International Referee Master Leslie Cheung has put together this update on the Freestyle Poomsae rules, which is also available on our resources page. Note the revised penalties and guidelines on the required elements. Thank you Master Cheung for putting these together!
Yearly Archives: 2015
Four National Poomsae Team Fundraising Seminars Held in May 2015
Four fundraising seminars were led in Alaska, Missouri, Texas and Washington during the month of May, creating some outstanding training opportunities, and raising significant funds that will be used towards this year’s national poomsae team!
Coach Dan Chuang led a seminar in Coppell, Texas at NTA Taekwondo, Coach Barbara Brand led a seminar in Eagle River, Alaska hosted by ASTA, and Coach Huy Nguyen led a seminar in Lacey, Washington at Master Na’s Black Belt Academy, all on May 2. Also, Master David Turgeon led a seminar in Arnold, Missouri on May 16 at Taiga Taekwondo.
Thank you to our generous seminar hosts and to everyone who came out to learn and train!
Video of the Lacey, WA Seminar can be found below:
2015 National Poomsae Team to Compete in Mexico at Pan Am Events
The cadet and junior members of the team selected at those trials will compete at the 2nd Pan Am Cadet Poomsae Championships and 4th Pan Am Junior Poomsae Championships from September 9-10, 2015 in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Senior (18+) members of the team will compete at the Pan American Taekwondo Open in Aguascalientes, Mexico from September 11-13, 2015 representing Team USA.
http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Taekwondo/Features/2015/June/25/National-Poomsae-Team-Trials-August-7-9
USA Taekwondo Announces Poomsae Team Trials
The 2015 USA Taekwondo National Poomsae Team Trials will be held Aug. 7-9 at the Doubletree by Hilton in Colorado Springs. The trials will be preceded by a two-day poomsae camp, Aug. 5-6, open to all interested individuals.
Registration for the camp will be open in the coming weeks on the USA Taekwondo website, and registration for the team trials will be available following the USA Taekwondo National Championships, July 5-10.
Poomsae Reference Page Posted To USA Poomsae Website
A Poomsae Reference Page has been posted to the USA Poomsae Website. This page is a reference of our US National Team members performing the required poomsae. Some of these videos are already available on the 2014 World Championships Videos page. Please bear in mind watching these videos that WTF rules may have changed since they were performed, and of course styles may vary from competitor to competitor, so these videos are just meant to be a reference point.
Second Set of Poomsae Technical Videos Posted USA Poomsae Website
This second page in in a series of videos was filmed by International Referee Raymond Hsu with the assistance of US National Team member and three-time world medalist Master Elva Pai Adams in March 2015 to help educate US athletes on the details of each poomsae. The videos on this second page focus on basic movements and can be found here:
May Poomsae Seminars Reminder
Just a reminder about the 4 national team poomsae seminars being held by the national team coaches around the country in this may, including seminars next weekend. We hope to see you there!
May 2, 2015, Eagle River, Alaska (Coach Barbara Brand)
May 2, 2015, Lacey, Washington (Coach Huy Nguyen)
May 2, 2015, Coppell, Texas (Coach Dan Chuang)
May 16, 2015, Arnold, Missouri (Coach David Turgeon)
Thank You Donors!
The US National Poomsae Team staff would like to thank Master Garth Cooley of the Korea Taekwondo Academy in Indianapolis, IN, for his generous donation of $500 to the US National Poomsae Team. Master Cooley is an 8-time US National Poomsae Team member.
Also, the US National Poomsae Team staff would like to thank Master Kevin Vignieri, President of the New Jersey State Taekwondo Association for his generous donation of $200 to the US National Poomsae Team.
2015 National Poomsae Team Selection Update
With the announced cancellation of the 2015 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships by the World Taekwondo Federation, there have been many questions regarding the selection process for the 2015 National Poomsae Team. The National Poomsae Team coaches would like to let you know that USA Taekwondo is still planning the 2015 US Poomsae Team selection as detailed here:
The plan as stated in the selection procedures is for the National Poomsae Team Trials to be held in August 2015. A date and location will be announced USA Taekwondo once they have been confirmed.
The US National Poomsae Team coaching staff will endeavor to make sure that the US National Poomsae Team will have outstanding opportunities this year whether it be at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships or another event, for example, the Pan American Taekwondo Poomsae Championships.
Our advice is for athletes to continue training in preparation for the National Championships and the National Poomsae Team Trials. The coaching staff sees the process of the Team Trials as a valuable addition to our US athletes’ development. The format of performing all poomsae in front of high quality judges will be a unique opportunity for the athletes to have more mat time and practice for their presentation skills on a very high level.
If you have questions regarding the status of the national poomsae team trials, you may contact USA Taekwondo Director of Events Ms. Jeanna Mendoza or High Performance Director Mr. Patrick Wentland.
Yours,
US National Poomsae Team Coaching Staff
2015 US National Collegiate Poomsae Team Selected
Congratulations to the new members of the 2015 US National Collegiate Poomsae Team who qualified at the NCTA Championships on April 4, 2015! They will compete at the Summer World University Games in Gwangju, Korea this July. The full results from the NCTA Championships can be found by clicking here.
Eddie Jeong – male individual
Carissa Fu – female individual
Kody Han, Albert Jong and Lance Supnet – male team
Carissa Fu, Miyako Yerick and Michelle Chen – female team
Kelsey Ha and Kody Han – mixed pair
USA National Poomsae Team 