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Aerobic exercise
Aerobic exercise (also known as cardio) is physical exercise of low to high intensity that depends primarily on the aerobic energy-generating process.
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African Games
The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and the Association of African Sports Confederations (AASC).
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Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar (born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia; 9 September 1967), is an actor, producer, martial artist, stuntman and television personality, who works in Bollywood films.
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Amateur Athletic Union
The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is an amateur sports organization based in the United States.
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Anaerobic exercise
Anaerobic exercise is a physical exercise intense enough to cause lactate to form.
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Anderson Silva
Anderson da Silva (born April 14, 1975) is a Brazilian professonal mixed martial artist currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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Anthony Obame
Anthony Obame Mylann (born 10 September 1988 in Libreville, Gabon) is a taekwondo practitioner who represented Gabon at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Anthony Pettis
Anthony Paul Pettis (born January 27, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing as a Lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Lightweight Champion.
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Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.
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ATA Martial Arts
ATA Martial Arts, formerly known as the American Taekwondo Association (ATA), was founded in 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska by Haeng Ung Lee of South Korea.
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Austin St. John
Jason Geiger (born September 17, 1974 in New Mexico, U.S.), professionally known as Austin St.
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Baekje
Baekje (18 BC – 660 AD) was a kingdom located in southwest Korea.
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Bō
A bō (棒: ぼう), joong bong (Korean), bang (Chinese), or kun (Okinawan), is a piece of wood of varying lengths staff weapon used in Okinawa and feudal Japan.
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Billy Blanks
Billy Wayne Blanks (born September 1, 1955) is an American fitness guru, martial artist, actor, and the creator of the Tae Bo exercise program.
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Biomechanics
Biomechanics is the study of the structure and function of the mechanical aspects of biological systems, at any level from whole organisms to organs, cells and cell organelles, using the methods of mechanics.
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Black belt (martial arts)
In East Asian martial arts, the black belt denotes a high competence in the martial art.
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Breaking (martial arts)
Breaking is a martial arts technique that is used in competition, demonstration and testing.
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Breathing
Breathing (or respiration, or ventilation) is the process of moving air into and out of the lungs to facilitate gas exchange with the internal environment, mostly by bringing in oxygen and flushing out carbon dioxide.
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Buddhism
Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.
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Caity Lotz
Caitlin Marie Lotz (born December 30, 1986) is an American actress, dancer, and singer.
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (unofficially Cambridge English Dictionary or Cambridge Dictionary, abbreviated CALD) was first published in 1995 under the name Cambridge International Dictionary of English, by the Cambridge University Press.
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Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press (CUP) is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge.
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Canada
Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.
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Chan Sung Jung
Jung Chan-sung (정찬성 born March 17, 1987, anglicized as Chan Sung Jung) is a South Korean mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently competing in the UFC's male Featherweight division.
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Chang Keun Choi
Choi Chang Keun (최창근; 崔昌根; born 1941), widely known as C. K. Choi, is a South Korean master of taekwondo, Retrieved on 5 January 2010.
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Chen Shih-hsin
Chen Shih-hsin (born 16 November 1978) is the first Taiwanese athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
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Chinese language
Chinese is a group of related, but in many cases mutually unintelligible, language varieties, forming a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family.
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Chinese martial arts
Chinese martial arts, often named under the umbrella terms kung fu and wushu, are the several hundred fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China.
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Choi Hong Hi
General Choi Hong Hi (9 November 1918 – 15 June 2002) was a South Korean Army general and martial artist who is a controversial figure in the history of the Korean martial art of taekwondo.
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Choi Kwang-Do
Choi Kwang Do is a martial art developed by Kwang Jo Choi.
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Chong Chul Rhee
Rhee Chong Chul (이종철; 李鐘鐵; born c. 1935) is a South Korean master of taekwondo who is widely known as the 'Father of Australian Taekwondo' for introducing this martial art to Australia since arriving in the 1960s.
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Chu Mu-yen
Chu Mu-yen (born March 14, 1982) is a Taekwondo athlete from Taiwan.
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Chuck Norris
Carlos Ray Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist, actor, film producer and screenwriter.
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Chun Kuk Do
Chun Kuk Do, or Chuck Norris System, is a Korean hybrid martial art style founded by American martial artist Chuck Norris.
