Mr Norman Ng is one of the pioneers of Taekwon-Do in New Zealand.
He started his club in Palmerston North in 1970, and after retiring as an instructor served two terms as the President of ITFNZ.
This is his story. Interviewed on 20 June 2023 aged 85.
Watch in the TKDCoaching App
Mr Norman Ng is one of the pioneers of Taekwon-Do in New Zealand.
He started his club in Palmerston North in 1970, and after retiring as an instructor served two terms as the President of ITFNZ.
This is his story. Interviewed on 20 June 2023 aged 85.
Watch in the TKDCoaching App
DON’T FORGET TO WATCH No. 10 – Paul McPhail performs Juche forwards and backwards
For my 5th degree black belt grading in 1993 I thought it would be a cool idea to perform Juche Tul forwards then backwards for General Choi.
The plan failed miserably as I started the backwards part… I hadn’t even considered the possibility that General Choi would take offence to it. He turned his head and refused to watch. I figured… well… I may as well carry on now and struggled through to the end.
I passed the grading so I guess the General had forgiven me by the day the results were announced.
Here is the footage of the pattern at the grading.
This video technology enables students to compare themselves to experts side by side so that they can see how to improve in visual detail.
The full video gives this kind of analysis so you can see the differences in technique and timing. Even if you are not Riana, you can still get tremendous benefit by comparing someone to an extremely skilled athlete at the same time.
Grand Master Willie Lim was one of the pioneers of Taekwon-Do in New Zealand. He was a student from Malaysia studying in Hamilton, and opened his first club in 1970. He was born into a Malayan family of Kung Fu practitioners, his uncle was Head of the Eagle Claw division of Ching Wu and his grandmother a practitioner of Lotus style Kung Fu, yet Mr. Lim began his formal training in Kyokushinkai Karate.
Since leaving New Zealand in 1989, Master Lim specialised in analysing and interpreting patterns and how they specifically relate to realistic self defence. This seminar covers some of his work in this area.
It was filmed on 14th August 2013 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Massey University 1978 This is a great example of how training was in the 70s: fast and hard. You will see the Massey club in Palmerston North in an outdoor training session lead by Mr Michael Lowe, followed by one step sparring.
This was the second ITFNZ Development Camp – the original camp was in 1999. These camps are seen by many as the start of New Zealand’s rise in the World rankings in terms of competition and general standard.
