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1. Taekwondo is the Art of Kicking and Punching.
Tae means to kick. Kwon
means to strike with the hand. Do means
the art. Taekwondo is known as a kicking art.
2. Taekwondo goes back to 50 B.C.
3. Ancient Korea had 3 kingdoms: The Silly Silla
founded in 57 B.C., the Cool Koguryo
founded in 37 B.C., and the Bashful Baekche
founded in 18 B.C.
4. This map shows the 3 ancient kingdoms of Korea.
5. Earliest form of Taekwondo was called Taekkyon.
QUIZ #1
1. What is Taekwondo?
2. How far back in time does Taekwondo go?
3. Name the 3 ancient Korean kingdoms.
4a. Which kingdom was smallest?
4b. Which kingdom was largest?
5. What was the earliest form of Taekwondo called?
6. Pictures of men were drawn in ceiling paintings inside a royal tomb called
the Muyong-Chong in the Koguryo dynasty. These painting showed knife hand,
fist and fighting stances. Taekkyon started in the Koguryo kingom.
7. Japanese pirates attacked the Silla kingdom. Silla kingdom asked for
help from the Koguryo. King Gwanggaeto who liked tomatoes, 19th Koguryo
king, sent 50,000 soldiers to help the Silla. Taekkyon was introduced to
the Silla warriors in secret at that time.
8. Taekkyon grew under the Silla warriors called the Hwarang.
Their society was called the Hwarang-Do,
the way of flowering manhood. The Hwarang, or leaders, were the sons of
royalty, ages 16-20. With the Hwarang were the Nangdo,
cadets, who came from the rest of the nobility. Both Hwarang and Nangdo
numbered between 200 and 1000 at a time.
"Hwarang"
QUIZ #2
6a. In what kingdom did Taekkyon start?
6b. Whad did the royal tomb ceiling pictures show?
7a. Who attacked the Silla kingdom?
7b. Who did the Silla ask for help?
7c. What did King Gwanggaeto do?
7d. What was introduced to the Silla warriors in secret?
8a. What were the Silla warriors called?
8b. What was the name of their society?
8c. The Hwarang came from which group?
8d. Who were with the Nangdo?
9. The Hwarang followed the Five Codes of Human
Conduct:
- Be loyal to your country
- Be obedient to your parents
- Be trustworthy to your friends
- Never retreat in battle
- Never make an unjust kill
10. The Five Codes of Human Conduct became the 11
Commandments of Modern Taekwondo:
- Loyalty to your country
- Loyalty to your friends
- Loyalty to your school
- Respect your parents
- Respect your brothers and sisters
- Respect your elders
- Respect your teachers
- Faithfulness to your spouse
- Never take life unjustly
- Indomitable spirit
- Finish what you begin
QUIZ #3
Name two of the Five Codes of Human Conduct the Hwarang followed.
What did the 5 codes of Human Conduct become?
Name four of the eleven Commandments of Modern Taekwondo.
11. During the Koryo dynasty, Taekkyon was called Subak.
Under King Uijung (ooh-e-jung), Subak became a fighting art.
12. In the Yi dynasty a book was written on Subak, spreading it to everyone
in Korea. Subak became a sport again.
13. Japan occupied Korea in 1909 lasting for 36 years. The Japanese banned
all martial arts in Korea. Koreans studied Subak in secret in Buddhist temples.
Korea was liberated from Japan in 1945. This led to the rebirth of Taekwondo.
14. Kwans, or schools, started to teach
a Korean style of martial arts after 1945.
15. In 1955 the Kwans met and called their martial art Tae
Soo Do. In 1957 they changed the name to Tae Kwon Do because
it was more accurate and like Taekkyon.
QUIZ #4
11a. What was Taekkyon called in the Koryo dynasty?
11b. Under what king did Subak become a fighting art?
12. In which dynasty was a book written abou Subak?
13a. Who occupied Korea for 36 years?
13b. How and where did Koreans study Subak during this time?
14. What were the Korean martial arts schools called?
15a. What did the Kwans first name their martial art?
15b. What did the Kwans change their name to later?
16. The Korean Tae Kwon Do Association
was founded in 1961. In 1973 the World
Taekwondo Federation (WTF) was founded as the official organization
for Taekwondo recognized by the Korean government.
17. The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) was admitted to the International
Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1980. Taekwondo was an official
demonstration sport at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea. In 2000
at the Olympics in Syndney, Austrailia, Taekwondo became a fully recognized
Olympic sport.
18. Sacramento Taekwondo Club facts:
- Barbara Brand founded the Sacramento Taekwondo Club in June 1990.
- Master Barbara Brand, the head of the club, is also called Kwanjangnim which is Korean for Taekwondo Master 5th Degree Black Belt or above.
- Master Brand holds a 6th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo and a 1st Degree Black Belt in Judo.
- As of June 2008, the club has had 54Promotional Examinations, and Master Brand has awarded 50 Black Belts to students.
QUIZ #5
16a. When was the Korean Tae Kwon Do Association founded?
16b. When was the World Taekwondo Federation founded?
17a. When was the WTF admitted to the IOC?
17b. When did Taekwondo become a fully recognized Olympic sport?
18a. When was the Sacramento Taekwondo Club Founded?
18b. Who founded the club?
18c. What is Master Brand also called in Korean?
18d. How many students has Master Brand promoted to Black Belt since January
2006?