전국교도관 무도대회 태권도 변천과정 고찰

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the transition process of the Taekwondo event at the National Prison Guard Martial Arts Competition. The results of the examination are as follows. First, Taekwondo was first introduced as an official event at the 16th National Prison Guard Martial Arts Competition in 1978. The National Prison Guard Martial Arts Competition was first held in 1949 at the tourney hall of the Prison Guard School with Judo being its only competing event. Judo was added at the 2nd Competition in 1955. The competition was held by separating competitors for the three events of Judo, Kendo and Taekwondo into two separate groups of senior players and junior players. Second, the progression of Taekwondo originated from the training of Taekwondo players and Taekwondo demonstrations through the continued election of Taekwondo as an official event of the National Prison Guard Martial Arts Competition as of the 16th Competition in 1978 through the 48th Competition in 2013. In particular, the creation of scenarios for Taekwondo demonstrations and training for such demonstrations by assembling together prison guards that practiced Taekwondo and conducting collective camp training for two months provided the opportunity to stimulate interest in and development of Taekwondo. Third, Taekwondo was able to position itself as a permanent event through its election as a curriculum at the Legal Research and Training Institute, the special employment of senior martial arts experts and the active organization of martial arts clubs nation-wide. In particular, the appointment of prison guards that were specially hired as martial arts experts to correctional centers nationwide served as the underlying drive for the increase in the number of competitors at the National Prison Guard Martial Arts Competition as well as the cultivation of practical skills by providing systematic martial arts training for each event to prison guards. Furthermore, Taekwondo is becoming a permanent curriculum for judicial correctional officers through the offering of systematic instructions by Taekwondo instructors. In 2014, there are currently about 1,500 Taekwondo trainees that are affiliated with national correctional centers. Among such trainees, there are about 167 senior experts that have a master level, fourth-degree black belt or higher.