Thank you for your interest in participating in the upcoming Open Selections 2022. Due to the overwhelming response, the Kyorugi event will be split over 2 weekends. The detailed programme is as follows:
S/N
Event
Date
Time (Estimate)
Venue
1
Poomsae Selections
7 May 2022
2:30pm – 6:30pm
National Training Centre, 80 Lor Limau, Singapore 320080
2
Kyorugi Selections (Cadet and Junior)
8 May 2022
2:30pm – 6:00pm
3
Kyorugi Selections (Senior)
14 May 2022
9:00am – 11:30am
Additional Information:
Kyorugi:
Weigh-in : To be done at the start of the session.
Attire : STF approved Dobok Equipment : KPNP head gear and chest protector
Athletes have to bring their own personal equipment which can include foot protectors. STF will be providing KP&P foot protector for Athletes without the KP&P foot protector.
For equipment provided by STF during the trial, we will sanitize and clean the equipment after each use. For foot protector, please bring your own due to hygiene purposes and to minimize sharing of equipment.
Poomsae:
Attire: STF approved dobok
Freestyle Poomsae:
Attire: STF approved dobok
Equipment : Athletes to bring own sound track and sound system (i.e. phone + speakers)
Please note that due to capacity and safety measures only athletes participating in the event with their accompanying coach can enter the National Training Centre. For athletes without any opponent, please also report to National Training Centre during the event day
The World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships was successfully held from 21-24 April 2022 in Goyang Korea. Over 2000 athletes from 70 countries participated in the beautiful city of Goyang.
The Singapore Team, in spite of a two-years hiatus performed admirably at the world stage. The Junior Male Team, comprising of Aloysius Yeo, Ranen Fong and Nicholas Khaw, put up a brilliant performance to reach the Finals and eventually achieved a 5th placing in the Finals with a fearless performance. Nicholas Khaw also participated in the Junior Male Individual event and cleared two cut-off rounds to reach the finals where he also achieved a 5th placing. The Junior Female Team, comprising of Amelia Tan, Germaine Loi and Louise Ng and Junior Female Individual athlete but were shy of reaching the next round. Germaine Loi, in her Junior Female individual event and with Ranen Fong in the Junior Pair event also did admirably to clear their preliminary rounds but closely missed the cut for the finals.
Our senior athletes also performed well in their categories. Brandon Low and Diyanah Aqidah Binte Mhammad Dian Khudhairi performed well in their individual categories against strong opponents. The U30 Female Team, comprising of Diyanah Aqidah, Megan Chin and Tan Wei Jia also did well in their semi-finals but missed the cut for the finals. The U30 Male Team, comprising of Brandon Low, Darren Yap and Dixon Ho did very well in their semi-finals, but only missed the cut by 1 placing for the finals as their presentation scores were slightly lower even though they had the same total score.
Besides recognized Poomsae events, the Singapore team also participated in the freestyle event. Darren Yap participated in the Over 17 Male Individual category and performed brilliantly in the semi-finals by placing 8th in a strong field of 23 participants to reach the finals. He eventually improved on his placing to by one and was 7th in the finals.
The championship was not only participated by our young athletes. Sister Linda Sim won the gold medal in the Recognized Individual Female Over 65 category despite facing stiff competition. This is a fantastic result for the high kicking nun, and a tribute to the longevity that Taekwondo instils. This is Singapore’s first gold medal in a World Championship and the Federation is extremely proud of Sister Linda Sim for her stellar accomplishment Sister Linda embodies the tenets and values of Taekwondo and has been an inspiration to the global community.
The Federation will like to congratulate Sister Linda Sim and the other athletes for giving their best at the world stage. While the last few years has its fill of challenges, the Federation had worked quietly to improve on our governance and high performance. Under the guidance of the Interim Management Committee, the Board, the High Performance Committee, and Coaches Ms. Lee Na Lee and Mr. Lee Jun Seong, our athletes have delivered results exceeding expectations. We believe that this is only the beginning of a brighter future for Singapore Taekwondo.
Lastly, The Federation would also like to thank our sponsor, K & G Marketing for sponsoring the team attire and competition attire for this competition.
The Singapore Taekwondo Team arrived at Ho Chi Minh City for the ASEAN Taekwondo Championship 2022. Going against exponents from the likes of Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia, the team clinched a total of 4 Silver Medals and 16 Bronze Medals. We’d like to congratulate our athletes for their achievements:
Silver Medal
Aloysius Yeo Zhijie (Junior Individual Poomsae)
Natalie Tor En Xing (u55 Cadet Kyorugi)
Mohamad Sufi Bin Mohamad Ridhuan (u45 Junior Kyorugi)
Ingrid Poetri Iskandar (u63 Junior Kyorugi)
Bronze Medal
Ranen Fong Peng Shin (Junior Individual Poomsae)
Amelia Tan Ying Xuan (Junior Individual Poomsae)
Brandon Low Sze Sheng (Senior Individual Poomsae)
Diyanah Aqidah (Senior Individual Poomsae)
Junior Female Team
Germaine Loi Jia Min
Louise Faith Ng
Amelia Tan Ying Xuan
Senior Female Team
Diyanah Aqidah
Megan Chin Ying Xuan
Tan Wei Jia
Senior Male Team
Dixon Ho Wei Kit
Brandon Low Sze Sheng
Darren Yap Zong-Han
Senior Mixed Pair
Dixon Ho Wei Kit
Tan Wei Jia
Junior Mixed Pair
Louise Faith Ng
Ranen Fong Peng Shin
Isaac Han Zi Chou (u53 Cadet Kyorugi)
Yee Liming (u55 Junior Kyorugi)
Randolph Ng Yan Cong (u59 Junior Kyorugi)
Regan Chin Guan Cong (u68 Junior Kyorugi)
Keston Pang Ghim Weng (u54 Senior Kyorugi)
Nur Fadzlyn (u49 Senior Kyorugi)
Xavier Tan Wei Rong (u74 Senior Kyorugi)
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation would also like to thank our sponsor, K & G marketing for sponsoring the team attire, competition attire and competition equipment for this competition.
