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Team Competition
Team Competition refers to creatively composing and displaying the designated Taekwondo movements.
① Competition method: Cut-off
② Competition time: 5 minutes 30 seconds or less
③ Uniform: Kukkiwon Approved Dobok
④ Number of contestants: 9 to 13 people
⑤ Categories
- Creative Poomsae
- Self-Defense
- Single jumping breaking
- Various target breaking
- Spinning breaking (horizontal/vertical turn back)
- Freestyle Team Breaking
- Power breaking
⑥ Details of the event
1. Creative Poomsae
Creative Poomsae is a newly created Poomsae incorporating various techniques, satisfying the Taekwondo requirements mentioned in the Kukkiwon textbook. The technical detail regulations about Creative Poomsae are in line with Article 32 Creative Poomsae of the Hanmadang Contest/Competition Rules
2. Self-Defense
Self-defense refers to martial art to fight the attacker with bare hand and foot of striking, kicking, punching, thrusting, locking, grabbing, and throwing down. These are defensive technique that can be used to dominate an opponent and consider his/her life. A. The members for Self-Defense technique can be composed freely. B. The detailed Technical Regulations about the self-defence technique follow Article 39 Self-Defence Technique Regulations of the Hanmadang Contest/Competition Rules. C. The contestants can prepare weapons freely, but the weapons must be imitations. D. The team shall include at least one female contestant.
3. Single jumping breaking
Breaking many fixed targets with one or more various techniques using the hands and feet through a single jump. Ex.) Scissors Kick - 3 to 5 times, Front Kick in three different levels of height by stepping over a person's back, Roundhouse Kick - 3 steps - 56 - Jumping Front Kick in three different levels of height, Jumping Side Kick in three different levels of height A. The contestant can choose the direction and location to install breaking targets for each technique, but the targets must be placed within the boundary lines. B. The contestant can decide the height and distance to install breaking targets and will be scored based on his/her set targets. C. An approach run distance cannot exceed 12m. D. Hand technique for breaking can not exceed two time trial. E. The referee will score contestants based on the combination of the success and failure of breaking, installation of breaking sets, the accuracy of technique and program arrangement of technical movements.
4. Various target breaking
Various target breaking is breaking multiple moving or fixed targets in various directions or breaking them at once in a thick layer. Ex.) Multiple direction breaking, Single Line-up Break A. The contestant can choose the direction and location to install breaking targets for each technique, but the targets must be placed within the boundary lines. B. The contestant can decide to install breaking targets, such as height and distance, and will be scored based on his/her set targets. C. In case of multi-direction breaking, the contestant and his/her assistant shall move continuously to break the targets. D. The contestant shall break with a hand or a foot, but not with the forehead. E. The height of the breaking targets must be at least 1 m. F. The referee will score contestants based on the combination of the success and failure of breaking, installation of breaking targets, accuracy of technique, and the program arrangement level.
5. Spinning Breaking (vertical/horizontal turn break)
A. Vertical turn break It is a breaking technique by springing into the air with the rotating axis being the waist of chest and turning the whole body vertically to strike the target with a foot. This is a breaking technique one can attempt with his/her eyes covered or dashing forward. Ex.) Jumping flip kick by stepping on a person’s chest, jumping flip drawing kick, jumping flip kick, jumping flip drawing kick blindfolded, jumping flip kick blindfolded, jumping flip kick with an object thrown into the air - 57 -
B. Horizontal turn break Horizontal turn break is breaking the targets by foot with the body spinning horizontally at least once while staying in the air. It can be attempted from a fixed stance without using any assistance or with the eyes covered. Ex.) 540°(jumping) tornado kick blindfolded, 540°(jumping) back whip kick blindfolded, 540°–720°(jumping) tornado kick, 540° back(jumping) whip kick for one to three steps
C. The contestant can choose the direction and location to install of breaking targets for each technique, but the targets must be placed within the boundary lines.
D. In spinning break, the contestant is required to do each vertical and horizontal turn break.
E. The contestant can decide to install breaking targets, such as height and distance, and will be scored based on his/her set targets.
F. The referee will score contestants based on the combination of the success and failure of breaking, installation of breaking targets, the accuracy and program arrangement of technical movements.
6. Freestyle Team Breaking
It is a newly reformed breaking technique in which groups use Taekwondo techniques, and refers to the technique in which targets are broken through high-level technical movements using various types of assisted break and freestyle break.
A. The team can choose the direction and location to install breaking targets, but the targets must be placed within the boundary lines.
B. Groups must demonstrate break on up to a total of 10 targets through a free member formation.
C. The breaking techniques can be chosen freely, but the difficulty and the originality of the technique and composition will affect the scoring.
D. The referee will score contestants based on a combination of the success or failure of breaking, the difficulty and creativeness of technical composition, and degree of completion.
E. The last break of the freestyle break must be a break using new techniques, and if the new technique break is impossible, contestants must demonstrate the highest level break they can.
7. Power breaking
It refers to a technique in which four contestants each use different hand techniques(fist, knife hand, back fist, reverse knife hand, hammer fist) and foot techniques(back kick, back whip kick) to break the set targets with downward punch or kick.
A. The number of provided breaking targets is 20. The four contestants break with different hand techniques (3 times) and foot techniques (1 time).
B. Each contestant can compose freely the number of targets and a breaking technique. It will be awarded with 0.5 point per one broken target.
Program arrangement
This refers to a storytelling performance after setting a theme. - 58 -