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(March 4, 2002) Authentic Taekwon-Do run by Mr. Jamie Moore is hosting the General for a 3 day seminar from 19-21 July 2002. The seminar will be held at Maroochydore, Queensland. More information on this event can be found on the information page. (Janurary 25, 2002) The Oceanic Taekwon-Do Federation Goodwill Championships will be in for Canberra on the 24th of March, 2002. The championships are being run by Authentic Taekwon-Do and information can be obtained from the information page : http://www.authentictkd.com.au/OTF_Championships.htm. (Janurary 20, 2002) Rumours have been circulating regarding a possible visit to Australia by General Choi in July. We have no definite information regarding this event, and as soon as such an event is confirmed we will let you all know! (Janurary 12, 2002) We hope everyone had a great Christmas break and an even better New Year! This year promises to be an interesting one, and we are looking forward to bringing you the latest information on anything that is to do with the ITF In Australia. (October 22, 2001) A new ITF website has just been launched. Head on over to http://www.itftaekwondoaustralia.com and take a look. (October 8, 2001) We have just been made aware that the Australasian Championships being held in Melbourne on the 4th of November is an Invitational Tournament. The tournament is being hosted by United ITF Taekwon-Do. For more information on this Invitational Tournament please visit the Thoroughbred Taekwondo website. (October 8, 2001) While it isn't particularly relevant to existing students, go and take a look at the new United ITF Website. The address is http://www.itftaekwondo.com/uniteditf/ . It's always good to see new ITF websites (especially good ones), and we will always alert you to new ITF websites and online events. (October 6, 2001) There has been talk of an NGB website being launched some time in the future. If one is launched then we will let you know as soon as we have the address. (September 24, 2001) We will be expanding this site shortly to include more ITF general news and ITF events news both in Australia, and from around the world. With the ITF membership in Australia growing, we hope to be able to offer up to date information and news which is of interest not only to the individual instructor, but also to the general student membership. The update will be carried out over the month of October. (September 23, 2001) We have had unconfirmed reports that the National Championships will be moved from from the 4th of November so that it doesn't conflict with the Australasian Championships being held in Victoria of the 3rd and 4th of November 2001. We will let you know if there is any official change of date. (September 23, 2001) Over the weekend another of the recently elected executive members resigned from the executive. Mr. Noel Keating (5th Dan) unfortunately is the 3rd person to resign from the group elected by default on the 8th of September this year. (September 12, 2001) We received this today. Unfortunately it seems that a second member of the recently elected executive has resigned. Dear Webmaster (September 11, 2001) The election at the ITF Australian Congress was very close with Mr. Muletta and Mr. Moore tied for the position of presidency. The vote went to a tiebreaker with Mr. Moore being elected. The executive were elected by default and were Master Paul Cuttler, Mr. Steve Luxmore, Mr. Noel Keating and Mrs. Trish Rounthwaite. Unfortunately we have however been informed that Master Paul Cuttler has resigned from the executive. (September 4, 2001) A note from the Congress Organiser regarding the Formal Dinner on Saturday night,
The congress organiser can be contacted via email by clicking -here-, or via phone on (07) 33251180 (September 4, 2001) As promised, here are the nominations for executive positions and president: Nominations for President : Mr. Jamie Moore, Mr. Michael Muletta, Mr. Charles Birch Nominations for Executive Position : Mrs Trish Rounthwaite, Mr. Zbigniew Kruk, Mr. Spiro Cariotis, Mr. Michael Muletta, Mr. Steve Weston, Mr. Stephen Creelman, Mr. Low Ming Tuck, Mr Stuart Graeff, Mr. Noel Keating, Mr. Paul Cuttler, Mr. Donal Byrne, Mr. Steve Luxmore. There is also an open letter from the congress organiser which is available for download in Word format by clicking -here-. This letter includes a listing of Sabums who have indicated they will be attending. (August 29, 2001) We have been informed by the congress organiser that he has received a large number of congress attendance and nomination forms. We will be posting the nominations for executive positions (including president) to this page on the Monday following the closing date for nominations. (August 15, 2001) The Australian ITF Congress paperwork is available for download in Microsoft Word format by clicking -here The documents have been sent out via email to all known ITF Instructor contacts in Australia. The documents include a nomination form for positions (eg president or executive member), and a nomination form for 4th dan (or above) congress voting member. There is a closing date of 1 September 2001 to allow for ballot preparation etc. (August 13, 2001) The Australian ITF Championships forms are available in Microsoft Word Format by clicking -here The forms need to be sent to Mr. Charles Birch at 3. St. Andrews Crt, Albany Creek, Brisbane, Qld, 4035. Team sparring is basically 5 males or 5 females within an age-group and they spar 1 round of 2 minutes each and it is the best of 5 bouts. Sparring will be 2 x 2 minutes, with 3 X 2 minutes for Senior Black belt finals. Patterns will be run as per ITF rules. (August 10, 2001) We have been informed that the National Championships have been moved to 4th November. For more information on the Nationals please contact the organiser - Mr. Jamie Moore. There will however be a 'friendly' tournament held in Brisbane on the 9th of September for those competitors who were already booked to come to Brisbane for the Nationals. The tournament is for all Australian ITF students, and should be a great event. The tournament will start at 8:00am with competitors required to be there by 7:30am. The tournament venue is over the road from the venue of the congress, so travel shouldn't be a problem. The venue is Nudgee International College, 2199 Sandgate Rd, Boondall Qld. Further