After 41 years, January 2021 will be the last physical issue of Tae Kwon Do Times. This is the first time for me to be on the cover out of 240 issues of Tae Kwon Do Times. We will continue to produce digital magazines. Thank you everybody for supporting TKD Times. Please order any physical…

• Martial Arts History

Li Jingliang has spent more than a decade establishing himself as an elite fighter in the world of mixed martial arts, with an explosive style and vice-like choke holds that earned him the nickname “The Leech.” But outside the cage is where the 32-year-old makes his biggest impact. “As well as fighting, what I’m trying…

• MMA

Aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba, standing, gives a demonstration in Tokyo in 1967. The author’s experiences in learning the martial art in Japan were very different than they were in the U.S.      © Getty Images There is a scene in the hit Japanese anime TV series “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ” in which the…

• Martial Arts

Since last October, 20 boys aged between 13 and 17 years have been practicing taekwondo three times a week as part of their curriculum. Olympian and European champion Leonardo Basile was appointed by FITA to coach the students. It is believed to be the first time such a course has been held in the seminary.…

• Taekwondo