Taekwon-do is a versatile martial art that allows for success of different body types and different physiques. Many women in particular find they take to the kicking aspect of the art quickly, as women tend to have hip flexibility and thigh strength when they walk in the door. Men have a tendency toward more upper body strength, and there are hand techniques in taekwon-do that utilize that strength as well. Ultimately it is the combination of hand and foot techniques though, that creates the beauty and effectiveness of taekwon-do, which literally translates as “the way of foot and fist.”