More than 2,000 taekwondo jins from across the Philippines are expected to converge at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on July 5 for the SMART/MVPSF National Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, a one-day tournament that serves as one of the Philippine Taekwondo Association’s (PTA) premier talent identification events.
Led by Grandmaster Sung-Chon Hong, the association believes the annual meet will not only crown national champions but also uncover future members of the Philippine training pool as it continues its long-term program of building a sustainable pipeline of elite athletes.
The timing of the competition comes on the heels of Team Philippines’ successful campaign in the recent Asian Taekwondo Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, where the national squad collected 11 medals.
Ten of those medals came from poomsae events, highlighting the country’s continued strength in the discipline. The haul included two silver medals and nine bronze medals.
Backed by the Philippine Sports Commission, the Philippine Olympic Committee, SMART, MVPSF, and Milo, this year’s tournament will feature competition in two major divisions: Recognized Poomsae, consisting of individual, pair, and team events, and Freestyle Poomsae, which includes individual, mixed pair, and team competitions.
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Several of the country’s most established clubs are expected to contend for top honors, including Central Gymnasium, Meta Taekwondo, and Discovery Pluz.
They will be challenged by powerhouse collegiate programs from Ateneo, Xavier School, University of Santo Tomas, the University of the Philippines Diliman, and De La Salle University.
The tournament also brings together athletes representing the Philippine National Police, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and delegations from Pangasinan, Isabela, Pampanga, Cavite, Laguna, Bacolod, Iloilo, Cebu, Leyte, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, and General Santos, making it one of the largest national poomsae gatherings in recent years.
Beyond the medals, the championships offer competitors an opportunity to showcase the precision, balance, power, and artistry that define poomsae—an event that continues to play a major role in the Philippines’ international success.
The PTA has consistently used the national championships as a platform to evaluate emerging talents who could eventually represent the country in Asian and world-level competitions.
Competition is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., with hundreds of matches expected throughout the day as aspiring taekwondo jins vie for national honors and a chance to catch the attention of the national coaches.
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