Taekwondo Summer Camp, Hungary

We have been invited to the Universum Taekwondo team Summer Camp in Zanka, Hungary from Monday 23rd July to Sunday 29th July 2007. The details adapted from the email and this page is the following:

Overview

This will be the third Universum taekwondo summer camp and it will be held on the shores of Lake Balaton, the world's largest freshwater lake outside Scandinavia. The Southampton University TKD Team have been to the last two camps - in Zanka in 2005, and also last year in Battonya, near the Romanian border. All the members of the Southampton team said they had a fantastic time in Hungary. This year we are extending invitations to all BSTF clubs – everyone is welcome.

The Location

Zanka, Lake Balaton is excellent. It is a purpose built sports and activities center on the north shore of Lake Balaton. Swimming, canoeing, boating, beach volleyball, football, table-tennis are some of the sports on offer throughout the week. We will be organizing various sports competitions throughout the week.

The fee for the week is £120. This covers all your accommodation, food (three meals a day), training (three training sessions a day) and also the social activities held each evening (movie night, watermelon party, talent contest, sports competitions, trip to Siofok).

Getting to Hungary

There are two options. Fly direct to Budapest and take the train to Zanka ( 1.5 hours) – (we will help you to find accommodation in Budapest and take you to the train station). Easyjet, Wizzair, SkyEurope, Jet2, airberlin, germanwings, BA, Malev and many other airlines fly to Hungary. Alternatively, Ryanair flies direct to Lake Balaton twice a week from Stansted. If you book your tickets within one month, the expected cost of return plane ticket is £100.

Who are the Masters and coaches?

The President of Universum TKD team is Tamas Lanyi (4 th Dan) and the senior coach is Zsolt Jaro (3rd Dan) who are both members of the Hungarian TKD Federation. Senior Dan grades will have the opportunity to contribute to training sessions to share their knowledge and experience.

Daily Programme

There will be three training sessions everyday.

• Morning training is from 7:00am to 8:00am (in the sports stadium)
• Breakfast served 8:00am to 9:00am.
• Afternoon training 11:00am-1:00pm (sports field)
• Lunch served 1:00pm-2:00pm
• Evening training 6pm – 7:30pm (sport hall)
• Dinner served 7:30pm to 8:30pm

What is the accommodation like? – everyone sleeps in dorm-stlye accommodation. Girls and boys can opt to have separate rooms if they wish. Otherwise, each team will be allocated a room. Each room will contain either six or ten beds. Bathrooms are shared. For coaches and trainers, it is possible to share a two bed room with en suite.

What are the meals like?

• Breakfast consists of bread and jam/ham/cheese and yoghurt and fruit, tea or coffee or juice.
• Lunch includes a soup and a main meal and fruit.
• Dinner includes a main meal with a dessert.
• Vegetarians or vegans or those with special dietary requirements can be catered for.

Who else is coming?

There will be more than fifty people from different clubs in Hungary coming to the camp. Invitations to teams from Switzerland, Croatia and India have also been extended. We are hoping that at least one hundred people will attend this years summer camp.

Do you need travel insurance?

Yes, this is important and is best arranged by yourselves in the UK.

What is Hungary like?

In the summer the weather is very hot. Lake Balaton is a wine region and is very beautiful. Hungarians are friendly people. Beer costs 60p a pint and wine £1 a bottle!

Why are we having a summer camp?

Taekwondo summer camps are extremely popular in Hungary. The aim of the camp is to have fun, learn taekwondo in a safe way and to practice parts of the taekwondo syllabus that we don't have time to do during regular training sessions. It's also an opportunity for you to have a memorable holiday with your friends in your taekwondo club and learn more about Hungary.

Application Deadlines

A deposit of £30 per person is required by no later than 15th April 2007 (paid into a UK bank account). The remainder can be paid on arrival at the camp.

Who am I?

I am a veteran of Southampton University TKD Team (1991-1994) and live in Hungary with my wife, who is Hungarian. 2nd Dan. My name is Andrew Dorrian.

How can we find out more information?

Please contact the club, or send an email directly to the organiser at dorriana@hotmail.com or telephone him directly on 00 36 30 64 333 82.

Links:

1. Zanka Sports Camp - http://www.zanka.hu/english/magunkrol.ws - is a comprehensive site explaining in more detail about the facilities offered - has some good photos of the beach area.

2. Universum TKD Team - http://universumtaekwondo.hu/ - this is our club website – click on Fotok (photos) to see our team photo

Best regards,

Andrew Dorrian
On behalf of Universum Taekwondo Team