Most popular martial art
- Who
- Taekwondo
- What
- 50000000 people
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 20 June 2012
According to Tae Kwondo Chung Do Kwan, the British branch of the World Taekwondo Federation, some 50 million people worldwide practise the martial art of Taekwondo, which originated in Korea in the 1940s and went on to become the national sport of South Korea.
The Taekwondo Association of Great Britain is the world's largest single martial arts association, boasting 25,000 members at over 450 clubs.