Tae Kwon Do

[aefibird]

I know that TKD has been infuenced by Japanese martial arts in the past (and Chinese, but most martial arts have been influenced by another somewhere along the line), so is the "Do" in Tae Kwon Do just simply a word borrowed from the Japanese (like in Karate-Do, Ken-Do, Ju-Do etc etc) or is it a word in Korean in its own right and just has the same sound or meaning as the Japanese?

Thanks.

[JaseP]

It's actually a borrowed Chinese word,... Dao,... that both cultures assimilated into their own language,... although the Koreans do use the Japanese pronouciation,... 30+ years of occupation will do that...

It's similar to Moo, or in Chinese, Wu, which in Japanese is Bu, as in BuDo (Japanese),... MooDo (Korean), or WuDao (Chinese). Same Characters...

[aefibird]

Thanks!

Also, if there's such as thing as Tae Kwon DO is there such a thing as Tae Kwon JUTSU?

[rmclain]

Thanks!

Also, if there's such as thing as Tae Kwon DO is there such a thing as Tae Kwon JUTSU?

The Koreans would use "sul" instead of "jutsu." Both mean, "technique."

R. McLain

[JaseP]

Yep,... as in Ho Shin SUL,... Self Defense TECHNIQUE.

[aefibird]

Thank you very much.

[kchenault]

Aefibird, you are asking some good questions these days.