Which athlete loses first in Tae Kwon Do?

Answer 1

There are many ways to lose a match in Taekwondo competition. First is to be disqualified for not meeting the requirements or not having the required gear, and showing up in the ring on time when your name is called.

The next way to lose would be by a knockout (for tournaments where contact is allowed, such as in Olympic Taekwondo for adults). The athlete could also lose the match based on a major violation, or series of violations (a total of 4 points deduction) for illegal techniques or disallowed conduct on the part of the athlete or coach. The match could be ended if the Referee (upon consulting with the judges) determines that it is a mismatch, and one opponent is clearly dominating the other. Also, a fighter or their coach could forfeit the match and withdraw from competition.

A fighter could lose if they are injured by a legal attack and cannot continue, or if they cause injury by using an illegal attack whereby their opponent can not continue. If the match is played through to the end of the final round, the contestant with the most points wins. In case of a tie, the winner is determined by a 4th "sudden death" round where the first opponent to score a point wins. If there are no points scored in the sudden death round, the judging officials vote based on a number of criteria relating to aggressive match management, advanced techniques, and number of techniques thrown. The referee breaks any tie in voting.

Many independent Taekwondo organizations and federations have their own tournament rules that may vary, and World Taekwondo Federation competition rules may be modified with approval for smaller WTF recognized events.

From the most recent update of WTF competition rules as of October 7, 2010:

Article 16 Decisions

1 케이오승

1 Win by Knock-out (KO)

2 주심직권승

2 Win by Referee Stops Contest (RSC)

3 최종점수승

3 Win by final score (PTF)

4 점수차승

4 Win by point gap (PTG)

Explanation: Win by point gap: In case of 12 points difference between two athletes at the time of the completion of 2nd round and/or at any time during the 3rd round, the referee shall stop the contest and shall declare the winner by point gap.

5 써든데스승

5 Win by Sudden Death (SDP)

6 우세승

6 Win by Superiority (SUP)

7 기권승

7 Win by withdrawal (WDR)

8 실격승

8 Win by disqualification (DSQ)

9 반칙승

9 Win by referee's punitive declaration (PUN)