Korea-Indonesia Taekwondo Team Wow The Audience in Jakarta

I am not a kind of a sport-person, but last weekend I decided to come to Korea-Indonesia Taekwondo Festival Day 2014 to see taekwondo demonstration by Indonesia and Korea taekwondo team. The demonstration take place at Lotte Shopping Avenue, one of luxurious mall in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia.

Korea and Indonesia Taekwondo team, with Korea for Indonesia H.E. Cho Tai Young ambassador

I was a bit surprised to see public enthusiasm watching that sport event. People from oldsters, teenagers and kids—they are Indonesians and Korean community in Jakarta–were look amazed and sometimes giving applause during the taekwondo demonstration because of its attractive performance. The two team perform that martial art in a form similar to musical performance, with a story line and music background.
 

Indonesia taekwondo team

 The team not only show their power in kicking and punching but also show the art-side of taekwondo. It is accordance with the meaning of taekwondo itself; Taek means kicking or destroying something with the powerful kicking, Won means punching and Do means art. In short, taekwondo means “The art of hand and leg”.

The ambassador of Korea to Indonesia Cho Tai Young and his wife also presented on that event, along with the board member of Kukkiwon, World of Taekwondo Headquarters and the board member of Indonesia Taekwondo organization. The ambassador, Cho Tai Young in his speech said that Korea-Indonesia Taekwondo Festival Day 2014 is a part of bilateral relationship in which Korea would introduce the best aspect of Korean cultures—taekwondo is one of them—to Indonesian, specially for them who are “Korea lovers”.

 Korea taekwondo team from Kukkiwon World Taekwondo Headquarters

Korean taekwondo team consists of 18 athletes from Kukkiwon World Taekwondo Headquarters successfully entertained the spectators by their taekwondo performance. I am who is watching the taekwondo demonstration for the first time, finded it that taekwonodo is a kind of interesting sport and beautiful martial art.

After performing, Korea Kukkiwon taekwondo team invited the guests to try taekwondo. I saw many children did the trial, feelt the sensation of kicking and punching with taekwondo masters from Korea, a country of origin of taekwondo.

Overall, the event was a success. Last but not least, the event bridges Indonesia and Korea to build more cooperation in taekwondo.According to Director General Kukkiwon, Oh Dae Young, his organization has invited athletes or coaches from all over the world, including from Indonesia, to be trained as master and grandmaster and to get officially license as taekwondo coach. []