The Taekwondo uniform is called the “Dobok”. A white belt is included upon the first rank, and the belt color would change as one advances in their ranks.
In the competing event of Taekwondo in the Olympics, only sparring technique is allowed. But in typical competitions, techniques such as breaking, self-defense, patters and also sparring is allowed.
Taekwondo is one of the two martial arts to be included in the Olympics (the other one is Judo). The International Military Sports Council introduced Taekwondo as a sports event in the Olympics on April 9, 1976.
The Korean term for commence is ‘sijack’ The Korean term for relax is ‘sho’ The Korean term for knifehand is ‘sonkal’ The Korean term for training hall is ‘do-jang’ The Korean term for twin forearm block is ‘sang palmok makgi’