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19 June 2025
Smash Fest 25
As Sbn Doogan and mr. Filiki are about to board their flights home, this feels like a good moment to reflect on our Smash Fest project:
50 participants from 5 countries, including 6 Masters and 3 ITF affiliations coming together for our shared passion for hitting things really, really hard.
And let's not forget the snowball effect of our initiative leading to 22 sessions in 6 countries with over 270 participants in total.
All this couldn't have been possible without our sponsors Terpstra Zonwering and PNP Breaker Boards. Thank you so much for sharing our vision and enthusiasm!! Also a big thank you to my teachers from Taekwon-Do vereniging Ohdokwan who keep helping me with my crazy initiatives, and ofcourse the biggest thank you to my lovely fiancee Renata Cibelle for all the patience and unwavering support.
With the powerbreaking energy now skyhigh in the Netherlands I'm looking forward to the upcoming competitive season and the World Championships in Croatia coming up in October.
Let's get to work with all the knowledge Wesley and Brendan have been so generous to share with us. I've included just a few snippets from the 6 hours worth of private sessions training all the competition techniques with them.......
12 June 2025
Key Messages from March and May 2025 Board Meetings
March
May
- The Board has agreed to the next set of priorities from the Strategic Plan to work on over the next few months:
- An assessment of our cost reduction and revenue opportunities and in particular, whether our registration fees reflect the value of our offering.
- An increase in our focus on bringing through new instructors, by continuing to work with the technical committees to ensure our “offering” is relevant and ensuring the member experience is central to what we do, improving our understanding of how our club-based model can evolve, and by bringing our younger cohort together to discuss barriers to opening clubs.
- The Board and CEO are looking forward to having some of the above discussions with instructors and members at this year’s Roadshow and the Nationals.
- The Board discussed the implementation of JustGo and has agreed a set of priorities going forward. The Board is aware that there are things that are going well with JustGo and things that will need continual finetuning. Instructors can expect to hear more about next steps soon, including a survey of experiences so far and how you would like to see the system evolve. We are on a journey, and while there are always things that we can do better, overall the implementation of JustGo is going well. The Board continue to acknowledge the expertise, commitment and generosity of those involved in establishing and implementing JustGo, without whom we would not be where we are today within the budget constraints we have. This includes Mr Lloyd-Evans, Mr Neil Breen, Mr Kraiger, Grand Master McPhail, Mrs Pygott and Mr Tolley. Our organisation has been very fortunate to benefit from the leadership and expertise of this group of people.
- Other discussions at the Board meeting included:
- Financials: Year to date financials are in line with budget for Quarter 1; Grant funding of $6,500 has been received towards the cost of sending two officials to the World Championships in Croatia, however grant funding for the management team has been declined; and the Board approved an investment approach for reserves as recommended by the Audit and Risk Committee.
- Recruitment for a Child Protection Officer is underway. The Board acknowledges and thanks the service of Nicole Kettings in this role over the last couple of years.
- The President Master Patterson provided the Board with updates on his engagement with the ITF, including sending a proposal to amend GM promotion age restriction, which is currently 60. We look forward to hearing from the ITF on this proposal. The Board also got an update about 70th anniversary celebration of Taekwon-Do on April 11th with 24 hours of online sessions. Our own Mr Doogan and Mrs Brenda Trotter delivered sessions – thank you.
- Last but not least, the Board and President acknowledge and congratulation the promotion of Master Rimmer to Grand Master, effective on the 31 March this year. An incredible and highly deserved achievement that ITFNZ is lucky to benefit from, alongside our other Grand Masters.
The Board will next meet in July.
Let's all get behind & support Jaya by watching and sharing her video!
22 May 2025
New Board Meets for First Time
The new ITFNZ Board met for the first time on Sunday 18 May 2025. Three new members joined the Board – Sean Carver and Nick Lourantos having been elected at the 2025 Annual General Meeting in April, and Karen Long was appointed by the Board Appointments Panel.
The new Board comprises:
Sheryl Chase was re-elected Board Chair and Karen Long as Deputy Chair.
The following sub-committee appointments were made:
Audit & Risk Committee Karen Long and Nick Lourantos
Complaints Resolution Kane Raukura
Education Panel Vic Gilpin
Examiners Panel Kane Raukura
Qualifications Panel Sheryl Chase
IT Committee Sean Carver and Nick Lourantos
Child Protection Officer Fiona Parrant (CPO is a direct report to the Board)
Sheryl Chase (V Dan) has been a board member since 2020 and Chair since 2024. Sheryl is a long-standing member of the Taekwon-Do community, having been Head Instructor at Khandallah for many years before establishing the Whakatane club in 2022. She is now back in Wellington, training at Pil Sung when she can. Sheryl is an Associate Member of the Chartered Governance Institute of New Zealand.
