Korea TaeKwonDo
TKD is a kind of Korean Martial Art, it is developed during the 1940s and 1950s by various Korean martial artists, and characterized by its emphasis on head-height kicks, jumping and spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques.
A TKD student typically wears a suit of white or black uniform with a belt tied around the waist, beside these, also wears fist protectors, foot protectors, instep guards, elmets, or mouth guards.
Different colors of belt mean different ranks, from "junior" and "senior" sections. The junior ranks are usually identified by belts of various colors, like: White belt, Yellow belt, Green belt, Blue belt, Red belt, and Black belt. So, these ranks are sometimes called "color belts”. The senior section is typically made up of nine ranks, each rank is called a Dan with all Blank belt. To advance from one rank to the next, students typically complete promotion tests.
TKD sport focus on mental and ethical discipline, etiquette, justice, respect, and self-confidence, it becomes Olympic Sport in The 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.
I have learned TKD for 5 years,my instructor is on third Dan, and I am o n Red belt. Now I am on my way to Black belt. Come on! 파이팅。