Greetings

Dear Colleagues, 

This is an open invitation to the 2018 Global Open Tae Kwon-Do Festival and Carolina Qualifier for US Open Hanmadang, which will be held at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center in Sanford, North Carolina, on Saturday, April 28, 2018.

For the first time, we are opening this event to the public, so that all dedicated Tae Kwon-Do students may participate. Victory in this tournament will grant the winner access to the US Open Hanmadang which will be held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 27-28, 2018. We will be introducing Hanmadang competition, which incorporates all of the following aspects of Tae Kwon-Do training; 

• Individual Traditional Forms
• Team Traditional Forms
• Individual Creative Forms
• Team Creative forms 
• Weapons 
• Breaking
Although Hanmadang does not include sparring, we will still be holding a sparring portion of the competition.

As an Olympic sport, Tae Kwon-Do has grown in popularity throughout the world. However, not all have Olympic aspirations. 

The vast majority of Tae Kwon-Do students train for confidence, discipline, respect, and personal improvement. Many do not enjoy sparring because of the combat nature; that is why Hanmadang provides an excellent avenue for people to enjoy. Regardless, our sparring portion will not be overshadowed. 

We will begin with Tae Kwon-Do Hanmadang divisions and will finish with sparring later in the day. 

Best of luck to everyone!