As an official referee and traveling to Korea as well as working with the Kukkiwon head PoomSe Instructor I have seen many changes to the forms over the past few years. The first motivation as it was explained to me is to move away from the old Kwan differences and move to one Taekwondo standardization. In judging at first it was told don't deduct for differences because that is how they were taught? but now that has transitioned to it must be one way only and counting backwards from 10 deduct for every little veriation from the approved Kukkiwon/WTF rules.
Most of the changes I agree with they are quality issues but some can be rather radical compared to original thoughts of balance/power/control? Kukkiwon invested over $1 million in research to change traditional Front Stance Apkoobi to its present narrow and longer stance with rear foot at 45 degrees. It will take me a long time to adapt personally if ever but I can teach the new students who want to compete.
ROBOTS?
The new Kukkiwon way and rules for movement are very controled slower with rigid timing. Anything that varies from this is considerd sparing or demonstration PoomSe not pure Kukkiwon/WTF competition rule PoomSe.
I am disapointed it is robotic it does not allow for any individualism based on feature abilities or an interpretation of the spiritual personality of the form. However we can think of the new rule as a fourth demension of PoomSe and it can even be fun trying to see who can be the most perfect robot?
My fear is that we will loose the instruction and the memory of the other three dimensions of PoomSe especially Art Demension which allows for individual expression depending on physicall ability and what of the indignous native art form?, Spritual? where is the Diamond or the happy man dancing on the plane? Lastly Self Defense.
Everything related to self defense over time is contained in the PoomSe or Kata's in reality there is no rythmic dance against multiple atackers there are no blocks or defensive moves, everthing is offensive with each movement having its own life and maybe 12 or more variations or interpretations to the application of technique. Once a person opens that door there is no going back you see and feel different as you live the form not replay a digital play back?
Its a real challange to block all the three other dimensions out clear the mind of feeling or expression and try to conform to a pure techincal performance of the PoomSe but that creates a fun challange.
Even the Group Creative PoomSe competitions force them to be robotic inorder to keep timing issues from point deductions?
I will say this watching two Masters at a world PoomSe event being restrained from fighting because they did not agree on scoring.
Our referee pool comment was there's no fighting in a non contact event is there???
Most of the changes I agree with they are quality issues but some can be rather radical compared to original thoughts of balance/power/control? Kukkiwon invested over $1 million in research to change traditional Front Stance Apkoobi to its present narrow and longer stance with rear foot at 45 degrees. It will take me a long time to adapt personally if ever but I can teach the new students who want to compete.
ROBOTS?
The new Kukkiwon way and rules for movement are very controled slower with rigid timing. Anything that varies from this is considerd sparing or demonstration PoomSe not pure Kukkiwon/WTF competition rule PoomSe.
I am disapointed it is robotic it does not allow for any individualism based on feature abilities or an interpretation of the spiritual personality of the form. However we can think of the new rule as a fourth demension of PoomSe and it can even be fun trying to see who can be the most perfect robot?
My fear is that we will loose the instruction and the memory of the other three dimensions of PoomSe especially Art Demension which allows for individual expression depending on physicall ability and what of the indignous native art form?, Spritual? where is the Diamond or the happy man dancing on the plane? Lastly Self Defense.
Everything related to self defense over time is contained in the PoomSe or Kata's in reality there is no rythmic dance against multiple atackers there are no blocks or defensive moves, everthing is offensive with each movement having its own life and maybe 12 or more variations or interpretations to the application of technique. Once a person opens that door there is no going back you see and feel different as you live the form not replay a digital play back?
Its a real challange to block all the three other dimensions out clear the mind of feeling or expression and try to conform to a pure techincal performance of the PoomSe but that creates a fun challange.
Even the Group Creative PoomSe competitions force them to be robotic inorder to keep timing issues from point deductions?
I will say this watching two Masters at a world PoomSe event being restrained from fighting because they did not agree on scoring.
Our referee pool comment was there's no fighting in a non contact event is there???