taekwondo
WHAT IS
TAEKWONDO?
• Taekwondo has over 60 million practitioners in 184 countries.
• The name taekwondo literally translates as the way of the foot and the
Taekwondo Federation (WTF), is currently based.
• Taekwondo is known for its emphasis on kicking techniques, which distinguishes
fi st - tae means to break or attack with the foot, kwon means to break with the fi st and do translates as the art or way.
• The modern form of taekwondo was not agreed until 1955, but the sport has
• Taekwondo made its debut as an offi cial Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Games.
its roots in various Korean forms of martial arts stretching back more than 2,000 years.
• In most competitions, points are awarded by four corner judges using
• Several A-Class tournaments are now trialling electronic scoring equipment
electronic scoring tallies.
• Competitors wear protective equipment on all vulnerable areas of the
contained within competitors' body protectors.
body, including headguards and distinctive chest protectors.
Points are awarded for permitted, accurate, and powerful techniques to the legal scoring areas; light contact does not score any points.
it from martial arts such as karate or kung fu.
• It originates from South Korea where the world governing body, the World
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