Taekwondo Manitoba will be hosting a Referee Seminar on Saturday, March 28, 2015. Additional details are as follows:

Location: River Osborne Community Centre
Address: 101 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm (10am-1pm theory, 1-2pm practice in the gym)
Instructor: Master Robert Quon, Referee Chairman for the Province of Manitoba
Cost: $40 (for all certification levels or refreshers)
Dress Code: Dobuk

All payments and registration forms must be received no later than Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at the following address:

1364 McPhillips St. Suite #121
Winnipeg, MB
R2X 2M4
Attention: Referee Committee

Please bring a snack and drink with you, along with an electronic or hard copy of the most recent WTF Rules. Read through the rules in advance of the seminar as there are a number of recent changes. Also, participants should bring their Taekwondo Manitoba sport passport to the seminar so that it may be signed by the Referee Chairman.

Parking is available on site (20 spaces) and also on the neighbouring streets.

WTF Competition Rules and Regulatons (English & Korean) - Effective January 1, 2015
Download the Registration Form

Section 1 - Policy and Guidelines

Policy
The primary goal of this document is to ensure that safety standards are met as well as to provide governance for standards to all sanctioned Taekwondo tournaments within the Province of Manitoba.

Scope
The scope of this policy is for Taekwondo tournaments that are conducted in the province of Manitoba and are recognised by Taekwondo Manitoba 2009 incorporated. Herein referred to as TM. This document will outline the following:

• Tournaments which require a TM sanction
• Requirements and process for obtaining such sanction; and,
• Obligations and responsibilities of both the Host Club and TM once a TM sanction is granted

Purpose
This document is the TM policy and guidelines for tournament sanctioning. The purpose of this policy is to:

• Ensure safety guidelines and competition standards are met at TM sanctioned tournaments;
• Ensure fair, safe and equitable play at TM sanctioned tournaments;
• Enhance participation at, and credibility of, TM sanctioned tournaments;
• Provide a mechanism for event data collection as required by TM

The board would like to welcome Ms. Evelyn Hoogerdijk as the 5th Director at Large. She was appointed at the board meeting on Sat. Nov. 29, 2014.

Taekwondo Manitoba thanks all candidates who put their name forward for consideration. Members and parents interested in volunteering on either a short-term or long-term basis can contact any board member for more information.