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Panpacific University North Philippines
Tayug, Campus
College of Computer Studies
First Semester S.Y.2014
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Course/Title: Individual and Dual Sports
Instructor: Ted Jay A. Engracial
Assignment: Brief history of Taekwondo, Taekwondo, Tenets of Taekwondo, Basic punches in Taekwondo, Basic kicks in Taekwondo, Basic blocks in Taekwondo, Terminologies use in Taekwondo.
Name: Carl Jason M. Rodrigo
Course: BSCS-2
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*BRIEF HISTORY OF TAEKWONDO*
Early Koreans developed unique martial art forms for unarmed self defense to complement their skills with weapons. The first recorded evidence of what was to become modern Tae Kwon Do is found about two thousand years ago in Korean history. A mural painting from the Koguryu kingdom (37 B.C to 66 A.D.) was found in a tomb believed to have been built sometime during the period 3 to 427 A.D . This mural depicts figures practicing martial arts techniques. Historical records from this Koguryu period also mention the practice of martial arts techniques and tournaments. The early forms had different names, such as Kwonbak, Bakhi, Dangsoo, Taesoo and Kongsoo. From about 600 A.D. to about 1400, the main stream dominant form was Soobak, which further evolved into Taekyon beginning in the late 1300s. Taekyon was the dominant Korean martial art form until the Japanese invasion and occupation of Korea in 1909. From 1909 to 1945, the Japanese suppressed Korean culture and martial arts, and introduced Japanese culture and martial arts.
The modern period of Taekwondo began with the defeat of the Japanese and the liberation of Korea in 1945. Korean martial arts masters wanted to eliminate Japanese influences. They began discussions on how to return to the traditional Taekyon based Korean

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