Introduction to taekwondo

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, evolved from Taekwondo and Hualang Road in the Three Kingdoms period in South Korea, and is a popular martial art in South Korea.

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

3. Taekwondo is a Korean martial art developed from East Asian culture, based on the martial spirit of "starting with ceremony and ending with ceremony". Its footwork accounts for 70%. 25 sets of taekwondo routines; In addition, there are weapons, capture, lock and fall, self-defense and anti-disassembly, and so on 10. Taekwondo is a demonstration project of 1988 Olympic Games.

Extended data:

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

2. When using the leg method, the hind legs attack, so the footwork of Taekwondo has distinct characteristics, that is, the center of gravity falls between the two feet or deviates to the front foot, and the body posture is mostly in a lateral position to protect the body and the key parts below, and the hind legs are exerted by twisting the waist and turning the hips to increase the strength and speed of hitting the ball.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Taekwondo (Korean Peninsula unarmed combat)