The lower torso is also heavily relied on when competing as it determines someone’s speed. ‘Tae’ means the legs or lower torso, which are of massive importance in Taekwondo as they provide the necessary force to jump, move around and throw kicks. The name ‘Taekwondo’ actually has meaning behind it, when translated to English the name perfectly fits the description of the sport. Now the sport is only one of two Asian martial arts, with Judo, that are permanently a part of the Olympic Games.
In 1959 the first ever Taekwondo federation was founded, the Korea Taekwondo Association, this was a massive step for the sport as it meant that official competition could take place which would then boost the sports popularity.Ī big step that helped launch the sport to international fame was the introduction of Taekwondo as a demonstration sport in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea and then later be added as a full medal sport at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
The sport became so popular in South Korea that the South Korean military used Taekwondo as their unarmed combat discipline. This was a significant time for Taekwondo as it allowed for martial arts schools, known as Kwans, to open and teach Taekwondo. Taekwondo is considered a young martial art as people began to practice the sport in 1945 after the Japanese Imperial occupation of Korea came to an end. However, Taekwondo’s main goal was to teach self defense and counterattack in unarmed combat. Taekwondo now an Olympic sport that is practiced all over the world. Taekwondo is a martial art that was first created in the 1940s by Korean martial artists, the sport was designed to be a mix of Korean fighting styles (Taekkyeon, Gwonbeop & Subak) with Karate and Chinese martial arts. So in this piece I’ll break down everything to do with Taekwondo. What makes it confusing about the belt system is that it’s very different to other traditional martial arts. Taekwondo is one of the most practiced martial arts in the world, yet people are still confused about how the Taekwondo belt system works.
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