Family Programs in Casa de Campo is the department in charge of organizing fun and entertaining activities for the whole family. During the summer they host their annual summer camp with lots of cool things for kids, but the fact that summer has ended doesn’t mean all the entertaining activities have to end too! This […]
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Arquimedes of the Casa de Campo Gym to lead Taekwondo team to the World Hanmadang
Arquímedes de Jesus, who has been teaching Taekwondo since 1987 at the Casa de Campo Hotel Fitness Center, and who is also the president of the Taekwondo Association of La Romana, is managing the participation of a Taekwondo team from La Romana to the World Taekwondo Hanmadang 2013, which will be held in August in South Korea. The […]
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Meet Arquimedes De Jesus, Taekwondo Instructor in Casa de Campo and Central Romana for the last 25 years!
Over the years, Taekwondo has become a popular sport practiced by many athletes across the world and today we celebrate 25 years of Taekwondo in Casa de Campo – taught by Arquimedes de Jesus, Taekwondo pioneer in our very own community and currently also the Director of the Dominican Republic Taekwondo Federation! That’s right! Since 1986, […]
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FREE Taekwondo clinics in Casa de Campo – this week!
Korean Taekwondo Masters have kept their promise! On the Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th of September, Korean Taekwondo Masters, Jae Hong MOON and Yong Hyun Nam will be giving free Taekwondo clinics at Casa de Campo’s Cacique Convention Center in the main hotel area – And ALL little ones of age 4 and […]
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Going for gold! Taekwondo champion Gabriel Mercedes to compete tomorrow in the Olympics!
UPDATE: Unfortunately this morning (Wednesday August 8th), Gabriel Mercedes, who according to the Dominican Taekwondo Federation had a real chance at bringing home an Olympic medal, pulled the ligaments in his right knee during his first fight and was subsequently defeated by Tameem al-Kubati from Yemen, thus ending the Dominican Republic’s and Gabriel Mercedes’ dream of an […]
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Korean “masters” offer Taekwondo lessons in Casa de Campo – this Thursday July 19th!
This Thursday the 19th of July 2012, Korean instructors Jae Hong Moon and Seung Hyun Baek will be teaching a special Taekwondo program for all the little ones of the “Kidz N Casa” Summer Camp in Casa de Campo!
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Feria Dueños 2011: Fantastic Photos of the Taekwondo Show! POW!
On Sunday the 6th of November, the second annual Feria Dueños was celebrated in Casa de Campo’s Cacique Conference Center – with one of the highlights of the day being a wonderful and very impressive Taekwondo exhibit
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Casa de Campo Instructor Represents the Dominican Republic at the Taekwondo World Championships
Arquimedes de Jesus, a Casa de Campo fitness and Taekwondo instructor just returned from Korea where the Dominican Republic’s National Taekwondo team competed in the Taekwondo World Championships.
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World Taekweondo Peace Corps Demo at El Centro Olímpico
This Saturday the 12th of February, the Dominican Federation of Taekwondo (FEDOTAE) along with the World Taekweondo Peace Corps (WTPC) are performing a very special demonstration of Taekwondo in Santo Domingo in a meet which Casa de Campo’s own gym instructor and Taekwondo master, Arquimedes de Jesus has helped to organise – with hopes of […]
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Memories of Casa de Campo: The Children of Casa – part 1
In this week’s ‘Memories of Casa de Campo’ post, our weekly writer Carol Burke brings us photos and stories of the children in Casa de Campo in the 80’s and 90’s. You may recognise some of the children in the photos – they will now be in their 20’s and 30’s!!
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Memories of Casa de Campo: Sports and Activities
In this week’s ‘Memories of Casa de Campo, Carol Burke remembers all the sports and activities that were part of everyday Casa de Campo life in the 1980’s. Enjoy the outfits!!!