Best performance at international and national Taekwon-Do level

Prior to the German Taekwon-Do Championships, two members of the Taekwondo group from the University of Kassel's General University Sports once again successfully took part in the Scottish Council of Taekwon-Do's "Open Online Taekwon-Do World Championships". Mario Schulz from Melsungen once again took third place in his age and grading category (1st Dan), while his teammate Christian Graf (4th Dan) from Eschwege won the gold medal this time after an excellent second place last year.

On April 20, 2024, five athletes from the Kassel taekwondo group took part in the open German championships of the Traditional Taekwondo Association in Rees on the Lower Rhine. They achieved a total of eight podium places (4x gold, 2x silver, 2x bronze) in the disciplines of form running (Tul) and breaking test (Kyokpa) in various age groups and graduations.

Janice Schneller from Kassel celebrated her debut with a silver medal in the color belt category, having only recently earned her 8th cup (yellow belt). Tobias Schäfer from Kassel was delighted to win bronze in the Tul competition and silver in the Bruchtest competition on his tournament debut as a 2nd Kup (red belt) holder. Julius Stabel from Kassel (3rd Kup, blue belt with a red coating) won gold medals in both competitions.

In the veteran group of dan holders (black belts), the group's coach Klaus Saurwein (7th dan) dominated and won gold in the tul competition. Mario Schulz (1st Dan) secured third place. Schulz deservedly won the gold medal in the breaking test competition for Dan holders, as he was the only one who was able to break the board using the required technique.

The Kassel team narrowly missed out on the podium in the medal table of all participating clubs and finished in fourth place. "With 5 participants and 8 medals - that's a result to be proud of. We can be very proud of ourselves," commented Mario Schulz. "Thanks go to the organizers for the perfect organization and the smooth running of this championship and to our coach and champion, Klaus Saurwein, who prepared us so well for the two events!"