Got Drug Tested

Oh yeah! After having that shower, I remembered I was randomly selected to be drug tested. It’s a bit much for me to write about it on the mobile phone, so I’ll go more in depth when I get back home to Perth.

Okay, so after the semi-final round (our first round where we performed Koryo) and we walked off – a gentleman introduced himself and uttered the words "Hi, my name is …. and I’m glad to inform you that you have been selected" and he paused for a while.

At that moment I was both totally confused and over-the-moon. I didn’t understand how we only just did our elimination round and I’ve been selected….I didn’t care – I was just happy to be selected!

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Rewards and Benefits for the taekwondo referee official

I will start by defining what is and who is the referee official.  This is important as we then can understand the type of person and the tasks the referee gets involved with.  The referee official is any qualified person who controls the actual play of a competition by the application of the rules and laws of the sport to make judgements on the rule infringements, performance, time or score.  The taekwondo referee does them all.  And why does the sport need them?

The referee officials are an essential part of taekwondo sport. They make sure everyone plays by the rules and that the game is safe.  And the referee is there to ensure the spirit of the taekwondo game is observed and enjoyed by all, the players, the parents, the spectators, the coaches, and all other taekwondo enthusiasts.

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Managing fights with the new amended taekwondo competition rules

The new WTF reform competition rules are being implemented this year (2006).  In this issue, I will suggest some ways for players to manage their fights within the limits of what the referees and the rules will allow. 

The most significant change will be re-introducing the 4 corner judges system.  To get a valid score point, a player will now have to convince at least 3 of the judges that their technique is legitimate, accurate and powerful enough.  Therefore a player needs to have at least 75% majority decision to get a point whereas it was 67% in the 3 corner judge system.

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ATA-WA taekwondo founder and pioneer – Mr Sok Pong Kim (1944-1999)

The Australian Taekwondo Academy in WA was founded by Mr Sok Pong Kim in 1975. Sadly he passed away in April 1999, but not without leaving a legacy for his students to continue after him. This article, reproduced from an article written by Kim Seng in 1992 and titled "The West's Taekwondo Pioneer" as a tribute to him.

Mr Sok Pong Kim, 7_^th dan Chief Instructor, is the first Korean to start Taekwondo in Perth Western Australia. He opened the Kim Australian Taekwondo Academy in 1975 with the one single gym and the Academy has now grown to more than 50 branch clubs in most parts of the Perth Metropolitan and country areas of Western Australia.

The Academy teaches the basic elements of Taekwondo as being martial art first and foremost, then, self defence, Olympic sport, fitness (physical as well as mental) and the cultivation of discipline. Mr Kim believes in imparting his learnings and experiences in his 40 years in the art and sport of Taekwondo to all Academy members. There have been well over 10,000 members in WA who have learned Taekwondo through Mr Kim and the network of the Academy Instructors. Mr Kim has graded more than 600 black belts in WA since 1975. Seven of Mr Sok Pong Kim's students, six to 4^_th dan and one to 5_^th dan in the last 5 years. Mr Kim was promoted to 7_^th dan in 1981. (footnote: Mr Kim was 8_^th Dan kukkiwon at the time of his death).

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