Taekwondo is a kind of Korean martial arts, which is characterized by focusing on head high kick, jump and rotation kick as well as fast kick technique.

Taekwondo was developed by Korean martial artists in the 1940s and 1950s. It has accumulated experience in karate, Chinese martial arts, taekwondo, Subak and gwonbeop and other Korean local martial arts traditions. The oldest governing body of Taekwondo is the Korean Taekwondo Association (KTA), which was founded in 1959 by representatives from nine original Korean schools of Kwan or martial arts. The main international organization of Taekwondo is the international traditional Taekwondo Federation (ITF), which was founded by Choi Hong hi in 1966; the International Taekwondo Association and the World Taekwondo Organization (WT, formerly WTF) were founded in 1972 and 1973 respectively. Korean Taekwondo Association. Gyeorugi has been an Olympic sport since 2000. The governing body of Taekwondo in the Olympic and Paralympic Games is World Taekwondo.

From 1945, shortly after the end of the Second World War, a new martial arts school named Kwans was opened in Seoul. These schools were founded by Korean martial artists with backgrounds in Japanese, Chinese and Korean martial arts. The term "traditional Taekwondo" usually refers to the martial arts practiced by Guan Gong in 1940s and 1950s. Although the word "Taekwondo" was not created at that time, in fact, every Guan Gong (martial arts school) practiced martial arts. His unique martial arts style. During this period, taekwondo was also adopted by the Korean military. Taekwondo is increasingly popular in folk martial arts schools.

Taekwondo has been the only two Asian martial arts (Judo) in the Olympic Games since 2000. It was originally a demonstration event at the Seoul Olympics in 1988, became a medal event at the Pan American Games a year later, and became a formal medal event at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. In 2010, taekwondo was accepted as a sport in the Commonwealth Games.

Taekwondo is characterized by the emphasis on head high kicks, jumping and spinning kicks as well as fast kicking techniques. In fact, the World Taekwondo Sparring competition will provide extra points for strikes involving spin kicks, head kicks or both. In order to promote the fast turn kicking, taekwondo usually adopts a wider, wider posture, narrower and higher than that used in Martial Arts (such as karate). The tradeoff of reduced stability is thought to be worth the corresponding increase in agility, especially in the Kukkiwon style Taekwondo.