Gary V. Vaughan :: WebWiki :: Tae Kwon Do Korean history began in the year 2333 BC when Gojoseon (Old Korea) was founded at Asadal by the In the year 2000, WTF taekwondo became an olympic sport. http://tkd.kicks-ass.net/TaeKwonDo.html
Extractions: Although the name Taekwondo has only been in use since 1955, the style's evolution can be traced back through much of Korea's history. Literally translated, Taekwondo means foot hand art , or the art of unarmed combat. The do in Taekwondo implies a whole philosophy or way of life is contained within its teachings: Taekwondo is much more than just a martial sport. An understanding of the history of Korea is an important part in appreciating the do of Taekwondo Korean history began in the year 2333 B.C. when Gojoseon (Old Korea) was founded at Asadal by the legendary DanGun . Although there are no written records of any fighting systems from this era, the tribal peoples of the time are known to have been hunters and must have had some means to protect themselves from neighbouring tribes and indigenous wild life. The earliest records of fighting systems in Korea date back to about 50 B.C. Murals in royal tombs from the Goguryeo period, and sculptures at pagodas from the
HISTORY TAEKWONDO as we know it can be demonstrated through a discussion of Korean history since its taekwondo s big break came when the International olympic Committee (IOC http://www.durango.com/flexers/history_taekwondo.htm
Extractions: A HISTORY OF TAEKWONDO Taekwondo instructors often recount the history of their art in rather vague terms. Describing it as a combination of Tae Kyon kicks and Karate strikes, they still refer to Taekwondo as a martial art that is "thousands of years old." While the supposed antiquity of the art is quite useful in squelching innovation by the lower ranks, it is also quite false. Taekwondo is actually only about 40 years old, and for a good portion of that time, it was simply an imitation of Shotokan karate. The youth of Taekwondo as we know it can be demonstrated through a discussion of Korean history since its occupation by Korea in 1905. For better or worse, twentieth century Korean martial artists have been greatly influenced by the Japanese. By 1900, Koreans had lost interest in their native martial arts but after the Japanese occupation of Korea, Japanese educational curricula was imposed on all Korean schools. This meant that all Korean boys were taught the sportive forms of Judo and Kendo while in school. However, this training came to an abrupt end in 1909, when the Japanese banned the practice of any fighting arts in Korea.
Summary Of Olympic Games Sports first olympic gold medal in the history of softball first included as an official olympic sport at taekwondo Faliro Coastal Zone olympic Complex taekwondo was http://www.cartan.com/summarysports.htm
Extractions: Diving started developing at the end of the 19th century in Europe and was included into Olympic competition at the St. Louis Games in 1904.Olympic diving competition includes the 10m platform and the 3m springboard for men and women, and 10m platform and 3m springboard synchronized for men and women. AQUATICS SWIMMING Swimming counts among the most popular sports disciplines of the modern Olympic era. Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly together with freestyle and medley relays make up the official Olympic Games competition program. Athletes compete in two individual events and also in a number of relays. AQUATICS SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING
Extractions: The Girl's Game - ABC Radio with Amanda Smith, 29 September 2000 Women have played an enormous role in painting the Olympic picture. Since Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain won gold in singles tennis at the 1900 Paris Olympics, many women have put their stamp on Olympic history. There are those who have dominated, like the great Dutch athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen who became the first woman to win four gold medals in a single Games, and Larissa Latynina of the Soviet Union, whose nine gold, five silver and four bronze over the course of three Olympiads remains a record for men and women. There are those who are renown for their "firsts" like Nadia Comanici who became the first Olympic gymnast male or female to score a perfect 10 in competition and American Joan Benoit who won the first women’s Olympic marathon in 1984. Women athletes in many countries have historically made a disproportionately high contribution to the medals count at the Games. This has certainly been true for Australia. In certain Olympic sports, particularly swimming and track and field, Australian women have been outstanding. For example in track and field up to and including Atlanta, since 1948 women have constituted just over 30% of the track and field team but have won 75% of all medals and 11 out of 14 gold medals.
