Ancient Roots & History
This ancient Korean bare-handed combat art was practiced by royal guards and civilians all the way through the Joseon Dynasty.
What is Subak?
According to Kukkiwon, Taekwondo trains practitioners in bare-handed defense and attack techniques characterized by this type of movement.
What are Kicks?
This is the Korean command for “Attention,” called out at the start of class.
What is Charyut?
Taekwondo became a full medal sport at the Olympics for the first time at these Summer Games.
What is Sydney 2000?
At Champions Martial Arts, respect means showing that you care with this.
What are your actions?
This folk martial art, which looked like a dance with lots of kicking and stepping, became popular in Korea before modern Taekwondo existed.
What is Taekkyeon?
According to the Champions Martial Arts curriculum, “Tae” in Taekwondo means this.
What is foot (or strike with the foot)?
This is the Korean word for a Taekwondo school.
What is dojang?
This country leads the all-time Olympic taekwondo medal table with 25 total medals.
What is South Korea?
This is the belt color that comes right after white at Champions Martial Arts.
What is yellow?
During Japan’s occupation of Korea, these two Japanese martial arts were introduced to the country.
What are Judo and Kendo?
In the word Taekwondo, this syllable means “way of life.”
What is "Do"?
This is the Korean word for the uniform worn in Taekwondo.
What is dobok?
Before becoming a full medal sport, Taekwondo appeared as this type of sport at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
What is a demonstration event?
On the United States flag, the 13 stripes represent this.
What are the 13 colonies?
This military fighting style, whose name means “fist method,” developed among Korean soldiers during a period of wars and invasions.
What is Kwonbeop?
Kukkiwon says Taekwondo is an activity of self-defense and this other purpose, which involves understanding oneself.
What is self realization?
This is the Korean term for a Taekwondo instructor.
What is Gyo-sa-nim?
This scoring system, introduced for the London 2012 Games, used sensors in athletes’ trunk protectors and socks to automatically record points for valid kicks.
What is the Protector and Scoring System (PSS)?
On the Korean flag, the color red represents this positive force.
What is yang?
According to Kukkiwon, Korea’s ancient martial arts date back to as early as this century.
What is the 24th century BC?
At Champions Martial Arts, students learn that Taekwondo is “an action philosophy, the Korean martial art of” this.
What is self defense?
This is the Korean number for “five.”
What is Dahsot?
The United States has won this many total Olympic taekwondo medals, ranking third alltime.
What is 11?
At Champions Martial Arts, students who reach High Red belt are told to ask their instructor, Master Kim, for this item to prepare for their next rank.
What is the Black Belt Test Prep Booklet?