What country did taekwondo originate ??

Question

i do taekwondo as a hobby but my friends and i are stumped where did it come from?

Answer 1

Korea

Geez... when I took Taekwon-Do we had an American and a Korean flag up in front of our dojo. We bowed to each flag at the beginning and end of every class. We also wore them on our gi.

What kind of Taekwon-Do are they teaching these days?

One of the things that I had to learn in order to get my yellow belt was how to count to 10 in Korean.

Class orders were also given in Korean (attention, set/on-guard, bow, etc.)

Answer 2

ok so you do tkd and dont know? most tkd ive visited make sure you know the history and stuff from the get go. you must not go to a real school. ps-you can wiki silly stuff like that so you dont have to ask  

Answer 3

Wow how did you not know that, i learned it the first day of my class.  It's Korea.

Answer 4

Korea, Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. It is also regarded as the world's most popular martial art in terms of number of practitioners.Kyeorugi, or sparring, is an official Olympic sporting event. In Korean, tae 태 跆 means "foot"; kwon 권 拳 means "fist"; and do 도 道 means "way"; so taekwondo is loosely translated as "the way of the fist and foot".

Answer 5

Korea

Answer 6

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art that is practiced by 50 million people throughout the world. Taekwondo’s name means “way of the foot and the fist”, and Taekwondo is the best known for its use of spectacular flying kicks. It is sometimes called simply kick Taekwondo combines some of the movements of Japanese karate and Chinese Kung fu.

Like other martial arts, Taekwondo offers students the opportunity to practice demanding and physical routines called patterns, self-defence, as well as taking part in a competitive sport. It is based on strong mental discipline, and it teaches students to do things correctly, showing self-control and respect others.-boxing but this is not a term that martial artists use.

In 1945, Korea was liberated from Japanese rule and many Koreans returned home, bringing martial arts knowledge gained abroad. At this time, the republic of Korea (ROK) armed forces were formed, and taekwondo soon followed.

In 1946, after his release from Japan prison camp and with 2nd Dan rank in Shotokan karate, 2nd lieutenant Choi Hong Hi began teaching his style of unarmed combat to these forces.

In 1955, a panel of instructions, politicians and historians including General Choi Hong Hi, decided upon the name of Taekwondo for Korea’s national martial art. General Choi Hong deeply researched and developed a modern martial art with different terminology and created techniques, systems, methods, rules, practice suits and philosophies on the basis of his self-confirmed theories and convictions.

On 22 March 1966, General Choi founded the international taekwondo federation (ITF) in Seoul, Korea and served as its first present until 2002 when his son, Master Choi Jung Hwa, succeeded him.

In 1969, General Choi organised the first Asian taekwondo championships in Hong Kong. This was a major event as Taekwondo became internationally recognised as both a sport and a martial art. ITF headquarters were moved to Toronto, Canada in 1974, where General Choi concentrated on organising Taekwondo internationally, emphasising its self-defence tactic rather than its sporting elements. In 1983, ITF gained popularity throughout Europe.

General Choi worked tirelessly to spread Taekwondo by organising national associations and today is practised in 136 countries by over 20million people. As a testimony to the quality of his work, many breakaway groups still practise General Choi’s original Taekwondo. The ITF was introduced to Australia in the early 1970’s. Since General Choi’s death, the ITF has fractured, with several organisations now representing ITF both in Australia and internationally.                

Answer 7

I love the history of Tae Kwon Do; there are so many influences in it that it could be said it is itself a true "mixed" martial art. With Chinese, Japanese, Okinawan, and ancient Korean influences, pinpointing an actual origin can be a herculean task, and opinions will vary wildly depending on the depth and direction of your research. HOWEVER, Tae Kwon Do as we know it TODAY originated in South Korea as an attempt to unify the various schools, or Kwans, that sprang up when Japanese occupation of Korea ended after WW2. Naturally, each schools training tended to follow the influence of the respective leader of the school, and the "unification" did not hold, as each of the "original" Kwans still exists today, if only in Korea. in 1955 an effort was made to unify the 9 Kwans under a single system of training, and the KTA (Korean Tae Kwon Do Association) was formed shortly thereafter in 1961. It is unclear as to whether or not General Choi, Hong Hi was the leader of the KTA, but he WAS instructed to begin training the South Korean military in the martial arts. When the Kwans continued to teach different systems, ANOTHER attempt was made to unify the styles, and the Korean Tae Soo Do Association was formed (which changed its name BACK to the Korean Tae Kwon Do Association in 1966). It is interesting to note that General Choi held a black belt in Shotokan Karate at the time.

