1. The so-called taekwondo of today is not the Korean martial art that has existed for 1,500 years as claimed by the Koreans. Ancient Korean martial arts are actually called toshon and hwalang, a local style of boxing circulating on the Korean Peninsula that is very much related to Chinese martial arts. It applied the rhythm of dance and used a variety of fighting styles including punching, kicking, and wrestling, and had a special beauty and practical value, making it an excellent martial art. Unfortunately, it was blocked and destroyed by the Japanese occupation of Korea, and is now almost lost.
2, now Taekwondo is actually Korean karate, is South Korea in the 50's, General Choi Hong-hee borrowed the system of karate development of modern martial arts, although adding some of their own characteristics, but its essence and karate is the same as karate is the edge of the Ryukyus Tang Hand Road, in fact, is the variant of the southern Chinese martial arts. The early name of Taekwondo was Tangjido, and after World War II Korea changed the name of Tangjido to Karate out of a nationalistic mentality, following Japan's example of changing Tangjido to Karate, and claiming it to be the lost Korean art of Hwa Rang Do. The name Taekwondo was given by General Choi Hong-hee himself, and at the time there was so little difference between Taekwondo and Jijin Karate that a later Korean movie, Wind Fighter, actually said that Taekwondo was invented by Oyasama Peida, the founder of Jijin Karate in Japan? (Note that he is the founder of taekwondo that is the problem of translation, I have seen the original version of the package, the translation of the taekwondo inside the said taekwondo in fact is the "very real will")
3, General Choi Hong-hee because of the political environment at the time and had to go into exile, he personally founded taekwondo was also affected by the incident. The Korean government organized another group of people to create a body called "World Taekwondo Taekwondo Federation" and developed its own unique style. In order to differentiate between General Choi's Taekwondo, which is called ITF (International Taekwondo Federation), and the Taekwondo created by the Korean government to combat ITF, which is practical, does not wear protective gear, and focuses on straight lines, and the WTF, which has removed many of the practical parts of the original Taekwondo for the sake of the Olympics, worn protective gear, and added many impractical and flashy turning and kicking styles. WTF, on the other hand, has removed many practical parts of the original Taekwondo, put on protective gear, and added a lot of impractical and flashy turning kicks. As the differences between these two types of Taekwondo have grown so large that people now see them as two styles of kickboxing altogether? And they are still hostile to each other?
4, China is now engaged in the red-hot taekwondo is WTF, due to many coaches knowledge limitations, resulting in a single technology, basically can only be used as a kind of fitness exercise and can not be treated as a martial art. In contrast, ITF, which still has practical value, cannot be spread in China due to political reasons. There are only a few ITF Taekwondo gyms in Beijing, and the instructors are all sent by North Korean officials. General Choi Hong-hee died in Canada a few years ago.