The programme and fixtures for the 3rd Daedo Taekwondo Open Championships are attached.
A reminder to all referees to report to Mr Jimmy Tay (Tournament Referee Chairman) as follows.
– Saturday 28 November 2015 @ 9.00am
– Sunday 29 November 2015 @ 8.30am
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation would like to take this opportunity to wish all participants an enjoyable and enriching experience.
The Management Committee, in its monthly meeting on 17 November 2015, considered Mr Jason Tan Wei Leong’s appeal against the withdrawal of his coach pass for two (2) years.
After due consideration of the additional information from the player’s parent, his students and him, the Committee decided to reduce the withdrawal of his pass to one (1) year with effect from 22 October 2015.
Apparently, there has been some misunderstanding regarding the withdrawal of his pass.
The withdrawal of Mr Tan’s pass ONLY PROHIBITS him from entering the field of play to coach in all Singapore Taekwondo Federation(STF) approved and sanctioned tournaments. He may still continue to engage in all the other taekwondo activities including conducting taekwondo classes and officiating in taekwondo competitions.
For further clarifications, please email the STF at stkdf@mail.com.
| SATURDAY | 16 JAN 16 | 2.00PM –6.00PM | (Senior Red 1 & above) | Toa Payoh Sports Hall |
| Sunday | 17 JAN 16 | 9.00AM –6.00PM | (All grades except Senior Red 1 & above) | Toa Payoh Sports Hall |
| IMPORTANT INFORMATION |
1. Submission for the Grading can only be at the STF office during office hours.
2. Please ensure that ALL grading cards are properly completed and duly endorsed. A recent photograph of the candidate must be attached.
3. For ALL candidates who are going for Red 1 & above, please have the following documents during submission:
a. Candidate’s grading card
b. 1 photocopy of the candidate’s Identity Card (front & back) / Birth Certificate (for candidate below age of 12)
c. 2 recent IC / passport photographs of the candidate
d. Form B (duly completed)
Submission will not be accepted if any of the documents is not available or, for Form B, partially completed.
4. Submission will not be accepted if candidate fails to produce any of the documents mentioned above.
5. The last day of submission is on 21 December 2015 (MONDAY). Any submission after this date will be considered as LATE SUBMISSION.
6. Late submissions for candidates taking Red 1 & above are to be done within two (2) weeks from 22 DEC 2015 (Tuesday). Submission beyond the grace period of two (2) weeks WILL NOT be accepted. An administrative fee will be charged accordingly for late submission. The charges are as follows:
| PERIOD OF LATE SUBMISSION | Administrative Fee Chargeable |
| 1st subsequent week from last day of submission (22 DEC 2015 – 28 DEC 2015) | SGD 10.00 |
| 2nd subsequent week from last day of submission (29 DEC 2015 – 04 Jan 2016) | 50% of the grading fee payable by candidates for their respective grades. |
7. An administrative fee of SGD 5.00 will be charged for late submission of candidates taking all other grades except Red 1 & above.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. Candidates will be taking the grading at their own risk and therefore will not hold the Federation, the Grading Department or anyone so concerned, responsible for any injuries, accidents or mishaps that may befall on them during the course of the grading.
12. For any enquiries, please contact the STF Secretariat Office or the Grading Department.
19 (7 poomsae and 12 kyorugi) players have been shortlisted for the Asian Cities Taekwondo Championships which will be held from 8 to 10 January 2016 in Hong Kong.
The selection trials were held on Sunday 1 November 2015 at the STF National Training Centre. The shortlisted players are as follows.
Kyorugi
– Ng Ming Wei
– Jason Tan Junwei
– Raja Arshad
– Vincent Lim Hong Bin
– Gan Guo Bin
– Raja Zulfadli
– Jaden Lim
– Gerald Koh
– Chew Xin Wei
– Nur Fadzlyn
– Kylynn Goh
– Nichelle Tan
Poomsae
– Kwong Shuen
– Chelsea Sim Shu Zhen
– Tow Lee Ting
– Kang Rui Jie
– Wesley Ng
– Woon Yong Chuang
– Linda Sim Ee Guay
Shortlisted players will be required to fulfill the training requirements averaging 12 hours per week to qualify for the final selection which will be held in December 2015. In addition, the following will also be taken into consideration.
