Title: Oceania Taekwondo Union Referee Seminar and Refresher Course Location: Hill District Community Centre Dawson Parade Arana Hills Description: This is a referee course for anyone who is a member of Sports Taekwondo Australia (STA) and who would like to obtain or refresh for an Australian and Oceania Taekwondo Union accreditation as a Taekwondo referee....
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Taekwondo Electronic Scoring?
Wednesday 27 July 2011
Electronic scoring systems for WTF Olympic style Taekwondo commenced development many years ago, however none were provided with official accreditation until only in recent years. La Just obtained WTF recognition and following this Daedo achieved recognition for their scoring systems. It is believed that this technology will have a significant impact on officiating at the matches of the modern Olympic sport of Taekwondo
Wednesday 27 July 2011
These systems are an excellent idea and serve to further remove subjective decision making from the scoring of Taekwondo. As has been the case for many years, the subjective decision about what makes a score and what doesn’t has been based on whether the judge believes there is sifficient accuracy and impact. The accuracy has rarely been difficult to determine, however level of impact, or power of the technique, has been very difficult to ascertain.
Grading Monday 25 July 2011
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Leadership in Martial Arts Academies
Monday 25 July 2011
Simply put, a leader is somebody others want to follow. Although we know there is a lot to being a great leader, it is very difficult for most people to say exactly what it is that makes a person a good leader. Of course universities have done many studies on what makes successful leaders and what are the leadership qualities that good leaders have. The theory is very simple, though, and can be summarised in the following:
1. Good leaders have a vision they share with others about where they are going and how they are going to get there.
2. Good leaders actually do something about their vision by making it become a reality, and
3. Good leaders have an intangible way about them, an energy that sets them apart from from those who are not good leaders.