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Classical mechanics
Classical mechanics describes the motion of macroscopic objects, from projectiles to parts of machinery, and astronomical objects, such as spacecraft, planets, stars and galaxies.
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Cold War
The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its satellite states) and powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others).
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Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games are an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations.
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Confucianism
Confucianism, also known as Ruism, is described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or simply a way of life.
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Conor McGregor
Conor Anthony McGregor (Conchúr Antóin Mac Gréagóir; born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist and boxer.
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Cung Le
Cung Le (Lê Cung; born May 25, 1972) is a Vietnamese-born American actor, retired mixed martial artist and kickboxer.
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Dan (rank)
The ranking system is used by many Japanese organizations and Korean martial arts to indicate the level of one's ability within a certain subject matter.
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Dō (martial arts)
Dō is the go-on vocalization of the Japanese kanji 道, corresponding to Mandarin Chinese (pinyin) dào, meaning "way", with connotations of "philosophy, doctrine" (see Tao).
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Deepak Bista
Deepak Bista (दीपक विष्ट, born July 2, 1976) is a male Nepalese taekwondo practitioner.
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Discipline
Discipline is action or inaction that is regulated to be in accordance (or to achieve accord) with a system of governance.
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Dojang
Dojang is a term used in Korean martial arts, such as taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Kuk Sool Won, and hapkido, that refers to a formal training hall.
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Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen Ji-dan (甄子丹; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director, producer, action choreographer, and multiple-time world wushu tournament champion.
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Etiquette
Etiquette is a code of behavior that delineates expectations for social behavior according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class, or group.
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European Games
The European Games is an international multi-sport event in the Olympic tradition contested by athletes from European nations.
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Flying kick
A flying kick is a type of kick in certain martial arts and in martial-arts based gymnastics, with the particularity that the kick is delivered while in the air, specifically moving ("flying") into the opponent after a running start to gain forward momentum.
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Goguryeo
Goguryeo (37 BCE–668 CE), also called Goryeo was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of Manchuria.
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Guile (Street Fighter)
is a character in Capcom's Street Fighter series of fighting games.
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Gwonbeop
Gwonbeop is a system of unarmed methods in Korean martial arts which was developed during the Joseon era (15th to 19th centuries).
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Haeng Ung Lee
Haeng Ung ("H.U.") Lee (July 20, 1936 – October 5, 2000) was the co-founder and first Grand Master of the American Taekwondo Association.
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Han Cha Kyo
Han Cha Kyo (20 July 1934 – 1996) was a South Korean master of taekwondo, Retrieved on 22 February 2009.
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Hanja
Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters.
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Hapkido
Hapkido (also spelled hap ki do or hapki-do; from Korean hapgido) is a highly eclectic Korean martial art.
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History of Korea
The Lower Paleolithic era in the Korean Peninsula began roughly half a million years ago.
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Hogu
A hogu is the armor worn by practitioners of Taekwondo during sparring.
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Hwang Kee
Hwang Kee (Hwang Gi; November 9, 1914 – July 14, 2002) was one of the most important and influential figures in the Korean martial arts.
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Hwarang
Hwarang, also known as Flowering Knights, were an elite warrior group of male youth in Silla, an ancient kingdom of the Korean Peninsula that lasted until the 10th century.
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Hyeong
The Korean terms hyeong, pumsae, and teul (meaning "form" or "pattern") are all used to refer to martial arts forms that are typically used in Korean martial arts such as Taekwondo and Tang Soo Do.
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I Ching
The I Ching,.
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International
International mostly means something (a company, language, or organization) involving more than a single country.
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International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité International Olympique, CIO) is a Swiss private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, which is the authority responsible for the modern Olympic Games.
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International Taekwon-Do Federation
International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) is an international taekwondo organization founded on March 22, 1966, by General Choi Hong Hi (Korean: 최홍희) in Seoul, South Korea.
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Jade Jones (taekwondo)
Jade Louise Jones MBE (born 21 March 1993) is a British taekwondo athlete who represents Great Britain.
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Japanese martial arts
Japanese martial arts refer to the variety of martial arts native to the country of Japan.
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Jason David Frank
Jason David Frank (born September 4, 1973) is an American actor and professional mixed martial artist.
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Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (born 18 October 1960), professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme and abbreviated as JCVD, is a Belgian actor, martial artist, screenwriter, film producer, and director best known for his martial arts action films.
