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How did Tae Kwon Do get its name?

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∙ 15y ago
Updated: 9/28/2023

The name "Taekwondo" was either submitted by Choi Hong Hi, or Song Duk Son of Chung Do Kwan and was accepted on April 11, 1955.

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