Tae kwon do as a sport and as an art Posted By : txymartialarts
Tae kwon do is a modern martial art from Korea that is characterized by its fast, high and spinning kicks. Tae is to strike or block with the foot' or 'to kick', it also means jump. Kwon is 'fist' or strike or block with hand'. Do is 'The way of' or 'art'. Put this together and Tae kwon do is often translated as 'the way of hand and foot'.
