This is a three round competition focused on highlighting traditional Korean forms that are from International Tae Kwon Do and it’s offsets, World Taekwondo and it’s offsets, Moo Duk Kwan and Tang Soo Do.
Uniform criteria – white tie over or pullover dobak with or without any color trim. There are no limits in patches or association logos, I.e ITF certified uniforms.
Judges will be spread out, the center judge in the front and the two corners judges will be in the back two corners for all three rounds. The judges will be looking at precision, beauty of technique, application of technique, power, balance, difficulty, focus, body control, consistency of stances, chambers and striking as well as a high focus on kicking precision.
The forms must be done how they were taught and there must be no change in the diagram of the forms m. I.e. turning Gae-Baek sideways will not be allowed.
Sine Wave for ITF forms are not required but will not be deducted for having sine wave.
No more than 5 kiyups.
No stances going below the plane.
The forms must be completed within four minutes once bowed into the ring.
The competitor will not do a formal introduction but must present the name of their form before starting.
Competitors can only compete with forms that are on the certified list below.
The first round will be a regularly scored round and the top four highest scoring competitors move into the second round. The first place will go head to head against the fourth place and the second place will go head to head with the third place. These competitors will do their forms at the same time and the three judges will vote. The top two move into the next round and do the head to head again to crown a champion.
All Competitors should come to the event with at least two forms prepared for competition. You must do two different forms to win this competition.
Forms List
Forms from ITF (International Tae Kwon Do Federation)
Advanced and 1st Degree
Hwa-Rang
Choong-Moo
Kwang-Gae
Po-Eun
Gae-Baek
2nd Degree
Eui-Am
Choon-Jang
Ko-Dang
Juche
3rd Degree
Sam-IL
Yoo-Sin
Choi-Yong
4th Degree
Yon-Gae
Ul-Ji
Moon-Moo
5th Degree
So-San
Se-Jong
6th Degree
Tong-IL
Forms from WT (World Tae Kwon Do)
Advanced and 1st Degree
Pal-Gwe 6-8
Taegeuk 6-8
Koryo
2nd Degree
Keumgang
3rd Degree
Tae Baek
4th Degree
Pyongwon
5th Degree
Sip Jin
6th Degree
Jitae
7th Degree
Chonkwon
8th Degree
Hansu
9th Degree
Ilyeo
Forms from Moo Duk Kwan or Tang Soo Do
Advanced and 1st Degree
Pyung-An/Pinan 4-5
Passai(Bassai) Dai
Passai(Bassai) So
Jin Do
2nd Degree
Ro-Hai
3rd Degree
Kong San Koon Dai
Kong San Koon So
4th Degree
Wan Shu
5th Degree
Ji-On
6th Degree
O Sip Sa Bo
7th Degree
Sei-Shan
8th Degree
Sip Soo (Jit Te)
Chil Sung forms
* Chil Sung Il Ro
* Chil Sung Ee Ro
* Chil Sung Sam Ro
* Chil Sung Sa Ro
* Chil Sung Oh Ro
* Chil Sung Yook Ro
* Chil Sung Chil Ro