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The INCTL is now known as the ECTC! Welcome to the ECTC home page! Active since 1983, the ECTC (formerly known as the INCTL) offers a fun and intense team-oriented competition experience that features Olympic-style Taekwondo sparring and forms competition at all levels. The ECTC hosts 5 tournaments each academic school year at schools around the Eastern United States. Clubs from over 20 colleges and universities vie each year for the ECTC cup by accumulating points at each of the league tournaments. For more information, e-mail info@ectc-online.org. Upcoming
Events The ECTC will resume in October 2010. Stay tuned for more news on upcoming events. Latest
Announcements: ECTC Athletes Earn Bronze at the World University Taekwondo Championships Congratulations to the current and former members of the ECTC who represented the United States at the World University Games in Vigo Spain from June 30-July 4, 2010! The ECTC was very well represented on this national collegiate Taekwondo team. The womens poomsae team of Carissa Fu (Princeton), Erika Lee (MIT) and Alicia Zhou (Harvard, MIT alumna) earned the first medal of the games for the United States, earning a bronze medal! Bobby Ren (Upper Iowa, MIT alumnus) and Alicia Zhou just narrowly missed the medals, finishing 5th overall and beating out some strong teams to finish one place shy of a bronze medal. The men's team
of Richard-Duane Chambers (Upper Iowa, MIT alumnus), Bobby Ren
and Dan Sauza (MIT) opened the competition for the US. They
gave a strong performance and finished in 6th place overall. Marisa Yarmie (welter, West Point) fought Saina Savage of Finland in her first match. She came from behind to take a 5-4 lead in the final round but her opponent was able to tie the score and score the go ahead point in overtime during a flurry where both players made good contact. Ahn-Khoa Tran (bantam, Harvard) fought Yung-Jen Huang Chinese Taipei in the first round. He scored some solid kicks to the body but got down early on a head kick and wasn't able to make up the difference in time. The final score was 4-8. Princeton Taekwondo coach, ECTC board member and NCTA president Rex Hatfield served as the team leader. MIT Sport Taekwondo coach, ECTC board member and and NCTA secretary general Dan Chuang served as head coach. Harvard Taekwondo coach and former national team member Michael Tang also served as a team coach. Representing the
United States as a referee at the championships was NCTA referee chair
and ECTC referee Jim Montgomery. ECTC Collegiate Nationals Results Congratulations to the following ECTC black belts who medaled at the 2010 NCTA Championships in Denver, CO on April 16-17, 2010! Overall
Division (black and colored belts) Novice
Division (colored belts only) Championship
Division (black belts only) Coach of the Year: Sung Park, Brown University Black Belt Sparring Medals Marisa Yarmie - Gold, Women's Welter (West Point) Erika
Lee - Silver, Women's Welter (MIT) Vito
Angrisano, Bronze, Men's Heavy (West Point) US National Collegiate Poomsae Team Trials Bobby
Ren, Alicia Zhou - Gold, Pairs (Harvard/MIT alumna, Upper Iowa/MIT
alumnus) Carissa
Fu - Silver, Women's Individual (Princeton) Carissa Fu, Marc Osherson - Bronze, Pairs (Princeton) Poomsae Rae Drach,
Gold, Women's Light-Heavy 3rd Dan (Princeton) Dan Sauza,
Silver, Men's Fin-Feather 2nd Dan (MIT) Kalynne
Gallagher, Bronze, Women's Light-Heavy 3rd Dan (U Vermont) Sad News Regarding ECTC Alumnus
I wanted to let the league know that Sal Corma, captain of the 2008 West Point Taekwondo team, died on April 29 while serving his country in Afghanistan. Sal was such a positive presence in our league and someone who I remembered always who took time to know both me as well as fellow athletes from around the league during his 4 years in the INCTL. I spoke him just last month at the 2010 U Penn tournament, which he attended to cheer his team on and support the league. While there, he told me of his plans to travel to Afghanistan just a couple of weeks later and he seemed positive and upbeat about his upcoming deployment. I sensed that he was happy to be doing what he loved in service to the Army and his country. Our condolences are extended to the West Point Taekwondo Team, and Sal's family and friends. Here is the press release from: http://www.patriotguard.org/Forums/tabid/61/postid/1381617/view/topic/Default.aspx <<The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting
Operation Enduring Freedom. For more
information related to this release, the media may contact the 82nd Airborne
Division public affairs office at 910-432-0662.>> For information about Sal's service, and to post a memory of Sal, please go to: http://obit.mcgfuneral.com/obit-781908 From the site: << In place of sending flowers, please make a donation to Magee Rehabilitation, an organization which has been invaluable to the Corma family. Their address is Six Franklin Plaza, Philadelphia, PA 19102. Please share a memory about Sal on our site at: www.mcgfuneral.com. >>
Dan Chuang U Penn hosts over 360 Competitors at Season-Ending Event, Cornell Wins ECTC Cup!
