What is Taekwondo?

1. Taekwondo (Korean:, English: Taek Won Do) is one of the official events of the modern Olympic Games, and it is a sport that mainly uses hands and feet for fighting or confrontation. Taekwondo originated in the Korean peninsula, and evolved from Taekwondo and Hualang Road in the Three Kingdoms Period in Korea, which is a popular martial art in Korea.

2. The word "Taekwondo" was named by General Cui Hongxi of South Korea in 1955. When General Cui Hongxi was studying in Japan in his early years, he learned karate in Songtao Hall of Japan, and integrated it with traditional Korean martial arts, such as Taekwondo and hand wrestling. In a word, modern Taekwondo is one of the martial arts movements originated in South Korea, which combines the skills of contemporary East Asian martial arts.

3. Taekwondo is a Korean martial art developed by East Asian culture, based on the martial spirit of "starting with ceremony and ending with ceremony". Its footwork accounts for 7%. There are 25 sets of taekwondo routines; In addition, there are weapons, grasping, locking, self-defense of dismantling and more than 1 kinds of basic kung fu. Taekwondo was a demonstration event at the 1988 Olympic Games.

Extended information:

1. Taekwondo is a martial art with legs as the main method, and the flexible use of footwork in actual combat is of great significance to ensure the full play of the power of legs and the victory in actual combat.

2. When the leg method is used, the hind leg attacks, so the footwork of Taekwondo has distinct characteristics, that is, the center of gravity falls between the feet or is biased towards the front foot, and the body posture is mostly in a lateral position, so as to protect the body and the key parts below, and make the hind leg exert force by twisting the waist and turning the hip to increase the strength and speed of hitting.