Past Events
19/10/2024
Our athlete Ruslan Akhmetov achieved great success in his first participation at The Bristol Open 2024, held on 19-20 October in the UK with 1,760 athletes from 17 countries. Competing in the Light Contact Older Cadet -63kg category, Ruslan won the Silver Medal for Cyprus. Marat Akhmetov also had a strong performance, placing 5th in both Senior Light Contact -63kg and Senior Point Fighting -63kg. He gained valuable experience for future competitions. We also thank Farid Akhmetov for coaching the Cypriot team and contributing to the event's success. We are proud of our athletes' efforts and sportsmanship.
12/04/2024
The Spring Taekwondo Camp took place from 12th to 14th April 2024 in Paphos, Cyprus, with Grandmasters Yalamas and Nardizzi. Athletes of all levels had the chance to train with these esteemed instructors, focusing on technical skills, sparring, and conditioning. The camp provided valuable insights and improved Taekwondo techniques, offering participants an enriching experience. It was a successful event that helped elevate the skills of all those involved.
EUROPEAN CUP ZAGREB OPEN 2024
16/02/2024
The Cypriot team had another great performance at the European Cup Kickboxing "EUROPEAN CUP ZAGREB OPEN 2024" in Croatia. Our athlete Rafaella Aristotelous won a Gold Medal in the Junior Light Contact +70kg category, a Silver Medal in Junior Point Fighting +70kg, and a Bronze Medal in the Senior Women’s Light Contact +70kg category. A notable performance also came from our athlete Neil Bailey (coached by Mikey Mair), who fought hard and finished 5th in the Light Contact Older Cadet -63kg category. Congratulations to both athletes for representing our country proudly at the European Championships.
28/01/2024
Rafaella Aristotelous won 2 Gold Medals in Junior and Senior Light Contact +70kg and a Bronze Medal in Point Fighting. She dominated all her matches, winning 3-0 in both categories. Alex Georgiadis and Nikolas Konomi fought hard and gained valuable experience for future international competitions. Congratulations to all three athletes. A special thank you to the Cyprus Electricity Authority for their support and sponsorship, which was key to Rafaella's success at the Athens Challenge!
06/10/2023
The ITF Taekwondo Training Camp, led by Oleg Solovey, recently took place in Ayia Napa. Local athletes had the chance to train with a top coach, focusing on technical skills, conditioning, and mental preparation. Under Oleg Solovey's guidance, participants improved their abilities, pushing their limits and gaining valuable insights for future competitions. It was a successful camp that helped elevate the skills of all those involved, strengthening Taekwondo in Cyprus.
27/09/2023
The Cypriot team achieved great success at the World Kickboxing Cup in Italy. Rafaella Aristotelous won two Gold Medals in LC-70kg and LC+70kg, and a Bronze in Point Fighting -70kg. Stefanos Psaras, coached by Giorgos Konstantinou, secured a Gold in K1-67kg. Alexandros Mavrommatis earned two Silver Medals in KL and PF at the International Kickboxing University Championship. We are also proud of Alex Georgiadis, who placed 5th in LC-74kg and 9th in LC-69kg, and Ioanna Fafali, who took two 9th places in PF-65kg and PF-70kg. Congratulations to all for their efforts and strong performances. We look forward to new challenges in the coming year.
15/06/2023
Our athlete, Rafaella Aristotelous, achieved a great victory at the World Kickboxing Championships in Hungary. She reached the top by winning a Gold Medal in Light Contact +70kg, and two Silver Medals in LC-70kg and Point Fighting -70kg. Rafaella, a fighter with high goals and expectations, battled with strength and, most importantly, spirit against top athletes! Our athlete, Corina Constantinou, also had an impressive performance, fighting strongly and coming very close (twice) to a bronze medal, finishing in two honorable 5th places. These results add valuable points to her World Ranking. We look forward to even greater successes from both of our athletes. CONGRATULATIONS RAFAELLA & KORINA!
