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Supplementary Grading

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It has come to the Management Committee’s attention that some affiliates holding supplementary grading have fewer than the minimum number of candidates required for such grading – that is 250 candidates. Although the number has dropped over the years, the affiliates continue to host the grading despite not meeting the requirements.

With effect from the April 2010 grading, all affiliates organizing supplementary grading must have at least 200 candidates. The number has been reduced to make it easier for some affiliates to meet the target.

Affiliates with fewer than 200 candidates can still organize the grading but payment will still be for 200 candidates.

Affiliates are to note that approval for supplementary grading is given subject to the affiliates meeting the number required and the obligations to ensure that the venue is suitable for the activity and all arrangements are made to facilitate the grading including according the examiners proper respect and recognition.

The STF will bar an affiliate from holding further supplementary grading if it fails to fulfill any of the criteria or obligations.

Another World-Ranked Singaporean

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In the recent release of World-ranking players by the World Taekwondo Federation, another player from Singapore joined the roll of honor.

Jason Tan who won a bronze medal in the Laos Sea Games in December 2009 has been ranked 66th in the men’s under 54kg category.

With Jason’s inclusion in the list, Singapore now has two World-ranked players. The other is Jacqueline Quek who was ranked 48th in the women’s under 78kg category in the last WTF announcement.

With her achievement in the Laos Sea Games, she moved up the ranking ladder to 39th position.

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation is delighted with the progress made by its national players in the international scene.

To Jason and Jacqueline – Congratulations!

Invitations

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The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) will be organizing a simple gathering at the National Training Centre (Whampoa) on Thursday 11 February 2010 at 7pm to celebrate the festive occasion.

All club leaders and instructors are invited to join in the gathering which is primarily held to allow all key members of the STF to touch base in a social environment.

If you are able to attend the function, please call Jolene, Theresa or Rosalind at 63451491 by Friday 5 February 2010.

The STF Management looks forward to seeing you at the gathering and wishes all members and friends of taekwondo a happy and prosperous Lunar New Year and happy Valentine’s Day.

Grading Information

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Here are some pieces of information which Clubs will do well to note.

Interview

For the interview segment, the grading assistant or ‘commander’ shall instruct the candidates to queue up in a straight line about 1.5 meters away from the examiner’s table. They shall stand in order of their numbers – that is, the number one candidate first followed by the rest.

When the examiner is ready, he shall signal the first candidate to approach him. The candidate called will bow, walk towards the examiner and stand at ease about 0.2 meters away from the table.

The candidate shall answer the questions clearly and concisely. On completion of the interview, he shall take a step back, bow and move off.

Candidates should conduct themselves well at all times as their demeanor will be taken into consideration when the examiner assesses them.

Grading Assistants

Black belt assistants who are involved in sparring during the grading are required to wear groin guards. They should not spar if they do not wear the equipment for safety reasons.  

Armed Combat Requirement

For 2nd to 3rd dan and 3rd to 4th dan grading,  candidates may use short stick or rubber knife. The examiners will assess candidates on their ability to execute their techniques accurately, smoothly and realistically.

Reporting Time

Coaches who ask their students to report early should be present to guide them. In the absence of coaches, most students and their parents will be anxious as they do not know what to do. While anxious parents will be upset and angry, anxious candidates cannot perform to be best of their ability.

Courses in the Pipeline

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Here are the courses planned for the next three months to ensure that clubs participating in the various championships for the year have sufficient coaches and referees.

28 February 20102.00pm to 8.00pmPoomsae Coach Course 
13 March 201014 March 201027 March 20106.00pm to 10.00pm2.00pm to 10.00pm6.00pm Kyorugi Referee Course
4 April 20107.00pm to 9.00pmPoomsae Referee Refresher Course 
10 April 20107.00pm to 9.00pmCoach Induction Course 
11 April 20103.00pm to 7.00pmKyorugi Referee Refresher Course 
17 April 201018 April 201024 April 20106.00pm to 10.00pm2.00pm to 10.00pm6.00pmPoomsae Referee Course

In addition to the above, the following courses will also be organized.

7 March 20103.00pm to 6.00pm Grading Preparation Workshop
21 March 201028 March 20106.00pm to 9.00pm6.00pm to 9.00pm‘Dan’ Promotion Course

Look out for more information on the various courses.

(The date, time & venue of the above courses are subject to changes.)

Local Tournaments for the Year 2010

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The following local tournaments will be held for the year.

