General Taekwondo Information - History history of taekwondo. In 1980, WTF taekwondo was recognized by the International olympic Commitee (IOC) and became a demonstration sport at the olympics in http://www.barrel.net/history.html
Extractions: A short overview of the history of Taekwondo, ethics and etiquettes. 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.
Taekwondo History taekwondo history. The origin of taekwondo traces back to the three kingdoms of Koguryo (37 BC668 AD in Havana, Cuba. 1992 - taekwondo is an olympic demonstration sport in Barcelona http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~wtftkd/hist.htm
Extractions: The origin of Taekwondo traces back to the three kingdoms of Koguryo (37 BC-668 AD), Paekche (18 BC-600 AD), and Silla (57 BC-936 AD). Archaeological findings (mural paintings on the royal tombs of the Koguryo dynasty, the stone sculptures of pagadas of temples of the Silla period, and documents written in the Paekche dynasty) showed fighting stances, skills, and formalized movements similar to today's Tae Kwon Do styles and forms. The modern period of Taekwondo began with the liberation of Korea in 1945 after World War II. Korea wanted to eliminate Japanese influences (in martial arts) and began to unite the various martial arts schools (Kwans) and styles into a single style and national sport. In 1965, the name Tae Kwon Do was chosen to represent this unified style of Korean martial arts.
Taekwondo History The Hwarang studied Taek Kyon, history, Confucian Philosophy Session of the IOC designated taekwondo as an Demonstration Sport for the 1988 olympic Games in http://www.worldtaekwondo.com/history.htm
Extractions: 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.
Extractions: OLYMPIC HISTORY Taekwondo held its inaugural world championships in 1973 and was first seen at the Olympic Games as a demonstration sport in Seoul, in 1988. It was back as a demonstration four years later at Barcelona in 1992 but was not part of the 1996 Games. In Sydney it assumes full Olympic status as one of two new sports, alongside triathlon. South Korea and North Korea dominate the sport, though other Asian nations and some Europeans are fast-improving. South Korean men and women dominated the world championships last year, when Jong-Il Yoon, the South Korean flyweight, and Wang Su, the Chinese bantamweight, respectively won the men's and women's "Most Valuable Player" awards.
Extractions: SAN JOSE, Calif. The United States Olympic Committee announced Wednesday that the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for judo and taekwondo would take place in a two-sport competition June 5 at the San Jose State Event Center. This first-of-its-kind, dual-discipline format will feature American athletes vying for the honor of representing the U.S. at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. In announcing that the "Road to Athens" would again take the U.S. judo and taekwondo hopefuls through San Jose, USOC Chief of Sport Performance Jim Scherr citeed the strong support of the region's residents for Olympic sports, adding, "We have great partners in the City of San Jose and the San Jose Sports Authority." In February 2003, the San Jose State Event Center was the multi-staged venue for the inaugural "Titan Games: The Road to Athens" featuring wrestling, boxing, fencing, judo, karate, taekwondo, weightlifting, and athletics (shot put). Elite athletes representing the United States and other world sports powers competed in the "USA versus the World" format in dual and triangular meets.
Taekwondo History A Brief history of taekwondo. By Ronald A. Southwick. The name taekwondo is derived from the Korean word "Tae" meaning foot, "Kwon" meaning fist and "Do" meaning way of. making taekwondo a demonstration sport for the 1988 and 1992 olympic Games. taekwondo is now an official event for the http://www.msu.edu/user/spock/history.html
Extractions: A Brief History of Taekwondo By Ronald A. Southwick The name Taekwondo is derived from the Korean word "Tae" meaning foot, "Kwon" meaning fist and "Do" meaning way of. So, literally Taekwondo means "the way of the foot and fist". The name Taekwondo, however, has only been used since 1955 while the arts' roots began 2,300 years ago in Korea. Known as a martial art and way of life, the evolution of Taekwondo was a direct result of the happenings in Korea long ago, and knowledge of the history is an important step in understanding Taekwondo. Early Korea: Korean history began when in 2333 B.C. the legendary national founder, Tangun, founded "Old Korea" at Asadal. As in the histories of other nations, communal life was gradually transformed into tribal communities, and then tribal leagues and finally took the form of a state. Although no written history of the fighting systems of this time remains it is known that the people of this time were hunters and had some means of protection as well as livelihood. The Three Kingdoms: During the 6th century A.D. what we now call the Korean peninsula was divided into three kingdoms; Koguryo, Paekje and Silla.
