Tae Kwon Do

Taekwondo means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way," "method," or "art." Thus, "taekwondo" may be loosely translated as "the way of the foot and fist" or "the way of kicking and punching."

History
Its use maybe the most effective kick-techniques (beneath Kung Fu). Tae Kwon Do was invented in 1955 in South-Korea by Choi Hong Hi, 9th Dan. TKD arose from Hwarang-Do, which is a fighting style by the Hwarang (Korean soldiers)! Todays TKD is a Olympic Competition and very respected all over the world.

Style
It is known for lightning kicks and spectacular jumping. It includes not very much punching and just a few throws. So kicking is the most important in TKD and there are a lot of “kick-variety” such as three different side-kicks, front slap kick, front snap kick, roundhouse to hook kick, etc.! Experienced TKD-Fighter has a great repertoire of kick combination's, which are very difficult.

Weapons
For TKD a very quick weapon would be the best: broad-sword, iron-bo, and chained-whip.