ZEN TAEKWONDO CLUB

Coach Induction Course

2012-02-05T23:12:00.005+08:00

(please note the change in payment due dates, amount and venue)

The next coach induction course for coaches who wish to obtain the professional coach pass will be held as follows.

Date : Saturday 25 February 2012

Time : 4.30pm to 7.00pm

Place : 254A Tanjong Katong Road Singapore 437042

Fee : On or before Saturday 11 February 2012 - $60.00

On or before Monday 20 February 2012 - $70.00

On the spot registration - $85.00

Eligibility : NCAP Technical (Level 1) or

Poomsae Coach Qualification

Pass the completed forms and money to Winnie by the above dates. We have extended the $60 deadline to 14Feb 10pm.

On successful completion of the course, coaches may apply for the appropriate professional passes to accompany players to the competition area.

The registration form is attached.

Attached Files: Reigstration Form.pdf

Tournaments : Competition Packages for the National School Games Taekwondo Event in April 2012

2012-02-05T23:11:00.002+08:00

The National School Games Taekwondo Event will be held at Toa Payoh Sports Hall as follows:

· Primary Schools - 16 & 17 April 2012 (Monday & Tuesday)

· Secondary Schools - 18 & 19 April 2012 (Wednesday & Thursday)

· Junior Colleges - 23 April 2012 (Monday)

All coaches are urged to encourage their trainees to participate in the event and support their participation by providing coaching services not only during normal training hours but also during the competition.

National Poomsae Referees and National Kyorugi Referees should take the opportunity to officiate in the competition to enhance their experience and earn credits for their promotion to the next grade. More importantly, they can take it as their personal contributions to the promotion of the sport in Singapore and the life-experience of the participants.

The National School Games Taekwondo Event is considered as one of the major taekwondo tournaments in the calendar of the Singapore Taekwondo Federation. It warrants the support of all members especially taekwondo officials, coaches and volunteers.

The competition packages are attached.

Attached Files: General Rules Primary TKD 2012.pdf Outline - Primary (Poomsae).pdf Outline - Primary (Kyorugi).pdf General Rules Sec and JC TKD 2012.pdf Outline - B & C Divisions (Poomsae).pdf Outline - B & C Divsions (Kyorugi).pdf Outline - A Division (Poomsae).pdf

Poom / Black Belt Dan Promotion guidelines

2012-01-30T22:23:00.002+08:00

Dan Promotion Timeline and Age Guideline

Love,

Girlene mdm

Grading: 5 Feb 2012 colour and poom belt

2012-01-09T13:56:00.004+08:00

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Mock Grading
Date: 4 Feb 2012(Sat)
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Tampines St 11
Bus No: 8 17 18 28 34 39 59 518 / Tampines MRT
Attire: Club Jersey & TKD pants
~ on 3 Feb (Fri), 4 Feb (Sat) trainings (No need to wear full dobok on the final training before grading)
~ on the way to Sports Hall before changing into full dobok
~ on the way home after grading
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Actual Grading
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Date: 5 Feb 2011(Sun)
Time: 8.30am (junior belts will be able to leave for home even earlier)
We will conduct warm-up & run-through of the pattern before the grading.
Venue: Kallang Community Centre
Meet: Kallang CC
Nearest MRT: Boon Keng MRT Station (NEL 9)
Bus: SBS 13 23 31 64 65 66 125 133 147 TIB985 857 at Boon Keng MRT Station (NEL 9) or Boon Keng Road (Blk 22) SBS 21 130 139
Map: http://one.pa.gov.sg:80/CRMSPortal/CRMSPortal.portal?_nfpb=true&_windowLabel=CRMSPortal_1&_urlType=render&_mode=view&CRMSPortal_1_action=CMFPAOrgInfo&_pageLabel=CRMSPortal_page_1&IdInternalOrg=1392379

Info on grading syllbus
More info: STF website

Attire: Plain white round-neck T-shirt for the ladies, full dobok for all

Wef from Jan 07, all ladies are required to wear plain white round-neck T-shirt beneath the dobok. Failing which, STF may stop the ladies from taking part of the grading.

(Wearing of Club Jersey is highly encouraged to ensure that 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. And, to ensure that the uniform will be kept clean on the grading day.)

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 4 patterns by 13 Jan 2012.

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. Please bring along your personal shin, forearm and groin guards.

Attendance/Eligibilty for Grading
(No grading for those who couldnt meet 75% attendance)

Last payment date for Grading Fees: 17 Dec 2011
If you have yet to pay Jan2012 grading fees by then, it would be $40 if you still wish to be graded.
Jan - Mar 2012 training fees and Jan'12 grading fees are due 17 Dec 2011.

Love,
Girlene mdm

ZEN POLO TEE & CLUB JACKET 2012

2012-01-04T00:30:00.001+08:00

Dear Zenders, the following are the designs of the ZENTKD POLO TEE & JACKET.
Those who wish to purchase can give your sizing info to Winnie and also pay her at the same time.

Approx: $15 for the Polo Tee, $35 for the Jacket.

POLO TEE

JACKET

Grading: 13 Jan (Black) 5 Feb (Colour) 2012

2011-12-16T01:05:00.003+08:00

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Mock Grading
Date: 4 Feb 2012(Sat)
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Tampines St 11
Bus No: 8 17 18 28 34 39 59 518 / Tampines MRT
Attire: Club Jersey & TKD pants
~ on 3 Feb (Fri), 4 Feb (Sat) trainings (No need to wear full dobok on the final training before grading)
~ on the way to Sports Hall before changing into full dobok
~ on the way home after grading
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Actual Grading
**************
Date: 5 Feb 2011(Sun)
Time: TBA (junior belts will be able to leave for home even earlier)
We will conduct warm-up & run-through of the pattern before the grading.
Venue: Kallang Community Centre
Meet: Kallang CC
Nearest MRT: Kallang MRT
Info on grading syllbus
More info: STF website

Attire: Plain white round-neck T-shirt for the ladies, full dobok for all

Wef from Jan 07, all ladies are required to wear plain white round-neck T-shirt beneath the dobok. Failing which, STF may stop the ladies from taking part of the grading.

(Wearing of Club Jersey is highly encouraged to ensure that 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. And, to ensure that the uniform will be kept clean on the grading day.)

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 4 patterns by 13 Jan 2012.

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. Please bring along your personal shin, forearm and groin guards.

Attendance/Eligibilty for Grading
(No grading for those who couldnt meet 75% attendance)

Last payment date for Grading Fees: 17 Dec 2011
If you have yet to pay Jan2012 grading fees by then, it would be $40 if you still wish to be graded.
Jan - Mar 2012 training fees and Jan'12 grading fees are due 17 Dec 2011.

Love,
Girlene mdm

Mooto Open Championships 2011(information)

2011-12-07T12:41:00.008+08:00

Dear Zenders/NYP TKD members who are participating in Mooto Competition on 10 and 11th of December, please take note of the following.

Link on NYP/Zen compiled players' need-to-know information:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgBeSsgJ25_ZdHZsQUFsOWs3ak16aTRZVDNpcmFSWnc

Those participating in Poomsae(pattern), please be at Delta Sports Hall, 1 and a half hours before your calling time.

If you're participating in Kyorugi(sparring), please take note of the following timings to reach for warming sessions with Brian Sir. Brian Sir would like to see the older members of our taekwondo club to show support for one another, therefore, those taking part from 4pm onwards are to reach by 2.30pm.

9.30-12.30pm slot, reach by 9am

1.30-2.50pm slot/2.50-4pm slot, reach by 12pm

4.00-8.20pm slot, reach by 2.30pm

Below are the bout list and time sheet for reference purposes.

Link for Poomsae Bout:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IUWor0WVrd3ik1hMOmwEuR7ISWjhJJbMh5dKcsOCJ4I/edit?hl=en_US

Link for Kyorugi Bout:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pEDz46VnqfyCicuIXHmvWTA94oDea6Jw5c1GXeV7tdU/edit?hl=en_US

Please contact me at 92278823 at any point of time during the 2 days of competition. Kindly give me a call upon arrival at the sports hall so that I can arrange for all our members to sit at the same area.

Thanks for your cooperation everybody!

Love,
Winnie

Taekwondo Spectacular

2011-11-30T00:43:00.001+08:00

Taekwondo Spectacular featuring numerous breathtaking stunts and gravity-defying movements is back with a difference. It will be presented by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) in conjunction with the Korea Festival 2011.

The event which will be held on Saturday 3 December 2011 at 6.30pm at Jurong East Sports Hall will involved a taekwondo legend, the World Taekwondo Federation demonstration team and the STF National Demonstration Team.

Results of 16 October 2011 Grading

2011-11-22T10:42:00.002+08:00

The following are awarded with a pass:

PRESENT GRADE TEN (10)
1 Gahng Min Koo
2 Austin Godfrey
3 Bhardwaj Anushka
4 Bhardwaj Avikrishna
5 Halasz Dylan
6 Jaiganesh Prahlad
7 Pathan Affan
8 Pulaputra Venkata Anushka

PRESENT GRADE NINE (9)
9 Ahmad Syamir Bin Saadon Saadon
10 Chin Wei Liang
11 Chong Caleb
12 Chua Ron
13 Devon Rido Richard Makepeace
14 Gan Wan Teck
15 Karen Michelle F Quirante
16 Khoo Chun Fang
17 Liew Jian Xiang Joel
18 Lin Wei Juan
19 Ow Xinwen Krystal
20 Sathees Kuniar s/0 Sharmugam
21 Shi You Wei
22 Tan Ren Wel Earnest
23 Tan Wei Xun Daltone
24 Wong Li Yi
25 Yeo Heng Huat
26 Yeo Jian Jie

PRESENT GRADE EIGHT (8)
27 Gee Brandon
28 Goh Jia Ying
29 Mardiyah Binte Zulkifly
30 Sng Ming Han Mark
31 Zhang Ziwei

PRESENT GRADE SEVEN (7)
32 Arya Sachdeva
33 Cho Subin
34 Goh Cheng Ze
35 Karthikeya Sankar Srepadmashiny
36 Sng Kee Ho Melvan

PRESENT GRADE SIX (6)
37 Low Yong Ming
38 Rohan Malik

PRESENT GRADE FIVE (5)
39 Chan Julian
40 Lai Qiu Ling
41 Srepadmashiny Karthikeyasankar

PRESENT GRADE FOUR (4)
42 Kua Ee Feng
43 Lee Miao Ying
44 Yong Hui Wen Claris
45 Aryan Dubey
46 Dong Yi Shan
47 Guo Xiao Ting
48 Guo Xiu Bin
49 Orion Matthew Tzean Godfrey
50 Quek Chin
51 Soh Wan Ting Grace

PRESENT GRADE THREE (3)
52 Angela Susan George
53 Anjali Elsa George
54 Chai Song Lim
55 Cheng Tai Shun Tyler
56 Chua Siang Ern
57 Kok Mui Cheng Esther
58 Lee Hui Erh Elaine
59 Lee Miao Qiao
60 Lee Zhuo Heng
61 Neelotpal Baran Syam
62 Shettigar Amisha Kirankumar
63 Tan Jia Le Timothy
64 Tay Shiqi

PRESENT GRADE TWO (2)
65 Anderson Sarosario Lebardo
66 Seah Wan Din
67 Sim Chai Lin

Congratulations to all!

Love,
Girlene mdm *\o/*

Children’s Charities Association 2011 - 26 November 2011

2011-11-16T09:25:00.003+08:00

Zen Taekwondo Club is partnering the Children’s Charities Association on their annual Christmas Fair 2011.

You may also help by buying their CCA Christmas Fair coupons at $10 each (sample coupon as below)*. The coupons can be used to exchange food, handicraft and games at any event stall. Please approach Girlene Mdm if you would like to purchase the coupon.

Event details:
Date : Saturday, 26 November 2011
Time: 10am to 6pm
Taekwondo demonstration: 3.30pm
Venue: Civic Plaza, Ngee Ann City (outside Takashimaya)
Guest-of-Honour: Mrs Mary Tan, First Lady

*raise funds for Association for persons with special needs (APSN) Singapore Children's Society Singapore Association for the Deaf (SADeaf) Spastic Children's Association of Singapore Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore St Andrew’s Mission Hospital

Luv,

Girlene mdm

Class cancelled in Dec'11

2011-11-15T23:54:00.006+08:00

3Dec (Sat) Taekwondo Spectacular- Zone 3
10Dec (Sat) Mooto Open - Laguna / Zone 3
13Dec (Tue) Break from Mooto Open - NYP
24Dec (Sat) Christmas - Laguna / Zone 3
26Dec (Mon) Christmas - The Bayshore
31Dec (Sat) New Year - Laguna/Zone 3
2Jan (Mon) New Year - The Bayshore

Luv,

Girlene mdm

Grading requirements for Blue - Black belts

2011-11-05T19:17:00.002+08:00

Requirements for Zen SeniorGrading

BLUE → RED belt

1. One Page Essay: The importance of “Respect” in TaeKwon Do

One real life example how you show respect toanyone.

RED BELT → BLACK TIP

1. One Page Essay: The importance of “Responsibility”in Tae Kwon Do

One real lifeexample on what is your responsibility in Tae Kwon Do

BLACK TIP → BLACK BELT

1. Application form with the required fills filled it.Parents signature is required if student is under 21 years old

2. 2 latest passport sized photos

3. Photocopy of Birth certificate, Passport or NRIC

4. Essay: “My Development as a Tae Kwon Do Leader”

Write an essayon how Tae Kwon Do has affected your life, and what type of leadership role youwill take on.
The essay should be more than one page.

5. Participation in any tournament for Poomsae & Sparring

6. Letter of recommendation (from a senior)

Your seniorbelts have served as training partners and role models throughout yourtraining. Now, they are anxiously awaiting your promotion to Blackbelt & toface the challenges of advanced curriculum together

Request one ofyour Senior Belts to write a letter of recommendation in support of yourpromotion.

6. Letter of recommendation (from ajunior)

As a seniorbelt in the school, you are looked up to by many of your junior belts and classmates.This is an opportunity for you to involve them in your training.

Ask a junior belt to write a letter in support of why you should be promoted toBlack Belt and ask why they feel that way.

Grading Preparation Workshop

2011-10-29T20:36:00.002+08:00

The primary objective of the workshop is to point out to participants their performance flaws and the areas they should work on from the examiners’ perspective. This will give the candidates a better chance of passing.

Kindly refer to the link below for more information regarding the workshop.

http://www.stf.sg/modules/news/article.php?storyid=910
Please note that you are to submit the required/relevant forms to Winnie by 21st NOV.

Ray.

Mooto Open Championships 2011

2011-10-27T11:08:00.001+08:00

Dear Zenders,

The Rules and Regulations for the MOOTO Open Championships 2011 are out, besides Poomsae events (individual and pair), MOOTO OC 2011 is holding Kyorugi (individual and TEAM) events.

The event dates are 10th Dec (poomsae) and 11th Dec (kyorugi) at Lower Delta Sports Hall

For more information, please download the rules and forms from the following link.

http://www.tkd-singapore.com/mooto2011/MOOTO-2011.pdf

Deadline for Zenders to participate is 2nd November, please submit the necessary form, identification of age (photocopy of ezlink card, i/c, birthcert/passport) and money to your coach during the next training upon confirming with Brian Sir whether you will be participating in an individual/pair for Poomsae(pattern) or individual/team for Kyorugi(sparring*minimum Red Belt Holders)

Participation fees:
For local participants: SGD 30/pax for first event
For local participants: SGD 20/pax for second event

i.e. If a participant were to join i.e 2 poomsae event, individual and team, he will need to
pay $50. If a participant were to join 1 poomsae event and 1 kyorugi event, it will be
$60.

Please contact Winnie at 92278823 if you have any queries.

