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Taekwondo is the martial art of which country?

Taekwondo is the martial art of which country? Introduction is as follows:

The word "Taekwondo" was coined by South Korean General Cui Hongxi in 1955, and is regarded as a national skill by South Korea.

TAEKWONDO (Korean: English: Taek Won Do) is a folk martial art on the Korean Peninsula, and it is a traditional Korean national sport that uses hands and feet to fight and fight. It consists of three parts: quality (gloves), fighting and skill test. Taekwondo is a unique martial art developed on the basis of Japanese karate, which has high practical value of self-defense and physical fitness.

Through competitions, quality and skill tests, practitioners can enhance their physique, master skills and cultivate perseverance. Wushu (Kung Fu): Boxing and the use of weapons are traditional sports in China. There are other names for Wushu: Kung Fu, Wushu, martial arts or martial arts, and traditional sports in China. Its content is to combine kicking, hitting, throwing, taking, falling, hitting, chopping, stabbing and other actions into unarmed and instrument attack and defense fighting kung fu according to certain rules.

Routine and monophasic exercises. Wushu has an extremely broad mass base and is a valuable cultural heritage accumulated and enriched by the people of China in the long-term social practice. At present, Wushu is divided into Sanda and routine. Sanda is also called Sanshou, which is a challenging situation of Wushu, while routine is a performance form of Wushu.