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tae kwon do

  [tahy kwon doh]
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–noun
a Korean martial art, a particularly aggressive form of karate, that utilizes punches, jabs, chops, blocking and choking moves, and especially powerful, leaping kicks.
Also, taekwondo.

Origin:
1965–70; < Korean t’aekwŏndo, equiv. to t’ae- trample (< MChin, akin to Chin tái) + kwŏn fist (< MChin, akin to Chin quán) + -do, comb. form of to way (< MChin, akin to Chin dào)
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tae kwon do   (tī' kwŏn' dō')   
n.  A Korean art of self-defense; a style of karate.

[Korean t'aekwŏndo : t'ae-, to trample + kwŏn, fist + -do, way.]
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tae kwon do 
1967, from Korean, from tae "kick" + kwon "fist" + do "art, way, method."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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