태권도 경기의 과학화와 국제대회 발전방향 = Scientific Systematization of Taekwondo Competition and Developmental Direction for International Tournaments

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Although many sport events have developed with the help of cutting-edge technology, no machine was good enough when it came to judgment compared to human referees· Therefore, efforts for a desirable sport tournament are required through established usage of ethics education for referees and coaches· Korea especially is the mother country of Taekwondo, and needs extra efforts to secure fairness through ethics education for restoration of human nature of Taekwondo· Ahn(2006) suggested self-restraint, respect, peacefulness, and harmony as representing spirits of Taekwondo· Such spirits do not exist as separate ones, but have close and mutual relationships, and they need to be used as educational virtues· These spirits of Taekwondo could be the goal to obtain globalization and educational basis for Taekwondo· Hence, we must make efforts to rectify unethical situations of present day Taekwondo based on the spirits of Taekwondo mentioned above· Coming up with technological supplement for electronic protector and headgear is important for development of international tournaments, but fortifying ethics education for coaches, athletes, and referees is also important for fair judgment and maturity of Taekwondo as a martial art· Taekwondo must have both scientific and philosophical effects to have technological emphasis and spirits as a martial art and a sport· That is, we need to provide the reliability of Taekwondo through scientific systematization and value of Taekwondo through spiritual aspect to adapt to the changing world of today and tomorrow·