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I do not believe there is any doubt among the few disinterested academics who have studied it that TKD grew out of Japanese Karate shortly after WWII, as HKD grew out of Japanese jujutsu. It's well-documented.
I do not believe there is any doubt among the few disinterested academics who have studied it that TKD grew out of Japanese Karate shortly after WWII, as HKD grew out of Japanese jujutsu. It's well-documented.