2003 ITFNZ National Awards

ITFNZ's senior members (4th dans and above) were chosen to decide the 2003 award winners. The nominees are listed below with the reasons they were chosen as a nominee by at least one region. The winners were revealed at the Awards Dinner at the National Tournament.

Thanks to Hayden Breese, Grant Eccles, Jodie Colins and Sue Breen for putting the awards together.

The President's Speech

THE WINNERS:

Paul M Taekwon-Do Dan Student of the Year
John Matsuoka

Other nominees:
Jarrad Ramsay
Carl Matthews
Rob Severne
Richard Burr

WebWorld Gup Student of the Year (3 nominees)
The de Koster family

Other nominees:
Alfreed Saboonchi
Levi Carthew

Other nominees:
Cara Harrison
Thomas Pygott

Epson New Zealand Instructor of the Year (3 nominees)
George Konia

Other nominees:
Kris Herbison
Kim Bull

Martial Arts Apparel Club of the Year (3 nominees)
Otago University ITF Taekwon-Do Club

Other nominees:
Tribal
Hurupaki club

Other nominees:
Grant Eccles
Kris Herbison
Greg Skinner

Mr McPhail presented 4th dan Certificates to Mr Dave Ballard and Mr Shaun Tolley

The ITFNZ Taekwon-Do Awards
The ITFNZ Taekwon-Do Awards recognise the efforts of ITFNZ members. To receive one of these awards is the most prestigious recognition a member can have. This year, six awards will be presented at the National Dinner:

1. Paul M Taekwon-Do Dan Student of the Year (registered ITFNZ black belt at 12 July 2003)
2. WebWorld Gup Student of the Year (registered ITFNZ coloured belt at 12 July 2003)
3. Nibun ITF Junior Student of the Year (new; registered ITFNZ member under 18 at 12 July 2003)
4. Epson New Zealand Instructor of the Year (active ITFNZ instructor at 12 July 2003)
5. Martial Arts Apparel Club of the Year (active ITFNZ club at 12 July 2003), and
6. The President's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Furthering ITFNZ (any person)

In addition to the awards, other items will be presented at the dinner (if any):

1. International instructor certificates
2. Certificates senior black belts
3. ITF umpire certificates, and
4. ITFNZ Taekwon-Do Honorary Life Membership awards.

The selection procedure

1. Nominations are made by members and instructors and presented to the nominator’s Marketing Committee representative by 15 May 2003. There are two types of nomination (discussed below) – regular nomination and special nomination.
2. Each region selects one Regional Nominee for each award at a regional meeting, and presents the Regional Nominees to Miss Jodie Collins. The Marketing Committee representative is responsible for his or her region having one Regional Nominee for each award, if a potential recipient exists. Regional Nominees must be received by Miss Collins no later than 12 June 2003.
3. A special select committee selects the recipient of each reward.

Regular nomination – each year each instructor nominates one person for each award. This person does not have to be from their club. Nominations are presented to the Marketing Committee representative of the nominator’s region.

Special nomination – any member of ITFNZ Taekwon-Do may nominate any other person for an award. A special nomination must be seconded by another member of ITFNZ Taekwon-Do. The nomination is then presented to the nominator’s Marketing Committee representative to be considered together with regular nominations for the region. Each member can nominate one person per award per year only.

Format for nominations
Regular nominations and special nominations must include a written summary of why the nominee should receive the award and a list of the nominee’s activities in the past year. These nominations must be accompanied by a copy of the appropriate form.

Regional Nominations include all nomination documentation, plus an additional summary if desired.

Marketing Committee representatives

Counties Manukau
Miss Hannah Honey
2/10 Anthony Place, Pakuranga

Auckland North
Mr Carl Matthews
PO Box 38 260, Howick, Auckland

Midlands
Miss Jodie Collins
7 Huia Ave, Forest Lake, Hamilton

Central Districts
Mr David Ballard
171 West St, Feilding

Wellington
Mr Alaisdair Hamblyn
81 Wallace Street, Mt Cook, Wellington

South Island
Mr Kris Herbison
c/- OUSA, PO Box 1436, Dunedin