World Taekwondo looks to the future with innovative virtual sparring

Coinciding with Olympic Day, World Taekwondo previewed the future with Virtual Taekwondo – an immersive, non-contact virtual sport, which uses highly accurate, real-time motion tracking of a player’s full-body movements to turn taekwondo skill into a virtual competition. Players’ bodies are transformed into gaming controllers as they are able to kick and punch to beat the avatar of their real-life opponent in a one-on-one format.