I am about to close this but....

Hye peeps,

Honestly I am about to close this blog since I never intend to expand my idea after my college time. Plus this blog is only used for my previous assignment and existed in way for me to gain the carry marks. I chose Taekwondo as my previous topic to attract my colleague's attention (esp. among women) to create their awareness on how to protect themselves in certain situation. 

However, I just cannot lie to myself that I want to simply delete this blog. I have many stories to tell and perhaps its just not about taekwondo...So, maybe I can write more about my life which is related to current situation especially about women violence and child abuse. So, I guess this is my first official post declared that i am going to write more and more after this (hopefully i'm not a lazy blogger: :)

till then..XOXO ;)

what is taekwondo?

Taekwondo is one of Martial Arts that have been introduced by Korea in year of 1989. Basically, the words of taekwondo itself has already defined the meaning of that martial art. In Korean, "ta" means to strike or break with foot, "kwon" means to strike or break with fist, and "do" means way or method. All in one, taekwondo may be defined as the art of the foot and fist or the art of kicking and punching. 

In general, there are two branches of taekwondo development:

• "Traditional taekwondo"which is refers to martial art as it was established in the 1950s and 1960s in the South Korean Military. Thus, the names and symbolism of the traditional patterns often refer to elements of Korean history.
• "Sport taekwondo" has emphasis on speed and competition as in Olympic sparring. there are two subdivided into main styles. First, from Kukkiwon, the source of the sparring system, and second, World Taekwondo federation. The other comes from the International Taekwondo Federation.