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Taekwondo, which is a national martial art of Korea, is one of the proudest cultural heritages for the Korean people. Taekwondo has been developed into a modern sport as a result of painstaking researches and experiences by the Taekwondo practicioners through their incessant upgrading of technical and spiritual refinement. At the same time, it has been firmly established as a real national martial art enabling the people to defend the nation.
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Taekwondo is Korean Karate. It means The Way of the Hand and Foot (punching and kicking). There are basically four sections to the art: Toning, Sparring, Forms and Self Defense.
It is a well rounded exercise program that encompasses muscle toning, stretching and flexibility, increasing strength and stamina through aerobic sparring and mental challenges through becoming proficient at the patterns or forms.
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They may look like a bunch of ordinary grandmothers out for a little morning exercise, but one club in Asia has women in their 70s addicted to Korea's traditional martial arts.
Five days a week a Taekwondo master puts a group of older women through an intense two-hour regimen to increase flexibility, build strength and test endurance.
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Steven Lopez was getting shut out by Antony Graf. Diana Lopez was losing in the closing seconds to Nia Abdallah. Mark Lopez was sweating in the stands. Their older brother, Jean Lopez, was screaming from the coaches’ chair.
A family that has dominated the U.S. taekwondo community looked flustered, panicked, out of control for the first time in a long time. Hundreds of people at the Olympic Training Center were on their feet, cheering for the underdogs at the U.S. Olympic trials.
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