often capitalized T&K&D
: a Korean art of unarmed self-defense characterized especially by the extensive use of kicks

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When Jackson was 5, Chambers told the Rachael Ray Show audience that his son was getting into tae kwon do. Emily Krauser, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024 Wearable sensors detect clean hits in a bout of fencing or a round of tae kwon do. Bree Iskandar, Scientific American, 25 July 2024 At 12, Sauvie has earned a black belt in tae kwon do, danced competitively and plays the snare drum in her middle school band. Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 5 July 2024 For the final fight, Chan’s Wong Fei-hung squares off against the villain played by Ken Lo, a real-life tae kwon do champion and Chan’s former actual bodyguard. Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tae kwon do 

Word History

Etymology

Korean t'aekwŏndo, from t'ae- to kick + kwŏn fist + to way

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tae kwon do was in 1967

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“Tae kwon do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tae%20kwon%20do. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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tae kwon do

noun
often capitalized T&K&D
: a Korean art of self-defense resembling karate

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