Here Welcome to Guardian Martial Arts Web Site. As the term is used in this country today, it refers to a broad variety of unarmed fighting systems. Most of these systems originated many years ago in the orient. Kung Fu, Jiu-jitsu, Kenpo, Judo, and Taekwondo , are the more popular systems taught in this country today. At Guardian Martial Arts , we practice Taekwondo .
Taekwondo translates to The way of the foot and hand .
Taekwondo has its origins in Korea over 1300 years ago. In those days the Korean peninsula consisted of three kingdoms. The smallest of these was the Silla Kingdom, which was always under attack from its' two powerful enemies to the North and West. Because of its geographical location, Japan was another threat. The constant raids led the nobility to form an elite group of fighting men to protect them.