Poomsae coaches, who wish to obtain a poomsae referee qualification or understand the thinking of poomsae referees, are invited to participate in the national poomsae referee course.
The course will be held on 2 and 3 May 2009 at the National Training Centre. More details on the course and the registration form are attached.
If you drive, please note that parking is free on Sunday at the NTC.
Please call Jolene, Theresa or Rosalind at 63451491 if you require any clarification.
The NTU Taekwondo Open Championships 2009 and 1st Mayflower Primary School/PAP Leng Kee Taekwondo Invitational Championships – both tournaments held with the blessings of the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) – were successfully staged at the end of February and March 2009 respectively.
The first competition organized by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on 27 and 28 February and 1 March 2009 was conducted smoothly with NTU deservedly taking the overall title with 185 points. Temasek Polytechnic, a strong contender in the sparring event, managed to garner 88 points for the second place. Coming in third was National University of Singapore (NUS) with 62 points. NUS were equally adept in sparring and poomsae.
The strength of the participants – including Temasek Junior College, Singapore Management University and Singapore Institute of Management – made possible the keen and exciting competition.
The 1st Mayflower Primary School/PAP Leng Kee Taekwondo Inviitational Championships for the Chin Khee Shin Cup was held on 28 and 29 March 2009 without any hitch. The tournament attracted 242 participants and produced 52 champions. The medals were quite evenly distributed among the participating clubs making it a happy hunting ground for all the participants.
STF President Milan Kwee was present at both events to witness the proceedings and give away some of the main prizes.
To the organizers and sponsors of the events, well done!
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) has been contributing to charitable causes for many years. More recently, it has decided to adopt charitable organizations which are interested in giving their residents an opportunity to benefit from the sport.
The first project was with Assisi Hospice whose taekwondo warriors were well-known in the local taekwondo scene. The programme at the Hospice was and still is fully sponsored by the STF. The children are provided with free uniforms, training and grading.
Then, the STF was approached by Brian Peh, one of its coaches, to partly support the taekwondo programme run by the Singapore Association for the Deaf. This was approved and is still ongoing.
On 1 April 2009, the STF kicked off another taekwondo programme. This time, it was at the Children’s Aid Society. The programme is also fully sponsored by the STF. The idea of starting a class at the Society was mooted by Ng Keng Boon and Sebastian Lee, both STF coaches. They became the primary coaches of the programme. Tay Xiong Sheng was later roped in to boost the coaching strength.
22 students enrolled for the programme at the Society. Judging from their display of energy and enthusiasm, they certainly had what it would take for them to excel in the sport. However, providing them the opportunity to be good at the sport is not the only objective of introducing the sport. In fact the primary objectives of the programme are to build character, improve self-esteem and enhance physical and psychological fitness.
The importance of discipline was drummed into them on the first lesson. They learned about taekwondo etiquette and their responsibilities as taekwondo members.
The STF looks forward to sponsoring more such projects under its “Taekwondo with a Heart” programme. The phrase was coined by STF President Milan Kwee who is a staunch supporter of the programme.
If you are free every Monday from 6.30pm to 8.00pm and want to volunteer your service to teach taekwondo to a group of energetic young boys and girls at the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) at Clementi Road, please email the following particulars to the Singapore Taekwondo Federation at tkdf@pacific.net.sg by Wednesday 14 April 2010.
Ng Keng Boon and Sebastian Tan are currently conducting the classes at the CAS every Wednesday. They cannot continue as they are not available on the rescheduled day.
A 10-hour poomsae course for coaches was held on 22 March 2009 at the National Training Centre. The course covered both theory and practical.
For this course, the participants enjoyed a lot of personal attention because the ratio of ‘instructor’ to student ratio was about 1:4. There were 9 course conductors and assistants.
The two main course conductors were Tan Kok Heng and Tan Cheng Hui. They were assisted by Lai Han Seng, Leon Koh, Samuel Tan, Ng Lee Noi, Muhd Fadhil, Wong Liang Ming and Lim Teong Chin. Under their watchful eyes, the participants’ faulty movements were almost promptly corrected.
