History.taekwondo as it is today was developed by grandmaster general choi hong hi 9th degree black belt(9th November 1918-2002) as a martial art is unique to any other in that it utilizes foundamental principle of physic in the development of technique and power. grandmaster choi set out to use his knowledge be Tae kyon an ancient Korean form of foot fighing to develo taekwondo as uniquely Korean art superior in both spirit and technique of Japanese karate. this art which was modern taekwondo was founded on the 11th April 1955. grandmaster choi then set himself to the task of bringing taekwondo to the rest the world.renowned for spectacular feat of power and flying kicking technique said to have been used by ancient Korean warriors to dismount attacking warriors from their horses the popularity to taekwondo spread rapidly to become martial art practiced all around the globe. meaning of Taekwondo Tae. mean foot or to strike with feet Kwon. mean hand or to strike with hand. Do. mean discipline,art or way. hence taekwondo (foot-hand-way).mean litterally the art of kicking and punching. compiled by Tonny Oryem subscribe to my YouTube channel today..
That is a whole load of misinformation. Gen. Choi was the driving force but there were plenty of other people involved. The recently deceased Kim Bok Man for example. Choi just happened to play the political game well enough, and have the connections to keep his name very prominent. TKD is not unique. Every martial art uses physics. TKD tries to talk about using physics concepts but often it is with a poor understanding of it. Newton's third law of motion for example being cited as a way to create power via "reaction force". The reaction hand (hikite or pulling hand in Karate) is not about developing power and the later inclusion of a post hoc physics rational is there because the real use of hikite was poorly understood (although "pulling" is a massive clue people ignored). Choi's link to any sort of Tae Kyon is very poorly documented and not verified. He was very sketchy about details and exact training and changed his story from time to time. Under Japanese occupation Korean martial arts basically went extinct and had to be re-formed after Korean independence. TKD is not unique from, nor superior to, Karate. In many ways it IS karate. Korean-ised Karate but still firmly in the Karate family tree. The belts, the suits, the training system, gradings, linework, set sparring, etc. All taken from Japanese Karate (which in turn borrowed heavily from Judo and Kendo) MANY TKD techniques, templates and combinations are direct lifts from Karate kata. Just compare Won Hyo to Pinan Shodan/Heian Nidan for direct evidence of that but there are examples through all of the patterns. This is a myth. The high, jumping and flying kicks are more a branding exercise to try and distance TKD from its Karate roots as the Koreans were vehemently anti-Japanese (with good reason).
