"Tae" means feet: block, kick or squash with your foot, developing lower body movements. "Kwon" means fist: iron hammer, block, punch, or strike with the hand, developing upper body movements.  "Do" means way: the art of having control over mind and body.  Therefore, Taekwondo means " the right way of using all parts of body to stop fights and help to build a beter and more peaceful world."