The required poomsae for the National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships and NCTA High School Championships have been posted to the NCTA website at:

http://ncta-usa.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-NCTA-designated-poomsae.pdf

Congratulations to the following USA athletes who medaled on Day 2 of competition at the 2015 Mexico Open in Aguascalientes, Mexico!

Justin Wang – Gold medal Senior 2 Individual
Casey Liu, Sean Lee and Ryan Real – Gold Medal, Cadet Male Team

The 2015 US National Poomsae Team selection procedures have been posted at:

http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Taekwondo/V2-National-Teams/Athlete-Team-Selection-Procedures

Congratulations to the following athletes who medaled on Day 1 of competition at the 2015 Mexico Open in Aguascalientes, Mexico!

Priscilla Jo – Gold in Cadet Individual & Gold in Cadet Pairs
Casey Liu  – Gold in Cadet Pairs & Silver in Cadet Individual
Ryan Real – Gold in Cadet Individual

National Poomsae Team Head Coach Dan Chuang leads over 70 participants at a national team fundraising seminar in Bethesda, MD on March 7, 2015, hosted by Master Jeremy Smith of On the Mat Sports. Over $4000 was raised towards the National Poomsae Team, and over $15,000 has been raised to date through the seminars!

National Team Coach David Turgeon led over 100 participants at a national team fundraising seminar in Ottawa, IL, on Feb. 28, 2015. Thank you to everyone who participated and who donated to the national team! Thanks also to Master Kathryn Duque of the Duque Institute of Martial Arts for generously hosting the seminar.

A National Team Poomsae Seminar is announced for Sat., May 2, 2015 in Lacey, Washington (near Seattle/Olympia)! It will be led by National Team Coach Huy Nguyen. You can register at http://usapoomsae-lacey.eventbrite.com/ As always, check the events page for the latest updates.

Congratulations to the US athletes who earned poomsae medals at the 2015 Canada Open on Feb. 13-15, 2015!

These videos were created by International Referee Raymond Hsu with the assistance of US National Team member and three-time world medalist Elva Pai Adams in August 2014 to help educate US athletes on the details of each poomsae. While some small details in the WTF rules may have changed since the making of the videos, the videos are still an outstanding resource.

Technical Videos

A National Team Poomsae Seminar is announced for Sat., May 2, 2015 in Eagle River, Alaska (near Anchorage)! It will be led by National Team Coach Barbara Brand. You can register at http://usapoomsae-eagle-river.eventbrite.com/ As always, check the upcoming events page for the latest updates.