TKD History

Sydney 2000

TKD joins the Olympics as an official sport (aka medals)

TKD Demonstrated at Olympics (non-medal)

1988, 1992

1973

First TKD World Championships & World TKD Federation (WTF) established)

1971

Kukkiwon Dojang Construction (central Dojang in Seoul)

1965

Name changed to Korean TKD Association (KTA) to reflect global status

1962

TKD becomes official at the National Athletic Event & becomes affiliate of Korean Amateur Sports

1961

Inaugural TangSooDo meeting (7 person committee established)

1951

TangSooDo association established in Pusan

1946

First TKD conference (to unify schools)

18 BC

Baekje Kingdom established

37 BC

Goguryeo Kingdom established

57 BC

Silla Kingdom established

1945

Korea liberated from Japanese

1943

Karate and Kung Fu introduced by Japanese

Subak

Ancient Korean martial arts (pre-TKD), “bare hand” techniques

Taekyyon

Korean Martial Art, fluid & rhythmic kicking movements

Name 2 dynasties that influenced TKD

Yi & Koryo

Name the 3 Kingdoms

Baekje, Koguryyu, Silla

What is 8th in Korean?

Pal

What is 1st-8th in Korean

Ill, Ee, Sam, Sa, Oh, Yook, Chil, Pal

What’s a Pagoda?

Tiered tower with multiple eves

What are the two main Korean martial arts that influenced TKD?

Subak & Taekyyon

Early TKD forms can be traced back to…

Royal tomb murals in Koguryyo; Stone Scultpures & Pagodas in Silla