The British Student Taekwondo Federation (BSTF) would like to invite you and your Taekwondo club to attend the 26th BSTF National Championships.
The Student Nationals is the highlight of the BSTF calendar and attracts hundreds of students from all over the country. The event will take place on Sunday 11th March and is hosted by the University of Nottingham Taekwondo Club. The competition will include both poomsae and kyorugi aspects of Taekwondo.
The entry pack is available here. The final deadline for receiving all emailed competitor lists, individual signed competitor forms, and cheques is Wednesday 29th February.
If you have any questions, please contact us either by email or through our facebook page.
The Student Nationals is the highlight of the BSTF calendar and attracts hundreds of students from all over the country. The event will take place on Sunday 11th March and is hosted by the University of Nottingham Taekwondo Club. The competition will include both poomsae and kyorugi aspects of Taekwondo.
The entry pack is available here. The final deadline for receiving all emailed competitor lists, individual signed competitor forms, and cheques is Wednesday 29th February.
If you have any questions, please contact us either by email or through our facebook page.
AGM Minutes, Name the Player Contest
The minutes of the 2011 AGM are now accessible on the BSTF website (click here).
The BSTF has launched a Name the Player photo contest, which will run until 31st December. Prizes include free entry to a fight camp and free t-shirts. More information can be found on our facebook page.
The BSTF has launched a Name the Player photo contest, which will run until 31st December. Prizes include free entry to a fight camp and free t-shirts. More information can be found on our facebook page.
BSTF AGM 2011 - Results
Thank you to everyone who came to Oxford last Sunday for the BSTF AGM. We greatly appreciate your contribution and support.
The minutes of the meeting will be available soon. The new committee stands as follow: President - Mehdi Mirza; Vice-president - Colin West; Treasurer - Trevor Page; Secretary - Michael Nathan-Pepple, Communications Officer - Julie Renard; Universities Officer - Sheena Au-Yeung.
The minutes of the meeting will be available soon. The new committee stands as follow: President - Mehdi Mirza; Vice-president - Colin West; Treasurer - Trevor Page; Secretary - Michael Nathan-Pepple, Communications Officer - Julie Renard; Universities Officer - Sheena Au-Yeung.
BSTF AGM 2011
The date of the AGM has been confirmed as Sunday 13th November 2011. More details in the calendar section.
'Like' the BSTF on Facebook!
The BSTF have a new Facebook page to keep in contact with you (click here). Please like our page today to help us keep you in loop regarding upcoming events and news!
MDS Korea trip
The BSTF committee would like to formally invite all its members to take part in the 2011 MDS Elite Taekwondo Korea trip. All information (dates, price, location, etc) can be found on the following page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104352096314189
The event is open to everyone who is a red belt or above. Places are limited, and the first deposit needs to be paid in the middle of April, so apply soon if you wish to attend. If you want more information about the training camp, please contact Mehdi Mirza (mehdimirza@hotmail.co.uk).
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104352096314189
The event is open to everyone who is a red belt or above. Places are limited, and the first deposit needs to be paid in the middle of April, so apply soon if you wish to attend. If you want more information about the training camp, please contact Mehdi Mirza (mehdimirza@hotmail.co.uk).
BSTF Easter Fight Camp
The BSTF committee would like to invite you to our annual three-day fight camp, taking place from Friday 8th to Sunday 10th April at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Aylesbury. All the information relating to the event (accommodation, timetable, price, etc) can be found in the entry pack (http://www.bstf.org.uk/fightcamp.doc). Please distribute the information among your students. The deadline for application is Friday 1st April. Please bear in mind that teams applying after the deadline will need to sort out their own accommodation.
We have now confirmed Master Moon Dae Sung’s presence at the fight camp. Master Moon is an Olympic Gold Medallist (Athens 2004) and will be teaching on Friday and Saturday, alongside other prestigious grandmasters and masters.
The BSTF Easter fight camp has always been one of our biggest and most popular events of the year, and we look forward to seeing all of you in Aylesbury!
We have now confirmed Master Moon Dae Sung’s presence at the fight camp. Master Moon is an Olympic Gold Medallist (Athens 2004) and will be teaching on Friday and Saturday, alongside other prestigious grandmasters and masters.
The BSTF Easter fight camp has always been one of our biggest and most popular events of the year, and we look forward to seeing all of you in Aylesbury!
