Taekwondo (跆拳道)
is a Korean martial art and is the world's
most popular martial art in terms of the number of participants.
In Korean, Tae  (跆) means "to strike or break with foot"; Kwon (拳) means
"to strike or break with fist"; and Do (道) means "way" or "method";
so "Taekwondo" is loosely translated as "the way of the foot and fist"
or "the way of kicking and punching".