tae kwon do

noun

ˈtī-ˈkwän-ˈdō

often capitalized T&K&D

: a Korean art of unarmed self-defense characterized especially by the extensive use of kicks

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When Jackson was 5, Chambers told the Rachael Ray Show audience that his son was getting into tae kwon do. —

Emily Krauser, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024 Wearable sensors detect clean hits in a bout of fencing or a round of tae kwon do. —

Bree Iskandar, Scientific American, 25 July 2024 At 12, Sauvie has earned a black belt in tae kwon do, danced competitively and plays the snare drum in her middle school band. —

Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 5 July 2024 For the final fight, Chan’s Wong Fei-hung squares off against the villain played by Ken Lo, a real-life tae kwon do champion and Chan’s former actual bodyguard. —

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