What's the difference between China Taekwondo and foreign Taekwondo?

Taekwondo is an ancient folk martial art in East Asia, especially in the Korean Peninsula. It is a traditional Korean sport, which uses hand and foot techniques to fight. It consists of three parts: quality (gloves), fighting and skill test. Taekwondo is a unique martial art that is innovatively developed on the basis of introducing and absorbing China traditional martial arts and Japanese karate. It 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.

The Development of Modern Taekwondo

From 65438 to 0945, the Korean people finally gained national independence after a long struggle, and Taekwondo continued to develop healthily. At that time, there were many fighting methods with complicated names, such as Tang Shoudao, Taekwondo heel. In order to develop this Korean national skill, 196 1 in September, Korea established the Tang Shoudao Association, which was later renamed the Taekwondo Association. TAE means kicking and prancing; KWON means to fight and defend with boxing; Tao is a method of practice and a spirit.

1966, the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) was established, with Cui Hongxi as the first ITF chairman. 1973 In May, the World Taekwondo Federation was established in Seoul, and Un-yong Kim was elected as its chairman. By the end of 1998, the World Taekwondo Federation had 144 member countries. 1975 The World Taekwondo Federation was officially accepted as a member of the International Sports Federation. 1980, the International Olympic Committee officially recognized the World Taekwondo Federation. In just over twenty years, Taekwondo has developed rapidly. At present, more than 30 million people in more than 40 countries in the world are training in Taekwondo. The first Taekwondo World Championships and the first Asian Championships were held in Seoul, South Korea in 1973 and 1974 respectively. Taekwondo was listed as an official event in the 10th Asian Games in 1986. 1994 was officially approved by the international Olympic Committee in September, and was listed as an official event of the 2000 Olympic Games, with four levels for men and women.

At present, Taekwondo has become a completely independent international sports organization and regular competition. The World Championships, the Asian Championships and the Asian Games have 8 levels for men and women. Taekwondo holds the World Championships and the World Cup every two years.

Development of Taekwondo in China

1992 10 10 On 7 October, the China Taekwondo Preparatory Group was established, which marked the official start of Taekwondo in China. 1May, 994, the first national taekwondo coach and referee class in Hebei Province. 1September 1994, the first national taekwondo competition was held in Kunming, Yunnan. At that time, 15 units 150 athletes participated in the competition. In May, 1995, * * * more than 250 athletes from 22 units participated in the first national taekwondo championship held in Beijing Sport University. Since then, Taekwondo has developed rapidly in China. 1On June 7th, 1999, at the World Taekwondo Championship held in Etimondo, China's female athlete Wang Shuo defeated many world leaders and won the women's 55kg class champion, which was the first taekwondo world champion won by China athletes.