Objective of the study was to analyze progress and promises of the modern gender-specific training systems in taekwondo. Methods and structure of the study. We run a questionnaire survey of instructing athletes and coaches (n=20) from the St. Petersburg municipal and national teams, including 13 top-class coaches with 15-plus years long practical coaching experiences and 7 national/ municipal team members actively competing in the regional, national and international tournaments. The respondents were requested to check one of a few response options to profile practical applications of different theoretical materials in the popular training system, with every response scored on the relevant scale. Results and conclusions. Currently, the Russian women`s and men`s national teams are trained together in the training camps. The survey data and analyses showed the need for special gender-specific training systems. The respondents underlined the need for the special gender-sensitive training service elements, with a special priority, among other things, to the natural differences in the tactical progress securing elements in the men`s and women`s taekwondo training system.
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