The STF encourages all its poom and black belt holders, especially those who wish to participate in international competitions and seminars, to apply for Kukkiwon certification.

Those who are interested to apply for Kukkiwon certification should apply through their respective clubs.  The current rates including administrative fees are as follows.

·         1^st dan      –           S$125.00

·         2^nd dan     –           S$160.00

·         3^rd dan      –           S$210.00

·         4^th dan      –           S$265.00

·         5^th dan      –           S$525.00

·         6^th dan      –           S$615.00

·         7^th dan      –           S$790.00

All qualified members of STF-affiliated clubs should apply for the certification immediately after the announcement of their grading results so that they will not lose out in their Kukkiwon ranking seniority.

For example if you obtain your 1^st dan in January 2009 and 2^nd dan in January 2010, you cannot apply for 2^nd dan Kukkiwon in 2010 if you do not have a 1^st dan Kukkiwon.  In that case, you have to apply for your 1^st dan in January 2010 and wait for January 2011 before you can apply for the next grade.  That means you will be 1 year, in term of Kukkiwon grade, behind your contemporaries who had applied.

Kukkiwon certificates issued through the STF bear the signatures of both the Kukkiwon President and STF President.  Kukkiwon certificates without the signature of the STF President are not recognized by the STF.  And holders of such certificates will not receive the support and/or recommendation of STF for participation at competitions, courses and other activities organized or sanctioned by the following organizations:

·         International Olympic Committee

·         Asian Olympic Council

·         World Taekwondo Federation

·         Asian Taekwondo Union

·         Asean Taekwondo Federation

The application form is available in the Forms folder.

Please check with Jolene, Theresa or Rosalind at 63451491 if you require clarifications on the conversion process.

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.