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88 _ <strong>HELLO</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>KOREA</strong><br />

Taekwondo<br />

Taekwondo is a martial art for self-defense that has existed in Korea<br />

for over 2,000 years. While similar in some ways to Chinese kungfu,<br />

Japanese karate, and the other Korean martial arts such as hapgido and<br />

dangsudo, taekwondo tends to emphasize the use of the legs and feet<br />

through powerful kicks. Taekwondo experts have amazed people<br />

throughout the world with their acrobatic skills, breaking boards 10 feet<br />

off the ground or hitting multiple targets in mid-air. Taekwondo has<br />

become a Korean national sport and is a compulsory course for training<br />

in the military. Like other martial arts, taekwondo focuses on the development<br />

and discipline of both the body and the mind, one reason it has<br />

spread swiftly to many foreign countries. Currently, some 40 million<br />

people practice the sport in more than 160 countries.<br />

Taekwondo was adopted as a regular event in the 10th Asian Games. A<br />

demonstration sport at the 1988 and the 1992 Summer Olympics, taekwondo<br />

became a regular event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

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