About Taekwonplay
Why Taekwonplay?
Generic job boards miss the real signals of the Taekwondo instructor market. Dojang network · schedule · van-driving — six differentiators absent from generic hiring, but decisive for dojang operators.
Six differentiators only Taekwonplay solves
Problems generic job boards can't address
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Dojang recommendations
Previous dojangs that worked with an instructor write public or anonymous recommendations. One dojang can write only one per instructor — no inflation.
Why it matters — What an instructor was actually like to work with — only their previous dojangs really know. A stronger signal than generic recommendation widgets.
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Trusted Instructor badge
When all three are met — 1+ dojang recommendation · background-check consent · activity history — the 'Trusted Instructor' badge is shown automatically.
Why it matters — Owners can identify candidates worth interviewing at a glance. Composite signals beat any single-metric ranking.
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ATS hiring board
Manage applicants stage by stage on a Kanban board (review → interview → hire / reject). Stage transitions accumulate in application_pipeline automatically.
Why it matters — A single dojang gets 10–50 applicants per posting. Spreadsheets break down. Operational efficiency itself becomes a differentiator.
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Demonstration video portfolios
Instructors attach 1–3 demonstration videos (Poomsae · Kyorugi · Sparring) via external video URLs, embedded directly on the profile.
Why it matters — It's nearly an industry consensus: instructor hiring is decided by video. Text introductions can't capture skill — videos do.
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Van-driving capability
Instructors toggle van-driving capability and indicate license type. Dojangs can declare 'van required' on postings.
Why it matters — Vehicle pickup/dropoff is extremely common at Korean Taekwondo dojangs — never present on generic IT job boards. Industry-specific data.
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Day × time-slot matching matrix
Inputs are matrix-based (7 days × 4 slots). The dojang's 'PM 3–9 full-time' requirement is matched automatically to the instructor's available slots.
Why it matters — 'Free during the day vs free in the evening' decides hire success rates. Schedule fit is the #1 matching signal — and absent from existing Korean Taekwondo job boards.
Our mission
Help Korean Taekwondo instructors and dojang owners experience faster, more trustworthy matching.
Recommendations and verified consent as signals; schedule and category as matching dimensions — a hiring system, not a forum.
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