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Jeon So-mi
Jeon So-mi (born Ennik Somi Douma on March 9, 2001), professionally known by the mononym Somi, is a Canadian-Korean singer based in South Korea who finished first in Mnet's K-pop reality show Produce 101.
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Jhoon Goo Rhee
Jhoon Goo Rhee (January 7, 1932 – April 30, 2018), commonly known as Jhoon Rhee, was a South Korean master of taekwondo who was widely recognized as the 'Father of American Taekwondo' for introducing this martial art to the United States of America since arriving in the 1950s.
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Joe Rogan
Joseph James Rogan (born August 11, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, martial arts color commentator and podcast host.
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Jong Soo Park
Park Jong Soo (born 1941) is a South Korean master of taekwondo and one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association.
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Joseon
The Joseon dynasty (also transcribed as Chosŏn or Chosun, 조선; officially the Kingdom of Great Joseon, 대조선국) was a Korean dynastic kingdom that lasted for approximately five centuries.
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Juan Antonio Ramos
Juan Antonio Ramos Sánchez (born August 18, 1976 in Barcelona) is a Spanish taekwondo practitioner.
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Judo
was created as a physical, mental and moral pedagogy in Japan, in 1882, by Jigoro Kano (嘉納治五郎).
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Jung Kil Kim
Jung Kil Kim (born February 23, 1936), also known as Tiger Kim, is a martial arts practitioner.
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Jung Tae Park
Park Jung Tae (c. 1943 – 11 April 2002) was a South Korean master of taekwondo and a pioneer of that martial art in Canada.
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Justice
Justice is the legal or philosophical theory by which fairness is administered.
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Karate
(Okinawan pronunciation) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom.
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Kata
, a Japanese word, are detailed choreographed patterns of movements practiced either solo or in pairs.
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Keith Cooke
Keith Hirabayashi Cooke (born September 17, 1959; also known as Keith H. Cooke and sometimes credited as Keith Cooke Hirabayashi) is an American martial artist, actor and an occasional stuntman.
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Kendo
is a traditional Japanese martial art, which descended from swordsmanship (kenjutsu) and uses bamboo swords (shinai) and protective armour (bōgu).
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Ki Ha Rhee
Rhee Ki Ha (born 20 March 1938) is a South Korean Grandmaster of Taekwon-Do who is widely recognised as the 'Father of British Taekwon-Do' for introducing this martial art to the United Kingdom since arriving in 1967, Retrieved on 29 July 2007; link has expired, as at 25 January 2010.
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Kick
A kick is a physical strike using the leg, foot, heel, tibia, thigh or knee (the latter is also known as a knee strike).
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Korea
Korea is a region in East Asia; since 1945 it has been divided into two distinctive sovereign states: North Korea and South Korea.
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Korea Taekwondo Association
Korea Taekwondo Association (한국 태권도 협회; 韓國 跆拳道 協會; KTA), originally the Korea Tang Soo Do Association (1961),Park, S. H. (1993): About the author.
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Korean Confucianism
Korean Confucianism is the form of Confucianism that emerged and developed in Korea.
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Korean Empire
The Great Korean Empire was proclaimed in October 1897 by Emperor Gojong of the Joseon dynasty, under pressure after the Donghak Peasant Revolution of 1894 to 1895 and the Gabo Reforms that swept the country from 1894 to 1896.
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Korean language
The Korean language (Chosŏn'gŭl/Hangul: 조선말/한국어; Hanja: 朝鮮말/韓國語) is an East Asian language spoken by about 80 million people.
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Korean martial arts
Korean martial arts (Hangul: 무술, Hanja: 武術, musul or Hangul: 무예, Hanja: 武藝, muye) are military practices and methods which have their place in the history of Korea but have been adapted for use by both military and non-military personnel as a method of personal growth or recreation.
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Korean numerals
The Korean language has two regularly used sets of numerals, a native Korean system and Sino-Korean system.
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Kukkiwon
Kukkiwon (국기원; 國技院), also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is the official taekwondo governing organisation established by the South Korean government.
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Kwan (martial arts)
Kwan (Hanja: 館) in Korean literally means building or hall, but when used in martial arts it can also refer to a school or clan of martial artists who follow the same style and/or leader.
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Kwang Jo Choi
Choi Kwang Jo (born March 2, 1942) is a former South Korean national champion in taekwondo, and is one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association.
