Concept of Taekwon-Do and its Development

Taekwon-Do, a traditional martial art of Korea, is an unarmed combat designed for the purpose of self-defense. In other words, it is the scientific use of the body in the method of self-defense; a body that has gained the ultimate use of its facilities through intensive physical and mental training. “Tae” stands for jumping or flying, to kick or smash with the foot. “Kwon” denotes the fist-chiefly to punch or destroy with the hand or fist. “Do” means to master the way of mental training and practice. Taekwon-Do sets courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and indomitable spirit as its tenets. Taekwon-Do is composed of technical components of fundamental movements, patterns, training, and self-defense along with theoretical and dissemination systems of theory of power, principles and method of training, ranking system, student instructor relationship, competition, demonstration and so on. Gen. Choi Hong Hi, Ex-President of the ITF, developed Taekkyon which is permeated with the spirit and soul of the Korean Nation to coincide with the demands of the times, and named it Taekwon-Do on 11 Apr. 1955, so as to ensure its own progress. In DPR Korea, the motherland of Taekwon-Do, it is recognized as an original martial art, and is enjoyed by everyone in disregard of gender and age. It is also disseminated to over 145 countries and regions in 5 continents of the world with more than 60 million practitioners.



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