41. TheMat.com USA Wrestling and focused on combative sports steeped in olympic history and teeming with Taekwondo and karate add to the martial arts spectacle that will be on http://www.themat.com/pressbox/pressdetail.asp?aid=6184

42. New Page 1 Here, inclusion of judo in the olympic Games was first mentioned, and Germany proposed that (Zarko Modric) See also Europe , history of karate in. http://www.mawn.net/historyeurope.htm

EUROPE Judo First contacts between Asia and European wrestling arts are lost in the early history of travels and wars, but Japanese wrestling as a system appears at the beginning of the 20 th century, with the early development of Jigoro Kano’s judo. As early as 1901 Japanese wrestlers performed in circuses in England France , and Germany , “fighting against any man” and amazing audiences with their still. German Kaizer Wihelm II was so impressed he invited two Japanese instructors to teach in the military school at Keil, and later Agitaro One taught jujutsu at the Berlin Military Academy Katasukma Higashi, another Japanese judo expert, taught in Britain Germany , and other Europe countries. His biggest contribution to the development to judo in Europe was The Complete Kano’s Jiu Jitsu , which he published with Irving Hancock in 1905. A reprint edition, more than 60 years after the first publication, is still selling in many European countries. Yukio Tani , a small jujutsuka from Japan , was the first to bring judo to

43. BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Martial Arts | History | Judo Throws Its Weight Arou The Japanese have not had it all their own way in olympic judo events over the years. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/martial_arts/history/default.stm

Home TV Radio Talk ... Question of Sport CHOOSE A SPORT Select Football Cricket Rugby U Rugby L Tennis Golf Motorspt Boxing Athletics Snooker Racing Cycling Disability Sport Other N Ireland Scotland Wales Last Updated: Saturday, 24 April, 2004, 12:43 GMT 13:43 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Judo throws its weight around Judo has a complex scoring system Judo made its Olympic debut in Tokyo in 1964, when Japan took advantage of its right as host to introduce a new sport of its choice. The martial art had its origins in jujitsu, and it came as no surprise when Japanese judoka won gold in three of the four weight classes. The hosts did not have it all their own way, however, as Dutchman Anton Geesink beat Japan's national champion Kaminaga Akio to win the open class. There was a brief exile when judo was dropped for the Mexico City Games, but it was back for Munich in 1972. Women did not compete for Olympic judo medals until 1992 but now enjoy equal status, contesting seven weight classes. The open class, in which men of any weight could take part, was discontinued in 1984.

44. USA National Karate-do Federation A representative body governing national competitions and operating as a member of the US olympic committee. Includes information on national tournaments, world karate and olympic updates. http://www.usankf.org/

45. Áúëãàðñêà Íàöèîíàëíà Ôåäåðàöèÿ Êàðàòå История. Структура на федерацията. Спортен календар. Карате клубове. Нормативни документи и правилници. Състезания и резултати. http://www.olympic.bg/karate/

46. What The Olympics Will Bring To Karate Participation in the Olympics will certainly transform karate. For example, the Kojiki, Japan’s first book on history (written in 712 AD), describes the http://www.dragon-tsunami.org/Dtimes/Pages/articledt16.htm

Search This Site Try our secure shopping cart. My Shopping Cart Login Register Checkout ... ORDERING INFO Online articles from back issues of Dragon Times What the Olympics Will Bring to Karate The Transformation of Karate-Do by Kiyoshi Yamazak Our long and painful dispute with the International Traditional Karate Federation (ITKF) over the IOC recognition has finally been settled. Now it is time to make peace and work together to move karate-do forward into the 21st century. Participation in the Olympics will certainly transform karate. Our next mission is to make sure that karate maintains its honor, technical integrity and traditional values so that our ancient art will be accepted and respected as a constructive member within the greater family of sports. Karate is a sport cultivated by the Eastern culture and tradition, and has much to offer the youth of the world in building strong bodies, minds and spirits, as well as developing character, compassion and humanity. Joining the Olympic family means that karate accepts Olympism as its guiding philosophy. Such thought might upset some “traditionalists.” However, believe it or not, this had already occurred in the early 1900s. Let me explainÂ

47. World Karate Federation The representative of world karate aimed at having kata and kumite competition, governed by a set of rules and guidelines acceptable to the International olympic Committee, accepted as official events in the olympic Games. http://www.wkf.net/

