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FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates — In an exclusive interview with MASTKD, the president of the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Taekwondo, Driss El Hilali, analyzed the competitive leap made by the Fujairah Open–Arab Cup, the impact of rule changes, and the growth of African taekwondo despite structural barriers.
Fujairah, United Arab Emirates — Ahmed Hamdan Al Zeyoudi, president of the United Arab Emirates Taekwondo Federation and member of the World Taekwondo Council, highlighted in an exclusive interview with MASTKD that the 13th edition of the Fujairah Open confirms the emirate's organizational strength and reaffirms the growth of the United Arab Emirates as a relevant actor in international Taekwondo.
FUJAIRAH, UAE — The global Taekwondo family gathered in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, to celebrate another outstanding year of sporting excellence at the World Taekwondo 2025 Gala Awards, held at the Al Bahar Hotel. MASTKD was present on site as the ceremony brought together the sport’s leading figures to recognise achievements from the 2025 season and honour the athletes, coaches, referees and Member National Associations (MNAs) who left a lasting mark over the past year.
In an exclusive interview with MASTKD, Philippe Bouedo explained the practical meaning of the WT 2026 rules, which came into effect on January 1, 2026, and left a central idea: the change did not seek to “tweak,” but rather to organize the game so that match is more fluid, more consistent, and more understandable.
In an interview with MASTKD, Jin-bang Yang detailed the concept he presented to drive the next evolution of the Protector and Scoring System (PSS): integrating artificial intelligence applied to motion recognition so that the system no longer relies almost exclusively on contact and can identify techniques with greater precision.
FUJAIRAH,UAE - World Taekwondo successfully held the first Council Workshop in its history on February 1-2 in Fujairah, marking a significant milestone for the Federation under its new mandate.
Zimbabwean leader Tomas Ganda Sithole marked his return to the sport’s highest institutional level after being appointed Vice President of World Taekwondo, describing the moment as both a personal and sporting vindication.
In an exclusive interview with MASTKD, Dr. Chungwon Choue delivered a central message of unity—“Reborn Together”—and said the organization is focusing its agenda on modernizing key areas of the sport, particularly systems related to refereeing and scoring, while continuing governance reforms and regulatory adjustments with an eye on Los Angeles 2028.
In an exclusive interview with MASTKD, Slavcho “Slavi” Binev, president of the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation and member of the World Taekwondo Council, focuses on something that is rarely discussed in the run-up to a G2 event: identity. For Binev, Taekwondo should not be reduced to results or rankings, because it also expresses training: education, culture, discipline, and values.
In an exclusive interview with MASTKD, given immediately after the Executive Council meeting of World Taekwondo, Kim Sang-jin, President of the Asian Taekwondo Union, highlighted the practicality behind establishing ATU offices linked to Taekwondowon (Muju) and Seoul.
