Shawn
Dear ITF Members,
The ITF is organizing an Online ITF IT – Umpire Course that will be conducted online on May 20th and May 21st, 2023 from 17.00 pm to 21.00 pm (UTC time).
If you are interested in attending this upcoming course, please be aware that the deadline to register is Sunday – May 7th, 2023.
Please find below the link to find out more information about the course and how to register.
Trevor McIntyre
Grand Master Michael held a senior degree grading in Newcastle NSW
Participants were put though Grand Master’s Daher senior grading syllabus.
GM focus is to have a set standard of Patterns through our region. Saying you have performed a pattern in front of a grand master is special. Saying that you have performed every pattern you know for a grand Master to be promoted to the next rank is next level.
The participants Trevor McIntyre NSW promoted to 6th Degree, Shannon Purser QLD promoted to 5th Degree & Carlo Giampietro certainly earnt their this promotion through the 4 hour testing.
All candidates were successfully promoted
Trevor McIntyre
The National association held the first live umpire course since Covid 19 shut down events in Australia.
B-class umpire certified course
21yrs old
2nd degree +
To participate in a national association umpire course and succeed in obtaining the official “B” class Umpire Certificate
To apply for and receive the official ITF “B” Class Umpire certificate
c-Class umpire certified course
2nd Gup+
To participate in a national association umpire course and succeed in obtaining the official “C” class Umpire Certificate
Shawn
ITF Taekwon-Do Australia brings to you:
SABUM MARK TROTTER 2020
One of New Zealand’s elite athlete Multiple World Champion and coach will again be in Australia sharing this vast knowledge of our art in Australia. Mr Trotter has worked with our National Association to develop techniques and training philosophies to help lift the standard of the Australian team and National Association member.
Recently promoted to 6th Degree Black belt, Sabum Trotter will be our main instructor at this prestigious event held on the Gold Coast, Queensland Australia
With the World Cup in Slovenia in October 2020 the NA has put forward it’s first seminar for 2020, continuing the growth plans of our athletes & coaches, Master Cariotis the new coaching director is planning big things for 2020/21 ready for a bring future for our competitors and coaches.
4th Gup is our entry level for this event.
LOCATION
Millwell Road Community Centre
11 Millwell Rd E, Maroochydore QLD 4558
COST
1 Day $80.00
Both Days $150.00
Saturday 29th February 2020 – 9am- 4pm
Sunday 1st March 2020 – 8am – 1pm
The National Association is proud of the development of our country and has the support of Grand Master Michael Daher’s vast International connections, bringing world-class instructors into our country.
Stay tuned for more international class seminar in 2020/21
Hosted by Ultimate TKD – Shannon Purser & IL-Shim Gold Coast – John Abdullah
Shawn
Grand Master Michael Daher conducted a senior Degree testing at the ITF Fitness Centre Sydney.
7 National Association Clubs & their Candidates participated
The promotion was held on behalf of the International Taekwon-Do Federation, promotions for eligible candidates from 1st Degree and 6th Degree were in attendance from seven National Association Clubs.
Grand Master Daher started the testing with a 3hrs Instructors seminar, running candidates through all of the ITF Patterns from beginner Tuls to advance Dan Tuls.
The promotion testing started with all Tuls being performed, GM Daher promotion criteria is first and foremost a full knowledge of all ITF Tuls.
GM Daher also pushes the candidates to the end of their physical boundaries with sparring criteria and 4 rounds of high intensity interval testing.
CONGRATULATIONS to the successful candidates
Shawn
International United Taekwon-Do Association (AA) supported by Grand Master Michael Daher ITF Vice President set their sights on hosting a B Class umpire course in conjunction with the 144 IIC in China. The newly approved Association planned to give its members the full opportunity of learning all aspects of our ITF systems. Technical IIC training with Grand Masters & Technical Umpiring to assist in providing an increased performance of umpires in the Asian region.
The Members of this association supported this event with enthusiasm and numbers, 67 umpires received umpire training certification. Many will applicable for B Class certification through our online system.
ITF Australia Senior Vice President and umpiring director Trevor McIntyre, agreed to run this course for this association, many senior instructors were in attendance and increased their knowledge of our umpiring procedures to a world class level.
The course was translated into Chinese language with the help of MR Liu Xin from the Association Mr Yu Xue Min is the umpiring director for this association, we thank him for his efforts and expertise.
The course was also translated through 2 helpful verbal translators Mrs Amanda Zhao Pei Yun from China and Mr C K Sun from Malaysia.
Throughout the course, the participants showed a keen interest in improving their professionalism, a skill required to umpire on a world-class level, included in this B Class training was specific training drills to practice all that is required to be a top-class umpire.
The participants learn many aspects of our umpiring system and have committed to the future improvement of umpires in China.
Future planning should include umpire training B class for all developing countries with the plan that these umpires will one day seek further umpire training level A Class and an IUC when available.
Shawn
Hosted by GM Michael Daher
8th & 9th June 2019
Valentine centre Sydney
Competition registration
https://www.kihapp.com/tournaments/5117-aussie-open-itf-taekwon-do-australia-national
Accommodation registration
http://itftaekwon-doaustralia.com/aussie-open-itf-tkd-australia-national-championships/
This event is open to all countries, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Malaysia will you be here?
This is a great opportunity to develop the Australasian region.
Come & compete with our World Cup Champions.
Shawn
Dear Masters, Sabums & Instructors,
ITF Australia would like to invite you to one of our prestige tournaments ITF Australia’s “QLD State Champions” being held on the beautiful Sunshine Coast.
$60 covers all events
28th -29th September 2019.
Senior 13+ Saturday
Juniors 12- Sunday
Patterns, Sparring, Special Techniques, Power breaking & Junior Power Machine.
Enquiries please phone Shannon/Tania-0403212677
ITF Australia
Queensland State Championships
28th-29th September 2019
Mountain Creek State High School
Lady Musgrave drive,
Mountain Creek (Sunshine Coast)
Trevor McIntyre
Congratulations to newly promoted Grand Master Michael Daher
Oceanic region’s First Grand Master with ITF Spain group AU-9-1.
Grand Master Daher has a reputation of being committed to Taekwon-do in the Oceanic region.
ITF Australia would like to congratulate GM Michael Daher on his promotion to 9th Degree and celebrate the future growth of ITF in Australia, with him as leader of our National Association and the Oceanic region we see a bright future.
Taekwon
Webmaster
ITF Taekwon-do Australia would like acknowledge the role of women in all circles of life and in particular their positive roles in Taekwon-do Dojangs across the world.
ITF Taekwon-do Australia would like to high light one of our leading women within our organisation Executive Board Member (Treasurer) Mrs Michelle Harper and thank her on her contribution and numerous works she undertakes which usually goes on behind the scenes to ensure the smooth operation of this progressive dynamic NA.
We thank all the women involved in our organisation and dojangs across the country who contribute to our success on and off the mat we truly appreciate all that you do.
We wish all women across the ITF World happy International Women’s Day.
ITF Taekwon-do Australia
