Tae Kwon Do (Korean: "art of kicking and punching"), Korean art of unarmed combat that isbasedon
theearlier form of Koreanself-defense known as tae kyon and on karate.The name taekwon do was
officially adopted for this martial art in 1955after that name had been submittedby the South
Koreangeneral Choi Hong Hi, the principal founder of tae kwon do. |