This guide is for any student of AMC Taekwondo that is wanting to enter competitions.
In Taekwondo competition, the object is to land kicks and punches upon the scoring zones of your opponent. These are the torso and the head and both kicks and punches must be accurate and powerful, as light tapping kicks are not counted by scorers (or electronic scoring systems in major competitions). At the end of the three rounds of the match, the player with the most points is declared the winner, but the match can end early by one player knocking the other player out.
All Taekwondo practitioners, whether competitors or not are at all times expected to uphold the five tenets of Taekwondo. These are courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and indomitable spirit.
Equipment Needed
- Head guard,
- Chest (trunk) protector (WT approved),
- Groin guard,
- Forearm guards,
- Hand protectors,
- Shin guards,
- Socks,
- Mouth guard (clear)
- Dobok (uniform)
Point Rules
- Punch
- 1 Point
- Body kick
- 2 Points
- Head kick
- 3 Points
- Spin kick to body
- 4 Points
- Spin kick to head
- 5 Points
Match Rules
3 Rounds of 2 minutes each and 1 minute rest between each round. The match is won by the fighter with the greater number of points or if you are able to knock the opponent out, or if you gain more than 20 points than your opponent.
If the match is a draw, a Golden point round is fought, with the fighter landing the first scoring point being declared the winner.
The competition area is fought on an Octagonal shaped mat. The area measures 8 metres in width and each side of the octogon is 3.3 metres long.
No punching to the face is allowed, the only punch allowed is to the body armour at chest only.
There are 2 warnings within a round also:
Kyong go: Warning Penalty
Gam Jeom: Deduction Penalty