tae kwon do

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(tī′kwän′dō′)

a Korean self-defense system much like karate

See tae kwon do in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A Korean art of self-defense; a style of karate.

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Origin: Korean t'aekwŏndo

Origin: : t'ae-, to trample

Origin: + kwŏn, fist

Origin: + -do, way

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