The Team Manager Meeting and Drawing of Lots will be held on 5 August 2007 at 2.30pm at the STF National Training Centre.
Those attending the session are advised to print and bring along the attached blank bout lists for the Drawing of Lots.
Team Managers are reminded to bring the necessary documents for verification if their players have not been cleared yet.
Photographs of the PA-STF Taekwondo Championships taken by Mr Chris Leng, a freelance photographer, are available for viewing at the Gallery.
If you are interested to purchase any of the photographs, you may call the Secretariat at 6345 1491 for Mr Leng’s contact number.
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) has broken a number of records recently. It has registered the highest the number of tournaments, courses and demonstrations conducted for 2006/2007.
For the 34th Pesta Sukan National Taekwondo Championships which will be held on 11, 12, 25 and 26 August 2007, the STF earned another record when the competition attracted the highest number of participants ever – almost 800 participants from 81 clubs. The number could have breached the 800 mark if a few clubs had not missed the closing date.
Nevertheless, the STF is pleased to receive the overwhelming response for the championships. It shows the confidence the participants have in showcasing their talents in the event.
In view of the expected huge number of participants, the STF expects the event to be prolonged. The Organising Committee hopes that Club officials, coaches, contestants and parents’ of participants bear with the long hours.
The Organising Committee will endeavour to ensure that the competition runs smoothly and efficiently.
The STF would like to take this opportunity to thank all participants for their support and wish all of them a rewarding and enjoyable experience at the championships.
We are pleased to announce that Assisi Children’s Centre will be awarded the Children’s Hospice International Sister Frances Dominica Award for Innovation Program Development.
The innovative program: Taekwondo for Children with Cancer
The program was introduced to the children under the care of Assisi Hospice on 9 November 2006. It is specially designed to add life in the years of the participants and years in their lives.
Unlike the normal taekwondo program, the program for the children includes the development of mental skills. What’s more, different teaching methods are adopted to provide an enjoyable and positive training environment.
Said Ms Ronita Paul, Nurse Manager, who is responsible for program: “The training has boosted the confidence of the participants and made them mentally stronger to face their illness.”
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation congratulates the Assisi Children’s Centre and Ms Ronita for the award.
34 participants successfully completed the 6-hour unarmed combat course held on 14, 15, 21 and 22 July 2007.
The course was conducted by Mr Tan Kim Hoon and assisted by Mr Lim Keng Leong (Chairman, Martial Arts Committee) and Mr Tan Cheng Hui (Member, Martial Arts Committee)
Said Mr Chin Khee Shin (Senior Examiner) who tested the candidates: “Considering the number of hours put in by the participants, I am impressed with their standards. They certainly learned fast. And they demonstrated it during the test.”
Mr Milan Kwee (STF President) who was at one of the sessions shared his experiences and observations with the participants. He urged them to practice hard and wished them success in their test.
The following candidates (including 11 who were trained at Liang Seng Martial Arts and Fitness Centre) were awarded the Unarmed Combat (Level 1) certification.
Acme TKD
Ang Shi Cheng Jeric
Kang Jun Jie
Khor Sheng Teck Sherman
Lim Hong Bin Vincent
Nurul Shafinas Bte Abdul Rahman
Oh Kun Sheng Edmond
Oh Qiang Luan Valerie
Song Jun Quan
Elite TKD
Pang Theng Peow Jonathan
Ignite TKD
Chan Wei Kang
Liang Seng Martial Arts & Fitness Centre
Voon Mong Ngee Philomina
Wong Chee Kwong Peter
Chua Siew Ngoh Mary
Li Siaw Ling Chalene
Lim Shi Jie Niki
Tay Soo Chia
Koh Lib Wee Frank
Ho Mun Wai
Mark Robert Ashworth
Wong Wei Lin Michelle
Wong Wei Yang Phelan
Maris Stella TKD
Marcus Emil Low Tseng Yang
Nanyang CC
Ganesan s/o Sundaram
Nanyang Poly
Zhang Zhimin
Tee Zhi Xiang Terence
Presbyterian High
Ho Yao Tong Victor
Lum Zheng
St Teresa TKD
Amirul Mohd Amin
Ang Lee Chuan
Ho Cheng Hwee Marcus
Nur Aisyah Bte Azman
Tan Hui Yi
Tan Wei Han
Tan Wei Yang
Teow Shun Wei Sean
Koh Choon Seng David
Team Spectrum
Lee Andi
Low Jun Jie
Low Kai Wen
Chew Yi Liang
Ho Chee Sheng
Ong Sock Lay
Tan De Guang Roderick
Lim Seow Koon
Muthiah Ponmani
Zenith TKD
Leong Kai Yan Simpson
The first meeting of the Parents’ Committee will be held on 7 August 2007 at 7.05pm at the STF Secretariat at 260A Tanjong Katong Road, Singapore 437048.
