NEWS

The 2nd seminar was held on the 21 August 2005 at the NTC to accommodate national referees who could not attend the first seminar. It was conducted by International Referee Yeo Boon Thiang. Said Yeo; “ The participants were enthusiastic...

4 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medals were sufficient for Rosyth School to clinch the  No. 1 spot in the 5th Rosyth School Invitational Taekwondo Tournament. The event, which was held on 13 August 2005 at Rosyth School...

Dr. Tan Eng Liang, Chairman of the Special Training Assistance Committee and Vice-President of the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC), visited the National Training Centre on 11 August 2005 to observe the training of the national squad. Dr. Tan was...

All affiliates planning to organise their tournaments were reminded to apply for approval on the prescribed form at least six weeks before the event. Said Hon Secretary Wong Liang Ming: “We are pleased to note that there has been an...

The STF is confident that its coaches are aware of the importance of maintaining a high standard of coaching discipline. Nevertheless, it highlights some poor practices which coaches will do well to avoid. They are as follows: Introducing sparring without briefing...

90 participants attended the Referee Refresher Seminar held on 7 August 2005 at the National Training Centre. It was conducted by Mr. Lim Teong Chin, Chairman, Board of Referees, with the assistance of International Referee Yeo Boon Thiang and...

The World Taekwondo Federation, (WTF), established on 28 May 1973, celebrated its 32nd Anniversary on 19 July 2005 at Dynasty Hall, Hotel Shilla, Seoul, Korea. It was also an occasion to celebrate the re-election of Dr. Choue Chungwon as the...

64 teams from 27 countries congregated in Changhua, Taiwan from 4 to 8 July 2005 for the championship Although lady luck was not with us, our players managed to return with four bronze medals won by the following:     Poh Tze...

The first on-line grading was conducted on 30 July 2005 at Pioneer Junior College (PJC). 75 candidates were tested using the programme designed by Vincent Lau, a blackbelt holder and former student of PJC. It is user friendly and simplifies...

It had been a busy period for the Federation's performers during the 117th IOC Session in Singapore. On 2 July 2005, our demonstrators showed off their skills at the Promenade during the IOC run which was held in conjunction...