The programme and blank fixture for the 2015 Nestle Koko Krunch tournament are attached.
All participating clubs are advised to send at least one representative for the briefing and drawing of lots which will be held on Sunday 1 March 2015 from 4.30pm at the STF National Training Centre.
Please bring along a copy of the blank fixtures. All amendments or corrections must be made before the commencement of the draws.
Participating clubs that have not submitted the referees’ names must do so before the commencement of the meeting.
The next grading preparation workshop will be held as follows.
Date
Sunday 29 March 2015
Time
2.30pm to 5.30pm
Venue
STF National Training Centre Blk 80 Lorong Limau #04-191 Singapore 320080
Dress Code
‘Dobok’
Certification
Certificate of Participation
Fee
Closing date: Wednesday 25 March 2015 – $30.00
After closing date – $50.00
(Fees paid are not refundable unless the application is rejected.)
The workshop is open to red (senior and junior), poom and black belt holders.
The primary objective of the workshop is to point out to participants their performance flaws and the areas they should work on from the examiners’ perspective. This will give the candidates a better chance of passing.
During the workshop, participants will be briefed on the grading guidelines and the expectations of the examiners.
Coaches may use the information acquired by their students at the workshop as a basis to guide them for their grading.
All candidates who have attended the workshop are reminded to submit a copy of the certificate of participation with their grading applications.
For red (junior) and 1st poom candidates, a copy of the certificate should be attached to their grading cards. This is necessary for the examiners to give them special consideration, if required.
The registration form is available in the Forms folder.
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)
DDDSubmission 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 23 MAR 15 (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 24 MAR 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 (24 MAR 2015 – 30 MAR 2015)
SGD 10.00
2nd subsequent week from last day of submission
(31 MAR 2015 – 06 APR 2015)
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.
The 12th Asean Taekwondo Championships will be held from 23 to 26 March 2015 in Hochiminh City, Vietnam.
As the organizers have decided not to restrict the number of entries for the following categories, the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) is opening them up to affiliates.
Poomsae
Cadets (12-14 years old)
Juniors (15-17 years old)
Older Seniors (Over 30 years old)
Kyorugi
Cadets (12-14 years old)
Juniors (15-17 years old)
Affiliates who wish to send their players for the competition are required to register their names with the STF by calling the Secretariat at 63451491 before Thursday 26 February 2015 and send them for evaluation on Saturday 28 February 2015 at 2.00pm at the STF National Training Centre.
Players who are cleared for the competition and accompanying coaches and club officials shall be responsible fully for all expenses pertaining to the trip. The STF will facilitate all arrangements necessary for their participation in the tournament.
Please email the STF at stkdf@mail.com or call the Secretariat for clarifications and more information.
Do you have what it takes to be an examiner? If you have, here is your chance to be considered.
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) is looking for examiners to beef up the Board of Examiners. You may apply if you have the following qualifications.
– 5th Dan
– National Kyorugi Referee (Class 1)
– National Poomsae Referee (Class 1)
– Poomsae Coach (Level 3)
– NCAP Technical (Level 2)
– 3-year contribution to STF
The STF reserves the right to waive some of the requirements if it is unable to find suitable candidates with the above qualifications. Therefore, you may also apply if you are not eligible but you believe strongly that you deserve to be considered for the position.
In your application by email to stkdf@mail.com, please indicate your name, qualifications, contributions, achievements and other supporting reasons.
The closing date for the submission of application is Saturday 14 March 2015.
The following article was contributed by Evonne Kua of Zen Academy.
Mr Brian Peh from Zen Academy has always had an altruistic heart and strongly believed in giving back to the society, he had previously initiated various charity movement with his Taekwondo group such as participating in the Singapore Association of Deaf (SADEAF) Flagday in 16th March 2011, getting his Taekwondo team to do a demonstration during the Fund raising for the Children Cancer Foundation at Ngee Ann Civic Plaza in year 2011 & 2012 and also doing his part to contribute to the NYP Paint Project on 22nd October 2011 which involved more than 700 students and staff of NYP painting and cleaning 100 flat of needy families and elderlies living in the Teck Ghee Constituency.
This year round, Mr Peh has an idea to organize old folk home visits during the Chinese New Year period to spread the festive joy and happiness to lonely elderlies. The 2 old folk homes visited are Bright Vision Hospital located at 5 Lorong Napiri, Singapore 547530 and Lee Ah Mooi Old Aged Home located at 1 Thomson Lane, Singapore 297728, these visits are on 11th February 3-5pm and 14th February 2015 11.30am-3pm respectively.
To achieve this objective, Mr Peh has assembled a group to make the Old Folks Home visits a success. The make-up of the team is Mr Brian Peh Chun Zhiang (Organizer), Mr Darran Lee Thiam Huat, Mdm Loh En En, Ms Beatrice Lim.
Mr Peh as chief instructor of Zen Academy has trained up his group of Taekwondo exponents to put up a spectacular demonstration to bring up the festive atmosphere of Chinese New Year during the visit, Mr Peh has also gathered his friends to donate for the old folks home and is currently open to donations. Mr Lee has gathered his Taekwondo students from Pei Hwa Secondary School to learn and make paper flower rocher to sell during the valentine day and raise funds to provide for the goodie bags for the old folks. Mdm Loh En En has contributed to the making of the goodie bags by providing ang baos in the goodie bag and also arranging for children to put up a festive performance.
Ms Beatrice Lim, principle of Ideal Montessori Childcare has provided for all necessary item to assemble the goodie bag which includes oranges and CNY small bag, Ms Lim has also taught the students from Pei Hwa Secondary School hand origami to make the Paper Flower Rocher.
The next Poomsae Coach Course will be held as follows.
Date
Saturday 28 March 2015
Time
2.00pm to 6.30pm 7.30pm onwards – Tests
Place
To be confirmed
Dress Code
‘Dobok’
Tests
Theory and practical tests will be conducted at the end of the Course
Certification
Poomsae Coach Certificate (Level 1) for successful participants with NCAP Level 1 or Taekwondo Coaching Qualification and Poomsae Coach Certificate (Level 1P) for successful participants without the coaching qualification
Fees
Closing date: 23 March 2015 – $70.00 After closing date – $110.00
The primary objectives of the Poomsae Coach Course are to qualify black belts as poomsae coaches and provide them the passport to become a full-fledged national poomsae referee. The registration form is available in the ‘Forms’ folder.
The registration form is available in the ‘Forms’ folder.
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) is pleased to announce that the 2015 International Schools Taekwondo Championships will be held on Tuesday 14 April 2015 at Toa Payoh Sports Hall.
Invitations are extended to the following international schools in Singapore.
Six families in one club, Ignite Taekwondo, found taekwondo an excellent activity to strengthen parent-child relationship while having fun engaging in the innovative training program.
Said Jason Tan Wei Leong, the club chief coach, “I am pleasantly surprised that my training centre is able to attract so many families to the sport. It is good for parents to train with their children as they can support one another.
“Furthermore, the parents can understand the challenges of the sport and will not have unreasonable expectations from their children.”
There are of course other advantages for the parents to join their children. Instead of watching their children train or whiling away their time, they can have their daily dose of exercises to not only keep themselves mentally and physically fit but also acquire self-defense skills.
They can also monitor the progress of their children first hand and support the instructors’ efforts of inculcating taekwondo values in their children.
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation urges all club leaders to promote taekwondo for the families and challenges them to do better than Ignite Taekwondo.
