Do we need rules to protect Taekwondo tradition 🤔
The changes happening in taekwondo are a lot, and it is affecting many parts of Taekwondo.
After many years this fast development is changing the image of Taekwondo, and we worry that it would convert Taekwondo to another sport that we do not know 🤔
The responsible organizations such Kukkiwon or World Taekwondo Federation should create laws to stop the mess before it destroys the tradition of Taekwondo.
Wuxi 2017 World Taekwondo World Cup Championships
Hanmadang for example is an activity organized by Kukkiwon to save Taekwondo tradition, which is a great objective, but saving the tradition would need specific rules to stop practitioners from crossing some borders. We do not mean to kill the imagination, the development nor the artistic side.
In these last years we noticed that many athletes are simply mixing between some Taekwondo and night clubs dirty dancing, which is far away from what Taekwondo really is.
Also there is no respect for the uniform (Dobok), and we can see female athletes trying to show more skin or the shape of their bodies 😐.
In a competition like Hanmadang, Teams or individuals join the championships for fun and also to win a medal, therefore, they try to bring something new to the competition especially in free poomsae and dance choreographic.
Saving the tradition of Taekwondo is not an easy mission nowadays, because most schools are far away from teaching the traditional martial art, and with the influence of the Olympic taekwondo things are getting complicated.
Please let us know what do you think about this? Should be there laws or rules to control Taekwondo?
