History Making Assembly of ITF Leaders
Greenland Taekwon-Do which made history by celebrating its 40 year anniversary on October 12, also hosted a history making assembly of ITF leaders. Meanwhile, young competitors in the Anniversary tournament proudly display their medals. Some of the natural beauty of…
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Kukkiwon Director Election Results
In the first round of voting, Grand Master Choi Young Ryul(candidate 1) received 29 votes, Grand Master Oh No Kyun(candidate 3) received 28 votes and Grand Master Kim Hyun Sung(candidate 2) received 4 votes. In the second round Grand Master Choi received 31 votes and Grand Master Oh received 30 votes, with 1 vote invalid. Grand…
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Greenland Taekwon-Do Invites Taekwondo Times to 40th Anniversary
TaeKwonDo Times is very grateful to have been invited to Geenland Taekwon-Do’s 40th anniversary celebration on October 12. Woo Jin Jung and Dr. George Vitale will be representing our publication. Over 40 years 172,000 students at 11 dojangs have trained under Grand Master Leong Wai Meng’s guidance. Grand Master Leong was featured in our Hall…
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Olympic Organizations Face Multiple Investigations by Justice Department, State Attorneys General
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating several American Olympic sports organizations — including the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, USA Gymnastics, USA Swimming and USA Taekwondo — for their handling of allegations of sexual abuse committed by coaches and officials as well as for possible financial wrongdoing. In further developments, the attorneys general in…
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Jackie Chan reveals past struggles with sex workers, drink driving and gambling in new book
Jackie Chan reveals his troubled past life in his new book. Photo: Simon Song Martial arts hero and screen superstar Jackie Chan has revealed his dark side in an explosive memoir that hits the shelves on December 4. The star of The Foreigner and Rush Hour franchises opens up on his past in a tell-all book that talks in…
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Developers From Maudience Meet Taekwondo Times Staff
Members of Taekwondo Times staff met with the developers from Maudience today. A small business that is focused on digital marketing web developement. TKDT publisher, Woo Jin Jung, organised the assault on their work space and insisted everyone make out a last will and testament before breaking boards. While Mike, the owner, had trained in…
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Met’s Pete Alonso’s Secret Weapon is Taekwondo
There is a lot more working for Pete Alonso than brute strength. His picture perfect swing has launched him to the major league home run lead with 45. Growing up, Alonso said he studied taekwondo, the art of unarmed self-defense characterized by the use of kicks, and he believes that has helped him become the…
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Taekwondo: art, discipline and citizenship
The Jadir Taekwondo Association shares a bit of history of taekwondo and how they support youth development within and beyond the sport. Discipline, civility and citizenship. These are just some of the teachings that the practice of this Korean martial art can provide. More than 2000 years ago, a group of young people from the…
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4D Cameras Being Introduced for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The technological innovation will make its debut on the biggest stage at next year’s Olympic Games in the Japanese capital. Fans and judges will be able to see 360 degree replays of the athletes’ moves thanks to the 4D camera rig. This will provide more memorable moments for spectators while also eliminating controversial moments from…
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Grandmaster Shin Chul Kang Honors his Masters on the Traditional Korean “Thanksgiving” Chuseok
Grandmaster Shin Chul Kang honoring his Ancestors, Teachers and Masters who have passed during the traditional Korean festival of Chuseok. Chuseok is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in both North- and South Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar on the full moon. This tradition takes its roots all the way back to the…
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