01/05/2023
8 medals were brought home from our mission to the WAKO Athens challenge. Rafaella Aristotelous after an excellent performance managed to step on the highest step on the podium 2 times in the Cup, the 15 y.o. athlete won 2 Gold medals for the Junior and Senior Light Contact as well as a Silver and Bronze medal. Alexandros Mavrommatis won a Silver Medal
31/03/2023
We participated in the 2023 International Instructor Course (IIC) in Israel and received our International Instructor Certificates.
10/02/2023
In the cup participated in total 32 Nations and 1418 athletes. Rafaella Aristotelous brought home a Gold and 2 Silver Medals. Alexandros Mavrommatis won a Silver medal and Corina Constantinou got two 5th places.
17/12/2022
5 students. 3 Gold, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze medals. In the cup participated a total of 368 athletes from 7 countries. The mission to Bulgaria and our first WAKO competition was a success
1/10/2022
6 students. 2 Bronze medals. In the cup participated in total 52 Nations and 1304 athletes. The hardest event we have experienced until now. Rafaella Aristotelous and Themis Themistokleous made us proud by coming in 3rd in sparring. The rest of the team performed excellent as well.
International Instruction Course Romania
8/7/2022
The instructor Alex Naziris, a 4th dan student Thedoros Vafeiades and another instructor took part in the IIC receiving their International instructor Certificate
Local Umpire Course
19/6/2022
We had the pleasure of hosting a local Umpire Course at our school which was taught by Master Harry Vones (8th Dan). The course lasted for 6 hours, and we learned a lot like how to score for tuls and sparring as well as recent changes to the rules and how to control the computer system. Thank you very much Master Vones.
6/6/2022
7 students. 8 medals. 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 5 Bronze. In the cup participated in total 19 Nations and 300 athletes. Another stellar performance by the Cyprus team.
- Giorgos Philippou: 2 Bronze
- Erodotos Koupatos: 1 Bronze, 1 Gold
- Theodoulos Stavrou: 1 Bronze, 1 Silver
- Andreas Polykarpou: 1 Gold
- Marat Akhmetov: 1 Bronze
- Ruslan Akhmetov and Bogdan Tibekin performed brilliantly but sadly that was not enough. Next time boys!
30/4/2022
23 students. 42 medals. First joint competition with the Chang Hun ITF federation of Cyprus. Many thanks to Master Lefteris(President) for giving us the opportunity to participate.
26/3/2022
Congratulations to the team. Out of 416 athletes from 6 countries our 10 Athletes got 12 Metals: 4 gold 2 silver 6 bronze. Congrats to our 2 judges as well.
22/2/2020
🥋A special Thank you to our sponsor Sova Capital
🥇8 gold
🥈4 silver
🥉1 bronze
30/11/19
21 Medals. Magnificent performance by the team. Congratulations to Rafaella Aristotelous for being awarded best athlete in the 12-13 age range.
14/04/19
Spring camp in Cyprus 2019 🇨🇾 with Jurek Jedut and Donato Nardizzi !!Good weather nice atmosphere and hard training!
24/02/19
Out of 479 athletes and 14 countries we got 6 medals and got our Cyprus ranked 7th.
07/07/18
Summer camp in Biała Podlaska with 170 participants from 12 countries. Master Jerzy Jedut, Master Tadeusz Loboda, Master Jarosław Suska and Mr. Robert Jasinski taught us many great things. Thank you Masters!
18/03/18
Our third national competition. All the students were excellent. Congratulations to all the winners.
Lublin Poland European Cup
08/06/17
Our first european cup. Many congratulations to all our athletes for taking up a new challenge.
14/05/17
Everything commenced smoothly and we all had an amazing time. Congratulations to everybody.
30/10/16
The first ever competition we organized and the first competition our students attended. Many thanks to everybody that helped and participated. We hope the next one will be even better.