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Gyorugi (sparring) has become a modern game sport earlier than any
other part of Taekwondo. Nowadays, the number of Poomsae and Gyukpa
(breaking) competitions is increasing. Gyorugi is the part of Taekwondo
that became a sport game first.
The latest amendment to the Competition Rules was made at the 17th
General Assembly held in Madrid-Spain, on April 12, 2005. |
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| There are individual and team competitions. Individual
competition is conducted by two contestants, Chung
(blue) and Hong (red), on 10m x 10m contest area.
Contestants are allowed to perform kicking and punching
techniques on the trunk and kicking techniques on
the face. All vulnerable parts of the body are covered
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One match consists of three rounds of two minutes
each for men and three rounds of two minutes each
for women and juniors both with one-minute rest
between rounds.
Four referees - one Center Referee and three Corner
Judges - are assigned for one match. Referee manages
the matches and give penalties - two warning penalties
or one Gam-jeom penalty makes deduction of one point
- to the contestant who violates the rules. Judges
score the games by pressing judge’s electronic scoring
instrument - one point to a valid attack to the
trunk, two points to that to the face and additional
one point in case of knock down. |
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World Junior Taekwondo Championships (Aged 14
through 17): 10 weight classes for men and women
respectively
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Weight category
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Man
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Women |
| Fin |
- 45kg |
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42kg |
| Fly |
45kg
- 48kg |
42kg
- 44kg |
| Bantam |
48kg
- 51kg |
4kg
- 46kg |
| Feather |
51kg
- 55kg |
46kg
- 49kg |
| Light |
55kg
- 59kg |
49kg
- 52kg |
| Welter |
59kg
- 63kg |
52kg
- 55kg |
| Light Middle |
63kg - 68kg |
55kg
- 59kg |
| Middle |
68kg
- 73kg |
59kg
- 63kg |
| Light Heavy |
73kg
- 78kg |
63kg
- 68kg |
| Heavy |
+78kg |
+68kg |
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World Taekwondo Championships/ Women’s World Taekwondo
Championships/
World Cup Taekwondo (aged 15 or higher): 8 weight
classes for men and women respectively
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Weight category
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Man
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Women |
| Fin |
- 54kg |
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47kg |
| Fly |
54kg
- 58kg |
47kg-51kg |
| Bantam |
58kg
- 62kg |
51kg
- 55kg |
| Feather |
62kg
- 67kg |
55kg
- 59kg |
| Light |
67kg
- 72kg |
59kg
- 63kg |
| Welter |
72kg
- 78kg |
63kg
- 67kg |
| Middle |
78kg
- 84kg |
67kg
- 72kg |
| Heavy |
+84kg |
+72kg |
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Olympic Games Taekwondo (beginning at Sydney 2000):
respective four weight classes for men and women
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Man
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Women |
| - 58kg (under
58kg) |
-49kg
(under 49kg) |
| - 68kg (under 68kg) |
- 57kg (under 57kg) |
| - 80kg (under 80kg) |
- 67kg (under 67kg) |
| + 80kg (over 80kg) |
+
67kg (over 67kg) |
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Contestants should wear protective
equipment before entering into the competition area.
Protective equipment used in Taekwondo competition includes
head protector, trunk protector, forearm and shin guards,
and groin guard. |
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