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Taekwondo is a Korean martial art which emerged in the mid-twentieth century, and has subsequently become one of the most widely practiced martial arts in the world. The art is characterized by powerful hand strikes and kicks, which are used for unarmed self-defense or combat, or in organized sport competitions such as the Olympic Games.
Gongkwon Yusul is a modern Korean martial art system founded by Kang Jun in 1996. [citation needed] Its main influences include the martial arts of Hapkido, Hakko-ryu Jujutsu, Judo and Kyuk Too Ki (Korean style Thai Boxing/Shoot Boxing).
Hybrid martial arts, also known as hybrid fighting systems or sometimes eclectic martial arts or freestyle martial arts, referred to as mixed martial arts or fighting systems that incorporate techniques and theories from several martial arts. While numerous martial arts borrow or adapt from other arts and to some extent could be considered ...
In the mid 1950s, it became the basis for the martial art taekwondo when the Korean Nine Kwans united. In contemporary context, many Korean martial arts entities continued to use Tang Soo Do to preserve the elements of Korean martial arts that evolved from the original nine kwans' karate roots and were lost in transition to taekwondo.
Martial arts can be grouped by type or focus, or alternatively by regional origin. This article focuses on the latter grouping of these unique styles of martial arts. For Hybrid martial arts , as they originated from the late 19th century and especially after 1950, it may be impossible to identify unique or predominant regional origins.
the way of the sword) is a modern Korean martial art. It is derived from kendo, the Japanese martial art. [1] Its name is also spelled Kǒmdo, Keomdo, Gumdo and Geomdo. Kumdo, commonly translated as ''the way of the sword'', encompasses a variety of sword-based martial arts rooted in both Korean and Japanese traditions.
The Martial Arts College of Yong-In University formally announced the creation of a new discipline, known as Yongmoodo on October 15, 1998. [ 2 ] The Self-Defense Yongmudo Club was formed in 1974 and the World Yongmudo Federation was established in 1999.
Taekkyon (Korean: 태껸; 택견; Korean pronunciation: [tʰɛk̚k͈jʌn]), also spelled Taekkyeon, Taekgyeon, or Taekyun, is a traditional Korean martial art. It is characterized by fluid, dynamic foot movement called pumbalki, or "stepping-on-triangles". Taekkyon includes hands and feet techniques to unbalance, trip, or throw the opponent.