| The two most common martial arts
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| | or katas of karate which are set routines
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| practiced in North America are karate and
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| | which simulate fighting against imaginary
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| tae kwon do. Many wonder what the
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| | opponents using martial arts techniques.
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| difference between these two martial arts
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| | The forms from tae kwon do would have the
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| is. This is especially the case for
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| | opposite percentage breakdown with 40%
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| those who are just starting to look
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| | hands and 60% legs. In tae kwon do,
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| around for a martial arts studio. After
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| | there is also more emphasis on higher
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| all, most practitioners in both karate
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| | kicks to the head level than in karate.
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| and tae kwon do seem to wear the same
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| | Tae kwon do practitioners also utilize
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| type of white gi uniforms with various
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| | more jumping or flying kicks where one is
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| colored belts.Modern traditional karate
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| | airborne while executing kicking
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| was developed in the islands of Okinawa
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| | techniques. The tae kwon do forms or
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| in Japan after some influences from
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| | patterns are generally a bit shorter and
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| Chinese martial arts. There are actually
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| | less complex than the karate forms. Some
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| different styles of karate but they are
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| | tae kwon do schools have been known to
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| all commonly considered as Japanese
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| | use the odd karate form in its curriculum
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| martial arts today. The colored belt
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| | as well.In North America as well as other
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| system was developed to show the various
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| | parts of the world, there are separate
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| ranks of karate practitioners with white
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| | traditional competitions for karate and
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| depicting novices and black belts (with
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| | tae kwon do. However, the open martial
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| various degrees) representing instructor
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| | arts tournaments in North America often
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| levels and higher. There is a whole
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| | have competitors from both karate and tae
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| range of other different colors in
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| | kwon do competing together. Some of the
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| between. Modern tae kwon do was
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| | larger open martial arts competition
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| developed in Korea after much influence
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| | events will have separate forms divisions
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| from Japanese karate during the
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| | for Japanese karate and Korean tae kwon
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| occupation by Japan. Indeed, tae kwon do
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| | do competitors but the fighting or
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| is sometimes referred to as Korean
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| | sparring divisions will usually be
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| karate. The Koreans adopted similar
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| | combined. Many black belts in tae kwon
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| white uniforms along with a colored belt
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| | do end up studying karate as well and the
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| ranking system for tae kwon do. Today,
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| | opposite has been true too. Tae kwon do
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| there are two main styles of tae kwon do,
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| | has received more publicity in recent
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| one under the International Tae Kwon Do
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| | years since its introduction as an
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| Federation and the other under the World
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| | Olympic sport. The style and rules used
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| Tae Kwon Do Federation. Many tae kwon do
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| | for the Olympic version of tae kwon do
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| schools have added a black lining to
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| | fighting comes from the World Tae Kwon Do
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| their white uniforms for black belt
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| | Federation (WTF). Both karate and tae
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| levels. A V-neck top is often seen in
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| | kwon do are considered as hard style
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| schools affiliated with the World Tae
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| | martial arts in North America today (as
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| Kwon Do Federation. There are also older
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| | opposed to soft styles such as the many
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| Korean styles including tang soo do and
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| | versions of Chinese kung fu).Clint Leung
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| moo duk kwan. Some of the more
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| | is a lifelong martial artist with over 32
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| Americanized karate and tae kwon do
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| | years of training experience in kung fu,
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| schools also use uniforms with other
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| | tae kwon do, karate, kickboxing and
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| colors such as red, black and blue in
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| | martial arts weaponry. He has won
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| addition to the traditional white.It can
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| | Canadian and world championship titles
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| be generalized that in karate, one would
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| | (NASKA, NBL and WSKF). He is also owner
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| use their arms or hands for 60% of the
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| | of Free Spirit Activewear ( , an online
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| time for strikes or blocks while the use
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| | retailer and designer of premium martial
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| of legs for kicking will be about 40%.
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| | arts activewear.
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| This breakdown is seen in the many forms
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