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Taekwondo is a Korean martial art which emerged in the mid-twentieth century, and has subsequently become one of the most widely practiced martial arts in the world. The art is characterized by powerful hand strikes and kicks, which are used for unarmed self-defense or combat, or in organized sport competitions such as the Olympic Games.
Taekkyon (Korean: 태껸; 택견; Korean pronunciation: [tʰɛk̚k͈jʌn]), also spelled Taekkyeon, Taekgyeon, or Taekyun, is a traditional Korean martial art. It is characterized by fluid, dynamic foot movement called pumbalki, or "stepping-on-triangles". Taekkyon includes hands and feet techniques to unbalance, trip, or throw the opponent.
the way of the sword) is a modern Korean martial art. It is derived from kendo, the Japanese martial art. [1] Its name is also spelled Kǒmdo, Keomdo, Gumdo and Geomdo. Kumdo, commonly translated as ''the way of the sword'', encompasses a variety of sword-based martial arts rooted in both Korean and Japanese traditions.
Kyeok Sul Do is generally associated with North Korean military personnel. Kyeok Sul Do (Hangul: 격술도), also often romanized as Gjogsul, [1] is a martial art created in Democratic People's Republic of Korea (i.e. North Korea) that is practised primarily in the Korean People's Army and its intelligence agencies.
In the mid 1950s, it became the basis for the martial art taekwondo when the Korean Nine Kwans united. In contemporary context, many Korean martial arts entities continued to use Tang Soo Do to preserve the elements of Korean martial arts that evolved from the original nine kwans' karate roots and were lost in transition to taekwondo.
A number of modern Korean martial arts have been influenced by Japanese styles in the 20th century, while the older arts were influenced by the Chinese, which becomes obvious in the Muyedobotongji. Myung Jae Nam however wanted to create a true Korean sword art without any foreign influences.
Gongkwon Yusul is a modern Korean martial art system founded by Kang Jun in 1996. [citation needed] Its main influences include the martial arts of Hapkido, Hakko-ryu Jujutsu, Judo and Kyuk Too Ki (Korean style Thai Boxing/Shoot Boxing).
After Choi returned to Korea in 1946 he started teaching a martial art he had learned in Japan, Daito Ryu Aikijujitsu. His initial students and their students, etc., adapted these techniques to their own needs and added techniques from other Korean and non-Korean styles, forming Hapkido, Kuksool Won, Hwarangdo, Tukgongmoosul, Hanmudo, Hanpul ...