Love,
Winnie

22 Oct 2011 - Clean and Paint at the less fortunate homes

2011-10-24T02:04:00.003+08:00

https://picasaweb.google.com/zentkd/20111022VolunteerCleanPaintNYPTKDYOUthCarePAYMForAngMoKioBlk406?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite

A joint partnership by NYP and YOUth care @PAYM

On 22 Oct 2011, Saturday morning. 700 strength strong NYP students gathered at NYP campus at 7am for a light breakfast and off to the Teck Ghee CC. PM Lee Hsien Loong arrived at 10am for the opening ceremony, presenting tokens to Principal, Mr Cheng & Brian Peh Sir. Mr Cheng sponsored all the painting and cleaning wares, whereas Brian Sir sponsored the logistic arrangements.

The media captured the photo of the day with Brian Sir's sons on the front page!
The Sunday Times: PM Lee urges young people: Be volunteers

Thank you Ms Lina Chong for inviting NYP TKD to this good cause!

Love,

Girlene mdm

STF Pledge

2011-10-19T00:19:00.005+08:00

STF Pledge:

“We, the members of Singapore Taekwondo Federation, pledge that

· we shall remain humble, honest and helpful at all times,
· we shall respect our elders, parents, coaches, seniors and one another regardless of race, language, class or creed,
· we shall believe in ourselves and persist no matter how great the challenge to achieve our noble aspirations,
· we shall develop our characters, qualities and abilities to serve our community and our country and
· we shall abide by the rules and regulations of taekwondo and the laws of Singapore.”

1. we shall remain humble, honest and helpful at all times - Regardless of your social status, most beginners begin with white belt. Each poomsae step is taught with due diligence, where instructor explains the meaning behind the steps, the volume of movement. A humble person will strive for perfecting each step, practice to mimic how his instructor does it, never thinking that he is already surpassing the instructor’s standards. Eg. A Taekwondo practitioner helps his instructor to carry the sandbag and training kits from the store to the training ground each day. He wipes and cleans the equipment after the end of the training and puts it back to the store. Before sparring session, every student will help one another to tie the body protector. Once he finishes, he asks his friend to help him tie his body protector. In a more organized class, once the instructor gives the signal to prepare for sparring, you will see students standing in a row, each tying the body protector for the person in front of him thus displaying Teamwork!

2. we shall respect our elders, parents, coaches, seniors and one another regardless of race, language, class or creed - All taekwondo practitioners are taught to be filial and respect our elders and parents at home, to bow respectfully to Coaches and Black belts and to learn humbly from seniors. Besides bowing to Coaches, our speech and actions must display utmost respect we have for them.
3. we shall believe in ourselves and persist no matter how great the challenge to achieve our noble aspirations - In the event that he fails his grading, or lost in a game, he presses on (perseverance) and continues his Taekwondo learning. He will train even harder the next time and try again when he gets to chance to perform again.
4. we shall develop our characters, qualities and abilities to serve our community and our country and - In any particular Taekwondo event, hundreds pairs of hands are required to setup the equipment, lay the mat, cater the food/beverages, assign referees and helpers, consolidate results, etc…They are usually not paid. In fact, when one asks them, they will gladly say that it is their honour to be able to do something to give back to the Taekwondo community. Some may say, they forgo the chance to participate because their instructor needs their help more as a volunteer.

5. we shall abide by the rules and regulations of Taekwondo and the laws of Singapore- Abiding the rules and regulations of taekwondo is what all taekwondo practitioners are required to do and the laws of Singapore is to be abide by all Singaporeans as well as foreigners who live in Singapore. To live life with integrity and lawfully.

Adapted by: Girlene Tan, President of Zen Taekwondo Club

Love,
Winnie

Class cancelled in Nov'11

2011-10-15T23:50:00.003+08:00

7Nov (Mon) Hari Raya Haji - The Bayshore

26Nov (Sat) Christmas Fair Demonstration - Laguna

Luv,

Girlene mdm

Class cancelled in Oct'11

2011-09-19T01:26:00.001+08:00

26Oct (Wed) Deepavali - Chatsworth

Luv,

Girlene mdm

Grading: 15 (Black) & 16 (colour & Poom) Oct 2011 Centralised grading

2011-09-18T16:16:00.005+08:00

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Mock Grading
Date: 15 Oct 2011(Sat)
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Tampines St 11
Bus No: 8 17 18 28 34 39 59 518 / Tampines MRT
Attire: Club Jersey & TKD pants
~ on 14 Oct (Fri), 15 Oct (Sat) trainings (No need to wear full dobok on the final training before grading)
~ on the way to Sports Hall before changing into full dobok
~ on the way home after grading
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Actual Grading
**************
Date: 16 Oct 2011(Sun)
Time: 9.15am (junior belts will be able to leave for home even earlier)
We will conduct warm-up & run-through of the pattern before the grading.
Venue: Toa Payoh Sports Sports Hall
Meet: Toa Payoh Outdoor Stadium entrance

Nearest MRT: Toa Payoh MRT
Parking: Very limited (pls park at HDB Hub 50cents per entry)
Attire: Plain white round-neck T-shirt for the ladies
Info on grading syllbus

More info: STF website

Attire: Plain white round-neck T-shirt for the ladies, full dobok for all

Wef from Jan 07, all ladies are required to wear plain white round-neck T-shirt beneath the dobok. Failing which, STF may stop the ladies from taking part of the grading.

(Wearing of Club Jersey is highly encouraged to ensure that 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. And, to ensure that the uniform will be kept clean on the grading day.)

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 4 patterns by 8 Oct 2011.

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. Please bring along your personal shin, forearm and groin guards.

Attendance/Eligibilty for Grading
(No grading for those who couldnt meet 75% attendance)

Last payment date for Grading Fees: 19 Sep 2011
If you have yet to pay Oct2011 grading fees by then, it would be $40 if you still wish to be graded.
Oct-Dec 2011 training fees and Oct'11 grading fees are due 19 Sep 2011.

Love,
Girlene mdm

NCAP Technical (Level 1) Course Open for registration

2011-09-12T23:01:00.002+08:00

The NCAP Technical (Level 1) course will be held on 1, 2, 8 and 9 October 2011 at the STF National Training Centre.

The primary objective of the course is to provide basic knowledge of coaching taekwondo skills. On completing the course, participants will be able to organize practice sessions which are safe and challenging for taekwondo athletes.

Additional information on the course and the registration form are attached.

Please take note that all forms are to be passed to Girlene Mdm by Monday 19 September.

Attached Files: Course Information (October 2011).pdf Registration Form.pdf

Bout Collation Information for National Taekwondo Championships 2011

2011-08-31T23:59:00.006+08:00

CLICK On Picture TO ENLARGE

Dear National Kyorugi Fighters, please take note of the competition details.
As for day 3 and 4's fighters, reporting time would be the start of the eventful day to support one another.
All Zenders/NYPTKD members who are not fighters nor volunteers are expected to come down and be supporters.

Fighters are supposed to to arrive at least 1 hour before the estimated time for warm up.
(For those who are involved in the first 30 bouts, kindly report 30minutes before the estimated time).

Please do take note that players are also expected to be in FULL DOBOK attire during the prize presentation ceremony.

Ray.

Results of 16 & 17 Jul 2011 grading

2011-08-20T22:28:00.002+08:00

The following are awarded with a pass:

Nos. NAME

PRESENT GRADE TEN (10)
1 Qiu Min Hui
2 Zhang Hui Xin
3 Zhang Ziwei
4 Ahmad Syamir Bin Saadon Saadon
5 Chen Xiao Yi
6 Chin Wei Liang
7 Chong Caleb
8 Chua Ron
9 Devon Rido Richard Makepeace
10 Gan Wan Teck
11 Jula Marie G De Guzman
12 Karen Michelle F Quirante
13 Khoo Chun Fang
14 Lai Hew Pui
15 Lee Melva
16 Liew Jian Xiang Joel
17 Lim Ang Yang Nelson
18 Lin Wei Juan
19 Nadia Hornsleth
20 Ong Jun Heng
21 Ong Siang Long Hewson
22 Ow Xinwen Krystal
23 Pan Xuan Ying
24 Sathees Kumar
25 Shi You Wei
26 Tan Ren Wei Earnest
27 Tan Wei Xun Daltone
28 Wang Yao
29 Wong Li Yi
30 Xie Yihui
31 Yeo Heng Huat
32 Yeo Jian Jie
33 Yeo Keng Lin Cleve

PRESENT GRADE NINE (9)
34 Carlos German
35 Gee Brandon
36 Santiago German
37 Sng Ming Han Mark

PRESENT GRADE EIGHT (8)
40 Arya Sachdeva
41 Cho Su Bin
42 Goh Cheng Ze
43 Pang Yuchan
44 Sng Kee Ho Melvan

PRESENT GRADE SEVEN (7)
45 Low Yong Ming
46 Tsang Yuet Tung
47 Wang Zhi Hui
48 Zhang Shuai

PRESENT GRADE SIX (6)
49 Lee Miao Ying
50 Quek Chin
51 Xie Shu Ya
52 Yong Hui Wen Claris
53 Chan Julian
54 Lai Qiuling
55 SHAHIDIL HABIL BIN SAHAT
56 Teo Mandel
57 Teo Xuan Wei Shawn

PRESENT GRADE FIVE (5)
59 Chai Song Lim
60 Lee Miao Qiao
61 Tay Shiqi
62 Dong Yi Shan
63 Guo Xiao Ting
64 Guo Xiu Bin
65 Kua Ee Feng
66 Soh Wan Ting Grace

PRESENT GRADE FOUR (4)
67 Cheng Tai Shun Tyler
68 Chua Siang Ern
69 Lee Hui Ern Elaine
70 Lee Zhuo Heng
71 Neelotpal Baram Syam
72 Shettigar Amisha Kirankumar
73 Tan Jia Le Timothy
74 Vishal Gulabari Samtanj

PERSENT GRADE THREE (3)
77 Li Jie
78 Loh Junren Jared
79 Nurul Syahmrah
80 Sean Michael Andriesz

PRESENT GRADE TWO (2)
81 Cha Shi Ya
82 Ho Jun Yuen Ryan
83 Ong Hwee Ju Joey

Congratulations to all!

Love,
Girlene mdm *\o/*

Melaka 2011 refund available

2011-08-17T01:40:00.002+08:00

The Malacca refund will be available from Friday onwards:

Chai Song Lim $146
Kua Ee Feng $124
Lim Jun Jie $59
Sim Jian Xiang, Eric $89
Lai Qiuling $49
Cheiw Su Kheng $84
Ong Hui Ru $124
Cha Shi Ya $59
Lam Guo Wei $59
Jeffrey Teo Joo Hong $24
Siang Ern
Ho Jun Yuen Ryan $59
Lee Xinqian, Marcus $19
Rayner Quek Wei Jie $13
Winnie Soo Wei Ni
Tay Shi Qi $19
Sean Michael Andriesz $39
Ryan David Andriesz (4pax) $76
Russell Ho (2pax) $72
Ching I Ting (2pax) $137
Sree (4pax) $261
Wan Kah Wor, Marcus (3pax) $247
Ronn $134

Love,
Girlene mdm

Korea Trip 2011 [17 - 23 DEC]

2011-08-04T23:05:00.002+08:00

Target participants: 20 trainees. Eligibility is open to all, those below 15 Years Old needs to have an accomanying parent.
Minimum Req: Green Belt

Cost of trip with accommodation, training, cultural exchange and Ski trip: S$1800.00 (approx. per pax - no meals)

To register, email to:calvin@stilettosportshq.com

Training Summary:

1. Kukkiwon (Poomsae)

2. Korea Sports University (Kyorugi)

3. K-Tigers (Demo training by Onam K-Tigers training Centre)

Cultural Exchange Summary:

- GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE

- CHEONG WA DAE

- NAMSANGOL HANOK VILLAGE

* Tour is conducted by Mandarin Speaking Guide.

Recreation Summary:

- Ski at Bearstown Ski Resort (half day ski with rental of equipments / jacket & pants. Ski lesson will be conducted by guide)

- Jump Show (Theatre show)

- Christmas BBQ (on last night)

Accommodation Summary:

- Namsan Guesthouse (www.namsanguesthouse.com/)

- Natural Pension (www.napension.com)

*Accommodation for both is base on 7pax sharing x 2 rooms and 6pax sharing x 1 room.

The FULL itinerary is as follow:

Day 1 (17 Dec) - Depart on SQ 608 (tentative), lands in Seoul and transfer to accommodation (Namsan Guesthouse)

Day 2 (18 Dec)

- PICK UP AND TRANSFER FOR CITY TOUR

- GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE

- CHEONG WA DAE

- NAMSANGOL HANOK VILLAGE

- DONGDAEMUN MARKETS & SHOPPING MALLS

Accomodation (Namsan Guesthouse)

Day 3 (19 Dec)

- PICK UP AND TRANSFER: TIME (TBC)

AM : TRANSFER TO KUKKIWON (POOMSEA TRAINING) - 國技院

KUKKIWON : 635 YEOKSAM-DONG, GANGNAM GU, SOUTH KOREA, SEOUL 135-908

PM : PICK UP AND TRANSFER TO KOREA SPORT UNIVERSITY (KYORUGI TRAINING) –韩国体育大学

KOREA NATIONAL SPORT UNIVERSITY : 88-15 ORYUN-DONG, SONGPA GU, SOUTH KOREA, SEOUL

TRANSFER BACK TO ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation (Namsan Guesthouse)

Day 4 (20 Dec)

- PICK UP AND TRANSFER: TIME (TBC)

AM : TRANSFER TO K-TIGERS (DEMO)

K-RIGERS : NAVER TOWN, 10TH FLOOR HWAJEONG DONG, 1000-3 DEOKYANGGU GOYANG SI, GYEONGGI-DO, SEOUL 472-758

PM : PICK UP AND TRANSFER TO ONAMEUP, NAMYANGJU-SI (K-TIGER TRAINING)

HANKUK APT SHOPING 401 ONAM-RIONAM-EUP, 744 NAMYANGJU SI, GYEONGGI-DO, SEOUL 472-758

TRANSFER TO ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation (Natural Pension)

Day 5 (21 Dec)

- PICK UP FROM MOTEL AND TRANSFER: TIME (TBC)

FULL DAY : TRANSFER TO K-TIGERS (DEMO)

K-RIGERS : NAVER TOWN, 10TH FLOOR HWAJEONG DONG, 1000-3 DEOKYANGGU GOYANG SI, GYEONGGI-DO, SEOUL 472-758

TRANSFER BACK TO ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation (Natural Pension)

Day 6 (22 Dec)

AM: TRANSFER TO BEARSTOWN SKI (HALF DAY SKI WITH RENTAL OF EQUIPMENTS / JACKET & PANTS. SKI LESSON WILL BE CONDUCTED BY GUIDE)

PM : JUMP SHOW

TRANSFER TO ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation (Namsan Guesthouse)

Day 7 (23 Dec)

CHECK OUT FROM ACCOMMODATION

TRANSFER INSADONG ANTIQUE STREET or FREE FOR SHOPPING TILL TRANSFER TO ICN AIRPORT FOR DEPARTURE FLIGHT.

Depart on SQ5751 (tentative)

k-Tigers

Korea National Sport University (KSU)

Kukkiwon

Namsan Guesthouse

Natural Pension

Bearstown Ski Resort

We aim to have all interested trainees to revert by 7th August 2011.

NCAP Theory and Technical Level 1

2011-08-03T12:08:00.002+08:00

Everyone please take note!

1. NCAP Theory Level 1 has opened registration as of today. Visit ICanBook Website to register yourself an account first before selecting register courses at the left navigation bar. *Open to 16 years old and above*

Choose the following

Course Provider: (Singapore Sports Council)

Programme: (National Coaching Accreditation Programme)

Venue: (All)

Activity: (All)

Date From: (3rd OCT to 24th OCT)

For more detail on course schedule check out

NCAP Theory Course Schedule year 2011

Couse fee is $168.80 and payment can be made by cheque or through e-transaction. The timing for the course is on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday starting from 3rd Oct and ending 24th oct, 7.30pm to 10pm, Venue to be confirmed. For those interested to register please drop Girlene Mdm or Winnie a sms at 9813 3965 and 9227 8823 respectively thanks!

