What is tykwondo?

Answer 1

It would appear that this question has a misspelling of the word Taekwondo, which is the name of the National Martial Art and National Sport of South Korea.

This misspelling is often due to the very common mispronunciation of "Tae" in the Korean term 태권도 (Taekwondo) to sound like the English word "tie" (like a necktie). It is confused witht the Chinese term "Tai Chi" which is pronounced like "tie." The Korean "Tae" is also often mispronounced like "tay" as the long "a" in the English word "take." This too is inaccurate.

The correct pronunciation is like the vowel in the English word "tack."

태 = Tae: "To stomp, kick, or smash with the foot."

권 = Kwon: "To punch, strike, or smash with the hand."

도 = Do: "The art, way, and path of ideal action (Tao)

Roughly translated as "The way of the hand and foot," or "The art of self defense using hands and feet." It is more accurately an in-depth education in the enhanced balance of integrating the three aspect of one's self as body, mind, and spirit, while training in skills for improved health, quality of life, and ability to protect life through Martial Art self defense, and following a path of enlightenment.