Mr David Koh, Ag President of Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF), heads the Safety and Risk Assessment Committee which is tasked to review the safety processes of tournaments, courses, training and grading under organized by the STF.
The other members in the Committee are
Mr Tan Kok Heng (Vice-Chairman)
Mr Lai Han Seng (Secretary)
Mr Steven Lam (Member)
Mr Loo Chee Meng (Member)
To assist in the Committee’s efforts, affiliate members are kindly requested to provide their input on how the safety processes can be improved further.
You may submit your suggestion to stkdf@mail.com by 20 April 2019 under the subject title ‘Safety Recommendations’.
The Kyorugi Referee Course overall results, after the retest held on 29 March 2019 are attached.
Participants who are successful in both the theory and practical tests will be awarded Class 3 (Provisional) Certification upon completion of at least 15 hours (at least 2 days of competition) of practical assessment at the National School Games. Any participants who have officiated more the 24 hours in the event will be awarded Class 3 certification.
Attachment must be completed within a year of the course. Otherwise, they would be considered as being unsuccessful. Those under attachment CANNOT represent their clubs.
All teachers, team officials and coaches are to take note of the following important reminders which were highlighted during the briefing sessions.
All kyorugi preliminary and quarter-final matches for Primary Schools would be conducted in 2 rounds.
All kyorugi semi and final matches for Primary Schools, B & C Divisions would be conducted in 3 rounds.
The 20-point gap would be applied to all rounds.
Only STF-approved taekwondo uniform brands, namely Adidas, Daedo, Jcalicu, Kwon, Mooto, Victory (Mudoin) and Wacoku (Champ), would be allowed during competition.
Any students found attempting to lose weight before their weigh-in to make the weight at the competition venue will face immediate disqualification.
If you have require any further clarification, you may contact the Tournament Chairman, Mr Andy Lee, at 9106 4421.
The 2019 National Taekwondo Poomsae Championships will be held on 25 & 26 May 2019 at Toa Payoh Sports Hall.
More information is available in the attached competition outline. The registration forms are also attached.
All participating team are remindded that they must provide at least one referee per every 30 participants for the duration of the championships to qualify for participation. The referee may not be the same person. For example, it is acceptable for a club to submit four referees, one each for every competition day. A club will be barred from future participation if its referee fails to fulfil his or her obligations without the approval of the Tournament Chairman.
The results for the Poomsae Referee Course held on 30 & 31 March 2019 are attached.
A retest will be conducted on Friday 12 April 2019 at Toa Payoh Sports Hall for those who fail either the theory, practical or both components. Theory retest will begin at 7.00pm followed by practical at 8.00pm.
Candidates must report at the venue by 6.45pm. The retest fee is $21.40 for one component and $32.10 for both components.
Participants are advised to read their notes to prepare for the theory retest.
Successful participants will be awarded Class 3 (Provisional) certification upon completion of at least 15 hours of practical assessment at the National School Games (at least 2 days of competition). Those who have officiated more than 24 hours in the school events will be awarded Class 3 certification.
Attachment must be completed within a year of the course. Otherwise, they would be considered as being unsuccessful. Those under attachment CANNOT represent their clubs.
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) Secretariat will be closed during the following period as all the staff will be involved in the National International Schools and National School Games Taekwondo Championships which will be held at Toa Payoh Sports Hall.
– Monday to Friday 8 to 12 April 2019
– Monday to Thursday 15 to 18 April 2019
For urgent matters, you may call upon the staff at the Sports Hall.
20 players represented the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) at the 2019 Asian Cities Taekwondo Championships which was held on 23 & 24 March 2019 in Hong Kong.
The STF fielded a young team comprising 13 cadet & junior and 7 senior players.
The poomsae team collected 5 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals. Their kyorugi teammates added another 2 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze medals to the total tally.
Competing for the first time in an international arena, our female cadet team, Germaine Loi, Nicole Ng and Ezann Yeo missed a podium finish when they finished 5th in their division, missing the bronze by 0.03 point.
Chelsea Sim won a gold in the individual event and another with her teammates, Diyanah Aqidah and Nicole Khaw in the team event. Brandon Low also won a gold in the individual event and another gold together with Valerie Kang in the Pair. Woon Yong Chuang did not let the team down by clinching the gold medal in his division.
Raja Arshad showed that hard work does pay off when he clinched a gold medal, beating his opponent from Hong Kong in the final. The other gold medal came from Keston Pang.
Our other medal winners are, silver – Nichelle Tan and Nicholas Khaw, bronze – Jolene Lua, Isabel Rivas, Mohammad Irfan, Yap Teng Chung, Valerie Kang, Germaine Loi and Nicholas Khaw & Germaine Loi (Pair).
The team also returned with the following trophies.
Poomsae Cadet Team – 2nd runner-up
Poomsae Female Team (Overall) – 1st runner-up
Kyorugi Senior Male Team (Overall) – 3rd runner-up
Kyorugi Junior Team – Outstanding Performance
JH Kim-Induk, led by Mr Lai Han Seng, also fielded a token team for the competition. Their team won 2 bronze medals in the poomsae events.
The Team Manager Meeting & Coach Briefing for the 2019 National School Games Taekwondo Championships will held on Tuesday 2 April 2019 at the following times at the STF National Training Centre.
– Primary (Junior & Senior Divisions)
1.30pm
– Secondary (B & C Divisions) & A Division
2.30pm
School officials are also encouraged to attend the session.
The program and computerized draw lists are attached. School officials, team managers and coaches are advised to ensure that all their registered students are in the lists.
Mr Lee Jun Wee, Chairman of the NTU Taekwondo Open Championships 2019 Committee, expressed on behalf of the NTU Taekwondo Club and TOC 2019 Committee, their deepest appreciation and gratitude to the Singapore Taekwondo Federation, Mr Lee Thiam Poh, Technical Delegate Mr Jimmy Tay, Chief Referee Mr Ng Keng Boon and its fellow members for the kind assistance and support.
He added that without the guidance of the aforementioned people, NTU TOC 2019 would not have ran smoothly and successfully on 16 & 17 March 2019 held at its premises.
NTU has reclaimed the overall champion title this year with a strong showing by their taekwondo club members.
The results of the TOC 2019 are attached.
The STF congratulates NTU on the success of the NTU TOC 2019.
