WTF？ what's the meaning

ITF- International Taekwondo Federation

To put it simply, WTF is mainly about the competition, which is what you saw in the Olympic Games, and the outstanding thing is the competition, so athletes are wearing protective gear to prevent injuries. ITF focuses on actual combat, highlighting its application and lethality. In the formal ITF competition, athletes only have a pair of gloves and a pair of feet, so the risk is relatively high, so they did not enter the Olympic Games. ITF is orthodox Taekwondo, while WTF is divided for the purpose of competition.

WTF and ITF in taekwondo

Taekwondo in the society is just competitive Taekwondo (Korean Taekwondo, also known as WTF Taekwondo). Because the competition rules can only restrict competitive taekwondo from kicking above the waist, some Dojo in the society also teach Korean taekwondo. The advantages of competitive taekwondo are fast kicking speed and good accuracy. You will lose if you play with a competitive Taekwondo master. The kicking speed of competitive Taekwondo is too fast! Disadvantages: the attack power of leg method is small, and there is no boxing or only boxing (straight boxing), which is not as good as Sanda and Muay Thai in actual combat.

WTF is competitive taekwondo, which is transformed from ITF, that is, fighting taekwondo (orthodox taekwondo). As a sport, it highlights the leg technique and weakens the fist technique. The real Taekwondo is the actual combat Taekwondo called' ‘ITF Taekwondo' by the international community, which is the most popular in North Korea. China called this kind of Taekwondo Koryo Taekwondo, or Korean Taekwondo. This kind of Taekwondo routine and attack method are perfect, which is famous for its accuracy and quickness, including all boxing, elbow, knee, leg and wrestling. Moreover, ITF Taekwondo pays more attention to dealing with one-to-many opponents, and an authentic ITF Taekwondo master can be defeated. Taekwondo has been practiced until the black belt, but the deeper the qualifications, the older the age and the higher the level. ) ITF Taekwondo competition can use fists. ?