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Does Taekwondo belong to martial arts?

Taekwondo belongs to Korean martial arts.

Wushu means: boxing and the skills of using weapons are expressed through a set of routines. Wushu is China's general term for fighting routines, which means that no matter what fighting routines or fighting you learn, it is within the scope of Wushu.

Taekwondo originated in the Korean peninsula, and evolved from Taekwondo and Hualang Road in the Three Kingdoms period in South Korea. It is a popular martial art in South Korea. The word "Taekwondo" was coined by South Korean General Cui Hongxi in 1955, and is regarded as a national skill by South Korea. Taekwondo is kicking with your feet; Boxing, hitting with fists; Tao is the art of expressing Tao and etiquette practice. 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%. There are 24 sets of taekwondo routines; In addition, there are weapons, capture, lock and fall, self-defense and anti-disassembly, and so on 10.