BSTF Nationals
Thank you to all competitors, coaches, spectators, and especially the referees and officials for attending the BSTF Nationals on 6th March, and making this event a great success. We hope you all enjoyed the competition. Congratulations to University of Southampton, University of West England and University of East London for making it to the first, second and third place respectively.
If you have any comments or suggestions about the competition, please contact us on student.taekwondo@googlemail.com. .
If you have any comments or suggestions about the competition, please contact us on student.taekwondo@googlemail.com. .
BSTF AGM 2010 - Minutes
The BSTF committee would like to thank all students, instructors and Masters that attended the AGM on Sunday 31st October at Aston University, Birmingham. The meeting was highly constructive, enabling students and committee members to discuss the current issues surrounding student Taekwondo in the UK.
One particular point was raised to ensure minutes from the AGM and subsequent committee meetings were made openly available. This has been actioned by making the AGM minutes accessible via the BSTF website (click here). Future committee meeting minutes will also be posted here.
Once again, thank you for your participation at the AGM. Good luck with your studies and happy training!
BSTF AGM 2010 - Update
The venue for the AGM has been confirmed at Aston University, Birmingham (Room 108, Main Building). If you would like further information or would like to propose an item for the agenda, please email the BSTF account.
BSTF AGM 2010
The BSTF AGM will take place on Sunday 31st October 2010. The provisional location for the event is Birmingham, although full details will be finalised shortly. The BSTF committee would like to invite all students, and others, involved in university taekwondo to attend.
At the AGM, students have the opportunity to raise any issues they have with regards to student taekwondo. The BSTF not only aims to provide competitions and training to all university taekwondo students in the UK, but also to assist clubs in any way possible. Hence, your feedback (positive or negative) is greatly encouraged!
If you want to help out in the running of the BSTF, why not put yourself forward for a committee position? Email the BSTF account if you have any questions (student.taekwondo@googlemail.com). We look forward to seeing you!
Master Moon Training Seminars
The training Olympic Gold Medals are made of...
Master Moon Dae-Sung can be described as many things: 5th Dan, Olympic Gold Medallist, PhD, International Olympic Committee Member, WTF Special Representative, Korean Olympic Committee advisor, the man who scored the one knock-out kick which quite possibly kept Taekwondo in the Olympics, etc...! But one thing you may be surprised to know is that he is very keen on grass-roots sport and university Taekwondo.
Although he is flying in and out of the country to train national teams and attending sports conferences, Master Moon took special time out of his busy schedule and asked current and former BSTF committee members to organise a tour of universities in the UK in order to train with the students and coaches that make up the current university scene.
It wasn’t easy to organise, with only 5 weeks to arrange everything for the one week Master Moon could make available, and that one week for many universities being right at the end of the exam period, the start of the summer holidays, and the very week 3 out of 4 of England’s World Cup 2010 matches took place! Nonetheless, the turnout was astounding with over 180 students training with Master Moon at four events up and down the country. For those events that booked up early, there were many more students who turned up simply to watch and meet such a great man.
Individual university committees and instructors were contacted, and the great and unique nature of university Taekwondo allowed for venues, insurance and attendance to be provided and accommodated for at very short notice. The whole event was run at cost at the insistence of Master Moon who was adamant that he will not receive a penny so that the price may be kept as low as possible. This was in order to allow the greatest possible participation of students in acknowledgement of the unique circumstances of university sport and university Taekwondo in the UK as well as those of the students themselves...
Students from the following universities attended the various events:
Bournemouth, University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC), Southampton, Southampton-Solent, Portsmouth, University of West England (UWE), Bristol, Surrey, University of East London (UEL), Oxford-Brookes, Kingston, University College London (UCL), King’s College London (KCL), Nottingham, Durham, Glasgow.
The BSTF hopes that this is the first of many university and student based events of truly international calibre, and that others may take notice of the importance and high regard that university sport (and particularly university Taekwondo) is held internationally.
Iranian Kick Pads - Update
The BSTF are pleased to announce that the Iranian Kick Pads previously advertised (see article below) have been ordered, manufactured and delivered. We will be in contact with those clubs that placed an order and aim to distributed the pads as soon as possible.
Iranian Kick Pads
The BSTF will be making a large order for Iranian Kick Pads in the next few weeks (pad dimensions - 40 x 24 x 10cm). The pads were extensively used during the BSTF Easter Fight Camp 2010 and provide an extremely valuable aid for training. See sample images below (click to enlarge).