SPONSORS Important sites on forthcoming events 4th East Asian Games MACAO 29 October 2005 - 6 November 2005 Links IOC International Olympic Committee CIJM International Committee of Mediterranean games IWGA International World Games Assosiation EKF European Karate Federation PKF Panamerican Karate Federation FISU International University Sports Federation OFFICIAL DVD World Championships 2004, Monterrey 11-13 November 2005, Limassol, Cyprus ONLINE REGISTRATION for delegations Download First Bulletin SEPTEMBER 10th BALKAN KARATE JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS DOWNLOAD RESULTS The 14th Mediterranean Junior-Cadet Championships held in Malta between September 2nd and 4th were very successful. The WKF was represented by its General Secretary, Dr. Yerolimpos, who had an official meeting with the Malta Olympic Committee President and International Mediterranean Games Committee EC member, Mr. Lino Faruggia Sacco. "The WKF is particularly pleased by the fact that small countries like Malta have the ability of organizing big sporting events" said Dr. Yerolimpos. DOWNLOAD RESULTS The Malta Olympic Committee President, Mr. Lino Faruggia Sacco

48. General Taekwondo Information This Taekwondo page contains information about the history of Taekwondo, At that time, Taekwondo was merely a Korean version of Shotokan karate. http://www.barrel.net/history.php

History A short overview of the history of Taekwondo, ethics and etiquettes. History of Taekwondo Korean Taekwondo Association I.T.F. vs W.T.F. History of Taekwondo The earliest records of Martial Arts practice in Korea date back to about 50 B.C. These earliest forms of korean martial arts are known as ' Taek Kyon '. Evidence that Martial Arts were being practiced at that time can be found in tombs where wall-paintings show two men in fighting-stance. Others reject this evidence and say that these men could be simply dancing. Back then, time there were three kingdoms: Koguryo (37 B.C. - 668 A.D.) Paekje (18 B.C. - 600 A.D.) Silla (57 B.C. - 935 A.D.) Silla unified the kingdoms after winning the war against Paekje in 660 A.D. and Koguryo in 668 A.D. The Hwa Rang Do played an important role at this unification. The Hwa Rang Do was an elite group of young noble men, devoted to cultivating mind and body and serve the kingdom Silla. The best translation for HwaRang would probably be "flowering youth" (Hwa ="flower", Rang="young man"). The HwaRang Do had an honor-code and practiced various forms of martial arts, including Taekyon and Soo Bakh Do. The old honor-code of the HwaRang is the philosophical background of modern Taekwondo. What followed was a time of peace and the HwaRang turned from a military organization to a group specialized in poetry and music. It was in 936 A.D. when Wang Kon founded the Koryo dynasty, an abbreviation of Koguryo. The name Korea is derived from Koryo.

49. Taekwondo - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia 1 history; 2 Belts; 3 Organizations; 4 Features; 5 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens In 1960, General Choi visited Jhoon Rhee s karate Club in San Antonio, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taekwondo

Taekwondo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Taekwondo Korean name Hangul Hanja Revised Romanization Tae-gwon-do McCune-Reischauer T'ae-gwà n-do Taekwondo Tae Kwon Do , or Taekwon-Do is the Korean national sport and most commonly practiced form of mudo . It is also one of the world's most commonly practiced sports. Kukkiwon World Taekwondo Federation 's form of Taekwondo is currently an Olympic sport. In the Korean language Tae hanja 跆) means "to kick or destroy with the foot"; Kwon hanja 拳) means "punch or smash with the hand or fist"; and Do hanja 道) means "way" or "art." Hence, Taekwondo is loosely translated as "The art of kicking and punching," "The way of the foot and the hand," or "The art of destruction with the hands and feet." Taekwondo's popularity has resulted in the divergent evolution of the art, from tournament sparring rules to Taekwondo-inspired aerobic exercises to more practical self-defense classes that include some weapons training. As with other martial arts, Taekwondo struggles with the balance of the martial art's role as a combat technique, sport, exercise, entertainment, and philosophy. While the Olympic Games motivate rule changes to make for a safe but exciting spectator sport (WTF Taekwondo tournament rules do not allow punching to the head, and award more points for high kicks), WTF Taekwondo has also received criticism, including from other Taekwondo practitioners, for veering away from street-effective techniques and the practice of forms as an art. Kicks are emphasized in Taekwondo (both WTF Taekwondo and its major competitors, the

50. Martial Art - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia The history of martial arts is both long and universal. By the 60 s the Japanese arts like karate and Judo had become very popular, the 70 s saw martial http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_arts

