Taekwondo 跆拳道
（重定向自TKD）
![A World Taekwondo Federation sparring match](/Images/godic/202502/16/WTF_Taekwondo_12024.jpg")
![Flying twin foot side kick](/Images/godic/202502/16/Flying_Double_Side_Kick_in_Martial_Arts2024.JPG")
![A jumping reverse hook kick](/Images/godic/202502/16/Master_Scott_Leonard2024.jpg")
![A WTF-style dobok](/Images/godic/202502/16/Dobok-_ITF2024.jpg")
Taekwondo (/ˈtɛˈkwɒnˈdoʊ/) is a Korean martial art. Taekwondo was developed during the 1940s and 1950s by various Korean martial artists combining and incorporating the elements of Karate and Chinese Martial Arts along with the indigenous Korean martial arts traditions of Taekkyeon, Subak, and Gwonbeop.