Taekwondo

The art of kicking and punching, Taekwondo features 3 rounds of 2 minutes, with scoring from 1 point (punch to body) to 5 points (spinning kick to head), using electronic body protectors (Hogu) for automatic scoring. The "golden point round" (sudden-death overtime) decides ties, the "head kick" is dangerous, and the "cut kick" (side kick to the hip) is defensive, making it a chess match of footwork and feints dominated by South Korea.