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What is Tae Kwon Do?
Tae Kwon Do is a modern martial art, characterized by it's fast, high and spinning kicks. There are multiple interpretations of the name Tae Kwon Do. Tae Kwon Do is often translated as 'the way of hand and foot'. My definition of the name Tae Kwon Do is:
• Tae= 'to strike or block with the foot' or 'to kick', it also means 'jump.'
• Kwon= 'Fist', 'to strike or block with hand.'
• Do= 'The way of' or 'art.'
Put this together and Tae Kwon Do means: "The art of Kicking and Punching" or "The art of unarmed combat." The sport
was founded in Korea, and is one of the most popular modern martial arts.
Disciplines of Tae Kwon Do
Tae Kwon Do has four disciplines which are explained on a separate page. The four disciplines are:
• Patterns
• Sparring
• Self-defense
• Breaktest
It is the combination of these four disciplines that makes the art called Tae Kwon Do.
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Barry Nauta
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