The 1^st National Poomsae Championships will be held on Sunday 17 June 2007 at Toa Payoh Sport Hall.

The tournament format will be similar to the one adopted at the 1^st WTF World Poomsae Championships. This includes the use of electronic scoring system which displays the scores of judges after the completion of each performance.

The National Poomsae Tournament provides opportunities for almost everyone in taekwondo to participate competitively. There are three classes, five divisions and six categories. Age is not a barrier for anyone who wants to compete. The tournament is open to the very young and the not-so-young. Anyone holding yellow belt or higher can participate in the event.

Of course, the grade must be recognised by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation. If your grade is obtained elsewhere, then you are not eligible to participate.

Participants can benefit from the event in many ways. Here are some of them.

• Top eight competitors will be awarded medals.
• All participants will receive certificates of participation.
• Participants can use the event to test their poomsae standard.
• Participants can experience the thrill of the competition.

The entry forms and more information on the tournament are also attached.

The Federation will be conducting the 2^nd open selection trials for the 24^th SEA Games taekwondo events which will be held from 6 to 16 December 2007 in Thailand.

The schedule is as follows.

Weigh-in       
9 April 2007 (Monday)                    

Selection  
11 April 2007 (Wednesday)                      

Venue  
STF National Training Centre
Block 80 Lorong Limau
 #04-191 Singapore 320080Closing Date
6 April 2007 (Friday)

Eligibility
At least a 1^st dan blackbelt
Good fitness level  (The STF reserves the right to request proof from a medical practitioner.)

We would like to invite your players to participate in the trials. Please fill in the attached form and submit it to the Secretariat on or before the closing dates. We reserve the right not to accept late submission. There is no limit to the number of players you can field. However, only Singapore Citizens are eligible to participate in the trials.

Registered players for the trials are to report at the National Training Centre at 7.30pm SHARP for the weigh-in and selection trial.They shall be considered for the category based on their actual weight on that day of the weigh-in and not according to the weight submitted in the form as we do not want to disqualify any players. No weight allowance will be given.

Players from the 1^st trial (held on 29 December 2006) will be eligible for the final trial if they fulfill the 70% attendance from the time they were shortlisted. For those who are shortlisted at the 2^nd trial, they will also have to meet the 70% attendance requirement right up to the final trial. The final selection trial is scheduled to be held in May 2007.

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation has decided to build a pool of special referees who will come under the direct charge of Mr Steven Soh, the Chairman of the Board of Referees. These referees must be available to officiate most of the time when call upon to do so.

Special referees will be assigned first for all local tournaments. They will also enjoy exclusive privileges which include accelerated promotion to special class and priority for international courses.

However, we are only looking for volunteers who are more interested in improving their refereeing skills and enjoying the refereeing opportunities than getting returns for their services. If you are one of them, then you should register by calling Jolene or Theresa at 6345 1491 or emailing us at tkdf@pacific.net.sg.

Only the first 25 referees (all classes) for poomsae and kyorugi to register will be accepted.