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Mr Milan Kwee, STF President, met seven senior taekwondo exponents, who aspired to be examiners, on 24 April 2007 to brief them on the qualities and responsibilities of an examiner.  He said that, if they had the qualifications and...

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF), the national sports association recognized by the Singapore Sports Council and affiliated to the Singapore National Olympic Council, will kick start the 1st National Inter-Junior College Taekwondo Poomsae Championships. We would like to invite all junior...

Mismatches are often witnessed during grading. Smaller candidates are required to spar with bigger, stronger and taller partners. This is not an ideal situation to bring out the best in the candidates. It may also expose the candidates to greater...

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation organizes the following courses, seminars, workshops, talks and briefings. National Coaching Accreditation Programme (NCAP) Technical or Taekwondo Coaching CourseNational Kyorugi Referee CourseNational Poomsae Referee CoursePoomsae Coach CourseUnarmed Combat ProgrammeKyorugi (Sparring) ProgrammeGrading Preparation ProgrammeNational Kyorugi Referee Refresher...

As a result of representations by some coaches, the requirements for 1st dan and higher will be as follows. 1st Compulsory          -           Koryo 2nd Compulsory         -           Keumgang The change is to encourage more black belts especially those in the F (31 and older) Division...

The STF was supposed to discontinue its practice of sending circulars by mail from 1 January 2007. However, it did not owing to requests from a number of clubs to give them more time. In order to encourage affiliates to...

A series of refresher course for all national poomsae referees will be organized at the National Training Centre. It will be held as follows. 14 April 2007 (5 – 8 pm)  -  for Senior Examiners 15 April 2007 (9 – 12noon) -...

32 participants in the Poomsae Coach Course understood the importance of repetition. They practiced their poomsae diligently before and during the course. Their effort was rewarded when they took the test at the end of the course. All of them...

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) plans to enlarge its pool of examiners to, among other things, give an opportunity for senior dan members to undertake a leadership position and prepare them to take on greater responsibilities. A briefing will be...

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) plans to start a Parents' Committee. The primary functions of the Committee will be to help promote the sport to more children, provide leadership and resources for the development of life skills and create new...