WTNZ Update July 2022
Kia ora koutou katoa,
It is with great pleasure that I bring this update to all members, supporters, and stakeholders.
We recently held our WTNZ Kyorugi Referee and Judges course in Auckland on 2nd July which was
very well attended by officials, instructors and coaches from around the country. The course was
conducted by Denzil Ray WT/WTO Educator and covered the very latest WT rule changes that
recently took effect internationally. Utilising our Daedo Gen 2 scoring system, participants were able
to learn and apply the updates both at the seminar and our WTNZ Open Championships the next
day.
As for our WTNZ Open Championships held in Auckland on Sunday 3rd July, these were a great
success, and I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all athletes, officials, volunteers and
supporters who participated and helped make it a great day of Taekwondo competition for all. We
had competitors and officials take part from Dunedin, Timaru, Christchurch, Wellington and
Auckland. After such a long lay–off from being able to hold events due to the Covid–19 situation, it
was fantastic seeing everyone re–connect and come together at this event.
I would also like to extend a special thanks to our esteemed guests who gave up their time to come
along and support the event; Our Patron Grandmaster Tae Kyung Kim, Member of Parliament
Melissa Lee, 2016 Olympian Andrea Kilday, our principal sponsor the Embassy of the Republic of
Korea to New Zealand represented by Mr Seoungkuk Kang, and of course Denzil Ray for providing
hands–on tutoring and officiating over the weekend.
Our Kyorugi members got to compete under the new WT competition rules and the Daedo Gen 2
scoring system, and this made for an exciting series of matches for the athletes which the supporters
and public thoroughly enjoyed. WTNZ will be holding more events and opportunities for members to
capitalise on this progress in the coming weeks and we will provide further updates shortly.
One such opportunity is the upcoming 4th Ambassador’s Cup Taekwondo Final being held in Korea
which WTNZ is pleased to offer its member access to: –
4th Ambassador’s Cup Taekwondo, 31 Oct ~ 4 Nov 2022
Venue: Taekwondowon, Korea
This event is open to 90 competitors from 30 countries and the competition consists of Kyorugi
(Individual), Poomsae (Individual) – Taekeuk 6,8, Koryo, and Korea cultural Tour Taekwondo Training
and Education.
Applications need to be submitted by 29th July to admin@worldtaekwondonz.org on the official
application form with Video footage of Poomsae and combination kicks.
Video Recording Guidelines;
Poomsae
Poomsae must be performed and video recorded in an indoor Dojang
Poomsae performed without face mask
Performer’s full body must recorded and shown in the video
Recording equipment must be fixed and used without zoom function
Recording equipment must also be located 115~120cm above the ground surface
Order of recording; 1. Chahryut 2. Poomsase Joonbee 3. Sijak 4. Baro, 5 Poomsae Joonbe 6. Sijak 7.
Baro
Upright recording, Full HD, 2x consecutive Poomsae without discontinuing.
Kyorugi
Record from front and demonstrate combination kicking for 30 seconds. Timing of the clock must be
recorded in the video.
Application forms are included with this Update in the covering email and please don’t hesitate to
email back with any questions you have.
WTNZ can send one lucky successful candidate to the 4th Ambassador’s Cup in Korea with all
expenses paid (Including Flight and Accommodation)
Thanks again everyone for your continued support of WTNZ and our recent events. We would love
to hear from you and your club. Please contact us if you are needing any advice or support, or simply
have a question you want answered.
Ngā mihi nui
Master Jung Joo (Jason) Kim
President – World Taekwondo New Zeala