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Last I checked Tae kwan doe was a martial art. It is kind of a kicky one, but still something that involves strikes, holds and throws. A head scarf might be dangerous for an opponent during a match but the bigger danger would be that the girl wearing the head scarf would in some way be inadvertently choked by it. I'd be more interested in what Tae kwan doe competitions in other areas do when facing this controversy. I'd expect they'd want to encourage as many communities as possible to participate in their sport, though that obviously runs up against the international rules, cries of a double standard and, probably most importantly, their own liability concerns.
