Month May 2021

Taekwondo (also known as Tae Kwon Do) is the art of selfdefense that originated in Korea. It is recognized as one of the oldest forms of martial arts in the world, reaching back over 2,000 years. The name was selected…

Tae Kwon Do is a stand-up or striking style of martial arts that offers a supreme focus on kicking techniques. That said, it certainly does teach other forms of striking such as punches, knees, and elbows, and also works on…

The Korean term for Taekwondo forms is Poomse. Poomse can also be spelled as Poomsae, Pumsae, etc. In addition, forms are also known as patterns, teul, tul, hyeong, hyung, etc. In contrast, kata is the name used for forms & patterns by Japanese martial arts such…