Books On The Olympic Games Skating for Gold (American Sports history Series, No. 5) David H. Lewis Hardcover / Published 1997. Scientific Coaching for olympic taekwondo Willy Pieter http://www.dropbears.com/b/broughsbooks/sport/olympic_games.htm
Precision Martial Arts - History Of TKD 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.precisionmartialarts.com/history.html
Extractions: Koguryo (37 B.C. - 668 A.D.) Paekje (18 B.C. - 600 A.D.) Silla (57 B.C. - 936 A.D.) Silla unified the kingdoms after winning the war against Paekje in 668 A.D. and Koguryo in 670 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.
Yushen Lai's Taekwondo Academy achieved independent development throughout the long history of Korea. Committee (IOC) approved the inclusion of taekwondo in the 1988 olympic Games to be http://www.laitkd.com/history.html
Extractions: History of Taekwondo During the Koryo dynasty, founded in 918 A.D., and the Yi dynasty that followed it, Taekwondo, then known as Subak, was not only practiced as a skill to improve health and as a sports activity but was also encouraged as a martial art of considerably high virtue. Subak is believed to have gained its greatest popularity during the reign of King Uijong, between1147 and 1170 A.D. This period roughly corresponds to the Chinese Sung and Ming dynasties, during which Chinese Kung fu became widely popular. Taekwondo, however, is purely Korean in origin, having achieved independent development throughout the long history of Korea. At the turn of the twentieth century, the ruling Japanese occupiers of Korea outlawed Taekwondo. It then went underground, where people practiced it secretly and once again kept it alive. In 1954, when Korea was liberated from the Japanese, a number of Korean who was interested in Taekwondo took steps to revitalize this ancient and traditional martial art. About ten schools were founded by masters with different particular philosophies and different emphases on techniques to express their difference in style. Between the period of the Japanese occupation and the Korean war, from the turn of the century to 1950, the name for the Korean martial art changed several times. It was first known as Kon Soo (empty hand), the Tang Soo (Tang hand), the Hwarang Do (warrior spirit), and then Tae Kyun (kicking punching).
People And Events Of T Aekwondo S Formative Years any suggestions or corrections regarding this history, please send and formation of the World taekwondo Federation (WTF judo) to become an official olympic sport http://www.indiana.edu/~iutkd/history/tkdhist.html
Extractions: by Dakin Burdick, 1996 COMMENTS: This is the most recent published version of my t'aekwondo with a few modifications. The article was published in volume 6, issue 1, of the Journal of Asian Martial Arts (1997), and if you would like to get a copy of that version, you should contact Michael DeMarco and the good folks at ViaMedia , who publish the Journal . Back issues were still available the last time I checked. The changes from that article on this website are:
: : : Portland Tae Kwon Do : : : history Of taekwondo Tae Kwon Do is a martial July 17, 1980 The World taekwondo Federation was granted recognition by the International olympic Committee (IOC http://www.portlandtaekwondo.com/taekwondo_history.htm
Extractions: Taekwondo History Taekwondo History Taekwondo FAQS Taekwondo FAQS About Our School About Our School About Instructors About Instructors Tiny Tigers Tiny Tigers Adults Adults BBC BBC Hollywood District Hollywood District 82nd Ave. School 82nd Ave. School Photo Gallery-I Photo Gallery-II Special Event Student of the Month ... Maitri Dojang History Of Taekwondo Today Tae Kwon Do is the most recognized Korean Martial Art. Tae Kwon Do first came to be recognized as a system of self-defense in the 1950's when a group of leading Korean martial artists came together and unified their various art forms under a single style of hand and feet fighting. They named their style Tae Kwon Do, and in the last 30 years have developed it into one of the most effective styles of unarmed self-defense in the world today.
