WELCOME

I would like to invite you all to the first Kukkiwon Cup for Taekwondo New Zealand. I am committed to holding tournaments, events and seminars to encourage our sport to grow. The only circumstance stopping this tournament proceeding will be the New Zealand Government instigating a CoVID-19 related lockdown.

It is a great pleasure to invite you to the 2023 NZ Kukkiwon Cup. The tournament infromation package can be found at https://budosouth.co.nz/information-package/

This tournament is open to all martial artists, coaches and officials. All players and coaches should be knowledgable of the WT Kyorugi and Poomsae Competition rules. Please refer to http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/rules/

OPEN TOURNAMENT

This event is to be considered an “open” event. I would like to extend an invitation to all taekwondo practitioners, from within New Zealand and Internationally, to attend this tournament. The entry process is via submission of a team spreadsheet.

NATIONAL TEAM SELECTION TOURNAMENT

Taekwondo New Zealand will be sending a team consisting of Kyorugi athletes and coaches to the Oceania Olympic Qualification tournament, 2024. This tournament will be run as a selection event the Oceania Olympic Qualification tournament, 2024. The selectors will be present at the tournament, viewing and assessing the athletes and their performances. Athletes wishing to be considered for selection are asked to register vis the webpage https://newzealandtaekwondo.co.nz/tnz-selection-olympic-qualifiers

LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF COMPETITORS

The tournament entries will be limited to 600 in number. 200 maximum Poomsae and 400 maximum Kyorugi.

Good luck for you and your athletes.
Yours in Taekwondo,

Grandmaster Jin Keun OH
President
Taekwondo New Zealand