UPCOMING EVENTS

          Our primary purpose at the CTF is to offer the training programs and support services that will make our School Owners and Instructors successful in their personal training and their efforts to train their students.  From this section, a CTF instructor should be able to find and download or print the information and forms they need.  First, however, you must set up a Log-In to gain access to certain restricted information.

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General Information The silver buttons at the right will close and open each section. Student Membership Privileges MEMBERSHIP PATCH - Each member will receive a CTF patch upon joining or renewing their membership. They also will receive a CTF bumper sticker when they renew their membership. RANK CERTIFICATION – each student will receive a CTF certificate certifying their rank each time they test (except when they are promoted to 1st, 2nd, or 3rd black recommended ranks). TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES - Each student has the right to CTF training through their instructor, a CTFaffiliated school in another area (at no charge) when they are traveling, special CTF seminars and camps. MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS - We publish a monthly newsletter for the benefit of all CTF members. NATIONAL TOURNAMENT PROGRAM - Members may participate in the CTF tournament programs. BLACK BELT AWARDS BANQUET - Black belt members may attend the CTF’s annual Black Belt Banquet where we recognize those members who have excelled during the year. School Owner Affiliation Privileges VOTING RIGHTS – All school owners in good standing have the right to attend and vote at the Annual School Owners Meeting. MARKET AREA – The CTF is responsible for maintaining the integrity of your market area. TRAINING - We offer training seminars and camps to give our instructors the knowledge to teach safe, effective martial arts to their students. Our Assistant Instructor and Instructor manuals are teaching aids that outline a logical and time-proven approach to teaching Taekwondo. As a black belt progresses through the different levels of instructorship, he should continue to add to his knowledge and experience base. In turn, as each instructor develops his skills, he will pass this knowledge on to his students. This way, all instructors become a part of the historical tradition of this martial art. PERSONAL RETREAT – All school owners are welcome to book a personal retreat at the Lodge in Limestone, AR where they may train, play, relax or just spend a little time with their family and ours. Tournaments     NATIONAL COMPETITIVE PROGRAM - The CTF tournament program provides a safe, fair and competitive environment where students may measure their skills against others, gain inspiration from other martial artists with more experience and meet others in our Taekwondo family. Black belts will earn points at regional tournaments during the year.  The top black belts will qualify to compete for the National Championship in their division at the CTF National Tournament in November.      TOURNAMENT OFFICALS TRAINING PROGRAM - We offer a series of training clinics for our Tournament Officials that help our black belts to be more effective judges in the tournament ring.  By attending a clinic at least once a year, our officials keep their skills up to date.  Only our most experienced judges earn the distinction of Master Referee.  They are charged with the development of our other officials.      For more information about our Tournament program, visit the Tournament section of this website. Website       Our website is designed to provide information for students and instructors alike.       You should be able to download most CTF forms from the website. If you do not find what you need on the website, then please Please fax (888) 534-5987 or mail us a copy of one of the enclosed Purchase Orders, email us at choongsil@hughes.net or call Mrs. Hardin at (870) 428-5353 with your order. Certain information on the website is available only to Schoolowners and you will  need to contact us to set up a username and password to access it. Protected itemsinclude financial forms, detail writeup of the Choong Sil and Black belt patterns. (A detailed write-up of the Chang Han colored belt forms is included in the “Student Manual” section of this website.) Business Support       The CTF can supply you with “how to” materials in a number of areas that can help you better manage your school. Grandmaster Hardin has over 40 years of teaching and school management experience while Mrs.Hardin is a CPA and has helped start and manage several businesses. Please feel free to call us if you want our ideas.  We are always happy to offer our advice.         Many of our more experienced School Owners are ready to assist you as well with school management and training issues.  Several run successful “After-school” programs and can give you lots of help in this area too.   