Miles
Senior Master
I actually have no idea who Esther Kim and Kay Poe are. I have never followed Olympic TKD, and never really cared to.
TKD is not a game. It is not a competition. It is a martial art.
I know that it's pretty hard to come up with an accurate ruleset, but I don't see anything wrong with the rulesets used in the tournements in the 60's, 70's, and 80's. Why can't we go back to that?
Here is the info on Kay and Esther:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics2000/martial_arts/886113.stm
TKD is a martial art but there is a competitive component that is important.