Taekwondo

Taekwondo (also spelled Tae Kwon Do or Taekwon-Do) is the most popular of the Korean martial arts. It is also one of the world's most commonly practiced sports. The World Taekwondo Federation's form of Taekwondo is currently an Olympic sport.

Taekwondo on film

Despite martial arts movies being seemingly dominated by Chinese martial arts, Taekwondo is actually one of the more popular martial arts employed in film. This has a lot to do with impressive kicking techniques used in Taekwondo. Even Tony Jaa of Ong-Bak fame utilizes much of his Taekwondo skills while appearing to use Muay Thai.

Related Topics:
Tony Jaa - Ong-Bak - Muay Thai

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Among Hollywood films, one of the best depictions of Taekwondo can be found in the film Best of the Best and the sequels, although the art is referred to as Karate throughout. Possibly the most famous superkickers (bootmasters) of martial arts cinema (e.g. Hwang Jang-Lee) are practitioners of Taekwondo.

Related Topics:
Best of the Best - Hwang Jang-Lee

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Taekwondo is also seen in Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme movies, as well as many Hong Kong action films.

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Chuck Norris - Jean-Claude Van Damme

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