The annual Kyorugi Referee Refresher Seminar will be held on Sunday 18 August 2013 from 9.00am to 2.00pm.

The venue will be announced at a later date.All active kyorugi referees must attend the seminar to have their licenses to officiate extended by a year. Coaches who are national referees are also encouraged to participate in the seminar.   The knowledge will be invaluable to them if they wish to continue to be effective coaches.

Kyorugi referees with expired licenses may also attend the seminar. Their licenses will be renewed if they pass the assessment which will be conducted at the end of the seminar for all participants.

As the provision of referees is a pre-condition for participation in all STF organized or sanctioned tournaments, it is important for clubs to have their own pool of qualified referees.

The seminar will cover, among other things, the latest amendments to the Competition Rules and Regulations.

Participants are to come prepared with their ‘dobok’ and writing materials. They should be well prepared for the numerous tests which will be conducted to ensure that they are fit mentally and physically to officiate. They should also be ready to recite the pledge. Those who fail in any of the tests will have to be retested within a week or so.

We plan to end the seminar punctually. However, if the overwhelming number of participants does not allow us to do so, they must be prepared for the seminar to end later.

The registration fees are as follows.

–          On or before Monday 12 August 2013 – $30.00

–          On or before Thursday 15 August 2013 – $40.00

–          On the spot registration – $50.00

The next National Kyorugi Referee Course will be held on 3, 4 & 10 August 2013 at the STF National Training Centre

Blackbelt players are also encouraged to attend the course as it will help them in the understanding of the rules.  The knowledge will stand them in good stead in their preparation for competitions and in the competitions.

All clubs are reminded to have sufficient referees to support their plan to participate in the coming national kyorugi tournament.  All participating teams must be represented by a referee each.  Clubs will not be allowed to ‘borrow’ referees from other clubs for any championships.

The details of the course are attached.  The registration form is available in the Forms folder.

Please take note of the registration fees and closing date for the course. 

The next grading preparation workshop will be held as follows.

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.