– Attitude and behaviour
– Current skill level and fitness
– Level of commitment
– Potential for future development and investment
– Ability to demonstrate team spirit and work well with team mates
The number of players who will eventually board the plane will be decided by the selectors at the final trial.
All shortlisted players are requested to report for training by Wednesday 11 November 2015 at the STF National Training Centre.
The Unarmed Combat Course (Level 2) has been rescheduled to be held on 5, 6, 12 & 13 December 2015 at the STF National Training Centre.
The course details are attached.
The registration form is available in the Forms folder.
The results for the Poomsae Referee Course held on Wednesday 22 July 2015 at the STF National Training Centre are attached.
A retest will be arranged at the STF National Training Centre within 2 weeks from the closing date. The fee is $20 ($30 for on-the-spot registration) per component.
Those who are interested in the retest must call the Secretariat at 6345 1491 by Monday 16 November 2015 to register. Payment may be made at the venue.
An examiners’ seminar was conducted on Friday 30 October 2015 at the STF National Training Centre to, among other things, update the participants on the latest development of the sport, share ideas on the best practices and maintain consistency in the assessment of candidates. All examiners including 3 provisional examiners attended the event.
Mr Milan Kwee, Singapore Taekwondo Federation President, kicked off the event with his opening address which covered the important role that the examiners played in ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the promotion test exercises. He said that the examiners should be mindful of their responsibilities at all times as the expectations of the candidates and their parents were higher than before.
After that, Mr Lim Teong Chin, Chairman of the Board of Examiners, gave a slide presentation on key grading guidelines and other important information. Views and opinions of the examiners were sought on some practices to determine if they could be improved.
The seminar ended with a practical session by Mr Steven Soh, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Examiners. He went through all the ‘poomsae’ and pointed out common errors made by candidates.
Mr RA Jeyaraman, Senior Examiner, said: “I found the seminar enriching and interesting. More importantly, it provided examiners the opportunity to share their thoughts and suggest ideas for the further improvements of the grading system.”
All the examiners agreed that the seminar was beneficial to them and agreed with Mr Kwee that it should be held annually.
If you miss the last Kyorugi Referee Refresher Course and wish to have your referee license re-validated or if you wish to know the latest competition rules and interpretations so that you will be able to prepare your trainees better for the various impending tournaments, here is your chance to do so.
The refresher course which is open to referees and coaches will be held as follows.
| Thursday 12 Nov 2015 | 9.00am to 12.00noon (Theory) | STF Office | For Referees & Coaches |
| TBA | 7.30pm (Practical) | STF NTC | For Referees only |
The first session will cover, among other things, the latest competition rules and their interpretations. The other session is for practical lessons.
National referees shall be required to pass both the theory and practical tests to have their license renewed.
The closing date and registration fees (referees and coaches) are as follows.
– Closing date Monday 9 November 2015 – $30.00
– After closing date – $50.00
The registration form is in the Forms folder.
The Unarmed Combat Course (Level 2) will be held on 21, 22, 28 & 29 November 2015 at the STF National Training Centre.
The course details are attached.
The registration form is available in the Forms folder.
From 2016 onwards, for all tournaments organized or sanctioned by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF), clubs are STRICTLY NOT ALLOWED to
– employ coaches from other clubs to coach their members during the competitions and
– field their athletes under other clubs.
Clubs must produce sufficient coaches to take care of their own athletes during the competition especially when 4 courts are used. Athletes will be disqualified if coaches from their clubs are not available to accompany them to the arena. It will not be acceptable to use the excuse that the athlete’s coach is at another court as the competition cannot be delayed.
In order not to deprive any athletes from competing, the cap on the number of participants for all categories of ‘Kyorugi’ and ‘Poomsae’ Championships under the control of STF will be removed.
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