The Annual General Meeting is usually held at the end of June or the early part of July. In view of the tight schedule in the calendar of the Singapore Taekwondo Federation, the Management Committee proposes to hold the meeting in August 2013.
If any affiliate has objection to the proposal, please email the Secretariat at stf@singapore.com by 6 June 2013.
The People’s Association (PA)-Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) Taekwondo Championships is here again.
The tournament will be held on Saturday & Sunday 13 and 14 July 2013 at Jurong East Sports Hall.
The competitions promise to be an exciting event for all taekwondo exponents training in the Community Clubs (CCs) recognized by the STF.
If you are training in the CCs which have taekwondo activities conducted by non-STF coaches, we are sorry you have to miss the opportunity to showcase your skills.
More information and the participation forms on the tournament is attached
The next grading preparation workshop will be held as follows.
| Date | Saturday 15 June 2013 |
| Time | 5.00pm to 8.00pm |
| Venue | STF National Training Centre Blk 80 Lorong Limau #04-191 Singapore 320080 |
| Dress Code | ‘Dobok’ |
| Certification | Certificate of Participation |
| Fee | On or before Monday 10 June 2013 – $30.00On or before Thursday 13 June 2013 – $40.00On the spot registration – $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.
| Saturday | 27 Jul 2013 | 2.00PM –6.00PM | (Senior Red 1 & above) | Toa Payoh Sports Hall |
| Sunday | 28 Jul 2013 | 9.00AM –6.00PM | (All grades except Senior Red 1 & above) | Toa Payoh Sports Hall |
| IMPORTANT INFORMATION |
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.
| Period of Late Submission | Administrative Fee Chargeable |
| 1st subsequent week from last day of submission(25 JUNE 2013 – 1 JULY 2013) | SGD 10.00 |
| 2nd subsequent week from last day of submission( 2 JULY 2013 – 8 JULY 2013 ) | 50% of the grading fee payable by candidates for their respective grades. |
The results for the following courses are attached.
– Poomsae Coach Course
– Sparring Course (Level 1)
The retest will be held on Sunday 26 May 2013 at 5.00pm at the STF National Training Centre. The retest fee is $20 per component. Those who are interested to retake the test must register with the Secretariat by Thursday 23 May 2013. The retest fee for those who register on the spot is $30 per component.
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation is inviting players (male and female) who are interested to don the national colours to join its national squad (poomsae and kyorugi).
The national squad is now open to all medalists in the national championships or other STF-sanctioned or organized championships.
You are invited to call Jolene, Theresa or Rosalind at 6345 1491 to register for admission into the squad.
The other criteria:
Affiliates which have potential players may recommend them for admission. The players may not have competed or have lost to the eventual medalists.
All affiliates are urged to encourage their members to join the national squad as it will provide good exposure for their players. They will have ample opportunity to exchange skills with better players and learn from each other.
The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) will be organizing the following activities.
– 5th World Youth Taekwondo Camp
– WTF-Kyung Hee University Taekwondo Program
More information is available at the WTF website at www.wtf.org.
Affiliates who are interested to participate in the above activities must submit their applications through the Singapore Taekwondo Federation by Friday 24 May 2013.
Read the story of Eric Li, Jurong Junior College coach, in THE NEW PAPER of 14 May 2013.
Eric, who holds a 4th dan black belt, had demonstrated humility and perseverance – the values cultivated through his taekwondo training – to eventually find his way to University of Edinburgh to pursue a degree course in applied sports science. The taekwondo community is certainly proud of him for demonstrating the spirit of taekwonDO.
Said Dr Ho Mun Wai, 1st Vice-President of the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF): “Eric is a fine gentleman who is doing both the STF and the Republic Polytechnic proud.
The following referees have been promoted after having fulfilled the requirements for promotion.
Kyorugi
– Teo Wei Feng, Benjamin (2nd Class)
– Sim Zhi Hong, Nigel (2nd Class)
Poomsae
– Lai Hai Mei (2nd Class)
– Teo Wei Feng, Benjamin (2nd Class)
– Sim Zhi Hong, Nigel (3rd Class)
All national referees who aspire to eventually be international referees are advised and encouraged to acquire Kukkiwon certification. For enquiry on the process of acquiring Kukkiwon certification, please call 6345 1491 or email STF at stf@singapore.com.
The next Sparring Course (Fundamental) will be held on Sunday 2 June 2013.
Candidates going for their 1st dan will be exempted from sparring if they have the fundamental certification. Those with Levels 1 and 2 will be exempted from sparring when they go for their 2nd and 3rd dan respectively.
More details on the sparring course are as follows.
Date : Sunday 2 June 2013
Time : 2.30pm to 5.30pm 5.30pm onwards (Test)
Venue : Block 80 Lorong Limau #04-191 Singapore 320080
Fees : On or before Monday 27 May 2013 – $50.00
On or before Thursday 30 May 2013 – $60.00
On the spot registration – $70.00
Dress Code : ‘Dobok’
The registration form is available in the ‘Forms’ folder.
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