The cost is dependant on the overall quantity ordered. At present, each pad works out at approximately £26-28. However, this price will drop if the overall request for pads increases. Manufacture takes around 1-2 weeks and a further 1-2 weeks for delivery to the BSTF. Therefore, pads should be available 2-4 weeks after the order is processed.
If your club would like to make an order (minimum 3), please contact the BSTF email account (student.taekwondo@googlemail.com) by Friday 21st May so the order can be processed this academic year. Clubs are asked to ensure that they can commit to their orders before expressing an interest.
Please provide the following details:
1. University club
2. Contact name
3. Contact telephone number
4. Contact email address
5. Quantity requested
Delivery of pads to your club can be arranged in several ways. An additional charge will be required if you wish for the pads to be posted to you (to be arranged on individual basis). Otherwise, pads will be distributed amongst the various BSTF committee members for delivery to nearby clubs.
We look forward to hearing from you!
The cost is dependant on the overall quantity ordered. At present, each pad works out at approximately £26-28. However, this price will drop if the overall request for pads increases. Manufacture takes around 1-2 weeks and a further 1-2 weeks for delivery to the BSTF. Therefore, pads should be available 2-4 weeks after the order is processed.
If your club would like to make an order (minimum 3), please contact the BSTF email account (student.taekwondo@googlemail.com) by Friday 21st May so the order can be processed this academic year. Clubs are asked to ensure that they can commit to their orders before expressing an interest.
Please provide the following details:
1. University club
2. Contact name
3. Contact telephone number
4. Contact email address
5. Quantity requested
Delivery of pads to your club can be arranged in several ways. An additional charge will be required if you wish for the pads to be posted to you (to be arranged on individual basis). Otherwise, pads will be distributed amongst the various BSTF committee members for delivery to nearby clubs.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Easter Fight Camp 2010
It was that time of the year again... students from around the country were invited to attend a weekend of Taekwondo training at the Stoke Mandeville Olympic Stadium, Aylesbury (Friday 30th April to Sunday 2nd May) - the BSTF Easter Fight Camp 2010.
Unfortunately, the timing of the event (the only weekend around the Easter vacation that the BSTF could book in advance) meant that many were unable to attend due to university course commitments, including exams. Nevertheless, a smaller than normal group of enthusiastic students ran, jumped, kicked and punched their way through three days of Taekwondo training with a number of internationally recognised masters.
The daily training was started with early morning fitness and flexibility work. This was followed by a further two gruelling sessions of drills, pad work, sparring and poomsae, as well as instruction regarding up-to-date WTF sparring rules and a detailed massage lesson. Spirits were high despite the different feel to the event, not only due to reduced numbers but also the absence of the extremely well-respected Master Suh Ki Young, who tragically passed away earlier in the year.
Students socialised between sessions, including a visit to a Chinese restaurant on the Saturday evening for an ‘all-you-can-eat’ buffet, which was well received by all. By the end of the weekend, a combination of aching muscles, a sense of relief and a heightened passion for Taekwondo were the primary topics of conversation, with many new friendships made. The BSTF would like to thank all those that attended, especially the instructors, for helping make the event a success.
We look forward to welcoming university students to yet another BSTF Fight Camp next year!
Unfortunately, the timing of the event (the only weekend around the Easter vacation that the BSTF could book in advance) meant that many were unable to attend due to university course commitments, including exams. Nevertheless, a smaller than normal group of enthusiastic students ran, jumped, kicked and punched their way through three days of Taekwondo training with a number of internationally recognised masters.
The daily training was started with early morning fitness and flexibility work. This was followed by a further two gruelling sessions of drills, pad work, sparring and poomsae, as well as instruction regarding up-to-date WTF sparring rules and a detailed massage lesson. Spirits were high despite the different feel to the event, not only due to reduced numbers but also the absence of the extremely well-respected Master Suh Ki Young, who tragically passed away earlier in the year.
Students socialised between sessions, including a visit to a Chinese restaurant on the Saturday evening for an ‘all-you-can-eat’ buffet, which was well received by all. By the end of the weekend, a combination of aching muscles, a sense of relief and a heightened passion for Taekwondo were the primary topics of conversation, with many new friendships made. The BSTF would like to thank all those that attended, especially the instructors, for helping make the event a success.
We look forward to welcoming university students to yet another BSTF Fight Camp next year!
BSTF National Championships 2010
**Results**
The 2010 BSTF National Championships took place at the Stoke Mandeville Olympic Stadium in Aylesbury on Sunday 7th March. The event was co-hosted by Oxford Brookes and Bucks New University and, as usual, attracted several hundred students from universities across the UK. The event was highly competitive and well represented, with Southampton University the overall team winners.
