The Singapore Taekwondo Federation, on behalf of the taekwondo community in Singapore, would like to congratulate Dr Choue Chungwon, President of the World Taekwondo Federation, and his Korean colleagues on the successful bid of Pyeongchang of South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Dr Choue was in the thick of action at the IOC session in Durban where the voting and the announcement of the host site for the Games was made.
Pyeongchang beat Munich (Germany) and Annecy (France) for the right to host the august event.
The results of the national poomsae referee course held on 18 and 19 June 2011 at the STF National Training Centre are attached
A retest would be held on Friday 1 July 2011 at 7.30pm at the STF National Training Centre for those who had failed either the theory or practical components.
Unsuccessful participants who are interested in the retest must register with the STF by Thursday 30 June 2011. The fee is $20 per component. On the spot registration is $30. Participants are advised to read their notes and practised their poomsae to prepare for the retest.Those who received a Provisional pass for either the theory or practical component must attend the retest for an re-evaluation. Otherwise, they would be considered as failing the course.
When it comes to taekwondo, Edgefield certainly has an edge over most school as the programme has the full support of the Principal, Mr Leong Kok Kee, and his staff.
The school has chosen taekwondo as an activity for all its students and Mr Leong, being a leader by example, practices it with his students.
Mr Leong approached the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) last year to work out a plan for the introduction of the programme to the school. The discussion led to the dispatching of a team of four STF coaches – namely, Ms Ng Lee Noi, Mr Simon Ang, Mr Dave Ang and Mr Raymond Chin – to kick off the activity.
Under the leadership of Ms Ng, the coaches worked tirelessly in the interest of making the programme a success.
They sacrificed their allowances to help some of the students who could not afford to participate in the programme and voluntarily spent additional hours to prepare the students for the recent National Inter-School Taekwondo Championships.
The excellent support given by the school, the selfless sacrifices of the coaches and the hard work of the students combined to produce unexpected results for the school in the national school competitions.
Edgefield managed not only to win two gold, one silver and four bronze medals in its maiden outing but also capture the Best Newcomer title and the 3rd spot for the Overall ‘C’ Division (Female). It was a brilliant outcome by any count.
The school will certainly not rest on its laurels. It will continue to capitalize on its winning edge. And Edgefield Secondary School is a school to watch in next year’s competition!
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) held its annual general meeting on Saturday 18 June 2011 at the National Training Centre. 90 voting representatives from 60 affiliates attended the meeting.
Among other things, STF President Milan Kwee highlighted the significant progress made by the organization. He pointed out that it was possible because of the co-operation and support of the affiliates and urged them to continue working together to further enhance the profile of STF and the sport.
After the business of the general meeting including the election of 5 members for the incoming committee was completed, the 14 members (4 co-opted, 5 reserved and 5 elected) met to elect office-bearers for the new term. The following line-up was decided.
President : Mr Milan Kwee
1st Vice-President : Dr Ho Mun Wai
2nd Vice-President : Dr Lee Chee Wee
Hon Secretary : Ms Wong Liang Ming
Asst Hon Secretary : Mr Tan Kok Heng
Hon Treasurer : Ms Ng Lee Noi
Asst Hon Treasurer : Ms Katherine Lok
Members : Mr David Koh
Mr Tan Cheng Hui
Mr Lee Thiam Poh
Mr Ng Hwa Ann
Mr Thomson Tan Mr Lai Han Seng Mr Lee Thiam Huat
Ms Girlene Tan and Mr Lian Ah Lek were elected as internal auditors while Mr Steven Soh (former 1st Vice-President) and Mr RA Jeyaraman (former 2nd Vice President) were appointed Advisors to STF President.
The programme and list of competitiors for the 5th National Poomsae Championships which will be staged on Saturday 25 June 2011 (1.00pm to 9.30pm) and Sunday 26 June 2011 (9.30am to 6.30pm) are attached..
Prizes for all categories will be presented after each final performance.
All participating clubs are reminded that they are required to provide one poomsae referee each. Performers from clubs without referees for the competition will not be allowed to compete.
Lim Hyun, Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) demonstration trainer and Principal of Hyun Taekwondo Academy, received a Certificate of Commendation from Mr Kang Won-Sik, President of Kukkiwon, for his contribution to the development and dissemination of taekwondo.
The STF endorsed the nomination of Lim for the commendation early this year in recognition of his contribution to the development of taekwondo in Singapore. More specifically, Lim had unselfishly shared his skills with members of the STF by conducting numerous demonstration workshops.
He received the certificate on 31 January 2011 and was certainly a worthy recipient.
The Singapore Youth Olympic Festival (SYOF) Taekwondo Kyorugi Championships will be held on Saturday & Sunday, 13 and 14 August 2011 at the Singapore Expo Hall.
Documents pertaining to the competition are attached.
For this year’s competition, please note the following information.
The organizers will not accept incomplete submission. Submission after the closing date – that is, 8 July 2011 (Friday) by 1600hrs – will be rejected.
Every participating team must provide at one referee for the duration of the championships to qualify for participation. The referee may not be the same person. For example, it is acceptable for a club to submit four referees, one each for every competition day. A club will be barred from future participation if its referee fails to fulfill his or her obligations without the approval of the Tournament Chairman.
Each affiliate is allowed to field in only one player per weight category per division.
The eligibility grade for the national championships shall be based on April 2011 grading or the player’s last grading before April 2011 if he or she did not take his or her grading in that month.
New rules without video replay shall be adopted. This means, among other things, that points will be awarded on a graduated system.
Weigh-in shall be conducted on the competition day . During Weigh-in contestant shall wear T-shirt & short. However , weigh-in may be conducted in the nude if the contest wishes to do so (Inside room). There will be only one weigh-in. Players who are over weight or under weight shall be disqualified. A weigh-in machine similar to the one used for the official weigh-in shall be provided for the players to check their weight before they are officially weighed. No weight allowance will be given.
Male and female players are required to wear the following equipment on entering the arena: head gear, trunk protector, forearm guard, shin guard groin guard, gloves and mouth piece.
If you require any clarifications, please do not hesitate to call be at 91064421 or any of the Secretariat staff at 63451491.
The Unarmed Combat Programme (Level 2) will be held from 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17 July 2011 at the STF National Training Centre. For the timings and other details, please see the attached course outline
You will notice that the timings for poom belts and black belts are different. However, if the response is not so good for either the poom belt or black belt course, it will be combined. The combined course will be held at the earlier timing.
Besides exemption from the unarmed combat component for the promotion test, the qualification will allow successful participants to move on to Level 3.The registration form is also attached. All cheques must be crossed and made payable to the “Singapore Taekwondo Federation”.
