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What changes the result

The rules behind the moments commentators get excited about. They build on the beginner rules.

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The forms and the score

  1. What mistakes lose marks in taekwondo poomsae?A small mistake in a stance or hand movement costs 0.1 from the accuracy mark of 4.0.
  2. What is freestyle poomsae?A performance the athletes compose themselves from taekwondo techniques, set to music of their choice and lasting 90 to 100 seconds.

The competition

  1. How does a poomsae competition decide who goes through?Most events use the cut-off system.
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