2. NCAP Technical Level 1 is open for registration, the course will be held on October but the dates are not confirmed. For now it is tentatively on 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 15th Oct. Please submit a photocopy of your black belt cert, NRIC and Form to Girlene Mdm or Winnie during training. (Payment will be made on a later date when the dates of the course are confirmed)

The Form can be found HERE

Brian Sir recommends all the black belt to go for these courses to upgrade themselves not only to coach level but also to understand more about Taekwondo so please do try to go for this course if you are available at the time period.

*For NCAP Theory, it is open to EVERYONE*

*For NCAP Technical, it is open to only BLACK BELTS*

Regards

Evonne

Cancelled Class: July 2011

2011-07-28T13:18:00.001+08:00

30 Jul: Malacca tournament - NYP

31 Jul: Malacca tournament - Laguna/Zone 3

Luv,

Girlene mdm

National Kyorugi Tournament 2011

2011-07-23T16:51:00.002+08:00

Click here to read for the National Tournament
Click here for the forms

Pass to Winnie (Zen) or Ee Feng (NYP) by 26July 2011, Tues with $20 payment.

Date: 3 & 4 September 2011 (Saturday and Sunday) and 10 & 11 September 2011 (Saturday and Sunday) at Toa Payoh Sports Hall.

Love,Girlene mdm

Article on how to train up for your NAPFA / IPPT test

2011-07-20T22:51:00.002+08:00

Almost everyone who had problems passing or doing well in IPPT, have one thing in common - they hardly train. Even if they do train, it is either done sporadically or without sufficient intensity or duration to have any significant impact on their physical fitness. Worse still, they often wait until the "last-minute" to make an attempt to train and then hope for the best.

Here, I intend to share some useful pointers and guidelines with you and everyone preparing for their IPPT. I will keep it simple, basic and practical. But, let's be realistic. It is not going to be a magic formula plucked out of nothing and which will make you fitter overnight. There is no short cut and no easy way out. Training will be stressful and, to some degree, painful. How long you will take to succeed will depend on what is your current state of physical fitness and how hard you are prepared to work. If you are at a "zero" fitness state, then it will take you longer to attain the required fitness level than if you are already exercising, albeit irregularly.

Before you embark on a fitness program, you must be prepared to invest time and make some sacrifices. You will need to train at least 3 times a week, up to 1 hour each time. Make sure you have the right gear, and, most importantly, a reasonably good pair of running shoes. If you are not sure what type of shoes to buy, just go to the nearest e-mart and purchase the SAF running shoes with your credits. You should also give yourself about 12 weeks to prepare for your IPPT.

Some Basic Principles
The key to fitness lies in the FIT formula. It is simply:

Frequency - How Often
Exercising 3-5 times is highly recommended. If you have a busy schedule, aim to maintain a regular program of exercise at least 3 times a week, alternating with one rest day in between workouts to give your body a chance to rest and recover.

Intensity - How Hard
Your heart rate will tell you how hard you have been exercising. You should exercise hard enough so that your heart rate stays within a certain target range. This is about 70-85% of your maximum heart rate (calculated from 220-your Age). For example, if you are 20 years old, your maximum heart rate is 220 - 20 = 200 beats per minute. If you want to keep your heart rate at 70% of its maximum, then your targeted heart rate should be 200 x 0.7 = 140 beats per minute. Take your heart rate immediately at the end of your run and you will know whether you have been exercising at the right effort level. The wrist or the neck is a good spot to feel the pulse.

Time or Duration - How Long
To be effective, you should exercise such that your heart rate stays in the target range for 20 to 30 minutes continuously. Ideally, an exercise session should consist of 3 segments: warm up (5-10 minutes), workout proper (20-30 minutes) and cooling down (5-10 minutes). The whole session will not last more than an hour. In the warm up, include light jogging and then stretch your muscles, especially the arm and shoulder, trunk and your thigh (both front and back) muscles. Warming up will help prepare your body for the vigorous exercise and reduce the risk of getting injured during the exercise. You should also stretch your muscles as you cool down after your run. This will ensure that your muscles remain flexible and gain more strength with time.

Be specific in your training
Let's face it. If you want to prepare for IPPT, you will have to train for IPPT. You can't be playing a sport or cycle all the time and then think you are ready for a good 2.4km time. Likewise, doing push-ups and chin ups are 2 different exercises altogether, even though both stresses the upper body. The bottom line is that, if your goal is IPPT, you must specifically train for IPPT.

Fitness Begins at Home
Before you get the wrong idea, I am not suggesting turning your precious home into a gym. Far from it, you don't really need anything else except investing in a portable doorway chin-up bar. A reasonable one costs no more than $20 and may have other domestic uses too, such as hanging up your clothes before putting them away in the closet. The point is, you don't have to get out of your home to exercise. Exercises such as sit ups, dips, back raises, step-ups and squat thrusts, etc; can be done in the comfort of your home. Best of all, you can do most of them while watching your favourite TV programs and you can also do it at any time of the day at your convenience. Such exercises can be done daily. Before you know it, you would have developed a fine set of abs (without even having to buy any of those commercial-ad equipment which you see on TV) and well-conditioned shoulders and thighs. All these without getting out of the house! If you are living in a high-rise apartment, use the staircase instead of the elevator. It is effective to build up strong legs and your heart and lungs too. I can go on and on but it is not necessary. With a little imagination and initiative, you should be able to come up with more exercises that you can do at home. And why not exercise at your workplace too?

Having Problems with IPPT?
Some people seem to breeze through their IPPT with minimum training and effort. But, most of us need considerable physical preparation. Due to physiological differences among people, some will find certain stations harder to pass than others. Generally though, there really need not be any other modes of training in preparing for the IPPT other than practising the exercises themselves. In other words, all you need to do is to regularly do your sit ups, standing broad jumps, chin ups and 4x10m shuttle runs, followed by a timed 2.4km run at each training session. However, there are those who will have specific weaknesses and need extra help.

BA Recommended Recipe
The major problem areas in IPPT seem to be the 2.4km run and chin up tests. However, I will cover all 5 stations. The recommended exercises will be generally effective for improvements to be made. Make no mistake about it, it will depend on the current state of fitness of the individual, the commitment and effort put in training and the time available to prepare for IPPT.

SIT UP
If you are able to sit up a few repetitions without difficulty, all you will need to do is to practise sit ups regularly and increase the number of repetitions progressively till you are able to do the required number to pass the test. If you experience problems in even doing a few, you will need to build up your abdominal strength in your training.

Do crunches and leg raises. In addition, do sit-backs. It is actually a reverse of the sit up. From a sit up position, lower your upper body slowly to the halfway point and hold this position for a few moments. Most likely, vibrations in the muscles of the abdominal region will be felt with discomfort. Then let the upper body go all the way to the floor and rest for a while. Repeat the exercise several times.

STANDING BROAD JUMP
This test requires good muscular power of the legs. In other words, in addition to building up strength, training to develop speed in executing the jump is equally important. To be effective, plyometric or hopping exercises must be done in addition to squats or leg press exercises.

Double-Leg Hops. Squat down and jump as far as possible. Immediately upon landing, jump forward again. Use quick, double-arm swings and keep the landings short. Do about 5 jumps in a row for each set, about 3-5 sets per training session. One precaution to take is to ensure that the knees are not less than 90 degrees bent in the landing position and prior to taking off.

Tuck Jumps. Do no more than 5 jumps in a fast, regular rhythm, about 3-5 sets. Possibly, try bringing your knees or the front of your thighs to touch your chest. . Stand upright with feet nearly together. Then jump upwards as high as possible.

CHIN-UPS
This is the test that tends to give the most trouble. Often, the strength:body weight ratio is lop-sided. Individuals who are obese or with larger than normal body weight, will need to get rid of the excess weight in order to improve chin up performance. This can be achieved with aerobic exercise and proper dieting. Chin-ups must be practised regularly to achieve improvements. The prime movers in this exercise are the latissimus dorsi (commonly known as the "wings" or laterals) and biceps. The recommended weight training exercises are lats pulldown and bicep curls. The specific chin-up exercises are as prescribe below. Always begin with the most difficult one and work down to the easiest. As the bicep muscles are primarily involved in the chin up exercise, the underhand or supinated grasp (palming facing the body) is the stronger of the two handgrasps, the other being the pronated grip (palms facing away from the body).

Partner-Assisted. Assume chin-up position and perform as many correct chin-ups as possible until muscle fatigue. When you cannot perform any more correct chin-ups, get a partner to assist you up until a repetition is completed. Your partner will then let go and you will lower yourself down slowly at a four-count cadence. Repeat the procedure until you are unable to hold on to the bar or lower yourself in a controlled manner.

Chair or Step-Assisted. Stand on a stable stool, chair or bench and jump up until chin is above the bar. Bend your knees and lower yourself at a 4-count cadence. When the arms are fully extended, place your feet on the bench and repeat procedure until muscle failure or when you are unable to lower yourself in a controlled manner.

Behind the neck. Hang on to the bar with your hands further apart than the width of your shoulders. Pull yourself upwards till the base of your neck touches the bar. Repeat the exercise until muscle failure.

The Hang. Get into the chin-up starting position and hang on to the bar until it is no longer possible to continue gripping the bar. Time your hang as increasing "hanging" time is indicative of better grip strength and endurance.

Inclined Chin-up. In this exercise, the chin-up is done using a low bar set at about mid-chest level. Grip the bar and slide feet under the bar with body straight, arms and body forming a right angle. The weight should rest on the heels of the feet. Execute chin-up with a straight body until fatigue.

Flexed-Arm Hang. Get into the chin-up position, i.e. with chin at or above bar. Hang on for as long as you can. Time your hang to monitor progress.

4X10M SHUTTLE RUN
Repetitive agility runs over short distances will help to develop your speed, agility and co-ordination. You should concentrate on your acceleration and the way you change direction. With practice, you will develop the right technique, which will help you to clock better times. The same exercises that help you to leap further in the standing broad jump will also give your legs that extra burst of speed in the shuttle run.

2.4KM RUN
To prepare for your 2.4km run, you should combine steady longer distance runs with interval training. What's interval training? You run a series of shorter distances at a faster pace, take twice the time of each run to recover by walking or jogging slowly, and then start another fast run again. Do 4-6 repetitions at each session. Physiologically, interval training will build up your body's ability to clear away the lactic acid that accumulates in your muscles during vigorous exercise. This means that you can run further and faster without getting muscle aches and fatigue prematurely. This is a very effective training method as it helps to build up speed-endurance, which will enable you to sustain a faster-pace continuous run over 2.4km. If you have not been exercising regularly or have laid off exercise for a considerable length of time, I would suggest you give yourself at least 12 weeks to progressively prepare for the test.

The suggested program has 3 levels to cater to the different individual's fitness needs. Select the appropriate program (A, B or C) to help you achieve the goal you want to set for yourself but be realistic. For example, if you are aiming to run the 2.4km in 12 minutes and below, then program B will probably be the more appropriate one for you to begin with. However, if you are doubtful, start with program C. If you improve quickly or find program C too easy, you should switch to program B. This way, you will allow your body to progress according to your potential and ability. But, do it gradually. Avoid doing too much too soon.

Advice for the Overweight and Obese
If you are overweight, you should lose some weight before starting on this training program. Otherwise, you run the risk of injuring your joints, especially your knees and ankles. Give yourself an additional 8 to 12 weeks to lose weight. Combine dieting with low-intensity aerobic exercise such as brisk walking. Start by walking briskly for 20 to 30 minutes continuously. The aim is to build up the body's tolerance and ability to sustain continuous aerobic exercise. Progress to walk-jog when you are able to brisk walk comfortably for 30 minutes continuously. Once you are able to slow jog continuously for at least 20 minutes, you can go on to the training program proper and start with program C.

Do You Need Weight Training?
Generally, no. Callisthenic exercises such as those described earlier, together with regular aerobic runs, will be sufficient for you to pass IPPT. However, if you have weak arms and legs, have not been exercising for a long while or want to achieve greater results, working out in a gym is a good way to improve quickly. For example, the lats pulldown exercise using weights is particularly useful to develop the specific muscles for chin-up improvement. While working out in the gym, bear in mind that strength is developed with the use of heavier weights performed with fewer repetitions (about 6-8 repetitions). Muscular endurance, on the other hand, is achieved with lighter weights but more repetitions (about 12-15).

A Lifetime Pursuit
So, you have finally cleared your hurdle. What next? It is not uncommon to see individuals reverting to a sedentary lifestyle and inactivity the moment they overcome IPPT. It is like getting a huge load off one's back. But, really, all the efforts to build up your fitness would be thoroughly wasted. You will then have to start all over again the next time the IPPT comes up. On the contrary, you should continue to maintain a regular physical exercise regime for as long as you are able to. The physical and health benefits you will reap will be worth the investment. You will not only be filled with a bigger zest for life but a happier and healthier person for it. Make Fitness a lifetime pursuit and IPPT your recipe to fitness.

If you have any doubts regarding your medical condition, consult a qualified doctor for advice immediately.

Itinerary for Malacca tourament 2011

2011-07-18T14:19:00.008+08:00

Itinerary:

Friday 29th July 2011
11.30am meet at Lavender Bus Terminal # for collation of passport and collection of bus tickets (bus departs at 1.30pm), via Tuas checkpoint (attire: any home Tshirt, long pants, and jacket for coach)
12.50pm Bus departs
5.30pm Hotel check in, 10 minute's drive to tournament venue
6.00 pm Weigh-in
7.00 pm Welcoming dinner for all participants and officials
8.00 pm Referee and Team Managers meeting
8.30pm Depart for hotel
9.00pm Poomsae practice at hotel venue
10.00pm Lights out

Saturday 30th July 2011
6.45am Breakfast (attire: tournament Tshirt*)
7.15am depart hotel
8.00 am Competition Start (Poomsae)
10.00 am Opening ceremony, demonstration and Poomsae medal ceremony
10.30 am Sparring competition
1.00 pm Lunch
2.00 pm Sparring competition continue
5.00 pm Sparring medal ceremony
6.00pm depart for hotel
7.00pm Jonker walk night bazaar tour (free and easy)

Sunday 31st July 2011
7.00am Breakfast
8.00 am Free and easy in hotel
11am Dim Sum lunch
12pm Shopping!
5-7 pm Bus departs Melaka
9-11pm Reach Singapore

* tournament Tshirt will be distributed by 25th Jul

#Meeting place: Lavender Bus Terminal

Alight at Lavender MRT and head northwest on Kallang Walk towards Kallang Road. Turn right at Kallang Road, then turn left at Crawford St. Continue walking onto Lavender St, Lavender Street Bus Terminal is on your right. Singapore Casket is at opposite road.

Hotel:
Mahkota Hotel
No. 16, Jalan Syed Abdul Aziz, 75000
Melaka (West Malaysia)
Tel: (606) - 281 2828
http://www.mahkotahotel.com.my/

* 1 of 8 apartments, 1, 2 or 3 bed apartment adjorned by a hall
* Air-Conditioner in the bedroom, open air for the hall
* Water heater
* Drinking Water
* Television in the hall only
* Complimentary Breakfast
* WIFI at main lobby
* Arrange Laundry Service (need to pay on your own)
* 24 hours Reception Counter
* Jacuzzi and swimming pool
* Sauna (separate sauna rooms; female sauna room and male sauna room)
* Indoor Squash Court, Outdoor Tennis Court, Mini Golf, Table Tennis
* SPA

Competition at:
SMJK Notre Dame located at Jalan Gajah Berang.

Things to bring
~Passport
~Dobok
~Belt
~Guards (all - Shin, Forearm, Groin, Mouth, Glove, Head and Body protector)
~Towel
~Waterbottle
~Snacks
~Jacket for cold aircon at hotel room
~Plastic bags for soiled clothes
~3 change of clothes and undergarment (and socks)
~tournament Tshirt
~Ringgits (second night dinner and on-the-road snacks, soveniors)
~Singapore flag (all shapes and sizes)
~swimwear
~swimming cap

Swimming Pool - please obey the operating hours; guests are requested to wear swimwear & swimming cap. Children below 10 yrs old must be accompanied by parents or adults.

