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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among Taekwondo training level, events, and aggression of elementary school students(4-6th grade). Total of 650 participants were invited to the study an d the survey was collected from three different groups: Taekwondo athletes(n=162), children from private Ta ekwondo institutes(n=258), and non-experienced group(n=230). The survey questionnaires were adapted and d eveloped from Buss & Durkee(1957)’s agreession diagnosis inventory and Heo(1997)’s agrressive desire tes t scale. The independent sampled t-test and one-way ANOVE were used to analyze data. The results showe d that the aggression level was lower in the experienced group than non-experienced group(lower levels in physical aggression, anxiety, negativeness, and total aggression index). In the aggression level according to th e Taekwondo training levels, significant differences existed among groups as of the indirect aggression and negativeness. In terms of the differences of the aggression levels among the Taekwondo events, the competi tion athletes had statistically lower value in the indirect aggression and negativeness than counterpart(lower levels in physical aggression, language aggression, and the total aggression index). The researchers concluded that the competition athletes had lower aggression level than the Pumsae athletes, showing significant differ ence in the indirect aggression and negativeness inventory.