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Kyū
is a Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in tea ceremony, flower arranging, Go, shogi, academic tests and other similar activities to designate various grades, levels or degrees of proficiency or experience.
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Martial arts
Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practices, which are practiced for a number of reasons: as self-defense, military and law enforcement applications, mental and spiritual development; as well as entertainment and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage.
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Mas Oyama
, more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a karate master who founded Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate.
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McCune–Reischauer
McCune–Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems.
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Meditation
Meditation can be defined as a practice where an individual uses a technique, such as focusing their mind on a particular object, thought or activity, to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state.
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Merriam-Webster
Merriam–Webster, Incorporated is an American company that publishes reference books which is especially known for its dictionaries.
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Michael Jai White
Michael Jai White (born November 10, 1967) is an American actor and martial artist who has appeared in numerous films and television series.
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Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) is a central government agency responsible for the areas of tourism, culture, art, religion, and sports.
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Mirko Cro Cop
Mirko Filipović (born 10 September 1974), known by the nickname Mirko Cro Cop, is a Croatian mixed martial artist, former kickboxer and amateur boxer.
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Moo Duk Kwan
Moo Duk Kwan is the trademarked name of a martial art organization founded by Hwang Kee in Korea in 1945.
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Muay Thai
Muay Thai (มวยไทย) or Thai boxing is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques.
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Mushin (mental state)
'Mushin' in Japanese and 'Wuxin' in Chinese (無心 "no mind") is a mental state.
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Muyedobotongji
Commissioned by King Jeongjo (r. 1740–1810) in 1790, the Muyedobotongji (or Muye Tobo Tong Ji, translating to "Comprehensive Illustrated Manual of Martial Arts") expanded on the eighteen weapons systems identified in the Muyeshinbo of 1758.
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Nam Tae Hi
Nam Tae Hi (남태희; 南太熙; 19 March 1929 – 7 November 2013) was a pioneering South Korean master of taekwondo, Retrieved on 22 February 2009.
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Nia Sanchez
Nia Temple Sanchez (born February 15, 1990) is an American model, television presenter, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2014.
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North Korea
North Korea (Chosŏn'gŭl:조선; Hanja:朝鮮; Chosŏn), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (abbreviated as DPRK, PRK, DPR Korea, or Korea DPR), is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.
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Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.
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Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.
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OxfordDictionaries.com
OxfordDictionaries.com, originally titled Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO) and rebranded Oxford Living Dictionaries in 2017, is an online dictionary produced by the Oxford University Press (OUP) publishing house, a department of the University of Oxford, which also publishes a number of print dictionaries, among other works.
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Pacific Games
The Pacific Games (formerly known as the South Pacific Games) is a multi-sport event, much like the Olympic Games (albeit on a smaller scale), with participation exclusively from countries around the South Pacific Ocean.
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Pan American Games
The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a major sporting event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions.
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Para Taekwondo
Para Taekwondo is an adaptation of the sport of Taekwondo for athletes with an impairment. The World Taekwondo (WT) is the sport’s governing body for Para Taekwondo. In 2006, Para Taekwondo has begun developing the kyorugi (sparring) discipline.
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Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games is a major international multi-sport event involving athletes with a range of disabilities, including impaired muscle power (e.g. paraplegia and quadriplegia, muscular dystrophy, post-polio syndrome, spina bifida), impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency (e.g. amputation or dysmelia), leg length difference, short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, vision impairment and intellectual impairment.
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Pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin Romanization, often abbreviated to pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Chinese in mainland China and to some extent in Taiwan.
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President of South Korea
The President of the Republic of Korea is, according to the South Korean constitution, the chairperson of the cabinet, the chief executive of the government, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and the head of state of South Korea.
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Relaxation technique
A relaxation technique (also known as relaxation training) is any method, process, procedure, or activity that helps a person to relax; to attain a state of increased calmness; or otherwise reduce levels of pain, anxiety, stress or anger.
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Republic of Korea Armed Forces
The Republic of Korea Armed Forces, also known as the ROK Armed Forces, are the armed forces of South Korea.
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Respect
Respect is a positive feeling or action shown towards someone or something considered important, or held in high esteem or regard; it conveys a sense of admiration for good or valuable qualities; and it is also the process of honoring someone by exhibiting care, concern, or consideration for their needs or feelings.
