Taekwon Kid

태권왕 강태풍 (Taekwon King Kang Taepoong) is a Korean animated series from 2000 about schoolkids forming a Taekwondo club. The story is centered around a stubborn boy called Kang Tae-poong who sometimes gets in trouble with other people. After getting knocked out by another boy of his age who does Taekwondo, Tae-poong decides to do Taekwondo himself. Together with a few fellow students and a teacher, he forms a Teakwondo club.

Besides the Korean original version, the series has been dubbed in Arabic language and is known as

فريق المهارة (Fareeq al Mahara / engl.: Skill Team). Tae-poong is known as Zayed in this dub.

## Episode 3

Kang Tae-poong is demanding a fight against a girl named Yi Do-Mi from his club to prove his strength, but he underestimates her and ends up getting beaten. During the fight, Tae-poong misses a high kick and is countered with a solid punch to the stomach.

## Episode 5

Tae-poong and the three other boys from the club are using alternate training methods so Tae-poong can train to block attacks. They kick footballs (soccer balls) at him while he is trying to parry them. After blocking the first shot, Kang takes a square hit to the stomach and is subsequently hit several times.

Later in the same episode, Tae-poong is having a fight against Do-mi again and it seems that he is again losing to her. After receiving an inital kick to the stomach and several foot slaps to the face, he manages to block a kick. One of Kang's attacks hits Do-mi in the stomach, sending her flying to the ground.

## Episode 7

Tae-poong and his Taekwondo club are having a friendly tournament against another school. Tae-poong is up against Ma Do-cheon, their best Taekwondo fighter and Kang's rival from this point on.

Ma is attacking right from the start, pushing Kang into defensive position. Kang takes hits to the head and the stomach, making him fall to the ground. Kang gets up again and is hit once again on the chin, but is able to fight back, landing a kick on Ma's side. Both opponents are fired up and as Ma is about to deliver the final attack with an overhead kick, Kang successfully evades the blow, which brings Ma out of balance. Kang uses this and hits him with a kick to the chin, but before Kang can catch up the leeway, the match ends and Ma Do-cheon wins.

## Episode 10

The Ujeong school Taekwondo club participates in their first tournament and Kang is having his first official match[name of opponent/school?]. In the beginning, his opponents takes the head start (Kang seems to be a late bloomer) and lands a stunning kick to Kang's midsection, sending the boy flying, much to his teammates' schock.

But Kang comes back and turns the tables with a spectacular mid-air kick to the stomach and a high kick to his opponent's chin, beating him. The first match is won!

## Episode 12

The tournament goes on and Ma Do-cheon easily beats his opponent who gives up after apparently being struck at the solar plexus.

Later in the same episode, Tae-poong is facing his next opponent, and again suffers a bad start as he is hit at the stomach and head, giving his adversary a 2:0 lead. But Kang has a furious comeback and equalizes with two solid kick to the stomach. Unfortunately, he injures his right leg during the second hit, and has to continue with that handicap for the rest of the tournament. With a courageous final attack, Tae-poong manages to once more land a hit, letting him win the match.

## Episode 13

In his next fight, Tae-poong is up against a tricky and unfair opponent. In contrary to many other fights, Tae-poong is taking the lead by landing a solid spin-kick to his adversary's midection.

As the fight continues, the red guy gives Kang a head-butt which remains unnoticed by the referee, though. As is opponent is going into close in-fight, Tae-poong feels provoked and pushes him to the ground. The referee counts that as a foul, which enrages Tae-poong, also because the headbutt was not punished.

Near the end of the fight, the red team's guy equalizes by hitting Kang in the side. As he rushes in for the win, he is countered by a fist to the stomach, giving Kang the lead. Kang wins at the end with a kick to the head.

## Episode 14

In his next match, Kang is facing his rival Ma again, who takes a furious 2:0 lead. But Kang doesn't give up. He does a risky counterattack and is able to hit Ma, but not without taking a hurtful kick to the stomach. Now both opponents go all-out and engage each other with flying attacks. Kang manages to counter Ma's stormy offense and lands a kick on his midsection, stunning his rival for a short moment which is enough to drive another kick into the surprised boy's gut, sending him to the ground, holding his stomach in pain, just as the time runs out.

It's 3:3 and the judges need to decide. They give 2 votes to each Ma and Kang. The referee finally decides that Kang is the winner of this close and thrilling match.

## Episode 15

In the tournament, Yi Do-Mi is fighting against a girl who used to bully her in school. She is having trouble at first and loses one point, but comes back with a solid kick to her opponent's stomach and a high kick, letting her win the match.

Kang is having a match as well and can land a hard fist to his opponent's midsection.

## Episode 17

A new strong rival emerges for both Kang and Ma, and he already beats Kang in the simulator.

In the tournament, the team members get their butts and guts kicked by their opponent team, quickly letting it stand 0:4 against them. Kang is up against his new rival and takes a hard kick to the stomach right in the beginning, forcing the boy to the ground with his hands on his midsection. In the end, he manages to win his fight, though.

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