GUIDELINE FOR POOMSAE COMPETITION
PATU & WTF COMPETITION RULES
Method of competition
Elimination system:
1. preliminaries:
After the completion of two (2) of the four (4) predetermined by 1st Poomsae Required
by PATU, 50% of the higher score participants will qualify for the next round according to
the average score of the two shows.
2. Final Selection:
The 50% of the top participants would have to demonstrate the remaining two (2) 1st
Compulsory Poomsae. The eight (8) top athletes in each category (individual, teams and
couples) will be selected according to the average score of the two shows.
3. Final:
The eight (8) top athletes in each category would have to show two (2) of the 2nd
Compulsory Poomsae predetermined by the PATU. classification of three (3) top athletes in
each category will be determined by the average score of the two shows.
4. All color belts will be completed in 2 rounds: Preliminaries (50% of the higher scores
will advance to the Final round) and Finals.
POOMSAE REQUIRED:
BELT
YELLOW
GREEN
BLUE
RED
Division
6-­‐7  years  old
8-­‐9  years  old

Color  belt  division
1st  compulsory  poomsae
Taeguk  1
Taeguk  1  &  2
Taeguk  1-­‐3
Taeguk  1-­‐4
black  belt  infant
1st  compulsory  poomsae
Taeguk  2-­‐5

2nd  compulsory  poomsae
Taeguk  2
Taeguk  3  &  4
Taeguk  4-­‐6
Taeguk  5-­‐8
2nd  compulsory  poomsae
Taeguk  6-­‐8,  Koryo