{"id":11832,"date":"2026-05-11T02:11:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T02:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/11832\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T02:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T02:11:06","slug":"seoul-korea-launches-2026-taekwondo-performance-series-across-city-landmarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/11832\/","title":{"rendered":"Seoul, Korea launches 2026 Taekwondo performance series across city landmarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb2-plus4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/seoul-taekwondo.jpg\" alt=\"Several people performing Taekwondo on stage at a temple.\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"default-font lh-default ma0 mh3 mt0 pb3\">\n\t\t\t\t (Photo by Seoul Metropolitan Government\/courtesy of haps Magazine Korea)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">Seoul kicked off its 2026 Taekwondo performance program on May 9, with regular shows running through October at key locations including Namsangol Hanok Village and Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP).&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">The main performances will take place at Namsangol Hanok Village every weekend at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. until October 18, excluding July and August. A total of 10 teams, including Kukkiwon and university demonstration groups, will present a mix of traditional demonstrations and creative performances.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">In addition to stage shows, visitors can take part in on-site experience programs. A hands-on zone allows participants to try taekwondo techniques using interactive equipment, while a separate program for international visitors begins in June, offering basic training sessions and short demonstrations.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">The program also extends into the city with a series of street performances at DDP. Scheduled between April and June, and again from September to October, the performances will be held 12 times, bringing taekwondo showcases to public spaces.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">The program is designed to make taekwondo more accessible while expanding cultural experiences for both residents and visitors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Photo by Seoul Metropolitan Government\/courtesy of haps Magazine Korea) Seoul kicked off its 2026 Taekwondo performance program on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11833,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[9003,9000,9002,1947,260,9001,8999,112,8997,8998],"class_list":["post-11832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-seoul","tag-cultural-experiences","tag-ddp","tag-demonstration-groups","tag-dongdaemun-design-plaza","tag-korean-culture","tag-kukkiwon","tag-namsangol-hanok-village","tag-seoul","tag-taekwondo","tag-taekwondo-performance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}