What is TaeKwonDo?
Tae Kwon Do is Korea's traditional martial art.

Tae Kwon Do's origins date back to about 50 BC. Many of the region's martial arts have influenced Tae Kwon Do over it's long history, most significantly by Japan's Karate-do which has given TaeKwonDo many of it's quick linear movements. Modern Tae Kwon Do is characterized by it's fast, powerful, kicks and strikes. It is a high-level martial art, which focuses on self-defense rather than on attacking. It is aimed at training not only one's mind and body, but also at building one's character.

Tae Kwon Do has four main aspects:
  - Poomse (forms)
  - Gyroogi (sparring)
  - Hosinal (self-defense)
  - Kyukpa (breaking)

Tae Kwon Do is an internationally recognized sport which has become one of the fastest growing sports in the world. It was designated as a demonstration sport during the 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelonia Olympic Games and adopted as a medal sport during the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. TaeKwonDo has been accepted for the 2004 Athens and 2008 Bejing Olympic Games as a full medal sport.

There are multiple interpretations of the name TaeKwonDo.
TaeKwonDo is often translated as "the way of hand and foot".

  - Tae to strike or block with the foot or to kick; it also means to jump
  - K'won Fist; to strike or block with the hand
  - Do The way of, or art.

Put this together and TaeKwonDo means: "The art of Kicking and Punching" or "The art of unarmed combat".