Networking & Business Relationships NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES – The Seniors of the CTF also offer a wealth of business experience and are happy to assist other Schoolowners when asked. For instance, Mr. Louie Aregis has developed a manual outlining how he set up and manages his very successful AFTER-SCHOOL program. The CTF Affiliated instructors are all happy to share their knowledge and experiences with other CTF school owners. BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS – MARTIAL ARTS GEAR AND SUPPLIES -  Asian World of Martial Arts - awma.com  MACHO offers a special discount program to CTF schools on martial arts gear.  UNIFORM  & BELT EMBROIDERY T-Shirt Techniques of Harrison, AR provides embroidery services for uniform backs and black belts in addition to their screen printing services.  Contact Sylvia at (870) 741-3579 or tshirttech@alltell.net. UNIFORM STRIPING Elizabeth Buls of Memphis, TN does an excellent job with uniform striping. E-mail her at elizb@bellsouth.net. Lamell Lumber Co. of Vermont is the official CTF supplier of breaking boards. Our contact person is Gail Lamos. Phone (888) 766-1198 E-mail Lamosgt@aol.com Additional contact information is included on the CTF Restricted pages.  You will need your password and username to Log-In the access them. You will be prompted for your username and password when you attempt to access a Restricted page. Membership STUDENT MEMBERSHIP CARD RENEWAL MEMBERSHIP FORM Testings TESTING CERTIFICATION Our primary responsibility is to insure the quality of the students earning a CTF black belt.  In order to do this, we set MINIMUM standards that all CTF students must meet in order to earn their rank.  Of course, individual Instructors may add any additional requirements they feel are appropriate. MINIMUM AGE & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR BLACK BELTS BOARD BREAKING REQUIREMENTS & PROCEDURES TESTING FORMS Black Belt Testing Application - must be completed by everyone testing for any black belt rank including 1st Black Recommended. Send to the CTF 10 days before testing. Red or Blue Collar Testing Application - for use by anyone wishing to test for Assistant. Instructor Black Collar Testing Application - for use by anyone wishing to test for Certified Instructor-Level I or who wish to test for a higher level of Instructor. Additional forms and detailed procedures are included on the CTF Restricted pages.  You will need your password and username to Log-In the access them. You will be prompted for your username and password when you attempt to access a Restricted page.   Tournaments NATIONAL TOURNAMENT PROGRAM Our tournament program provides a safe, fair and competitive environment where students may measure their skills against others, gain inspriation from other martial artists with more experience and meet others in our Taekwondo family. The silver buttons at the right will close and open each section. General Tournament Information     NATIONAL COMPETITIVE PROGRAM - The CTF tournament program provides a safe, fair and competitive environment where students may measure their skills against others, gain inspiration from other martial artists with more experience and meet others in our Taekwondo family. Black belts will earn points at regional tournaments during the year.  The top black belts will qualify to compete for the National Championship in their division at the CTF National Tournament in November.      TOURNAMENT OFFICALS TRAINING PROGRAM - We offer a series of training clinics for our Tournament Officials that help our black belts to be more effective judges in the tournament ring.  By attending a clinic at least once a year, our officials keep their skills up to date.  Only our most experienced judges earn the distinction of Master Referee.  They are charged with the development of our other officials.       CTF COMPETITOR’S PATCH - Students who compete in the CTF tournament program receive a chevron with the tournament location and year.  These are worn on the sleeve of their dobok under the competitor’s patch.      For more information about our Tournament program, visit the Tournament section of this website. Additional forms and detailed procedures are included on the CTF Restricted pages.  You will need your password and username to Log-In the access them. You will be prompted for your username and password when you attempt to access a Restricted page.   CTF Tournament Rules INFORMATION FOR COMPETITORS INFORMATION FOR PARENTS GENERAL TOURNAMENT RULES UNIFORM & EQUIPMENT RULES FOR COMPETITORS TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS QUALIFICATIONS RESPONSIBLITIES DRESS TYPES OF COMPETITION PATTERN COMPETITION FREE SPARRING WHITE & YELLOW BELT DRILLS POWER BREAKING CREATIVE BREAKING TEAM FORMS NATIONAL TOURNAMENT COMPETITION COMPLETE TOURNAMENT RULES CTF Tournament Forms UPCOMING TOURNAMENT POSTER FLYER SIGN-UP SHEETS STAGING TIMES   Log-In Information Additional forms and detailed procedures are included on the CTF Restricted pages.  You will need your password and username to Log-In the access them. You will be prompted for your username and password when you attempt to access a Restricted page.