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Although
Tae Kwon Do was first developed over 20 centuries ago
in Korea, it was not officially recognised as a system
of self-defence until the 1950s when a group of leading
Korean martial artists unified their various art forms
under a single style of hand and feet fighting. They
named this martial art Tae Kwon Do, and, in the last
30 years, have developed it into one of the most effective
styles of unarmed self-defence.
Tae
Kwon Do is a free-fighting combat sport where an individual
uses their hands and feet to repel an opponent. Tae
kwon do literally means the "way of kicking and
punching". It consists of sharp, strong angular
movements with free flowing circular movements to produce
a balance of beauty and power. Teakwood’s trademark
is the kicking techniques, which are both spectacular
and difficult. All the moves are based on the defensive
attitude, which was originally developed for self-protection.
Equally
important to Tae Kwon Do in being a superior art of
self-defence, it is also a mental discipline.
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