Martial art From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from Martial arts Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. Martial arts , also known as fighting systems , are bodies of codified practices or traditions of training for unarmed and armed combat , usually without the use of guns and other modern weapons. People study martial arts for various reasons including fitness , self-cultivation ( meditation ), mental/character development, self-defense , and self-confidence. "Martial arts" was translated in 1920 in Takenobu's Japanese-English Dictionary from Japanese bu-gei (武芸) or bu-jutsu (武術): "the craft/accomplishment of military affairs". This definition is translated directly from the Chinese term, wushu pinyin wǔ sh¹ Cantonese mou seut Vietnamese : Vµ-Thuật), literally, "martial art", meaning all manner of Chinese martial arts. This term is slightly anomalous in its English usage. Its strict meaning should be "arts for military use" (flying fighter aircraft sniper training, and so forth) but in normal usage it is used to refer to formalized systems of training to fight without modern technology. It is nevertheless valuable to distinguish between fighting systems intended for soldiers in battle (even without modern technology) and fighting systems intended for sport or for civilian self-defense. Contents Overview History Martial arts in Asia Martial arts in Europe ... edit Overview Martial arts are, simply put, systems of fighting. There are many styles and schools of martial arts; however, broadly speaking, they share a common goal - to physically defeat a person or defend oneself. Some Eastern martial arts have a tradition of being about more than simple fighting, and this is perhaps why their practice has been seen as worth preserving in the face of their military obsolescence in modern technological culture. Certain martial arts, such as

51. History Of Russian Martial Arts named Sambo, will be an olympic sport. history of Russian Martial Art The first nonRussian in history inducted into this heritage in the hopes of http://www.completemartialarts.com/information/styles/russian/russianhistory.htm

Welcome to Complete Martial Arts.com Home Information Styles Russian Martial Arts Russian Martial Arts History Russian Martial Art, The Art of Survival, A Way of Natural Living Introduction to Russian Martial Art No rank, no rules, no pre-orchestrated movement, no limitations (except for the "Law of Nature"), Russian Martial Art is a system of education in human biomechanics and the study of human behavior under extreme situations. Students of Russian Martial Art are guided to introspect their vision to explore their full human potential. The learning environment is based upon ease, equality and enjoyment. Movement is natural and free, and acquirement of skill is based on the study of Russian folk dances, Slavic folklore, and natural laws of interdisciplinary kinesiology, biomechanics, and psycho-physiology. The folk wisdom of ancient Slavic martial traditions dates to the activity of the proto-Indo-European nomadic warrior-hunters of approximately 5,000 BCE, passed recorded from father to son in families for generations of pre-Soviet Russia, and then only among the elite combat specialist subdivisions ("Spetsnaz") of the former USSR. Only one Americans in history, Scott Sonnon was inducted as an instructor of this long, noble heritage in the attempt to bring the world together in fraternity. The training system, in America, for people of sound mind, improves quality of life, through Russian health system, sport science advancements, and elite combative preparation. In the year 2000, one of the sportive derivations of Russian Martial Art, named Sambo, will be an Olympic sport.

52. Mixed Martial Arts Part 1: History I. A Brief history of Mixed Martial Arts The sport became the most popular event in the olympic Games, and across the Hellenic world. http://www.grapplearts.com/Mixed-Martial-Arts-1.htm

Submission Grappling, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Mixed martial arts, Wrestling, Judo, Sambo and more Home Grappling Videos Articles Techniques ... Contact Mixed Martial Arts: Ultimate Sport, or Ultimately Illegal? By: Donald F. Walter, Jr. Don (in the gray T-shirt) is a senior at Hampden-Sydney College, in Hampden-Sydney, VA. This article is his political science thesis. He plans to attend law school in Baltimore, Maryland. He trains in Brazilian jiu-jitsu with John Rallo (in black) and Rocky Marcantoni at Team GroundControl Baltimore , a Team Renzo Gracie affiliate. You can contact him at lastdon008@hotmail.com Mixed Martial Arts: Ultimate Sport, or Ultimately Illegal? Part 1: A Brief History of MMA Part 2: Conflict of State Power and Personal Liberties Part 3: A Defense of MMA Grapplearts Newsletter: Tips for your Grappling Game Enter your email below to receive the tip of the week I. A Brief History of Mixed Martial Arts

