CLASSIFICATION OF UMPIRE (Simpan Jongyu)

Umpires are divided into class A and B, the former for international matches and the latter for national matches.

Qualification of an International Umpire:

The International Taekwon-Do Federation appoints as an international umpire those who are 4th degree and above and have passed the umpire's course conducted by the International Taekwon-Do Federation.

A class A umpire must be accredited with years of match experience and can judge international matches in any country at any time, whenever requested by the International Taekwon-do Federation.

Qualification of a National Umpire:

A class B umpire is selected from among 2nd degree and above and qualified by his parent association. He can judge national matches1) only.

All umpires, when judging competitions, must dress as follows:

  1. White long-sieeved shirt
  2. Blue tie (solid–one color only)
  3. Blue pants
  4. White running shoes or soft white rubber soled shoes
  5. White socks

Class A Class B

1)
Typo corrected per pg 732 of the Condensed Encyclopedia; original text was matchs