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WTF President: ‘Extraordinary Achievements’

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In a letter to Mr Milan Kwee, President of the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF), Mr Choue Chungwon, President of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), congratulated Mr Kwee on the extraordinary achievement of the first ever Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

Said Mr Choue: “Your efforts created a well organized event that was praised by many. I am very proud of this successful accomplishment and all that you and your staff put into making it happen. Your entire staff proved that exemplary work can help to create a very smooth running event.

“I would like to congratulate and thank you for all of your efforts on the Youth Olympic Games. Please send my gratitude to Secretary General Wong Liang Ming, General Manager Lim Teong Chin and Council Member Andy Lee Thiam Poh for the roles they played in making the taekwondo competition a huge success.”

In response to Mr Choue’s letter, Mr Kwee, said, among other things: “We could not have done it without your excellent leadership and the support of WTF staff and officials including the technical delegate and all the international referees. The WTF demonstration team with their scintillating performances was a source of inspiration and excitement for many.

“On behalf of the taekwondo fraternity, I salute you for your indispensable guidance, generous contribution and constant encouragement in bringing the sport to another level of accomplishments.”

For the STF, the Youth Olympic Games taekwondo event has been good for the further development of the sport. It has provided a clearer picture of the pathways for taekwondo participants and demonstrated the capability of local officials in handling world-class events. Most importantly, the achievements of Singapore medalists, Daryl Tan Jia Jun and Nurul Shafinas Bte Abdul Rahman, have given hopes to our other young athletes for bigger things!

Volunteers’ Nite

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Volunteers’ Nite

All committee members, club leaders, club coaches, national technical officials, national referees and taekwondo volunteers in the recent Youth Olympic Games and the National Championships are cordially invited by the President and Management of Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) to the Volunteers’ Nite.

The event will be held on Saturday 18 September 2010 at 6.30pm at the National Training Centre at Whampoa.

6.00 pm    Arrival of VIPs and Guests

6.30 pm    Welcome Address by STF President

6.40 pm    Presentation of the World Taekwondo Federation Citation to outstanding volunteers.

6.50 pm    Presentation of YOG Volunteers’ Certificates

7.00 pm    Dinner Served

8.00 pm    End of function

Please call Jolene, Theresa or Rosalind at 6345 1491 by Wednesday 15 September 2010 if you are able to attend the function. If we do not hear from you, we will presume that you will not be coming.

Remember it is uncharacteristic of a taekwondo member not to inform the organiser if he or she will be at the function.

20 Attended Coach Induction Course

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A coach induction course was organized on 9 August 2010 at the STF Secretariat to qualify coaches for the professional passes.

20 coaches attended the session which saw lively discussions on the various ethical coaching issues. They also learned about the importance of supporting the culture of sportsmanship and fair play which the Singapore Taekwondo Federation was working very hard to promote.

The participants were

  • Edwin Low Choon Hui
  • Jasen Chua Yeng Seng
  • Raymond Chin Kian Chung
  • Choo Chuan Seng
  • Quek Boon Hock
  • Saimond Wong Kin Peng
  • Chen Yushu
  • Chng Hanzhong
  • Ang Zhi Wei Darryl
  • Chong Jia Jin Kelsen
  • Tang Xi Wen
  • Ong Ze Hui
  • Leong Su Zhen
  • Chan Kok Pheng
  • Stephen Pang
  • Koh Chwee Lye
  • Lim Beng Soon
  • Tan Yong Chen Patrick
  • Andy Su Kheng Siong
  • Edmund Lim Meng Seng

18 Medals from 21 Players

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18 Medals from 21 Players

With the blessings of the Singapore Taekwondo Federation, three local clubs – namely, Nanyang Polytechnic, Raiders TKD and Zen Taekwondo Club – participated in Traditional Taekwondo Sports Centre Invitational Tournament held in Malacca, Malaysia on 31 July 2010.

The championships attracted representations from Indonesia, India Thailand, Scotland, Malaysia and Singapore. Malaysia was represented by various states teams.

The three clubs from Singapore fielded 21 players and returned with 18 medals – 6 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze medals.

The medals came from the following:

Gold (Individual)

  • Girlene Tan
  • Lim You Jie
  • Benroy Sajeev Choy
  • Crystal Cha Shi Ya
  • Alex The Hao Yang

Gold (Team)

Marcus Wan, Poon Xiang Yuan and Andy Tan

Silver (Individual)

  • Ethan Wong
  • Muthurajan Karthikeya Sankar Sree Ranjane
  • John Lam Guo Wei
  • Jason Tan Toh Sheng
  • Eric Sim

Silver (Team)

  • Ethan Wong, Lim You Jie and Tai Wen Bin

Bonze (Individual)

  • Andy Tan
  • Marcus Wan
  • Justine Peh
  • Muthurajan Karthikeya Sankar Sree Ranjane
  • Lim Jun Jie
  • Jeffrey Teo Joo Hong

National Championships – Updated Fixtures for Day 4 (12 September 2010)

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There are amendments to the fixtures for Day 4 (12 September 2010) of competition.

