eNews 20 June 2019 Issue

Expression of Interest for High Performance Hub

For anyone interested in becoming a full-time member of the HPH you can now self-nominate at any time, through the online portal which can be accessed HERE.

The portal also provides access to an FAQ document that addresses the purpose of the Hub, and what it is, and what it is not.

A must read for anyone interested in high performance taekwondo.

Ageless Taekwondo - Taekwondo for Older Australians

The Ageless Taekwondo Program is off to a great start with over 20 instructors currently completing the online course with 5 already accredited. Some of the benefits to becoming accredited include: access funding supprort for equipment purchase and room hire contribute to the reduction of chronic disease and falls prevention in Older Australians the program development has been overseen by an Accredited Exercise Physiologist with an evidence based approach linked in to all elements of the program access to locally targeted communication resources in the instructor guide ongoing promotion of your Ageless Taekwondo classes by Australian Taekwondo If you are interested in becoming accredited please email participation@austkd.com.au or read the program information HERE.

Busy Competition Schedule

Australian Taekwondo has a very busy schedule of competitions lined up in the next three months. We commence next week with the Oceania President's Cup, Oceania Para Championships and the Australian Open, which has attracted entries from some almost 45 countries and over 1,500 competitors, coaches and officials across the three days.

We are also pleased to announce below our five international teams that will be competing across Junly and August.

2019 World Universiade

The World Universiade is being contested in Naples, Italy and UniSport Australia has accepted Australian Taekwondo's following Team nominations.

2019 Oceania Championships and Pacific Games

The 2019 Pacific Games and Oceania championships will be contested in Apia, Samoa 16-19 July 2019.

Athletes qualified for the Team through a selection event held in Liverpool, NSW on the weekend of 8 June, and from there were nominated to the Australian Olympic Committee for inclusion of the Australian Pacific Games Team.

For Tamzin Christoffel and Chelsea Hobday it will be a very tight schedule, as both girls will arrive back in Australia from the World Universiade and then fly out to Samoa for the Pacific Games and Oceania  Championships.

2019 Korean Open Team

A group of our elite athletes will also be competing at the Korean Open between 5-10 July and then head back to Australia to fly out with the Australian Pacifc Games team to Samoa for the Pacifuc Games and the Oceania Championships.

2019 Cadet World Championships Team

Following a selection event held in Brendale, Queensaland on 6 April 2019, the following athletes qualified in their respective weight categories for the Australian Team to contest the 2019 Cadet World Championships, which will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 7-10 August 2019.

A training camp wull be held for the Team at the Melbourne High Performance Hub on 6 July 2019.

2019 Hanmadang

The Kukkiwon World Hanmadang will be held in Pyeong Chang from 26-30 July 2019.

The Hanmadang attracts many nations to the Kukkiwon's premier annual event and includes the tradtional forms of poomsae, spectacular freestyle events and breaking.

June Events

If you are going to the action packed three day international events on the Gold Coast later this month, beat the crowds and pre-purchase your tickets online HERE.

With athletes from 46 countries, represented by 16 National Teams and 133 clubs from 99 regions, the events will be the largest ever gathering of poomsae and kyorugi athletes in the Oceania region.

Key events from 27-29 June at Cararra Indoor Stadium on the Gold Coast

1. 27th June Oceania President's Cup - Kyorugi (G2) and Poomsae (G2)
2. 28th June Australian Open Poomsae
3. 28th June Oceania Open Para-Championships Kyorugi (G4/G2)
4. 29th June Australian Open Kyorugi (G2)