The World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships is currently held from 21-24 April 2022 in Goyang Korea.
Sister Linda Sim won gold in the Recognized Individual Female Over 65 category. A great result for the high kicking nun, and a tribute to the longevity that Taekwondo instils.
The federation is extremely proud of Sister Linda Sim for her stellar accomplishment at the world stage. Sister Linda embodies the tenets and values of Taekwondo and has been an inspiration to the global community.
STF would like to congratulate Sister Linda to have brought honour to our little red dot, flying the Singapore flag high!
The next Coach Induction Course for affiliate members who wish to obtain the coach pass will be held as follows:
Date : Saturday 2 April 2022
Time : 1.00pm to 3.00pm
Recitation of the STF Pledge is mandatory.
Place : STF National Training Centre, Block 80 Lorong Limau #04-191, Singapore 320080
Fee : On or before Friday 25 March 2022, 5.00pm – $64.20
On or after 28 March 2022 – $107.00
Dress Code : Dobok
Eligibility : At least 1st Dan Black Belt / 15 years old & above
Maximum Number of Participants: 25
On successful completion of the course, participants with a minimum NCAP (Level 1) Technical or Poomsae Coach (Level 1P) qualification may apply for the appropriate passes to accompany players to the competition area depending on the level of their pass.
The registration form is available in the Forms folder.
As part of supporting the National Sporting Agenda, the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) conducts annual Open Selection trials to identify promising athletes to participate in the national squad training as part of developing the pool of High Performance talents to prepare for international tournaments and championships.
This Open Selections 2022 is to recruit new members with the intent to participant in international games planned in 2022 and 2023. All affiliates are invited to participate in the open trials for both Kyorugi and Poomsae events.
Please refer to the attached information pack for more information regarding the Open Selection Trials 2022.
The National School Games will be held this year and many coaches have asked regarding the validity of their coach passes. Understanding that many affiliates and coaches were affected by COVID-19, the Federation wishes to extend support and goodwill to our affiliates and coaches by implementing these interim measures on coach passes under the following circumstances:
Existing valid coach pass holders shall be renewed for one year to 31 March 2023 with the coach pass fee payment waived and no further action is required.
New coach pass applications and upgrading of Coach pass will have to adhere to the following prerequisites and prevailing coach pass fee:
New Pass / Upgrading of Coach Pass
Poomsae Coach prerequisite
Poomsae Coach Pass Fees(SGD)
KyorugiCoach prerequisite
Kyorugi Coach Pass Fees(SGD)
Special Pass Fees (Poomsae + Kyorugi)(SGD)
Level 1
Induction Course + Poomsae Coach Level 1
$15
Induction Course + NCAP Level 1 (Technical)
$15
$20
Level 2/3
Induction Course + Poomsae Coach Level 2/3
$20
Induction Course + NCAP Level 2/3 (Technical)
$20
$30
The fees for new coach pass applications for Level 1 Poomsae and Level 2/3 Kyorugi will S$35 vice versa.
Existing valid coach pass holders who wishes to upgrade their coaching level will have to present the required prerequisite and making payment according to the listed price above.
We are pleased to announce that the National School Games (“NSG”) is back this year.
As a landmark collaboration with MOE, we would like to shout out to all STF’s Technical Officials with Poomsae Referee qualification to join us and be part of this year NSG actions!
The competition format for this year NSG is the same as previous year with COVID-19 safe measurement measures in place therefore the refereeing shall be done through the review of video recordings of the student’s performance.
Video analysis judging will take place from 17 to 20 May 21 at PSOEB, 20 Evans Road. There will be two session of video analysis judging. You may choose to stay for both session or pick a session.
Session 1: 8.00AM – 12.30PM
Session 2: 1.00PM – 5.00PM
We will require 21 Technical officials with Poomsae Referee qualification daily (17 May – 20 May 2022) due to the strong sign-up expected for this year NSG competition. Please state in your email which session you will like to attend.
Qualified referees with valid Poomsae referee licence who are keen to sign up as Technical Officials (Poomsae Referee) and be part of the 2022 National School Games may submit your application via email to enquiry@stf.org.sg Monday 9 May 2022, 5.30PM.
In addition, interested Technical Officials (Poomsae Referee) will have to be fully vaccinated (2 Dose + Booster) and will have to show proof of vaccination when required.
We regret that we are not able to include any late submission for registration.
– Minimum 1st Dan – 18 years old and above – Weekdays 3.00 PM to 8.30PM – Weekends 9.00 AM to 5.30PM – Renumeration will be discussed during interview
Requirements (Part-time):
– Minimum STF/Kukkiwon 1st Dan – 18 years old and above – Weekends 9.00 AM to 4.00 PM – Working hours can be discussed during interview – Renumeration will be commensurate with experience ($12 – 18/hour)
Location:
– 5 Tampines Street 32, #02-03/04 (Tampines Mart)
Interested candidates and/or for further clarification, please contact Mr. Lee via WhatsApp at +65 9632 8417.
