80 participants went through the unarmed combat course (Level 1) held on 8, 9, 15 and 16 May 2010 at the National Training Centre.
The course was conducted by Leon Koh under the supervision of RA Jeyaraman, Martial Arts Committee Chairman. They were assisted by Peter Wong and Brian Peh.
All the participants were attentive and followed the instructions given to them. It was also obvious that many of them did their own training as their effort was expressed during the tests.
Those who passed the tests will be exempted from the unarmed combat component required of candidates going for the 2nd poom or 2nd dan. They may also proceed to the next level.
The following is a list of national poomse referees who attended the Poomsae Referee Refresher Seminar on 16 May 2010 held at the STF National Training Centre
Ananurmelati Bte Abdul Rahman Acme TKD
Chen Rowena Acme TKD
Kang Rui Jie Acme TKD
Lim Soon Yi Joyce Acme TKD
Low Zi Ping Melvin Acme TKD
Mar Wee Chen Acme TKD
Merly Q Laperme Acme TKD
Ng Le Bing Acme TKD
Ong Yong Le Acme TKD
Tan Nicholas Acme TKD
Thong Denise Acme TKD
Wee Li Sheng Sherman Acme TKD
Ho Johnnaton Aljunied TKD
Lee Thiam Huat Darran Anglican TKD
Muhd Fadhil Bin Musa Anglican TKD
Lee Thiam Poh Anglican TKD
Jahangir Khan Apex TKD
Lee Joseph Apex TKD
Tan Kok Heng Apex TKD
Sim Hui Shan Aspire TKD
Ronald Lim Aspire TKD
Tan Thiam Sing Samuel Axiom TKD
Chong Kin Fei Ben Bukit Panjang TKD
Tan Cheah Her Sam Bukit Panjang TKD
Lee Yen Yen Eunos TKD
Quak Soon Meng Eunos TKD
Lee Seung Mun Induk TKD
Lai Han Seng J H Kim TKD
Ganesan s/o Sundaram Jurong Town TKD
Ho Mun Wai Liang Seng Sports
Yow Pauline Nee Soon East ‘7’ RC
Goh Darwin NTU TKD
See Xinyou NTU TKD
Choon Kean Fatt NTU TKD
Tan Kheng Juan Henry NUS TKD
Ng Keng Boon PAP Leng Kee
Goh Kai Lin Radin Mas CC
Loh Christopher Radin Mas CC
Ong Bee Ai Alice Radin Mas CC
Ong Ker Seng Peter Radin Mas CC
Qui Gladdy Radin Mas CC
Teo Yeow Hong Radin Mas CC
Teo Ghim Hock Polo Raiders TKD
Tay Xiong Sheng Shota TKD
Lee Wei Kang Samuel Shota TKD
Leon Koh Shota TKD
Lee Zhen Chong Sports Team TKD
Koh David St Teresa TKD
Ong Ze Lin St Teresa TKD
Poon Jackie St Teresa TKD
Suriana St Teresa TKD
Tan Dion St Teresa TKD
Tan Willy St Teresa TKD
Lee Yew Jin Sebastian Summit TKD
Ho Michael Summit TKD
Tan Kok Seng T & T TKD
Bong Peng Luck TEAMgOLD
Linda Sim TEAMgOLD
Lai Hai Mei Temasek Polytechnic TKD
Yeow Yasmin Victoria JC
Teh Kiang Chye Donald Vosper TKD
Tan Lee Fong Girlene Zen TKD
Only the listed referees are qualified to officiate in poomsae tournaments for the next one year from 22 May 2010.
All STF Secretariat staff have been assigned to Bedok Sports Hall to perform official duties at the National Inter-School (A Division) Taekwondo Championships on Friday 21 May 2010.
As a result of the assignment, the office will be closed for the day.
The schedule and list of competitors for the National Poomsae Championships which will be staged on Saturday 22 May 2010 (1pm to 10pm) and Sunday 23 May 2010 (9am to 10pm) are attached.
The following categories will be completed on Saturday 22 May 2010.
Individual Female (A and B Divisions) – S/N 1 to 14
Pair – S/N 111 to 131
Prizes for the above categories will be presented at the end of the competition day.
All participating clubs are reminded that they are required to provide one poomsae referee each. The referee must have attended the poomsae referee course conducted on Sunday 16 May 2010. Performers from clubs without referees for the competition will not be allowed to compete.
If you do not know what to expect for your important promotion test and want to find out, you should attend the next grading preparation workshop which will be held as follows.
Date
Sunday 6 June 2010
Time
2.00pm to 5.30pm (for participants below 15 years old) 6.00pm to 9.30pm (for participants 15 years old and above)
Venue
STF National Training CentreBlock 80 Lorong Limau#04-191Singapore 320080
Dress Code
‘Dobok’
Certification
Certificate of Participation
Fee
$30
Closing Date
Thursday 3 June 2010
The workshop is open to red (senior and junior), poom and black belt holders.
The primary objective of 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.
Coaches may use the information acquired by their students at the workshop as a basis to guide them for their grading.
During the workshop, participants will be briefed on the grading guidelines and the expectations of the examiners.
All candidates who have attended the workshop are reminded to submit a copy of the certification of participation with their grading applications. This is necessary for the examiners to give them special consideration, if required.
The registration form is attached.
Please note that if there are insufficient participants, the STF reserves the right to combine the 2 workshops to be held from 2.00pm to 5.30pm.
1159 participants from 41 affiliates will be participating in the 4th National Poomsae Taekwondo Championships which would be held on 22 and 23 May 2010 at Bedok Sports Hall.
However, the number of affiliates with poomsae referees registered for the Poomsae Referee Refresher Seminar schedule on 16 May 2010 is far fewer.
The STF would like to remind all affiliates that they will not be allowed to participate in the competition if they do not support the event with at least one poomsae referee.
Only poomsae referee who have attended the Poomsae Referee Refresher Seminar will be allowed to officiate in the event. Poomsae referees assigned for the championships must perform their duties throughout the tournament. If they cannot for any reason, they will have to arrange for their own replacement.
Affiliates who fail to fulfill their commitment will be barred from future participation.
The results of the ‘dan’ promotion test held on 28 March 2010 are attached.
Looking at the results, one will see more pass than fail. This is good news to many. But only those with passes for all the components – that is, basic, poomsae, sparring and self-defence, theory or thesis will be considered as having granted their promotion.
Those who fail to clear all components will be required to go for a retest on Sunday 27 June 2010 at 4.00pm at the STF National Training Centre (Whampoa). They will be evaluated only on the component(s) they failed.
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) salutes all the candidates for the tremendous effort they demonstrated during the training and grading and congratulates all successful candidates.
For those who have not made the grades, the STF is confident that they will. It is just a matter of time.
The competitors’ list is attached for coaches’ verifications. Please ensure that the participants’ names, schools and categories are correct.
If any of the information is not accurate, please bring it up during the briefing on Wednesday, 12 May 2010 at 3.00pm for correction.
Coaches with participants who have not had their grades verified are requested to make sure that is done before the briefing. Otherwise, the participants may be disqualified. There will be no refund of fees for disqualified participants.
