An Official’s Journey through the 2009 Nationals

The Journey there

Arriving at Brisbane Airport on Wednesday September 30, on a flight that is paid for by the National Governing Body is always a good feeling. Knowing that one of the perks of being an official is the possibility that the flights and accommodation are paid for, is fantastic!

Funny that, because all the (3) people I sat next to on my flghts (one to Sydney and then to Brisbane) were all on business trips too. So really, none of us paid our own way.

There was a plan beforehand, to possibly hire a vehicle for our West Australian official’s use. There were quite a few of us this year. Raffaele DiRenzo, Richard Huynh, Aleisha Vincent and Roy Khoh from ATA-WA. Additionally, M. Rajendran and Jenny Crutchet from ODK in WA; and Harry Kim from SWTA.

Unfortunately, the decision was to just catch taxis and cabs everywhere instead. It was difficult because we all arrived in Brisbane at different times and days. Despite being only about 20 minutes away from the airport, the cab-fare was just over $50.

Luckily, the place we were accommodated at – Carindale Hotel – was actually part of a shopping complex, no surprise it was called Carindale Shopping Centre. So getting extra food and accessories was only about a 200m walk away. Too bad we didn’t get much time to do any shopping.

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2009 World Taekwondo Championships – Copenhagen, Denmark

The 2009 World Championships was held in the beautiful city of Copenhagen, Denmark during the Year of Sport celebrations in this peaceful country in the Scandik peninsular on the top end of Europe.  This would have been the biggest world championships held with more than 1,000 players assembling in this bi-annual event from 142 member countries.  This event followed the IOC annual congress that retained taekwondo as one of the 26 sports for the 2016 Olympics, which was awarded to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Kim Seng, ATA Peel region Master Instructor and 1st class International Referee was one of the selected referees to officate at this 18th edition of the World Championships.  85 International Referees were selected across the world to officiate at this important event.

The LaJust ebp’s (electronic body protectors) were used successfully at this event and results of the matches were more evenly spread.  However, officiating was still very much managed and controlled by the International Referees.  Follow the discussions and comments on this Referee forum. 

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Referee Course – Bunbury – 12 July 09

Application forms and fee can be sent in earlier.
Send to:  TWA Referee Committee, 22 Carina Circle, Mandurah, WA  6210.
or submit by the registration time on the day.

The Referee Course Application Form is also available.

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Referee Course – Perth – 5 July 09

The next referee course is scheduled to be 

Application forms and fee can be sent in earlier.
Send to:  TWA Referee Committee, 22 Carina Circle, Mandurah, WA  6210.
or submit by the registration time on the day.

The Referee Course Application Form is also available.

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WTF Competition Rules changes – to be implemented from June 2009

The WTF competition rule changes will be implemented from June 2009 at the World Cup being held in Baku, Azerbaijan.  Three senior International referees from Australia attended, including Kim Seng, ATA Master Instructor.  The 63rd International Referee Refresher course was held in Suzhou, China during April, which covered the latest rules amendments and new changes to make taekwondo sport faster paced, fairer and more appealing to the spectators and audience.

You can refer to an earlier post which itemised the amendments and changes of the competition rules.  Click here to view.

Amongst some of the more important changes or inclusions are: More

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