Love,

Girlene mdm

Cancelled class: September2011

2011-07-17T19:23:00.003+08:00

3,10 Sept: National tournament - Laguna/ Zone3

13 Sept (Tues): Break after Nationals - NYP

Luv,

Girlene mdm

Class cancelled in Aug'11

2011-07-15T23:48:00.007+08:00

9Aug (Tue) National Day - NYP

27Aug (Sat) election - Laguna / Zone 3

30Aug (Tue) Hari Raya Puasa - NYP

Luv,

Girlene mdm

Reminder to convert PoomBelt to Blackbelt for 15yrs+

2011-07-15T01:43:00.003+08:00

This is a reminder for those who are 15 and above (by birthday month), Poom and above belt holders to convert their belt to Black.

Instructions on how to do so can be found as follows:

To all Poom belt holders who wishes to convert to Black Dan 1, please refer to this page (Form) for information on how to proceed with the conversion and pass Girlene Mdm the required documents and cash during training.
For more information please refer to this page (Information)

Payment & Form submission of Blackbelt Referee Course

2011-07-15T01:34:00.003+08:00

Hi all who are involved in the Blackbelt Referee course, please do take note that you are required to submit the form, documents and $80 to Winnie or Girlene Mdm by 17th July Sun 9am.

Sports Wellness Programme : Post Review

2011-07-15T00:58:00.008+08:00

Brian Sir & Girlene Mdm attended this informative talk and the following information is what Mdm noted down to share with all of us.

Exercise as prevention to musculoskeletal injuries

How common are injuries.
25% w injuries

Cause
17% Sedentary

Location?
23% knee
14% foot
10% back
6% shoulder
47% others

Things that contribute to injuries
-poor posture , static , dynamic
-muscle imbalance
-cardiovascular fitness
-poor eqpt, high heels

Balance posture
-allows wt of body to b evenly distributed thru it's joint
-each component of the body functions efficiency

Shoulder hip knee ankle joints vertically aligned with gravity line
Pelvis in neutral

creates abnormal loading forces on the joints, soft tissues, muscles
Overuse or overloading

In order to function optimally, the muscular system needs to have
-strength
-endurance
-flexibility
-coordination
-synergy

Cardiovascular fitness
- efficiency of delivering oxygen to heart

poor bal-> daily exercise-> abnormal loading n stress -> compensation -> joint n tissue strain-> pain -> poor bal

Chronic pain
Pain-> disuse -> decondition

Q&A
1. Why youngsters collapse after running
- generally exercise reduce heart attack risk, bcos after exercise, blood vessel unclogged
- health risk vs expose risk
- there is a special group of <35yrs who had genetic problem, thick heart. This group should not expose themselves at all.

2. Vitrases glucosamine
500mg x3
6months
Then rest 3 months "drug holiday"

3. Bone spur at the hip, how did it occur
Unlikely to occur at young age, so is probably of the impact, thigh bone hit the hip, can try physio, modify exercise to stop the trigger,
Surgery can at most recover 90% for youngster. But definitely not back to norm.
Bone structure posture can play a part. Over a period of time it can create pain, can it have other problem, other muscles problem could also help to give optimal movement.
Recurrence can b possible, unless u change your lifestyle.
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Sports Wellness Programme

2011-07-06T01:18:00.004+08:00

Contact Winnie at winnie_soo@hotmail.com or 92278823 latest by 7 July if interested. Registration is free but there are limited spaces.

Love, Winnie

Grading: 17 Jul 2011 9am Centralised Colour Belt Grading

2011-07-04T00:50:00.001+08:00

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Mock Grading
Date: 16 Jul 2011(Sat)
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Tampines St 11
Bus No: 8 17 18 28 34 39 59 518 / Tampines MRT
Attire: Club Jersey & TKD pants
~ on 15 Jul (Fri), 16 Jul (Sat) trainings (No need to wear full dobok on the final training before grading)
~ on the way to Sports Hall before changing into full dobok
~ on the way home after grading
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Actual Grading
**************
Date: 17 Jul 2011(Sun)
Time: 9am (junior belts will be able to leave for home even earlier)
We will conduct warm-up & run-through of the pattern before the grading.
Venue: Toa Payoh Sports Sports Hall
Meet: Toa Payoh Outdoor Stadium entrance

Nearest MRT: Toa Payoh MRT
Parking: Very limited (pls park at HDB Hub 50cents per entry)
Attire: Plain white T-shirt for the ladies
Info on grading syllbus

More info: STF website

Attire: Plain white T-shirt for the ladies, full dobok for all

Wef from Jan 07, all ladies are required to wear plain white T-shirt beneath the dobok. Failing which, STF may stop the ladies from taking part of the grading.

(Wearing of Club Jersey is highly encouraged to ensure that 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. And, to ensure that the uniform will be kept clean on the grading day.)

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 4 patterns by 9 Jul 2011.

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. Please bring along your personal shin, forearm and groin guards.

Attendance/Eligibilty for Grading
(No grading for those who couldnt meet 75% attendance)

Last payment date for Grading Fees: 4 Jun 2011
If you have yet to pay Jul2011 grading fees by then, it would be $40 if you still wish to be graded.
Jul-Sep 2011 training fees and Jul'11 grading fees are due 4 Jun 2011.

Love,
Girlene mdm

National Poomsae 2011 - Bout list arrangement

2011-06-21T00:03:00.005+08:00

Dear Zenders,
Participants in National Poomsae 2011, please take note of your bout and timing for the competition. You will be required to report 1 hour before your estimated call time to Girlene Mdm. More information can be found below.

poomshttp://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kMUfg9lcmT4/TgQbVmOBnII/AAAAAAAACr4/bNHrB171d0Y/s1600/Picture1.pngae, tournament 2011

Love,
Winnie

TTSC Melaka Tournament - outstanding info

2011-06-20T03:19:00.004+08:00

Please look through this list to see if you are listed with outstanding information, please furnish by 24Jun.

John Lam - copy of passport

Please procced to pay Girlene mdm or Winnie Soo the following amount (insist on a receipt), starting from Saturday, 18 Jun and latest by 26Jun.
Peh Chun Zhiang $370
Tan Lee Fong $405
Justin Peh $265
Jet Peh $160
Chai Song Lim $310
Kua Ee Feng $300 (paid)
Grace Soh Wan Ting $185
Lim Jun Jie $235
Sim Jian Xiang, Eric $265 (paid-Winnie)
Lai Qiuling $225
Cheiw Su Kheng $255
Ong Hui Ru $300
Cha Shi Ya $235
Lam Guo Wei $235
Chua Siang Ern $235
Ho Jun Yuen Ryan $235
Lee Xinqian, Marcus $185
Winnie $185
Rayner $185 (paid)

Sean Michael Andriesz $630(paid-Cheque)
Ryan David Andriesz

Pierre Russell Ho Jun $455(paid)
Ho Ka-Jin Ivor

Ching I Ting $520 (paid-Cheque)
Garry Ching Wai Yu

Muthurajan Karthikeya Sankar Sree Ranjane $890
INGERSAL GUGAPRIYA
MUTHURAJAN KARTHIKEYASANKAR
KARTHIKEYASANKAR SREPADMASHINY

Wan Kah Wor, Marcus $710
Hia Sok Khim
Wan Thung Tat Dennis

Sun LiXing $425

The above includes (where applicable) :
S$80 to S$100 Hotel (2 nights)
S$30 First night dinner + Lunch during Tournament day
S$15 Travel insurance
S$20 Tshirt
S$05 Martial Arts insurance
S$10 Souvenir for competitor
S$70 Transport SIN-Melaka-SIN, Melaka bus port-Hotel-Tournament arena-Hotel-Melaka bus port
S$35 to S$100 Tournament fee

You may check out the hotel at http://www.mahkotahotel.com.my/

As per last year, the above is based on estimated exchange rate, if there is any balance, we will refund you accordingly. FYI, we refunded about S$80/pax last year.

Mode of payment :
I have to pay for the hotel and SIN-Melaka-SIN bus by 28 Jun.
As such, please arrange to pass me the $ listed above before 26 Jun.

Preferred mode: Cheque payable to "Tan Lee Fong" (mail to: 804 #05-51 Tampines Ave 4 SE520804) or
bank transfer to POSB savings 049 343 078. Please sms me your bank account # and amount transferred to my hp 91833965 immediately after you transfer.

If you did not see your name above, and wishes to join, please inform Brian Sir immediately.

Love,
Girlene mdm

Poomsae Coach Course - I Lok

2011-06-17T23:20:00.001+08:00

Ching I Lok, Zone 3, has passed her Poomsae Coach Course on 11 Jun. Well done!

Love,
Girlene mdm

Singapore Youth Olympics Festival (SYOF) 13-14 Aug 2011

2011-06-16T11:10:00.001+08:00

Community Sports Competition in conjunction with Singapore Youth Olympic Festival (13 to 21 August 2011)

Singapore Sports Council and People’s Association jointly organised the Community Sports Competition (CSC) from 13 to 21 August 2011 to foster stronger community bonding for participants aged 17 years and above. Concurrently, there will be an inaugural Singapore Youth Olympic Festival (SYOF) held in celebration of the first anniversary of the YOG to cater for participants of age 13 to 16 years.

There will be team and individual sports to be played in 3 age categories for all enthusiasts (Youth: 13-16 years old, Open: 17 years & above and Masters: 40 years & above). A total of 7 sports including Taekwondo which will be played at Singapore Expo.

For details, please download the event brochure containing information of the events and registration form from www.singaporesports.sg.

http://www.singaporesports.sg/Portals/0/images/homeNew/A3%20BROCHURE%20FA%20copy.pdf

TKD dates: 13 & 14 Aug 2011, Sat, Sun
Competition: Kyorugri (Sparring)
Venue: Singapore Expo
Eligibilty: Red belts and above (based on April 2011 grading or earlier)
Categories:
(1) Junior 12 & 13 years old (YOB: 1998, 1999)
(2) 14-16 years old (YOB: 1995-97)
*Selection: Each affiliate is allowed to field in only one player per weight category per division.
Forms: click here for the form
Fees: S$10
Deadline: 25 Jun 2011 (colour photograph, form & $ to Winnie Soo or Girlene mdm)

*In the event we have more than 1 player submitted for any category, Brian Sir will choose based on (1) attendance (2) selection based on kyorugi trial (3) earliest submission

STF website

Love,
Girlene mdm

News: About life

2011-06-16T00:38:00.001+08:00

Read up (in Chinese) how to be a better person...

https://picasaweb.google.com/zentkd/NewspapersCutting?authkey=Gv1sRgCJKZsvHh3aGz8gE&feat=directlink

-Brian Sir

Class Cancelled in June 2011

2011-06-09T03:39:00.002+08:00

14Jun (Tue) Camp - NYP

17Jun (Fri) Camp - NYP

25Jun (Sat) National Poomsae - Laguna, Zone 3

Luv,

Girlene mdm

2011-06-05T16:39:00.003+08:00

Competition Match : “The Mall-True Visions International Taekwondo
Championships 2011 by RDC”
Organizer : RDC National Taekwondo Club Member
14/1 Moo 13 Sihaburanukij Road, Soi 10, Minburi,
Bangkok 10510 Thailand
Tel: +66 81 5535660, +66 81 8370285, +66 89 812 4303
Fax: +66 2 9188743
Dates : July 9th – 10th, 2011
Venue : MCC Hall the Mall Bangkapi, Bangkok, Thailand

Types of Competition:
A. Kyorugi (6 Divisions)
1) Junior Male & Female under 6 years (not over year 2005)
2) Junior Male & Female under 8 years (not over year 2003)
3) Junior Male & Female 9 – 10 years (2002 – 2001)
4) Junior Male & Female 11 – 12 years (2000 - 1999)
5) Junior Male & Female 13 – 14 years (1998 – 1997)
6) Junior Male & Female 15 – 17 years (1996 – 1994)
7) Senior Male & Female (Normal Weight categories)

B. Individual Poomsae (5 divisions)
1) Junior Male & Female under 10 years (not over year 2001)
2) Junior Male & Female 11 – 12 years (2000 - 1999)
3) Junior Male & Female 13 – 14 years (1998 – 1997)
4) Junior Male & Female 15 – 17 years (1996 – 1994)
5) Senior Male & Female (Black Belt only)

Weight Divisions
A. Kyorugi
1. Junior Male & Female - age under 6 years (Amateur & Professional) not over 2005
Type A Not exceeding 18 kg.
Type B Over 18 kg & Not exceeding 20 kg
Type C Over 20 kg & Not exceeding 22 kg
Type D Over 22 kg & Not exceeding 24 kg
Type E Over 24 kg & Not exceeding 27 kg
Type F Over 27 kg & Not exceeding 30 kg
Type F Over 30 kg & Not exceeding 34 kg
Type H Over 34 kg

2. Junior Male & Female - age under 8 years (Amateur & Professional) not over 2003
Type A Not exceeding 20 kg.
Type B Over 20 kg & Not exceeding 22 kg
Type C Over 22 kg & Not exceeding 24 kg
Type D Over 24 kg & Not exceeding 27 kg
Type E Over 27 kg & Not exceeding 30 kg
Type F Over 30 kg & Not exceeding 34 kg
Type F Over 34 kg & Not exceeding 38 kg
Type H Over 38 kg

3. Junior Male & Female 9 – 10 years (2002 – 2001)
Type A Not exceeding 23 kg.
Type B Over 23 kg & Not exceeding 25 kg
Type C Over 25 kg & Not exceeding 27 kg
Type D Over 27 kg & Not exceeding 29 kg
Type E Over 29 kg & Not exceeding 32 kg
Type F Over 32 kg & Not exceeding 36 kg
Type F Over 36 kg & Not exceeding 40 kg
Type H Over 40 kg

4. Junior Male & Female 11 – 12 years (2000 - 1999)
Type A Not exceeding 30 kg.
Type B Over 30 kg & Not exceeding 33 kg
Type C Over 33 kg & Not exceeding 36 kg
Type D Over 36 kg & Not exceeding 39 kg
Type E Over 39 kg & Not exceeding 43 kg
Type F Over 43 kg & Not exceeding 47 kg
Type F Over 47 kg & Not exceeding 51 kg
Type H Over 51 kg

5. Junior Male & Female 13 – 14 years (1998 – 1997)
Type A Not exceeding 38 kg.
Type B Over 38 kg & Not exceeding 41 kg
Type C Over 41 kg & Not exceeding 44 kg
Type D Over 44 kg & Not exceeding 47 kg
Type E Over 47 kg & Not exceeding 50 kg
Type F Over 50 kg & Not exceeding 53 kg
Type F Over 53 kg & Not exceeding 56 kg
Type H Over 56 kg & Not exceeding 59 kg
Type I Over 59 kg & Not exceeding 62 kg
Type J Over 62 kg

6. Junior 15 – 17 years (1996 – 1994)
Weight category
Fin
Fly

Bantam

Feather

Light

Welter

Light Middle

Middle

Light Heavy

Heavy Male division
Not exceeding 45kg
Over 45 kg &
Not exceeding 48 kg
Over 48 kg &
Not exceeding 51 kg
Over 51 kg &
Not exceeding 55 kg
Over 55 kg &
Not exceeding 59 kg
Over 59 kg &
Not exceeding 63 kg
Over 63 kg &
Not exceeding 68 kg
Over 68 kg &
Not exceeding 73 kg
Over 73 kg &
Not exceeding 78 kg
Over 78 kg Female division
Not exceeding 42 kg
Over 42 kg &
Not exceeding 44 kg
Over 44 kg &
Not exceeding 46 kg
Over 46 kg &
Not exceeding 49 kg
Over 49 kg &
Not exceeding 52 kg
Over 52 kg &
Not exceeding 55 kg
Over 55 kg &
Not exceeding 59 kg
Over 59 kg &
Not exceeding 63 kg
Over 63 kg &
Not exceeding 68 kg
Over 68 kg
7. Senior (Male & Female)
Weight category
Fin
Fly

