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MARTIAL ARTS 

TAEKWONDO

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INDEX
1. INTRODUCTION----------------------------------------------------- 1
2. MARTIAL ARTS------------------------------------------------------ 2
3. TAEKWONDO -------------------------------------------------------- 4
4. HISTORY OF TAEKWONDO------------------------------------- 5
 HISTORY AND TIMELINE------------------------- 6

5. MEANING OF TAEKWONDO----------------------------------- 7
6. MEASUREMENT AND SPECIFICATIONS------------------- 8
7. GENERAL RULE---------------------------------------------------- 9
8. TERMINOLOGY---------------------------------------------------- 12
9. TOURNAMENTS---------------------------------------------------- 13
10. VENUES ----------------------------------------------------------- 14
11. FAMOUS PERSONALITIES AND AWARDS------------ 14
12. WEIGHTLIFTING AND CATEGORIES------------------- 15
13. SPARRING AREA----------------------------------------------- 16
14. EQUIPMENTS USED------------------------------------------- 19
15. TAEKWONDO BELTS----------------------------------------- 25
16. CONCLUSION--------------------------------------------------- 29
 INTRODUCTION
Martial arts are codified systems and
traditions of combat practiced for a number of
reasons such as self-defense, military and law
enforcement applications, competition, physical,
mental, and spiritual development, entertainment
and the preservation of a nation's intangible
cultural heritage.
Although the
term martial art has
become associated with
the fighting arts of East
Asia it originally referred
to the combat systems of
Europe as early as the 1550s. The term is derived
from Latin and means "arts of Mars",
the Roman god of war. Some authors have argued
that fighting arts or fighting systems would be
more appropriate on the basis that many martial
arts were never "martial" in the sense of being
used or created by professional warriors.
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 Taekwondo is an ancient historic sport. The
necessity of self-defense played a vital role in the
origin of Taekwondo. It was meant to save oneself
basically from attackers. This sport resembles
Kung Fu, Judo and Karate.

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History of Taekwondo
Many kinds of martial arts originated in
Independent Korea after the Second World War,
and several koans arose. They changed Taek-
Kyon to Taekwondo in 1957 after Second World
War Korean Taekwondo Union was founded in
the year 1961. While Korean Armature Sports
Union laid down the foundation of Korean
Taekwondo Union
in the year 1962, it
was changed to the
Korean Taekwondo
Association in
1965.

World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) was

constituted in the year 1973. First World
Taekwondo Championship for the woman was
organized in the year 1987. Taekwondo became a
demonstrative sport in the 1988 and 1992
Olympic Games. In the year 2000 Taekwondo
made its debut as an official Olympic Sport.

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Taekwondo History Key Facts and Timeline
 1945: The Japanese end their occupation of
Korea; many academies teaching Taek Kyon
are founded over the next few years.
 1955: A conference of the Korean martial arts
master is organized with the goal of creating
one, unified Korean martial art.
 1957: General Choi, the father of taekwondo,
suggests that the unified martial art changed
its name to taekwondo.
 1963: The World Taekwondo Association is
founded.
 1966: After retiring to dedicate his life to
taekwondo in 1965, General Choi founded the
International Taekwondo Federation.
 1967: The U.S. Taekwondo association is
founded.
 1973: The first taekwondo World
Championships are held in South Korea.
 1980: The WTF's taekwondo becomes a sport
in the Pan-American games.
 1988: Taekwondo becomes a demonstration
event in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.

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  2000: Taekwondo becomes a medal Olympic
sport in the Sidney Olympics and it is present
in every edition of the games after that.
 2002: General Choi dies in North Korea.

Meaning Of Taekwondo

TAE – Means kicking or Jumping feet

KWON – Means punching or hand strike
DO – Means method, path or art
So “Taekwondo” means an art of punching
or striking hand while kicking or jumping
on feet”.

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Measurements And Specifications Of Equipment

Specifications Measurements
Competition Area 12 m × 12 m
Surface of the Area Flat with elastic
Height of the platform 50 cm
Contest Area 8m×8m
Width of line between 5 cm
competition area and
alert area
Colour of the line White
Distance of four judges 50 cm
from corners
Referee’s mark from 1.50 m
the centre
9. Duration of the 3 rounds of 3 minutes
contest with 1-minute rest after
each round

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 General Rules

1. Every competition must have at least four

teams of different countries or states for each and
every weight category otherwise the competition
will be invalid.

2. Each competition shall have three rounds

of 2 minutes each and 1-minute interval shall be
given after each round.

3. Fourth round shall be played after 1-

minute rest of third interval. If the score is equal
after third round, on the basis of sudden death it
will decide the result of competition.
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4. Target area is trunk of the body from neck
to naval and only frontal area of body. Players are
permitted to attack on the target area only by
‘Foot Technique’.

5. Result of bout (winner) is decided by the

points scored in three rounds.
6. When a player scores – 4 points the referee
can declare him as a loser depending on the
penalties.

7. Only the coach can present a protest to the

chairman of umpire committee within 5 minutes
from the end of the match.

8. When a competitor is injured, the Centre

referee must stop the match and call the doctor.
Match referee will declare the result according to
doctor’s decision as:

(i) Injured player as the loser if his opponent is not

responsible for the injury.

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 (ii) Injured player is the winner if his opponent is
responsible for that injury.

9. Any player, who commits 3 fouls, uses

drugs or misbehaves with officials or ignores the
instructions of officials, will be disqualified.

