作者本人現(xiàn)為跆拳道黑帶3段。
合氣道黑帶1段。
Tae Kwon Do or Taekwondo, Korean martial art, known for its dramatic flying and spinning kicks. The name comes from the Korean words tae (foot, or kick), kwon (fist, or punch), and do (art, or way of life) and literally means “the art of hand and foot fighting.”
Students learn the fundamentals of tae kwon do through choreographed sequences of combative moves, the breaking of boards or other materials, and two-person controlled sparring. They also receive instruction in principles such as courtesy, integrity, perseverance, and self-control. Practitioners wear a white, loose-fitting uniform known as a dobok, tied at the waist with a colored belt that indicates rank. The ranking system is divided into ten kup (pupil) levels and nine dan (black belt, or expert) levels. At competitions, participants are judged by how well they perform the choreographed sequences, by their accuracy in breaking boards, and by their skill in sparring contests.
The roots of tae kwon do go back thousands of years. In 1955 a number of similar schools of martial arts were merged, and the resulting style was named tae kwon do. An important figure in this effort was Choi Hong Hi, a Korean general who worked to combine a traditional Korean foot-fighting technique called tae kyon with Japanese karate. General Choi established the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) in 1966.
Another organization, the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), was created in 1973. The WTF gradually became recognized as the leading international organization for tae kwon do, and under its guidance tae kwon do became an official medal sport at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia
資料來源：MSN Encarta http://encarta.msn.com
跆拳道是一門朝鮮格斗術(shù)，以其騰空、旋踢腳法而聞名。跆拳道這個名稱來源于韓語的“跆”（指用腳踢打），“拳”（指用拳擊打），“道”（指格斗的藝術(shù)和一種原理）。這個詞顧名思義就是指：用手和腿進行格斗的藝術(shù)。
跆拳道練習(xí)者學(xué)習(xí)基礎(chǔ)知識主要是：品勢、功力練習(xí)、點到為止的實戰(zhàn)練習(xí)。練習(xí)者也學(xué)習(xí)一些跆拳道基本原理，例如：“禮義廉恥，克己復(fù)禮，百折不屈”。跆拳道練習(xí)者身著白色寬松的“道袍”，以腰間扎不同顏色的腰帶來區(qū)分級別。跆拳道級別體系分為十級九段，前者針對初學(xué)者而言，后者是黑帶高手的級別。跆拳道競賽的評分有以下一些標準：參賽選手的禮儀情況，擊破測試的精確度，以及其在對戰(zhàn)練習(xí)中的技術(shù)發(fā)揮。
跆拳道的歷史最早可追溯至數(shù)千年前。1955年的時候出現(xiàn)了很多類似的道館，這里教授的技藝就叫做跆拳道。在推廣跆拳道的這一過程中，崔泓熙將軍是一個很重要的人物。他致力于將“跆拳”這種朝鮮傳統(tǒng)的腿擊術(shù)和日本空手道相結(jié)合。崔泓熙將軍在1966年創(chuàng)立了國際跆拳道聯(lián)合會，簡稱ITF。
跆拳道的另一國際性組織是世界跆拳道聯(lián)合會，簡稱WTF，是在1973年成立的。WTF漸漸被公認是世界主要的跆拳道組織。在其領(lǐng)導(dǎo)之下，跆拳道成為了2000年澳大利亞悉尼奧運會的正式比賽項目。
Tip:
Is Taekwondo dangerous?
Although WTF Taekwondo is a full contact sport where it is allowed to kick to the head (throwing punches to the head are not allowed), it is not very dangerous to practice Taekwondo. During competition, full protection is used to protect the competitors. To avoid head injuries, a competitor is not allowed to participate in a competition for three months if one was knocked out by a kick to the head. If the same incident happens again after these three months, you're not allowed to participate for half a year. Another K.O. to the head after this half year period results in a permanent exclusion of competitions. ITF Taekwondo is so-called semi-contact. It is not allowed to attack the head with full force. However, it is allowed to throw punches to the head, by using the so-called "killing-blow", stop just an inch before the target. To avoid injuries, ITF uses gloves at sparring-competition.
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提示：
跆拳道危險嗎？
盡管WTF跆拳道是全接觸的比賽，在比賽中允許踢擊頭部但不允許拳擊頭部，但是聯(lián)系跆拳道不是十分危險的。比賽之中，選手是有全副護具保護的。
為避免腦損傷，要是一名選手被踢中頭部擊倒在地，那在之后的三個月內(nèi)他就不得再參加比賽。要是三個月后的比賽中，他再次因為頭部重擊倒地，那他之后的半年中就不得再參加比賽了。這半年后的再一次重擊則會另他永遠失去參賽資格。
ITF跆拳道比賽是所謂“半接觸的”。不允許全力猛擊頭部。但是，ITF允許拳擊頭部，那要點到為止，就是在擊中目標前的一霎那收止。同時為避免受傷，ITF比賽中使用拳套。
單詞：
flying and spinning kicks 騰空、旋踢腿法
choreographed sequences of combative moves （武術(shù)）套路
breaking of boards 破板，（武術(shù)）功力測試
courtesy, integrity, perseverance, and self-control “禮義廉恥，克己復(fù)禮，百折不屈”
合氣道黑帶1段。
Tae Kwon Do or Taekwondo, Korean martial art, known for its dramatic flying and spinning kicks. The name comes from the Korean words tae (foot, or kick), kwon (fist, or punch), and do (art, or way of life) and literally means “the art of hand and foot fighting.”