Bantam

Feather

Light

Welter

Middle

Heavy Male division
Not exceeding 54kg
Over 54 kg &
Not exceeding 58 kg
Over 58 kg &
Not exceeding 63 kg
Over 63 kg &
Not exceeding 68 kg
Over 68 kg &
Not exceeding 74 kg
Over 74 kg &
Not exceeding 80 kg
Over 80 kg &
Not exceeding 87 kg
Over 87 kg Female division
Not exceeding 46 kg
Over 46 kg &
Not exceeding 49 kg
Over 49 kg &
Not exceeding 53 kg
Over 53 kg &
Not exceeding 57 kg
Over 57 kg &
Not exceeding 62 kg
Over 62 kg &
Not exceeding 67 kg
Over 67 kg &
Not exceeding 73 kg
Over 73 kg

A. Individual Poomsae

Individual Poomsae are divided and required as follows: age, Dan, etc.
Age Belt 1st Compulsory Poomsae 2nd Compulsory Poomsae
Junior (under 10 years) Green Pattern 2 Pattern 3
Junior (11 – 12 years) Green Pattern 2 Pattern 3
Junior (13 – 14 years) Green Pattern 2 Pattern 3
Junior (15 – 17 years) Green Pattern 2 Pattern 3
Junior (under 10 years) Blue Pattern 4 Pattern 5
Junior (11 – 12 years) Blue Pattern 4 Pattern 5
Junior (13 – 14 years) Blue Pattern 4 Pattern 5
Junior (15 – 17 years) Blue Pattern 4 Pattern 5
Junior (under 10 years) Brown Pattern 6 Pattern 7
Junior (11 – 12 years) Brown Pattern 6 Pattern 7
Junior (13 – 14 years) Brown Pattern 6 Pattern 7
Junior (15 – 17 years) Brown Pattern 6 Pattern 7
Junior (under 10 years) Red Pattern 7 Pattern 8
Junior (11 – 12 years) Red Pattern 7 Pattern 8
Junior (13 – 14 years) Red Pattern 7 Pattern 8
Junior (15 – 17 years) Red Pattern 7 Pattern 8
Junior (under 10 years) Black Koryo, Keumgang Koryo, Keumgang
Junior (11 – 12 years) Black Koryo, Keumgang Koryo, Keumgang
Junior (13 – 14 years) Black Koryo, Keumgang Koryo, Keumgang
Junior (15 – 17 years) Black Koryo, Keumgang Koryo, Keumgang
Senior Black Koryo, Keumgang Koryo, Keumgang

Qualifications of Contestants
1. Team: Male or female only (NA)
2. All nationality are welcome
3. Holder of Taekwondo Poom, Dan certificate issued by WTF or Kukkiwon over yellow belt. A copy of Dan certificate shall be enclosed when registration for the accreditation otherwise contestants will not be allowed to Participate.
4. One recommended by the National Taekwondo Association / Institution / University / Club member / school.
5. No contestant is allowed to participate in more than one (1) weight category in Kyorugi.
6. One contestant is allowed to participate in Kyorugi, Individual Poomsae, and Team Poomsae
7. The Organizing Committee has entirely right to reject any applicant who disqualified.
8. 1” 2 photos (photos will be use for AD Cards on 8th July, 2011)

Rules of Competition : WTF Competition Rules
Method of Competition: Single Elimination Tournament System
Competition Area
 Six (6) Competition floors are set with dimension of 8 x 8 m each
Referee
 4 Judges, 1 Referee Scoring System
Duration of Contest
1) Junior Divisions (age under 6 years, 8 years, 9-10 years, 11-12 years, 13-14 years)
The duration of the contest shall be three (3) rounds of one (1) minute each, with
30 second rest period between rounds.
In case of a tie score after the completion of the 3rd round, a 4th round of 1 minute will be conducted as the sudden death overtime round, after a thirty second rest period following the 3rd round.
2) Junior Divisions (14-17 years and Senior)
The duration of the contest shall be three (3) rounds of one minute and thirty second (1.30) each, with forty second rest period between rounds.
In case of a tie score after the completion of the 3rd round, a 4th round of 1.30 minute will be conducted as the sudden death overtime round, after a 40 second rest period following the 3rd round.
3) Two (2) bronze medals will be awarded for the third prize (Kyorugi)
4) Call for contestants
4.1 Contestants need to wait at the waiting area 15 minutes before the start of competition.
4.2 Three (3) minutes prior to the scheduled start of the contest, the names of the contestants’ shall be announced three times at one-minute intervals. Any contestant who fails to appear in the Contest Area within one minute after the scheduled start of the competition shall be regarded as having withdrawn from and forfeited the match.
*Any change of rules and regulations would be announced in the Head of Team Meeting Day.

Poomsae Competition Rules
1.1 Seven (7) referees would cut off the maximum score and minimum score, and then get the score from the average of the rest five (5) referees.
1.2 The top three (3) highest score in the 1st round shall perform the semi-final and final round.
1.3 Patterns requirement are mentioned in individual and team Poomsae table above.
1.4 Competition uniform should be recognized by WTF.
Contestant Uniform and Protective Equipment:
1) The contestant must wear the trunk protector, head protector, groin guard, forearm guards, shin guards, gloves and a mouthpiece before entering the contest area. We kindly advise you that each contestant has to bring her/his own personal protective equipments (gloves, shin and forearm guards, and groin guards).
2) The groin guard, forearm guards and shin guards shall be worn beneath the Taekwondo uniform. The contestant shall bring this WTF-approved protective equipment, as well as gloves and the mouthpiece, for his/her personal use. Wearing any item on the head other than the head protector shall not be permitted.
Any additional equipment that brought by contestant (knee guard, elbow guard) must be checked at the inspection desk prior to entering the contest area, any contestant wearing unapproved protective equipment will not be permitted to compete.

Awards Presentation (Kyorugi)
(Individual)
1st prize gold medal certificate
2nd prize silver medal certificate
3rd prizes (2) bronze medals certificate

Trophies
1) Two(2) Best Male Player Not over 6 years
2) Two(2) Best Female Player Not over 6 years
3) Two(2) Best Male Player Not over 8 years
4) Two(2) Best Female Player Not over 8 years
5) Two(2) Best Male Player 9-10 years
6) Two(2) Best Female Player 9-10 years
7) Two(2) Best Male Player 11-12 years
8) Two(2) Best Female Player 11-12 years
9) Two(2) Best Male Player 13-14 years
10) Two(2) Best Female Player 13-14 years
11) Best Male Player 15-17 years
12) Best Female Player 15-17 years
13) Best Senior Player (Male)
14) Best Senior Player (Female)
15) Best Score Senior Team (Male)
16) Best Score Senior Team (Female)
Awards Presentation (Poomsae)
(Individual)
1st prize gold medal certificate
2nd prize silver medal certificate
3rd prizes (2) bronze medals certificate

Trophies
1) Best Male Player
2) Best Female Player
3) Best Team Player (Male & Female)
4) Best Team Player (Mix Divisions)
5) Best Team Poomsae

Special Trophies
1) Best Coach (Kyorugi)
2) Best Coach (Poomsae)

Closing Date for Entries:
1. All official entry forms must reach the Organizing Committee by Jun 15th, 2011 latest. Entries received after the deadline will not be entertained. Strict compliance with this ruling is hereby requested.

Terms and Conditions of Participation:
1. Roundtrip airfares and accommodation charges of room and board shall be borne by the participating National associations / Club / Institute.
2. Entry fee
• Kyorugi -- 450 Baht / 13 USD per participant
• Individual Poomsae – 400 Baht / 12 USD per participant
• Team Poomsae (Male & Female) – 500 Baht / 15 USD per participant
• Team Poomsae (Mix) – 600 Baht / 18 USD per participant

Weigh - In
a) Weigh-in of the contestants shall be completed one day before their scheduled competition day.
b) During the weigh-in, male contestants shall wear underpants and female contestants shall wear underpants and brassieres. However, contestants may weigh-in in the nude if they to do so.
c) Female contestant is allowed 0.3 kg. over weight.
d) Weigh-in shall be made once, however, one more weigh-in is granted within the time limit to the contestant who did not qualify the first time.

Competition Schedule
• July 8th , 2011
Head of Team Meeting 01.00 pm – 03.00 pm
Weigh-in Kyorugi 05.00 pm – 08.00 pm
1) Junior Male & Female under 6 years (not over year 2005)
2) Junior Male & Female under 8 years (not over year 2003)
3) Junior Male & Female 9 – 10 years (2002 – 2001)
4) Junior Male & Female 11 – 12 years (2000 - 1999)
5) Junior Male & Female 13-14 years (1998-1997)
• July 9th, 2011
Competition start 08.00 am
Junior Male & Female under 6 – 14 years
Weigh-in Kyorugi 03.30 pm – 05.30 pm
1. Junior Male & Female 15-17 years (1996-1994)
2. Senior Male & Female
• July 10th, 2011
Competition start 08.00 am
1. Junior Male & Female 15-17 years (1996-1994)
2. Senior Male & Female
3. Individual and Team Poomsae Competition

Love,Girlene mdm

Courses / Seminars : National Poomsae Referees’ Course 18, 19, 20 Jun 2011

2011-06-01T17:34:00.002+08:00

Sat 18 Jun 2011 5pm-10pm
Sun 19 Jun 2011 5.30pm-9.30pm
Mon 20 June 2011 7.30pm onwards
STF National Training Centre
Block 80 Lorong Limau
#04-191 Singapore 800032

Cert:
All successful candidates will be awarded Class 3 (Provisional) Referee Certification.

Eligibility :
Poomsae Coach Certification

Fee :
On or before Sat 11 Jun 2011 - $80.00
After 11 Jun / On the spot registration - $100.00

All clubs to have sufficient poomsae referees to support their plan to participate in the National Poomsae Championships scheduled to be held on 25 and 26 June 2011 at Yio Chu Kang Sports Hall as all participating teams must be represented by a poomsae referee each.

Fill up the registration form and pass to Girlene mdm or Winnie by 11Jun

Love,
Girlene mdm

NCAP Technical Level 1 Course 2011

2011-05-31T13:59:00.002+08:00

There is a plan to conduct NCAP Technical Level 1 Course in Oct 2011.

More details: http://www.stf.sg/modules/events/index.php?action=View&event_id=0000000388

Those who are interested, please submit the form (no payment yet) to Girlene mdm or Winnie Soo.

Love,
Girlene mdm

Outstanding National Poomsae Payment

2011-05-30T01:43:00.004+08:00

Tues, 31 May will be the FINAL day for you to submit the payment. The following are still outstanding:

1. Ee Feng
2. Ryan Ho
3. Tay Shi Qi
4. Sim Chun You
5. Cha Shi Ya
6. Joey Ong Hwee Ju
7. Ang Min Xiang

The following are the participants' form received:
1. Girlene (pair 1)
2. Brian (pair 1)
3. Justin Peh
4. Jet Peh
5. Ching I Ting
6. Ching I Lok
7. Wan Kah Wor Marcus
8. Timothy Tan Jia Le
9. Louis Teo
10.Tyler Cheng
11.Neelotpal Baran Syam
12.Tsang Yuet Tung
13.Xie Shu Ya
14.Lai Qiu Ling
15.Kua Ee Feng (pair 2)
16.Ong Zhi Xian (pair 3)
17.Chai Song Lim (pair 2)
18.Ho Jun Yuen Ryan
19.Tay Shi Qi
20.Claris Yong Hui Wen
21.Lee Miao Ying
22.Lee Miao Qiao
23.Sim Chun You
24.Cha Shi Ya
25.Shahidil Habil Bin Sahat
26.Grace Soh Wan Ting
27.Joey Ong Hwee Ju
28.Lim Jun Jie
29.Matthew Yap Tiong Ngee
30.Ang Min Xiang
31.Mandel Teo Han Jin
32.Chiew Su Kheng
33.Seah Wan Din (pair 3)

Love,
Girlene mdm

Grading: 17 Jul 2011 Centralised Colour Belt Grading

2011-05-28T01:11:00.002+08:00

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mock Grading
Date: 16 Jul 2011(Sat)
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Tampines St 11
Bus No: 8 17 18 28 34 39 59 518 / Tampines MRT
Attire: Club Jersey & TKD pants
~ on 15 Jul (Fri), 16 Jul (Sat) trainings (No need to wear full dobok on the final training before grading)
~ on the way to Sports Hall before changing into full dobok
~ on the way home after grading
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Actual Grading
**************
Date: 17 Jul 2011(Sun)
Time: TBC (junior belts will be able to leave for home even earlier)
We will conduct warm-up & run-through of the pattern before the grading.
Venue: Toa Payoh Sports Sports Hall
Meet: Toa Payoh Outdoor Stadium entrance

Nearest MRT: Toa Payoh MRT
Parking: Very limited (pls park at HDB Hub 50cents per entry)
Attire: Plain white T-shirt for the ladies
Info on grading syllbus

More info: STF website

Attire: Plain white T-shirt for the ladies, full dobok for all

Wef from Jan 07, all ladies are required to wear plain white T-shirt beneath the dobok. Failing which, STF may stop the ladies from taking part of the grading.

(Wearing of Club Jersey is highly encouraged to ensure that 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. And, to ensure that the uniform will be kept clean on the grading day.)

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 4 patterns by 9 Jul 2011.

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. Please bring along your personal shin, forearm and groin guards.

Attendance/Eligibilty for Grading
(No grading for those who couldnt meet 75% attendance)

Last payment date for Grading Fees: 4 Jun 2011
If you have yet to pay Jul2011 grading fees by then, it would be $40 if you still wish to be graded.
Jul-Sep 2011 training fees and Jul'11 grading fees are due 4 Jun 2011.

Love,
Girlene mdm

National Poomsae 2011 - change of venue

2011-05-28T01:02:00.001+08:00

Please note that the venue has been changed to Yio Chu Kang Sports Hall

STF: http://www.stf.sg/modules/news/article.php?storyid=840

Love,
Girlene mdm

STF: Courses / Seminars : Grading Preparation Workshop 12 Jun 2011 2-5.30pm

2011-05-28T00:49:00.002+08:00

Date: 12 Jun 2011 Sunday
Time: 2-5.30pm
Venue: STF National Training Centre
Blk 80 Lorong Limau #04-191
Singapore 320080
On or before Sat 28 May 2011 - $30
On or before Tuesday 31 May 2011 - $40
On the spot registration - $50

The workshop is open to red, poom and black belt holders.

The primary objective of the workshop is to point out to participants their performance flaws and the areas they should work on from the examiners’ perspective. This will give the candidates a better chance of passing.

During the workshop, participants will be briefed on the grading guidelines and the expectations of the examiners.

Coaches may use the information acquired by their students at the workshop as a basis to guide them for their grading.

All candidates who have attended the workshop are reminded to submit a copy of the certificate of participation with their grading applications. For red (junior) and 1st poom candidates, a copy of the certificate should be attached to their grading cards. This is necessary for the examiners to give them special consideration, if required.

The registration form is attached.

STF: http://www.stf.sg/modules/news/article.php?storyid=841

Love,
Girlene mdm

Hair for Hope (Children’s Cancer Foundation)

2011-05-27T14:19:00.000+08:00

http://www.hairforhope.org.sg/

Objectives of Hair for Hope (HfH)
Through this symbolic gesture, Children’s Cancer Foundation aims to:

1. Create awareness of childhood cancer in Singapore.
2. Show children with cancer and their families that they are not alone in their fight against cancer.
3. Tell children with cancer that it is OK to be bald.
4. Raise funds to help children with cancer and their families.
5. Build a community of support for children with cancer and their families.

Mark your calendar!
Online registration commencement: • 3 May 2011, 2pm
Online registration closing date: • 24 June 2011, 6pm

Love,Girlene mdm

Courses / Seminars : Poomsae Coach Course for Blackbelts

2011-05-16T16:42:00.002+08:00

Sunday 29 May 2011
3.00pm to 9.00pm
STF National Training Centre
Block 80 Lorong Limau
#04-191 Singapore 800032

Cert:
Poomsae Coach Certificate (Level 1) for successful participants with NCAP Level 1 or Taekwondo Coaching Qualification and Poomsae Coach Certificate (Level 1P) for successful participants without the coaching qualification

Fee
On or before Sat 21 May 2011 - $50.00
On or before Wed 25 May 2011 - $70.00
After 25 May / On the spot registration - $90.00

The primary objectives of the Poomsae Coach Course are to qualify black belts as poomsae coaches and provided them the passport to become a full-fledged national poomsae referee.

