Mood:  hug me

Congratulations to the following for attaining Referee Certification:

1. Benjamin Teo

2. Kareen Lim Suat Ching

3. Kingston Mok You Hong

32 out of 61 participants successfully obtained the National Kyorugi Referee (Class 3P) certification. They took the theory and practical tests on 25 April 2009 after completing the course conducted on 18 and 19 April 2009.

They spent 2 weekends, absorbing as much as they could, learning the ropes of being an effective referee.

The new referees may apply for promotion to Class 3 as soon as they chalked up 30 hours of officiating experience in tournaments organized or sanctioned by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation.

Zen TKD in so far has the following qualified referees:

1. Girlene-Class 2

2. Brian-Class 2

3. Jason Mok-Class 3P

4. Ivan Mok-Class 3P

Posted by zen-tkd at 9:21 AM EDT

Updated: Monday, 25 May 2009 9:25 AM EDT

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15th August 2009 Saturday
13:00 to 21:00

16th August 2009 Sunday
09:00 to 21:00

29th August 2009 Saturday
13:00 to 21:00

30th August 2009 Sunday
09:00 to 21:00

Stay tuned for more info

Posted by zen-tkd at 3:55 AM EDT

Updated: Sunday, 24 May 2009 4:00 AM EDT

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Mood:  chillin'

11th July 2009 Saturday; 12th July 2009 Sunday
13:00 to 21:00 ; 09:00 to 21:00

Stay tuned for more info

Posted by zen-tkd at 3:41 AM EDT

Updated: Sunday, 24 May 2009 4:58 AM EDT

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Mood:  energetic

Registration
- By 5.00pm on Friday 29 May 2009 at the STF Secretariat

Competition
- Sunday 14 June 2009 at 9.00am at Yishun Sports Hall

Eligibility : Members of clubs affiliated to the Singapore
Taekwondo Federation who hold the grades they
are competing in.

Competition Rules : WTF & STF rules shall apply.
The sequence of performance for the competitors
shall be as follows.

- Individual
(By alphabetical order of the names of the participants)

- Pair/Team
(By alphabetical order of the names of the Clubs)

Method of Competition : Cut-off system

Preliminaries - Any number of participants

Semi-finals - About 50% of the number of participants in the preliminaries

Finals - 8
(The judges reserve the right to vary the number selected for each stage)

Classification : Individual, pair and team events

Division : 7 divisions -

A (4 & 6 years old),
B (7 to 9 years old),
C (10 to 12 years old),
D (13 to 15 years old),
E (16 to 20 years old),
F (21 to 30 years old) and
G (31 years old and older)

Category : Dan - 1st and higher
Poom - 1st and higher
Red (BT) - Grade 1
Red - Grade 2
Blue (RT) - Grade 3
Blue - Grade 4
Green (BT) - Grade 5
Green - Grade 6
Yellow (GT) - Grade 7
Yellow - Grade 8
White (YT) - Grade 9

(Based on highest grade obtained on or before the April 2009 grading.

Recognized Poomsae : Please see Annex A
Preliminaries - Respective patterns
Semi-finals - Respective patterns
Finals - Respective patterns
Participation : There is no limit to the number of participants a
club can field for the individual events. However,
for the pair and team events, only 1 pair and 1
team are allowed for each division and category.

Participation Fees :
$30 per team
$20 per pair
$10 per individual
Awards : Medals will be awarded to eight finalists according
to positions.
Certificates of participation will be given to all participants and team officials.
Benefits of Participation Conditions of Participation:
Competitors will be able to test their poomsae standard in the competition and bring it to a higher level for their grading which will be held a few weeks later

Posted by zen-tkd at 2:48 AM EDT

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7 June 2009 ( Sunday )
9.00am to 6.00pm

at Tampines North CC

Eligibility: Brown belt and poom belt holders (Grades obtained in April 2009 or earlier).

