Johan Taekwondo Institute Thomson is looking for part time coaches.
Working hours : 9.00am to 6.30pm on weekends Working hours and salary is negiotable.
Kindly contact the following if you are interested:
Contact person: Mr Jang Hee Jae
HP : 85759554
Email : THOMSON@JOHANTAEKWONDO.COM
Learn Poomsae from international renowned Grandmaster Kim Kyung-Chan.
Date: 15 & 16 Feb 2020
Time: 9am – 12oon, 2pm – 5pm
Venue: Jurong East Sport Hall
Fee: S$300. (S$321 w/GST)
Coaches who hold a STF Coach Pass (Kyorugi/Poomsae or both) will receives a discount of S$100 (before GST) from the Fee.
For the above seminar, please fill up the form “application for courses”. The form is available in the “form” section.
Kickmatics Taekwondo is looking for instructors who are interested to work part-time at their school at Serangoon Garden or other locations such as Pasir Ris, Woodlands and Novena.
The requirements for applicants are as follow:
The salary and working hours will be discussed during the interview.
Interested candidates are to send a CV/Resume to kickmaticstkd@gmail.com or call Mr Jordan at 9388 3934 for more information.
Apparently many members are not sure of the definition of the two-year restriction for red belt holders who want to participate in the ‘Kyorugi’ competition.
Here are some examples which will provide clarity to the rule.
The rule does not apply to you if you are a red belt holder for two or more years but
However, you are not allowed to participate in any tournament once you finish among the top four in any competition with more than four players.
Your coach will be required to declare that you are free from the restriction. Disciplinary action will be taken against your coach if the declaration is subsequently found to be untrue.
In the interest of protecting the integrity of taekwondo in Singapore through the elimination of doping, the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) shall accept the World Doping Code (Code) and adopt, support and implement the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Anti-Doping Rules. This means the STF will protect the players’ fundamental right to participate in doping-free sport and assist in the detection, deterrence and prevention of doping.
The STF will ensure that all players under its charge shall
In addition to ensuring that the players follow the instructions required for testing, the STF will recognize the results of laboratory analysis by Anti-Doping Organisations conducted in accordance with the Code.
The STF may also carry out all medical testing deemed necessary to ascertain if a player has committed a breach of the anti-doping policies and rules.
The STF will also recognize and respect the decision of Anti-Doping Organisations, the WTF, the Singapore National Olympic Council or the Singapore Sports Council that a player has committed an anti-doping rule violation or a doping offence if the finding is consistent with the Code within the authority of the body concerned.
As long as the principles of fair hearings are adhered to, the STF will support the hearing body and its decisions. The principles are as follows.
The STF shall comply with all anti-doping requirements expected of it by the World Taekwondo Federation, the Singapore Sports Council and the Singapore National Olympic Council.
7 Taekwondo athletes represented Singapore in the 30th SEA Games from 7th – 9th December 2019.
POOMSAE
Female Individual- Chelsea Sim Ann Shu Zhen (Axiom Taekwondo)
Female Team – Chelsea Sim Ann Shu Zhen (Axiom Taekwondo), Diyanah Aqidah Binte Muhammad Dian Khudhairi (Acme Taekwondo), Chin Ying Xuan Megan (Acme Taekwondo)
KYORUGI
Male Under 54kg – Yap Teng Chung (Zen Academy)
Male Under 58kg Ng Ming Wei (Cadre Academy)
Male Under 63kg – Raja Arshad Bin Raja Mahmod (Sportif Taekwondo)
Male Under 68kg – Raja Zulfadli Bin Raja Mahmod (Sportif Taekwondo)
The athletes were accompanied by Dr Ho Mun Wai as Team Manager, Mr Henry Tan Kheng Juan as National Kyorugi Coach and Ms Lee Na Lee as National Poomsae Coach.
While the Poomsae athletes put up good performances, they were unable to reach the podium. Similarly, while the Kyorugi athletes put up valiant performances, only Ng Ming Wei succeed in reaching the finals of his weight category. He met, fought well, but lost against Ramnarong Sawekwiharee, Thailand’s 2015 and 2017 world championships bronze medallist. Ng Ming Wei’s silver medal is Singapore’s best result in the men’s kyorugi since S. Sinnathurai’s flyweight gold in 1999.
Singapore was also represented by two of our International Referees, Mr Andy Lee Thiam Poh and Mr Roy Tan Kok Heng. They were both lauded for their outstanding performances as referees and they received outstanding referee awards from the organisers.
The Sparring Fundamentals – Workshop will be held on Saturday 28 December 2019 at the STF National Training Centre.
The details of the course are as follows.