Fill up the registration form and pass to Girlene by 21May.

Love,
Girlene mdm

Results of 2 & 3 Apr'11 Centralised Grading (updated)

2011-05-09T00:14:00.003+08:00

From Belts

The following are awarded with a pass:

Nos. NAME

PRESENT GRADE TEN (10)

1 Carlos German
2 Gee Brandon
3 Santiago German
4 Sng Ming Han Mark

PRESENT GRADE NINE (9)
5 Tsang Yuet Tung
6 Arya Sachdeva
7 Cho Su Bin
8 Goh Cheng Ze
9 Goh Jia Ying
10 Mardiyah Binte Zulkifly

PRESENT GRADE EIGHT (8)
11 ZhuYayun

PRESENT GRADE SEVEN (7)
12 Soh Wan Ting Grace
13 Ang Shiyi Henry
14 Chan Julian
15 Lal Qiu Ling
16 Lee MiaoYing
17 Quek Chin
18 Rohan Malik
19 Teo Mandel
20 Teo Xuan Wei Shawn
21 Ting Shuen Hsien Galton
22 Xie Shu Ya
23 Yong Hui Wen Claris

PRESENT GRADE SIX (6)
24 Lee Hui Erh Elaine
25 Chai Song Lim
26 Guo Xiao Ting
27 Guo Xiu Bin
28 Kua Ee Feng
29 Lee Miao Qiao
30 Muhammad Afiq Bin Punangin
31 Srepadmashiny Karthikeyasankar
32 Tay Shiqi Tiffany

PRESENT GRADE FIVE (5)
33 Aryan Dubey
34 Cheng Tai Shun Tyler
35 Chua Siang Ern
36 Peh Kong Loke Jet
37 Shettigar Amisha Kirankumar
38 Tan Jia Le Timothy

PRESENT GRADE FOUR (4)
39 Angela Susan George
40 Anjali Elsa George
41 Aung Phyo Kyaw Deva
42 Loh Junren Jared
43 Nurul Syahirah
44 Sean Michael Andriesz

PRESENT GRADE THREE (3)
45 Aditya Mann Gasga
46 Madeline Rachel Cope
47 Ong Zhi Xian
48 Snigdha Bhupathi Raju
49 Tayyibah Patel
50 Teo Kuang Yi Louis

PRESENT GRADE TWO (2)
51 Lim Wei Hao Nicholas
52 Lim Ying Xian Serene
53 Soo Wei Ni Winnie

Congratulations to all!

Love,
Girlene mdm *\o/*

Demonstration : YouTheHero

2011-05-04T11:41:00.001+08:00

TKD Demonstration 2011

NYP TKD Club was honoured to be invited to showcast our demonstration skills once again, this time at Pasir Ris Elias CC - "YouTHeHero" on Mon, 2May2011.

The gang reported at 8.30am and performed at 11am. There was a little crowd despite the drizzling. The rain didnt dampen our warmth to perform though. Every single performer put up a good show and all events ended with loud cheers.

Well done, NYP TKD motivators!

Love,
Girlene mdm

Thank you for turning up at Cranwell Bungalow on Mon 2May2011

2011-05-04T11:25:00.003+08:00

https://picasaweb.google.com/zentkd/2May2011CranwellBungalow?feat=embedwebsite

It was a day filled with lots of laughter, food, and mosquito kisses.
We had about 60pax attending Brian Sir's birthday cum ZEN 8th Anniversary.
Other than the usual BBQ & cake cutting, Brian Sir took the opportunity to give out 10 trophies and 9 certificates of appreciation.

Junior
Best Fighter Player- Teng Chung
Best Poomsae Player- Teng Chiong
Best Fighting spirit Player- Marcus Wan
Most Improvement Player- I Lok
Best All Rounder Player- I Ting
Most Improvement Player- Justin Peh & Jet Peh

Senior
Best Fighter Player- Ben
Best Poomsae Player- SK
Best Fighting spirit Player-Chun You
Most Improvement Player-Alex
Best All Rounder Player-Rayner

Congratulations to all winners, and to the rest "continue to work hard, believe in yourselves", you are already a winner in our hearts!

Thank you to Brian Sir's mum and brother for bringing in MORE food.
Thank you to Winnie and gang for decorating the chalet.
And, thank you for turning up at the Bunglow, your presence makes the celebration even more happening!

Love,
Girlene mdm

Tournaments : 5th National Taekwondo Poomsae Championships 2011

2011-05-04T01:52:00.003+08:00

The 5th National Taekwondo Poomsae Championships will be held on 25 and 26 June 2011 at Toa Payoh Sports Hall.

Date: 25 Jun Sat & 26 Jun Sun
Time: 9.30am to 9pm
Venue: Toa Payoh Sports Hall
Closing: 21 May 2011 forms & $ to Girlene mdm or Ee Feng (NYP Secretary)

Classifications: Individual (no limit), pair (limit to 1 team/division for ZEN), team (limit to 1 team/division for ZEN) and family* (no limit) events

*Family group: Any combination of at least 2 (a parent and child) in the group – for example, a father and a son or daughter or a father, a mother and a child or a few children. They can hold any grade.
Eg: The parent can be a black belt while the child is a yellow belt or vice versa. The poomsae they perform shall be of their choice.

There are 7 divisions –
A (4 to 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)

Dan - 1st and higher (Koryo/Keumgang/Taebaek-To be announced on the competition day)
Poom - 1st and higher (Koryo Poomsae)
Red (BT) - Grade 1 (Taegeuk Pa Jang Poomsae)
Red - Grade 2 (Taegeuk Chil Jang Poomsae)
Blue (RT) - Grade 3 (Taegeuk Yuk Jang Poomsae)
Blue - Grade 4 (Taegeuk O Jang Poomsae)
Green (BT) - Grade 5 (Taegeuk Sa Jang Poomsae)
Green - Grade 6 (Taegeuk Sam Jang Poomsae)
Yellow (GT) - Grade 7 (Taegeuk E Jang Poomsae)
Yellow - Grade 8 (Taegeuk Il Jang Poomsae)
White (YT) - Grade 9 (Preliminary Poomsae)

(Based on highest grade obtained on or before the April 2011 grading.)

Fees: S$20 each event/per participant

More information are available in the attached outline. The entry forms are also attached.

Love,
Girlene mdm

Zen and nyp are invited to Brian sir's chalet 2May2011

2011-05-01T01:35:00.003+08:00

Where : Bungalow 2
Time : 5pm
Date : 2 May 2011
Food : BBQ

https://www.aloharesorts.com.sg/resort/changi/cranwell-bungalows

Shuttle bus
To take a Shuttle Bus from Pasir Ris MRT to Aloha Changi you need to take the Shuttle Bus to Aloha Loyang and then another to Aloha Changi

1. From Pasir Ris MRT to aloha Loyang
Pick up: Taxi stand facing the main road (near bicycle stands)
Time 4:15 5:15...

2. From aloha Loyang to aloha Changi (10 pax max)
Pick up: Outside Reception Office
Time 4:30 5:30...

Return bus
From aloha Changi to Pasir Ris MRT
Pick up: Outside Reception Office
Time 9:45pm (last bus)

Looking forward to see u there!

Love,
Girlene mdm

Tournament: International (held at Malaysia) 2011

2011-04-23T12:27:00.005+08:00

Zen Taekwondo has been invited by Traditional Taekwondo Sports Centre Melaka, Malaysia (TTSC) for Kyorugi (Sparring) and Poomsae, for 8th TTSC Invitation Championship 2011.

They are expecting competitors from Scotland, England, Ireland, Thailand, Singapore, India, West and East Malaysia.

DATE : 30th July 2011

VENUE : S.M.J.K (C) Notre Dame Hall, in Melaka, Malaysia

ORGANISER : Traditional Taekwondo Sports Centre

COMPETITION RULES : Conventional WTF Competition Rules

METHOD OF CONTEST : - Full knockout elimination
FOR SPARRING EVENT - (2 minutes X 3 rounds X 1 minute rest) for senior and junior category
- (1 1/5 minutes X 3 rounds X 1 minute rest) for minor and children category
*Time duration will be change if the current time duration is affecting the flow of the competition.
- Each club could send more than one team.
- If an athlete got seriously injured during the match, organizing committee will only give the best first aid and deliver him/her to the closest hospital. Committee does not assures the medical treatment cost for the injured athlete at the hospital. The medical treatment cost will be assured by his/her own team.
- Holder of Brown belt and above*

INDIVIDUAL POOMSAE : Individual event offers 4 categories:-
EVENT Senior category (above 18 years old)
Junior category (15-17 years old)
Minor category (12-14 years old)
Children category (below 11 years old)

Pair/Mixed Pair and Team event offers 2 categories:-
Senior category (above 15 years old)
Junior category (14 years & below)

Fees: (for Foreign participants only)
- Team Registration USD25 + accomodation + transport + meal (TBD)*
- Sparring/Kyorugi USD25 per person + accomodation + transport + meal (TBD)*
- Individual Poomsae USD25 per person + accomodation + transport + meal (TBD)*
- Pair Poomsae USD25 per person + accomodation + transport + meal (TBD)*
- Mix Poomsae USD25 per person + accomodation + transport + meal (TBD)*
- Team Poomsae USD25 per person + accomodation + transport + meal (TBD)*
- Pattern package USD50 per person + accomodation + transport + meal (TBD)*
(consist of all 4 pattern event)

(All payment to be submitted with participation form (PDF)
Payment by cash or cheque to “Tan Lee Fong Girlene in SGD)*

PROTECTIVE : a) Participants are encouraged to use their SPARRING own sparring equipments
EQUIPMENT
b) The Organiser will not provide any vest, head
gear, and groin guard. All individuals are responsible for their own protective guards.

c) Soft protective guards for the forearm & shin
guard, body vest, head gear and mouth guard are compulsory during sparring events.

INSURANCE : Participants are advised to have a valid insurance coverage.
Those without any can buy their insurance coverage from the Organiser. Please produce us the insurance coverage during the registration

ACCOMMODATION/ :
TRANSPORTATION Round trip airfare, ground transportation, accommodation, meals and miscellaneous expenses shall be borne by the respective participating states/clubs.

CLOSING DATE : The closing date for completed entry form (PDF) & payment to
Girlene mdm by 7May2011*, late entries will not be accepted.

* note that ZEN has raised the restriction limits in accordance to Singapore rules.
Children below 15years old has to be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
We will collect the payment on 3 & 4 Jun depending on the training days you are having.

Love,
Girlene mdm

More info:
TENTATIVE PROGRAM
* subject to changes, prior notification will be given

29th July 2010 @Hotel
3.00pm Registration of team
4.00pm Managers meeting

30th July 2010 @S.M.J.K (C) Notre Dame
8.00am Competition begins

10.00am Opening ceremony

10.30am Competition continues

1.00pm – 2.00pm LUNCH

2.00pm – 5.30pm Competition continues (Semi-finals & Finals)

5.30pm Prize giving

31st July 2010
Grandmaster Hwang In Sik seminar

Results of 2 & 3 Apr'11 Centralised Grading

2011-04-20T11:32:00.002+08:00

Due to the interschool TKD competition which lasted 5 working days, 11-15Apr, the Secretariat was closed for operation. As such, the grading results will only be available in one week's time, week begining 25Apr.

For more: http://www.stf.sg/modules/news/article.php?storyid=822

Love,
Girlene mdm

Class cancelled in May'11

2011-04-15T23:47:00.002+08:00

2May (Mon) Labour Day - The Bayshore

7May (Sat) GE - Laguna, Zone 3

17May (Tue) Vesak Day - NYP

Luv,

Girlene mdm

Interschool bout details and estimated time

2011-04-09T09:47:00.009+08:00

Please note that the below timing is only an estimate.

Kyorugi (Sparring) - Please arrive at least 2hours before for warm up and report

~ Bring your own guards - Shin, Forearm, Groin, Mouth Guard & Glove

~Bring along your student pass to indent Body Protector and Head Gear from the Equipment Area. To return immediate after each bout.

Poomsae (Pattern) - Please arrive at least 1hour before for changing and report

~ Iron your dobok (uniform)

DAY 1 - 11Apr (7-12yrs Poomsae)

11:40am) JUNIOR MALE POOMSAE INDIVIDUAL - GREEN BELT

Court A Bout 3

28) Tan Jia Le Timothy

30) Cheng Tai Shun Tyler

9:10am) JUNIOR MALE POOMSAE INDIVIDUAL - BLUE BELT Court C Bout 1

2) Lee Zhuo Heng

25) Neelotpal Baran Syam

11:10am) JUNIOR MALE POOMSAE INDIVIDUAL - RED BELT

Court C Bout 2

1) Justin

13:15pm) JUNIOR MALE POOMSAE INDIVIDUAL - POOM BELT

Court C Bout 3

7) Yap Teng Chung

20) Wan Kah Wor Marcus

13:20pm) JUNIOR FEMALE POOMSAE INDIVIDUAL - POOM BELT

Court B Bout 6

14) Muthurajan Karthikeya S S Ranjang

Day 2 - 12Apr (7-12 years old Kyorugi)

(Click on the image and click right bottom icon to blow it up)

Day 3 -13Apr (13-17 years old Poomsae) 9:40am) B DIVISION MALE POOMSAE INDIVIDUAL - YELLOW BELT

Court A Bout 2

9) Teo Xuan Wei Shawn

9:10am) B DIVISION FEMALE POOMSAE INDIVIDUAL - WHITE BELT

Court B Bout 1

8) Tsang Yuet Tung

9:45am) B DIVISION FEMALE POOMSAE INDIVIDUAL - YELLOW BELT

Court B Bout 2

5) Xie ShuYa

14:10pm) B DIVISION FEMALE POOMSAE INDIVIDUAL - BLACK BELT

Court A Bout 7

21) Ching I Lok

13:50pm) C DIVISION MALE POOMSAE INDIVIDUAL - RED BELT

Court C Bout 5

2) Lebardo Anderson Sarosario (Govinda) Day 4 -14Apr (13-17 years old Kyorugi) Day 5 -15Apr (A Division Poomsae)

10:15am) A DIVISION FEMALE POOMSAE INDIVIDUAL - RED BELT

Court C Bout 2

6) Alyssa Rae Sarosaro Lebardo (Chai)

On behalf of all ZEN coaches, Girlene mdm and Brian Sir wish Zenders a fruitful experience and ALL THE BEST!

Love,

Girlene mdm

Tournaments : 2011 National Inter-Schools Taekwondo Championships - Fixtures

2011-04-03T02:15:00.002+08:00

The fixtures (Primary Senior & Junior Divisions / Secondary B & C Divisions / Junior College A Divisions) for the 2011 National Inter-School Taekwondo Championships are attached. The competitions will be held at Toa Payoh Sports Hall from 9.00am to 6.00pm on the following days. Monday 11 April 2011 - Primary Senior / Junior Divisions (Poomsae) Tuesday 12 April 2011 - Primary Senior / Junior Divisions (Kyorugi) Wednesday 13 April 2011 - Secondary B & C Divisions (Poomsae) Thursday 14 April 2011 - Secondary B & C Divisions (Kyorugi) Friday 15 April 2011 - Junior College A Division (Poomsae) Either Brian Sir & Girlene mdm will stand by at the Field of Play, please report at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall with your teacher in charge and meet us after you have reported. For Kyorugi, please bring your student pass to indent the body protector and head gear from the Equipment Area. Bring your own FOREARM, SHIN, GROIN, MOUTH guards and Glove. For Poomsae, please note that the estimated time is their best estimate, so please arrive at least 1hour in advance. More: http://www.stf.sg/modules/news/article.php?storyid=815 Love, Girlene mdm

Tournaments : National Inter-School (Primary & Secondary) Competitors’ Lists

2011-03-29T18:00:00.001+08:00

The competitors’ lists are attached for coaches’ verifications. Please ensure that the participants’ names, schools and categories are correct. If any of the information is not accurate, please bring it up to Girlene mdm via zentkd@hotmail.com before 31Mar 2011 Primary School Secondary & above (B& C Divisions) School More info: http://www.stf.sg/modules/news/article.php?storyid=812 Love, Girlene mdm

Certification: Jessica, Catherine, Xanthe receiving their Poomsae Coach Certificate

2011-03-26T10:10:00.004+08:00

Certifications

Congratulations to:
Xanthe
Jessica
Catherine (+ Poomsae Referee)

Love,
Girlene mdm

Courses / Seminars : Unarmed Combat Course for Poom Belts and Blackbelts

2011-03-24T20:15:00.000+08:00

An Unarmed Combat (Level 1) Course will be conducted on 14, 15, 21 and 22 May 2011 for poom belts and black belts.

