The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) has announced the 「4th Basic Plan for the Promotion of Taekwondo (2024-2028)」.
This plan is a legal plan that presents the vision and policy direction of Taekwondo promotion policy over the next five years in accordance with Article 5 of the Taekwondo Promotion and Taekwondo Park Creation Act.
Since the adoption of the 1988 Seoul Olympics pilot event, Taekwondo has been adopted as an official Olympic event for eight consecutive times from the 2000 Sydney Olympics to the 2028 LA Olympics, and has achieved the expansion of the global taekwondo training population, but despite the quantitative growth, interest in Taekwondo has decreased due to the rise of new Olympic sports, and the training class has also been concentrated mainly on children, exposing the limitations of Taekwondo's popularization and aging society.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said, `Through this basic plan, we focused on spreading the cultural value of Taekwondo and promoting sustainable growth of Taekwondo so that anyone of all ages can train and enjoy Taekwondo for life.' Under the policy vision of 'K-cultural asset' that everyone enjoys, world-recognized K-cultural asset' Taekwondo for all ages ' Taekwondo for life (확보 Securing a wide range of training population through the distribution of customized contents, Supporting the operation of differentiated and competitive 'Taekwonjang') and establishing a foundation for future growth through supporting changes in Taekwondo (① Strengthen competitiveness by developing new items and supporting economicization of Taekwondo as killer content, 역할 Revitalizing K-sports tourism under the theme of Taekwondo), and strengthening the role of a suzerain nation through sustainable globalization (① Customized support for.
First, for Taekwondo, where men and women practice for the rest of their lives, various programs by age and gender will be operated so that adults can easily experience Taekwondo in their daily lives. Taekwondo-specialized programs for health care and mental and physical training will also be distributed to local cultural centers and welfare centers for the elderly so that Taekwondo can be accessed outside of Taekwondo halls.
Taekwondo experience for teenagers will also be expanded. In order to expand the training of middle and high school students, Taekwondo classes are provided to regular classes or school sports clubs, and training opportunities are provided to the vulnerable through hope sharing classes. School physical education hours and after-school physical education activities are operated as programs linked to local stamps so that Taekwondo studios can play a role as a youth education platform. It will support the improvement of facilities such as changing rooms and showers for adult and female trainees, and revitalize the operation of Taekwondo studios by supporting start-up consulting and sharing cases of excellent Taekwondo studios.
Second, it will lay the foundation for future growth through Taekwondo change support and strengthen its competitiveness to be added as a new Olympic sport by supporting virtual Taekwondo, beach Taekwondo, and mixed team competitions. In addition to the way taekwondo games are operated, entertainment elements are added to foster viewing-type Taekwondo and support the holding of competitions to spread the base of new events such as Octagon Diamond Games.
In addition, the Taekwondo demonstration team's performance will be made into cultural content and fostered as a core resource of K-culture. The demonstration team competition will be regularized, related content will be produced to strengthen publicity, while supporting winning teams to perform at domestic tourist destinations and overseas. Storytelling Taekwondo demonstrations, K-pop Taekwondo dance contests, and various cultural performances are collaborated with performance experts to diversify and advance the performance of the demonstration team.
We also strive to revitalize sports tourism by utilizing Taekwondo, our own martial art. It develops tourism products such as pilgrimage to taekwondo attractions and martial arts attractions, and the Taekwondo Pumsae Challenge Tour, and promotes Taekwondo by holding Taekwondo festivals and international fairs before and after 'TWICO Day' in major Taekwondo organizations such as Seoul and Muju. In addition, Muju Taekwondo Center will be turned into a landmark and sacred place as a key K-sports brand. Based on this reinforcement of core content, a stay-at-home voucher program will be developed, and visits and stays to Taekwondo centers will be activated in connection with tourism resources in nearby regions.
Third, through sustainable globalization, the status of the suzerain state is raised. It sets strategic standards for each country so that the world can enjoy and train Taekwondo, distributes it step by step and systematically abroad, improves the leader education system, educates new technology-related talents, and supports Taekwondo people to actively enter the international sports world. Promote cultural inclusive localization tailored to each country's culture and environment. It will hold a continental 'Takwon Exposition' where various training methods can be shared by country and region and share the world's training culture by preparing an international Taekwondo training textbook. In order to lay the foundation for sustainable growth of Taekwondo, we will advance the archive of discovering and inheriting the value of Taekwondo, publish the history of overseas expansion, and promote the history and legitimacy of Taekwondo through overseas exhibitions. Establish a win-win public-private cooperation system to establish a role between Taekwondo organizations to support communication and cooperation on current issues. The taekwondo promotion team screening system is also transparently and reasonably improved, focusing on beneficiaries, to increase public trust.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism policy officer said "4th Taekwondo Promotion Plan' is a milestone that will establish Taekwondo as a cultural and sports resource around the world. In particular, the development of various sports and the contents of Taekwondo's K-cultural tourism will be an important foothold to make Taekwondo a more popular and global sport. Through this, we hope that Taekwondo will expand its base and establish itself as a lifelong sport with all generations" has stated its policy will.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
