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What is the year Taekwondo began and where?

50 B.C in what is now South Korea.

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What is the meaning of Taekwondo?
the way of the hand and the foot
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What is the area of the oppenent’s face or body, where if struck, scores a point for the competitor doing the striking?
the scoring area
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What is the Korean words for the Numbers 1-10?
1:hanah 2:dool 3:set 4:net 5:dasot 6:yasot 7:ilgop 8:yadol 9:ahop 10:yool
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What is the meaning of Chon-Ji?

(19 movements) means literally “Heaven and Earth” and in the Orient, is interpreted as the creation of the world and the beginning of human history. Therefore, it is the initial pattern learned by the beginner. The pattern consists of two parts – one part to represent heaven, the other the earth.

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What is the early form of Taekwondo?
Taekkyeon
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What is Taekwondo is characterized by?
high, fast kicks
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What is the way of resolving a tie; during the third round the first competitor to score a point is declared the winner?
sudden death
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What is the Korean word for chest protector?
hogoo
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What is the meaning of Dan-Gun?

(21 movements) is named after the holy Dan-Gun, the legendary founder of Korea in the year 2333 B.C.

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What are theese three things Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje?
the three rival Korean kingdoms
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Taekwondo was used by Korean marines during what war?
Vietnam
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What is the competitor wearing a red chest protector called?
Hong
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What is the Korean word for attention?
cha ryuht
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What is the meaning of Do-San?

(24 movements) was the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Chan Ho (1876 – 1938) who devoted his life to furthering the education of Koreans and their independence movement.

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Who is the founder of Taekwondo?
General Choi Hong Hi
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What year did Taekwondo became an Olympic sport?
2000
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What is the competitor wearing a blue chest protector called?

Chung

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What is the Korean word for bow?
kyung nae
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What is the meaning of Won-Hyo?

(28 movements) was the noted monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty in the year of 686 A. D.

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Who are the Korean warriors who spread Taekkyeon throughout Korea?
Hwarang
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How many styles of Taekwondo today are in Korea?
75
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What is a type of dance that is needed to test in taekwondo?
forms
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What is Korean for begin?
seijak
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What is the meaning of Yul-Gok?

(38 movements) is the pseudonym of the great philosopher Yi I (1536 - 1584) nicknamed the “Confucius of Korea”. The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 38th parallel and the diagram (+) represents scholar.

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