| Korean: “art of
kicking and punching”, Korean art of unarmed combat that is
based on the earlier form of Korean self-defense known as tae
kyon and on karate . The name tae kwon do was
officially adopted for this martial art in 1955 after that
name had been submitted by the South Korean general Choi Hong
Hi, the principal founder of tae kwon do.
Encyclopædia Britannica.
2003. Encyclopædia
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