While in the U. This was the first display of Taek Kyon in America. The greatest turning point for Korean martial arts started in During the height of the Korean War, President Syngman Rhee watched a 30 minute performance by Korean martial arts masters. He was especially impressed when Tae Hi Nam broke 13 roof tiles with a single punch.
After the demonstration Rhee talked with Hong Hi Choi about the martial arts, he then ordered his military chiefs of staff to require all Korean soldiers to receive training in the martial arts.
This caused a tremendous surge in Taek Kyon schools and students. Benning, Georgia for radio communications training. While there, Tae Hi Nam gave many martial arts demonstrations and received considerable media publicity.
During this same time period in Korea, special commando groups of martial arts-trained soldiers were formed to fight against the communist forces of North Korea. One of the most famous special forces was known as the Black Tigers.
The Korean war ended in On April 11, at a conference of kwan masters, historians, and Taek Kyon promoters, most of the kwan masters decided to merge their various styles for mutual benefit of all schools. The name "Tae Soo Do" was accepted by a majority of the kwan masters.
Two years later the name was changed again, this time to "Taekwondo" The name was suggested by General Hong Hi Choi who is considered the father of Taekwondo. Further, it describes both hand and foot techniques. Dissension among the various kwans that did not unify carried on until September 14, Then by official decree of the new military government, the kwans were ordered to unify into one organization called the Korea Taekwondo Association KTA , with General Hong Hi Choi elected as its first president.
In , the KTA re-examined all the black belt ranks to determine national standards and also in , Taekwondo became one of the official events in the annual National Athletic Meet in Korea.
The KTA sent instructors and demonstrations teams all over the world. Taekwondo Association in , which later was superseded in by the U. Taekwondo Federation. In Korea, the study of Taekwondo spread rapidly from the army into high schools and colleges. His emphasis is on self-defense methodology, not particularly on the sport.
By , Choi reported that some qualified ITF instructors were distributed throughout the world. However, it soon later became available to the general population as a self-defense teaching as well as a form of exercise. The country is among the three most successful nations in terms of World Taekwondo Championships medal, with well over medals in total. Taekwondo is learned by many students across Taiwan, starting from the youngest children to the older generation. There are many Taekwondo schools, and the practice seems to be ever-growing in popularity.
For having a relatively small population, Taiwan is a strong contender in the World Taekwondo Championships; they, currently, have around 80 medals. Taekwondo training actually became available in Turkey in the s. The official formation of the Taekwondo organization took place in Turkey in At the World Taekwondo Championships, the nation has a total of around 70 medals.
Many believe that it has been bridging South Korea and Iran for about haft a century, by creating a link between the two countries. When it was first introduced to the country, the military and police started using Taekwondo in their training. It has been extremely useful for agility training and defense mechanisms.
At the World Taekwondo Championships, Iran is at the top of the ranks, having won about 60 medals. It comes as no surprise that Taekwondo is vastly popular in the United States.
It has been steadily gaining popularity since its first introduction to the country. There are millions of people in the United States currently practicing Taekwondo. Taekwondo first made its way into the United States in the s — s. It was first used at military training bases in America to train U. It quickly picked up and was soon also available for civilians to learn as a form of self-defense and exercise.
At the World Taekwondo Championships, the U. The Chinese nation has truly welcomed Taekwondo with open arms, and it seems that over the years, the popularity of the practice has steadily grown. All that is expected is a willingness to try. The principles of Taekwondo techniques are based on the design of your body. For power you develop the larger, powerful muscles of the torso.
The speed of the techniques comes from the fast, agile muscles of the arms and legs. As you progress in Taekwondo, you will learn to coordinate this speed and power, and develop the concentration to focus all of your body's strength into a small, hard striking surface like the edge of the hand or the heel of a foot. When the speed and power developed through Taekwondo is used in a self-defense situation against the vulnerable parts of an attacker's body, the results can be incredible.
Taekwondo allows a woman to emphasize many of her natural physical strengths, such as power in the legs, while learning a method of self-defense efficient against a much larger opponent. This does not come naturally for many people, but self-confidence can be developed over a period of time.
Through Taekwondo as you accomplish new goals, your confidence level increases.
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