Grandmaster Park visit

Taekwondo New Zealand is proud to announce

GREAT-GRANDMASTER HAE MAN PARK
NEW ZEALAND SEMINAR SERIES

This is rare opportunity to train under World Famous Great-Grandmaster Hae Man Park, 10th Dan, from South Korea. In the 1960s Great-Grandmaster Park was one of the three Taekwondo Masters who designed the Taeguek forms that are now practiced by 50 million Taekwondo students in over 170 countries around the world, and is considered an authority on WTF forms. This seminar series is for red belts and over including Dan and Poom holders.

Christchurch Seminar Details:

Christchurch – Saturday 4th February,
Powhiri 1pm at the Hoon Hay gymnasium
Seminar starts directly after at
Manning Intermediate School Hall

COST: $20.00

Tournaments

There are a number of tournaments available to members. With the recognition of TNZ by the WTF we are now receiving information about international tournaments - with the cost of international air travel it can be as inexpensive to travel to Australia to compete as it is to go to Auckland!

WTF Junior World Championships selection tournament
1 April 2006 at New Plymouth
Eligibility:Black Belt,
New Zealand citizen,
born between 1 January 1989 and 31 December 1992

TUNZ North Island Championships
1 April 2006 at New Plymouth

Queensland Open
26 March 2006

8th World Taekwondo Festival and Korean Open
25 - 30 June 2006

International Referee

Peter will be in Australia next week attending an International Referee qualification course. This course has been organisated by the WTF and Oceania Taekwondo Union, with an invitation to attend coming through Taekwondo New Zealand. There is a combined TUNZ and NZ Taekwondo Alliance group of 10 people attending this course.

Training is back!

Christmas and New Year are now a memory and training has restarted for the year. Hope to see you all back, refreshed, and ready to go!