Safety and precaution taken in Taekwondo

Since Taekwondo is a very active sport and high potential of getting physically hurt, some safety and precaution are taken into consideration during the carrying out of this sport:

Firstly , participants are not recommended to wear jewelry . Wearing jewelry can get in the way when participants are doing movements.

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If you have long hair , it should be tied to prevent your vision to be blocked and let your opponent take advantage to attack you . It is also not comfortable to do rapid movements with your hair flying everywhere.

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Thirdly , participants should not chew gum as it can cause choke hazard . As chewing gum is not a dissolvable food , participants should not chew it as they are practicing or else there is risk of choking.

Next, participant should be considerate and not use excessive force towards peers who have lower belt rankings .  It is not fair , and it is also why matches are categorized based on weight.

Do not attempt to do action a level higher than current belt level unless with proper guidance . New techniques done without proper guidance can cause severe injuries as participants are not full aware of the right movements and risk.

Divisions are categorized based on weight (Amateur Athletic Union Taekwondo (AAU) , 2017) , as it is not fair for someone who weighs 35 kg to battle against someone who is 80 kg . If so , advantage would always be on the opponent with the bigger size.

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Always warm up before training or competition to avoid cramps and strain .

Participants should always wear protective gears to avoid severe injuries , as Taekwondo involves a lot of kicking and other vast movements , wearing protective gears can reduce the effect of it .

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Credit to: http://www.hanstaekwondo.ca/toronto-taekwondo/taekwondo-dojang-safety-rules.html