General Taekwondo Information - WTF Competition Rules

Enacted : May 28, 1973 Revised : Oct. 1, 1977 Revised : Feb. 23, 1982 Revised : Oct. 19, 1983 Revised : June 1, 1986 Revised : Oct. 7, 1989 Revised : Oct. 28, 1991 Revised : Aug. 17, 1993 Revised : Nov. 18, 1997 (Effective from July 1,1998) Revised : Oct. 31, 2001 (Effective from July 1, 2002)
Article 1. Purpose	Article 13. Scoring and Publication
Article 2. Application	Article 14. Prohibited Acts
Article 3. Competition Area	Article 15. Decision of Superiority
Article 4. Contestants	Article 16. Decisions
Article 5. Weight Divisions	Article 17. Knock Down
Article 6. Classification and Methods of Competition	Article 18. Procedure in the Event of a Knock Down
Article 7. Duration of Contest	Article 19. Procedures for Suspending the Match
Article 8. Drawing Lots	Article 20. Referees and Judges
Article 9. Weigh-in	Article 21. Recorder
Article 10. Procedure of the Contest	Article 22. Assignment of Officials
Article 11. Permitted Techniques and Areas	Article 23. Other matters not specified in the Rules
Article 12. Valid Points	Article 24. Arbitration