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Dimensions for Taekwondo

Taekwondo literally means 'the way of hand and foot' or, more specifically, 'the way of kicking and punching'. Taekwondo is a combat sport originating in Korea and is now one of the most widely practiced martial arts in the world. It is the national sport of Korea and is an Olympic sporting event.

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The information in this guide is general in nature and cannot be relied upon as professional advice concerning the design of, or marking out for, sporting facilities and playing areas. No assurance is given as to the accuracy of any information contained in this guide and readers should not rely on its accuracy. Readers should obtain their own independent and professional advice in relation to their proposed sporting activity.

There are two types of sporting categories:

Kyorugi (sparring sport category)

Kyorugi competition area There are two players in a bout which is controlled by a referee. The players are matched according to age group, belt ranking, gender and weight. Contestants wear different coloured ‘tobok’ or uniforms. Points are scored when a player delivers a successful punch or a kick to designated target areas on the trunks and kicks to the head. There are four judges positioned in each corner of the contest area, with a 1m safety zone surrounding. Compulsory protective guards are used on the head, body, arms, hands, groin, legs, feet and mouth.

The duration of the contest is two rounds of two minutes each for lower rank belt divisions and three rounds of two minutes each for higher ranked black belt players. There is a one-minute rest period between rounds.

The competition area measures 10m x 10m and is covered with an EVA mat 20mm thick. The marginal line of the competition area is called the boundary line. The competition area may be installed on a platform 50cm−60cm high from the base and the outer part of the boundary line is inclined with a gradient of less than 30 degrees for the safety of the contestants. The safety zone area is 2m outside the boundary line.

Poomsaie (technical sport category)

In this technical competition, each player individually performs a pre-determined taekwondo form that comprises taekwondo tehcniques using hand and feet techniques such as punching, blocking and kicking. Each form ranges from 40−60 moves.Poomsae competition area

The players are matched according to age group, belt ranking and gender. Other categories include individual, pairs, teams and creative poomsaie (with music and without music).

 The competition floor area is a 12m x 12m EVA mat 20mm thick. There are seven judges, four on one side of the competition area and three on the other.

 
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