/tuy" kwon" doh"/
a Korean martial art, a particularly aggressive form of karate, that utilizes punches, jabs, chops, blocking and choking moves, and especially powerful, leaping kicks.
Also, taekwondo .
[ 1965-70; t'aekwondo, equiv. to t'ae- trample ( tái ) + kwon fist ( quán ) + -do, comb. form of to way ( dào ) ]