CLASSIFICATIONS (FREE SPARRING)

Youth 16 years old and below
(Born in year 1993 to 1995)

Junior 13years old and below
(Born in year 1996 to 1998)

Young Junior 10 years old and below
(Born after year 1999)

UNIFORM: Contestants shall wear the official uniform of the STF. Those who fail to observe this rule will be barred from participation.

CONTEST: There will be no contest if there are fewer than 4 contestants in any of the categories.

METHOD OF COMPETITION: Single elimination system (Free Sparring).

RULES AND REGULATIONS

WTF and STF rules will apply.

Free sparring will be conducted in 3 rounds of 2 minutes each with 30 seconds rest in between rounds. The organizing committee reserves the right to modify the duration.

Kicking to the head are prohibited for ALL categories EXCEPT YOUTH categories. The competitor who executes a kick to the head will be given a one-point (Gam-Jeom) deduction if there is no injury at all or an immediate disqualification if it results in any injury. Only one Gam-Jeom shall be given for head kick per match.

Registration Fees: S$ 5.00 per contestants.

PROVISION OF REFEREE: All participating teams or clubs are required to provide one qualified National Referee for the tournament.

COMPETITION OFFICAL COACH PASS: All coaches are required to display their coach passes before entering the field of taekwondo play.

Teams and clubs officials may apply for the passes from Singapore Taekwondo Federation.

EQUIPMENT: Participants are responsible for their own protective equipments.

Equipments used for the competition must be approved by the STF.

AWARDS: The following prizes will be presented:

1st place : One Gold Medal
2nd place : One Silver Medal
3rd place : Two Bronze Medals

In addition to 16.1, overall champions will be awarded.

The titles will be based on, first, the number of gold medals won, followed by the number of silver medals won and finally the number of bronze medal collected. If there is still a tie, the number of participants fielded will decide the winner.

All medal winners must be present in FULL uniform to receive their prizes

DECLARATION: Affiliate representatives (Managers / Coaches) must ensure that parents of participants personally endorse the indemnity forms. They will be held responsible if the forms contain fake signatures.

RANDOM CHECK: Random weight checks will be conducted during the tournament. Contestants, who fail their weight requirement, shall be disqualified.

PROTEST: Any protest against a judgment shall be made on a prescribed form and submitted together with the fee of S$100.00 to the Arbitration Committee within 10 minutes of the pertinent contest.

Posted by zen-tkd at 2:07 AM EDT

Updated: Sunday, 24 May 2009 4:57 AM EDT

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The colour belts centralised grading will be held on the above date. Stay tuned for the exact meeting time.  We will conduct warm-up & run-through of the pattern before the grading. The grading is estimated to last 2 hours.

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Last day of grading fees & document submission: 6 Jun 2009 (Sat)

Any submission after this date will be considered as LATE SUBMISSION.

Date: 5 Jul 2009(Sun)
Time: TBC
Venue: Yio Chu Kang Sports Hall

Addr: 200 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9 (S 569770)

within walking distance from Yio Chu Kang MRT Station and Bus Terminal.

Attire: Plain white T-shirt for the ladies
Map: http://www.streetdirectory.com
Bus No: 13, 70, 70M, 72, 76, 162, 162M, 548, 549, CT8, SS3

MRT: Yio Chu Kang MRT station
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Attire: Club Jersey & TKD pants

~ on 3 Jul (Fri), 4 Jul (Sat) training (No need to wear full tobok on the last training before grading)

 ~ wear the Club Jersey on the way to Sports Hall before changing into full tobok

 ~ on the way home after grading
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(This is to ensure that Zen students, especially young kids, will be easily identified if lost during transit, as there will be a lot of movement to shift from one location to another.)

Green belters & above are reminded to bring their shin, forearm, & groin guards to the grading.

For brown belters, you will be sent for grading provided that you have mastered all 7 patterns by 3 Jul.

Poom/Black, you are highly encouraged to attend this grading as your assistance to ZEN TKD is required for the grading to go on smoothly.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us at 91833965.