Untitled Document evidence of what was to become modern taekwondo is found about two thousand years ago in Korean history. 1992. . taekwondo is an olympic demonstration sport http://www.taekwondo.f9.co.uk/history.html
Extractions: The first historical indications of unarmed self defence or martial arts are found in ancient India at about 2,600 B.C. These techniques likely complemented the use of weapons, and provided self defence tools against other people and animals. These Indian unarmed self defence techniques were brought to China in about 525 A.D. by Buddhist monks and evolved into what we know today as Kung Fu. Chinese martial arts spread to Okinawa in the 1400s, and Okinawan martial arts spread to Japan in the 1800s, evolving into what we know today as Karate. 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.
Taekwondo Thesis (Modified Edition) but it has also developed independently throughout the long history of Korea. an IOC recognized sports federation in 1980, making taekwondo an olympic sport http://www.garygreen.org/TaekwondoHistory.htm
Extractions: History of Taekwondo Taekwondo is the Korean martial art of self defense, which was perfected by the Taekwondo movement in 1955, to supersede the ancient Korean fighting arts. Taekwondo was officially named and recognized in Korea, by a special board which was formed for the naming of the Martial Art, and this included leading master instructors, historians and prominent leaders of society. The name of Taekwondo was selected for its apt description of the form of Martial Art. Taekwondo has reached full maturity, after undergoing almost two thousand years of evolutionary refinement. The combination of old classical techniques and new modifications has resulted in Taekwondo being the definitive self defense and discipline, unrivaled in the world today. The origin of Taekwondo can be traced to the Koguryo Dynasty, founded in 37 B.C. in the Manchurian province of Hwando. Mural paintings, discovered among the ruins of royal tombs built between A.D. 3 and A.D. 427, reveal scenes of Taekwondo in practice. These tombs, Muyong-chong and Kakchuchong, were uncovered by Japanese archeologists in 1935 at Tungku, Chian county, in the Tung-hua province of Manchuria. The ceiling of the Muyong-chong features a painting depicting two men facing each other in Taekwondo postures while the mural paintings in the Kakchu-chong portray two men wrestling. In reference to the latter painting, Japanese historian Tatashi.
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Extractions: TAEKWONDO REPORT Wednesday, September 27 A true champion who beat nobody to get there Oliver Holt From Oliver Holt in Sydney Esther Kim stood in a busy corridor at the State Sports Centre and said she was worried it was all her fault. She was wondering if the pressure had all got too much for her best friend and it was making her feel guilty. Perhaps the responsibility of trying to win for both of them, she thought, had terrified Kay Poe so much that she lost a taekwondo contest for only the second time in two years just when it mattered most. Poes first-round defeat yesterday cost her any chance of the gold medal that she was widely expected to win and brought forth a flood of angry tears that she could not choke back no matter how hard she tried. That Esther Kim had caused Poes participation in these Games to be celebrated as the purest manifestation of the Olympic spirit was not in doubt. Nobody, though, least of all Poe, wanted to blame Kim. They just wanted to thank her. Even Juan Antonio Samaranch, the president of the International Olympic Committee, wanted to thank her. He invited Kim here as a special guest of the IOC so that she could watch Poes preparations and feel as much a part of the Games as it was possible to do. Kim, after all, would have been competing in the inaugural Olympic taekwando competition yesterday had it not been for an act of self-sacrifice that ought to make her every bit as much a heroine of this fortnight as Cathy Freeman and Marion Jones. Four months ago, Kim stood on the brink of seizing the last place in the US taekwondo team heading for Sydney. Against all expectations, she had secured a berth in the final of the Olympic trials and was anticipating fighting against Poe, her best friend for the last 11 years, for the right to go to Sydney. In the dying seconds of her last contest before the final, though, Poe dislocated her left patella. Even though she struggled through agonising pain to hang on to her victory, she had to be carried from the mat, unable to walk.
