19.3. significant rule changes were approved

The WTF General Assembly in Nanjing, China approved the following rule changes, guidelines and competition venues:

PRIME was chosen as the supplier of point and video checking systems at WTF events.

Rule changes

• Electronic Head Protectors were approved and thus two types of races are organized, those where the system is in use, and those where it is not used
• In order to make the match more active, the following rule changes were approved:

• The maximum number of Kyungs is now 10 (5 points)
• Kyong-go must be given if the fighter keeps the leg up without an attacking movement (kick)
• Kyyon-go for the request to repair the guards is added to the rules (earlier warning about delaying the match) and Kyongo for requesting Video Replay is removed

In addition, changes were made to the poomses rules and the WTF rules. Mauritania was accepted as a member country of the WTF.

Upcoming competitions

• 4 Grand Prix races in 2014 (3 + 1 final):
  • Astana (Kazakhstan)
  • Manchester (UK)
  • Suzhou (China)
  • Mexico City or Queretaro (Mexico)

• 4 Grand Prix races in 2015 (3 + 1 final):
  • China
  • UK
  • Russia
  • Mexico City (Mexico)

• 5th WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships – Moscow, Russia on June 21-22 2014
• st WTF World Deaf-Taekwondo Championships – USA (Salt Lake City or Reno) Nov. 15-16, 2014
• 1st WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships 2014 – Baku, Azerbaijan 24-27 July 2014
• 9th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships 2014 – Aguascalientes, Mexico October 30 – November 2nd 2014
• 2015 WTF World Taekwondo Championships – Chelyabinsk, Russia

Source: http://www.wtkmedia.com/the-25th-wtf-general-assembly-successfully-held-in-taipei-read-complete-details-here/

In Finland, the rule changes will enter into force on May 24. after the referee training.