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# taekwondo

noun (taekwondo — uncountable; also tae kwon do)

«taekwondo» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Taekwondo is a martial art and sport from Korea, famous for high, fast kicks and jumping and spinning kicks. It is an Olympic sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taekwondo/#m1)

### In the lessons

In PE and after-school clubs children learn taekwondo for fitness, self-control and respect; they wear a white uniform called a dobok and coloured belts that show their level, up to black belt. Lessons include patterns (forms), sparring with protective gear and breaking boards. Phrases: "do taekwondo", "taekwondo class", "black belt in taekwondo".

### Examples

- I go to taekwondo on Tuesdays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taekwondo/#x1)
- My sister got her yellow belt in taekwondo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taekwondo/#x2)
- Taekwondo is famous for its spinning kicks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taekwondo/#x3)
- In taekwondo we bow to show respect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taekwondo/#x4)
- Taekwondo became an Olympic sport in 2000. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taekwondo/#x5)
- We wear head guards when we spar in taekwondo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taekwondo/#x6)
- The taekwondo master broke a board with one kick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taekwondo/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: "do taekwondo", not "a taekwondo". Korean word, roughly "the way of the foot and the fist", pronounced "TIE-kwon-DOH". Spelled as one word or "tae kwon do".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «taekwondo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/taekwondo/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«taekwondo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/taekwondo.html) on Mova free.