STF Patron Kris Wiluan, who is also the President of the Asean Taekwondo Federation (ATF), was conferred with the Honorary 6th Dan Black Belt by Kukkiwon President Oh Hyun Deuk on Thursday 2 August 2018 at Kukkiwon, the World Taekwondo Headquarters.

Mr Wiluan has been the ATF President for more than 30 years and was a former WT Council Member and Executive Council Member of Taekwondo Indonesia.  His contributions to the development of taekwondo in Asean and the rest of the world is commendable.  The taekwondo community in the Asean region looks forward to his continued dedication to the sport.

The award ceremony was witnessed by Kukkiwon Chairman Hong Sung Chon and Mrs Elizabeth Wiluan.

On behalf of the taekwondo community in Singapore, we congratulate the accolade received by Mr Wiluan.

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Here are some pictorial shots of Sister Linda meeting the Pope at the Vatican City in Rome as part of the World Taekwondo Demonstration Team.

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Interested youths who are born between 26 July 1998 and 27 July 2005 may apply through their club.  Any officials who are interested may also apply to accompany the youths.  The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) reserves the right to select 1 offical and 4 youths for the camp.  Applications by email to stkdf@mail.com providing the following details must reach the STF office by Wednesday 9 May 2018.

–  Name of Official / Participant

–  Singapore Citizen

–  Date of Birth

–  Grade

–  Ability to speak English

Selected participants will be fully responsible for all expenses pertaining to the camp.

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The Asian Taekwondo Union (ATU) will be organizing the Kyorugi Coach and Poomsae Coach License Courses on 21 and 22 May 2018 in Hochiminh City, Vietnam.

The license will be required for coaches who represent their country during any ATU or international ‘G’ Level Championships hosted by any 5 Continental Unions.  The fee is US$300 per course.

Selected participants will be fully responsible for all expenses pertaining to the courses.

Interested participants must be at least 18 years old and hold a valid WT Global Official License, Kukkiwon Certificate and a qualified Level 2 (Kyorugi) and Level 3 (Poomsae) coach.

Please submit your application to stkdf@mail.com by Friday 27 April 2018 for consideration.

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SINGAPORE’S TAEKWONDO VETERAN NG SER MIANG APPOINTED HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF KUKKIWON

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

International Business Times

The 68-year-old Ng Ser Miang, who is a member of International Olympic Committee (IOC) and who worked for the inaugural of 2010 Youth Olympic Games, has now been appointed as the honorary chairman of Kukkiwon aka World Taekwondo Headquarters.

According to reports, Mr Ng said that it is his honour to become a vital part of Kukkiwon and he believes that taekwondo is more than just a martial art and a sport.

He also mentioned that since 2000, this sport has been recognized as an Olympic sport but there is a lot of scope for development.

Mr Ng said that since he has now taken a huge responsibility, he will try to use international appointments to support the sport in Singapore.

Kukkiwon also regulates Korea’s taekwondo governing body, which is in charge of various aspects such as training, grading, including research and innovation.

Among all Singaporean taekwondo veterans, Mr Ng is one of the most respected and experienced sports personalities. From 1991 to 2002, he was the chairman of national sports agency called Sport Singapore, commonly known as Singapore Sports Council.

Along with taekwondo, he opted for sailing and was a former Singapore sailor who won a silver medal at the 1969 South-east Asia Peninsular Games, now known as SEA Games.

According to the taekwondo veteran, his friendship with Kukkiwon’s late founder Dr Kim Un Yong actually triggered his interest in this sport. While taking about Dr Kim, who established the foundation in 1972, Mr Ng said that he knew the former IOC vice-president since 1991. He also expressed that because of Dr Kim, he learnt about taekwondo and helped to support the national Sports Association.

While commenting on Mr Ng’s new engagement with Kukkiwon, Mr Milan Kwee, the president of Singapore Taekwondo Federation said that he is delighted and honoured to see a Singaporean to chair a high position in Kukkiwon.

Mr Kwee, who has been re-elected in 2017 for another term as a member of the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC), said that Mr Ng is a humble person and is liked by many sports personalities.

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The Asian Taekwondo Union (ATU) would be conducting a New Poomsae Eudcation Seminar for National Poomsae Team of ATU Member National Associations’ coaches, athletes and international referees in preparation for the 18th Asian Games to be held in September 2018.

The Management has decided to open to affiliate members who are interested to attend the seminar.  Selected participants will be fully responsible for all expenses pertaining to the seminar.

The seminar would be held from 20 to 26 March 2018 in Muju Taekwondowon, Korea.

Interested participants are to submit the following to stkdf@mail.com by Monday 22 January 2018 for consideration.

–  Full Name

–  Name of affiliate

–  Position (coach or athlete – athletes must be Singapore Citizen)

–  World Taekwondo Global Membership number

–  Soft copies of passport photograph and valid passport

Selected participants, upon completion of the seminar, will be required to conduct New Poomsae courses to affiliate members.

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SEOUL, Korea (Oct. 3, 2017) – Dr. Un Yong Kim, founding president of World Taekwondo and former vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) passed away on October 3. He was 86 years old.

In 1971, Kim was elected president of the Korean Taekwondo Association. In 1972, he founded the Kukkiwon to operate as a brick-and-mortar “Mecca” for global taekwondo training and grading in Seoul’s Gangnam district. In 1973, he became the founding president of the newly inaugurated World Taekwondo Federation, or WTF. (Today, World Taekwondo, or WT.) The federation held the first World Taekwondo Championships at the Kukkiwon in 1973.

Under Kim’s stewardship, taekwondo unified and systemized domestically; internationally, its profile rose. It was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and 1992 Barcelona Olympics – indeed, the mass demonstration during the opening ceremony of 1988 Seoul Olympics became iconic worldwide – and became a program sport in 2000 in Sydney – where Kim also played a key role organizing the joint march-in of South and North Korean athletes.

In addition to his role as a taekwondo administrator, Kim was an International Olympic Committee (IOC) board member and served as president of the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), the Korean National Olympic Committee and president of the 2002 Pusan Asian Games Organizing Committee. He was the most prominent figure in sports.

He is survived by his wife, son and two daughters.

A funeral service for Dr. Un Yong Kim will be held at Kukkiwon at 8:30 on October 9.

Source: WT

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It seems that Para Taekwondo is on a roll. For the second time (and second month in a row) a Para-Taekwondo athlete has been nominated for athlete of the month by the IPC!!

This time it is Evan Medell from USA that has been nominated for his win over world number one from Croatia, Ivan Miculic in the K44 Male over 75 kg division, at the Oceania Para Taekwondo Open.

Please cast your votes for Evan on www.paralympic.org.  Voting ends on Thursday 8 June 2017.

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Mr. Jean Claude Niringiyimana, from Rwanda was nominated as Allianz Athlete of the month of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

It is the first time that a Para Taekwondo athlete was nominated for Allianz Athlete of IPC.

Niringiyimana upset the world elite in his first ever international Para taekwondo tournament when he clinched the silver in the men’s under 61kg K44 at the African Para Taekwondo Open.

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation encourages all affiliates and their members to support the candidate.

Voting ends on Tuesday 9 May 2017.

Please visit www.paralympic.org to vote for him.

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The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) had taken the initiative to create the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) to address the global refugee crisis and further promote our sport and its noble values around the world.

The WTF is calling for support of the THF and hope that taekwondo members could take the time to visit the THF website www.thfaid.org and sign their online petition. A guide explaining the different ways to support THF is attached. 

They need all the help they can get to spread the word about THF!

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