2010 AAU Taekwondo Competition Rules
Complete Competition Rule Book

2010 AAU Competition Rules

       2010 Competition Rule Book Divided By Sections

• General Competition Guidelines

• Point Style Sparring

• Olympic Style Sparring

• Forms/Patterns

• Team Forms

• Eligibility For National Events

• AAU National Team Eligibility Requirements

• Other Matters 

• Hand Signals 

• Competition Terminology 

• Protest Form 

Rule Changes

Each year the AAU Taekwondo Program evaluates the rules of competition in order to determine if changes to the rules would create a better competition experience for the athletes.  All four categories of competition: Olympic Style Sparring, Point Style Sparring, Forms and Team Forms are considered.  Each year AAU clubs have the ability to suggest changes to the program at the local level.  These changes are voted on at the annual meetings of the districts.  Those changes agreed to at the District level are then submitted to the TRC (technical rules committee) for their consideration.  Changes that pass that body become part of the next year's rules of competition.  Additionally, it has always been the policy of the AAU Taekwondo Program to consider changes the WTF(World Taekwondo Federation) makes to their competition rules.  Those WTF rules and competition requirements are mandated to the National Governing Bodies for Taekwondo when conducting WTF sanctioned events.  The AAU has the luxury to consider whether to accept or reject WTF changes.  Each WTF change is considered independently with consideration to the benefit for the athlete and the competition experience.  The WTF change requiring two feet out of bounds for a competitor to be considered out of bounds is an easy change for the AAU to consider and implement.   Requiring electronic hogues at AAU Sanctioned events is a change that is considered more cautiously.  Attached are the changes that will effect AAU Taekwondo competition during the 2010 competition year.

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