Tae Kwon Do or Taekwondo, Korean martial art, known for its dramatic flying and spinning kicks. The name comes from the Korean words tae (foot, or kick), kwon (fist, or punch), and do (art, or way of life) and literally means “the art of hand and foot fighting.” Students learn the fundamentals of tae kwon do through choreographed sequences of combative moves, the breaking of boards or other materials, and two-person controlled sparring. They also receive instruction in principles such as courtesy, integrity, perseverance, and self-control. Practitioners wear a white, loose-fitting uniform known as a dobok, tied at the waist with a colored belt that indicates rank. The ranking system is divided into ten kup (pupil) levels and nine dan (black belt, or expert) levels. At competitions, participants are judged by how well they perform the choreographed sequences, by their accuracy in breaking boards, and by their skill in sparring contests. The roots of tae kwon do go back thousands of years. In 1955 a number of similar schools of martial arts were merged, and the resulting style was named tae kwon do. An important figure in this effort was Choi Hong Hi, a Korean general who worked to combine a traditional Korean foot-fighting technique called tae kyon with Japanese karate. General Choi established the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) in 1966. Another organization, the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), was created in 1973. The WTF gradually became recognized as the leading international organization for tae kwon do, and under its guidance tae kwon do became an official medal sport at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia跆拳道是一门朝鲜格斗术,以其腾空、旋踢脚法而闻名。跆拳道这个名称来源于韩语的“跆”(指用脚踢打),“拳”(指用拳击打),“道”(指格斗的艺术和一种原理)。这个词顾名思义就是指:用手和腿进行格斗的艺术。跆拳道练习者学习基础知识主要是:品势、功力练习、点到为止的实战练习。练习者也学习一些跆拳道基本原理,例如:“礼义廉耻,克己复礼,百折不屈”。跆拳道练习者身着白色宽松的“道袍”,以腰间扎不同颜色的腰带来区分级别。跆拳道级别体系分为十级九段,前者针对初学者而言,后者是黑带高手的级别。跆拳道竞赛的评分有以下一些标准:参赛选手的礼仪情况,击破测试的精确度,以及其在对战练习中的技术发挥。跆拳道的历史最早可追溯至数千年前。1955年的时候出现了很多类似的道馆,这里教授的技艺就叫做跆拳道。在推广跆拳道的这一过程中,崔泓熙将军是一个很重要的人物。他致力于将“跆拳”这种朝鲜传统的腿击术和日本空手道相结合。崔泓熙将军在1966年创立了国际跆拳道联合会,简称ITF。跆拳道的另一国际性组织是世界跆拳道联合会,简称WTF,是在1973年成立的。WTF渐渐被公认是世界主要的跆拳道组织。在其领导之下,跆拳道成为了2000年澳大利亚悉尼奥运会的正式比赛项目。Tip:Is Taekwondo dangerous? Although WTF Taekwondo is a full contact sport where it is allowed to kick to the head (throwing punches to the head are not allowed), it is not very dangerous to practice Taekwondo. During competition, full protection is used to protect the competitors. To avoid head injuries, a competitor is not allowed to participate in a competition for three months if one was knocked out by a kick to the head. If the same incident happens again after these three months, you're not allowed to participate for half a year. Another . to the head after this half year period results in a permanent exclusion of competitions. ITF Taekwondo is so-called semi-contact. It is not allowed to attack the head with full force. However, it is allowed to throw punches to the head, by using the so-called "killing-blow", stop just an inch before the target. To avoid injuries, ITF uses gloves at sparring-competition. 提示:跆拳道危险吗?尽管WTF跆拳道是全接触的比赛,在比赛中允许踢击头部但不允许拳击头部,但是联系跆拳道不是十分危险的。比赛之中,选手是有全副护具保护的。为避免脑损伤,要是一名选手被踢中头部击倒在地,那在之后的三个月内他就不得再参加比赛。要是三个月后的比赛中,他再次因为头部重击倒地,那他之后的半年中就不得再参加比赛了。这半年后的再一次重击则会另他永远失去参赛资格。ITF跆拳道比赛是所谓“半接触的”。不允许全力猛击头部。但是,ITF允许拳击头部,那要点到为止,就是在击中目标前的一霎那收止。同时为避免受伤,ITF比赛中使用拳套。单词:flying and spinning kicks 腾空、旋踢腿法choreographed sequences of combative moves (武术)套路breaking of boards 破板,(武术)功力测试courtesy, integrity, perseverance, and self-control “礼义廉耻,克己复礼,百折不屈”