It was no wonder that 35 out of 37 passed both theory and practical tests. For theory, they did a 45-minute paper testing their understanding and knowledge of poomsae. The practical tests included poomsae performance to assess the candidates’ ability to demonstrate the poomsae and fault detection to evaluate their ability to spot mistakes.
The results are attached. Congratulations to those who have made it.
According to feedback, the centralized grading this weekend at Yio Chu Kang Sports Hall may pose some parking problems.
As the Sports Hall which is located at 200 Ang Mo Kio Avenue (S569770) is within walking distance from Yio Chu Kang MRT and Bus Terminal, we encourage coaches to advise candidates and their parents to use public transport.
If they have to drive, please request them to co-operate by not causing obstructions or inconvenience to other drivers.
Please also remind all your candidates, if they are taking the centralized grading, and their parents that the grading is at YIO CHU KANG SPORTS HALL.
Learn how to show off your skills in the first ever demonstration workshop organized by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation for red belts (junior and senior), poom belts and black belts.
Experience the thrills of breaking planks with stunts you learn at the workshop.
And pick up a few tips on how to impress the spectators with your showmanship.
The details of the workshop are as follows.
Date : Sunday 26 April 2009
Time : 2.00pm to 5.00pm (for junior red belts and poom belts)
Place : National Training Centre
Fee : $30
Registration : By Friday 17 April 2009
The objectives of the workshop are to
During the workshop, participants will be provided with demonstration planks to break.
Certificate of participation will be awarded to all participants.
The workshop will be conducted by Lim Hyun, Principal of Hyun Taekwondo Academy and a former member of the KyungHeeUniversity demonstration team, and Tan Cheng Hui, Chairman of the National Demonstration Team.
Coaches can benefit from their students’ participation in the workshop as they can use the services of the trained students to perform for their clubs when required.
The 1st Asian Youth Games (AYG), which will be hosted by Singapore from 29 June to 7 July 2009, will attract participants from 45 Olympic Council of Asia member nations.
Although taekwondo will not be featured in the AYG, we can assist the organizing committee to run the event.
If any members of clubs affiliated or recognised by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) wish to volunteer their services, please call Jolene, Theresa or Rosalind at 6345 1491 and provide the following information by Friday, 3 April 2009.
The STF will nominate names of those interested to the Asian Youth Games Organising Committee.
43 poom belts and 30 black belts participated in the Unarmed Course (Level 1) organized on 7, 8, 14 and 21 March 2009 at the National Training Centre. The timing for the poom belts and blackbelts are different although it we held on the same day.
The course was conducted by Tan Kim Hoon, a member of the Martial Arts Committee and Board of Examiners. He was assisted by other members of the Martial Arts Committee including its chairman, RA Jeyaraman.
During the course, the participants observed strictly the safety guidelines.
They were serious in their practice and train diligently the various techniques.
At the end of the course they were assessed by Steven Soh and Jeyaraman for their ability to defend themselves against attacks which would require them to employ their self-defence skills. Most candidates showed that they had the moves and therefore, deserved to pass.
Said Jeyaraman: “I am delight that the courses were smoothly and successful conducted. I am also happy with the results of the tests. The candidates had convinced me that they had done their homework.”
The results of the courses are attached.
The 33rd Kyorugi Referee Course will be held on 18 and 19 April 2009.
The 12-hour course will cover interpretations of the competition rules and regulations.
The main objective of course is to provide black belts the opportunity to qualify themselves as national referees so that they can officiate in the various championships for the year and beyond and to help them acquire an in depth understanding of the rules.
Black belts who are still in school (secondary or junior college) and wish to officiate in the Inter-School events and other competitions organized and sanctioned by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation may attend the course for free.
The details of the course and the application form are attached.
The closing date for registration is Friday 10 April 2009.
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