The famous martial art, Taekwondo, originated in Korea. Modern rules were standardized in the 1950 and in the 1960s and the martial became an official Olympic sport in 2000. In the South Korean military, Taekwondo is an integral part of the training. There are other less popluar Korean martial arts like subak and taekkyeon.
Yet another Korean martial art is Haidong kumdo. This form utilizes swords and allows students to perform moves in increasing difficulty in order to advance through higher belt levels. This particular sport has become very popular in Australia and in a few places in the United States.
...to be continued.
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