10. One point will be deducted if the player

loses his temper, insults the opponent, attacks with
knee elbow or forehead, and foul will be called by
the referee.

11. A player is the winner of the match, if two

or more than two corner referees give decision in
favour of that player.

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Terminology

Column- 1 Column- 2
Chong (blue) Joagi (punch)
Hong (red) Diagi (kick)
Chariat (attention) Kalio (interval)
Jumby (ready) Kaiso (restart)
Saijack (start) Bout (fighting)
Kumon (end of match) Keyong-rye

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Tournaments
1. Fazer Tournaments

2. US. Open Championship

3. National Taekwondo Championship

4. World Cup Championship

5. All India Inter university Taekwondo

6. National School Games Championship.

7. State Taekwondo Championship

8. SAF Games

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9. Asian Games

Venues

Generally Taekwondo tournaments can be

organized at any sports stadium. It does not
require any costly infrastructure. Some important
venues are stated below:

Name of Stadium City/ Country

Indraprastha Stadium New Delhi
Kantikha Stadium Bengaluru
Khammam Lambak Stadium Imphal
Khammam Lambak Stadium Imphal

Famous Personalities And Awards

Personalities Award
Surender Bhandari Jang-Ji-Won (South
(India) Korea)
Hadi Saei Bonehkohol Shih Hrin Chen
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(Iran) (Chinese Taipei)
Steven Lopez (U.S.A.) Luo Wei (China)
Dae Sang Moon (South Chin Zhong (China)
Korea)
Weight Categories Of Taekwondo For
Olympic Games

Men Women
58 Kg (under 58kg) 49 kg (under 49 kg)
68 kg (under 68 kg) 57 kg (under 57 kg)
80 kg (under 80 kg) 67 kg (under 67 kg)
80kg (above 80 kg.) 67 kg (above 67kg)

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Sparring Area

The sparring area itself can also vary depending on

the style of taekwondo involved and the type of
tournament. A typical example is shown in the
diagram below. Often the sparring area (i.e., the
Contest Area) will be 8 meters by 8 meters square,
though some tournaments may use larger Contest
Areas (for example, 10 meters by 10 meters or more in
ITF-style sparring) or even round sparring areas.
Smaller regional tournaments may use 7 meter squares

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with just 1 meter safety zones. The Contest Area is
often delineated with a blue line, and then is
surrounded by a safety zone. The outside of the safety
zone is often delineated with a red line. The diagram
below shows 4 corner judges, but you will commonly
see judges 1 and 4 combined into a single line judge
that sits near the recorder (the score-keeper).

The contest area itself is usually covered with an

elastic mat like the ones used in dojangs.

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As of 2017, WT sparring rings may also be octagonal in
shape:

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TAEKWONDO EQUIPMENT LIST:

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Taekwondo Belts Meaning
There are many Taekwondo belts, all different colors.
They are all a different rank of course up the ladder to black
belt. So what do those colors mean?

Taekwondo White Belt

Of course you know everyone starts out at the bottom,
and do you know which color belt represents the bottom?
It’s the white belt of course, which means you’re a beginner.
The way up from a white belt is a yellow tip and then a
yellow belt. This means to fully rank up from a white belt,
you have to take two tests. That is how new belts are
acquired in Taekwondo.
Taekwondo Yellow Belt
Taekwondo form is the focus here, as your yellow belt,
which is the earth, sprouts your form. As you work your
way to the next belt, again two tests are required. First,
you’re going to test out for your green tip and then for your
green belt. I think it’s actually really cool the way they make
it to where it takes a while to get to each belt. You learn all
kinds of different things for each belt as well as you rank up,
so since each one of them is different and has a unique focus
that has everything to do with their meaning.
One thing that needs to be noted quickly is that the next
belt after yellow can also sometimes be an orange belt. Most
of the time, it’s going to be green. So the green belt is your
actual plant that has sprouted up out of the earth and was

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mentioned earlier. Which color belt do you think is going to
be next? It’s the blue belt after you get the blue tip first,
which means two tests once again.
Taekwondo Black Belt
The sky is blue, and that’s what this belt color
represents. The next belt color is one of the most interesting
to me. It’s the red belt. This belt color represents danger,
and this has to do with how much of the martial arts you
know by now. As you imagine, you can be a dangerous
weapon if you don’t know self-control, which is the focal
point for this belt. All the way on up to black belt, each of
them means something important.

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CONCLUSION
Here are some benefits expect from training in
Taekwondo:
• Fitness – The principles of Taekwondo techniques
are based on the design of your body. For power you
develop the larger, powerful muscles of the torso. The
speed of the techniques comes from the fast, agile
muscles of the arms and legs. As you progress in
Taekwondo, you will learn to coordinate this speed and
power, and develop a concentration to focus all of your
body’s strength into a small, hard striking surface
like the edge of the hand or the heel of a foot.
• Self-Defense – When the speed and power developed
through Taekwondo is used in a self-defense situation
against the vulnerable parts of an attacker’s body.
Taekwondo allows a woman
to emphasize many of her natural physical strengths,
such as power in the legs, while learning a method of
self-defense efficient against a much larger opponent.
Knowing you can defend yourself, your confidence
will grow. And confidence alone is usually enough to
deter potential attackers.
• Self-Confidence – Self-confidence can be developed
over a period of time. Through Taekwondo, as you
accomplish new goals, your confidence level increases.
Taekwondo instills a sense of discipline and self-
confidence that can carry over to all aspects of your
life.

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