The Demonstration Tournament held on 29 December at Toa Payoh Sports Hall gave participants the opportunity to
prove that they could jump higher or farther, break more concretes or boards and be more creative and stylish in the multifarious events.

The competition, which was the second in the series, saw many new records broken and many new champions.  There were also some champions, including Baek Moo Jin, Kang rui Jie and Song Jeong Ho – who successfully defended their crowns.

What’s more, the tournament also put some lesser known clubs – for example Bristish Club, Top Taekwondo and Ildo Taekwondo – in the limelight.  It showed, among other things, that every club had the ability to produce champions and not the preserve of the top clubs.

The tournament results are attached.   

The programme and name list for the 2ndNational Taekwondo Demonstration Championships, which will be held on Sunday 29 December 2013 at Toa Payoh Sports Hall, are attached.

The STF wishes all participants and sepctators an enjoyable and rewarding experience at the tournament.

Ms Tan Shi Ying, Organizing Chairman of the NTU Open Championships 2014 has annouced that the competition will be held on 8 and 9 March 2014 in NTU.

The event is sanctioned by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation.

For more information on the tournament, please contact the Chairman at 9112 8447.

The tournament was held on 1 December 2013 at the premises of the Singapore American School.Here is a brief report by Mr Lai Han Seng.

The 1^st Daedo Taekwondo Invitational Championships 2013 was successfully staged on 1^st December 2013 at the Singapore American School. The event attracted over 140 participants. What was special about this championship is that it was the first time that the Daedo Protector Scoring System (PSS) and Instant Video Review (IVR) was used for participants of the Young Junior and Junior categories.

This STF-sanctioned championships was organized by J H Kim Taekwondo Institute (Bukit Timah) and supported by the Youth Development Committee. The event was made possible with Singapore American Community Action Council (SACAC) for sponsoring the location and K&G Marketing for being the main sponsor.

It was an enlightening experience for many of the participants, as the system will only pick up impact when the electronic foot protector contacts properly on the electronic chest protector. Participants now know that kicks have to land squarely on the chest protector and contacting with the arm or forearm protector will no longer garner them points. However parents and students agree that it is a fair and transparent system. They also appreciate the opportunity given to the participants to try out the electronic system which in time to come may be implemented in local tournaments.

Besides the individual events, some of the boys were also matched up in team events, which increased the excitement in the hall as every affiliate rooted for their team.

The organizing committee would like to put on record its appreciation to officials, referees, volunteers and all for making the event a resounding success. Their hard work resulted in a well-run championships, which also received positive feedbacks.

The results of the competition are attached.