Taekwondo in the Philippines

Terminology

Kicks

• Forty-five – a Roundhouse Kick to the torso
• Turning-side – Pivoting on the front leg or ball of the foot and executing a Back kick
• Full-moon – Hook Kick
• In-out – Crescent Kick – Raising the leg diagonally across your body moving outwards
• Out-in – Crescent Kick – Coming from the outside landing on the inside.
• Stepping-side – Take a step and execute a Side kick
• Bullet – A rapid succession of alternate Forty-five kicks
• Turning-long – Tornado kick, Dragon's whip kick, Spin Hook Kick
• Jumping turning forty-five – Forward jump twist then executing a forty-five in midair
• Jumping out-in
• Jumping Axe Kick
• Jumping turning out-in
• Jumping turning-long – Jump Spin Hook Kick
• Asian Turning Long – Forward jump twist at the same time or slightly after, from the rear, executing a forty-five in midair or fake/feigning forty-five then turning long or spin kick

  Color of belts

• Black Belt
• Brown Belt - Taeguk 7 and 8
• Red Belt - Taeguk 5 and 6
• Blue Belt - Taeguk 3 and 4
• Yellow Belt - Taeguk 1 and 2
• White Belt - Foundation form No. 1 And 2

  Notable Taekwondo Martial Artists

Pioneers

• Paul Cabatingan - First Batch member and organizer of Taekwondo Blackbelt Brotherhood
• Arch. Elmer Pato -Chairman at Eljan Ventures Inc.. Bronze Medalist in 1976 Asian Championships-Melbourne, Australia.
• Monsour del Rosario
• Col. Jeff Tamayo - Silver medalist in 1982, coach to Bea Lucero and Ali Atienza and military colonel.
• Jaime "Jimmy" Martin - Member of the First Philippine National Taekwondo Team. Bronze Medalist, 2 Time Bronze Medalist. Member of the Taekwondo Blackbelt Brotherhood.
• Roland Campos - International referee.
• Juanito "Jojo" Ron
• Joseph Bismark
• Harvey Campos -Management mentor and tutor.

  Others

• Robert 'Bobby ' Vargas - First Filipino to garner the silver medal at the ASIAN GAMES in Hiroshima.
• Ricardo Santiago Jr - International Referee and current PTA Referee Chairman
• Roberto "Kitoy" Cruz - 3 Time Silver Medalist, Bronze Medalist, Bronze Medalist - 1998 & 2001 World Cup Taekwondo Championships, Gold Medalist - 1999 2nd Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament, 2 Time Silver Medalist, 6 Time Gold Medalist - South East Asian Games
• Tshomlee Go
• Manel Sy - 5 times SEA Games Gold Medalist, Bronze Medallist Bangkok ASIAN GAMES and coach of the head hunters merville.
• Stephen Fernandez - Bronze Medalist of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and current Deputy Secretary General of the Philippine Taekwondo Association
• Beatriz Lucero – Also representative to the Olympics in Gymnastics.
• Eva Marie M. Ditan - World Cup Silver and Bronze medalist.
• John Paul "Japoy" Lizardo Actor and Philippine representative.
• Arnold Baradi - The first Filipino Gold medal winner in the Asian Taekwondo Games.
• Ali Atienza – The second Filipino to win a gold medal in the Asian Taekwondo Games and son of former mayor Lito Atienza.
• Alvin Taraya - The first Filipino to win medalsin the Taekwondo World Cup, SEA Games Gold Medalist.
• Mary Antoinette Rivero
• Angelito Oliver Imperio- Philippine representative.
• Grace Poe Llamanzares - Senator.
• Benigno Aquino III - President.
• Jamby Madrigal - Former Senator.
• Igor Mella – Philippine taekwondo national team coach.
• Kirstie Elaine Alora. Taekwondo Olympics Representative.
• Melvin D. Morte - The First Filipino WT International Referee to officiate in both Kyorugi and Poomsae in the recent 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

  External sources