ITF Singapore, Invitational Championships 2019
Strengthening bonds and mastering Taekwon-do – The ITF Singapore Taekwon-do Invitational Championship 2019
On 8 September 2019, more than 50 participants aged 5 to over 21 participated in the ITF Singapore Taekwon-do Invitational Championship 2019. Organised by the International Taekwon-Do Federation Singapore (I.T.F.) Singapore, the Singapore National Governing Body (NGB) of the International Taekwon-do Federation, the annual championship is the highlight in our calendar of events. Jeffrey Leo, 4th Dan, was in charge of organising this event, and was supported by black belts name list as below.
| Umpires | ||||
| Rian Chua (5th Dan) | Knight Chew (4th Dan) | Leong Ka Chun (2nd Dan) | Ang Kok Hui (1st Dan) | Lee Shiuan Kiet (1st Dan) |
| Eric Ko (5th Dan) | Low Mun Tuck (4th Dan) | Lum Weng Hou (2nd Dan) | Chris Chang (1st Dan) | Lin Lixin (1st Dan) |
| Nelson Chang (4th Dan) | Lawrence Chai (4th Dan) | Su Li Yang (2nd Dan) | Jasmine Law (1st Dan) | Nasri Chang (1st Dan) |
| Jeffrey Leo (4th Dan) | Machi Liew Shin Tong (4th Dan) | Vivien Loi (2nd Dan) | Jasmond Tan (1st Dan) | Phu Ding Yih (1st Dan) |
| Cherie Ho (4th Dan) | Guan Qiao Sheng (2nd Dan) | Timothy Loi (1st Dan) | Kor Kah Hoe (1st Dan) | Than Sook Wei (1st Dan) |
The aim of the championship was to expose students from a young age to the rigours of training hard for competition. Equally important was to have students learn from each other, from both students who performed better and also less well. For some, this was their first experience of a competition, but everyone learnt and enjoyed themselves. It was also a good experience for more senior black belts, to refresh and apply their umpiring skills.
We hope that the competition sets our students up for the ITF Singapore Regional Championship in 2020, where we will be inviting practitioners from neighboring countries to participate.
