18th anniversary of General Choi’s passing
June 15, 2002 Choi Hong Hi/Date of death – marks the 18th anniversary of General Choi’s passing. Thank you for giving us Taekwon-Do. We thank him for his legacy which we continue to follow today. His teachings have been passed down to countless numbers of dedicated, selfless instructors who have promoted Taekwondo around the world. …
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(KOR-CHN-ENG)Kukkiwon Makes ‘Biggest Failure in Appointment?’
(KOR-CHN-ENG)Kukkiwon Makes ‘Biggest Failure in Appointment?’ 国技院历史性人事任命大败笔. 국기원, ‘역대급 인사의 패착(敗着)?’ 최영열 원장의 이근창 구조개혁위원회장 선임을 두고 “’코로나19′ 비수에 꽂인 태권도인 들에게 또 하나의 비수를 꽂았나?” By Lee Seok-Je of Seoul Korea President Choi young-ryul Appoints Lee Geun-Chang for President of Structural Reformation Committee Regardless of Corruption, “Will This Hurt Taekwondo People Already Suffering from…
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Reopening your Martial Arts school during Covid-19
The whole world has been affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic, all of us have been forced to change and adapt to a new way of living, as well as new ways of being connected when being at least six feet apart at the minimum is the new norm. Many Martial Arts schools around the world…
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World Taekwondo President meets winners of Korean Children’s Taekwondo Quiz Contest
SEOUL, Korea (May 8, 2020) – World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue today met with the winners of a nationwide Korean Children’s Taekwondo Quiz Contest, which included a promising taekwondo practitioner. The meeting took place at the World Taekwondo office. Da Eun Choi came first in the quiz and has been training in taekwondo since she was…
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Brain Surgery All Taekwondo Black Belts – Knee bend, head down Hospital Floor Chicago Pioneer
Our sympathies go out to Tae Kwon Do Pioneer Chang Hae Choi family. Ten years ago Grandmaster Chang Hae Choi had brain surgery all his Black Belts bent knee, head down on hospital floor in meditation/prayer. All hospital staff could not believe this kind of jester. Never seen this before. Every year, 2 times a…
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World champion Liliana, 11, Raises Money for NHS by Doing Four Miles of Taekwondo Kicks
An 11-year-old girl in Grimsby, England is raising money for the NHS by doing taekwondo kicks across the length of her garden for ten days. Liliana Herbert was originally inspired by Captain Tom Moore as he walked around his garden to raise almost £30 million for the NHS. Wanting to do her part, Liliana, also…
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100,000 Masks Will Go To IOC
The president of the World Taekwondo Federation proposed on Wednesday to transfer 100,000 disposable surgical masks to the International Olympic committee (IOC). The masks were originally donated to the World Taekwondo Federation by Wuxi Sports Bureau and Jiangsu Wuxi Economic Development Zone, according to Chungwon Choue, federation president. In recent weeks, the epicenter of the COVID-19…
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Drive Through Belt Ceremony
Many of us are missing out on big moments during the coronavirus outbreak. For dozens of students at a taekwondo studio in Fairfield, California it was going to be their belt ceremony. The studio’s instructors, however, decided to take the extra step to make sure the students were awarded for their hard work and dedication.…
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Digital January Issue Free
Due to Covid-19 we are offering a digital download of the January issue, free to everyone. Just log in to Taekwondo Times and select digital issue. The price will be $0. Stay safe and healthy everyone
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WT Announces Changes to Events Calendar
The IOC, IPC, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan announced on 30 March that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will take place on 23 July – 8 August 2021 and the Paralympic Games will follow on 24 August – 5 September 2021. As a result of the…
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