Team NEXT USA

Save the date, June 14th in Bayside, Queens, NY! USA National Team Member, National Champion, and National Team Coach, Master Christian Suh along with Turkey National Team Member, National Champion, and European Champion, Master Mertcan Dolmaci, will be leading our Team NEXT USA Sparring Seminar and Rumble!!!!

✅ Shirts Are In! If You Didn’t Recieve A Shirt & Pre-Paid Please Let Us Know (We Have A List Of Those That Did) We Will Make Sure You Get it 💯

✅ We Will Also Bring The Shirts To TKD FEST ITF… If You Are Attending You Can Pick Up There As Well

✅ If You Want To Purchase DM Us For Payment Info & Best Method To Deliver $30 Dollars

✅ Thank You So Much To All The Masters Parents & Athletes Who Came Out To Support

*Special Thanks To For donating Villas For This Special Event With Over 100 Athletes!

Congratulations To Our Team Next Athletes & Supporting Schools! Marc Joseph Sophie Caliana Soraya Joshua & Aram

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🥋🔥 WT SHAKES UP THE GAME ON THE ROAD TO LA 2028

📍 Tashkent, Uzbekistan — Major rule changes have officially been approved by World Taekwondo, and they’re going to change how matches are fought.

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🔥 NO MORE PASSIVE ENDINGS

Final 10 seconds:
🚫 Stepping out
🚫 Falling down
🚫 Avoiding engagement

👉 = Gam-jeom + 2 points to your opponent

💥 What this means:
• No more running the clock
• Fighters must stay engaged until the very end
• Expect more last-second scoring and comebacks

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📈 POINT GAP INCREASED

⬆️ Max lead: 12 → 15 points

Why?
🥋 Spinning head kicks now score 6 points

👉 Bigger scoring = more room for explosive swings

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⚖️ STRICTER BOUNDARY RULES

👣 ANY part of the foot crossing the line
👉 Automatic Gam-jeom

No more playing the edge — ring control just got real.

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👀 WHAT THIS MEANS FOR ATHLETES

• Conditioning and pace matter more than ever
• Fight IQ > stalling tactics
• You need to be dangerous EVERY second

🙏 TRADITIONAL RESPECT RETURNS

Before the winner is announced:
👉 “Charyot” (attention)
👉 “Kyeongye” (bow)

💡 Why it matters:
🥋 Bringing back core taekwondo values
🤝 Showing real respect between athletes
⚖️ Keeping the balance between sport and tradition

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⚙️ G6+ COMPETITION UPDATES

🔍 Technical Card System
✔️ Coaches can appeal at ANY time
✔️ Covers system, referee, or operator errors
❌ Wrong appeal = Gam-jeom

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👨‍⚖️ EXPANDED REVIEW SYSTEM

Review Jury + TD + CSB will:
📍 Step in on critical decisions
📍 Be active in the final 10 seconds
📍 Oversee high-level matches

👉 Goal: fewer mistakes, more accurate outcomes

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💭 At the highest level, details decide everything.
This is about precision, fairness, and accountability.

⚡️ The sport is evolving.
Are you adapting… or getting left behind?

Next weekend is our Olympic Sparring Seminar featuring Olympic Silver Medalist, Olympic Coach, Pan Am Games and World Cup Champion, Coach Juan Miguel Moreno with Coach Marlen Moreno, former Mexico National Team Coach and World Championship Silver Medalist!!!

Register now at hpmartialarts.com!

By Fighters for fighters 🔥

✅ We’re coming coming.
Back back to Cali Cali.

💯California — get ready.

✅ Elite sparring concepts. Live coaching. Real fight development.

📝 Register At: teamnextusa.com

May 3, 2026

We’re less than 2 months away from Part 2 of our High Performance Tournament Series for CASH SCHOLARSHIPS!!!

Registration is live at hpmartialarts.com!

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Great job by our Team NEXT athletes at the US Open Championship in Las Vegas!!!

Skye Suh 🥇Cadet
Izaan Haque 🥈 Cadet
Kian Shah 🥈 Cadet

Good luck this weekend at the US Open in Las Vegas!!!