The 32nd Annual General Meeting has been scheduled to be held on Saturday, 19 July 2008 at 2.30pm at the STF National Training Centre, Block 80 Lorong Limau #04-191, Singapore 320080.
All resolutions for the meeting should be submitted to the
Hon Secretary
Singapore Taekwondo Federation
260A Tanjong Katong RoadSingapore 437048
by 3 July 2008.
The agenda for the meeting and the Committee’s reports will be forwarded to you in due course.
The 2nd National Taekwondo Poomsae Championships gave not only the organizers reasons to smile but also the participants. Why? The event held on 15 June 2008 was smoothly and successfully run. What’s more, most of the participants had a fair share of the medals up for grabs.
The competition also had some inspiring moments when Ng Wei Hau, an Assisi Taekwondo Warrior, took centrestage. Wei Hau was diagnosed with brain cancer in 1999, at the age of 12, and was given only 6 months to live. He not only proved the doctor’s prognosis wrong but also managed with determination and guts to participate in the event.Although his illness had weakened him tremendously, Wei Hau went through the routine with much labour and a little support from Milan Kwee, President of the Singapore Taekwondo Federation. The spectators observed Wei Hau performed with complete silence and exploded with sustain applause after he completed the poomsae.
Chris Ong, at 75, was the oldest competitor. He was also an inspiring example of the strength of the human spirit. What’s more, he proved that taekwondo was not only for the young but also for the not so young.
Another performer who deserved mentioned was Bjorn Chan, also an Assisi Warrior like Wei Hau. Bjorn, despite his handicap, displayed indomitable spirit to compete in the event.
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation honored Wei Hau with the Best Fighting Spirit Award and Chris and Bjorn with a Special Effort Award.
The other award winners were:
The results of the competition and list of judges are attached.
(Photographs courtesy of Mr Jimmy Tay and Mr Tan Cheng Hui)
36 out of 37 participants completed the intensive 12-hour Kyorugi Referee Course which was held on 7 and 8 June 2008 at the National Training Centre. The course saw them learning, among other things, the referee roles, the laws of the game and the hand signals. They were also taught match management which is essential for good refereeing.
The tests which were conducted at the end of the course on 14 June 2008 at the National Training Centre produced the following results.
Those who passed the course are advised to attend the refresher seminar on Sunday 22 June 2008 at 2pm to find out the new rules and regulations that will be implemented for the championships after the date.
The organizers of the Poomsae Championships would like to put on record their appreciation to those who have spotted some errors in the schedule and list of participants.
The errors have been corrected and the schedule has also been adjusted slightly to accommodate request from the media.
The new schedule and list of participants are attached.
We wish all participants an exciting, enjoyable and enriching competition.
The poomsae championships to be held on 15 June 2008 attracted almost twice as many participants as last year.
This year the competition will see participants aged 6 to 75. It will be interesting to see how they fair.
Attached is the schedule and list of competitors. Team managers and coaches are requested to
The organizers of the event require the co-operation of team manager, coaches and all participants to ensure that the competition runs smoothly.
Please call Jolene or Theresa at 63451491 if you require any assistance.
The programme and fixtures for the PA-STF Taekwondo Championships can be downloaded from the attached document.
If you require any further clarifications, please contact Mr Lee Thiam Poh (Tournament Chairman) at 9106 4421.
The PA-STF Taekwondo Championships 2008 will be held on 12 and 13 July 2008 at Yishun Sports Hall.
The closing date and weigh-in is on 29 June 2008.For more information and registration forms, please see the attached documents.
The seminar and assessment for national kyorugi referees will be held on Sunday 22 June 2008 at 2pm at the National Training Centre.
The primary aim of the seminar is to qualify and prepare current kyorugi referees for assignment for the next one year. However, those who do not intend to officiate are also encouraged to attend the seminar just to keep themselves updated.
Kyorugi referees with expired licences may also attend the seminar. Their licences will be renewed if they pass the assessment conducted at the end of the seminar.
The hours clocked for the seminar can be used as part of the NROC Coach Continuing Education requirements.
The dress code for the seminar is ‘dobok’.
Registration for the seminar and parking on that day are free.
If you are interested in attending the seminar, please call Jolene or Theresa by
Friday 13 June 2008.
Two championships – the 8th Rosyth School Invitational Taekwondo Tournament and the 2nd National Inter-Junior College Taekwondo Poomsae Championships – were successfully held on Saturday17 May 2008 and Sunday 18 May 2008.
While the Rosyth Tournament hosted by Rosyth School attracted 220 participants from 25 schools, the National Inter-JC Championships organized by Victoria Junior College saw 491 performers from 11 colleges keenly contesting in the various categories.
Rosyth School, which lost their title last year, made amends by finishing tops with 8 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze medals. It was a position it was familiar with. After all it had won the crown seven out of eight times the event was organized. Junyuan Primary School clinched the 2nd spot with 4 gold medals while Yumin Primary and Zhonghua Primary shared the 3rd place with 3 gold medals each.
In the National Inter-Junior College Championships, Victoria Junior College proved to be not only a good organizer but also the top college in the competition. It won the championships decisively with 158 points. Coming in second was Temasek Junior College with 101 points. Hwa Chong Institution finished third with 52 points.
Temasek Junior College, which was the dominant force in previous competitions, was unlucky as it lost narrowly in a couple of categories. In two instances, it registered the same scores as their opponents. But it had to take second place after the tie-breaker was considered.
he air of excitement at the competition was brought a notch up when the national demonstration team gave an electrifying performance.
More details of the two competitions are attached.
(Photographs courtesy of Mr Jimmy Tay, Mr Dicky Ong and Mr Robin Chow)
12 participants were given special attention during the grading preparation workshop held on 25 May 2008. To some, it was almost one trainer to a trainee.
Seven examiners including 4 senior examiners were present to guide the participants and help prepare them for their grading. They were Chin Khee Shin, Steven Soh, RA Jeyaraman, Wong Liang Ming, Tan Cheng Hui, Ng Hwa Ann and Lim Teong Chin.
However, not all the participants were there to prepare for their grading.
Some of them were there to enhance their knowledge so that they could better help their students to pass their promotion tests. Some were there only to learn the correct execution of techniques.
It did not matter their reasons for attending the workshop. More importantly, they got more than what they bargained for.
As one parent said: “My children got a year’s worth of lessons in one session.”
Participants
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