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191ST CENTRALISED GRADING

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Sunday14 JANUARY 20242.00PM –6.00PM(Senior Red 1 & above)Yio Chu Kang Sports Hall
Sunday14 JANUARY 20249.00AM –12.00NN(All grades except Senior Red 1 & above)Yio Chu Kang Sports Hall

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

1. For Foundation to R2, grading can only be done by qualified Grading Assessors who have successfully completed the Grading Assessor Accreditation Course and have applied for a valid Assessor licence.

2. Submission for the Grading can only be at the STF office during office hours.

3. Please ensure that ALL grading cards are properly completed and duly endorsed. A recent photograph of the candidate must be attached.

4 For ALL candidates who are going for 1st Dan/Poom & above, please have the following documents during submission:

a) Candidate’s grading card

b) 1 recent IC / passport photograph of the candidate

c) Form B (duly completed)

Submission will not be accepted if any of the documents is not available or, for Form B, partially completed.

  1. Submission will not be accepted if candidate fails to produce any of the documents mentioned above.
  1. The last day of submission (Junior Red 1 & above, Senior Red 1 to 3rd Dan) is on 19 DECEMBER 2023 (Tuesday). Any submission after this date will be considered as LATE SUBMISSION.
  1. Late submissions for candidates taking Red 1 & above are to be done within two (2) weeks from 20 December 2023 (Wednesday). Submission beyond the grace period of two (2) weeks WILL NOT be accepted. An administrative fee will be charged accordingly for late submission within grace period. The charges are as follows:
Period of Late SubmissionAdministrative Fee Chargeable
1st subsequent week from last day of submission (20 December 2023 – 27 December 2023)SGD 10.00
2nd subsequent week from last day of submission (28 December 2023 – 05 January 2024)50% of the grading fee payable by candidates for their respective grades.

GRADING COMMITTEE

  1. A roll call will be taken at 1.30pm for Red 1 (Senior) candidates going for 1st dan and 2.30pm for 1st dan and higher candidates. Those who miss the roll call will be considered as ABSENT or LATECOMERS. Latecomers will not be graded.
  1. Candidates are to turn up in proper dress code (as stipulated by the STF) for the grading. Candidates who fail to comply with the dress code will not be allowed to take the grading.
  1. Supplementary Grading can only be conducted two (2) weeks before or after the Centralised Grading and will be subjected to the approval of the Grading Department.
  1. While STF will take reasonable measures to ensure the safety of the grading procedure, Candidates will take all reasonable steps to ensure their own safety at all times and will not hold the Federation, the Grading Committee or any of its servants, employees or agents responsible for any such injuries, accidents or mishaps that may befall on them during the course of the grading,
  1. For any enquiries, please contact the STF Secretariat Office or the Grading Committee (stf.grading@gmail.com).

SUPPLEMENTARY GRADING

  1. For clubs that wish to conduct supplementary grading for Junior 1st Poom to 4th Poom, a minimum number of 25 candidates is required.
  2. Please register with the STF Secretariat by 27 DECEMBER 2023 (WEDNESDAY).
  3. An examiner will be assigned by the Federation after the closing date.

COLOUR BELTS

  1. The last day of submission for colour belts is on 30 JANUARY 2024 (TUESDAY). Any submission after this date will be considered as LATE SUBMISSION.
  1. An administrative fee of SGD 5.00 will be charged for late submission of candidates taking all other grades except Brown 1 & above.

NEXT CENTRALISED GRADING

The 192nd Centralised Grading will be tentatively scheduled on 7 April 2024. Details will be shared nearer to the date.

Taekwondo Masters Alliance Singapore is looking for local Part-Time Coach

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Requirements:

* 18 years old and above

* Min. STF Blackbelt 2nd Dan

* Min. Poomsae Coach Level 1

* Able to commit min 4 hours a week

Remunerations:

* 2nd Dan blackbelt @ $40/hr

* 3rd Dan blackbelt @ $50/hr

* 4th Dan or higher, contact us for package

Benefits:

* Sponsored upgrading courses

* Overseas exchange/attachment opportunities

* Coaching uniform provided

Interested candidates may send application via email: taekwondomasters.sg@gmail.com or WhatsApp to 89302245

Only Singapore Citizens need apply.

AFFILIATES ENGAGEMENT 2023 – extension of registration to 13 November 2023

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The engagement sessions with affiliated members are being planned on 18 November 2023, Saturday, at 2pm and/or 22 November 2023, Wednesday, at 7pm. Venue to be advised.


Please refer to the posting on STF website dated 25 October 2023 and here is the link https://www.stf.sg/news/local-news/affiliates-engagement-2023/ for more information and registration. Please note the registration period has been extended till Monday, 13 November
2023.


Your sharing and feedback matters and we hope to hear from our members about ideas to celebrate STF 50th Anniversary in 2024 and other feedback. Looking forward to your presence at the engagement.

Singapore Taekwondo Federation Open Selections 2024 – Extension Of Registration Closing Date Until 14 November 2023, 23:59hr

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The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) Open Selections 2024 registration closing date has been extended to 14 November 2023, 23:59hr.

