This study analyzed 4,962 tactical moves performed in 48 championship taekwondo matches between 2001-2007. The most common moves were bandal chagui kicks (76.71%), with attacks making up 48.02% of moves and counterattacks 51.98%. Moves were most often direct, with the right leg, and from a back guard position. Only 15.46% of moves led to points, with most matches ending evenly or with a loss. The study concludes systematic observation is useful for taekwondo training by identifying ineffective moves and strategies to emphasize.

1. González de Prado C, Iglesias X, Anguera MT.
TACTICAL MOVES IN TOP-LEVEL COMPETITION
TAEKWONDO COMBAT: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY. I
2011 SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS ON MARTIAL ARTS
AND COMBAT SPORTS (Visu, Portugal). Maig, 2011.
cgonza22@xtec.cat
Sport Sciences Research Group INEFC Barcelona
Grup de Recerca en Ciències de l'Esport INEFC Barcelona
Grup Consolidat (2009 SGR1054)
Institut Nacional d’Educació Física de Catalunya
Av. de l’Estadi, 12‐22
08038 Barcelona (Spain)
+34 93 425 54 45 grce@gencat.cat @Recerca_INEFC

2. TACTICAL MOVES IN TOP-LEVEL COMPETITION
TOP LEVEL
TAEKWONDO COMBAT: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY
GONZÁLEZ DE PRADO, C
IGLESIAS, X
ANGUERA, MT

3. 1. Introduction 2/11
2. Aim
3. Methodology
4. Results
5. Conclusions CHAMPIONSHIPS
2001‐2007
2001 2007
4 World Championships
2 World Cups
WEIGHT CATEGORY
TOTAL MOVES
TOTAL MOVES
8 Male Competitors
4962
COMBATS
48 Final
96 Finalists
29 Nationalities
29 Nationalities
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4. 2. Aim 3/11
3. Methodology
4. Results
4 Results
5. Conclusions
Characterize moves in top‐level
Taekwondo combat
Descriptive
Results
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4. Results
5. Conclusions
5 Conclusions
OBSERVATIONAL
Systematic
Non partipant
(Anguera, 2008)
APPROACH TOOL “ad hoc”
Idiographic Observation
Applying a follow‐up
Applying a follow‐up Registration
g
Multidimensional
Reliability
y
(Anguera, M.T., Blanco, A., Losada, J.L., 2001) Validity
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4. Results
5. Conclusions
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7. 4. Results 6/11
5. Conclusions
TOTAL MOVES PERFORMED
CHAMPIONSHIPS WEIGHT CATEGORY NATIONALITY TRUNK PROTECTOR
Density
Beijing (2007) Light (67‐72kg)
Li ht (67 72k ) Taiwan ‐ Th il d
T i Thailand Red (Hong)
R d (H )
16.7 14.05% 7.22 ‐ 7.16 % 50.17%
Tokio (2002)
ki ( ) Fly (54 58kg)
(54‐58kg) Nederland ‐ Brazil Blue (Chong)
Blue (Chong)
11.1 11.41% 2.53 ‐ 4.12 % 49.83%
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8. 4. Results 7/11
5. Conclusions
TOTAL MOVES PERFORMED
45
% ROUNDS
% ROUNDS
40
1 37.75‐41.13 35
30
2 31.91‐29.74 25
<2004
20
>2004
3 30.33‐28.66 15
10
4 0.14 5
0
Round 1
R d1 Round 2
R d2 Round 3
R d3 Round 4
R d4
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9. 4. Results 8/11
5. Conclusions
TOTAL MOVES
TOTAL MOVES
4962 TECHNICAL MOVE
Bandal chagui 76 71%
76.71%
PENALTIES TACTICAL Miro chagui 9.57%
Tuit chagui 5.06%
3.35% (n=166)
( ) 96.65% (n=4796)
( )
Reasons Offenssives Kicks 81.41%
‐ Falling ground
78.81% (n=3779) Punches 0.74%
‐ Crossing safety
boundary line Feints 14 06%
14.06%
kyongo
Defensives Dodges 41 58%
41.58%
‐59 points=
118 kyongos 21.19% (n=1016) Confrontations 58.42%
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5. Conclusions
ATTACK (48.02%) COUNTERATTACK (51.98%)
Direct: 59.62%
Direct: 59 62% Direct: 82.53%
Direct: 82 53%
Simultaneous 64.81%
Right‐leg: 50.68% Competition area 92.08%
Guard back: 70.63% Trunk protector 92.53%
EFFECTIVE MOVES SCOREBOARD
15.46% Equal 26 12%
E l 26.12%
Won 35.46%
Lost 38.42%
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11. 5. Conclusions 10/11
GUIDANCE TRAINING To Train for
Not effective 84.54%
Safety area
Bandal
Miro
Tuit
Direct
Attack/Counterattack
Simultaneous
Counterattack
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