NCTA Athletes Represent USA at 2013 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships
0NCTA Athletes Represent USA at 2013 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships
by Dan Chuang
Congratulations to the current and former US National Collegiate
Taekwondo team members who competed at the 2013 World Taekwondo
Poomsae Championships, in Bali, Indonesia from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3!
Eight current and former collegiate national team members were
represented on the US National Poomsae Team this year.
Megan Yi (2013 collegiate team) competed in the female under 29
individual division and advanced to the semifinals. She placed 13th
overall out of 32 competitors.
The female team of Carissa Fu (2009-2013 collegiate team), Miyako
Yerick (2012-2013 collegiate team), and Michelle Chen (2013 team)
advanced to the finals, placing 8 of 18 teams and finishing 8th
overall.
The men’s team of Long Nguyen (2011-2012 collegiate team), Huy Nguyen,
and Kody Han placed 9th in the semifinals out of 15 teams in the male
Under 29 team poomsae division, missing the finals by just 1 place.
Jason Hwang (2009 collegiate team) reached the semifinals in the male
individual under 39 poomsae division, placing 10 of 29 and missing the
finals by just two places. Hwang was coming off of a 2012 world gold
medal performance in the over 29 mixed pair division.
NCTA athletes were represented in the freestyle poomsae division as
well. Long Nguyen (2011-2012 collegiate team) and Kelsey Ha competed
in mixed pair freestyle and advanced to the finals where they placed
6th out of 13 overall pairs.
Long also competed alongside NCTA athletes Lance Supnet (2012-2013
collegiate team), Hazel Cruz (2012-2013 collegiate team), as well as
other US athletes Cody Han and Kelsey Ha in the mixed team freestyle
division. The team advanced to the finals, finishing 5th overall of 11
teams. The team was had earned a 2012 world bronze medal performance
in the mixed team division and just missed repeating that feat.
The US team finished 5th overall in the country medal standings with 2
gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze medals.
Serving as part of the coaching staff for the team were 2013 US
National Collegiate Taekwondo Team head coach Dan Chuang and 2012 US
National Collegiate Poomsae Team coach Huy Nguyen.
Korea Today: US National Collegiate Team Experience the Spirit of Taekwondo
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Dr. Leslie Cheung and Dr. Jun Yoon at 8th WTF World Poomsae Championships
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Longtime NCTA supporters Dr. Leslie Cheung and Dr. Jun Yoon have
accepted their appointment as referees to officiate at the 8th WTF
World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships to be held in Bali, Indonesia,
on October 31 through November 3, 2013. All referees will receive 3
extra full days of training prior to the competition.
Arguably the most updated poomsae referee in the U.S., with the
experience of four WTF Poomsae International Referee Seminars and
International Referee Refresher Courses under his belt in just a mere
two years, Dr. Cheung is a seasoned poomsae judge that has officiated
in multiple local tournaments as well as the NCTA and USAT Team
Trials. He has graciously assisted gratis at a number of USAT poomsae
referee seminars.
As an 8th-Dan grandmaster, NCTA Referee Chair Dr. Jun Yoon is one of
the most celebrated taekwondo coaches and referees in the world. It
was only natural that he received the Best Referee award at the last
7th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Tunja, Columbia.
NCTA would like to express its gratitude to both Dr. Cheung and Dr.
Yoon for their years of tireless service to NCTA, and wishes them the
best in representing the U.S. in Bali.
2014 NCTA Fall Meeting & 2014 NCTA Championships
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The 2014 Fall meeting for NCTA will be held over the phone at 3 PM
PST, on Sunday, November 10. The call-in phone number is (605)
715-4920 and the PIN is 9170652. Member schools can suggest agenda
items to NCTA Secretary General Vincent Lo at vlo at cs dot stanford
dot edu in advance.
The 2014 NCTA Championships has been confirmed to be held at UC
Berkeley in Berkeley, CA, on the April 4 weekend. In consideration of
saving athletes’ and referees’ time and money, there will not be an
additional NCTA Team Trials for the 2014 World University Taekwondo
Championship (WUTC) in Hohhot, China, held later that summer. Please
support NCTA!
Mooto USA Sponsorship
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The NCTA would like to thank Mr. James Kim and Mooto USA (http://mooto.us) for their generous sponsorship. Mooto USA provided national team warm up jackets, uniforms and t-shirts for the 2013 National Collegiate Taekwondo Team on their training camp trip in Korea from Aug. 4 to Aug. 12, 2013.
