foot and fist uhmmmmmmmm ^^
On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Lee Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > > The word ‘Taekwondo’ translates into English as ‘the way of foot and fist’ > – an accurate description of the principles behind this Korean martial art. > > The object of Taekwondo is to land kicks and punches on your opponent’s > scoring zones: one point is awarded for a valid kick or punch to the torso, > two points for a valid spinning kick, and four points for a turning kick to > the head. The action takes place inside an 8m x 8m zone called a court, > with each contest made up of three two-minute rounds. Over their standard > white uniform, known as a ‘dobok’, competitors wear colored protective > equipment. The competitor wearing blue is referred to as ‘chung’, while the > competitor in red is ‘hong’. > > The eight Taekwondo events at the London 2012 Games – four weight > categories for men, four for women – will be played in a knockout format. > The winners of each contest will qualify for the next round, with the two > finalists going head to head in the gold medal contest. All competitors who > lose to one of the finalists will enter the 'repechage', which will > eventually determine the winners of the bronze medals. > > Taekwondo made its debut as a demonstration sport at the Seoul 1988 Games, > but was not officially added to the Olympic program until the Sydney 2000 > Games. > > Cheers! > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en.
