Taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...

was introduced to the

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through the efforts of

Kim Bok Man Kim Bok-man (; December 3, 1934 – August 14, 2021), 11th dan, was an early pioneer of taekwondo in the 1950s and 1960s in Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. He started martial a ...

and Young Man Park. Grand Master Kim Bok Man arrived in 1970 to continue Park's legacy of propagating Taekwondo upon the invitation of President Marcos. Kim continued to pioneer Taekwondo worldwide and left the Philippines in 1971. In 1975, Grand Master Hong Sung-chon came to the Philippines to promote Taekwondo, eventually establishing the Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA). The current central headquarters of the PTA is at the

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. The PTA is a member of the

Kukkiwon Kukkiwon (), also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is where the official taekwondo governing organization was established by the South Korean government.Min, B.-H. (2005): (11 July 2005). Publishe ...

, World Taekwondo Federation, Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee and Asian Taekwondo Union.

Terminology

Kicks

In the Philippines, different names are used for the following kicks. *Forty-five – a

roundhouse kick A roundhouse kick (also known as round kick or turning kick) is a kick in which the practitioner lifts the knee while turning the supporting foot and body in a semicircular motion, extending the leg striking with the lower part of the shin and/ ...

to the torso *Turning-side – pivoting on the front leg or ball of the foot and executing a back kick *Full-moon –

hook kick A kick is a physical strike using the leg, in unison usually with an area of the knee or lower using the foot, heel, tibia (shin), ball of the foot, blade of the foot, toes or knee (the latter is also known as a knee strike). This type of at ...

*In-out – crescent kick, raising the leg diagonally ''across'' the body moving outwards *Out-in – crescent kick, coming from the outside landing on the inside. *Stepping-side – taking a step and executing a side kick *Bullet – rapid succession of alternate forty-five kicks *Turning-long – tornado kick, dragon's whip kick, spin hook kick *Jumping turning forty-five – forward jump twist then executing a forty-five in midair *Jumping out-in *Jumping axe kick *Jumping turning out-in *Jumping turning-long – jump spin hook kick *Asian Turning Long – forward jump twist at the same time or slightly after, from the rear, executing a forty-five in midair or fake/feigning forty-five then turning long or spin kick

Color of belts

Black belt (1st to 9th dan black belt) * Judo brown belt

Brown belt (2nd grade and 1st grade brown) – Taeguk 7 and 8 * Judo red belt

Red belt (4th grade and 3rd grade red) – Taeguk 5 and 6 * Judo blue belt

Blue belt (6th grade and 5th grade blue) – Taeguk 3 and 4 * Judo yellow belt

Yellow belt (8th grade and 7th grade yellow) – Taeguk 1 and 2 * Judo white belt

White belt – foundation form No. 1 and 2

Notable taekwondo martial artists

Pioneers

* Paul Cabatingan – first batch member and organizer of Taekwondo Blackbelt Brotherhood (TBB) *Arch. Elmer Pato – chair of Eljan Ventures Inc. (first professional manufacturer of taekwondo apparel in the Philippines); bronze medalist at 1976 Asian Championships in Melbourne, Australia * Monsour del Rosario *Col. Jeff Tamayo – silver medalist in 1982; coach to Bea Lucero and Ali Atienza; military colonel *Jaime "Jimmy" Martin – member of the first Philippine national taekwondo team. Bronze medalist at World Taekwondo Championships, two-time bronze medalist at 1974 and 1976 Asian Taekwondo Championships. Member of the Taekwondo Blackbelt Brotherhood (TBB).Jimmy Martin mentioned by Monsour from web site Entertainment
/ref> *Roland Campos – international referee *Juanito "Jojo" Ron *Joseph Bismark *Harvey Campos – management mentor and tutor

Others

*Robert "Bobby" Vargas – first Filipino to garner the silver medal at the

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*Robert Joshua Danao - The first and longest Filipino regional director to establish Taekwondo in

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, finished 6th at the 1st World Poomsae Championships in Korea. Three-time gold medalist in the 2002, 2003, and 2004 US Open Taekwondo in Nevada. Two-time gold medalist in the 2009 3rd World Korea Taekwondo Expo. *Ricardo Santiago Jr – international referee and current PTA referee chairman * Roberto "Kitoy" Cruz – three-time silver medalist at 1995, 1997 and 1999 World Taekwondo Championships, bronze medalist at 2001 World Taekwondo Championships, bronze medalist at World Cup Taekwondo Championships, gold medalist at 1999 2nd Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament, two-time silver medalist at 1994, 1996 Asian Taekwondo Championships, six-time gold medalist at South East Asian Games * Tshomlee Go *Manel Sy – five-time SEA Games gold medalist, bronze medallist Bangkok Asian Games and coach of the head hunters merville * Stephen Fernandez – bronze medalist of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and current Deputy Secretary General of the Philippine Taekwondo Association * Beatriz Lucero – representative to the

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*Eva Marie M. Ditan – World Cup silver and bronze medalist * John Paul "Japoy" Lizardo actor and Philippine representative *Arnold Baradi – first Filipino gold medal winner in the Asian Taekwondo Games * Ali Atienza – second Filipino to win a gold medal in the Asian Taekwondo Games and son of former mayor

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*Alvin Taraya – first Filipino to win medals (silver and bronze) in the Taekwondo World Cup, SEA Games gold medalist * Mary Antoinette Rivero * Grace Poe Llamanzares – senator *

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– former senator *

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*Igor Mella – Philippine taekwondo national team coach * Kirstie Elaine Alora – taekwondo Olympics Representative *MH Farro *Melvin D. Morte – first Filipino WT international referee to officiate in both Kyorugi and Poomsae in the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia *Scarlett Louvelle Kramer – social media influencer, endorser, and daughter of

Cheska Garcia Francesca Marie "Cheska" Velasco Garcia-Kramer (born Francesca Marie Velasco Garcia; July 24, 1980) is a Filipino actress and model. Early life Cheska Garcia was born in Makati, Philippines to Francisco Pablo Pellicer Garcia, a Spanish mestizo ...

and Doug Kramer *Arhia Faye Agas – actress and commercial model *Allan Gomez

References

External sources

Results of the Asian Taekwondo Championships
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