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taekwondo

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for taekwondo.

Editorial note

(My taekwondo teacher, now a 4th dan black belt, started taekwondo in his late 20's.

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Quick take

A martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

A martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for taekwondo.

noun

A martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.

Example sentences

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(My taekwondo teacher, now a 4th dan black belt, started taekwondo in his late 20's.

2

It's more similar to dacing or Taekwondo classes that kids can easily go and try out.

3

I started taking taekwondo classes 4 days a week (classes are about 90 minutes), and it's great.

4

Male x female in contact sports like karate boxing taekwondo is not fair.

5

I have yet to see taekwondo or karate training that isn't a total joke.

6

I could play it only at Taekwondo gym I was attending to.

7

My kids do Taekwondo and church youth groups.

8

I just recently started taking taekwondo, and it's pretty incredible.

9

I'm more of the runner type, doing Taekwondo 2 days a week and more body weight workouts like this (and I eat fairly well for the most part).

10

I just picked up a couple of brochures of yoga and taekwondo classes near my home - each go for 150$ per hour (individual) and 100$ per hour(group)!!

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I also have a black belt in taekwondo, studied other martial arts/self defense techniques, and I'm big and fat and subjectively beautiful with a couple thousand Twitter followers;) I'm part of a bunch of women/diversity-focused communities I can turn to for help too.

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I was lucky to have parents that pushed me out of my comfort zone into doing cool stuff (I trained in Taekwondo for 12 years, including 6 months in Busan, South Korea, and got my 16 year old ass kicked for the entire 6 months) -- my brothers also have grown up well adjusted to dealing with risk and excitement and danger.

Quote examples

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Does an experienced kendo, aikido, taekwondo, <insert established MA here> fighter think of himself as a "warrior"?

2

But the types of workouts I do are guided, for example I did taekwondo for four years, and recently switched to doing "boot camp" workouts.

Proper noun examples

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One that springs to mind is Jessica Cox[1] (via reddit iama[2]), who is both a black-belt in Taekwondo, and has a pilots licence.

2

This is a long-running weekend project I started for my own use in ITF Taekwondo.

3

Sign up for Taekwondo, Pilates, dancing or swimming lessons.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use taekwondo in a sentence?

(My taekwondo teacher, now a 4th dan black belt, started taekwondo in his late 20's.

What does taekwondo mean?

A martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.

What part of speech is taekwondo?

taekwondo is commonly used as noun.