Taekwondo Origin

The Korean martial arts faded into obscurity during the late Gojoseon Dynasty, the first state on the Korean peninsula, B.C. 2333 and developed during the Three Kingdoms period.

Taekwondo Today

Taekwondo became a demonstration sport on September 17th, 1988 in the 24th Seoul Olympics, and this became a bridgehead to spread Taekwondo world wide.
Taekwondo became an official Olympic sport at the 103th IOC Assembly in Paris, France. The Korean Language become an official language of the Olympic Games, joining English, French, and Japanese. Taekwondo is now an international martial art in 203 countries, and includes 80 million practitioners.

Taekwondo Dobok (Uniform)

Dobok is the Taekwondo uniform. Do means "way" and bok means "clothing." Taekwondo Dobok consists of pants, top and Tti(belt). Except for the Tti, the pants and top is white in color. The reason why the color of Taekwondo uniform is white is to symbolize the purity of the martial art. All trainees should wear the same Taekwondo uniform in order to better express their technique and individuality.
The jacket of the Taekwondo uniform has two sides, the left side represents Yanggi and the right side represents Umgi. Yanggi represents the mind and Umgi represents strength.

Taekwondo Tti (Belt)

The Tti(belt) represents the purpose of the training and the degree of technique according to its color. The comparison of movement between people who have Dan or Kup represents the difference in the body movement and mind. The Tti(belt) that is tied around the waist connects the upper part and lower part of Taekwondo uniform and covers the center of the body. To wear the belt can help to deliver the power to the muscle that connect Meongmunhyul(acupunture point) of waist and body center of lower abdomen. (Sourced from Kukkiwon)