So, all that notwithstanding, where does Tae Kwon Do Come from? In "modern" times, South Korea. Historical influence? Pick a surrounding country and you will find influence there.

Answer 8

South Korea. The capital Seoul.

Answer 9

China, northern Shaolin temple, where it was transfered to Korea.  There is a temple in south Korea that I read about in Black Belt magazine, that recently the Korean government is giving credit to as the founders of all Korean martial arts.  At least, unarmed combat.  The temple dates back to roughly the year 800 A.D.  The Shaolin temple was founded some 200 years earlier, so the timing is right.

Temple tradition also says, that they had contact with the Shaolin temple in China for many years until said temple was famously burned to the ground.  If TKD has many kicks similar to northern Shaolin, is because of the exchange of knowledge from Chinese and Korean monks.  China and Korea, for the most part, have always had a peaceful relationship.  Although Koreans are very proud of their culture, they generally have a deep respect for China because way back when in ancient times, before the Christian era, a Chinese scholar single handedly organized their society.

See, prior to contact with this Chinese imperial official, one of the most educated men in China, the Koreans were known as the Wiman Choson.  Did a little library research, and what were they like?  Let me put it this way; the Mongols and the Manchu were girl scouts compared to them.  Ancient Koreans were not just arrogantly cruel; they were viciously cruel in fact.  In Choson society in fact, rape was legal.  It was perfectly fine to steal a woman from a rival clan if they weren't strong enough to defend her.

Internal war, I believe it was during the fall of China's Quin dynasty, which ended with the death of the "first" emperor Qi Shang Di, forced many Chinese imperial officials to take refuge in "the wilderness."  One of them made his way to the "barbarian lands" of the Korean peninsula.  Being a refined Chinese gentleman, he was apalled and horrified at the behavior of the Choson, so he took it upon himself to civilize them.  Ever since then, Korea has had a deep respect for China because they are grateful one of their learned scholars "took us out of the dark ages and civilized us."

Not to say they did not have their share of conflicts with one another but mostly the relationship was a peaceful one.  In fact, it was largely an alliance between Koreans and Chinese which, for many years, kept the Manchu at bay.  However a civil war within Korea, broke their military's power, and without the help of the very capable Korean cavalry, the Manchu made short work of the Chinese, who were also weakened by internal strife.

So what does this mean in relation to TKD?  The fact that where circumstance allowed, it is believed, though it has not been proven, that the temple in Korea, which is very old, has ties to the old Shaolin temple.  The reason this belief exists, is because many of their rituals, and training methods, are similar to those that were used in the old temple, according to whatever history survived  There is no way to confirm or prove this, however.

If a country has to be pinpointed then, it would have to be China, specifically the northern Shaolin style.  Official history however does credit general Choi as the historic founder of TKD.

peace.

Answer 10

actually dmaud it went through japan before it reached korea.

taekwondo is korean. but it is based structurally on japanese shotokan karate. as is tang soo do (brother art to taekwondo).

it goes like this basically.

chinese kempo (chuan fa)...mixed with "te or ti" from okinawa to create karate, karate introduced to japan around 1922(officially)...the style was to be called shotokan. shotokan was introduced to korea...this was called tang soo do, tae soo do, etc etc...and officially these styles were unified under the name taekwondo around 1955 or so. however taewondo evolved into a uniquely korean art, changing the forms, and adding kicks and things from an old korean art called tae kyon. so taekwondo is uniquely korean, but basically remains korean karate.

tang soo do is still almost literally a korean version of shotokan karate.

Answer 11

I have no idea, google it.

Answer 12

Korea. Shouldn't you know this? You should have a big American flag and a Korean flag in front of your dojang and have patches of them on your dobok.

Answer 13

Developed in Korea in the early 1950's by a group of leading martial artist. The aim was to help unify and establish their respective arts under a single discipline. Major-General Choi Hong Hi was credited as the founder in an inauguration ceremony on April 11th, 1955.

This is from the first paragraph of my Tae Kwon Do page on my web site.  I have a full bio on Tae Kwon Do as well as other styles there.