Tae Kwon Do 2000 - Coach Han Lee Offering videos by Han Won Lee, the coach of the USA taekwondo olympic team for 2000. http://www.coachhanlee.com/
Extractions: Olympic Medalist Olympic Team Captain 1996 USTU Coach of the Year Current US National Team Coach Official USA TKD Coach for the 2000 Olympic Games Head Coach at the Olympic Training Center Athletes Advisory Council Chair Owner/Operator of U.S. Taekwondo Center in Castle Rock, CO READ MORE ABOUT THE COACH
Extractions: Lead Stories and Headlines The TITAN GAMES Team Newly Crowned Olympian Nia Abdallah Leads U.S. Taekwondo Team Into 2004 Titan Games, Built by The Home Depot COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Fresh off the biggest win of her competitive career to date, newly crowned Olympian Nia Abdallah (Houston, Texas/Colorado Springs, Colo.) will lead a talented U.S. Taekwondo Team into the 2004 Titan Games, Built by The Home Depot, June 18-20, at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Ga. Read more... Earlier this year, the US Taekwondo Union's Governance and Management Committee met in a public meeting with many members of the US Taekwondo Union (USTU) at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center. During the meeting, a PowerPoint presentation was made to those in attendance with basic concepts of proposed governance for the USTU. Throughout the course of the meeting, many questions were posed and comments made. The document was then posted on the USTU website soon thereafter, and a request for further comments was made.
FLAM Taekwondo Luxembourg Official organization of the Luxembourg Ministry of Sports and olympic Committee. Information about this sport in Luxembourg. http://www.tkd.lu/
History Of Our Olympic Games history of Our olympic Games. Welcome to our web site! Have you watched the olympics on TV or better yet been there to experience it live? Did you ever wondered why the olympics started? I did! http://kushkm.tripod.com/History-of-the-Olympics
Extractions: Have you watched the Olympics on TV or better yet been there to experience it live? Did you ever wondered why the Olympics started? I did! If you want to be on or go to the Olympics, I think you first need to know about it. Why did the games start? At the original Olympics what games did they play? Also what games do they play today? Now, get ready for the world of the Olympics. Have you ever wondered how the Olympics started? In Olympia, Greece the Olympic Games were held every four years. First Olympic game was recorded in 776 BC; that was about 3,000 years ago. At that time this great festival took place to honor the Greek gods. Olympics were held during the great festival. My resources say Olympics were held to please the various gods. One God, in particular, the most important was called Zeus. The Olympics were called Olympiad in Greece. Now we know where the games are held, but we dont know what games they played? In the first thirteen Olympic games, there was only one event and that was the sprint. The sprint event was about one hundred and eight meters in length. Then later Pentathlon was added and it had different events. There was discus, javelin, jumping, running, and wrestling. After a while, they added Equestrian events and that included chariot racing and riding. The Ancient Olympics did have lots of events. They had two major events Equestrian and Pentathlon events.
Extractions: Official presentation of Taekwondo club Red Star. Information about Taekwondo, TC Red Star and club members, with many photos, movie clips and wallpapers. Zvanicna prezentacija Taekwondo kluba Crvena Zvezda. Informacije o Taekwondo-u, TK Crvena Zvezda i clanovima, sa puno slika, video zapisa i desktop pozadina.
Modern History Of TaeKwonDo Portions of The Modern history of taekwondo, by Won Sik Kang and Kyong Myong Lee. Provided here and elsewhere with permission. Kang Wonsik worked for the Korea taekwondo Association, the Asia. taekwondo Union and also the Kukkiwon. the President of. taekwondo Shinmun, a taekwondo newspaper in Korea http://www.martialartsresource.com/anonftp/pub/the_dojang/digests/history.html
Extractions: Chung Do Kwan's founder, Lee Won Kuk, moved to Japan when he was 19 years old, in 1926. While in Japan he first attended high school and then entered the law school of Chuo University. Then he joined Japan's Karate-do headquarters, the Song Do Kwan (Shotokan). He received Karate instruction from Karate's father, Funakoshi Sensei. There he learned Karate with the Song Moo Kwan's founder, Ro Byung Jick.
