Amateur Athletic Union Taekwondo

Amateur Athletic Union

Taekwondo

2020 ¨C 2021

AAU Taekwondo

Handbook

Updated 11/1/2020

Table of Contents

Rule Book Section

GENERAL COMPETITION GUIDELINES ............................................................................... 1

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR POINT STYLE SPARRING .................................... 5

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OLYMPIC-STYLE SPARRING ............................. 14

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR TRADITIONAL FORMS/PATTERNS/POOMSAE

COMPETITION¡­ ............................................................................................................. 34

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR TEAM FORM COMPETITION ........................... 38

SPECIAL NEEDS DIVISION RULE MODIFICATIONS ............................................................ 39

BRAZILIAN REPECHAGE BRACKETING ............................................................................. 41

GUIDELINES FOR AAU JUNIOR OLYMPIC GAMES COMPETITION...................................... 44

AAU TAEKWONDO PREAMBLE ....................................................................................... 52

NATIONAL SPORT COMMITTEE GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION ........................... 52

Policy Book Section

OFFICIALS PROGRAM GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION .......................................... 57

GENERAL COMPETITION GUIDELINES ............................................................................. 63

GENERAL POLICY AND REGULATIONS FOR POINT STYLE SPARRING ................................. 65

GENERAL POLICY AND REGULATIONS FOR OLYMPIC-STYLE SPARRING ............................ 70

GENERAL POLICY AND REGULATIONS FOR TRADITIONAL FORMS/PATTERNS/POOMSAE

COMPETITION ............................................................................................................... 73

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONAL AAU TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS AND

AAU JUNIOR OLYMPIC GAMES COMPETITION ................................................................ 76

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR AAU NATIONAL TEAMS ............................................... 77

OTHER MATTERS ........................................................................................................... 80

EXCERPTS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE AAU CODE BOOK ............................................... 83

AAU TAEKWONDO PROTEST FORM ................................................................................ 89

KOREAN TERMINOLOGY ................................................................................................ 90

SUBMITTING RULE CHANGES TO THE AAU TKD HANDBOOK ........................................... 91

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General Competition Guidelines

General Competition Guidelines

Article I. Types of Competition

I.A. Qualifying Events

Traditional Forms/Patterns (WT-Style Sport Poomsae standards do not apply)

Point-Sparring

Olympic-style Sparring

Sport Poomsae (WT-Style Sport Poomsae standards apply)

I.B. Non-Qualifying, Optional Events

Team Forms (see the Team Forms section of this handbook)

Board Breaking-Seven Different Categories (see J.O. Games Rules)

Creative Forms (see J.O. Games Rules)

Creative Musical Forms (see J.O. Games Rules)

Weapons Forms (see J.O. Games Rules)

Musical Weapons Forms (see J.O. Games Rules)

Demo Team Competition (see J.O. Games Rules)

Self Defense (see for J.O. Games Rules)

Padded Weapons Sparring (see J.O. Games Rules)

Special Needs

Article II. General Guidelines for Divisions and Age Categories

II.A. Division

Youth

Senior

Executive

Ultra

Ages

5¨C17

18¨C32

33¨C42

43 and Up

II.B. Youth Divisions. All 5¨C17 year old competitors must compete in their respective age

groups. If there is no competition in a competitor¡¯s age group, tournament directors

reserve the right to move that competitor up in age.

II.C. Senior Division. This division is for ages 18¨C32 but is also open to athletes ages 33

and up for all types of competition.

II.D. Executive Division. Athletes age 33 and older may compete in the Senior Division.

Athletes may not compete in more than one age category for any one event.

II.E. Ultra Division. Athletes age 43 and older may compete in the Executive or Senior

Division. Athletes may not compete in more than one age category for any one event.

II.F. Team Trials Divisions- Olympic Sparring

II.F.1. Cadets: 12¨C14 year old Black Belts

II.F.2. Juniors: 15¨C17 year old Black Belts

II.F.3. Seniors: 18¨C32 year old Black Belts

II.G. Team Trial Age Groups¡¯ Considerations¨COlympic Sparring. Black Belt competitors in

the 10¨C11 year old age group will not be allowed to move to the 12¨C14 year old age group

unless authorized by the tournament director to provide competition for an athlete. At the

AAU TKD National Championship competition, Black Belt competitors in the 10¨C11, 12¨C14

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or 15¨C17 year old age groups will not be required to move up to the next age group for

Team Trials consideration.

II.H. Divisions, Age Determination, Current Rank.

II.H.1. Competition shall be divided by age, belt, weight, and gender.

II.H.1.a. Weight is further defined in the sections of the book for each type of

sparring.

II.H.1.b. Weight requirements are further explained later in this section of the

handbook called ¡®Weigh-Ins¡¯.

II.H.2. The age of the competitor as of December 31 shall determine the age of that

competitor as regards to competition. The competitor must compete for the entire

calendar year at the age they will be on December 31.

II.H.3. In addition, competitors must always compete at their current rank on the day of

the event. (For example, if an athlete qualifies as a red/brown belt and is promoted to

black belt prior to a national event, then that athlete must compete at the national event

as a black belt.)

II.H.4. Belt Color Divisions. All age divisions shall consist of the following belt divisions:

Division

Belts Included in that Division

Novice

White, Yellow and Orange Belts

Intermediate

Green, Blue and Purple Belts

Advanced

Red and Brown Belts only

Black Belt

Poom Belts, 1st Dan and up

II.I.5. Rank Guidelines

II.I.5.a. Recognizing the fact that many commercial schools now allow for multiple

ranking systems and different time requirements for sport taekwondo athletes,

competitors will only be allowed to compete in each of the following divisions for the

length of time indicated before being required to move to the next division when

competing at any National event.

II.I.5.a.1. Novice: 1 Nationals Event

II.I.5.a.2. Intermediate: 2 Nationals Events

II.I.5.a.3. Advanced: 2 Nationals Events

II.I.5.b. At the time when an athlete has completed a division they will be required to

move to the next division regardless of their rank at their school.

II.I.5.c. The Executive Committee shall establish a process for applying for a waiver to

be submitted 30 days prior to National Event.

II.J. Dividing Divisions. The sponsoring organization has the option of dividing each belt

division into further weight classes (light, middle, welter, etc.) depending on the number of

competitors in each division or age groups. The maximum number of weight classes will

be at the discretion of the tournament director. The sponsoring organization may also

further divide belt classes (separate white and yellow belt competitors into separate

divisions).

II.K. Combining Divisions. If the number of competitors for any one division is less than

four, the sponsoring organization has the option of combining age, belt and weight groups

into a single group and assigning the divisions of novice, intermediate, advanced and

Black.

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