This archive report was first published on 19 November 2021.
Published on November 19, 2021, the Kenyan Tong-IL Moo-Do selection will take place over the weekend in Mombasa and Nairobi respectively ahead of the ninth edition of Mombasa Open Tong-IL Moo-Do Martial Arts Championship to be held at the Aga Khan Academy Multipurpose hall in Mombasa from December 11-22.
During the two-day selection organized by the Kenya Tong-IL Moo-Do Federation, participants will be accorded an opportunity to compete and qualify for places in team Jasiri.
Among the countries expected to participate in the championship are Paraguay, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Brazil, Cyprus, Cote D'Ivoire, Philippines, South Korea, Cambodia, Japan, Republic of Congo, Iran, Turkey, Zambia, Malaysia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Central Africa Republic, Nepal, Angola, United States of America, and Germany.
Kenya Tong-IL Moo-Do Federation chairman Master Clarence Mwakio Ingalwa said the Kenyan team will be composed of men and women in this year's World Championship Status tournament.
Competitors will be between 8 to 55 years old and will compete in individual categories, and teams, Ingalwa said.
The annual championship will be hosted courtesy of the collaboration and support between the Kenya Tong-IL Moo-Do Federation, the Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage, and the World Tong-IL Moo-Do Federation.
The championship is open to Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Kung-fu, Aikido, Jiu-jitsu, Ninjustu, Wushu, and other alternative martial arts, Ingalwa stated.
Founder of Tong-IL Moo-Do, great grand master Joon Ho Seuk and the World Tong Il Moo Do Federation President grandmaster Takamistu Hoshiko are expected to attend the tournament.
