Is Taekwondo turning into "the pushing art"?

[skribs]

Ok, I would expect that a judge in a tournament ought to be able to tell the difference between something deliberate like these, and someone who simply falls down in the middle of throwing his kick, or immediately after contact because he looses his footing or his balance. This is not rocket science.

So you run into the issue of the letter of the rule, vs. the spirit of the rule.

 

[dvcochran]

The problem with most judges at most tournaments, at least striking tournaments, is they are usually the people who weren't quite clever enough to get out of judging that day.

Love it or hate it, that is one of the good things about Olympic TKD circuit tourney. Only WT certified judges are used. Of course, no one is perfect. That said, the falling analogy would surely never happen.

 

[Flying Crane]

So you run into the issue of the letter of the rule, vs. the spirit of the rule.

Yup, and it shows a shocking lack of common sense when a judge or other offical cannot make the right decision in that kind of situation. Again, it ain’t rocket science. Some of these things really ought to be obvious.