Tae-Kwon-Do Song Moo Kwan was developed from Tae Kyon, which was first heard of 1,200 years ago. tae Kyon is a form of foot fighting that is still practiced today. Grand Master Byung Jick Ro developed hand techniques, more foot techniques and combined these with Tae Kyon to form whatis noww Tae-Kwon-Do. The leg techniques are still considered more important because they are more effective, more powerful and can reach further thanthe hands.
Tae - Kicking, jumping, stepping or flying of feet
Kwon - Punching, striking of the hand or fist
Do - art, technique, or way of
Song - evergreen tree, which depicts youth or health everlasting (Grand Master Ro chose Song because of his birthplace, which was Song Do city. Song Do was the capital city of Koryu, where he first heard talk of Tae Kyon and opened the first school of Tae-Kwon-Do Song Moo Kwan).
Moo - Study, Training
Kwan - gymnasium, class or house of study