During the early 20 th century, taekwondo become the dominant form of martial art practised in Korea. It then went international and in , World Taekwondo WT was founded. That same year, the first World Championships were held in Seoul. The aim of taekwondo is for the athlete to kick and punch their opponent, while avoiding being struck themselves.
The trademark of this martial art is its combination of kicking and punching movements in quick succession. Taekwondo has evolved and developed with the progression of technology by introducing the Protector and Scoring System PSS in addition to three corner judges, which was first adopted for Olympic competition at the London The PSS is a system of electronic impact sensors built into the protective gear of the taekwondo athlete — the sock, the trunk protector and the head protector — which is wirelessly linked to the electronic scoreboard.
When impact is made with the correct parts of the foot to the opponent's head or trunk, points flash up on the scoreboard automatically. He taught his martial art Ju An Pa Kwon Bup to his students according to their body sizes, so the students could learn martial arts that suited their body specialty. His student, Lee Nam Suk , eventually opened a school and began teaching.
Yoon Kwanjangnim returned to the North Korean city of Cheong-Jin to work in a cement factory until his death from lung cancer in After World War II, the original Kwan founders met several times to discuss some kind of united organization, however they could not reach sufficient agreement. Before the end of the Korean War, renewed unification efforts began culminating in the formation of the formation of the Korea Kong Soo Do Association.
After the Korean War in , work began to unify the various Kwans. In addition, there were differences in the forms and sparring used by each kwan. However, the primary difference and conflict regarding unification was related to rank promotion standards. It took another decade before consensus could be reached on Hyung forms , Shihap sparring and Nonmun written examination for promotion tests.
In May , the Korea Taesoodo Association was formed. Lee Chong Woo. As Capener explains, this experimentation resulted in a philosophy of technique seen in the following three elements:. The basic idea is relating emptiness and fullness of time and space to sparring. In fact it is quite limited according to the principle of the emptiness and fullness of time and space. The groundbreaking ceremony for the central taekwondo headquarters was held on November 19, The building was completed a year later rising three floors with a basement level underneath with a competition area, spectator seating, lecture rooms, clerical offices, restaurant, and locker rooms.
The Kukkiwon hosted the 1st World Championships in In , the Kukkiwon took over the responsiblity of poom and dan promotion requirements and issuing dan certificates. Up until this time, this role was fulfilled by the Korea Taekwondo Association. In , the World Taekwondo Academy was founded.
The WTA provides education and training programs such as instructor and referee courses designed to improve the quality of taekwondo instruction and competition around the world. The WTA also holds the World Taekwondo Hanmadang, a festival for recreational taekwondo practitioners to compete in various events including breaking, forms, and self-defense.
In , the Research Institute of Taekwondo was established. The RIT staff includes nearly 30 taekwondo experts and taekwondo-related researchers that undertake academic research, developing new techniques, and sharing information through seminars. The World Taekwondo Federation , the world governing body and representative sports organziation to the International Olympic Committee, was created on May 18, with member countries. Taekwondo was included as an official event in the World Games in , the Asian Games in , the Pan American Games in , and as a demonstration sport in the and Olympic Games before being voted into the Olympic Programme as an official sport at the Internal Olympic Committee meeting for the Olympic Games.
Today, the WTF includes member nations with nearly 80 million participants throughout the world. To become the hub of world taekwondo education, training, and exchanges. To become a creator of new taekwondo culture.
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