• Abhishek Namdeo
• Dr. Vikas Saxena

The research set out to compare the mental health and toughness of Tae-Kwon-Do practitioners. This study focuses on the mental characteristics of world-class and Olympic-level Taekwondo competitors. All taekwondo practitioners in India were included in the analysis. One hundred and ten taekwondo athletes were selected for the study using a systematic selection method. Results from qualitative interviews and situational analysis of the data show that most of the interviewees in this study experienced mental health difficulties while competing at the highest levels, and that all the interviewees had witnessed the mental health difficulties of teammates at some point. This dissertation used a qualitative case study design to collect and document its data. After completing the case study, the researcher found evidence that Tae Kwon Do practitioners had admirable psychological and social characteristics. The study's author expresses optimism that further research will be conducted to bolster existing evidence linking martial arts like Tae Kwon Do to beneficial psychological and social growth. The findings indicated that there are notable variations between the groups with respect to (motivation) growth, cognitive abilities, and competitive anxiety, whereas there were no noteworthy differences in personality variables save neuroticism. In sum, the findings suggest that elite athletes have more desirable psychological traits than their collegiate counterparts.

Taekwondo, Skill of players, Mental health, Mental toughness

"INVESTIGATIONS OF TAEK-WON- DO PLAYERS FEAR OF FAILURE & THEIR MENTAL HEALTH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 10, page no.245-251, October-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFU06030.pdf

"INVESTIGATIONS OF TAEK-WON- DO PLAYERS FEAR OF FAILURE & THEIR MENTAL HEALTH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 10, page no. pp245-251, October-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFU06030.pdf