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The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) would like to beef up its youth training squad with more male and female players born in 1993 and 1994. The invitation is open to all players who hold a green belt or higher awarded...

More than 200 participants attended the New Poomsae Workshop held on Saturday 10 January 2009 at the National Training Centre. Besides learning the philosophy embedded in the new poomsae, the participants were taught the goal of poomsae training and the...

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) Coaching Committee had to readjust the test schedule for the Taekwondo Coaching Course (Level 1) and arrange for another session for the Poomsae Workshop because of overwhelming response. The Coaching Course attracted 84 participants. The...

The poomsae coach course held on Sunday 7 December 2008 attracted 26 participants. Only 22 out of the number made the grade. The course was conducted by Tan Kok Heng, the Secretary of the Coaching Committee. It covered what the coaches...

14 players will board the plane for Hong Kong for the 13th Asian Cities Gold Cup Taekwondo Championships which would be held on 7 and 8 February 2009. They were selected at the final trial held on 28 December 2008 at...

Instead of the usual shouts which accompanied kicks and punches, screams were heard at the National Training Centre on 26 December 2008. No, no one was tortured or badly injured. It was that time of the year when members of the...

On 17, 19 and 22 December 2008, 30 young taekwondo exponents from Acme TKD, J H Kim TKD, Maris Stella TKD Club, Valour TKD and Woodlands TKD participated in the inaugural Youth Training Camp. The activity was inspired by...

Two poomsae, Combined Basic Movements for White 10 and Basic Taegeuk for White 9, will be replaced next year by Introductory Taegeuk and Preliminary Taegeuk respectively. Following feedback from Ng Hwa Ann, STF Grading Chairman and several coaches that the...

1 December 2008 was a red-letter for some of the Assisi Taekwondo Warriors. It was a day they did their parents and for some both their parents and grandparents proud. The Warriors demonstrated their taekwondo skills at the ‘Christmas...

The centralized grading on 3 and 4 January 2009 will remain at Toa Payoh Sports Hall. The change of venue from Jurong East Sports Hall to Toa Payoh is possible because of delay in the commencement of the renovation works. For...