Sport from the database
Taekkyeon
Taekkyeon is a traditional Korean martial art with rhythmic footwork, kicks, feints, sweeps and cultural context. Modern training and competition forms are organisation-dependent, so the entry is framed cautiously rather than as one uniform global full-contact sport.
Classification
Weitere Angaben
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Perform rhythmic footwork, kicks, feints and controlled balance-breaking/sweep techniques safely.
Teilnehmer
Training solo, with a partner or in organisation-specific competitions.
Teamgröße
Mostly solo/partner context; competition forms by organisation.
Spielfeld
Dojang/mat or demonstration area.
Dauer
Class- or competition-dependent.
Wertung
No uniform global scoring; technique, balance, hit/contact control and rule compliance by organisation.
Gewinnbedingung
Defined as win/scoring system only in concrete organisation rules.
Ausrüstung
- training clothing
- dojang/mat area
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- uncontrolled contact
- unsafe sweeps
- ignoring partner distance
- mixing organisation rules
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
Federations
- World Taekkyeon Federation (WTKF)
- Korea Taekkyeon Organization (KTO)
- World Taekkyeon Federation World Taekkyeon Federation · federation · medium
- World Taekkyeon Organization Korea Korea Taekkyeon Organization · federation · medium
- Taekkyeon intangible heritage listing UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage · official · high