5 to 7 March 2010NTU Taekwondo Open Championships
20 & 21 March 2010Chin Khee Shin Cup Taekwondo Championships
27 & 28 April 2010National Inter-Primary School Taekwondo Championships
29 &30 April 2010National Inter-School (B & C Divisions) Taekwondo Championships
21 May 2010National Inter-School (A Division) Taekwondo Championships
22 & 23 May 2010National Taekwondo Poomsae Championships
24, 25 & 31 July and 1 August 2010National Taekwondo Championships.

For more information on the NTU Taekwondo Open Championships and the Chin Khee Cup Taekwondo Championships, please contact Ong Wen Xiang at ong.wx@pacific.net.sg and Derrick Tang at Derrick81@gmail.com respectively.

Details on the other competitions will be provided in due course.

Grading Preparation Workshop Well Attended

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The grading preparation workshop organized by Bukit Purmei Taekwondo Group on 9 January 2010 at Bukit Batok East Community Club attracted more than 55 participants from 7 clubs. It was conducted by the following examiners – Mr Tan Cheng Hui, Mr Tan Kok Heng and Mr Ng Hwa Ann. They were assisted by Mr Lai Han Seng and Mr Tay Xiong Sheng who are members of the national poomsae training squad.

Said Mr Tan Cheng Hui: “Some of the students required a lot of guidance as they were pretty weak. Their basics were far from desired. It they wanted to pass their grading, they had to practice more.

“I was glad that the participants understood the grading requirements and the examiners’ expectations.”

The participants were also happy because they had a better picture of the grading process and enjoyed the training environment. They had their theory session in an air-conditioned room and practical lessons in an air-conditioned hall. The venue for the workshop was also convenient to them.

Four Examiners Promoted

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The Singapore Taekwondo Federation is pleased to announce that the following have been promoted to full-fledged examiners.

  • Rocky Go Ngee Boon
  • Michael Ho
  • Tan Kheng Juan
  • Tan Kok Seng

They were appointed provisional examiners on 11 September 2008.

During the period of their appointment, they were understudies to the other examiners. They were also observed by the senior examiners for suitability to be promoted.

Although they were due for promotion in September 2010, the Board of Examiners decided to upgrade them immediately as they had proven themselves to have the right quality and attitude to be examiners.

Hyun Delivers an Enjoyable Program

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Lim Hyun, Principal of Hyun Taekwondo Academy, more than impressed the participants with his demonstration skills at the Demonstration Workshop held on 3 January 2010 at the National Training Centre. He made the program fun with numerous exercises which the participants found enjoyable.

The workshop, which attracted 39 poom belts and blackbelts, saw many difficult moves being simplified to make learning easy. At the end of the workshop, many of the participants could do some of the techniques pretty well.

Said Hyun: “The participants are fast learners. I am really impressed.”

Hyun looked forward to conducting another workshop. He said that, for the next session, he would require more equipment – for example, spring-boards and thicker mats – to allow participants to learn more exciting skills.

Look out for more information on the next workshop.

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation would like to take this opportunity to put on record its appreciation to Hyun for having conducted a successful workshop and contributed to the multifarious activities of the organisation.

Thumbs-Up for STF

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The Singapore Elite Youth Taekwondo Championships held on 7 and 8 January 2010 at Suntec International Convention Centre was used by the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee (SYOGOC) to validate the venue and competition plan for taekwondo.

The event organized by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) Tournament Committee under the leadership of Mr Lee Thiam Poh, who is also the Competition Manger for the Youth Olympic Games taekwondo event, passed with flying colors. The SYOGOC was delighted with the outcome. It was confident that the taekwondo event for the Games would run smoothly come August 2010.

The tournament, featuring STF top youth players, proved to be as exciting as it was entertaining. It was befitting that the competition ended with what had been billed the best match of the championships. In the match, Christopher Lee Jia Zhe took on Muhd Norhalim B. Zahrudin.

Christopher capitalized on his reach advantage to keep his shorter opponent at bay. When Norhalim tried to bridge the gap, Christopher would punish him. But there were lapses in Christopher’s defense. On those occasions, Norhalim would use his guile to slip in a couple of well-placed kicks.

The score went 3 a piece (including 1 point each earned by penalty) in the first round, 4-4 (including 1 point earned by Christopher for Halim’s violation) in the second round and 6-5 (including one point earned by Christohpher through violation) in the final round. The one-point difference was chalked up by Christopher in the dying seconds of the game.

Halim was upset with himself as he would have won the match if he had not accumulated six warnings which were equivalent to 3 points for his opponent. Anyway, it was all in the game.

Medals for the two-day competition were given away by Mr Goh Kee Nguan, SYOGOC CEO, Mr Eric Tan, SYOGOC COO and Mr Milan Kwee, STF President.


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