Taekwondo

Taekwondo

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art, characterised by its emphasis on head-height kicks, jumping spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques.

Like Tang Soo Do, Taekwondo always requires wearing a dobok. It is a combative sport and was developed during the 1940s and 1950s by Korean martial artists with experience in martial arts such as karate, Chinese martial arts, and indigenous Korean martial arts traditions such as Taekkyon, Subak, and Gwonbeop. The oldest governing body for Taekwondo is the Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA), formed in 1959 through a collaborative effort by representatives from the nine original kwans, or martial arts schools, in Korea.

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Age categories

Kyorugi (Kombat): Men and Women 30+, 35+, 45+
Poomsae (Form): Men and Women 30+, 35+, 41+, 51+, 61+.

The age category you will compete in for Taekwondo will be determined as at 31 December of the year of the event. For example, if you are 44 during Games time but have turned 45 by 31 December, you would compete in the 45+ age category.

Grade definitions

Competitive: This grade is for teams consisting of players with international or national experience.

Recreational: This grade is for teams consisting of players without international or national experience

Competitors can compete in one age category and one weight category.

Weight Categories

Male – Kg. 58, 68, 80, 80+
Female – Kg. 49, 57, 67, 67+

Events and disciplines

Kyorugi (Kombat)
Poomsae (Form)

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Athlete Comments & Reviews

“We travel and enjoy life through sport”

“These players like to keep fit, which is important if you want to travel and you want to enjoy life.”

“I compete to be healthy, inspired by the older athletes”

“The first year I competed in the Swiss Masters Athletics, the guys that were 60 – 65 – 70 years old, they were my inspiration. I switched my mind to say: I still compete but I want to be healthy the rest of my life. They are the models.”

“You don’t get this big crowd elsewhere, it’s spectacular!”

The feeling an the atmosphere is just amazing. I’ ve never, even at the World Champs that I go to oversees, you just don’t get this bigger crowd, It’s really spectacular, it’s great.

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