The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Taekwondo Group will be organizing a Poomsae Coach Course under the auspices of the Singapore Taekwondo Federation on Sunday 2 January 2011 at 10am to 6pm at NTU Sports & Recreation Centre, 20 Nanyang Green Singapore 637715.
Those who have missed the earlier course organized by the STF may join the course.
The registration form is attached. The deadline for the submission of the application is Thursday 30 December 2010.
For more information, please contact Darwin Goh at 97610550 or email him at solarlord85@yahoo.com.
More than 120 members from the national training squads, demonstration team, TEAMgOLD, Assisi Warriors and Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) Management Committee attended a simple X’mas Party organized by the STF for the group to let their hair down.
The event held on 23 December 2010 at the National Training Centre (Whampoa) was kicked off with a short speech by the Mr Milan Kwee, STF President. He went on to carve a turkey to signal the start of the buffet dinner.
The evening turned out to be a fun one for all.
While the young ones reveled in their games and exchanged gifts, the not-so-young ones touched base and tried to outdo one another in their own contest. It was simply ‘drinking’. For the accompanying parents, they enjoyed themselves by watching their kids having fun.
Mr Phua Huat Chuan, outgoing Principal of Broadrick Secondary School was conferred with a 2nd dan honorary black belt by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) on 19 October 2010 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of taekwondo in the school.
Mr Phua had, among other contributions, initiated the setting up of the school’s taekwondo CCA; procured funding for the purchase of training equipment; and encouraged students to take up the sport as their CCA. Most importantly, Mr Phua promoted the sport through the school’s PE programme which meant that all students would be given a chance to experience the sport.
STF 2nd Vice-President, Mr RA Jeyaraman, presented the certificate, uniform and belt to Mr Phua at the school’s event on 22 October 2010 at Wavehouse on Sentosa Island.
The STF wishes Mr Phua the best in his new appointment as the Principal of Regent Secondary School – the school which hosted the Inter-School Taekwondo Championships in 2009 when taekwondo was included as a trial sport for the school sports calendar.
The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) will be organizing the next international kyorugi referee course from 5 to 8 January 2011 at the WTF Taekwondo Centre in Teheran, Iran.
Qualified 1st class national referees with at least a 4th dan Kukkiwon certification are invited to submit their application by email to the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) if they are interested in participating in the seminar. On receipt of the email, the STF will advise you of further action.
The registration fee is US$300 and the deadline is 29 December 2010.
It has been decided that all expense, including air ticket, meals and accommodation – pertaining to the course will be borne by the applicants. The STF will make the necessary arrangement to register interested participants with the WTF.
26 students and 2 teachers from Springfield Secondary School flew to the land of morning calm to have a taste of taekwondo in Korea.
They, accompanied by the school taekwondo coaches – Tan Cheng Hui and Joyce Lim, spent six days from 18 to 23 November 2010 in Seoul expanding their knowledge of the sport. And the trip turned out to be an unforgettable experience for them.
The group’s first destination was the International Kumgang Taekwondo Centre where they were treated to an awe-inspiring demonstration by students of Master An Byeong Cheol. That put the Springfield students in a mood to learn more of the ‘tricks of the trade’. But it was hard work. Master An put them through a punishing training session which brought them aches and pains the next day.
But they were not deterred. Like true warriors continued their journey. Their next stop was the Bucheon Information Industry High School where they got to experience the taekwondo program offered in the Korean schools. They trained with the High School students and found the session to be very tough. However, they managed to keep pace with their counterparts.
Dion Tan, 2010 Inter-School Kyorugi and Poomsae champion said: “We actually enjoyed the grueling training. I think it would be good for such training to be adopted in schools as it would help toughen our boys and girls mentally.”
The session at the High School ended with a photo and sharing sessions for the students of both schools. It was quite educational for the students as they learned more about each other’s culture.
Moving on, the group visited the gymnasium of the world renowned Korean Tigers. The students were allowed to join in the training. And they relished every minute of it although they were struggling to keep up with the Tigers. The warm-up alone took one hour! It was certainly tiring for the students but they were not complaining.
At the end of the session, the Tigers showed off their skills by give a short but spectacular demonstration. In appreciation of their hospitality, Joyce and two students entertained them with a taekwondo aerobic dance performance. Following which, the students took lots of pictures with their favorite Tigers.
Said Tan Xue Ying, the group captain, “I must thank Springfield Secondary School for the exposure. After acquiring so many invaluable lessons from the trip, I realize that it is indeed a privilege to be a student of the school. All the students who went for the training are indeed lucky!”
Damon Yong Teck Chuan, Singapore Sports Council Relationship Manager, tied the knot with Sharon Wee Ai Lian.
Among other sports, Teck Chuan is in charge of taekwondo matters and has been liaising closely with officials of Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) to assist in the development of the sport in Singapore.
On behalf of the taekwondo fraternity, the STF would like to congratulate Teck Chuan and Sharon on their union and wish the couple a blissful and ‘babyful’ marriage.
The National Poomsae Referees’ Course will be held on 8 & 9 January 2011. It will kick off the year’s series of courses.
All clubs are reminded to have sufficient poomsae referees to support their plan to participate in the numerous poomsae championships scheduled for 2011 as all participating teams must be represented by a poomsae referee each.
There are several cases of clubs begging to borrow referees from other clubs. The Tournament Committee is considering disallowing this practice. Hence, all clubs are advised to have their own poomsae referees.
Those who wish to officiate in the POL-ITE Taekwondo Championships may attend the course as a refresher if they have not done so for the year. A separate test will be conducted for them. The participation fee is $20.
Mr Milan Kwee was recognized for his exceptional leadership in the promotion of the Korean art of taekwondo by the Korean Association (Singapore) on 9 December 2010 at its Annual Meeting and Celebration at Shangri-la Hotel.
Almost 600 members of the Korean community were present to witness, among other things, the presentation of awards to outstanding Koreans. Among them was Mr Bong Se-Jong, the Chairman, Korean Association (Singapore), who was awarded a distinguished medal from Mr Lee Myung Bak, President of the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Mr Oh-Joon, Ambassador of ROK and the Guest of Honor, presented the award to Mr Bong on behalf of the South Korean President.
In presenting the award to Mr Kwee, Mr Bong said that it was in recognition of his effort which resulted in the proliferation of taekwondo in Singapore and the recognition of the sport in schools.
Mr Bong also wished the STF continued success.
Congratulations, Mr Kwee. The local taekwondo community is proud of you!
The POL-ITE (Polytechnic-Institute of Techncial Education) Taekwondo Championship, organized by Temasek Polytechnic and sanctioned by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation, will be held 22 and 23 January 2011 at the Temasek Polytechnic Sports Hall.The details and relevant forms on the event are attached.
Please contact the following members of the organizing committee if you require any further information or clarification.
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation has decided to organize another demonstration workshop on Thursday 23 December 2010 from 2.00pm to 5.00pm at the National Training Centre.
The decision was prompted by those who had attended the workshop on Sunday 28 November. Some of the participants wanted to practice more under the expert guidance of Mr Lim Hyun and his assistants from Hyun Academy. This also gives those who have missed the workshop a chance to learn the various spectacular demonstration moves.
The registration form is attached. And the fee for the workshop is $30. All participants are required to wear their ‘dobok’ for the session.
Participation certificates will be awarded at the end of the workshop for those who register on or before 17 December 2010.
