| The two most common martial arts
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| | under the World Tae Kwon Do Federation.
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| practiced in North America are karate and
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| | Many tae kwon do schools have added a
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| tae kwon do. Many wonder what the
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| | black lining to their white uniforms for
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| difference between these two martial arts
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| | black belt levels. A V-neck top is often
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| is. This is especially the case for
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| | seen in schools affiliated with the World
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| those who are just starting to look
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| | Tae Kwon Do Federation. There are also
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| around for a martial arts studio. After
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| | older Korean styles including tang soo do
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| all, most practitioners in both karate
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| | and moo duk kwan. Some of the more
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| and tae kwon do seem to wear the same
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| | Americanized karate and tae kwon do
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| type of white gi uniforms with various
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| | schools also use uniforms with other
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| colored belts.
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| | colors such as red, black and blue in
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| Modern traditional karate was developed
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| | addition to the traditional white.
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| in the islands of Okinawa in Japan after
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| | It can be generalized that in karate, one
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| some influences from Chinese martial
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| | would use their arms or hands for 60% of
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| arts. There are actually different
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| | the time for strikes or blocks while the
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| styles of karate but they are all
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| | use of legs for kicking will be about
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| commonly considered as Japanese martial
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| | 40%. This breakdown is seen in the many
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| arts today. The colored belt system was
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| | forms or katas of karate which are set
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| developed to show the various ranks of
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| | routines which simulate fighting against
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| karate practitioners with white depicting
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| | imaginary opponents using martial arts
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| novices and black belts (with various
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| | techniques. The forms from tae kwon do
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| degrees) representing instructor levels
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| | would have the opposite percentage
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| and higher. There is a whole range of
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| | breakdown with 40% hands and 60% legs.
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| other different colors in between.
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| | In tae kwon do, there is also more
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| Modern tae kwon do was developed in Korea
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| | emphasis on higher kicks to the head
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| after much influence from Japanese karate
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| | level than in karate. Tae kwon do
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| during the occupation by Japan. Indeed,
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| | practitioners also utilize more jumping
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| tae kwon do is sometimes referred to as
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| | or flying kicks where one is airborne
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| Korean karate. The Koreans adopted
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| | while executing kicking techniques. The
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| similar white uniforms along with a
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| | tae kwon do forms or patterns are
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| colored belt ranking system for tae kwon
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| | generally a bit shorter and less complex
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| do. Today, there are two main styles of
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| | than the karate forms. Some tae kwon do
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| tae kwon do, one under the International
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| | schools have been known to use the odd
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| Tae Kwon Do Federation and the other
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| | karate form in its curriculum as well.
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