Definition
A Korean martial art characterized by high, fast kicks and dynamic footwork, emphasizing leg techniques over hand strikes. It became an Olympic sport in 2000 and focuses heavily on competition sparring.
Etymology
From Korean 'taekwondo,' combining 'tae' (foot/kick), 'kwon' (fist/punch), and 'do' (way/path), literally meaning 'the way of foot and fist.' Created in the 1940s-50s by combining traditional Korean martial arts with influences from karate and Chinese martial arts.
Kelly Says
Taekwondo's spectacular high kicks and aerial techniques made it perfect for television, helping it become the first martial art to achieve widespread Olympic recognition and changing how martial arts were marketed to the public. The sport's point-scoring system revolutionized martial arts competition by making it more accessible to spectators who could easily follow the action.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ታክወንዶ
tah-eh-kvahn-doh
ARالعربية
تايكوندو
tay-koon-doo
BNবাংলা
তাইকোয়ান্ডো
tah-ee-kvahn-doh
CACatalà
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
CSČeština
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
DADansk
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
DEDeutsch
Taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
ELΕλληνικά
ταεκβοντό
tah-eh-kvohndoh
ESEspañol
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
FAفارسی
تکواندو
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
FISuomi
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
FRFrançais
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
GUGU
તાએકવોનડો
tah-eh-kvahn-doh
HAHA
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
HEעברית
טאייקוואנדו
tah-ee-kvahn-doh
HIहिन्दी
ताइक्वांडो
tah-ee-kvahn-doh
HUMagyar
tekvondo
teh-kvahn-doh
IDBahasa Indonesia
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
IGIG
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
ITItaliano
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
KKKK
тэквондо
tah-eh-kvahn-doh
KMKM
តែកវុនដូ
tah-eh-kvahn-doh
MRMR
तायक्वांडो
tah-ee-kvahn-doh
MSBahasa Melayu
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
MYမြန်မာ
တိုက်ကွမ်ဒို
tah-ee-kvahn-doh
NLNederlands
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
NONorsk
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
PAPA
ਤਾਏਕਵੋਂਡੋ
tah-eh-kvahn-doh
PLPolski
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
PTPortuguês
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
RORomână
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
RUРусский
тхэквондо
tay-kvohndoh
SVSvenska
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
SWKiswahili
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
TAதமிழ்
தைக்குவாண்டோ
thah-ee-kvahn-doh
TEతెలుగు
తైక్వాండో
tah-ee-kvahn-doh
THไทย
เทควันโด
thay-khwan-doh
TLTL
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
TRTürkçe
tekvando
teh-kvahn-doh
UKУкраїнська
тхеквондо
tay-kvohndoh
URاردو
تائیکوانڈو
tah-ee-kvahn-doh
VITiếng Việt
thái cực đạo
thah-ee kook dah-oh
YOYO
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh
ZUZU
taekwondo
tah-eh-KWOHN-doh