Tae Kwon Do

TaeKwonDo ( 태권도; "Way of the Hands and Feet) (or Tae Kwon Do, or Taekwon-Do is a Korean martial art. Rather its emphasis is is on either kicks or punches dpends on it's style.

Styles

There are two styles of TaeKwonDo:

• Traditional TaeKwonDo: Created in the 1950s by General Choi, when he united the kwans into one Martial Art. Traditional TaeKwonDo is a Martial Art, with a balance between Sport, Self Defence, and Character Development.
• Olympic Style TaeKwonDo: Created in the 1970s, when Korea wanted TaeKwonDo as a Olympic Sport. Olympic Style TaeKwonDo is a Martial Sport, which is purely Sport, with less Character Development and Self Defence.

See also

• Jujutsu
• Aikido