Tae Kwon DO By Liens

Early Koreans developed unique martial art forms for unarmed self defense to complement their skills with weapons. The 1st recorded evidence of what was to become modern Tae Kwon Do is found about two thousand years ago in Korean history. A mural painting from the Koguryu kingdom (37 B. C to 66 A. D. Was found in a tomb believed to have been built sometime during the period 3 to 427 A. D. This mural depicts figures practicing martial arts techniques. His-torical records from this Koguryu period mention the practice of martial arts techniques and tournaments.