TaeKwonDo

What is TaeKwonDo?

Tae Kwon Do’s origins date back to about 50 BC. Many of the region’s martial arts have influenced TaeKwonDo over
it’s   long history,  most  significantly  by  japan’s  Karete-do  which  has given TaeKwonDo many of  it’s quick linear 
movements.  Modern Tae Kwon Do is characterized by it’s fast, powerful,  kicks and  strikes. It  a high-level  martial  
art,  which  focuses  on  self-defense  rather  than  on  attacking.  It  is aimed  at  training not only one’s mine  and
body,  but  also  at  building  one’s  character.

Tae Kwon Do has main aspects:
- Poomse (Forms)
- Gyroogi (sparring)
- Hosinal (self-defense)
- Kyupa (breaking)

Tae Kwon Do is an internationally recognized sport which has become one of  the fastest growing sport in the world. 
It  was designated  as a demonstration  sport  during  the 1988 Seoul   and 1992   Barcelonia  Olympic Games and 
adopted  as a  medal  sport during   the   2000   sydney Olympic Games. TaeKwonDo  has  been  accepted  for the 
2004   Athens  and 2008   Bejing   Olympic   Games   as   a   full   medal   sport.

There  are  multiple  intertations  the  name  TaeKwonDo.
TaeKwonDo  is  often  translated  as  “the  way  of  hand  and  foot”.

- Tae       to  strike  or  with  the  foot  or  to  kick:  also  means  to  jump
- Kwon    Fist:  to  strike  or  block  with  the  hand
- Do        the  way  of,  or  art.

Put this together and TaeKwonDo means: “The art of  Kicking  and  punching”  or  The  art  of  unarmed  combat”.

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