee was teaching whole day until at 20.00: as host i didnt understand where he get that all power to teach all day!

Saturday also colour belts did join to seminar and that was a day when you at least can feel the spirit of taekwon-do all over the dojang. GM Rhee and Master O´Neill , 7.dan. did do so wonderfull job and even myself i havent see thantkind know-how of tkd for years.

One of the higlights was when Finnish National TV (YLE) did come to make story to saturdays evening sporting-news: it did come out at same evening in best time; when about 1,3 million people watch that programm every saturday; that was extraordinary opportunity to advertise taekwon-do in Finland.

Saturday evening we did have dinner with GM Rhee and as an host we did give present to GM Rhee: handmade Finnish ordinary knife and of course GM Rhee must try it to me at once(see pictures..)

Sunday seminar continues and last hours was for black belt test: from 1.dan to 6.dan and everyone did pass test well and myself i get my two own 1.dan first time.

During whole seminar GM Rhee and Master O´Neill both gave me information and teach me: now i can say at i am first one in Finland who knows that kind knowledge about tkd and Korean Culture.

Whole weekend nobody didnt speak politics and everyone just learn tkd by guidance of GM Rhee: THIS SEMINAR WILL BE IN OUR MINDS AND HEARTS FOR EVER!

As a host i am grafefull at GM Rhee and Master O´Neill did come to Finland to teach us the orginal tkd and also my most deeply thanks to all participants: WITHOUT YOU THERE IS NO TKD IN FUTURE!

Also Mr. Jarmo Tjurin 2.dan and my fiancee, Milla: thank you very, very much for your help during seminar!

THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE, WHO DID MAKE THIS SEMINAR POSSIBLE!

Yours Sincerely

Jean Feller
FL-4-9
(:host of the seminar)