Chelsea Sim won a silver medal for taekwondo in the Women (Individual) poomsae event at the 27th SEA Games held on 18 December 2013 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
Read more on her performance in the attached press article.
Release of NCAP (Level 1) Results
The results of the NCAP (Level 1) Technical course will be released at latest in the second week of January 2014.
The examiners needed more time to discuss on the evaluation of the participants to give them the fairest outcome.
We thank the participants for their understanding
Youth Leadership Camp
The United Nation Office of Sport on Development and Peace (UNOSDP) will be organizing a Youth Leadership Camp from 10 to 20 July 2014 in Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
We have received an invitation from World Taekwondo Federation today for nominations of participants between the ages of 18 to 25 years.
The purpose of the camp is to bring together youth who have the potential to be community leaders in the field of sport for development. The camp will be both, theoretical and practical in nature and provide participants with a toolkit on how sport can be best used to improve the social conditions in the participant’s home communities.
However, each nominee MUST meet the following criteria.
- The participants should be from the age of 18-25.
- They should be currently volunteering or working in the sport for development field and involved with community programmes.
- The participant should have a leadership role within their sport for development organization.
- Since one of the objectives of the camp is to share best practices and experiences from the field, UNOSDP is looking for young people with great social skills who would be ready to present and share their work in public.
- Most importantly UNOSDP is looking for participants who are motivated and dedicated to work in the field of sport for development and peace, bringing innovative ideas into their programmes and to this field.
- Since the official language of the camps is English, it is essential that the candidate has excellent conversational skills in English.
- There is strength in diversity and therefore we encourage persons with disabilities, people from different cultural backgrounds, with different experiences to come together to teach each other and to learn from one another.
All costs for the participants will be covered. NOTE: This does not include getting to and from airports in the home countries of the participants or the cost of the VISA application process.
Your nomination must be submitted to the STF by Wednesday 11 December 2013 by 12 noon.
Creditable Performance by Raiders
Raiders Taekwondo led by coaches, Mr Polo Teo and Ms Koh Poh Ling, fielded 2 players for the 3rd USM-Kelantan International Open Taekwondo 2013 held on 14 to 16 November 2013 in Kelantan Malaysia. They were 10-year old Joshiah Tan and 14-year old Jaden Lim. The team was supported by Mr Alan Lim and Ms Ang Leng Kee.
Here is a brief report from Ms Koh:
“Raiders decided to participate in the event to provide exposure for two of our most promising players. And we were glad we did.
It was an eye opener for them. They impressed with the speed and strength of the other players. Nevertheless, they were not overwhelmed.
Joshiah fought his way to a bronze medal in the under 28kg category for 10-13 years old. He earned a place in the semi-finals by beating his aggressive opponent 4-1. His progress to the final was stopped by an experienced opponent who capitalized on Joshiah’s unfamiliarity with the head kick rule.
Our other player, Jaden, also gave of his best. However, it was not enough for him to overcome his crafty Malaysian opponent in his opening match. The match saw many exciting exchanges with Jaden displaying sparks of brilliance which I was proud of.
Both players returned richer in experience which, we believe, will serve them well in their future exploits in the arena.
Raiders would like to thank the Singapore Taekwondo Federation for the opportunity and support. The trip had certainly enriched the experience of the two boys. For which, they and their parents were also grateful.”
NTU Taekwondo Open Championships 2014
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.
1st Daedo Taekwondo Invitational Championships 2013
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 1st Daedo Taekwondo Invitational Championships 2013 was successfully staged on 1st 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.
A Record for National Poomsae Referees
57 national poomsae referees participated in the National Poomsae Referee Refresher Course held on 25 November 2013 at the National Training Centre.
The course was conducted to keep national poomsae referees abreast with the latest in poomsae and to allow them revalidate their referee licenses. It entailed fundamentals of poomsae refereeing, recognized poomsae judging and free-style poomsae judging.
The teaching mode included Powerpoint presentation, video show and practical training.
At the end of the session, all the referees were tested on their theoretical and practical knowledge. All of them proved to be ready for their next refereeing assignment by passing the tests. Their achievement was a record as it was the first time a 100 per cent pass rate was registered for a course.