Time : Saturday 28 December 2019 – 1.00pm to 4.00pm (test from 4.00pm)
(reciting the pledge is part of the testing component)
Venue : Block 80 Lorong Limau
#04-191 Singapore 320080
Fees : Closing date 23 December 2019 – $53.50 (inclusive of GST)
After closing date – $74.90 (inclusive of GST)
Dress Code : ‘Dobok’
Successful candidates will be exempted from sparring when they go for their R1 to 1st poom or dan grading.
The registration form is available in the ‘Forms’ folder.
The 7th Daedo Taekwondo Open Championships 2019 will be held on 7 and 8 December 2019 at Toa Payoh Sports Hall.
The Organizer would like to update all participants on the following.
1. ITINERARY
Please be reminded that the tentative Itinerary are as follows
7 DECEMBER 2019 – SATURDAY (Poomsae)
08:00am Referee and Volunteer Briefing and Training + Set-up
10:00am Team Managers & Coaches Briefing
10:00am International Team Practice (optional)
12:00nn Opening Ceremony
12:15pm First Call
12:30pm Start of Day 1 Event
17:00pm [TBC] Weigh-in for Kyorugi – Competitors who do not weigh in at this time will weigh in on the actual day.
21:00pm *End of Day 1
*estimated timing
Please note individual medal ceremonies will be held shortly after each category.
8 DECEMBER 2019 – SUNDAY (Kyorugi and Kyukpa)
08:00am Referee and Volunteer Briefing and Training
08:15am Team Managers & Coaches Briefing
08:30am First Call
09:00am Start of Day 2 Event
21:30pm *End of Day 1
*estimated timing
Please note that medal categories will be given out at the end of each division.
2. VOLUNTEERS AND REFEREES
Volunteers and referees are to take note of the following reporting time.
(a) Volunteers (must be at least 13 years & above)
– 7 December 2019 (Saturday)
– 8:00am (setting up of FOP) – 8 December 2019 (Sunday) – 8:00am
All local participating teams must provide at least one volunteer.
(b) Referees
– 7 December 2019 (Saturday) – 8:00am
– 8 December 2019 (Sunday) – 8:00am
Any changes to the reporting time will be sent to the referees.
All local participating teams must provide at least one referees per every 30 competitors.
3. POOMSAE EVENTS
Please understand that the given timings in the fixtures are only estimates and give at least 1 hour buffer. Please come early to avoid missing the call. if your competitor miss the call, he/she will be disqualified.
4. KYORUGI EVENTS
We will be adopting the following duration for this tournament:
Super Junior/Young Junior/Cadet –
Preliminaries & Quarter-Finals: 2 x 1mins
Semi-Finals & Final 3 x 1mins
Junior/Senior- All bouts: 3 x 1.5mins
We seek your understanding be extremely alert for your competitor’s bout because if if your competitor miss the call, he/she will be disqualified.
5. KYORUGI WEIGH-IN
For this tournament, please note that we will allow kyorugi competitors to weigh-in on Saturday if they wish to do so.
Tentatively, this will be from 5pm onwards but please wait for the official announcement on that day.
Otherwise, for those who are fighting on Sunday afternoon, competitors can also weigh-in on Sunday morning as well after the tournament has started. Once again, an announcement will be made.
Otherwise, competitors can weigh-in when they report for their first bout as usual. If you require any further information or clarification, please contact Mr Lai Han Seng directly at 9745 4320.
Please note that random weigh checks can be performed by the officials if there is any objections or disagreements with a particular competitor.
The random weigh checks shall be conducted with plus 5% tolerance of the competitor’s weight category. Underweight shall not be subjected to random weigh-in.
The next Grading Preparation Workshop will be held as follows.
| Date | Sunday 5 Jan 2020 |
| Time | 2.00pm to 5.00pm |
| Venue | STF National Training Centre Blk 80 Lorong Limau #04-191 Singapore 320080 |
| Dress Code | ‘Dobok’ |
| Certification | Certificate of Participation |
| Fee | Closing Date – Friday 27 December 2019 – $32.10 (after GST)After Closing Date – $53.50 (after GST)(Fees paid are not refundable unless the application is rejected.) |
The workshop is open to red (senior and junior), poom and black belt holders. Senior Red 1 and black belt holders are reminded that they will be required to recite the STF pledge at the end of the workshop.
The primary objective of the workshop is to point out to participants their performance flaws and the areas they should work on from the examiners’ perspective. This will give the candidates a better chance of passing.
During the workshop, participants will be briefed on the grading guidelines and the expectations of the examiners.
Coaches may use the information acquired by their students at the workshop as a basis to guide them for their grading.
All candidates who have attended the workshop are reminded to submit a copy of the certificate of participation with their grading applications.
For red (junior) and 1st poom candidates, a copy of the certificate should be attached to their grading cards. This is necessary for the examiners to give them special consideration, if required.
The registration form is available in the Forms folder. here
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