NEWS

A number of modified movements and new principles have been introduced during the 2nd World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in November 2007. In order to keep our poomsae coaches updated and give them a better understanding of poomsae performance, a series of...

In response to requests by some coaches, we attached the relevant forms to help them kick off their attachment and record their coaching dates. However, if coaches prefer, they may ask their club management or chief coach to confirm that...

We would like to remind coaches to inform their members that conversion from poom to dan is not automatic. Poom belt holders must apply for dan conversion through their respective club coaches. Coaches must ensure that the applicants have the standard...

Players from the national training squad and their ardent supporters, their parents and siblings, congregated on 21 December 2007 at the National Training Centre. They were there not to compete for a place in the national team but to...

The wet and dreary evening on 10 December 2007 failed miserably to dampen the spirits of those who were gathered at Assisi Hospice for its annual Assisi Christmas Light-Heart. When the taekwondo warriors took to the stage, their energy...

The coaching course (Levels 1 & 2) retest for those who were unsuccessful in either the theory or practical test will be held on Saturday 12 January 2007 at 5.00pm at the National Training Centre. Candidates for the practical test...

17 participants in the grading preparation workshop conducted on Sunday 9 December 2007 at the National Training Centre found it enriching, rewarding and enjoyable. In fact, some of them felt that the workshop was too short. Said Tan Lai...

61 students from Hwa Chong Institute, Jurong Junior College, Pioneer Junior College, Serangoon Junior College and Temasek Junior College participated in the joint-training programme organized by Serangoon Junior College under the guidance of Coach Lee Yen Yen. It was...

The overwhelming response for the 20-hour coaching course held in November 2007 saw 66 participants passing both the theory and practical tests. 10 were successful only in theory test, 1 in the practical test and 1 failed both theory and...

The Management Committee, in its monthly meeting on 20 November 2007, unanimously approved the appointment of Professor Tan Cheng Han as the Adviser of the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF). Professor Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1987 and...