Congratulations to the following.
| Ang Hui Xin |
| Ang Leng Kee |
| Ang Shi Cheng Jeric |
| Cheok Kai Hwee Eileen |
| Chin Kian Chung |
| Chong Chih Chung |
| Chong Kin Fei |
| Chong Shing Ching Bryan |
| Go Rocky |
| Gunaseelan T |
| Ho Johnnaton |
| Ho Wei Kit Dixon |
| Ho Yao Tong Victor |
| Kang Rui Jie |
| Koh Choon Seng Daivd |
| Koi Yi Hao |
| Kuah Tong Khee Bernard |
| Lai Hai Mei |
| Lai Han Seng |
| Lee Felton |
| Lee Jie Yao Alan |
| Lee Yen Yen |
| Lee Yew Jin Sebastian |
| Li Derong Eric |
| Lim Soon Yi Joyce |
| Lin Huixian |
| Lor Ke Li |
| Maung Soe |
| Mok Li Hao Thomas |
| Muhd Ikhwan Bin Adam |
| Na Kok Peng |
| Ng Lee Noi |
| Ngia Bao Yi |
| Ong Bee Ai |
| Ong Ker Seng |
| Perez Kathy Leen |
| Poon Wai Tung |
| Quak Soon Meng |
| Quek Keng Li Eric |
| Seah Lei Li Catherine |
| Seow Chan Teng Sunny |
| Sim Ee Guay Linda |
| Sim Zhi Hong Nigel |
| Tan Beng Hua |
| Tan Ding Qi |
| Tan Jian Ming Joshua |
| Tan Kheng Juan Henry |
| Tan Kok Seng |
| Tan Yong Chen Patrick |
| Teo Ghim Hock |
| Teo Jie Yu |
| Teo Qinyi Joanne |
| Teo Wei Feng Benjamin |
| Teo Xue Lee Jasmine |
| Teo Yeow Hong |
| Wee Li Sheng Sherman |
| Woon Jun Hui |
Enjoyable International Exchanges
Players from four clubs – two from Malaysia and two from Indonesia – congregated at the National Training Centre (NTC)on 24 November 2013 for the first ever international club exchanges in Singapore. Singapore was represented by members from several local clubs.
The exchanges were fast and furious with many of the young players showing great potential for the future. For those who lacked skills, they made up with lots of guts and gusto. The spectators comprising parents and supporters were vociferous landing their voices to urge the players to give of their best.
The event was indeed memorable for all the participants. After all, winning was not in their mind. It was about having fun and learning from each other. At the end of the day all participants won as they left the NTC with new friends and loads of new experiences.
30 Players Shortlisted for Asian Cities Tournament
30 players (kyorugi and poomsae) have been shortlisted to vie for places in the 18th Asian Cities Gold Cup Taekwondo Championships to be held from 7 to 9 February 2014 in Hong Kong.
The shortlisted players are as follows.
Kyorugi (Male Senior)
– Chew Kai Jun
– Tan Junwei Jason
– Raja Arshad
– Muhammad Norhalim
– Raja Zulfadi
– Ng Ming Wei
– Eric Wong
– Choo Wei Xian
Kyorugi (Female Senior)
– Evonne Kua Ee Feng
Kyorugi (Male Junior)
– Jaden Lim
– Roydon Soh
– Ryan Lim
– Chua Rui
– Mohamed Hanis
– Shaikh Abdullah
– Cheong Xuuen
– Shi Cong
Kyorugi (Female Junior)
– Chew Xin Wei
– Nur Fadzlyn
– Kylynn Goh Jia Qi
Kyorugi (Male Cadet)
– Bryan Yap Sheng-En
– Sebastian Ng Wei Siang
– Hoo Jun Quan
– Aloysius Chua Chen Kang
– Nigel Tan Jun Jie
– Cheong Wenn
Poomsae (Male)
– Kang Rui Jie
– Sherman Wee Li Sheng
Poomsae (Female)
– Chelsea Sim Shu Zhen
– Tan Shi Ying
Shortlisted players will be required to fulfill the training requirements averaging 12 hours per week to qualify for the final selection which will be held on Sunday 12 January 2014 at 12.00pm at the STF National Training Centre.
The number of players who will eventually board the plane will be decided by the selectors at the final trial.
Those who are not selected to train for the final trial are encouraged to continue training for future selections. For them, the outcome of the selection simply means that they are not ready for international competitions.
All shortlisted players are requested to report for briefing and training on Sunday 8 December 2013 at 12.00pm at the STF National Training Centre.
Grading Preparation Workshop 28 December 2013
The next grading preparation workshop will be held as follows.
Date
Saturday 28 December 2013
Time
5.00pm to 8.00pm
Venue
STF National Training Centre
Blk 80 Lorong Limau
04-191
Singapore 320080
Dress Code
‘Dobok’
Certification
Certificate of Participation
Fee
On or before Monday 23 December 2013 – $30.00
On or before Thursday 26 Decmber 2013 – $40.00
On the spot registration – $50.00
(Fees paid are not refundable unless the application is rejected.)
The workshop is open to red (senior and junior), poom and black belt holders.
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.