Please refer to the posting on the STF Open Selections 2024 dated 9 October 2023 for more information on the eligibility and submissions. (https://www.stf.sg/news/local-news/singapore-taekwondo-federation-open-selections-2024/)

Interested members are to submit their application by the due date.

The registration closing date will be strictly adhered to, and no walk-in application will be accepted.

Foundation Grading

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This is to update members that the following age requirement will be implemented for the Foundation Grading Syllabus with effect from 1 January 2024:

The age requirement for the Foundation Grading Syllabus shall be lowered to six (6) years old and below (based on calendar year) with effect from 1 January 2024.


Examples:

  1. If a student under 12 years old, achieved 1-Star or 2-Star currently, the candidate can opt to complete the foundation grading syllabus before 1 January 2024.
  2. From 1 January 2024 onwards, all candidates above seven (7) years of age (based on calendar year) will start at W10.

STF-APPROVED TAEKWONDO UNIFORM BRANDS (1 NOV 2023 TO 31 OCT 2024)

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The following brands of standard taekwondo uniforms have been approved by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 October 2024. Poomsae uniforms will also be allowed for the said period provided the vendors have their design approved by STF. 

  • Fila
  • Kwon
  • Mooto
  • Daedo
  • Adidas
  • Wacoku (Champ)
  • Victory (Mudoin)
  • Jcalicu

Details of Vendors:

Name of VendorUniform BrandAddressContact PersonContact NoEmail
AkiraX TaekwondoFila116 Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore 118540Mr Kelvin Lim89302245kelvin.taekwondomasters@gmail.com
AJ Kwon Pte LtdKwon259, Jalan Besar, Singapore 208935Ms Christina Tan92317168kwon.aj@yahoo.com
Irivas Enterprise Pte LtdMooto115A Commonwealth Drive #05-28/29, Singapore 149596Ms Amy Leong62240737amy@jhkim-singapore.com
JG Global Pte LtdDaedo 4 Leng Kee Road, #03-11A SIS Building, Singapore 159088Ms Lovelle Tan83320668sales@jgglobal.com.sg
K & G Marketing Pte LtdAdidas2, Jurong East Street 21, IMM Building #04-02B, Singapore 609601Ms Krist Koh65693536sales@knghub.com; custsvs@knghub.com
K & G Marketing Pte LtdWacoku (Champ)2, Jurong East Street 21, IMM Building #04-02B, Singapore 609601Ms Krist Koh65693536sales@knghub.com; custsvs@knghub.com
Liang Seng Sports Equipment Pte LtdVictory (Mudoin)221 Ubi Ave 4, Singapore 408812Mr Steven Tan63391767
68581828
steven@liangseng.com
Liang Seng Sports Equipment Pte LtdJcalicu221 Ubi Ave 4, Singapore 408812Mr Steven Tan63391767
68581828
steven@liangseng.com

Signing Of Grading Cards

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Grading Accessors are NOT to initial/sign any grading cards for double promotion for colour-belt.

The endorsement on the grading cards should be left bank. Video must be sent for review for double promotion.

Upon the confirmation of double promotion for colour-belt, Chairman of Grading Sub-Committee or Chairman of Technical Committee will endorse the grading cards.

This is with immediate effect from 1 November 2023 onwards

Riyadh 2023 World Combat Games

The Riyadh 2023 World Combat Games was held from 28 to 30 October 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Taekwondo was one of the 17 martial arts and combat sports that was competed during the three day spectacular.


For Taekwondo, the top 10 athletes from the Goyang 2022 world Taekwondo Poomsae Championships were invited to participate in the Games. Yap Zong Han Darren, who was 7th in the Men’s Individual Freestyle Poomsae in Goyang, represented Singapore.


Building on his excellent performances in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia and 19th Hangzhou Asian Games, Darren finished in 3rd place with a score of 9.10 to take home the bronze medal!


Congratulations to Darren for his continuing excellence and his achievement in the Riyadh 2023 World Combat Games! Special thanks to the dedicated Coach Lee Na Lee who accompanied Darren for the championships!


Our gratitude is also extended to the generosity of the Organising Committee, World Taekwondo, SNOC, SportSG and the Taekwondo fraternity for the endless support.

Affiliates Engagement 2023

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Date: 22 November 2023 (Wednesday)
Time: 7pm to 9.30pm
Or
Date: 18 November 2023 (Saturday)
Time: 2pm to 5pm
Venue to be advised.

This mini get together and engagement for all affiliates is with the aims to gather feedback, ideas and suggestions.

The main purposes of this session are as follows:

  • discussion on how we together as the taekwondo community would want to celebrate the 50th year of taekwondo movement in Singapore to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of 0f Singapore Taekwondo Federation; and
  • suggestion on improvement to current operations in the federation.
    All affiliates are warmly invited to attend one of the sessions either on weekday evening on 22 November or Saturday afternoon on 18 November 2023. Interested affiliates, please RSVP to stkdf@mail.com by Saturday, 11 November 2023. The venue will be advised in due
    course. Looking forward to your presence at the engagement.