details will be posted to this site when available. (July 26, 2001) There has recently been some confusion over the Congress and Nationals being held in Brisbane on September the 7th, 8th and 9th. We are pleased to confirm that the Congress will be held on the 8th of September despite claims that the date has been changed. Master Leong Wai Meng has written 2 letters designed to address the confusion over the matter, and he has requested that these are forwarded on to every known ITF Instructor and senior in Australia. Should you wish to have copies of these two letters sent to you then please contact us via email ... admin@itfaustralia.com The Congress will be going ahead, and Master Leong Wai Meng has confirmed that it still has the full backing of the ITF. Accommodation is available at the Congress venue and details are outlined in an open letter from the organiser of the Congress - Mr. C. Birch. To view that letter in word format, please click -here- (July 13, 2001) Well done to Scott Bower for winning a Gold Medal in at the 2001 World Champs for power breaking! This is Australia's first ever gold medal in Power Breaking at the World Champs. We look forward to getting more information on how the Australian team went when they get back. (June 25, 2001) We are happy to bring you the details of the 2001 National Congress and Elections. They will will be held in Brisbane, Queensland on the 8th of September 2001. The venue of the Congress will be the Virginia Palms International Hotel, Corner of Zillmere & Sandgate Rd, Brisbane, and will be held in the Royal Conference Room. The congress will be commence at 9:00am. Accommodation is available at the same venue. The Hotel can be contacted directly on (07) 3265 7066 or Fax - (07) 3865 1735. Mr Birch has been asked by Master Leong Wai Meng to organise the Congress, and should you have any further questions, he can be contacted via email : bairui@bigpond.com Master Leong has today authorised mr Birch to send out the invitations for the congress, but details will be advertised on this site to ensure the widest possible exposure for this event. The Nationals will be Sunday the 9th, and Mr Moore has been requested by Master Leong Wai Meng to organise these championships. As soon as details of the championships are known, they will also be posted on this website. We also hope to offer the application form for download. (June 18, 2001) The Australian ITF Congress will be held in Brisbane, Queensland on the 8th of September 2001. The venue of the Congress will be the Virginia Palms International Hotel, Corner of Zillmere & Sandgate Rd, Brisbane. Further details (eg times etc) will be posted up as soon as they are available. We will also post up details of the National Championships when the information is available. (May 16, 2001) Recently the Queensland state championships were held in Yeppoon, Queensland on the 6th of May. There were approximately 50 competitors at the event, and it was hosted by Authentic Taekwon-Do. We are hoping to post the results up when we get hold of them. (April 20, 2001) There has been a little speculation regarding a visit and International Instructor's course by General Choi Hong Hi in September this year. Please note that General Choi will not be coming to Australia in September. (April 18, 2001) We have had information forwarded on to us regarding the 2001 Tasmanian State Championships to be held in Hobart. The championships will be held on the weekend of 9 and 10 June at Mt Carmel college, Sandy Bay, Hobart. Mr Weston can be contacted for details on 03 62 311 040 or on his mobile, 0408 990 859. He can also be contacted via email by clicking -here- (April 12, 2001) Thankyou for the great feedback many of you have given us about the improved functionality and design of the Australian ITF Website! If you seem to still be getting the old website in sections (a white background rather than a green one), then you will need to refresh the page. We are presently getting just over 1000 Unique visitors a day, and many schools have told us that they have had new students as a result of their listing! We are presently top listed in the Yahoo Directory (Biggest search directory on the net), and can easily be found by all ITF Practitioners with an internet connection! With the new sections added, this makes the Australian ITF Website one of the best resources for Australian ITF students and schools. (April 12, 2001) We just had information regarding the WA State Championships forwarded on to us. We have also updated the calendar. WA ITF State Championships Enquiries to: E-mail: (April 11, 2001) We have recieved the following information about the Australian team to attend the World Championships in Italy. Male Competitors : Peter Vanderkley, Raymond Sue, Stephen Creelman, Moustapha El-Sheike, Timmothy Lum, Shane Flavel, Josef Hecht, Neilson Taione, Scott Bower, Troy Bower, Mark Riley Female Competitors : Sally Clark, Marissa Pagbilo, Sam Johnson, Dana Bower, Jessica Padley Australian Referees: Michael
Muleta & Steven Weston (April 7, 2001) On the weekend of 29-30 September there is a confirmed event going to take place in New Zealand. A contingent of Australians will travel to New Zealand for an invitational challenge (the official title has yet to be confirmed). No Australian I.T.F. member will be excluded, and expressions of interest should be sent on or before 30 June 2001. Travel arrangements are already being formulated, and further details will be posted as they become available. Feel free to email expressions of interest to this address (March 30, 2001) We have added another address for the Australian ITF Website. We now have 2 addresses! While you can still reach us at http://www.itfaustralia.com , you are also able to reach this site via the url http://www.australianitf.com! We have added the second address to avoid the confusion which has surrounded this website and the Il'Shim school's website http://www.itfaustralia.com.au. (March 30, 2001) You may have noticed things looking a little different. We recently redesigned the entire website to make it more informative and user friendly. You can look forward to seeing more updates, news, reports on International events, and information on upcoming local events. If your ITF school has any news you feel should be included in the Australian ITF website, then please do not hesitate to submit it. |