‘Taekwondo New Zealand’ member organisations Ace Taekwondo, New Zealand Taekwondo Alliance and the Taekwondo Union of New Zealand, sent a total of 12 New Zealand referees to the 49th International Referee Seminar held in Sydney during January. The seminar was organised by the recently formed Oceania Taekwondo Union and over 80 participants from Korea, USA, […]
The World Taekwondo Headquarters-Kukkiwon has officially recognised Taekwondo New Zealand (TNZ) by the awarding of the prestigious “Kukkiwon Diploma” to TNZ members Peter Shaw, Yorick Neal, Rajesh Narsey, Matt Ransom and Sae Tae Park, "for their self-sacrifice to Taekwondo and for their promotion of Taekwondo Culture” and for their contribution to the ground-breaking formation of […]
In early February Taekwondo New Zealand (TNZ) and its member organisations played host to Great-Grandmaster Hae Man Park, 10th Dan black belt who is one of the original Korean Taekwondo Masters who created the WTF Taeguek and Palgwae poomsae forms. Great-Grandmaster Park was accompanied on his seminar series by TNZ President Grandmaster Tae Kyung Kim, […]
TNZ member organisations Ace Taekwondo, New Zealand Taekwondo Alliance and the Taekwondo Union of New Zealand, sent a total of 12 New Zealand referees to the 49th International Referee Seminar held in Sydney during January. The seminar was organised by the recently formed Oceania Taekwondo Union and over 80 participants from Korea, USA, Taiwan, Hong […]
During the holiday season when most of us are enjoying a break, TNZ President Grandmaster Tae Kyung Kim, and Senior Vice-President Grandmaster Han Hyoun Lee, have been on a goodwill visit to the WTF and Kukkiwon to further promote and develop opportunities for WTF Taekwondo in New Zealand. Positive and constructive meetings were held with […]
Taekwondo New Zealand Public Announcement 1st February 2006 Taekwondo New Zealand (TNZ) extends an invitation to all WTF style athletes to participate in the New Zealand Selection Trial Tournament being held in New Plymouth on the 1st April 2006, for the purpose of selecting a New Zealand representative team to attend the World Taekwondo Federation […]
New Zealand Olympic Committee recommends Taekwondo New Zealand as the national sports organisation for Taekwondo in New Zealand – 26th October 2005 At the most recent meeting of the New Zealand Olympic Committee Board, two applications for recognition as the national sports organisation for Taekwondo in New Zealand were considered. One was from Taekwondo New […]
Monday 21st November 2005 The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has officially granted interim governorship of Olympic and WTF Taekwondo in New Zealand to Taekwondo New Zealand Incorporated (TNZ). In a letter to the New Zealand Olympic Committee and Oceania Taekwondo Union on the 18th November, the WTF Secretary General Mr Dong Hoo Moon said that […]