taekwondo
Sign in to saveTaekwondo (; ; ) 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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Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and combat sport that emphasizes kicking and punching techniques. The name itself breaks down to mean "the art or way of striking with your foot and hand," reflecting its focus on these fundamental fighting movements.
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Key facts
- Martial art.image
- Incheon AsianGames Taekwondo 030 (15409139955).jpg
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- A taekwondo match at the 2014 Asian Games
- Martial art.name
- Taekwondo
- Martial art.aka
- TKD, tae kwon do, tae kwon-do, taekwon-do, tae-kwon-do
- Martial art.focus
- Striking, kicking, blocking
- Martial art.country
- Korea
- Martial art.creator
- No single creator; a collaborative effort by representatives from the original nine Kwans, initially supervised by Choi Hong-hi.
- Martial art.parenthood
- Mainly karate; with taekkyon and some Chinese martial arts
- Martial art.famous_pract
- (see list)
- Martial art.olympic
- Since 2000 (World Taekwondo) (demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992)
- Korean name/auto.child
- yes
Article
33 sectionsContents
- History
- Emergence of various ''kwans''
- Attempt to standardize taekwondo
- Development of multiple styles
- Features
- Typical curriculum
- Styles and organizations
- 1946: Traditional Taekwondo
- 1966: ITF/Chang Hon-style Taekwondo
- 1969: ATA/Songahm-style Taekwondo
- 1970s: Jhoon Rhee-style Taekwondo
- 1972: Kukkiwon-style / WT-Taekwondo
- Extreme Taekwondo
- Equipment and facilities
- {{anchor|Ranks}}Ranks, belts, and promotion
- Forms (patterns)
- Philosophy
- Theory of power
- Competitions
- World Taekwondo
- International Taekwon-Do Federation
- Multi-discipline competition
- Other organizations
- List of competitions
- World Taekwondo competitions
- Other tournaments
- Weight divisions
- Taekwondo Korean terms
- Notable practitioners
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
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").
Depending on the style, Hyeong, Poomsae or Teul are patterns that demonstrate a range of kicking, punching and blocking techniques, gyeokpa is the art of breaking wooden boards and in the combat sport kyorugi involves the kind of sparring seen in the Olympics. Taekwondo also sometimes involves the use of weapons such as swords and nunchucks (nunchaku). Taekwondo practitioners wear a uniform known as a .