Girls Who Kick High, Aim Higher!

The word "taekwondo" can be translated as follows: tae ("strike with foot"), kwon ("strike with hand"), and do ("the art or way"). This martial art emphasizes five tenets: courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control, and indomitable spirit. It also requires three key physical skills: poomsae (품새), kyorugi (겨루), and gyeokpa (격파).

Poomsae are patterns that demonstrate a variety of kicking, punching, and blocking techniques. Kyorugi involves sparring, as seen in the Olympics. Gyeokpa is the pra