Korean martial arts

Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as tae ("strike with foot"), kwon ("strike with hand"), and do ("the art or way").

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is a style of karate, a martial art originated in Japan. It is a full-contact style of stand-up fighting and is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline, and hard training.

Korean martial art

Taekkyon (; ), also spelled taekkyeon, is a traditional Korean martial art. It is characterized by a fluid, dynamic footwork called pumbalbgi, or "stepping-on-triangles". Taekkyon includes hand and foot techniques to unbalance, trip, or throw the opponent. In competitive taekkyon points are scored by throwing the opponent or landing kicks on their head. A taekkyon practitioner is called a "taekkyon-kkun". Practitioners, referees, and coaches wear taekkyon uniforms, which today are based on traditional garments such as the gouijeoksam, or, depending on the school, the cheollik for competitions.

thumb|Black Belt thumb| () is the uniform worn by practitioners of Korean martial arts, such as taekwondo. means "way" and means "clothing". The came from the Japanese keikogi/dōgi, used in Japanese martial arts, such as judo.

Subak () was a historical Korean martial practice involving unarmed combat. The term literally means “hand striking” or “bare-hand fighting” and appears in Korean sources from the Goryeo and Joseon periods. In historical records, Subak is described both as a method of combat and as a competitive activity.

Fighting practices developed during the defence of the Korean peninsula

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martial art founded and taught by Kwan Jang Nim Hwang Kee

The Korean terms hyeong, pumse, poomsae and teul (meaning "form" or "pattern") are all used to refer to martial arts forms that are typically used in Korean martial arts such as Taekwondo and Tang Soo Do. Hyeong (형) is often romanized as hyung. This term is used primarily in earlier styles of taekwondo, often referred to as traditional taekwondo. Pumse (품세) is often romanized as poomsae or poomse. This term is used primarily in Kukkiwon/WT (Formerly World Taekwondo Federation or WTF) -style taekwondo. Teul (틀) is often romanized as tul. This term is used primarily in ITF-style taekwondo. A

'''''Muyedobot'ongji (; Muye Dobo Tong Ji''') was a Korean martial arts text written by , Pak Chega, and Paek Tongsu and published in four volumes in 1795. It was commissioned in 1790 by King Jeongjo (r. 1740–1810). It expanded on the eighteen weapons systems identified in the Muyesinbo'' of 1758.

Hankumdo is a Korean sword-art where the basic techniques are based on the letters of the Korean alphabet, Hangul.

North Korean martial art

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Taekwondo schools

modern Korean martial art system