taekwondo (?ta??kw?n?d??; ?te?-) n (Martial Arts (other than Judo & Karate) & Combat Sports) a Korean martial art that resembles karate[C20: Korean tae kick + kwon fist + do way, method]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014