Taekwondo
Taekwondo, a Korean martial artwork often called “the artwork of kicking and punching,” debuted as an illustration sport on the Olympic Video games Seoul 1988, adopted by one other showcase at Barcelona 1992. The game gained official recognition as a medal occasion at Sydney 2000, that includes competitions for each women and men and has been a staple of the Olympic programme ever since.
The purpose of taekwondo is for an athlete to kick and punch their opponent whereas avoiding being struck themselves.
Find out how to win:
Olympic taekwondo matches are determined in a best-of-three format, with scores resetting at the beginning of every spherical. An athlete should safe victory in two out of the three rounds to win.
Find out how to rating factors:
Factors in taekwondo can solely be scored when hitting the physique (the blue or crimson space on the trunk protector) or the head (above the collarbone, together with the neck, ears, and again of the top). Strikes under the waist are usually not allowed.
Factors are awarded as follows:
- 1 level for a punch to the trunk protector
- 2 factors for a kick to the trunk protector
- 3 factors for a kick to the top
- 4 factors for a turning kick to the trunk protector
- 5 factors for a turning kick to the top
- 1 level for every penalty (“gam-jeom”) given to the opponent
Strikes should be highly effective sufficient to be registered by the digital Protector and Scoring System (PSS), with the drive threshold various by weight class and gender.
If a spherical ends in a tie, the winner is decided by most factors from turning or spinning kicks. If tied, most factors from higher-value strategies so as: head, trunk, punch, gam-jeom. If nonetheless tied, the variety of hits recorded by the PSS. The referee and judges will resolve the winner if all standards are tied.
Although uncommon, a match can be gained by knocking out the opponent.
Helpful info/phrases
- Three rounds (two minutes every) one minute break between rounds
- Uniforms: head protector, trunk protector, gloves, shin guards, foot guards
- Eight weight classes, 4 per gender
- Taekwondoin: a practitioner of Taekwondo
- Dobok: Taekwondo unform
- Knockdown: an individual is knocked down if any a part of the physique apart from the only of the foot touches the ground on account of an opponent’s utilized drive
- Gam-jeom: a penalty
- Chagi: a kick
- Poomsae: patterns of actions and strategies practiced in a pre-arranged sequence
- Kyorugi: sparring between two rivals
- Hogu: the chest protector worn throughout sparring
Find out how to qualify for Taekwondo at Paris 2024
Extra on the Paris 2024 Taekwondo format right here
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