Students learn the fundamentals of tae kwon do through choreographed sequences of combative moves, the breaking of boards or other materials, and two-person controlled sparring. They also receive instruction in principles such as courtesy, integrity, perseverance, and self-control. Practitioners wear a white, loose-fitting uniform known as a dobok, tied at the waist with a colored belt that indicates rank. The ranking system is divided into ten kup (pupil) levels and nine dan (black belt, or expert) levels. At competitions, participants are judged by how well they perform the choreographed sequences, by their accuracy in breaking boards, and by their skill in sparring contests.
The roots of tae kwon do go back thousands of years. In 1955 a number of similar schools of martial arts were merged, and the resulting style was named tae kwon do. An important figure in this effort was Choi Hong Hi, a Korean general who worked to combine a traditional Korean foot-fighting technique called tae kyon with Japanese karate. General Choi established the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) in 1966.
Another organization, the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), was created in 1973. The WTF gradually became recognized as the leading international organization for tae kwon do, and under its guidance tae kwon do became an official medal sport at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia
資料來源：MSN Encarta http://encarta.msn.com
跆拳道是一門朝鮮格斗術(shù)，以其騰空、旋踢腳法而聞名。跆拳道這個名稱來源于韓語的“跆”（指用腳踢打），“拳”（指用拳擊打），“道”（指格斗的藝術(shù)和一種原理）。這個詞顧名思義就是指：用手和腿進行格斗的藝術(shù)。
跆拳道練習(xí)者學(xué)習(xí)基礎(chǔ)知識主要是：品勢、功力練習(xí)、點到為止的實戰(zhàn)練習(xí)。練習(xí)者也學(xué)習(xí)一些跆拳道基本原理，例如：“禮義廉恥，克己復(fù)禮，百折不屈”。跆拳道練習(xí)者身著白色寬松的“道袍”，以腰間扎不同顏色的腰帶來區(qū)分級別。跆拳道級別體系分為十級九段，前者針對初學(xué)者而言，后者是黑帶高手的級別。跆拳道競賽的評分有以下一些標準：參賽選手的禮儀情況，擊破測試的精確度，以及其在對戰(zhàn)練習(xí)中的技術(shù)發(fā)揮。
跆拳道的歷史最早可追溯至數(shù)千年前。1955年的時候出現(xiàn)了很多類似的道館，這里教授的技藝就叫做跆拳道。在推廣跆拳道的這一過程中，崔泓熙將軍是一個很重要的人物。他致力于將“跆拳”這種朝鮮傳統(tǒng)的腿擊術(shù)和日本空手道相結(jié)合。崔泓熙將軍在1966年創(chuàng)立了國際跆拳道聯(lián)合會，簡稱ITF。
跆拳道的另一國際性組織是世界跆拳道聯(lián)合會，簡稱WTF，是在1973年成立的。WTF漸漸被公認是世界主要的跆拳道組織。在其領(lǐng)導(dǎo)之下，跆拳道成為了2000年澳大利亞悉尼奧運會的正式比賽項目。
Tip:
Is Taekwondo dangerous?
Although WTF Taekwondo is a full contact sport where it is allowed to kick to the head (throwing punches to the head are not allowed), it is not very dangerous to practice Taekwondo. During competition, full protection is used to protect the competitors. To avoid head injuries, a competitor is not allowed to participate in a competition for three months if one was knocked out by a kick to the head. If the same incident happens again after these three months, you're not allowed to participate for half a year. Another K.O. to the head after this half year period results in a permanent exclusion of competitions. ITF Taekwondo is so-called semi-contact. It is not allowed to attack the head with full force. However, it is allowed to throw punches to the head, by using the so-called "killing-blow", stop just an inch before the target. To avoid injuries, ITF uses gloves at sparring-competition.
資料來源：Barry Nauta http://www.barrel.net/
提示：
跆拳道危險嗎？
盡管WTF跆拳道是全接觸的比賽，在比賽中允許踢擊頭部但不允許拳擊頭部，但是聯(lián)系跆拳道不是十分危險的。比賽之中，選手是有全副護具保護的。
為避免腦損傷，要是一名選手被踢中頭部擊倒在地，那在之后的三個月內(nèi)他就不得再參加比賽。要是三個月后的比賽中，他再次因為頭部重擊倒地，那他之后的半年中就不得再參加比賽了。這半年后的再一次重擊則會另他永遠失去參賽資格。
ITF跆拳道比賽是所謂“半接觸的”。不允許全力猛擊頭部。但是，ITF允許拳擊頭部，那要點到為止，就是在擊中目標前的一霎那收止。同時為避免受傷，ITF比賽中使用拳套。
單詞：
flying and spinning kicks 騰空、旋踢腿法
choreographed sequences of combative moves （武術(shù)）套路
breaking of boards 破板，（武術(shù)）功力測試
courtesy, integrity, perseverance, and self-control “禮義廉恥，克己復(fù)禮，百折不屈”