Congratulations to the U Penn Taekwondo Club, and co-presidents Robert Li and Soyeon Park on running an excellent tournament! That was a lot of competitors to get through, and the tournament ran as smoothly as any the whole year. It was a fitting end to a very competitive and exciting year of competition. Also, congratulations to Cornell's Sport Taekwondo Club, which won the ECTC Cup! Overall standings for all of the divisions along with results for the U Penn tournamant can be found on the standings page. U Penn Tournament Standings Division
1 2009-2010 ECTC MVPs: Nicole Houseal (Cornell), Lushima Lumumbo-Kasongo (Cornell) 2009-2010 ECTC
Student Leader: Carissa Fu (Princeton) U Penn Tournament Packet Posted The
U Penn tournament packet has been posted to the tournaments
page. The tournament will take place on Saturday, April 3. West Point Hosts 249 Competitors Despite Snow-Related Rescheduling
Congratulations to the West Point / Army Taekwondo Team, Marisa Yarmie and Master Ji Ho Choi on hosting an ECTC tournament on March 7! Despite the last-minute rescheduling due to the snow, 249 students from 17 schools attended on March 7, 2010. The results have been posted to the standings page: Division 1
West Point Tournament Rescheduled The West
Point tournament has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 7. The revised
tournament packet is posted as well. All schools must re-register
for the rescheduled tournament by Thursday, March 4 at 10 pm. West Point Tournament Packet Posted and U Penn Date Announced The
West Point tournament packet has been posted to the tournaments
page and the U Penn Tournament has been announced to be Saturday,
April 3, 2010. 2009-2010 All-Star Team Announced I am pleased to announce the members of the 2009-2010 ECTC All-Star Team. The athletes were selected first and foremost based on their performance in tournaments, and secondarily based on their student leadership. Adam Fahrenkopf
(U Albany) Alternate: Vito Angrisano (West Point) As you may have noticed, one additional team member was added at the selection committee's discretion due to the exceptional depth of athletes nominated. No division 3 athlete was nominated, so none was included on the team this year. All of the athletes
nominated were excellent candidates and deserving of recognition. There
are many special athletes and student leaders who work hard to make our
league an exceptional and unique organization. Thank you to all of the
coaches and captains who brought them to the ECTC selection committee's
attention. Princeton Hosts 367 Competitors Congratulations to the Princeton Taekwondo Club, Master Rex Hatfield and Carissa Fu on hosting the largest tournament of the year! 367 students from 21 schools attended on Nov. 22, 2009. The results have been posted to the standings page: Division 1
Cornell Hosts 322 Competitors Congratulations to the Cornell Sport Taekwondo Club on hosting an excellent event in rural Ithaca, NY! 319 students from 21 schools attended on Nov. 7, 2009. The results have been posted to the standings page: Division
1 Division
2 Division
3 Black Belt "Mini-Course" for Referees Available for Download NCTA Referee Chair
Master Jim Montgomery has created a mini-course for sparring corner judges
in the ECTC and the NCTA. The course, which is available in PDF format
by clicking
here, is a guide to everything judges need to know in order to be
fully effective. The course includes just the information (from a referee
seminar) that is relevant to the judge. Although having this presented
by an experienced referee is ideal, the course is intended to be easily
readable by anyone familiar with Taekwondo competition. You can ask ECTC Referee Chair Jaime Schulte any questions you may have about the course throughout the day at the Cornell Tournament.. Click here for referee mini-course! Posted Nov. 2, 2009 Jaime
Schulte Appointed Referee Chair The
ECTC is pleased to announce that Jaime Schulte has been appointed to the
new position of Referee Chair for the 2009-2010 season. The Referee Chair
has the responsibility of coordinating referees and judges for events
and creating training opportunities within the league. Princeton Tournament Packet Posted The
Princeton tournament packet has been posted to the Tournaments
Page. MIT Hosts 319 Competitors
Congratulations to the MIT Sport Taekwondo Club on hosting an excellent event to open the ECTC season! 319 students from 19 schools attended on Oct. 17, 2009. The results have been posted to the standings page: Division
