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Buttree Puedpong
Buttree Puedpong ( th, บุตรี เผือดผ่อง; ; born October 16, 1990; nicknamed ''Song'' which means "two") is a female Thai Taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ... practitioner who competes at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the -49 kg class. She graduated Bachelor of Social Sciences from Kasetsart. References * External links * * 1990 births Living people Buttree Puedpong Buttree Puedpong Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics Buttree Puedpong Olympic medalists in taekwondo Taekwondo practitioners at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Buttree Puedpong SEA Games medalists in taekwondo Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games Buttree Puedpong World Taekwondo Championships medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. The literal translation for tae kwon do is "kicking", "punching", and "the art or way of". They are a kind of martial arts in which one attacks or defends with hands and feet anytime or anywhere, with occasional use of weapons. The physical training undertaken in Taekwondo is purposeful and fosters strength of mind through mental armament. Taekwondo practitioners wear a uniform, known as a dobok. It is a combat sport and was developed during the 1940s and 1950s by Korean martial artists with experience in martial arts such as karate, Chinese martial arts, and indigenous Korean martial arts traditions such as Taekkyon, Subak, and Gwonbeop. The oldest governing body for Taekwondo is the Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA), formed in 1959 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
