May I ask why there is a KO victory in Taekwondo? What is the purpose of it? Why does it not matter what the previous score was?

First of all, I would like to popularize the knowledge (the purpose of the competition is to let the players get as close as possible to the actual combat), but in order to protect the physical and mental health of the players, some of the actions are prohibited, but in the premise of the protection, to be able to kill the enemy in one blow is the essence of the actual combat. If the opponent can't continue to fight after a KO, the other side wins. The difference in the scores is not that big (if the difference is too big and time is running out, the referee will award a technical victory)

We hope you'll accept it

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