1 Division
2 Division
3 West Point Tournament Date Announced The West
Point tournament has been announced for Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. Cornell Tournament Packet Posted The
Cornell tournament packet has been posted to the Tournaments Page. New League Scoring Rules and Points Allocation Announced In light of the new WTF sparring rules, the following scoring for ECTC sparring matches will be in effect for this year: Head kicks (A
and B-team only): 3 points A gap of 10 or more points ends the match, as with last year. No point ceiling will be used. Spinning kicks to the body (like back kick and narabang or 360 roundhouse, 2 points) will be scored using the thumb button on the controllers. Head kicks (3 points) will be also scored using the thumb button. If a head kick is scored, then the action is stopped after the exchange is done, and the center referee will instruct the operator to add one point to the scoring competitor's score to bring the total for that kick to 3 points. Please inform your teams, especially the coaches and black belts who will be helping with scoring. We will demonstrate the rules in front of the entire assembly at the MIT tournament to make it clear to all how the new rules will be enforced. Thanks to our referee advisory committee for helping us talk through the relevant issues: Masters Mark Lesly, Jim Montgomery, Jaime Schulte, Michael Harb, and Albert Lee. Also, in response to a suggestion at the summer meeting, the ECTC board has decided to change the point allocation for the tournaments to reflect the larger participation in the league, and to help recognize the achievements of consistently performing smaller schools. The board believes that under the new rules, smaller but high-performing schools will be able to compete more effectively with larger schools. Points (but no medals) will now be awarded to sparring teams reaching the quarterfinal round (i.e. "5th place") of each sparring division. As before, only two teams from each school may score points in each division. Furthermore, points will be awarded to forms competitors out to 4th place instead of the previous 3 places, with the 4th place competitor awarded a second bronze medal. The overall ratio of sparring to poomsae points will remain the same with the new allocations. The point allocation will be as follows:
Posted Oct. 14, 2009 MIT Tournament Packet Posted The MIT tournament packet has been posted to the Tournaments Page Posted Sept. 22, 2009 League Poomsae Seminar In order to help bring our conference up to speed, Master David Turgeon has again generously volunteered his time to lead a poomsae seminar in Cambridge, MA on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 from 1-5 pm. As many of you know, Master Turgeon is an International Referee who is again a member of the current US National Poomsae Team, and has volunteered his time at ECTC events before as a referee. As you all know, there will be a rule change for this year's ECTC tournaments, so black belts from each school will have to learn the standards for multiple forms, not just one form. Last year's poomsae seminar was great, but because of time constraints, we were only able to cover Taeguek 1-8. This year, Master Turgeon has promised to go over the black belt forms as well, which should be especially advantageous to everyone. The seminar will be a great chance for you to send your instructors or senior ranks to learn the specific ins and outs of the new WTF standard. Ideally, participants should be familiar with all of the Taeguek forms and at least some of the WTF black belt forms starting with Koryo, but all are welcome. The emphasis will be on specifics, not teaching the actual forms. I hope everyone can make an effort to attend. There will be a nominal $20 fee for the seminar to cover the minimal costs of hosting the seminar and Master Turgeon's expenses. The seminar is open to anyone, whether associated with the league or not. Here is the information: Poomsae Seminar with Master Turgeon Date: Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 Time: 1-5 pm Location: C.W. Taekwondo
at Boston Cost: $20 Posted Sept. 13, 2009 ECTC
Membership Form Posted ECTC Tournament Dates Announced The first
two tournaments of the year have been announced to be Sunday, Oct. 18
at MIT in Cambridge, MA, and Sat., Nov. 7 at Cornell University in Ithaca,
NY.
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