Martial Arts Around the World
| January 9, 2019
Taekwondo – Korea
It might be surprising to know that tis a recently created martial art. It was developed in the 1940s and ‘50s as a mix of traditional Korean and Chinese martial arts and karate.
The main features of Taekwondo are the head-high kicks, spinning, and jumping. There’s also an emphasis on speed and agility as the martial art was based on physics and biomechanics laws, which proved that a person can generate more power by being fast. So, in theory, size didn’t matter that much.
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