Taekwondo History turn out to be a key point in Korean history. a demonstration sport for the 1988 and 1992 olympic Games taekwondo is now an official event for the 2000 Olympiad http://www.msu.edu/~spock/history.html
Extractions: A Brief History of Taekwondo By Ronald A. Southwick The name Taekwondo is derived from the Korean word "Tae" meaning foot, "Kwon" meaning fist and "Do" meaning way of. So, literally Taekwondo means "the way of the foot and fist". The name Taekwondo, however, has only been used since 1955 while the arts' roots began 2,300 years ago in Korea. Known as a martial art and way of life, the evolution of Taekwondo was a direct result of the happenings in Korea long ago, and knowledge of the history is an important step in understanding Taekwondo. Early Korea: Korean history began when in 2333 B.C. the legendary national founder, Tangun, founded "Old Korea" at Asadal. As in the histories of other nations, communal life was gradually transformed into tribal communities, and then tribal leagues and finally took the form of a state. Although no written history of the fighting systems of this time remains it is known that the people of this time were hunters and had some means of protection as well as livelihood. The Three Kingdoms: During the 6th century A.D. what we now call the Korean peninsula was divided into three kingdoms; Koguryo, Paekje and Silla.
Tiger Taekwondo - History Of Taekwondo July 17, 1980, The World taekwondo Federation was granted recognition by the International olympic Committe (IOC) at its 83rd General Session in Moscow. http://www.tigertaekwondo.com/history.htm
Extractions: Taekwondo is a martial art independently developed over 20 centuries ago in Korea. Over the many years it has become a popular international sport. The main feature of Taekwondo is that it is a free-fighting combat sport using the bare hands and feet to repel the opponent. Taekwondo 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. With the addition of Taekwondo's trademark kicking techniques it is a complete system of self defense and personal improvement. All of its activities are based on the defensive attitude that originally developed for protection against enemy attacks. The most important fact about Taekwondo is that it is not only a superior art of self-defense , but of the mind as well. It gives its practitioners self-confidence that provides an advantage over weaker opponents. This mental characteristic along with the physical ability is beneficial to the mental life of individuals as well as to their families and friends. With its practical means of self defense, its complete regiment of physical conditioning, and its aid to improved concentration and mental performance, Taekwondo offers a
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS olympic history, taekwondo was featured on the programme of the 1988 and 1992 olympics as a demonstration sport. At the 103rd IOC http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=TK&sportCode=
Summer Olympics 2000 Olympic History -- Swimming Fan Guide history U.S. Roster. olympic history Swimming Handball. Water Polo. Judo/taekwondo. Weightlifting. Modern Pentathlon. Wrestling http://espn.go.com/oly/summer00/swimming/s/almanac.html
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES Triathlon and taekwondo were two new additions to the olympic programme. Women took part in the modern pentathlon for the first time in olympic history. http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/innovations_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=2000
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The History Of Taekwondo In the most recent history of Korea, the importance of taekwondo began May 1981, the IOC approved the inclusion of taekwondo in the 1988 olympic Games to http://www.princeton.edu/~tkd/history.html
Extractions: At this writing, Taekwondo has over 100 million students in more than 115 countries around the world. Taekwondo is believed to be one of the oldest Oriental arts of unarmed self-defense. It was widely practiced during Korea's Three Han era, 300 years before Christ. In 1935, a team of Japanese archaeologists unearthed a royal tomb of the Korean Koguryo dynasty and found a mural believed to have been painted between 3 A.D. and 427 A.D. The mural clearly depicts men practicing primitive forms of Taekwondo, then called Soo Bak "punching and butting." The art was refined and perfected during the Silla dynasty, which began in southeastern Korea in 57 B.C., and was incorporated into the discipline of Hwarang Do "the way of the flower of youth." In this way, Taekwondo became part of the ethical, mental, and physical philosophy of the young men who were trained to become the ruling backbone of Korea. Hwarang Do was much more than simply a martial discipline. It combined civic duty with personal morality and the building of a deep spiritual consciousness rooted in ancient philosophical principles.
HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Taekwondo Medalists This document lists all olympic taekwondo medalists in all weight divisions. It is a page in the history section of HickokSports.com, the largest collection of http://www.hickoksports.com/history/oltaekwondo.shtml
Extractions: Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Table of Contents Taekwondo was a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992 and became a medal sport in 2000. In Olympic taekwondo competition, there are two pools, each with its own single-elimination tournament. The two pool winners compete for the gold medal, with the loser winning the silver medal. In each pool, the competitors who lost to the pool winner before the semifinals enter another single-elimination tournament. The winners and the losing semifinalists then compete for the bronze medal. Top of page History Biography Glossaries Calendar Quotations ... Directory Year Gold Final Silver Bronze Michalis Mouroutsos, GRE Gabriel Esparza, ESP Huang Chih-Hsuing, TPE Top of page Year Gold Final Silver Bronze Steven Lopez, USA Sin Joon-Sik, KOR Hadi Saei, IRI Top of page Year Gold Final Silver Bronze Faissal Ebnoutalib, GER
Extractions: Usually ships within 24 hours History of Tae Kwon Do The earliest records of Martial Arts practice in Korea date back to about 50 B.C. These earliest forms 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 dancing as well. 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. - 936 A.D.)
S.J. Kim's Taekwondo, New York City - History Of Tae Kwon Do T he following highlights the history of martial arts on the Korean Peninsula 751 ADAt Sok Kul Temple, a 1994 taekwondo becomes an official olympic event http://sjkim-taekwondo.com/History.html
Extractions: History of Taekwondo T It is an unfortunate reality that martial arts are often attributed to a single person or claimed by a particular nation. This usually results from the selfishness of individuals or the nationalism of governments, with something to gain by claiming that they practice the original or pure form of a particular martial art. In particular, dictatorships are prone to these types of claims. However, teachers of Taekwondo and other martial arts need to do their part to correct these misnomers by teaching their students the history of their particular style of martial arts. It is important that students be taught the truth about the fundamentals of the martial arts that they study, in order to get the most out of their training. It helps no one if instructors try to make martial arts the product of one nation or try to imbue martial arts with mythological backgrounds and lineages of thousands of years. T he following highlights the history of martial arts on the Korean Peninsula:
History in the 1960s, which could be called a turning point in the history of taekwondo taekwondo was adopted as an official sport of 2000 Sydney olympic Games at http://www.taekwondoaustralia.org.au/history.htm
Extractions: An ITF view of the history can be found at http://www.itf-taekwondo.com/ HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF TAEKWONDO Koguryo and Silla Dynasties The origin of Taekwondo in Korea can be traced back to the Koguryo dynasty, founded 37B.C. since mural paintings foung in the ruins of the royal tombs built by that dynasty show scenes of Taekwondo practice. Taekwondo was also practiced during the Silla dynasty. Korean culture and martial arts of the period were strongly influenced and enriched by the Hwarangdo, a military, educational and social organisation and noble youths of the Silla dynasty. The code of honor on which the Hwarang was based was loyalty to the nation, respect and obedience to one's 'parents, faithfulness to one's friends, courage in battle and avoidance of unnecessary violence and killing. Archaeological findings such as mural paintings on the royal tombs of the Koguryo dynasty, the stone sculptures of pagodas of temples produced during the Silla period, and scattered descriptions in written documents show that many fighting stances, skills and formalised movements closely resemble the present stances and forms of Taekwondo. Therefore, it can be inferred that people in the three kingdoms practiced an art very like the one we study today. Koryo and Joseon Dynasties In the history of Koryo, Taekwondo which was then termed 'Subak' was practiced not only as a skill to improve health and as a sport activity but it was also encouraged as a martial art of considerably high value. Subak is believed to have gained its highest popularity during the reign of King Uijong, between 1,147 and 1,170 A.D. This period roughly corresponds to the era that includes part of the Chinese Song and Ming dynasties, during which the Chinese 'Kungfu' became widely popular. This is worth noticing as it further shows that Taekwondo is not only of a pure Korean origin but it has achieved independent development throughout the long history of Korea.
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