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taekwondo

Taekwondo, 'the way of foot and fist', was named in 1955 when Korean martial schools were unified; Korean instructors and the Olympics (from 2000) carried the name to Japan, China, Russia, Iran, Turkey and the West.

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The road to English

From Korean to Japanese

From Korean to Mandarin Chinese

From Korean to Russian

From English to Persian

From English to Turkish

From English to French

From English to German

From English to Spanish

1955Korean

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