taekwondo
Korean martial arts
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Summary
taekwondo is a type of sport[1]. taekwondo ranks in the top 3% of type of sport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,834 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: martial arts[3], Olympic sport[4]
- Commons category: Taekwondo[5]
- Country of origin: Korean Empire[6], South Korea[7], North Korea[8]
- Authority: World Taekwondo[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Taekwondo[10]
- Commons gallery: Taekwondo[11]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Taekwondo[12]
- OpenStreetMap tag: sport=taekwondo[13]
- Native label: 태권도[14]
- Different from: Taekwondo[15], kickboxing[16], full contact karate[17], karate[18], Muay Thai[19], kung fu[20], Shorinji Kempo[21]
- McCune–Reischauer romanization: T'aekwŏndo[22]
- Revised Romanization: Taegwondo[23]
- Practiced by: taekwondo athlete[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25]
- P14541: 2uh2ms[26]
- P14692: Matsuo Bashō[27]
Why It Matters
taekwondo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] taekwondo is known by 158 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]