Were there any changes since Kukkiwon's Poomse was first made?


Kukkiwon's Poomse is still the same since it was first developed. Is it because it's already perfect? It doesn't seem like that's the reason. Many Taekwondo researchers believe there are many flaws in current Kukkiwon Poomse.

Master Kyu Hyun Lee believes "Current Kukkiwon Poomse is based on how things were decades ago. It doesn't fit with our bodies and also puts a lot of strain in our muscles." "Younger generation Taekwondo practitioners may be able to adapt to it by forcefully training their bodies but it is hard for older generations and women to adapt."

He also adds "Martial arts need to change as the time changes. Other martial arts are changing by taking the best attributes from other martial arts and making adjustments. If it was up to me, I would redo the whole entire Poomse."

Kukkiwon Poomse's Pros?

Taekwondo is practiced by 186 different nations. They train Kukkiwon's Poomse. Many people believe if there are cons and no pros these practitioners would not train Kukkiwon Poomse.

Kukkiwon's researcher said "We admit that current Kukkiwon Poomse is limited but we cannot admit that the Poomse itself has any flaws. It took many years and researchers' efforts to come up with our current Poomse. I believe it's the perfect Poomse."

One Taekwondo master said "As Taekwondo sparring becomes more popular, Taekwondo as a martial art is fading away. To stabilize both competition Taekwondo and martial art Taekwondo, Poomse is the key." "If current Taekwondo Poomse does not change, Taekwondo will lose its martial arts status."