The world Taekwondo championships are taking place in Guadalajara next month and tickets for the morning qualifying sessions are a whopping £2.50, so I'm thinking of going to a few of them after I drop my daughter off at school. The last world championships took place in Manchester, so possibly an OTFer or 2 attended?
So, a few questions:
Is it a good spectator sport?
Are the rules difficult to understand. I just checked online, and you get points for contact kicks and punches, the fighter with the most contact wins, that sounds simple enough. Is it really?
Will qualifying sessions be a bit too confusing for a novice to attend? It looks like there will be 3 rings to watch, doesn't that get confusing?
Is there a specific weight category that is more popular or exciting? Or is that irrelevant?
Who are the big stars of Taekwondo?
So, a few questions:
Is it a good spectator sport?
Are the rules difficult to understand. I just checked online, and you get points for contact kicks and punches, the fighter with the most contact wins, that sounds simple enough. Is it really?
Will qualifying sessions be a bit too confusing for a novice to attend? It looks like there will be 3 rings to watch, doesn't that get confusing?
Is there a specific weight category that is more popular or exciting? Or is that irrelevant?
Who are the big stars of Taekwondo?
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