Saturday 14 May 2011 (5.00pm to 6.30pm for poom belt holders and

7.00pm to 8.30pm for dan holders)

Sunday 15 May 2011 (2.00pm to 3.30pm for poom belt holders and

4.00pm to 5.30pm for dan holders)

Saturday 21 May 2011 (5.00pm to 6.30pm for poom belt holders and

7.00pm to 8.30pm for dan holders)

Test:

Sunday 22 May 2011 (3.00 to 4.30pm for poom blelt holders and

5.00pm to 6.30pm for dan holders.)

Deadline: 30 Apr $70 to Catherine mdm or Girlene mdm

Venue :
STF National Training Centre (Geylang)
Greatland Building
48, Lorong 21
Geylang #03-01
Singapore 388464

More details and the registration form.
Successful participants in the course will be exempted from the self-defence component required for their 1st to 2nd poom or dan promotion.

The certification received from the course will be a prerequisite for taekwondo exponents to move on to Levels 2 and 3.

For more info: http://www.stf.sg/modules/news/article.php?storyid=811

Love,
Girlene mdm

Courses / Seminars : Referee Refresher Participants - Be Prepared

2011-03-24T20:06:00.001+08:00

Xanthe
Eric
Nixon
Benajmin
Brian Sir
Polo Sir
Poh Ling Mdm

take note!

Participants must also come prepared with their

writing materials
recite the pledge and
take the physical test

Those who fail in any of the tests will have to be retested

All participants in the referee refresher seminar on Sunday 27 March 2011 at 2.30pm to 7.30pm should be well prepared for the numerous tests which will be conducted to ensure that they are fit mentally and physically to officiate.

The programme for the seminar is as follows.

BP, Pledge and Agility Tests
Lecture (Important Rules & New Rules)
Theory Test
Situation Study
Practical – Match Management
Judging Test
Q & A

Love,
Girlene mdm

Local News : Poom to Dan Conversion

2011-03-21T15:10:00.001+08:00

Active 1st poom holders should convert their grade to 1st dan on reaching the age of 15. Otherwise, they will be at a disadvantage as they will not be allowed to take their 2nd dan until one year after the conversion. Furthermore, they may face difficulty when they serve their national service as the SAF only recognizes dan certification.

Please be reminded that Poom to Dan is automatic only if they continue training till they reach 15 years old. If they stop training after obtaining their grade, they will have to re-join the club and train for at least 6 months to qualify for conversion.

The 6 month training requirement is for the coaches to assess the suitability of their poom belt holders for the conversion. If the coaches are not satisfied, they have the right to prescribe a longer training period for their trainees before recommending the conversion.

The conversion fee are $30 (1st Poom to 1st Dan), $50 (2nd Poom to 2nd Dan) and $80 (3rd Poom to 3rd Dan) with effect from 1 April 2011.

Source: http://www.stf.sg/modules/news/article.php?storyid=807

Love,
Girlene mdm

Grading: 3 Apr 2011 9.30am Centralised Colour Belt Grading

2011-03-21T14:27:00.005+08:00

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Mock Grading
Date: 2 Apr 2011(Sat)
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Tampines St 11
Bus No: 8 17 18 28 34 39 59 518 / Tampines MRT
Attire: Club Jersey & TKD pants
~ on 1 Apr (Fri), 2 Apr (Sat) trainings (No need to wear full dobok on the final training before grading)
~ on the way to Sports Hall before changing into full dobok
~ on the way home after grading
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Actual Grading
**************
Date: 3 Apr 2011(Sun)
Time: 9.30am to 11.30am (junior belts will be able to leave for home even earlier)
We will conduct warm-up & run-through of the pattern before the grading.
Venue: Toa Payoh Sports Sports Hall
Meet: Toa Payoh Outdoor Stadium entrance

Nearest MRT: Toa Payoh MRT
Parking: Very limited (pls park at HDB Hub 50cents per entry)
Attire: Plain white T-shirt for the ladies
Info on grading syllbus

More info: STF website

Attire: Plain white T-shirt for the ladies, full dobok for all

Wef from Jan 07, all ladies are required to wear plain white T-shirt beneath the dobok. Failing which, STF may stop the ladies from taking part of the grading.

(Wearing of Club Jersey is highly encouraged to ensure that 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. And, to ensure that the uniform will be kept clean on the grading day.)

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 4 patterns by 1 Apr 2011.

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. Please bring along your personal shin, forearm and groin guards.

Attendance/Eligibilty for Grading
(No grading for those who couldnt meet 75% attendance)

Last payment date for Grading Fees: 12 Mar 2011
If you have yet to pay Apr2011 grading fees by then, it would be $40 if you still wish to be graded.
Apr-Jun 2011 training fees and Jul'11 grading fees are due 26 Mar 2011.

Love,
Girlene mdm

Walking the Talk (SADeaf Flagday)

2011-03-21T12:55:00.003+08:00

Continuance from the older post:

http://zen-tkd.blogspot.com/2011/03/local-news-volunteers-required-for.html

17 members from NYP & Zen Taekwondo Club lived up to their pledge to Singapore Taekwondo Federation to be helpful when they volunteered to assist the Singapore Association for the Deaf (SADeaf) in its flag day on Wednesday 16 March 2011.

Read up more on STF news: http://www.stf.sg/modules/news/article.php?storyid=809

Love,

Girlene mdm

Go NYP - TOC 2011 by NTU TKD

2011-03-20T19:39:00.005+08:00

More photo:

Xanthe's fb
Rayner fb
TP fb

NYP sent 4 (not including 3 withdrawal due to family matter & medical leave) and achieved
1 Gold - Ming Wei
1 Silver - Ryan
2 Bronze - Fusen & Nixon

Players just completed their examinations last week, and participated in this event. Sir and Mdm will like to congratulate those who handled both school committment and competition well.
Well done! Hope this TOC allows you gain valuable exposure!

Love,
Girlene mdm

Japan disaster fund raising

2011-03-16T04:45:00.004+08:00

http://www.redcross.org.sg/Japan-Disaster-2011.phtml

The above link shows that Red Cross has been in touch with the JRCS and IFRC and is monitoring the situation closely and identifying the assistance required.

The Singapore Red Cross is also accepting monetary donations towards this disaster. Donors may do so with the following:

Cash Donation :
For walk-in donations, the SRC is open during the hours:Mondays to Fridays 9.30am-9pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays 9.30am – 6pm.

Cheque Donation:
Cheques to be made payable to the “Singapore Red Cross Society” At the back of the cheque, please indicate:
i) Name
ii) IC/Passport No.
iii) Address and Contact Number
iv) “Japan Disaster 2011”

SMS Donation
Donors may donate via their mobile phones to 75772. For every sms, S$50 will be donated to the “Japan Disaster” fund.

*Please take note that all donations to this disaster are non tax-deductable.

4 more ways:
http://news.xin.msn.com/en/singapore/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4712352

d) AXS Stations
Donors may also make their donations at various outlets of the AXS Stations. They will be available from Wednesday, March 16, 3pm.
Several banks have also come forward to make available their internet banking, ATM and phone banking services. These include:

e) OCBC donation channels

Donors may make their donations via OCBC multiple banking channels. These include the ATM, Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, Phone Banking, PLUS! Internet Banking and PLUS! Phone Banking.

f) DBS donation channels
Donors may make their donations via DBS’s ATM and Internet Banking. Please refer to its website at www.dbs.com.sg for information.

g) UOB donation channels
Donors may also make their donations via UOB’s Personal Internet Banking with effect from Wednesday, March 16. Please refer to its website at www.uob.com.sg.

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Subject: BBC FLASHNEWS
Japan govt confirms radiation leak at Fukushima nuclear plants. Asiancountries should take necessary precautions.
If rain comes, remain indoors first 24 hrs. Close doors & windows. Swab neck skin with beta dine where thyroid area is, radiation hit thyroid first. Take extra precautions. Radiation may hit Phil at starting 4pm today. Please share with your loved ones.

Love,
Girlene mdm

Class cancelled in Apr'11

2011-03-15T23:44:00.000+08:00

22Apr (Fri) - NYP

Luv,

Girlene mdm

Local News : Volunteers Required for SADeaf Flag Day - 16Mar2011

2011-03-14T11:04:00.001+08:00

The Singapore Association for the Deaf (SADeaf) has been serving the Deaf Community for the past 55 years. In line with their mission to assist the Deaf achieve a better quality of life, integrate and contribute to society, they have been providing a range of services to the 5,600 clients they have. The services they offered include:
· Education,
· Tuition,
· discount for purchase of hearing aids and assistive devices,
· guidance and counseling,
· interpretation,
· social care,
· financial assistance to the needy and
· job support.
SADeaf is having a Flag Day on Wednesday 16 March 2011 to raise funds to reach out and serve those in need in the Deaf Community. The collection centers for the event are as follows.
SADeaf (227 Mountbatten Road),
Bugis Junction,
Tampines Regional Library,
Sengkang Community Centre,
Woodlands Regional Library and
Jurong Point Shopping Centre.
All taekwondo members are encouraged to support the cause by serving as volunteers. Those who are interested in helping out but cannot do the full day from 9.00am to 6pm may offer their services within the duration they are available – for example, 9.00am to 1pm or 10.00am to 3.00pm.
Mr Brian Peh has agreed to co-ordinate the list of volunteers. Please email him at brianpeh@hotmail.com or call him at 94591809 to register your interest or get more information on the project.

http://www.stf.sg/modules/news/article.php?storyid=805

Love,
Girlene mdm

Courses / Seminars : Kyorugi Referee Refresher Seminar - Sunday 27 March 2011 2.30pm

2011-03-14T10:10:00.002+08:00

Annual Kyorugi Referee Refresher Seminar
(As the provision of referees is a pre-condition for participation in all STF organized or sanctioned tournaments, it is important for clubs to have their own pool of qualified referees.)

Sunday 27 March 2011
2.30pm to 6.30pm
National Training Centre.
‘dobok’

$20 & form by 19March - to Girlene mdm

ZEN referees
Eric
Xanthe
Benjamin
Brian Sir
Girlene mdm

Love,
Girlene mdm

Taekwon Aerobics Performance @ Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza (outside Takashimaya)

2011-03-03T22:57:00.002+08:00

Date: 13 March 2011 (Sunday)
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
By: NYP TKD

Please come down and support us!

Side news:
The yearly Malacca Trip / Malacca Competition will be held on 29 - 31 July.
Sparring (Red belt and above)
Poomsae (All belt levels are able to participate)
Children below 12years old MUST be accompanied by a Parent.
Watch this space for more details

Love,
Girlene mdm

Courses / Seminars : National Kyorugi Referee Course

2011-03-03T22:41:00.002+08:00

Date: 19, 20 and 27 March 2011 (Sat 6-10pm , Sun 2-10pm, Sat 5pm onwards)
Test: 27 Mar (5pm onwards)
Venue: STF National Training Centre (80, Lorong Limau, #04-191)
Closing: 2 Mar (Please pass form and $80 to Girlene mdm)
Eligibility: Black Belt

It is a 12-hour course covering the latest interpretations of the competition rules and regulations. For players, the knowledge will stand them in good stead in their preparation for the competition and in the competition.

The details of the course and the registration form are attached.

Love,
Girlene mdm

Deadline to pay Grading Fees: 12March'11

2011-03-03T22:31:00.003+08:00

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mock Grading
Date: 2 Apr 2011(Sat)
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Tampines St 11
Bus No: 8 17 18 28 34 39 59 518 / Tampines MRT
Attire: Club Jersey & TKD pants
~ on 1 Apr (Fri), 2 Apr (Sat) trainings (No need to wear full dobok on the final training before grading)
~ on the way to Sports Hall before changing into full dobok
~ on the way home after grading
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Actual Grading
**************
Date: 2 Apr 2011(Sun)
Time: TBA (junior belts will be able to leave for home even earlier)
We will conduct warm-up & run-through of the pattern before the grading.
Venue: Toa Payoh Sports Sports Hall
Meet: Main entrance (where there is a ticketing counter).
Nearest MRT: Toa Payoh MRT
Parking: Very limited (pls park at HDB Hub 50cents per entry)
Attire: Plain white T-shirt for the ladies
Info on grading syllbus

More info: STF website

Attire: Plain white T-shirt for the ladies, full dobok for all

Wef from Jan 07, all ladies are required to wear plain white T-shirt beneath the dobok. Failing which, STF may stop the ladies from taking part of the grading.

(Wearing of Club Jersey is highly encouraged to ensure that 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. And, to ensure that the uniform will be kept clean on the grading day.)

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 4 patterns by 1 Apr 2011.

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. Please bring along your personal shin, forearm and groin guards.

Attendance/Eligibilty for Grading
(No grading for those who couldnt meet 75% attendance)

Last payment date for Grading Fees: 12 Mar 2011
If you have yet to pay Apr2011 grading fees by then, it would be $40 if you still wish to be graded.
Apr-Jun 2011 training fees and Jul'11 grading fees are due 26 Mar 2011.

Love,
Girlene mdm

Tuesday training cancelled till 4Mar'11

2011-02-13T23:03:00.002+08:00

No Tuesday trainings with effect from now until NYP examination ends on 4th March. However, Friday training will still be on at the same time 7pm. venue to be confirmed, so do check the blog regularly!

Love,Girlene mdm

Change in Venue for the Coach Seminar

2011-02-13T13:44:00.000+08:00

The venue for the Coach Seminar scheduled for Sunday 20 February 2011 from 9.00am to 1.00pm will be at ITE College East, 10 Simei Avenue, Singapore 486047. A map of the venue is provided.

The seminar will be in the hall on the 3rd floor. To get there, participants should enter the school by the main entrance where the security post is, head straight to the technology block to take a lift to the 3rd floor and walk along the corridor to the hall.

Registration of attendees will start at 8.30am. All participants are reminded to be punctual.

Love, Girlene mdm

Courses / Seminars : Coach Induction Course

2011-02-13T13:43:00.000+08:00

Coach induction course for coaches who wish to obtain the professional coach pass. The details are as follows.

Date : Sunday 27 February 2011
Time : 2.30pm to 5.00pm
Place : National Training Centre
Fee : $60
Eligibility : STF blackbelt holders
Closing Date : Tuesday 15 February 2011 to Girlene mdm or Catherine mdm

Participants who have successfully completed the course may apply for the appropriate coaching passes if they possess the relevant qualifications.

Those, who have attended the induction course and have not applied for the passes, should attend the coach seminar if they wish to apply for the passes after 1 March 2011.

The registration form is attached.

