Stone reliefs representing the warrior Kum Kang Yuksa executing early Tae Kwon Do blocking techniques. From the cave of Suck-Kool-Am in southern Korea, 6th century A.D.	NIH Tae Kwon Do School What is Tae Kwon Do?
NIH Tae Kwon Do Homepage About the School Membership Instructors Training locations Training schedule Links Beginner's Class	Tae Kwon Do is a modern martial art, characterized by its fast, high and spinning kicks. The name Tae Kwon Do means: Tae='to strike, or block with the foot' or 'to kick' and it also means 'jump', Kwon='Fist' or 'to strike, or block with hand' and Do='The way of' or 'art'. Take this together and Tae Kwon Do means: "The art of Kicking and Punching" or "The art of unarmed combat". Tae Kwon Do was founded in Korea and is one of the popular modern martial arts.
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