The primary functions of the Committee will be to help promote taekwondo to more children; provide leadership and resources for the development of life skills; and create new initiatives and programmes that will enhance the quality of student experience with the sport.
The agenda for the meeting will be as follows.
In order to accommodate the numerous requests for another Kyorugi Referees’ Seminar, the Singapore Taekwondo Federation has decided to organize it on Sunday 5 August 2007 from 6pm to 9pm at the National Training Centre.
The purpose of the seminar is to keep referees abreast with the latest development of kyorugi competition, provide adequate opportunity for them to familiarize themselves with the new scoring system and allow them to revalidate their licence.
Referees with expired licences may also attend the seminar.
The dress code for the seminar is ‘dobok’. Registration for the seminar and parking on that day are free.
The hours clocked for the seminar can be used as part of the NROC Coach Continuing Education requirements.
For registration, please call Jolene or Theresa at 63451491.
About 50 blackbelts including some from the national squad gathered at the National Training Centre on 19 July 2007 to attend a workshop conducted by Chen Wei Hsin.
Wei Hsin, a holder of several international titles and personal trainer of Chen Shi Xin (2004 Athens Olympics Taekwondo Gold Medallist), was invited by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation to share his knowledge with the coaches and the national squad players. For the workshop, he focused on the key to sparring success.
The participants showed tremendous interest in his techniques. Some of them were seen practicing the moves in front of the mirror while others were asking him many and varied questions well after the workshop.
Said National Coach Wong Liang Ming: “Wei Hsin has been invited not only because of his knowledge and experience but also his willingness to share his secret recipe of producing champions. The workshop participants have benefited from the session. And most importantly, our national squad players appreciate what have learnt previously.”
Looking back, we can say that we had a busy year. And what a year it was with so many happenings which, we believe, our members had enjoyed and benefited.
During the period of review, we organized 25 courses, seminars and workshops. It is a record number of programmes in the history of the organization. What’s more, the activities were well-attended and 6 of them were held for the first time. The new activities were
Besides educational programmes, our calendar was filled with numerous tournaments – 11 to be exact. 4 were new. They were
While all the tournaments were well-organized, the 1st National Inter-Junior College Taekwondo Poomsae Championships and People’s Association-Singapore Taekwondo Federation Taekwondo Championships stood out – the former for its outstanding sportsmanship and tremendous atmosphere and the latter for its significance as an event for community bonding.
The year also saw us introduce a new training scheme for junior players. The scheme, STF-Tampines North CC Junior Training Scheme, kicked off with 35 players. Seven months into the programme, we can see improvements in the standard of the participants.
The icing on the cake for the Federation was no doubt the taekwondo programme specially designed for children with cancer at Assisi Hospice. Although the primary objectives of the programmes are to put life in their years and years in their lives, the children defied all odds to give two spectacular demonstrations and win top honours at the 1st National Taekwondo Poomsae Championships. The Management Committee is glad that its decision to initiate the programme has been vindicated.
Has the Federation arrived? No. We have come a long way since the trying year of 2003/2004. But we certainly have a lot more to do and achieve. There is no secret as to how the Federation can go from strength to strength. We have to continue to walk our talk together.
Thank you for being part of the team which helps rebuild the organization.
The 9th World Taekwondo Festival & Malaysia Open 2007 held on 29 and 30 June 2007 at Stadium Juana in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia attracted 750 players from 20 countries including Korea, Iran and Australia.
The competition was keen with the players going all out to clinch top honours for their countries and themselves. Some of them, who were not title contenders, used the opportunity to assess their own standards.
Singapore fielded good mixed of players – some for experience while others for the medals.
Joyce Lim justified her selection for the trip by clinching the gold medal. In the process, she dismissed strong challenges from two Malaysian and one Australian opponents.
Also doing us proud were Lanetar Quek, Chew Kai Jun and Shafinas Bte Abdul Rahman. They finished second in their respective categories.
While Lanetar and Shafinas had to overcome two opponents each to reach the finals, Kai Jun had to beat four players for the same spot. He also had the distinction of extinguishing the hopes of a determined, fast and powerful Korean player in the semi-final.
In the finals, Lanetar lost to Australia, Kai Jun to Iran and Shafinas to Korea. They gave their opponents a run for their money. But their occasional lapse of concentration proved to be their undoing.
Singapore also collected eight bronze medals through Dave Ang , Keith Ong, Wesley Ong, Vincent Lim, Patrick Wong, Charlotte Tang, Tessa Tang and Zakirah Bte Zakaria.
The Singapore contingent was headed by Tan Cheng Hui as the Team Manager. He was assisted by the coach, Khor Huat Peng.Said Mr Tan: “I would like to put on record my thanks to the Management Committee for giving our players the opportunity to compete and making the trip possible. Most of all, I would like to thank all the accompanying parents for their support which had made my job that much easier.”
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