tae kwon do
noun
often capitalized T&K&D
: a Korean art of unarmed self-defense characterized especially by the extensive use of kicks
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At 12, Sauvie has earned a black belt in tae kwon do, danced competitively and plays the snare drum in her middle school band.
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Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 5 July 2024
For the final fight, Chan’s Wong Fei-hung squares off against the villain played by Ken Lo, a real-life tae kwon do champion and Chan’s former actual bodyguard.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
And yet in every statehouse, at every rally, and in too many casual conversations to count, parents have informed me that their daughters have been forced to change in front of and compete against males in sports from swimming to tae kwon do.
—Riley Gaines, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Another one of her trainers, Harley Pasternak, told PopSugar Rihanna likes to mix up cardio with things like tae kwon do and full-body Capoeira.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 23 June 2023
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Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 5 July 2024
For the final fight, Chan’s Wong Fei-hung squares off against the villain played by Ken Lo, a real-life tae kwon do champion and Chan’s former actual bodyguard.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
And yet in every statehouse, at every rally, and in too many casual conversations to count, parents have informed me that their daughters have been forced to change in front of and compete against males in sports from swimming to tae kwon do.
—Riley Gaines, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Another one of her trainers, Harley Pasternak, told PopSugar Rihanna likes to mix up cardio with things like tae kwon do and full-body Capoeira.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 23 June 2023
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tae kwon do
nounoften capitalized T&K&D
: a Korean art of self-defense resembling karate
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