Olympic Sport Taekwondo Overview
Intro
Taekwondo is an Olympic sport and Korean Martial Art! It has been a full medal sport since the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and has recently been included in the plans for London 2012 Games. It one of the most dynamic, fast and strategic sports in the world which has led it to be included in just about every multi-sport event in the world.
Caledonian Taekwondo is dedicated to providing the best coaches, development structure, facilities and competition experience available. In the last ten years we have produced UK champions in juniors & seniors, male & female. Our players have won medals at international opens and competed in European and World Championships and Olympic qualifiers.
Watch Sarah Stevenson win the UK's first TKD medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The match is commentated on by club coach John Cullen. Click here.
Rules Overview
Two players, red & blue, compete in a 12m2 ring against one and other. Points are scored by kicking the opponent from the waist up. Kicks to the body score 1 point and kicks to the head score 2 with the possibility of 3 points if the referee gives a standing count. Each match lasts 3 rounds of 2 minutes. However, there can be exceptions to the duration of the match depending on the age of the players, etc.
Four judges sit at the corner of the ring and score points if they see impact on the target and body displacement. The rule of thumb for point scoring is: hear it see it.
Deductions can be given by the referee based on severity and intention. For example, kicks below the belt would receive a Kyung-go (0.5) deduction if unintentional but if considered deliberate would receive a gam-geon (1.0) deduction. Other illegal moves include pushing your opponent with your hands, falling over, grabbing or holding, unsporting behavior and punching to the face. The punching to the head/face rule was developed to encourage kicking ability.
Below is a video outlining these points and showing point scoring techniques.
Rules Overview Video - Click here
Complete Rules
In addition the the rules described above strict criteria are laid down of weight categories, weigh ins, code of conduct, etc.
Download Complete Rule (.pdf doc)
Equipment Needed
Head Guard, Mouth Guard, Body Protector, Shin Guards, Arm Guards, Groin Guard & Hand Protectors
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