53. Recent Top Stories Each year, the Martial Arts history Museum takes a moment to recognize an Ms. Limas is the first Tae Kwon Do athlete ever to win an olympic gold medal. http://www.taekwondotimes.com/recentnews.html

WTF Launches New World TKD A WTF Solidarity Fund has been set up for donations to implement the new programs. Mr. Choue started the fund raising drive by personally giving $500,000 to the fund. When donations reach the two million mark, the WTF will begin implementation of the projects. Martial Arts Contribution Award to John Corcoran Each year, the Martial Arts History Museum takes a moment to recognize an extraordinary contributor to the martial arts industry and community. An individual that has either opened doors for the arts or made significant contributions that has re-shaped the arts. This year, in 2004, the Martial Arts History Museum is proud to select martial arts magazine editor John Corcoran. The Martial Arts History Museum is planning to honor John Corcoran at the official Martial Arts History Museum Ceremony luncheon on August 21, 2004, at the Hilton in Woodland Hills, California. Tae Kwon Do times New Columnist Tae Kwon Do Times welcomes John Graden to our family of columnists. John has left NAPMA since their acquisition by Century. John is a third degree in TKD, his original style under the Jhoon Rhee-Alan Steen-Walt Bone-John Graden chain of command. In his column, John will discuss current issues involved with teaching and growing a school. New WTF President The World Taekwondo Federation has chosen 57- year-old Choue Chung Won as its new president in an extraordinary general assembly held on Friday, June 11th in Inchon, South Korea. Choue garnered 106 of 149 votes cast by WTF member countries. Choue defeated former Pan-America Taekwondo Federation President Park Cha Suck. Park Sun Jae, Italian Taekwondo Federation president and acting president of the WTF, withdrew from the race before the vote, siting logistical and family reasons. Choue will preside over presidential duties until former president Un Yong Kim's term expires in April 2005.

54. Taekwondo History Before I get into the history of Taekwondo, I would like to define what it means. Taekwondo incorporates the abrupt linear movements of karate and the http://www.worldtaekwondo.com/history.htm

THE HISTORY OF TAEKWONDO By Glen R. Morris A Report for Recommendation Black Belt Testing 1994 Before I get into the history of Taekwondo, I would like to define what it means. I read the definition from many books and the one that I like best comes from the book Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts written by Donn F. Draeger and Robert W. Smith. "Taekwondo is an empty-hand combat form that entails the use of the whole body. Tae means "to Kick" or "Smash with the feet," Kwon implies "punching" or "destroying with the hand or fist," and Do means "way" or "method." Taekwondo thus, is the technique of unarmed combat for self defense that involves the skillful application of techniques that include punching, jumping kicks, blocks, dodges, parrying actions with hands and feet. It is more than a mere physical fighting skill, representing as it does a way of thinking and a pattern of life requiring strict discipline. It is a system of training both the mind and the body in which great emphasis is placed on the development of the trainee's moral character." Taekwondo is a martial art that in "todays" form of self defense has evolved by combining many different styles of martial arts that existed in Korea over the last 2,000 years and some martial arts styles from countries that surround Korea. Taekwondo incorporates the abrupt linear movements of Karate and the flowing, circular patterns of Kung-fu with native kicking techniques. Over fifty typically Chinese circular hand movements can be identified in modern Taekwondo.

55. The History Of Taekwondo Taekwondo An Annalistic Summary of Its history and Growth post Nineteenth Century. In 1980, the International olympic Committee (IOC) granted official http://www.uwsp.edu/it/staff/dberger/tkd/historypost19.htm

The History of Taekwondo Taekwondo: An Annalistic Summary of Its History and Growth post Nineteenth Century. Author: Dr. T. Wick Annotations: D. Berger Korea was controlled by the Japanese from 1909 (the year of Korea’s occupation by the Japanese) until 1945 (the year of Korea’s liberation). During this time, the Korean martial arts were under ban by the Japanese Resident General. Nevertheless, these arts continued to be studied in secret, especially in Buddhist monasteries, in remote, mountainous regions; in this way, some Koreans kept alive their native subak and taekyon. Meanwhile, other Koreans, studying or working in Japan and China, became familiar with karate and kung fu, and began to blend them with their own martial arts. In 1945, with Korea’s liberation, the first of several martial arts kwans ("schools") was established in Korea: the five kwans considered to be original ones were all established in 1945 and 1946. Three more, all major, were established later, in 1953 and 1954: one of these was oh do kwan, founded by general Choi Hong Hi and an associate; and another was ji do kwan (ji "knowledge/wisdom," do "way/art of," kwan "school": "wisdom-way school," or "kwan of the way of knowledge"), founded by Gae Byang Yun. (Later on, still other kwans were established.) In 1955, at a conference of kwan masters, historians, and taekyon promoters, the name Taekwondo—a name coined and formally suggested by General Hi—was adopted as the name for Korea’s martial art. It was adopted because it describes both foot and hand techniques which the Korean martial art employs, and because it is similar to the name taekyon, and therefore stresses continuity in Korean martial arts.

