1. Taekwondo

2. History -dates back to ancient times -is a self-defense martial art officially created on the 11 th of April, 1955 by General Choi Hong Hi -founded in South Korea

3. Goal -the goal to taekwondo is to maintain perseverance and to maintain an indomitable spirit -in addition to this, students will be tested by the master or instructor of the kwon (class) in order to progress in their training -if students pass the test, they will receive a coloured belt; this starts with the white belt all the way up to the 9 th dan (degree) black belt

4. Olympic Sparring -made its first appearance in the 1988 summer games as a demonstration sport -two competitors from each gender (four athletes from each country) are able to be submitted into the Olympics' competition -photo used to identify taekwondo

5. Taekwondo Schedule Fighters are split up into categories according to their weight Men under 58 kilograms: Eighth of August Men under 68 kilograms: Ninth of August Men under 80 kilograms: Tenth of August Men above 80 kilograms: Eleventh of August Women under 49 kilograms: Eight of August Women under 57 kilograms: Ninth of August Women under 67 kilograms: Tenth of August Women above 67 kilograms: Eleventh of August

6. Resources Bukisa Wikipedia