The amended copy is attached.

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Taekwondo – Popular Among Visitors

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Taekwondo – Popular Among Visitors

The taekwondo activities managed by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation for the Youth Olympics Games Cultural & Educational Programme were very popular among the visitors.

Under the supervision of Ng Lee Noi, Ho Mun Wai and a host of other volunteers conducted the activities comprising educational information on the sport and tryouts for the more adventurous. It was held on the 3rd floor of Suntec International Convention Hall from 15 to 18 August 2010.

The Korean National Demonstration Team members, who mesmerized the crowd with their performances on the main stage on two evenings, were also present to excite the participants with their skills and reveal the secrets of developing the various techniques.

Those who participated in the activities were given souvenirs and a certificate each.

Here are some pictorial records of the event. Enjoy!

Induk Trainees Spar With the Young Olympians

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Induk Trainees Spar With the Young Olympians

The trainees at Induk Taekwondo were thrilled to see for 4 young Olympians and their coach on Saturday 28 August 2010 at their gymnasium off Guillemard Road.

The visit was arranged by Ronnie Yap, the Club Director, immediately after the Youth Olympic Games which saw two of the players clinched the first two medals in the Games for Singapore. It was to give the enthusiastic children an opportunity to interact with the Olympians and hopefully motivate them to take their path to ‘stardom’.

Coach Wong Liang Ming gave them a little taste of what they had to do to achieve success in the sport by conducting a short session. At the end of it, the kids were asked if they liked the training. While a good number of them replied positively, some were not as excited.

When asked for the reason, the response: “It was too tough!” That drew laughter from the parents, who took leave or cancelled their other appointments, just to be there for their children.

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However, when it came to sparring with the ‘stars’ – Daryl Tan, Nurul Shafinas Bte Abdul Rahman, Nur Zakirah Bte Zakaria and Christopher Lee, the kids showed tremendous potential by giving their ‘opponents’ a hard time. If it were in a competition, they would all emerged champions.

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The session ended with an autograph signing-session. And the school was presented with a specially autographed national T-shirt.

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The session ended with an autograph signing-session. And the school was presented with a specially autographed national T-shirt.

Grading Preparation Workshop 19 September 2010

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The next grading preparation workshop will be held as follows.

DateSunday 19 September 2010
Time2.00pm to 5.30pm (for participants below 15 years old)6.00pm to 9.30pm (for participants 15 years old and above)
VenueSTF National Training CentreBlock 80 Lorong Limau#04-191Singapore 320080
Dress Code‘Dobok’
CertificationCertificate of Participation
Fee$30
Closing DateWednesday 15 September 2010

The workshop is open to red (senior and junior), poom and black belt holders.

The primary objective of 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.

Coaches may use the information acquired by their students at the workshop as a basis to guide them for their grading.

During the workshop, participants will be briefed on the grading guidelines and the expectations of the examiners.

All candidates who have attended the workshop are reminded to submit a copy of the certification of participation with their grading applications.  This is necessary for the examiners to give them special consideration, if required.

The registration form is attached.

Please note that if there are insufficient participants, the STF reserves the right to combine the 2 workshops to be held from 2.00pm to 5.30pm.

138th Centralised Grading

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SATURDAY02 Oct 102.00PM –6.00PM(Senior Red 1 & above) Jurong East Sports Hall 
     
Sunday03 Oct 109.00AM –6.00PM(All grades except Senior Red 1 & above)Jurong East 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 16 SEPT 2010 (THURSDAY) . Any submission after this date will be considered as LATE SUBMISSION.

6 Late submissions for candidates taking Brown 1 & above are to be done within two (2) weeks from 17 Sept 2010 (Friday). 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 SUBMISSIONAdministrative Fee Chargeable  
1st subsequent week from last day of submission (17 Sept 2010 – 23 Sept 2010) SGD 10.00
2nd subsequent week from last day of submission (24 Sept 2010 – 30 Sept 2010) 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 , 1st poom 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.

National Championships Reminders

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Club leaders, team managers and coaches are reminded to

  • ensure that their players are fit for competition;
  • require their players to wear the right-sized safety equipment which is approved and in good condition;
  • look out for the safety of all players by declaring the martial arts background of their players, asking for a lop-sided match to be stopped and disallowing unprepared players from participating in the competing;
  • ensure that they, their supporters and their players are conversant with the competition rules and regulations and uphold the spirit of sportsmanship and fair play; and
  • make sure that injured players seek medical assistance.

Simply put they should ensure that their participants have a positive and safe environment to compete and do no harm to them.

In addition to ensuring the safety of all participants, they are to note the following.

  • Clubs will not be allowed to participate in the championships if their referees fail to turn up.
  • The STF will take action against clubs whose referees did not report for duty after their players have completed the championships. Please not that the referees’ commitment is for the full duration of the tournament.
  • Players who do not observe the uniform code will be barred from participation.

Have an enjoyable and memorable experience at the championships!

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