Tae Kwon Do was brought to Lesotho in the early 70s, by Mogg Yoon and Yeon Hwan Park. The pair, both highly decorated TKD competitors, were sent by the Korean government as technical assistance to the African Kingdom. Mr. Yoon went on to become the personal bodyguard to president Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya, and head the Kenyan Taekwondo Association. Mr. Park moved to the USA in 1980, and at one point was coach of the US Olympic Tae Kwon Do team.
The name Tae Kwon Do, means - tae - "to stomp, trample", kwon -"fist" -, and do - "way, discipline"
How Tae-Kwon-Do came to the USA was when South Koreans learned they could make lots of money.
The word "Tae Kwon Do" comes from the Korean language. "Tae" means "to strike with the foot," "Kwon" means "to strike with the hand," and "Do" means "the way" or "the path."
Action Tae Kwon Do was created in 1972.
Kwon Tae-Man was born in 1941.
Tae kwon do originates from Korea.
Ha Tae-kwon was born in 1975.
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TKD stands for Tae Kwon Do. T stands for Tae (kick). K stands for Kwon (punch). D stands for Do (way).
Kwon Sun-Tae was born on 1984-09-11.
she started Tae Kwon Do when she was 6 because of her brother
나 태권도에 있어 ( nah tae-kwon-do eh itsuh