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taekwondo

Also known as TKD, tae kwon do, taekwon-do, TaeKwonDu, Korean Karate

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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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
Martial art.imagecaption: 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
Korean name/auto.hangul: 태@권도
Korean name/auto.hanja: 跆拳道
Sport.image: class=skin-invert|150px
Sport.type: Martial art and Combat sport
Sport.contact: Full-contact (WT), Light and medium-contact (ITF, ITC, ATKDA, GBTF, GTF, ATA, TI,TCUK, TAGB)
Sport.name: Sport
Sport.union: International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) and World Taekwondo (WT)

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

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

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 .

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