Diagnostic of the Moroccan “Kyorugi” National Team Participation in the World Championship held in Guadalajara-Mexico 2022

Taekwondo is a very popular sport discipline in Morocco. It is ranked second after Karate in terms of followers’ number. The objective of this study was to examine the participation of the Moroccan national team in the world championship held in Mexico 2022. For this study, we collected videos of all matches played by the Moroccan team during the different rounds and stages of selection. All the matches were monitored and studied. The parameters examined were the kick types and their effectiveness, the number of points scored compared to the number of attempts to score. This process was carried out for all types of points to be scored punches or kicks to the trunk or the head (1 point, 2 points, 3 points, 4 points, 5 points). The analysis showed that the Moroccan team game strategy was based on defensive movements in the first place (58%), attacks constituted (31%) of attempts and counterattack (9%). The trunk received the most hits with over 1380 attempts. The front leg was the most preferred for the game (77%) either aimed to the head or the trunk. Back leg was used for the round kick trunk movements (6%). The points scored were from the punches, the round kick trunk and the head kick respectively. Attempts to score with head round kick had the highest percentage.

Keywords: Taekwondo, Morocco, kicks, Athletes, The World Championship.