I was surprised to see the change Taekwondo brought in their lives. That’s how I decided to become a master of this art.” Narayanan notes that the majority of his students are youngsters.

Punches have to land between the waist and neck, but when it comes to kicking, the whole body — including the head — is fair game in taekwondo CBC Sports · Posted: May 20, 2008 11:14 AM PDT ...

Taekwondo officials also decreased the size of the competition area and introduced an inactivity penalty for any fighter who goes without trying to kick or punch for longer than 10 seconds.