Warmest regards
Girlene mdm 

Period of Late Submission	Administrative Fee Chargeable
1st subsequent week from last day of submission        (07 June 2009 – 22 June 2009 )	SGD 10.00
2nd subsequent week from last day of submission     (23 June 2009 – 29 June  2009)	50% of the grading fee payable by candidates for their respective grades.

An administrative fee of SGD 5.00 will be charged for late submission of candidates taking all other grades except Brown 1 & above.

For more info

Posted by zen-tkd at 11:28 PM EDT

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Mood:  sharp

On 2May, young Zenders (5 to 16 years old) were invited to JH Kim for a friendly match with Radiers & Eeoos.  It was a eye-opener for all of us to see how a professional do-jo is structured, with proper toilets, lockers, changing rooms and a fully-matted training ground with wall-filled with mirrors.

Our young zenders were reminded to bow before entering the do-jo; the usual bowing with "Good morning, Sir / Good morning, mdm" were also heard from them.

During the match, young zenders were encouraged to clap and cheer for their peers; not to forget to clap after each round for healthy encouragement.

Parents and supporters were seen snapping photo & video to capture every fighter's pride.

Brian Sir debriefed with words of encouragement & highlighted the need to train during the day.  Tournament & friendly matches were usually held in the daytime and our bodies were too used to evening training time.

Raiders Photo

Photo with compliments from Kim

Dennis Wan Photo

Dennis Wan Video - You Tube: Kevin, Justin, I-Lok, Gerick, Jerome, Teng Chiong, I-Ting, Gerald

FB Video with compliments from Kim

Highlights

Mark 1. Da zhao. Justin, Justin, Justin, Justin, Justin, Justin. Teng Chung, Teng Chung

Everyone went home in high spirits as we all brought back rich learning experience.

Posted by zen-tkd at 1:28 PM EDT

Updated: Monday, 1 June 2009 1:28 AM EDT

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The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) would like to thank all affiliate leaders, coaches and members and their parents for their co-operation and understanding in helping to make the centralized grading at Yio Chu Kang Stadium a success.  The STF is sorry if you had been inconvenienced in any way because of the change of grading location.  

Here are some of the information which you have to know for the grading.

The new grading requirements for Poomsae and Technique demonstration, which took effect in the April 2009 grading, are applicable to both junior and senior candidates from white belt to red 1 (that is, red 1 to 1^st poom or 1^st dan).  The poomsae requirement for 1^st poom to 2^nd poom is different from 1^st dan to 2^nd dan.  For 1^st dan to 2^nd dan, the old syllabus will apply – that is, Poomsae Koryo and two optional patterns from Taegeuk Il-Jang to Pal-Jang.

For technique demonstration, the examiners shall decide on the number of times the candidates have to execute the kick or combination kicks if there is space constraint.   If not, it will be three times towards the examiner/s and three times towards the starting point.

All female candidates, regardless of age, are required to wear white T-shirts inside their ‘dobok’ top.  Beige is not white.  For the recent centralized grading, two candidates failed because they were wearing other than white T-shirt

·        Candidates’ Conduct

The essence of taekwondo is the development of character.  Therefore, the Singapore Taekwondo Federation places a high premium on discipline.  Coaches are reminded to ensure that their candidates are at their best behavior at all times.  Remember, the conduct of the candidates reflects on the image of the club and its leaders including its coaches.

Candidates are allowed to arrange their own sparring partners because it would be easier for them to express their tactics and skills.  The main function of the sparring partners is to bring out the best in the candidates and not to make the candidates look weak or bad.  In the recent grading, a candidate failed because all her sparring partners were defensive.  The examiners were given the impression that she was not good at all.  It was like a black belt giving way to a green belt during sparring.

For unarmed combat, the examiners expect candidates to perform techniques that are realistic.  Unrealistic movements like executing an arm-lock technique that is technically wrong, falling in a direction that does not follow the flow of the throw and thrusting a knife that is completely out of range are not acceptable.  Candidates will fail the grading if they fail the unarmed combat component.

Posted by zen-tkd at 1:20 PM EDT

Updated: Thursday, 30 April 2009 1:32 PM EDT

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