A Taiwanese Taekwondo Team will be visiting Singapore on an exchange programme on Sunday, 11 June 2006.We have arranged for two training sessions to be held on 11 June 2006 at the National Training Centre (NTC). They are as follows.
10 am Training for poom belt holders and SPEX members 2 pm Training for blackbelt membersThe Taiwanese coaches will be conducting the training which will focus on sparring techniques and tactics. All eligible members are encouraged to attend the sessions.
As the NTC can accommodate, at most, 50 members, registration will be on a first-come first-served basis and each affiliate may send in a maximum of 2 members per session. We reserve the right to allow affiliates to send in more than two (2) if there are not many takers.
Please call Jolene or Theresa at 6345-1491 for registration by Thursday 8 June 2006.
A Taekwondo Coaching (Level 1) Course will be conducted on 24 & 25 June 2006 and 1 & 2 July 2006 at the NTC.
This course is organized to meet the requests of our members who want to attend the technical component first. Therefore, it is open to all blackbelt holders including those who have not completed the NCAP (Level 1) Theory.
We would like to point out that it is an advantage for aspiring coaches to attend the theory component first. More information is provided in the attached document.
The course information and registration form may be downloaded from this website.
ACME Taekwondo proved that its earlier victory in the SPEX Taekwondo Championships held in December 2005 was no flash in the pan. It again clinched the overall title in the SPEX ‘Best of the Best’ Championships staged on 19 March 2006 at Mountbatten Community Club
Collecting 22 gold, 14 silver and 1 bronze medals, ACME confirmed its strength in the Junior Division. Aljunied C C, another club with a strong following of juniors, finished second with 8 gold, 7 silver and 2 bronze medals.
Said Mr Chow Pak Hong, who is the chairman of the SPEX programme and organizing chairman of the event: “The standard of the junior players is getting better with each tournament. I am delighted to see the progress.
“I believe that some of them will make it into the development squad and eventually, the national squad.”
The guest of honour for the event was Mr Andy Gan Lai Chiang, MP for Marine Parade GRC and Adviser to Marine Parade Grassroots Organsations.
08 Jul 06 (Sat) 2.00PM –6.00PM (Senior Brown 1 & above) Toa Payoh Sports Hall.
09 Jul 06 (Sun) 9.00AM –6.00PM (All grades except Senior Brown 1 & above) Toa Payoh Sports Hall.
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 Brown 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 15 June 2006 (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 16 June 2006 (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 Submission
Administrative Fee Chargeable
1st subsequent week from last day of submission (16 June 2006 – 22 June 2006)
SGD 10.00
2nd subsequent week from last day of submission (23 June 2006 – 29 June 2006)
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 Brown 1 & above.
8. There will be a roll call at 1.30PM for candidates taking Senior Brown 1 & above. Candidates who fail to turn up for the roll call will be considered as ABSENT and not be allowed to take the grading.
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.
In order for the STF to release the results within two weeks of the grading for 4th dan and higher candidates, we have decided to adopt the following regulations.
4th dan
Theory test will be conducted within one and a half weeks of the practical test.
All candidates are required to take the theory test regardless of the outcome of their practical test.
Retests – practical and theory – will be conducted during the quarterly grading.
5th dan & higher
Candidates must submit their theses when they apply for the promotion test.
The above requirements will be implemented from the July 2006 grading.
We are pleased to inform you that the STF has appointed Liang Seng Sports Equipment Pte Ltd as the official supplier of martial equipment for three years ending December 2008.
The relevant information of the company is furnished below.
601 Sims Drive #02-12/13 Pan-I Complex (6858 1828)
The agreements with the company include, among other things, the requirements for contestants to wear only headgear and body-protectors – Adidas (WTF Approved) and Victory (STF Approved) – supplied by Liang Seng for all STF organized championships.
As Liang Seng remains an independent entity, the STF is not liable in any way for the products or services provided.
It has been brought to our attention that some instructors and their students do not wear their ‘dobok’ (taekwondo uniform) during class proper.
As such practice is not acceptable and attracts adverse comments from activity administrators and the public, we would like to advise all instructors to be in their uniform when they are conducting classes.
They are also to ensure that their students are appropriately attired. Instructors and students should be proud to wear their uniform which portrays the image and spirit of the art and sport of taekwondo.
We are pleased to inform all our blackbelt and poom belt holders that the STF has arranged with the following for special discounts on production of their blackbelt or poom belt cards.
Karri Family Clinic – 10% discount Tampines Central Community Complex 866A Tampines Street 83 #03-05 Singapore 521866 Tel : 6785 0311
Dr Tooth Dental Centre – 15% off list price & Tampines Central Community Complex waiver of examination fee 866A Tampines Street 83 #03-06 Singapore 521866 Tel : 6786 1936
We will endeavour to add value to the blackbelt and poom belt cards with more tie-ups
Look out for more announcements. NOTE: The STF will not be liable in any way for the products or services provided.
Our ‘warriors’ collect 1 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals to finish 4th in the multi-sport Danga Bay International Games
The taekwondo event, which was staged from 5 to 9 April 2006 at Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia, attracted 12 teams.
The medals winners were
– Cornelyus Ng (Gold) – Nicholas Lau (Silver) – Saw Teng Sheng (Silver) – Nur Zulaikha (Silver) – Dawn Ang (Silver) – Jason Ong (Bronze) – Lanetar Quek (Bronze) – Ed-Millia Ong (Bronze)
STF President Milan Kwee, who was happy with the results, congratulated the team on the fine performance. He urged them to continue training hard and bring honour to Singapore.
