What's the difference between karate and taekwondo?

There are the following differences between karate and taekwondo:

1, historical difference:

The foundation of Taekwondo is handed down from Korea.

Karate has a basic history of 200 years.

2. The founders are different:

The founder of Taekwondo is Cui Hongxi.

The founder of karate is Wu Yama.

3. Karate mainly uses hands.

Taekwondo is mainly about adding fists with legs in the process.

There are differences on technical issues.

Kicking in Taekwondo focuses on horizontal kick (test kick) and shoulder level.

When kicking in karate, the knee is not raised (kicking in a measured way). Shoulders, waist and legs are not horizontal, so you can't kick the whole body.

Taekwondo is based on fluctuating footwork.

Karate is a linear sport.

5. All movements of Taekwondo are based on the principle of counter-force, which further improves strength.

Karate moves directly, no response.

6. Put your toes in when you kick in karate, mainly to kick something soft like the human body.

Taekwondo is something that you kick hard with your heel.

7, karate round kick is with the instep.

Taekwondo wheel kick is with the forefoot.

8. Karate kicking is less than Taekwondo kicking, such as downward kicking.

But the hand moves more than taekwondo.

9. There are 3,200 moves in Taekwondo, but not so many moves in Karate.

10, there is a sliding kick in Taekwondo to suddenly attack a long-distance opponent. There is no such technique in karate.

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