The following are changes make by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation on the grading and ranking system.
First Announcement
It was announced earlier that dan certification will be awarded from 15 years old instead of 16 years old to bring the STF certification in line with Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Headquarters).
In view of the policy shift, the following poom and dan promotion test requirements will be adopted with immediate effect.
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Poom/Dan |
Minimum Time Required for Promotion |
Age Limits for Promotion |
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Start from Dan |
Start from Poom |
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1st Poom |
N A |
N A |
Less than 15 Years Old |
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1st to 2nd Poom |
1 year |
N A |
Less than 15 Years Old |
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2nd to 3rd Poom |
2 year |
N A |
Less than 15 Years Old |
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3rd to 4th Poom |
3 year |
N A |
Less than 15 Years Old |
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1st Dan |
N A |
15years and above |
Conversion |
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1st to 2nd Dan |
1 year |
16years and above |
Conversion |
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2nd to 3rd Dan |
2 year |
18years and above |
Conversion |
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3rd to 4th Dan |
3 year |
21years and above |
Conversion |
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4th to 5th Dan |
4 year |
25years and above |
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5th to 6th Dan |
5 year |
30years and above |
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6th to 7th Dan |
6 year |
36years and above |
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7th to 8th Dan |
8 year |
44years and above |
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8th to 9th Dan |
9 year |
53years and above |
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9th to 10th Dan |
N A |
60years and above |
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On reaching 15 years old, all poom belts shall be required to covert to 1st dan. The time required for the next promotion will be based on the date of conversion.
Second Announcement
With effect from the July 2008 grading, only those taking the dan grading will be tested on Saturday. The other candidates will be graded on Sunday or under supplementary grading. This means that Grade 1 (Junior) will now be graded together with the other club members.
