The overall results for the Unarmed Combat Course (Level 1) held on 27 & 28 October 2018 and 27 November 2018 are attached.
Successful candidates will be exempted from the unarmed combat component when they take their 1st to 2nd poom/dan grading.
Poomsae Coach Course (Saturday 26 January 2019)
The next Poomsae Coach Course will be held as follows.
| Date | Saturday 26 January 2019 |
| Time | 1.00pm to 5.30pm 6.30pm onwards – Tests (Participants must have 100% attendance to be eligible for the tests.) (Recitation of the STF pledge is part of the test component.) |
| Place | STF National Training Centre Block 80 Lorong Limau #04-191 Singapore 320080 |
| Dress Code | ‘Dobok’ |
| Tests | Theory and practical tests will be conducted at the end of the Course |
| Certification | Poomsae Coach Certificate (Level 1) for successful participants with NCAP (Level 1) and Poomsae Coach Certificate (Level 1P) for successful participants without the coaching qualification |
| Fees | Closing date: Monday 21 January 2019 – $74.90 After closing date – $117.70 |
The primary objectives of the Poomsae Coach Course are to qualify black belts as poomsae coaches and provide them the passport to become a full-fledged national poomsae referee.
The registration form is available in the ‘Forms’ folder.
National Kyorugi Referee Course (5, 6 & 19 January 2019)
The next National Kyorugi Referee Course will be held on 5, 6 & 19 January 2019 at the STF National Training Centre
Blackbelt players are also encouraged to attend the course as it will help them in the understanding of the rules. The knowledge will stand them in good stead in their preparation for competitions and in the competitions.
The details of the course are attached. The registration form is available in the Forms folder.
Please take note of the registration fees and closing date for the course. The course will be postponed if there is insufficient participants.
2018 Tournament Results
It had been a busy tournament year for the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF).
The STF jointly organized the inaugural Singapore National Games Taekwondo event with Sport Singapore in August 2018 with tremendous success. The National School Games saw an increased in the number of students competing in the tournament.
The results of all STF-organized tournaments held in 2018 are attached.
Come 2019, the STF hopes to introduce new categories for the National Poomsae and Kyorugi Championships.
As we are coming to the end of 2018, the STF would like to thank all affiliates, officials, participants and their parents for their unwavering support. We look forward to a more exciting year ahead!
Grading Preparation Workshop (15 December 2018)
The next Grading Preparation Workshop will be held as follows.
| Date | Saturday 15 December 2018 |
| Time | 10.00am to 1.00pm |
| Venue | STF National Training Centre Blk 80 Lorong Limau #04-191 Singapore 320080 |
| Dress Code | ‘Dobok’ |
| Certification | Certificate of Participation |
| Fee | Closing Date – Monday 10 December 2018 – $32.10 After Closing Date – $53.50 (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.
Daedo Tourney Updated Fixtures with Estimating Timings and Reminders
The 6th Daedo Taekwondo Open Championships 2018 will be held on 1 and 2 December 2018 at Toa Payoh Sports Hall.
The Organizer would like to update all participants on the following.
1. PROGRAMME
1 DECEMBER 2018 (SATURDAY) – POOMSAE
1130Referee Briefing & Training
Team Manager & Coach Briefing
Overseas Team Practice
1300Opening Ceremony
1315First Call for Day 1 Events
1330Start of Day 1 Events
2000*End of Day 1
*estimated timing
Please note individual medal ceremonies will be held shortly after each category.
2 DECEMBER 2018 (SUNDAY) – KYORUGI & KYUKPA
0815Referee Briefing & Training
0830Team Manager & Coach Briefing
0845First Call for Day 2 Events
0900Start of Day 2 Events
2200*End of Day 2
*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)
– 1st December 2018 (Saturday) – 8:00am (setting up of FOP)
– 2nd December 2018 (Sunday) – 8:00am
All local participating teams must provide at least one volunteer.
(b) Referees
– 1st December 2018 (Saturday) – 11:15am
– 2nd December 2018 (Sunday) – 8:00am
All local participating teams must provide at least two referees per every 60 competitors, and one referee for every additional 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.
Please note that for the first round, the competitors will be performing two at a time and for finals, 1 at a time. The method of competition is still “cut-off”.
4. KYORUGI EVENTS
We will be adopting the following duration for this tournament:
FINAL ROUNDS: 3 rounds x 1 minute
ALL OTHER ROUNDS: 2 rounds x 1 minute
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.
171st Centralized Grading
| SATURDAY | 12 JAN 19 | 2.00AM –6.00PM | (Senior Red 1 & above) | Jurong East Sports Hall |
| SUNDAY | 13 JAN 19 | 9.00AM –6.00PM | (All grades except Senior Brown 1 & above) | Jurong East Sports Hall |
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Submission for the Grading can only be at the STF office during office hours.
- Please ensure that ALL grading cards are properly completed and duly endorsed. A recent photograph of the candidate must be attached.
- For ALL candidates who are going for Red 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.
- The last day of submission is on 17 DEC 2018 (MONDAY). Any submission after this date will be considered as LATE SUBMISSION.