56. Tae Kwon Do History A brief history of Tae Kwon Do. Early Koreans developed unique martial art forms 1994 Taekwondo selected as a full olympic sport for the 2000 olympic http://www.tkd.net/tkdnetwork/history.html

A brief history of Tae Kwon Do The modern period of Taekwondo began with the defeat of the Japanese and the liberation of Korea in 1945. Korean martial arts masters wanted to eliminate Japanese influences. They began discussions on how to return to the traditional Taekyon based Korean martial arts and on how to unite the various martial arts schools (or Kwans) and styles into a single style and national sport. After several years of discussions, the name "Taekwondo" was chosen in April 1955 by the board of masters of the various Kwans, and the kwans started to unify through the late 1950s. The spread of Taekwondo as a martial art and competitive sport continues to this date. The principle events in the rapid evolution of Taekwondo as a popular world wide sport are: 1965 - The Korea Taekwondo Association was formed. 1973 - World Taekwondo Federation created. 1975 - General Association of International Sports Federations recognizes the WTF. 1976 - Taekwondo accepted as a Consul International du Sport Militaire sport (world level military sports organization). 1980 - International Olympic Committee recognizes the WTF.

57. Martial Arts Links Black Belt World, also known as The Canadian olympic Tae Kwon Do Training Centre Inc., We also teach martial arts history, acupuncture, pressure points, http://www.canucklinks.com/martialarts.htm

TAE KWON DO Tae Kwon Do: Black Belt World Black Belt World, also known as The Canadian Olympic Tae Kwon Do Training Centre Inc., offers complete training in all of the martial arts including Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Judo, Hap ki do, fighting techniques, one step sparring, self defense, forms/Poomse, Olympic training, sparring, weapons, referee seminars and leadership training and various types of weapons including Nanchaku, Staff spear, three-section staff, swords, double broad swords and much more. Canadian Tae Kwon Do Federation International THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TAEKWON-DO FEDERATION is a non-profit, national association dedicated to promoting Taekwon-Do, The Sport, The Art, and The Philosophy throughout Canada. It was founded by General Choi Hong Hi. Jong Park Tae Kwon Do Master Park was born in 1941 in Chung-Nam, Korea. He holds a 9th Dan black belt in Tae Kwon-Do. At the age of 14, and since then, he has been the instructor of the Police Training Centre of Chun Bok in Korea and of the famed Tiger Division of the Korean Army. In 1964, he became Korean National Champion, and in 1965 he made a trip on request of the Korean Government, as a member of the Goodwill Mission for Tae Kwon-Do, demonstrating this art before the highest civil and military authorities of the countries they visited. In that same year, he was invited to Germany as the coach of the German Tae Kwon-Do Association. Jung Ko Tae Kwon Do Jung Ko Tae Kwon Do Academy has been operating since 1982, when Master Jung Ko initiated the opening of his first part time operation. Since then Master Ko has made his home in the community of Thornhill, and opened his first full time operation in 1992 at Yonge and Steeles. Since that time he has successfully opened two additional schools located in the community of Keswick and Toronto. The continued success of the schools has been directly related to the sense of family and community that the club and it's staff bring to our members and families. We are hard working individuals, motivated to bring your desires, goals and aspiration to a reality.

