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 A taekwondo contest at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
| Also known as | TKD, tae kwon do, tae kwon-do, taekwon-do, tae-kwon-do |
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| Focus | Striking, kicking |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Creator | No single creator; a collaborative effort by representatives from the original nine Kwans, initially supervised by Choi Hong-hi.[1] |
| Famous practitioners | (see notable practitioners) |
| Parenthood | Mainly taekkyon and karate,[a] some Chinese martial arts[citation needed] |
| Olympic sport | Since 2000 (World Taekwondo) (demonstration sport in 1988) |
| Highest governing body | World Taekwondo (South Korea) |
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| First played | Korea, |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | Full-contact (WT), Light and medium-contact (ITF, ITC, ATKDA, GBTF, GTF, ATA, TI,TCUK, TAGB) |
| Mixed-sex | Yes |
| Type | Combat sport |
| Equipment | Hogu, headgear |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Worldwide |
| Olympic | Since 2000 |
| Paralympic | Since 2020 |
| World Games | 1981–1993 |
| Taekwondo | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | taegwondo |
| McCune–Reischauer | t'aekwŏndo |
| IPA | [t̪ʰɛ.k͈wʌ̹n.d̪o] ⓘ |
Taekwondo (/ˌtaɪkwɒnˈdoʊ, ˌtaɪˈkwɒndoʊ, ˌtɛkwənˈdoʊ/;[2][3][4] Korean: 태권도; [t̪ʰɛ.k͈wʌ̹n.d̪o] ⓘ), also spelled tae kwon do or taekwon-do, is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving punching and kicking techniques. The literal translation for taekwondo is "kicking", "punching", and "the art or way of".[5] It sometimes involves the use of weapons.
Taekwondo practitioners wear a uniform, known as a dobok. It is a combat sport which was developed during the 1940s and 1950s by Korean martial artists with experience in martial arts such as karate and Chinese martial arts.[6][7]
The oldest governing body for taekwondo is the Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA), formed in 1959 through a collaborative effort by representatives from the nine original kwans, or martial arts schools, in Korea. The main international organisational bodies for taekwondo today are various branches of the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF), originally founded by Choi Hong-hi in 1966, and the partnership of the Kukkiwon and World Taekwondo (WT, formerly World Taekwondo Federation or WTF), founded in 1972 and 1973 respectively by the Korea Taekwondo Association.[8] Gyeorugi ([kjʌɾuɡi]), a type of full-contact sparring, has been an Olympic event since 2000. In 2018, the South Korean government officially designated taekwondo as Korea's national martial art.[9]
The governing body for taekwondo in the Olympics and Paralympics is World Taekwondo.
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- ^ "Flying Kicks: The Roots of Taekwondo and the Future of Martial Arts". Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Brief History of Taekwondo". Long Beach Press-Telegram. 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ^ Kang, Won Sik; Lee, Kyong Myung (1999). A Modern History of Taekwondo. Seoul: Pogyŏng Munhwasa. ISBN 978-89-358-0124-4.
- ^ "Korea officially designates taekwondo as nat'l martial art". The Korea Herald. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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