Taekwondo Tournament at Changs Taekwondo
Hello everyone! We have a tournament going on this weekend, it’s called the BC Master Cup. We’re excited to say we have many students from each of our Chang’s Taekwondo Martial Arts locations in South Surrey, Cloverdale, Tsawwassen, Aldergrove and Mission attending this tournament. Competition happens in two different ways. Either Poomsae or Sparring.
Poomsae is the practice of Taekwondo techniques formed into a pattern that is performed either by oneself or with a team in front of judges. Points are deducted for stance, block, strike, or kicking incorrectly. The poomsae we train in our classes are the poomsae tested at the tournament! The poomsae are the same in all 220 countries of the World Taekwondo.
Sparing is the competitive sport side of Taekwondo. Two competitors use their punches, kicks, and blocks to try and attain more points then their opponent. There is no punching to the head, and kicking to the head is only allowed for Blackbelts and only those above the age of 12. Taekwondo sparring is great to watch, because it is full of action and also the aim is NOT to hurt the opponent, only to negate points and gain points.
The BC Master’s Cup is a great way to experience Taekwondo outside of it’s usual setting in your local Dojang. We high encourage all students to come out and visit the tournament to see the atmosphere of Taekwondo.
