Taekwon-Do in Singapore

The main Taekwon-Do associations or clubs in Singapore are listed below. Other clubs may also exist.

• ITF
  • Island Taekwon-Do Centre - Chief Instructor: Mr. Daniel Sng, 6th Dan
  • Mr. Michael Pang, 5th Dan
• GTF
  • Mr. Roland Choong
• WTF
  • Singapore Taekwondo Gymnasium
  • Singapore Taekwondo Federation
• Independent
  • Singapore Taekwon-Do Academy

History

• Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha and Master Nam Tae Hi were some of the pioneer Taekwon-Do instructors sent to Singapore from Korea by General Choi Hong Hi.
• The Singapore Taekwondo Gymnasium was the first Taekwon-Do association to be formed in Singapore, in 1961.
• Singapore is a founding member of the first international Taekwon-Do body, the International Taekwon-Do Federation in 1966.
• The first and only International Instructors Seminar conducted by General Choi Hong Hi in Singapore was organised by Island Taekwon-Do Centre in December 1993.

General Information

Taekwon-Do is practised by the young and old, male and female, people of varying levels of physical fitness. Nowadays, schoolchildren make up the largest group of Taekwon-Do students. This is unlike the early days when it was practised mainly by South Korean soldiers.

The largest Taekwon-Do association in Singapore is the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF), with several thousand members. The next largest group is the Singapore Taekwon-Do Academy. This is followed by the Singapore Taekwondo Gymnasium. There are an estimated 2000 students practising ITF-style Taekwon-Do (including the Singapore Taekwon-Do Academy and the GTF club) and 7000 practising Kukkiwon-style Taekwondo in Singapore.

Island Taekwon-Do Centre

Affiliated to International Taekwon-Do Federation
Chief Instructor: Mr Daniel Sng, 6th Dan Black Belt, International Instructor and Examiner
Headquarters: 286A Lavender Street, Singapore 338803
Telephone: 95803946, 98392275
Official website: http://www.islandtaekwondo.com
Email: danielsngitf@hotmail.com