Taekwondo History

What is Taekwondo?

Taekwondo is a martial art and an Olympic sport. It teaches techniques for defense and attack, in addition to providing guidance to the true path of life.

Taekwondo, translated literally means the "Art of Hand and Foot Fighting" and its development can be traced back for 2,000 years to the country known today as Korea. At that time, Taekwondo was known as "Taekyon" or "Subak".

In the 20th century, the Japanese occupation of Korea, banned martial art instruction. Despite this ruling, various types of Korean martial arts continued to be popular as physical and spiritual practices. In 1955 (10 years after the liberation of Korea), the various Korean martial art styles were united into one single style, which we now know as "Taekwondo".