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• Basic Skills in Taekwondo


  • Blocking
  • Kicking
  • Punching
• Events in Taekwondo


  • Sparring
  • Breaking
  • Poomsae
• Taekwondo


  The way of the FOOT and FIST, a Korean self defense martial art focusing on a variety of kicking techniques derived from martial arts styles such as Karate and Kung Fu
• General Choi Hong-Hi


  Father of Taekwondo
• Contributions of General Choi Hong-Hi

  • Reason why the martial arts is preserved
  • Established different schools to teach the knowledge and techniques in taekwondo
• Possible date of early cave drawings on walls of Korean caves, depicting men in Taekwondo poses

  50 BC
• Koryo Dynasty, growth and development of the martial arts


  918 A.D. - 1392
• SooBakGi


  Martial art that focused more on mental discipline
• Tae Kyon


  Martial art that focused more on techniques and was designed as more of a fighting sport than a discipline
• SooBakGi and Tae Kyon are performed when the king is coming
• Purposes of Taekwondo


  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Military Training
• Yi Dynasty, fall of Martial Arts due to the change from Buddhism to Confucianism


  1392 A.D. - 1910
• General Choi Hong-Hi together with his company performed/practiced taekwondo in a secret area
• Japan conquers Korea and outlaws all Korean culture, including the practice of any native martial art

  1909
• General Choi Hong-Hi was greatly recognized because of spreading taekwondo in other places
• At the end of World War II, Korean martial arts are rejuvenated, but lack consistency and organization

  1994
• Nine Major Martial Arts Academies/Schools


  • Chung Do Kwan
  • Ji Do Kwan
  • Moo Duk Kwan
  • Chang Moo Kwan
  • Soo Moo Kwan
  • Han Moo Kwan
  • Oh Do Kwan
  • Jung Do Kwan
  • Kang Du Won
• The Korean Taekwondo Association (K.T.A.), the precursor to the World Taekwondo Federation, is formed by nine kwans


  1953
• General Choi founds the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) with support from Vietnam, West Germany, Malaysia, Turkey, Italy, United Arab Republic, Taiwan, and United States

  1966
• Governing


  Standardize and manages rules in taekwondo
• American Taekwondo Association is founded by Master Haeung Lee, based in Omaha, Nebraska


  1969
• The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) is established, and dissolves all associations with the ITF. Kukkiwon becomes the official headquarters and training facility of the WTF by Dr. Un Yon Kim


  1973
• Philippine Taekwondo Association was established


  Mid 1970's
• Taekwondo is now an official event for the 2000 Olympic games held in Australia

  2000
• Tenets of Taekwondo


  • Courtesy (Ye Ui)
  • Integrity (Yom Chi)
  • Perseverance (In Nae)
  • Self control (Guk Ki)
  • Indomitable spirit (Baekjool Boolgool)
• Taekwondo Belt Ranks


  • White belt to Green belt with blue stripe (2-3 months)
  • Blue belt to red belt (6 months)
  • Red belt with black stripe (6-12 months)
  • Black belt (12 months)
  • Dan (level of knowledge and experience, 1 Dan = 12 months, max 10 Dans)