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  2. Taekwondo - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 January 2025. Korean martial art "TKD" redirects here. For other uses, see TKD (disambiguation). For the 1994 video game, see Taekwon-Do (video game). This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This ...

  3. Tang Soo Do - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Korean martial arts - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. List of taekwondo techniques - Wikipedia

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    Taekwondo patterns, also known as poomsae, teul, or hyeong constitute an important part of Taekwondo competitions. [2] A pattern is a series of movements linked together in a prescribed sequence. Both basic and advanced taekwondo techniques can be contained within a single patterns and the higher the level of the competitor, the greater the ...

  6. Chang Moo Kwan - Wikipedia

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    Aside from the official Chang Moo Kwan, Traditional taekwondo Yonmujae Association (태권도연무재) preserves the old style taekwondo practice of Chang Moo Kwan through the founding masters who learned of taekwondo and obtained blackbelts from Chang Moo Kwan in 1960's. TYA, nevertheless, is an independent taekwondo school from the official ...

  7. Moo Duk Kwan - Wikipedia

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    Hwang Kee further expanded his Moo Duk Kwan school of martial arts after in 1957 he was introduced to the Muye Dobo Tongji by a librarian at the Korean National University in Seoul. It referenced the martial arts system of Subak, a bare hands and feet technique. [3] Hwang Kee changed the name of his martial art system to "Soo Bahk Do" on June ...

  8. Taekwondo stances - Wikipedia

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    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. This is the stance that all bows come from. Closed Stance [2] Also known as: Moa Seogi [1] Found in ITF taekwondo.

  9. Chung Do Kwan - Wikipedia

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    All in an effort to restore the good reputation once held by Korean martial arts and distance itself from the notion of Taekwondo students as troublemakers. Chung Do Kwan philosophy is that Taekwondo is a method of self-defense, self-improvement, and a Way of Life.