58. United States Olympic Committee - Olympic History olympic Overview history, facts and figures; AllTime Team USA Medals Summer Winter; All-Time US Men’s Medalists Summer Winter; All-Time US Women’s http://www.usoc.org/12690.htm

Summer Team Sites Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball Bowling Boxing Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Gymnastics Judo Karate Pentathlon Racquetball Roller Sports Rowing Sailing Shooting Soccer Softball Squash Swimming Synchro. Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Water Skiing Weightlifting Wrestling Winter Team Sites Biathlon Bobsled Curling Figure Skating Ice Hockey Luge Short Track Skeleton Skiing Snowboarding Speedskating U.S. Olympic Sites U.S. Olympic Fan Club Free eNewsletter U.S. Olympic Shop U.S. Paralympics Olympians on TV Photo Galleries Sports Jobs Ask an Olympian USOC Pressbox Athletes Events Sports Features ... usada Olympic History Archaeologists believe the ancient Olympic Games began more than 4,000 years ago in Olympia, a valley in Greece. Recorded history of the Games dates back to 776 B.C., when the five days of sporting events were primarily religious ceremonies. For the first known 13 Games, the competition consisted of single foot race of 200 yards, which was the approximate length of the Olympic stadium. The Games expanded to include additional contests and reached their height by fifth century BC. Men competed, in the nude, in running, wrestling, pentathlon, horse riding and chariot races. Why in the nude  well, to keep the ladies out of the action. Women were barred from watching or competing, and were even put to death if they were caught at the early Games. Today, not only are women allowed to watch and compete, they are encouraged to do so. Check out a few of our historical Olympic pages here at usolympicteam.com.

59. United States Olympic Committee - Lopez Family Building On Tae Kwon Do History Steven Lopez, Mark Lopez and Diana Lopez made history this past April. What 25th Junior olympic tae kwon do Championships http://www.usoc.org/11590_34872.htm

Summer Team Sites Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball Bowling Boxing Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Gymnastics Judo Karate Pentathlon Racquetball Roller Sports Rowing Sailing Shooting Soccer Softball Squash Swimming Synchro. Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Water Skiing Weightlifting Wrestling Winter Team Sites Biathlon Bobsled Curling Figure Skating Ice Hockey Luge Short Track Skeleton Skiing Snowboarding Speedskating U.S. Olympic Sites U.S. Olympic Fan Club Free eNewsletter U.S. Olympic Shop U.S. Paralympics Olympians on TV Photo Galleries Sports Jobs Ask an Olympian USOC Pressbox Athletes Events Sports Features ... tips Lopez family building on tae kwon do history Natalie England, EXPRESS-NEWS STAFF WRITER // June 27, 2005 Visit USA Taekwondo The Lopez family's garage in Houston looks like that of any other family. Dirt. Oil stains. Holes in the walls. But years ago, inside that garage, began the training of champions. Now, the Lopez family is the family to beat in tae kwon do. Steven Lopez, Mark Lopez and Diana Lopez made history this past April. All three won gold at the 2005 World tae kwon do Championships in Madrid, Spain, to become the first three siblings in any sport to claim world championship titles in the same event. For Steven, 26, it was his third-straight world championship, to go with the back-to-back gold medals he won at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. It marked the first world championship for both Mark and Diana.

60. The History Of Tae Kwon Do THE history OF TAE KWON DO. Tae Kwon Do is practiced in over 140 countries Now, Tae Kwon Do is only one of two (the other is karateDo) to be studied http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/lawns/866/history.html

web hosting domain names photo sharing THE HISTORY OF TAE KWON DO Tae Kwon Do is practiced in over 140 countries world-wide. It's no surprise that it's so popular. But Tae Kwon Do is not very young. In fact, some of the earliest found proof of Tae Kwon Do practice dates back to around 50 B.C., which is almost 2050 years ago. Korea (the founding country) was split into three parts then: Silla, built on the Kyongju plains, Koguryo, built near the Yalu River Valley, and Baekche, built in Southwest Korea. Pictures of the oldest known form of Tae Kwon Do, Taek Kyon, have been found painted on the walls and ceilings of a royal Koguryo tomb, Muyong-chong. These (along with other murals found) have depicted people displaying stances, punches, kicks, and other techniques that are very similar, if not identical, to the ones we now use today. Some of the murals display use of the knife hand, or son-nal chi-gi, and fist, or joomock. Even though Tae Kwon Do was first introduced in the Koguryo Kingdom, Silla's nobility warriors, the Hwarang, are probably most responsible for the spread and growth of Tae Kwon Do in ancient Korea. Of the three kingdoms, the smallest and least civilized, Silla (which was the first to be built and inhabited) was repeatedly under assault by nearby traveling Japanese pirates. After Silla requested assistance from the other kingdoms, King Gwanggateo (who was the 19th monarch in a family line) gathered, organized and sent a large army of 50,000 troops into the neighboring Silla. That's when Taek Kyon comes in and is introduced to the Sillan warriors in strict secrecy.

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