Ian Crocker - Samjae Taekwondo

Masters, Instructors, Students and Parents,
It is my pleasure to announce to you the 2016 Samjae Hanmadang Tournament! The first of it’s kind in
Newfoundland, this event will be an exciting mix of Taekwondo events, competition and demonstrations in
the heart of Paradise. This is a celebration that will prove to be fun, entertaining, friendly, and something that
you and your students will not want to miss!
Saturday, February 20th, 2016
Elizabeth Park Elementary School in Paradise
( https://goo.gl/maps/ZN5kEaLfdiN2 )
10 am to 4 pm
Doors will open at 9:00 am
There will be seven possible events to take part in at the tournament; Individual Poomsae, Pair Poomsae,
Team Poomsae, Power Breaking, 3 Station Board Breaking, Highest Kick and Longest Kick.
Registration will be $50 per person for any 3 events (each additional event will be $10 per event).
Registrations can be submitted to your Instructor prior to the event with completed form and payment.
Registrations will be accepted at the door with an additional $10 surcharge.
Participants are reminded that they need to supply their own boards. Limited supplies will be available
for sale at the venue on the day of the event.
The event is open to schools of the Newfoundland Labrador Amateur Taekwondo Union. Participants
must be registered members in good standing of their respective schools.
We will also be having Demonstrations throughout the day, and we are still taking contributors. If you
want to get involved send an email to [email protected].
Please see the information below for more details, and we look forward to seeing you there!
Yours in Taekwondo,
Ian Crocker
Samjae Taekwondo
Individual Poomsae – These are the official poomsae of the World Taekwondo Federation. These are the
Taegueks and WTF/ Kukkiwon Black Belt patterns.
Pair and Team Poomsae – Similar to the Individual Poomsae, these are official poomsae done by 2 or
more people. Competitors can be of different belt levels and ages, and points will be awarded for
synchronization and creativity.
Longest Kick – Similar to the long jump at the Olympics, this is a skill competition to determine who in the
division can kick the farthest. Competitors will do a flying kick, taking off at a set line on the floor, to strike a
target (rebreakable board or paddle, depending on age). The target will be moved further away from the
launch line with each round, and competitors will get 2 chances to hit the new mark or be eliminated. The
three longest successful kicks of each division will be awarded medals.
Highest Kick – How high up can you jump kick? This skill competition aims to find out! Each round the
competitors in the division get 2 chances to hit the target or be eliminated, and every round it creeps higher.
Rebreakable boards or aluminium pie plates will be used for targets and the 3 highest successful kicks in a
division will be awarded medals.
Power Breaking – This event is about the number of boards broken, either by a hand or foot. Competitors
will need a board holding device or really good holders, and potentially a lot of boards. You will be judged on
the number of boards broken, not on whether or not you broke your entire stack. Highest number of boards
broken will determine the winner.
*A Note on Boards: Power Breaking and 3 Station Breaking will be done with 1” thick x 12” wide
dressed pine board. These are cut to 10” pieces for older teens and adults, or 8” and 6” for younger teens and
preteens, respectively. Boards should be dry (not baked), room temperature and as free from knots as possible;
wet, cold boards or ones full of knots can dramatically alter the strength of a board.
3 Station Board Breaking – This is straight-up, technical board breaking! Competitors will have 1
minute to complete the breaks at their 3 stations, and the total score is based on the stations they’ve
successfully completed. There can be multiple breaks at each station but the moves have to be continuous
(meaning you can’t do a roundhouse kick then stop and go in a different direction and do a side kick, it has to
be a continuous round, 360 round, etc.). Each station must be different breaks, and we will be using a scoring
system devised by Master Phil Power of Nova Scotia for scoring (see below for points details).
Demonstrations – These can be almost anything you wish! Creative poomsae? Epic self-defence?
Something different? If it fits in a 2 minute time limit and we think it’s appropriate, you’re good to go!
Remember that demonstrators need to provide their own props and partners, and let us know in advance
what they have in mind.
Divisions and Sorting
As there’s no sparring at this event, divisions will be fairly static. The following are the guidelines we
will be using for the event, though some alterations may be made depending on registration numbers:
By Belt
By Age
Yellow
Green
Blue Stripe Red Stripe
Black
4, 5, 6
Stripe
Stripe
Yellow
Green
Blue
Red
7, 8, 9
* Black Stripe
10, 11, 12
13+
*Placement depending on poomsae performed
Awards
Gold, Silver and 2 Bronze will be awarded in each Division for each event (excluding demonstrations).
All participants will receive a participation certificate as well.
Canteen Services
There will be a canteen available for lunch and snacks throughout the event. It is being run by the
Samjae Athlete’s Parent Committee with proceeds going to the Competitive Team for tournaments and events.
Officials
Officials will be required for the poomsae, breaking, and skills events. If you would like to come and
volunteer, even for a short time, your help would be appreciated.
Open Scoring
Scores will be announced publically by sign at the conclusion of each poomsae, power break and 3 Station
Board Break.
Poomsae Categories
The following list is the poomsae that must be performed at their level.
Belt
Low
Suggested
High
Yellow Stripe
Taeguek 1
Taeguek 2
Yellow
Taeguek 1
Taeguek 2
Green Stripe
Taeguek 1
Taeguek 2
Taeguek 3
Green
Taeguek 2
Taeguek 3
Taeguek 4
Blue Stripe
Taeguek 3
Taeguek 4
Taeguek 5
Blue
Taeguek 4
Taeguek 5
Taeguek 6
Red Stripe
Taeguek 5
Taeguek 6
Taeguek 7
Red
Taeguek 6
Taeguek 7
Taeguek 8
*Black Stripe
Taeguek 7
Taeguek 8
*Koryo
st
Black – 1 Dan
Koryo
Keumgang
nd
Black – 2 Dan
Koryo
Keumgang
Taebek
rd
Black – 3 Dan
Keumgang
Taebek
Pyongwon
th
Black – 4 Dan
Taebek
Pyongwon
Sipjin
st
*Black Stripes wishing to do Koryo must move up to the Black Belt – 1 Dan Division
SAMPLE SCORING POOMSAE SCORING SHEET
The following are the details for the 3 Station Board Breaking, developed by Master Phil Power
of Grasshoppers Taekwondo in Nova Scotia.
Name
Belt
Age
Gender
School
Events
Individual Poomsae
Highest Kick
Longest Kick
Pair Poomsae
Team Poomsae
Power Breaking
3 Station Board Breaking
Registration will be $50 per person any 3 events (each additional event will be $10 per event).
Registrations can be submitted to you Instructor prior to the event with completed form and payment. Registrations
will be accepted at the door with an additional $10 surcharge.
Participants are required to supply their own boards. Limited supplies will be available for sale at the venue on the
day of the event.
Waiver: I, the undersigned waive, release and forever discharge any and all rights and claim for damages that
may occur against Samjae Taekwondo, and/or all persons associated with the event, 2016 Samjae
Hanmadang Tournament, in any capacity for any and all damages that may be sustained by me with entry in
the above named event. Further, I am in good health and capable of taking part in the aforementioned event. I
am also a member in good standing with the Newfoundland Labrador Amateur Taekwondo Union.
Furthermore, I hereby waive compensation for the use of pictures, movies, video’s etc. of the promoter.
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