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Revised Romanization of Korean
The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea proclaimed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to replace the older McCune–Reischauer system.
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Rhee Taekwon-Do
Rhee Taekwon-Do (리태권도; 李跆拳道), also known as Rhee Tae Kwon-Do, Rhee Tae Kwon Do, or Rhee Taekwondo, is a martial art school in Australia and New Zealand teaching the Korean martial art of taekwondo.
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Rose Namajunas
Rose Gertrude Namajunas (born June 29, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist.
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Roundhouse kick
A roundhouse kick (also known as swinging kick or an angled power kick) is a kick in which the attacker swings his or her leg around in a semicircular motion, striking with the front of the leg or foot.
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S. Henry Cho
Sihak Henry Cho (November 9, 1934 – March 8, 2012) was a Korean taekwondo pioneer and instructor with the ranking of 9th dan who is recognized as one of the originators to introduce Asian martial arts into the United States of America.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar
Sarah Michelle Gellar (born April 14, 1977) is an American actress, producer, and entrepreneur.
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School
A school is an institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students (or "pupils") under the direction of teachers.
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Scott Adkins
Scott Edward Adkins (born 17 June 1976) is an English actor and martial artist who is best known for playing Russian prison fighter Yuri Boyka in the 2006 film Undisputed II: Last Man Standing and its two sequels: Undisputed III: Redemption (2010) and Boyka: Undisputed (2016) and Casey Bowman in the 2009 film Ninja and its 2013 sequel Ninja: Shadow of a Tear.
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Self-confidence
The concept of self-confidence is commonly used as self-assurance in one's personal judgment, ability, power, etc.
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Seoul
Seoul (like soul; 서울), officially the Seoul Special Metropolitan City – is the capital, Constitutional Court of Korea and largest metropolis of South Korea.
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Silla
Silla (57 BC57 BC according to the Samguk Sagi; however Seth 2010 notes that "these dates are dutifully given in many textbooks and published materials in Korea today, but their basis is in myth; only Goguryeo may be traced back to a time period that is anywhere near its legendary founding." – 935 AD) was a kingdom located in southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula.
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Soo Bahk Do
Soo Bahk Do is a martial art founded and taught by Kwan Jang Nim Hwang Kee, his successor Hwang Hyun Chul, known as H.C. Hwang, and instructors who are certified by member organizations of the World Moo Duk Kwan, Inc.
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國; Daehan Minguk,; lit. "The Great Country of the Han People"), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and lying east to the Asian mainland.
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Sparring
Sparring is a form of training common to many combat sports.
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Ssireum
Ssireum (Hangul: 씨름) or Korean wrestling is a folk wrestling style and traditional national sport of Korea since the fourth century.
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Steve Cardenas
Stephen Antonio Cardenas (born May 29, 1974), formerly known as Steven Cardenas, is an American martial artist, musician, and retired actor.
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Steven López
Steven López (born November 9, 1978) is a 2000 and 2004 Olympic gold medalist (in the -60 and -80 kg divisions respectively) and a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist (again in the -80 kg division) and 4th Dan in taekwondo.
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Strike (attack)
A strike is a directed physical attack with either a part of the human body or with an inanimate object (such as a weapon) intended to cause blunt trauma or penetrating trauma upon an opponent.
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Subak
Subak is either a specific or generic ancient Korean martial art.
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Syngman Rhee
Syngman Rhee (April 18, 1875 – July 19, 1965) was a South Korean politician, the first and the last Head of State of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, and President of South Korea from 1948 to 1960.
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Tae Soo Do
Tae Soo Do is a name that has been used over the years by both the Taekwondo and the Hwa Rang Do communities.
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Taegeuk
Taegeuk is the Korean form of the Chinese term Taiji (old spelling "Taichi"), meaning "supreme ultimate".
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Taegeuk (taekwondo)
In the context of taekwondo the term taegeuk refers to a set of Pumsae (also known as Poomsae or Poomse) or forms used to teach taekwondo.
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Taegeuk Chil Jang
Taegeuk Chil Jang is the seventh of eight taekwondo forms practiced by the Kukkiwon and the World Taekwondo Federation.
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Taegeuk Ee Jang
Taegeuk Ee Jang (also romanized Taegeuk Yi Jang or Taegeuk I Jang) is the second of eight taekwondo forms practiced by the Kukkiwon and the World Taekwondo Federation.
