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Damián Villa
Damian Alejandro Villa Valadez (born August 7, 1990 in Zamora, Michoacán) is a male Mexican 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. T ... athlete. He is a double World Medalist at the World Taekwondo Championships, earning medals in 2009 and 2013. He is also a Silver Medalist at the 2011 Pan American Games, as well as a Silver and a Bronze Medalist at the 2010 and 2014 Central American Games, respectively. External links * Profile froThe-Sports.org 1990 births Living people Mexican male taekwondo practitioners People from Zamora, Michoacán Sportspeople from Michoacán Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Taekwondo practitioners at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in taekwondo Central American and Caribbean ... [...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] |
