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"Traditional Taekwondo" refers to the 1940s and 1950s martial arts by the nine original kwans. They used a number of different names such as Tang Soo Do (Chinese Hand Way), [b] Kong Soo Do (Empty Hand Way) [c] and Tae Soo Do (Foot Hand Way). [d] Traditional Taekwondo is still practised today but generally under names like Tang Soo Do and Soo ...
Kick (Chagi) All kicks can be executed as jump kicks, spin kicks, jump spin kicks or multi-rotational spin kicks. Also, all can be performed by the front or rear leg in a given stance. Some of the best-known Taekwondo kicks include: Front Kick (앞 차기 ap chagi): This is a very linear kick.
There are many distinct styles and schools of martial arts. Sometimes, schools or styles are introduced by individual teachers or masters, or as a brand name by a specific gym. Martial arts can be grouped by type or focus, or alternatively by regional origin. This article focuses on the latter grouping of these unique styles of martial arts.
Name. Description. Attention stance. Also known as: Charyot Seogi [1] In this stance, the arms and legs are straight and touching each other, with toes pointing forward. The arms are straight and held stiffly at one's side. In ITF style Taekwondo, the feet are put at a 45-degree angle as opposed to straight in WTF style.
c. 1934–2021. USA. Kim Bok-man (Korean: 김복만; Hanja: 金福萬, [1] (3 December 1934 – 14 August 2021), Father of South East Asia Taekwon-Do was an early pioneer of taekwondo in the 1950s and 1960s in South East Asia, particularly Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Sarawak and Hong Kong.
Hyeong. The Korean terms hyeong, pumsae, poomsae and teul (meaning "form" or "pattern") are all used to refer to martial arts forms that are typically used in Korean martial arts such as Taekwondo and Tang Soo Do. Hyeong is often romanized as hyung. This term is used primarily in earlier styles of taekwondo, often referred to as traditional ...
Songahm Taekwondo is the style of martial arts practiced at ATA affiliated schools. Songahm means "Pine Tree and Rock." [9] According to the organization, the term Songahm itself represents "Evergreen strength the year round, long life and a symbol of unchanging human loyalty" [10] as represented by the pine tree and the rock.
In 1955, the various martial arts kwans bonded to find a common name for the martial art they were promoting. Eventually, the united kwans under leadership of Choi Hong Hi founded this unified national Korean art and named it Taekwondo. [4] Therefore, Chang Moo Kwan too adopted the Tae Kwon Do as their art, at cost of its original uniqueness.