- Late submissions for candidates taking Red 1 & above are to be done within two (2) weeks from 18 DEC 2018 (Tuesday). 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 (18 DEC 2018 – 26 DEC 2018) | SGD 10.00 |
| 2nd subsequent week from last day of submission (27 DEC 2018 – 02 JAN 2019) | 50% of the grading fee payable by candidates for their respective grades. |
- An administrative fee of SGD 5.00 will be charged for late submission of candidates taking all other grades except Brown 1 & above.
- A roll call will be taken at 1.30pm for Red 1 (Senior) candidates going for 1st dan and 2.30pm for 1st dan and higher candidates. Those who miss the roll call will be considered as ABSENT or LATECOMERS. Latecomers will not be graded.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- For any enquiries, please contact the STF Secretariat Office or the Grading Department.
Important Notice
We target for the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) to commence operation at its new office at 35 Joo Chiat Place on Wednesday 5 December 2018. If we are unable to make it for any reasons, we will inform you later this week.
In the meantime, if you have any urgent matter to transact with STF, please call any of the STF staff who will be in the best position to tell you if it could be done.
Your understanding, co-operation and support are deeply appreciated.
Referee Training for Daedo Open Taekwondo Championships
Referees who are officiating in the Daedo Open must have attended the national referee refresher course conducted in July 2018.
Information on the referee training for the tournament is as follows.
Date: 27th November 2018 (Next Tuesday)
Venue: J H Kim Taekwondo (Bukit Timah) – 200 Turf Club Road, #02-02
Time:
6:00pm: A simple packed dinner will be provided for referees who register by 25th November
6:30pm: Kyorugi Referee Training (Short Briefing/Training on general rules and Tag-Team sparring with Daedo Team Sparring software)
8:00pm: Poomsae Referee Training (Short Briefing/Training on general rules and Beegak 1 and Beegak 2 familiarisation)
Only referees who have attended the training would be allowed to officiate at the event.
Bronze for Singapore at the 2018 World Poomsae Championships
Outstanding feats by our team at the 2018 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships held from 15 to 18 November 2018 in Chinese Taipei. The team of 8 players, lead by Mr Lee Thiam Poh, captured the first ever World Poomsae medal for Singapore with another player finishing in 5th place.
Although the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) only fielded a token team of 8 players, they did us proud by achieving the best results since we last competed in the World Poomsae 5 years ago in 2013. This is only the third time we have participated in the event.
STF’s warrior nun, Sister Linda Sim won the first ever world Poomsae medal for Singapore beating the defending champion Bronwyn Butterworth from Australia in the quarter-final.
It was a tense competition as both players were equally matched. Sister Linda beat Butterworth in the first poomsae but made a slight stumble in her second poomsae after her side kick in Taeback. It was nail biting waiting for the final score as we knew that it would be a very close fight between the two players. When the score flashed at 6.590 to 6.500, the Singapore camp broke into cheers as Sister Linda had beaten the world champion by 0.09 point!
In the semi-final, she was up against the youngest competitor in her division, Martinez Patricia from Mexico. Sister Linda gave a good showing against the younger Patricia who was slightly more agile. It was also a tightly contested semi-final with the final score standing at 6.970 to 6.710. Patricia won by only 0.26 point.
Not to be outdone by the oldest member of the team, our youngest player, 13-year old Nicholas Khaw, competing in his first major competition, ‘fought’ and made his way into the final of the Cadet Division.
In the prelimiary round, Nicholas was drawn into the tougher group comprising Korea, Denmark, Thailand, Iran, Philippines, Vietnam and Spain. It seemed to be an uphill challenge but Nicholas was in his element going into the routine. He completed the semi-final tying at 7.130 with Iran. An extraordinary feat as Iran is one of the powerhouses in Poomsae. Nicholas finished 5th out of 14 players in the semi-final. The top 8 semi-finalists would proceed to the final which was conducted in the single elemination format. Nicholas ranked 5th going into the final and was drawn against the Iranian who finished 4th.
Nicholas was first onto the mat against the Iranian. At the end of the first poomsae, the score was 7.320 to 7.240 in favor of the Iranian. In the second poomsae, it was a heart-stopping wait for the score because the 2 players’ performance were both similar. Both the players received the same score for their second poomsae and the final score came to 7.310 to 7.270. Nicholas lost by a whisker of 0.04 point to the Iranian! It was both a heartwrenching and satisfying moment.
It would have been a fairytale ending for Nicholas if he had won a bronze medal in his first major competition. But Nicholas can certainly hold his head high by finishing 5th in the world out of 27 players in his division. Nicholas has also shown that he is a force to be reckoned with as he has held himself well against some of the powerhouses, giving them a good run for their money.
We are also proud of the rest of the team members, Chelsea Sim, Diyanah Aqidah, Nicole Khaw, Woon Yong Chuang and Alamand Mik, for giving their best efforts in the competition.
It was indeed an amazing and enriching trip as our players had shown that they too, are capable of producing world level performance. They have also shown that they had what it takes to be a world class player. It was wonderful to see the high level of camaraderie amongst the players on and off the mats, making the competition not only enjoyable but fulfilling.