EVENTS

Hi, Instructors! Gavin Gallot will be at the Shirley Taekwondo Club on Thursday night 27th Feb at 6 pm to go over tournament Kyorugi rules. Please note that everyone is welcome. Kind regards – Joan (on behalf of the Shirley Club) Joan Fountain President Taekwondo Union of New Zealand

Event Date: 29th February 2020 - 29th February 2020 Gold Coast, Australia

Gold Coast, Australia Event Date: 29th February 2020 - 29th February 2020

Upper South Poomsae Seminar: Date: Saturday 29th February,2020 Time: 9:30 until 1:30 – all attendees from green belt up; 2:00-3:30 for red belts and above only Venue: Shirley primary school - 11 Shirley Road, Christchurch Participants: Green Belt and above, aged 10 and over

*21 March- TUNZ North Island Invitational Championships, New Plymouth (Saturday)

Dear Instructor It is with great pleasure that we invite you and your students to participate in the 2020 T.N.M Taekwondo Championship. The tournament will be held at the Saxton Stadium, Stoke, Nelson on Saturday the 28th of March 2020. The tournament will be open to all WT style colour belts (8th gup and above) and Black Belts.

It is a great pleasure to invite you to the 2020 BUDO SOUTH OPEN Championship. This tournament is open to all martial artists, coaches and officials. All players and coaches should be knowledgeable of the WT Kyorugi and Poomsae Competition rules. Please refer to: http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/rules/ KYORUGI REFEREES AND COACHES SEMINAR A seminar hosted by Angela Caldwell will be taking place in Tauranga on the 17th of April, finishing at 3.30pm. More information will follow in January.

Herning, Denmark Event Date: 21st May 2020 - 24th May 2020

*30 May- TUNZ South Island Invitational Championships, Christchurch (Saturday)

TUNZ was interested in taking a team so that athletes would get good competition outside of New Zealand – but this may not be the reality this year. If you still are interested in going to this tournament, I have attached the entry pack (see below). Please contact me if you are still interested in attending.

2020 Paralympic Games There is simply no bigger event in Para sport than the Paralympic Games; and the only thing bigger is when a sport makes its Paralympic Games debut. Since 2015, the sport’s popularity has exploded – more than triple the athletes from double the countries! Already, athletes from 20 different nations have qualified for this summer’s big debut – and with nearly half the qualification spots still available, it could be more than 30 nations will be represented when 72 of the sport’s top fighters compete in Tokyo. It will be the lightweight divisions – women’s up to 49 kg and men’s up to 61 kg – that will have the chance to win Para taekwondo’s first Paralympic gold, but with the sport as competitive as ever – you won’t want to miss any of the action!

*26/27 September - TUNZ Nationals Invitational Championships, Wellington (Saturday/Sunday)

Sofia, Bulgaria Event Date: 14th October 2020 - 18th October 2020

*24 October (Labour weekend) – TUNZ Top of the South, Blenheim (Saturday)