For me,  the major issue with poomsae right now is that the scoring system is so vague and complicated that it's impossible to judge with any consistency. I think KTA/WTF needs to reduce the number of criterias from 7 down to down to 3. Each criteria should be independent of each others and are easily differentiable.

Current system

A. Accuracy of Poomsae Technique

1. Accuracy of basic movements  (clear)
2. Details of each Poomsae      (vague) – is it measureable ?

B.  Presentation

        Skill

1. Accuracy of range of movements (vague – duplication of A1)
2. Balance (duplication A1)
3. Speed and power   (clear)

   Expression

4. Strength/speed/rhythm – Strenght/speed is duplication of B3, vague standardisation on rhythm (which lead to the mono-pace robotic movement)
5. Expression of energy (Vague), redundant eastern mysticism, not measurable. Related to B3

Issues with current scoting method.

• Over complicated system, impossible to disiminate infomation to the judges, thus standardization will be difficult. Judges have their own interpretation of the rule because it's too difficult to understand.
• Too many criterias to remember, which leads to inconsistency.
• Duplication of criterias, penalizing in multiple areas. B2 & A1
• Vague/redudundant criterias A2, B7
• Scoring distribution is very narrow and inconsistent. 7-8.5
• Impossible to reach close to perfection. Impossible to score 0
• Because the system is inconsistent, a person's performance does not reflect their score.
• Inherite BIASED towards certain groups at World Championships.

Suggested change

• Simplify the RULES !!! KISS!!! Even for non player to understand.
• Only keep criterias that easily understandable, remove vagueness
• 3 criterias, indepedent of each others. Easily measureable (scoreable)
• Promote interestingness .. i.e reward difficult moves
• Allow freedom for creative interpretation of movement ( rhythm, tempo ) as long as it's within the scope of the accuracy of the movement. This would lead to the promotion of creativity ..

The judging at the 4th World Poomsae championships has added new criteria for the deduction of specific error areas by 0.5 points deductions:

on Accuracy:

• 0.5 point will be deducted each time a contestant’s performance does not correspond to the WTF regulated movement – e.g. wrong movement or omitting a movement.
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• 0.5 point will be deducted each time when the contestant misses a ki-hap or ki-haps in the wrong place or at the wrong movement point.
• 0.5 point will be deducted if the starting position differs from the ending position by more than one foot (means the length of the player's foot) allowance.
• 0.5 point will be deducted each time a contestant makes an unnecessary noise in a stance or stepping foot – except where a jitt-zik-gi movement exists.
• 0.5 point will be deducted each time a contestant makes mistakes such as pausing in their movements for more than 3 seconds.
• 0.5 point will be deducted each time a contestant performs a jitt-zik-gi movement without enough power and sound.

on Presentation:

• 0.5 point will be deducted each time eye focus or breathing is not corresponding to the movement or motion.
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• 0.5 point will be deducted each time a contestant express power and speed with a lack of fluency in movement.
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• 0.5 point will be deducted each time a contestant loses balance in performing a required movement or the extent of the movement is not appropriate.
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• 0.5 point will be deducted each time a contestant performs the movement with a lack of flexibility.
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• 0.5 point will be deducted each time a contestant exceeds the time limit.
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• 0.5 point will be deducted each time a contestant crosses the boundary line.