Tournaments
TNZ
organises premier tournament competition such as the New Zealand Black
Belt Championships and the New Zealand Open, as well as a number of
selection events.
| | New Zealand Open |
National
Team Selection and Management
TNZ is responsible for setting a selection
policy for national teams, ensuring that the team selected receives the
best
possible preparation, and managing the team during the event. 
| | NZ team, World Poomsae Championships, Cairo |
Seminars and training
Most
instruction in Taekwondo is performed by member organisations and
clubs. TNZ offers parallel learning opportunities for
students
and instructors through seminars and specialised training with - for
example - the National Team Head Coach and National Poomsae
Coach, as well as overseas Masters.
| | Training with National Coach |
| Referee Certification
This
is a staged 4 level certificate programme with the option of
undertaking an international referee certificate course when the
international referee requirements are
fulfilled. This incudes attending referee seminars, a theory and
practical examinations and for higher levels of certification a required amount of practical experience.
| | Referee training |
High Performance Programme
This
is a programme run by TNZ under the SPARC High Performance Projects
Grant scheme. Chosen athletes receive individual training
programmes, are funded to agreed international events with a support
team, and are required to meet specified performance goals.
Go with the team
TNZ’s high performance athletes will be competing in Korea and Europe during the coming year at WTF ranked events;
Jul 9-13
| Yeongcheon 1st International Club Open | | Sept 25-26 | British International Open
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TNZ
would like to offer the opportunity for other TNZ top sparring
competitors to travel with the team and compete at these events with
team support.
To be eligible athletes will need to have competed as a New Zealand team member at;
- 2008 Oceania or Commonwealth Championships or
- 2009 WTF World Championships or
- 2010 Junior World Championships
are
currently training and competing, and be able to provide their own
funding. If you are eligible and interested in competing at
either of these events email info@taekwondonz.org.nz with your contact details and a member of the high performance project team will contact you.
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