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Tae Kwon do
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The Kwans
It was the hope of the Korea Tae Kwon Do Association that all of the original Korean Kwans would merge, drop their names, and move Tae Kwon Do forward under the guidance of one overseer organization. To some degree, this did occur. Most notably, the name "Tae Kwon Do" was accepted by all of the original Kwans, and most Kwans practice the same set of WTF preset training forms—now most commonly known by the Korean word poomse.
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The History of Tae Kwon Do
The FOUNDATIONS of taekwondo can be traced back thousands of years. Korea possesses a long and illustrious history of developing and refining advanced systems of martial arts.
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The Birth of Tae kwon do
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Korea was occupied by Japan. This annexation was not lifted until Japan's defeat at the end of World War II. With brutal Japanese occupation lifted, Korea went through a period of rapid cultural revival.
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The Philiosophy of Tae Kwon Do
Most systems of martial arts promote the philosophy that practitioners should constantly be aware of their environment and be at one with nature. The philosophy of taekwondo is designed to teach practitioners to raise their body and mind to a new level of physical and mental awareness. "These abstract concepts are lost to the minds of most modern practitioners of the martial arts.