Karen Long is financial controller at Hellers Limited, based in Christchurch. She is a member of the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand. Karen is a board member of Te Wananga o Aotearoa, The Green Lab and Southern Zone Rugby League.
Vic Gilpin (I Dan) is head instructor at the Maraetai club in Counties Manukau. Vic works in the healthcare industry, having just started a new role as a Project Lead with Tamaki Health.
Sean Carver (V Dan) is a member of Dragon Spirit Papatoetoe in Counties Manukau where he trains with his son. Sean works as a Senior Business Intelligence Engineer at Downers NZ.
Nick Lourantos (I Dan) is a previous board member and Chair who is back for a second stint. Nick runs the Miramar club in Wellington.
Fiona Parrant (I Dan) is CEO of Birthright Hawkes Bay and Family Care Trust. Fiona was heavily involved in Taekwon-Do previously and after being appointed as a board member in 2024, has started training again with RTR in Napier.
Master Kane Raukura (VII) is a prominent member of the Taekwon-Do community as head instructor at Dragon Spirit Papatoetoe, an Examiner. running black belt training classes, presenter, and always available to help a fellow member. Kane is deputy principal at St Ignatius of Loyola Catholic College in Drury which opened in 2024.
18 May 2025
Child Protection Officer
ITFNZ is seeking interest from suitably qualified individuals within the Taekwon-Do community to fulfil the role of Child Protection Officer (CPO).
The vacancy has arisen through the retirement of the current CPO, Nicole Kettings. This role is a key element of the ITFNZ Child Protection Policy. The CPO’s role is to:
A position description is attached. The role is voluntary and has a budget to support travel and other associated costs.
If you are interested, please send your CV and a cover letter to ceo@itkd.co.nz.
If you have any queries regarding the role, please contact Alex Hayton at ceo@itkd.co.nz or mobile (021) 288 8822.
Applications close at 5.00pm Friday 6 June 2025.
28 April 2025
Sponsorship Announcement
ITFNZ is pleased to announce Plan Design Build Limited as a sponsorship partner.
Plan Design Build Homes Limited (PDB) is an Auckland based residential construction company offering a full-service approach from initial concept and design to the final stages of construction. They provide both new build and renovation services. PDB are members of the Master Builder Association.
PDB’s owner, Mike Jensen, is a long-standing member of the Warrior Taekwon-Do club, instructor, competitor, official and volunteer. Mike Jensen holds a Master of Engineering degree and is a member of Engineering NZ.
PDB will sponsor Auckland based tournaments for 2025 season namely
For further information on Plan Design Build Limited, please visit their website www.plandesignbuild.co.nz.
24 April 2025
Final AGM Documents
2025 Proxy Voting Form | SGM Minutes 2025 | 2025 AGM Final Notice (04.04.25) | Annual Report 2024 | Minutes AGM_2024
17 April 2025
To ITF Members,
Based on the Policy on ITF Outstanding Personality Awards, in accordance with the decision of the ITF Executive Committee of 24 March 2025, we announce the submissions of the applications for the ITF Outstanding Personality Award contest.
The ITF Outstanding Personality Award can be granted in the following categories:
1. Outstanding Competitor
2. Outstanding Coach/Instructor
3. Outstanding Umpire
4. Outstanding Official
5. Outstanding Pioneer/Master
6. Outstanding Country
7. Outstanding Sponsor
30 March 2025
The Extraordinary General Assembly of International Taekwon-Do Federation, will be held on Sunday, April 6th 2025 via conference online, please find below link to the Dropbox folder with ITF Congress Book:
18 February 2025
All our online courses are now hosted on SportNZ's Sport Tutor portal. To access them, simply create a free Sport Tutor account and complete the required courses. After finishing a course, log in to the JustGo Membership Portal and add it as a Credential for your instructor's approval. (Once you have uploaded the credential to JustGo, please remind ask your instructor to approve it).
If you need to complete the Instructors Induction Course, first create an account on Sport Tutor and complete the online course. Once passed, you will receive a certificate. If you can't find your certificate, take a screen-shot confirming course completion.
Next, log in to JustGo, go to Profile → Credentials, and add the Online Induction Course, uploading your certificate or screen-shot. Finally, notify your instructor so they can review and approve it.
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