• Kingwood Top Kick Karate’s base system is developed through the use of Tae-Kwon-Do. It is the easiest style for a beginner to master, compared to other styles offered in our program. Kingwood Top Kick Karate holds many world titles because of our mastery of the art

History

• Tae-kwon-do is a hard martial art originating in Korea. An amalgamation of Chinese, Japanese, and traditional Korean fighting styles, tae-kwon-do has become the world's most commonly practiced martial art, and is the national sport of Korea as well as an Olympic sporting event. In Korean, derived from hanja, tae means "to strike or smash with the foot"; kwon means "to strike or smash with the hand"; and do means "way" or "path". Hence, tae-kwon-do is loosely translated as "the way of the foot and the fist". Tae-kwon-do's popularity has resulted in the divergent evolution of the martial art. As with many other martial arts, tae-kwon-do is a combination of combat technique, self-defense, sport, exercise, entertainment, and philosophy. The art in general emphasizes kicks thrown from a mobile stance, using the leg's greater reach and power to disable the opponent from a distance.