November 21, 1999 History of Tae Kwon Do The history of the development of Tae Kwon Do spans thousands of years through periods of innovation and, unfortunately, repression. Tae Kwon Do, translated literally, means the "art of kicking and punching." Tae Kwon Do developed as a native Korean combat form that emphasizes kicking, punching, blocking, and jumping, as well as mental discipline. This martial art form exists as a system for training the mind and the body, …showed first 75 words of 1069 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1069 total…and is practiced by many thousands of individuals. Tae Kwon Do was a demonstration sport at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympic Games, and will be a medal sport at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. The extent to which Tae Kwon Do positively effects the physical and mental condition of those who practice it can never be fully appreciated. Bibliography Kim, Daeshik Dr., Tae Kwon Do: Complete Taegeuk and Palgwe Forms and Readings. NANAM Publishing House, 1998.