More details: http://www.stf.sg/modules/news/article.php?storyid=794

Love, Girlene mdm

Results of 16Jan 2011 grading

2011-02-13T13:11:00.002+08:00

From Belts

The following are awarded with a pass:

Nos. NAME

PRESENT GRADE TEN (10)

1 Arya Sachdeva
2 Bhaskar Partik Rekhi
3 Cho Su Bin
4 Denance Melissa
5 Goh Cheng Ze Tristan
6 Goh Jia Ying
7 Lynas Constantin
8 Lynas Marguerite
9 Mardiyah
10 Rozul Althea Mariel Lanza
11 Rozul Miguel Allan
12 Tsang Yuet Tung

PRESENT GRADE NINE (9)
13 Teo Mandel
14 Teo Xuan Wei Shawn
15 Xie Shu Ya
16 Pang Yuchan
17 ZhuYayun

PRESENT GRADE EIGHT (8)
18 Kua Ee Feng
19 Ang Shiyi Henry
20 Chan Julian
21 Khoo Jin Yi
22 Lai Qiu Ling Elyn
23 Lee Miao Ying
24 Quek Chin
25 Rohan Malik
26 Soh Wan Ting Grace
27 Sun Hui Hui
28 Tan Sing Long Jasman
29 Ting Shuen Hsien Galton
30 Wang Zhi Hui
31 Yong Hul Wen Claris
32 Zhang Shuai

PRESENT GRADE SEVEN (7)
33 Chua Slang Ern
34 Poh Wee Yong
35 Chai Song Lim
36 Che Manli
37 Guo Xiao Ting
38 Guo Xiu Bin
39 Karthikeya Sankar Srepadmashiny
40 Lee Di Sheng
41 Lee Hul Erh Elaine
42 Lee Miao Qiao
43 Muhammad Afiq Bin Punangin
44 Shahidil Habil Bin Sahat
45 Tay Shiqi Tiffany
46 Teo Meng Zhong Aezo

PRESENT GRADE SIX (6)
47 Aryan Dubey
48 Cheng Tai Shun Tyler
49 Peh Kong Loke Jet
50 Tan Jia Le Timothy

PRESENT GRADE FIVE (5)
51 Aung Phyo Kyaw Devarajan
52 Lee Zhuo Heng
53 Loh Junren Jared
54 Neelotpal Baran Syam
55 Nurul Syahirah
56 Orion Matthew Tzean Godfrey
57 Sean Michael Andriesz

PRESENT GRADE FOUR (4)
58 Li Fusen
59 Loh Kum Ming Kelvin
60 Ho Jun Yuen Ryan
61 Aditya Mann Gasga
62 Ho Xueling Michelle
63 Li Jie
64 Madeline Rachel Cope
65 Ong Zhi Xian
66 Tayyibah Patel
67 Teo Kuang Yi Louis

PRESENT GRADE THREE (3)
68 Alyssa Rae Lebardo
69 Cha Shi Ya Crystal
70 Lee Wen Fa Johnny
71 Ngan Zheng Yi
72 Ong Hwee Ju Joey
73 Ryan David Andriesz
74 Sim Chun You
75 Tan Yongjun Matthew
76 Tham Sin Yee Janelle

PRESENT GRADE TWO (2)
77 Peh Kong Peng Justin

JUNIOR 1ST POOM TO 2ND POOM
78 Wan Kah Wor Marcus
79 Yap Teng Chiong
80 Yap Teng Chung

CONFIRMED to 1ST DAN
81 Matthew Yap

Congratulations to all!

Specially to Matthew Yap, Teng Chung, Teng Chiong and Marcus Wan, who upgraded to Dan confirmation and Poom2 (Junior Black Belt) respectively!

More photo:

Belts

Love,
Girlene mdm *\o/*

Tournaments : 2011 National Inter-School Taekwondo Championships

2011-02-08T02:08:00.000+08:00

The 2011 National Inter-School Taekwondo Championships has been scheduled to be held from 11 to 15 April 2011.

The event will be held at Toa Payoh Sports Hall as follows.

Senior/Junior Divisions (Primary Schools) - Monday 11 April 2011 (Poomsae)
Tuesday 12 April 2011 (Kyorugi)

B & C Divisions (Secondary Schools) - Wednesday 13 April 2011 (Poomsae)
Thursday 14 April 2011 (Kyorugi)

A Division (Junior Colleges) - Friday 15 April 2011 (Poomsae)

More details of the competitions

General Rules Sec and JC TKD 2011.pdf
General Rules Primary TKD 2011.pdf
Outline - Inter-Primary School (Poomsae).pdf
Outline - Inter-Primary School (Kyorugi).pdf
Outline - B & C Divisions (Poomsae).pdf
Outline - B & C Divsions (Kyorugi).pdf
Outline - A Division.pdf

Love,
Girlene mdm

NYP TKD Club Open House 2011

2011-02-08T00:05:00.002+08:00

Photo

well done, NYP TKD, for the showcase!

Love,
Girlene mdm

Photoscape captures YOG moments @Youth Olympic Park near Marina Bay

2011-01-27T13:45:00.001+08:00

Go, search photo for your face if you volunteered last year!

Love,
Girlene mdm

POL-ITE 2011 photo

2011-01-25T01:24:00.004+08:00

At 93 points, consisting of 7 golds & 5 silvers, we were only 126 points behind the overall champion, Temasek Polytechnic.

Kudos to all NYP coaches, committee, referees, helpers, supporters, and of course the players!

Photo:
Girlene mdm
Rayner1
Rayner2
Rayner3
Rayner4
Rayner5

Love,
Girlene mdm

Class cancelled in Jan'11

2011-01-24T23:39:00.000+08:00

25Jan (Tue) - NYP

Luv,

Girlene mdm

Class cancelled in Feb'11

2011-01-24T23:37:00.001+08:00

5Feb (Sat) - Zone 3 / Laguna

Luv,

Girlene mdm

Post Grading Fun - January 2011

2011-01-23T00:50:00.006+08:00

After each grading, we will have a different training.

This quarter, we learn basic defending from attacks into the circular of our body and straight punches.

The kids look forward to the traditional Dog N Bone game.
Our version rules:
1. No pushing
2. No pulling
3. No defending beyond yellow line
4. Running outside green line is out
5. No throwing of the Bone

Post Grading Fun - Jan '11

All tournament coach passes will expire on 1 March 2011

2011-01-15T11:28:00.002+08:00

All tournament coach passes will expire on 1 March 2011. Coaches who wish to renew their passes are required to attend the coach seminar which will be conducted on

Sunday 20 February 2011
from 8.00am to 12 noon.
Venue : KIV -confirmed-ITE College East, 10 Simei Avenue, Singapore 486047
Dress code Dobok
Fees $100 (for next 3 yrs)

Club leaders and other black belts may attend the event for their general knowledge.
The fee is $60. Black belts who participate in the seminar will not be required to attend the coach induction course if they decide to apply for a coach pass subsequently.

More info:http://www.stf.sg/modules/news/article.php?storyid=778

Love,
Girlene mdm

They passed NCAP Technical (Level 1) Course!

2011-01-15T10:53:00.004+08:00

Congratulations to Catherine Ong, Xanthe Lin & Eric Sim!

After spending 2 weekends of theory and practical lessons, they finally harvest the fruits of their labour. There are others who failed or provisional pass this course. They passed at one go! Neat!
The results are attached.

They have to approach sir and discuss before completing 3 months (twice a week) or 6 months (once a week) of practical coaching attachement.

Once finalised, trainee coaches have to seek approval via Form A from STF for their attachment.
Form B is for trainee coaches to record their attendance. It must be counter-signed by their respective club officials.

Brian Sir and Girlene mdm are proud of you!

Love,
Girlene mdm

More info: http://www.stf.sg/modules/news/article.php?storyid=781

RUN350

2011-01-14T23:33:00.000+08:00

Great run for the families (:
----------------------------

RUN350

Race Information

About the Race

Date	:	17th Apr 2011, Sunday
Venue	:	Promontory @ Marina Bay, Singapore (Beside NTUC Centre, One Marina Boulevard)

For the purpose of age verification, the age of participant shall be taken as of 1st Jan 2011

Final start time will be stated in the race handbook.

Registration Fees

A portion of the proceeds from Run 350 will go to Garden City Fund's Plant-A-Tree Program.

	NTUC Member		Non NTUC Member		Student
Period	Early Bird Period NOW - 13th Feb	Normal Period 14th Feb - 20th Mar	Early Bird Period NOW - 13th Feb	Normal Period 14th Feb - 20th Mar	Early Bird Period NOW - 13th Feb	Normal Period 14th Feb - 20th Mar
Individual Categories
10km - Mens' Open	$20	$25	$30	$35	$25**	$30**
10km - Womens' Open
Kids Dash
350m - Boys (4-6 Years old)	$10*		$15		NA
350m - Girls (4-6 Years old)
350m - Boys (7-9 Years old)
350m - Girls (7-9 Years old)

*One of the child's parents has to be an NTUC member for Kids Dash.
**Full-time students are to present their student pass or matriculation card during the collection of race entry pack to enjoy the student rate.

Register as a group of 35 or more to enjoy 5% discount on the registration fees
	NTUC Member		Non NTUC Member		Student
Period	Early Bird Period NOW - 13th Feb	Normal Period 14th Feb - 20th Mar	Early Bird Period NOW - 13th Feb	Normal Period 14th Feb - 20th Mar	Early Bird Period NOW - 13th Feb	Normal Period 14th Feb - 20th Mar
Individual Categories
10km - Mens' Open	$19	$23.75	$28.50	$33.25	$23.75**	$28.50**
10km - Womens' Open
Kids Dash
350m - Boys (4-6 Years old)	NA		NA		NA
350m - Girls (4-6 Years old)
350m - Boys (7-9 Years old)
350m - Girls (7-9 Years old)

**Full-time students are to present their student pass or matriculation card during the collection of race entry pack to enjoy the student rate.

On the Day

Assembly Point	:	Promontory @ Marina Bay, Singapore
Assembly Time	:	7.00am (10 km participants); 8.30 pm (kids dash)
Start Time	:	7.30am (10 km participants); 9.00 am (kids dash)

http://www.run350.com/runinformation.html

Regards,
Nicholas

Grading: 16 Jan 2011 (reminder)

2011-01-10T18:51:00.002+08:00

Grading: 16 Jan '11
Time: 8.45am
Venue: Jurong East Sports Hall entrance
For more info: http://zen-tkd.blogspot.com/2010/12/grading-16-jan-2011.html

Love,
Girlene mdm

List of students who paid Grading Fees Jan 2011 (due 14Dec)

2010-12-27T11:30:00.002+08:00

You can click on the Attendance/Eligibilty for Grading on the right side of this blog to find out if you have paid the grading fees. You can also find your attendance at the same page.
(No grading for those who couldnt meet 75% attendance)

In one of our previous blog, it was mentioned:
"Last payment date for Grading Fees was: 14 Dec2010
If you have yet to pay Jan2011 grading fees by then, it would be $40 if you still wish to be graded.

Jan to Mar 2011 training fees and Oct grading fees are due 14 Dec 2010."

Girlene mdm

Courses / Seminars : National Poomsae Referees’ Course

2010-12-26T16:12:00.002+08:00

National Poomsae Referees’ Course
Date : 8 & 9 January 2011 (5.30-9.30pm & 2-7pm)
Test: 9 Jan (7.30pm onwards)
Venue: NTC 80 Lorong Limau #04-191
Eligibility: Poomsae Coach Cert
Deadline: 31Dec Friday - Pass your form and $80 to Girlene mdm or Catherine Ong

All blackbelts are reminded that Zen and NYP needs to have sufficient poomsae referees to support their plan to participate in the numerous poomsae championships scheduled for 2011 as all participating teams must be represented by a poomsae referee each.

PS: Those who wish to officiate in the POL-ITE Taekwondo Championships may attend the course as a refresher if they have not done so for the year. A separate test will be conducted for them. The participation fee is $20.

STF: http://www.stf.sg/modules/news/article.php?storyid=762

Love,
Girlene mdm

Courses / Seminars : Poomsae Coach Course at NTU

2010-12-26T16:03:00.003+08:00

Date : Sunday 2 January 2011
Time : 10am to 6pm
Venue: NTU Sports & Recreation Centre, 20 Nanyang Green Singapore 637715
Deadline: 29Dec, Wednesday

Please pass your form and $50 to Girlene mdm or Catherine Ong.
Those who pulled out from the earlier course with valid reason are allowed to attend this course.

STF: http://www.stf.sg/modules/news/article.php?storyid=766

Love,
Girlene mdm

Merry Xmas Greetings from Zen Taekwondo

2010-12-24T12:02:00.002+08:00

There will be no class on 24 & 25 Dec, classes will resume on 27Dec. Here's wishing ALL ZENDERS, NYP TKD members & parents a very Merry Xmas & happy holidays!

Certification: Alex Teh receiving his blackbelt certificate

2010-12-19T16:19:00.001+08:00

From Certifications

Alex receiving his black belt certificate.

Love,
Girlene mdm

Overseas Friendly Match at Batam

2010-12-15T07:51:00.001+08:00

There would be a friendly match at Batam, Indonesia on 9 Jan 2011.
Every student is encouraged to take part as it would be a good experience.
It would be a full day event and the cost would be only the ship ride and the meals.

Please let us know whether you are attending or not by this Sat 18 Dec 2010.
A facebook event would also be set up to determine who is attending and who isn't.

Love,
Girlene mdm

We are proud of Aditya

2010-12-09T16:48:00.000+08:00

In a Thursday evening in November 2010:

Aditya, a student who practices Taekwondo in Zen’s Bayshore Park, was greeted with an appreciation after returning a lost phone back to its owner. The blackberry phone which he found on a bus, was handed over to the bus driver. The owner was then contacted and hence managed to retrieve the lost phone. He expressed his gratitude towards Aditya through text message stating, “Hey there Aditya! I’m the owner of the phone you found just now. Just wanna say thanks so much for returning it to SBS, really, thanks so much! I can’t survive without this phone , and it means a lot for one kind soul like you to find and return it. God bless! J”

In this incident, Aditya has demonstrated great discipline and by fulfilling the Taekwondo pledge “…We shall remain humble, honest and helpful at all times…”, he has thus set a good example for his fellow mates and any other individual.

Best Regards,

Catherine Ong

[Girlene Tan]

Grading: 16 Jan 2011

2010-12-04T09:56:00.004+08:00

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Mock Grading
Date: 15 Jan 2011(Sat)
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Tampines St 11
Bus No: 8 17 18 28 34 39 59 518 / Tampines MRT
Attire: Club Jersey & TKD pants
~ on 14 Jan (Fri), 15 Jan (Sat) trainings (No need to wear full dobok on the final training before grading)
~ on the way to Sports Hall before changing into full dobok
~ on the way home after grading
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Actual Grading
**************
Date: 16 Jan 2011(Sun)
Time: 8.45am to 11am (junior belts will be able to leave for home even earlier)
We will conduct warm-up & run-through of the pattern before the grading.
Venue: Jurong East Sports Sports Hall
Meet: Main entrance
Nearest MRT: Chinese Garden MRT
Bus: 5N 98 99 157 185 198 333 334 335 502 542 SS4 (alight at Blk 316, 347, 350)
More info: STF website
Attire: Plain white T-shirt for the ladies, full dobok for all

Wef from Jan 07, all ladies are required to wear plain white T-shirt beneath the dobok. Failing which, STF may stop the ladies from taking part of the grading.

(Wearing of Club Jersey is highly encouraged to ensure that 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. And, to ensure that the uniform will be kept clean on the grading day.)

Map:

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 4 patterns by 1 Jan 2011.

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. Please bring along your personal shin, forearm and groin guards.

Attendance/Eligibilty for Grading
(No grading for those who couldnt meet 75% attendance)

Last payment date for Grading Fees: 14 Dec2010
If you have yet to pay Jan2011 grading fees by then, it would be $40 if you still wish to be graded.
Jan to Mar 2011 training fees and Oct grading fees are due 14 Dec 2010.

Love,
Girlene mdm

STF: Demonstration Workshop Filled With Energy

2010-12-04T09:52:00.000+08:00

The 63 participants matched the challenges dished out by Lim Hyun of the Hyun Taekwondo Academy with energy and enthusiasm. And at the end of the training session, all of them had experienced the very difficult back flip.

You did not read it wrong. They did it with the assistance of the trainers and were on the high a feel of the movements. Something inside them told them that they could perform it without help if they had more practice. In fact, one of them believed she could and tried it on a new landing mat without supervision. She almost succeeded....

For more: http://www.stf.sg/modules/news/article.php?storyid=750

Love,
Girlene mdm