Tae Kwon Do
... Some turn to religion, others to parents or elders and then there are the select few who turn to Tae Kwon Do. Tae Kwon Do sets a code of mortal principles and ethics, which are not found anywhere else. Children who take Tae Kwon Do tend to do better in life because of basic traditional Tae Kwon Do values taught at almost every martial arts school. ... Many say Tae Kwon Do originated in the Silla Kingdom, Korea during the sixth century. ... This is why Tae Kwon Do is very similar to Japanese karate. ... at this time, taught martial arts to both Koreans and Americans stationed at Tae-Jon (Vision Martial Arts Center). He had also submitted a new name for the native art of t’aekyon, which was Tae Kwon Do, the name we still use today. ... After an assembly of masters was conducted on April 11, 1955, they chose Choi to be head of the new organization, the Korean Tae Kwon Do Association (KTA). ... A goodwill trip to North Korea by a Tae Kwon Do demonstration team caused Choi "to fall from grace in the eyes of the South Korean government." He resigned as the President of the KTA in 1966 and founded the International Tae Kwon Do Federation (ITF) on March 22 of that same year. ... Tae Kwon Do slowly made its way into the United States. In 1946 to 1947, Hong Hi Choi taught martial arts to both Koreans and Americans stationed at Tae-Jon. ... While there, he taught what was possibly the first American class in Tae Kwon Do. ... But when I demonstrated tae kwon do as a freshman, after that everybody came to my dorm room and they wanted to start a club. ... " After Rhee had opened a few schools in the United States, that’s when Tae Kwon Do really started to grow in the states. Generally in Tae Kwon Do, not much equipment is needed. ... The use of weapons is not that common in Tae Kwon Do, but they are used. ... There are others, which are rarely used, mainly because Tae Kwon Do is an empty-handed martial art.