Basic knowledge of Taekwondo and historical events and developments

1. Basic knowledge of Taekwondo

　　Taekwondo was called Taekwhee and Hualang Do, Taekwondo (TAE), which means kicking and kicking; boxing (KWON), hitting with boxing; Tao (DO), which is the method of practice, is also a spirit. Taekwondo is an adversarial sport that uses boxing and feet to fight. It uses competition, strength and skill tests to enhance practitioners' physical fitness, master skills and cultivate perseverance. Taekwondo is a Korean martial art developed through East Asian culture. It uses the oriental heart as the soil, inherits a long-term tradition, and is based on the martial arts spirit of "starting with etiquette and ending with etiquette".

　　II. Major events in the history of Taekwondo development

　　In 1945, after North Korea's independence, North Korea's self-defense technique emerged again. North Koreans who were wandering overseas due to war also brought martial arts from all over the country back to their country and integrated them with Taekwondo, thus forming a modern Taekwondo system.

　　In 1955, the leaders of Taekwondo finally collectively referred to North Korea's self-defense technique as Taekwondo.

　　In 1961, North Korea established the Tang Handa Association (later renamed the Taekwondo Association).

　　In 1962, Taekwondo was accepted as a member of the North Korean Amateur Sports Association and listed it as a formal competition event for the National Games for the first time.

　　In 1966, the first international organization, the International Taekwondo Alliance (International Taekwondo Alliance) was established. Federation) Abbreviation (ITF), Choi Hongxi served as chairman.

　In 1972, he moved to Toronto, Canada for various reasons.

　In 1973, The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) was established in Seoul, and Kim Yun-sung was elected as chairman. At that time, more than 20 countries from all continents of the world joined the organization.

　　In 1975, the World Taekwondo Federation was accepted as a member of the International Sports Federation.

　　In 1980, the International Olympic Committee officially recognized the World Taekwondo Federation.

　　In 1986, the North Korean Taekwondo delegation led by Mr. Choi Hongxi, the founder of Taekwondo, came to my country for a visit and performance. This year, the sport was listed as a competition event of the 10th Asian Games.

　　In 1987, Taekwondo was included in the Pan American Games, the All-African Games and the East Asian Games. Official competition events.

　　In 1988, the 24th Olympic Games kicked off in Seoul, South Korea. The host country has worked tirelessly to make Taekwondo listed as the performance event of the 24th, 25th and 26th Olympic Games, providing the greatest opportunity and motivation for the rapid development of Taekwondo.

　　In 1994, the 103rd session of the International Olympic Committee held in Paris, France, decided that the Taekwondo event was included in the official competition event of the 2000 Olympic Games. Similarly, Taekwondo is also the official competition event of the World University Games, Friendship Games, Southeast Asian Games, South American Games, South Pacific Games, and the World Military Games.

　　II.  The development of Taekwondo in China

　　In June 1986, General Cui Hongxi, President of the International Taekwondo Alliance and founder of Taekwondo, visited China with the International Taekwondo delegation. The delegation had 30 members, including 17 male and 7 female players. The delegation performed Taekwondo in Beijing, Xi'an, Jinan and other places. The wonderful performances caused a sensation in various cities and set off a taekwondo whirlwind.

　　On October 7, 1992, the preparatory group of the China Taekwondo Association was established, marking the Chinese Taekwondo movement The official start of.

　　In May 1994, the first national Taekwondo coach and referee study class was held in Zhengding, Hebei.

　　In September 1994, the first national Taekwondo competition was held in Kunming, Yunnan. At that time, more than 150 athletes from 22 units participated.

　　In August 1995, the China Taekwondo Association was officially established, and Wei Jizhong was elected as the first chairman of the association.

　　In November 1995, the China Taekwondo Association was accepted as a formal member by the World Taekwondo League .

　　In November 1997, at the World Taekwondo Championship held in Hong Kong, the Chinese women's 43kg Huang He won the silver medal in this class.

　　In May 1998, at the 13th Asian Taekwondo Championship held in Vietnam, He Lumin, a student at the 97th grade of Beijing Sports University, won the first gold medal in Asian competitions for China.

　　In early 1999, the International Taekwondo League officially established a new institution dedicated to helping China popularize and develop Taekwondo - the China Regional Headquarters of the International Taekwondo League , Mr. Song Shuojing is responsible for this work.

　　In June 1999, at the World Taekwondo Championship held in Etmondo, Canada, Wang Shuo won the Women's 55kg championship, which was the first world champion won by Chinese athletes.

　　In the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Chen Zhong won the +67kg championship, which is the first gold medal won by Chinese Taekwondo in the Olympics.

　　In 2004, at the Athens Olympics, Chen Zhong defended the +67kg championship, and Luo Wei won the 67kg championship.