Mizo children showcase their Taekwondo skills, in Mizoram

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Teenagers from Mizoram showcase their Taekwando skills at Anthurium festival in Mizoram. Tae Kwon Do is the Korean art for self-defense and physical fitness. It is considered the most modern of existing self-defense arts. In addition to being a martial art, Tae Kwon Do is also recognized as one of the most effective methods for improving health, physical fitness, weight control, flexibility, balance, agility and poise. Translated from Korean, "Tae" means foot or kick, "Kwon" means fist or punch, and "Do" means the way. Taken collectively, Tae Kwon Do means "Art of kick and punches". All of the basic movements in this art of self-defense are intended to strengthen and coordinate each part of the body, so that every hand and foot technique has incredible power and speed. Tae Kwon Do is inte