Taekwondo is a modern martial art, characterized by it's fast, high and spinning kicks. There are multiple interpretations of the name Taekwondo. Taekwondo is often translated as 'the way of hand and foot'.

The definition of the name Taekwondo is

• Tae='to strike or block with the foot' or 'to kick', it also means 'jump'
• K'won='Fist', 'to strike or block with hand'
• Do='The way of' or 'art'.

Put this together and Taekwondo means: "The art of Kicking and Punching" or "The art of unarmed combat". The art was founded in South Korea and is one of the most popular modern martial arts.