tae kwon do

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A Korean art of self-defense; a style of karate.

[Korean t'aekwndo : t'ae-, to trample + kwn, fist + -do, way.]

tae kwon do [ˈtaɪ ˈkwɒn ˈdəʊ ˈteɪ]

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Martial Arts (other than Judo & Karate) & Combat Sports) a Korean martial art that resembles karate

[Korean tae kick + kwon fist + do way, method]

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tae kwon do - a Korean martial art similar to karate

taekwondo

martial art - any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the martial arts"

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