The taekwondo (tae = jump and give kicked; kwon = handful; do = art) fighting using fists and kicked flying) is a martial sport whose origin dates back to the sixth century, and perhaps even before, that is that Korean period of history in which the country was under the control of different dynasties, each of which contributed to the creation of what today has become a sport in its own right.
On the walls of some graves, certainly built before 427 AD During the Koguryo dynasty (founded in 37 BC) and brought to light by archaeological expeditions in 1935, found murals that recall the practice of a very similar to taekwondo. But even during the Silla dynasty, which reigned the first two decades of Koguryo, in the southeast of the country began to lay the foundations of this martial art. It was in fact created an organization called Hwarang where militavano young people of noble origins, as it prepares to become the future leaders of the country, studying among the many matters even martial arts.
And 'precisely from this school, in whose spirit was identified ethics and the strength Korean national, who was born on taekwondo, called the ages with a wide variety of names. With the birth of the Republic of Korea in the 1948 taekwondo began its process of evolution in a complete and modern sport; studied and reviewed the techniques of Hwarang bases on medical and scientific committees of experts has arrived in the 1955 recognition of taekwondo as a key component of the culture and traditions of Korea. It is not by chance in May 1973 hosted the first edition of the World Championships in taekwondo which led to the founding of the World taekwondo federation (Wtf).
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