The delay in the release of the official results of the Poomsae Coach Upgrading Course was caused by the need to give some candidates more time to prepare for their tests.
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation would like to thank coaches who had taken their tests much much earlier for their patience and support of their fellow coaches.
To those who have successfully passed their courses, congratulations and welcome aboard!
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) is looking for an experienced foreign coach to take charge of the national youth players preparing for the Youth Olympic Games and the national youth training squad.
If you have the qualifications and experiences and wish to play a primary role in the development of Singapore youth players, please apply by submitting your application and resume to the following by Tuesday 17 November 2009.
The President Singapore Taekwondo Federation 260A Tanjong Katong Road Singapore 437048 (Email: tkdf @pacific.net.sg)
In your application, please include your salary and other expectations and other information which you think will help you in the selection process.
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in person or by phone.
The STF would like the position to be taken up by Tuesday 1 December 2009.
For more information, please email the STF or call Lim Teong Chin at 63451491.
If you do not know what to expect for your important promotion test and want to find out, you should attend the next grading preparation workshop which will be held as follows.
Date
Sunday 29 November 2009
Time
Venue
STF Temporary Training Centre Greatland Building 48 Lorong 21 Geylang #03-01 Singapore 388464
Dress Code
‘Dobok’
Certification
Certificate of Participation
Fee
$30
Closing Date
Tuesday 24 November 2009
The workshop is open to red belts (senior and junior), poom belts and black belts.
The primary objective of the course 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.The application form is attached.
In an effort to make taekwondo recognized as a character development sport, the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) had introduced pledge-taking for all its members before each training session.
It will not be enough because the pledge is meaningless if the words expressed in it are not understood and translated into deeds. For example, honesty is just a word if one understands it as just not telling lies. The STF wants its members to know that honesty means more than that and expects them to embrace the value.
To guide members towards being better persons and citizens, all red 1 (senior and junior) and 1st and 2nd poom and dan candidates will be required to be interviewed immediately after their practical tests from the January 2010 grading. All candidates must pass this new requirement to qualify for promotion.
For some questions, better answers are expected from senior candidates. The examiner will accept simple but correct answers from an 8-year old poom belt but not a 25-year old 2nd dan candidate. During this segment of the test, the examiner will also take into consideration the demeanor of the candidates.
The list of questions which the examiner will select from is attached to help candidates prepare for the test. The examiner reserves the right to ask any number of questions.
The Singapore Elite Youth Taekwondo Championships will be staged on 7 and 8 January 2010 at Suntec Conventional Hall. The competition will be used to select players for the final trial for the Youth Olympic Games.
The top players in the respective youth categories in the 2009 National Championships have automatically earned their places in the competition. They are as follows.
Female
Under 44 kg
Foong Yi Mei
Leng Kee TKD
Under 49 kg
Lee Pei Zhen Blanca
Leng Kee TKD
Under 55 kg
Quek Jie Yi Geraldine Tan Jo Ann Nur Zakirah Zakaria
Leng Kee TKD Sportif TKD Aljunied CC
Under 63 kg
Nurul Shafinas Tan Anli Charlotte Tang
Taekwon Singapore MacPherson CC ACME TKD
Over 63 kg
Nur Hidayah Bte Hussain
Poomse Club
Male
Under 48 kg
Daniele Haadi Tan
Toa Payoh West CC
Under 55 kg
Tan Jun Ray Tan Jia Jun Daryl Gan Yin Ze Chong Zhuang Hao
Summit TKD Singapore Polytechnic Synergy Sports TKD St Teresa TKD
Under 63 kg
Lee Andi Lee Mingda Shaun Chionh Mu Yan
Team Spectrum Henderson CC NTU TKD
Under 73 kg
Lee Jia Zhe Christopher Muhd Norhalim Cheok Choon Kiat Raja Zulfadli
Leng Kee TKD Aljunied CC LTA TKD Sportif TKD
As there are vacant berths for some categories, all black belts who will be 16 (born in 1994) or 17 years old (born in 1993) in 2010 are invited to vie for them. The number of places available is as follows.
Female
Under 44 kg : 3
Under 49 kg : 3
Under 55 kg : 1
Under 63 kg : 1
Over 63 kg : 3
Male
Under 48 kg : 3
Under 63 kg : 1
Over 73 kg : 4
An assessment of the candidates will be conducted. Candidates must be Singapore Citizens. The details will be announced in due course.
In the meantime, all affiliated clubs are invited to nominate players for the various vacant categories. Please submit your nominations by Monday, 30 November 2009.
Mr Lim Biow Chuan, Member of Parliament (MP) for Marine Parade GRC, was promoted to 2nd dan in a grueling promotion test conducted by Chief Examiner and Chairman of the Board of Examiners, Mr Lim Teong Chin, on 3 October 2009 at the temporary Singapore Taekwondo Federation National Training Centre.
Although Mr Lim achieved is 1st dan some time in 1984 – that is 25 years ago – he showed that he still had what it took to be a ‘fighting’ MP. Mr Lim had no problem going through the test requirements which included poomsae, sparring and unarmed combat.
His inspired performance could also be attributed to the support he received from his family who were at the sideline watching him in action.
From left: Lee Choong Hwa, Sunny Seow, Lee Kwang Peng, Lim Biow Chuan, Lim Teong Chin and Tan Tian Soon.
Two other taekwondo ‘veterans’, Mr Sunny Seow Chan Teng and Mr Lee Choong Hwa joined Mr Lim in the grading. Like Mr Lim, they proved worthy of the coveted 2nd dan.
Said the Chief Examiner: “I was impressed by their performance. In fact, they performed better than some of the candidates who were many years younger than them.
“They deserved to pass because they demonstrated courage, determination and more than sufficient techniques and tactics.”
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation congratulates all of them on their promotion.
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) is constantly looking for ways to serve its members better despite the improvements made over the past few years.
Credit must be given to members who have given the STF many ideas which have helped to make the organization relevant to them. However, the STF believes that there are always new and better ways to give its members the best service they deserve.
Under the circumstances, the STF has provided feedback boxes at the Secretariat and the Training Centre for members to deposit their suggestions. Feedback forms are placed at the boxes for the convenience of members wishing to share their thoughts.
Of course, members may continue to provide their feedback by email. The STF email address is tkdf@pacific.net.sg.
Please understand that it is not possible for the STF to implement all suggestions because of various constraints. But members can rest assured that the Management Committee will do their best to do all they can for them.
The Level 2 unarmed combat course will be organized in November 2009.
All holders of Level 1 unarmed combat certification are invited to participate in the course which will be conducted under the supervision of RA Jeyaraman, a certified unarmed combat coach under the Asian Taekwondo Union.
His team will include Tan Kim Hoon who has many years of experience teaching unarmed combat in the Singapore Armed Forces and Mr Lim Keng Leong and Mr Tan Cheng Hui, both qualified unarmed combat course conductors under the Singapore Taekwondo Federation.
The course details and application form are attached.
Participants who have not taken their retest for the Poomsae Upgrading Course would not be promoted if they do not do so by Saturday 31 October 2009.
By then, more than a month has elapsed since the course was conducted. The period and opportunity given should be more than enough for them to prepare for the retest.
Those who wish to take the test may call Jolene, Theresa or Rosalind to arrange for the retest.
If you know of any coaches who have not taken the retest, please advise them to do so by the last date given. The Singapore Taekwondo Federation will not accept any excuse for the extension of the retest date.
