In June 2017 the Kukkiwon and World Taekwondo announced the development of three new poomsae to be added to the current classic poomsae in competitions.
- Bee-Gak Il Jang will be added to the Cadet (age 12-14), Junior (age 15-17) and Under 30 (age 18-30) divisions.
- Bee-gak Ee Jang will be added to the Junior (age 15-17) and Senior 1 (age 18-30) divisions.
- Bee-Gak Sam Jang will be added to the Senior 1 (age 18-30) division.
Next to the addition of these new forms some lower forms will be dropped and substituted for higher forms.
- Taegeuk 4-5 will be removed from all divisions.
- Taegeuk 6, 7 and 8 will be removed from Under 30 (age 18-30) and Under 40 (age 31-40) divisions.
- Taebaek, Pyongwon and Bee-Gak 1 will be added to Cadet division.
- Pyongwon, Shipjin, Bee-Gak 1 and Bee-Gak 2 will be added to Junior division.
- Jitae, Cheonkwon, Hansoo, Bee-Gak 1, Bee-Gak 2 and Bee-Gak 3 will be added to Under 30 (age 18-30) division.
- Jitae, Cheonkwon and Hansoo will be added to the Under 40 (age 31-40) division.
These changes are scheduled to be used at the 2018 Asian Games and the 2020 World Poomsae, Freestyle and Para Championships.
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See Also
- Kukkiwon Competition Poomsae
- Taekwondo Forms
- Hanryu and Bikkak (previous attempts at competition poomsae)