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Taegeuk Il Jang
Taegeuk Il Jang is the first of eight taekwondo forms practiced in Kukki Taekwondo, as defined by the Kukkiwon.
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Taegeuk Oh Jang
Taegeuk Oh Jang is the fifth of eight taekwondo forms practiced by the Kukkiwon and the World Taekwondo Federation.
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Taegeuk Pal Jang
Taegeuk Pal Jang is the last of eight taegeuk taekwondo forms practiced by the Kukkiwon and the World Taekwondo Federation.
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Taegeuk Sa Jang
Taegek Sa Jang (also romanized as Taegeuk Sah Jang) is the fourth of eight taekwondo forms practiced by the Kukkiwon and the World Taekwondo Federation.
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Taegeuk Sam Jang
Taegek Sam Jang is the third of eight taekwondo forms practiced by the Kukkiwon and the World Taekwondo Federation.
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Taegeuk Yook Jang
Taegeuk Yook Jang is the sixth of eight taekwondo forms practiced by the Kukkiwon and the World Taekwondo Federation.
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Taekkyeon
Taekkyeon is a traditional Korean martial art first explicitly recorded during the Joseon Dynasty.
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Taekwondo at the Pan American Games
Taekwondo has been a part of the Pan American Games since 1987 edition in Indianapolis, United States, but only for men.
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Taekwondo at the Summer Olympics
Taekwondo at the Summer Olympics made its first appearance as a demonstration sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
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Tang Soo Do
Tang Soo Do (Hangul: 당수도, Hanja: 唐手道) is a karate-based Korean martial art incorporating fighting principles from subak (as described in the Kwon Bup Chong Do), as well as northern Chinese martial arts.
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Tiger Shroff
Tiger Shroff (born Jai Hemant Shroff on 2 March 1990), is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films.
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Tony Jaa
Tatchakorn Yeerum (ทัชชกร ยีรัมย์), formerly Phanom Yeerum (พนม ยีรัมย์;; born February 5, 1976), better known internationally as Tony Jaa and in Thailand as Jaa Phanom (จา พนม), is a Thai martial artist, actor, action choreographer, stuntman, director, and Buddhist monk.
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Toronto
Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario and the largest city in Canada by population, with 2,731,571 residents in 2016.
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Tran Trieu Quan
Trần Triệu Quân (March 26, 1952 – January 12, 2010) was a Vietnamese-Canadian grandmaster of taekwondo and a professional engineer.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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Universiade
The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU).
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Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (a; born 7 October 1952) is a Russian statesman and former intelligence officer serving as President of Russia since 2012, previously holding the position from 2000 until 2008.
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Won-gwang
Won Gwang (541~630?), also known as Won Gwang Beop Sa (圓光法士) meaning "Won Gwang Teacher of the Law", was the name of a renowned Buddhist monk, scholar, and teacher of the Silla kingdom during the reign of King Jinpyeong.
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World Taekwondo
World Taekwondo, called the World Taekwondo Federation until June 2017, is the international federation governing the sport of taekwondo and is a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).
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World Taekwondo Championships
The World Taekwondo Championship is held every two years by World Taekwondo.
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World Taekwondo Grand Prix
The WTF World Taekwondo Grand Prix was introduced by the World Taekwondo Federation in 2013 to provide a homogeneous system for qualification to the Olympic taekwondo competitions with four competitions per year in each event.
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World Taekwondo Junior Championships
The World Taekwondo Junior Championships is a worldwide bienal championship organized for juniors age category by World Taekwondo, first held in 1996 in Barcelona.
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World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
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Yair Rodríguez
Yair Raziel Rodríguez Portillo (born October 6, 1992) is a Mexican mixed martial artist and Taekwondo black belt who competes for the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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Yanin Vismitananda
Yanin "Jeeja" Vismitananda (Yanin "Chicha" Wisamittanan), née Nicharee Vismitananda (ณิชชารีย์ วิสมิตะนันทน์), (born March 31, 1984) is a Thai actress and martial artist.
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Yeon Hwan Park
Yeon Hwan Park (born June 29, 1952) is a South Korean master of taekwondo.
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Yong In University
Yong In University is a private university located in Samga-dong, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
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Yun Dukan
Yun Dukan (born 1942) is a Korean taekwondo grandmaster.
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Zlatan Ibrahimović
Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for LA Galaxy.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taekwondo