The British Student Taekwondo Federation annual National Championships has been announced to take place on Sunday 7th March 2010 at the Stoke Mandesville Stadium, Aylesbury. We will be using three full sized 8m x 8m sparring rings, full sized electronic score boards and the new WTF rules.
Venue:
Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Guttmann Road, Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire, HP21 9PP
Accomodation:
The Olympic Lodge (located next to the sports centre) can provide dormitory places at £11.00 per bed per night, and double rooms at £48 pernight. Some 100+ dorm places and 20+ double rooms are available, contact the Olympic Lodge for details on 01296 461121. Additional accommodation is available in the area.
Timetable:
If possible, please could competitors try to register and weigh-in the night before to help the tournament begin and end on schedule.
Saturday 6th March
1900–2100 - Registration for all competitors, and weigh-in for kyorugi competitors at the Olympic Lodge. Please ensure you have your valid Student ID with you.
Sunday 7th March
0730-0900 - Registration/weigh-in for remaining competitors at the Olympic Lodge
0915-0930 - Referee and head of team meeting
0930-1100 - Poomsae contests
1100-1500 - Kyorugi Preliminaries
1500-1700 - Kyorugi Finals
1700-1800 - Demonstration and Awards Ceremony
Entry Fee:
£20 per person entering kyorugi
£10 per person entering poomsae
£25 if the same competitor enters both the kyorugi and poomsae contests
£20 Annual BSTF club membership fee payable from each university club entering competitors
Eligibility:
Participants must be a full time student registered at an institution of higher education, registered on a credit rated course (e.g., MSc, Degree or HND) that is equivalent to at least 60 credits per year.
A valid student ID card must be presented at registration.
Participants must register as members of the BSTF to enter. Each participant only needs to sign the application in order to become a member.
Contestant Grade Classification:
Male and female competitors will be split into four belt divisions:
10th - 8th Kup (Novice)
7th - 5th Kup (Intermediate)
4th - 2nd Kup (Advanced)
1st Kup and above (Dan).
Full details are available in the application pack. If your club has yet to receive an application pack, or for further information please message the BSTF email account (student.taekwondo@googlemail.com).
Alternatively, see the BSTF Facebook group (click here) or the 2010 BSTF National Championships Facebook event (click here).
Full report to follow...
BSTF National Championships 2010
**Entry Information**
Venue:
Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Guttmann Road, Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire, HP21 9PP
Accomodation:
The Olympic Lodge (located next to the sports centre) can provide dormitory places at £11.00 per bed per night, and double rooms at £48 pernight. Some 100+ dorm places and 20+ double rooms are available, contact the Olympic Lodge for details on 01296 461121. Additional accommodation is available in the area.
Timetable:
If possible, please could competitors try to register and weigh-in the night before to help the tournament begin and end on schedule.
Saturday 6th March
1900–2100 - Registration for all competitors, and weigh-in for kyorugi competitors at the Olympic Lodge. Please ensure you have your valid Student ID with you.
Sunday 7th March
0730-0900 - Registration/weigh-in for remaining competitors at the Olympic Lodge
0915-0930 - Referee and head of team meeting
0930-1100 - Poomsae contests
1100-1500 - Kyorugi Preliminaries
1500-1700 - Kyorugi Finals
1700-1800 - Demonstration and Awards Ceremony
Entry Fee:
£20 per person entering kyorugi
£10 per person entering poomsae
£25 if the same competitor enters both the kyorugi and poomsae contests
£20 Annual BSTF club membership fee payable from each university club entering competitors
Eligibility:
Participants must be a full time student registered at an institution of higher education, registered on a credit rated course (e.g., MSc, Degree or HND) that is equivalent to at least 60 credits per year.
A valid student ID card must be presented at registration.
Participants must register as members of the BSTF to enter. Each participant only needs to sign the application in order to become a member.
Contestant Grade Classification:
Male and female competitors will be split into four belt divisions:
10th - 8th Kup (Novice)
7th - 5th Kup (Intermediate)
4th - 2nd Kup (Advanced)
1st Kup and above (Dan).
Full details are available in the application pack. If your club has yet to receive an application pack, or for further information please message the BSTF email account (student.taekwondo@googlemail.com).
Alternatively, see the BSTF Facebook group (click here) or the 2010 BSTF National Championships Facebook event (click here).
