Author - Jung Woo-Jin

I didn’t know if this would work, but it did…

I didn't know if this would work, but it did... And now, some 320 karate magazines later, I realize that most people don't know if anything will work in the beginning. This is one of my first karate magazine debuts in Black Belt Magazine in the mid...

Not So Tough

I found this photo of myself from around the time of my first karate school... I was a brand new black belt...I was young....and under a lot of pressure to be "tough." Most of my female comrades can understand...in a mainly male dominated field....you couldn't even gain...

How Statues of General Choi Are Funding Critical Research and Education

How Statues of General Choi Are Funding Critical Research and Education In a post-COVID world, the cognitive and emotional development of K-12 students has become an urgent concern. Research highlights significant declines in critical skills such as verbal reasoning, memory, and flexible thinking among students—a troubling...

Martial arts and the knowledge in self- defense

The origins of self- defense have their roots in the most basic forms of fighting which have developed throughout the world, independently from one another. This hypothesis has been confirmed by archaeological research which were done in various parts of the world. There almost isn't...