Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea.In korea, tae means "to strike or break with foot";kwon means"to strike or break with fist" and do means "way","method", or "art".Thus, taekwondo can be translate as " the way of foot and fist" or "the way of kicking or punching".
Taekwondo is a physical expression of the human willl for survive and an activity to fulfill the spiritual desires of man.All the actions in Taekwondo are developed from the human instinct for self-defence reinforced with positive elements.
Taekwondo is a sport for the whole physical system generating in every organ of the body,developing the muscles and stimulating the brain and thus developing the will of action.Taekwondo is totally a physical sport because one has to move all the muscle and joint of the human body.As such, it has become an essential element te preserve and maintain the order of human functions.
Formally, there are two main style of taekwondoOne comes from Kukkiwon,the source of the sparring system
Sihap gyeorugi which is now an event at the summer Olympic Games and which is governed by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF).The other comes from the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF).
