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Caroline Maher, 34 and based in Cairo, is a former professional taekwondo artist and current member of the Egyptian Parliament. She is a member of the 2015 class of the U.S. Department of State and espnW’s Global Sports Mentoring Program (GSMP). Over the course of my amateur and professional taekwondo career, I earned more than…

• Martial Artist Spotlight
• World Taekwondo Federation
• International Martial Arts

The International Taekwondo Federation ( ITF ) was removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency ( WADA )’s non-compliant list.  The International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) was removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)’s non-compliant list, WADA said on Tuesday following a vote by its executive committee. The International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) was removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)’s non-compliant list, WADA said on…

• Olympics
• International Taekwondo Federation
• Taekwondo

Para athletes around the world are getting creative with their workouts to stay on course for Tokyo 2020, which has been postponed to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. With most confined to home, the World Taekwondo has come up with a unique initiative to ensure that their fighters remain fit, connected and motivated.…

• Para Taekwondo
• World Taekwondo Federation
• Olympics

With a pandemic spreading across the globe, and the world as interconnected as it is; this an unprecedented time in world history. Hopefully, many martial arts schools will try to have virtual classes. There are many platforms that can be used for this, including zoom, freeconferencecall, and facebook. Some, but not all offer 2 way…

• Taekwondo

Iranian Taekwondo Federation announced that three international events that were due to be held on Kish Island in April has been canceled due to concerns over the new coronavirus outbreak. The decision has been made upon the request of the Asian Taekwondo Union to protect the health of athletes and participants, said the federation on…

• International Martial Arts
• ITF
• World Taekwondo Federation

World Taekwondo (WT), the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) and the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote humanitarian, social inclusion, peace and development-supporting activities. The signing ceremony took place at the World Taekwondo Office and was hosted by WT President and THF Chairman, Chungwon Choue, who was joined…

• International Martial Arts
• World Taekwondo Federation
• Taekwondo

A young woman from Fallbrook who lost her life in a car accident almost five years ago will be memorialized with a schol;arship in her memory. This will allow underpriviledged children to take classes at the same martial arts academy she once attended. Valerie King, Haylee King’s mother, was at Martial Art Concepts in Fallbrook, CA…

• Hapkido
• Martial Artist Spotlight
• Taekwondo

From Men’s Health You might not think of Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge (and former field hockey player) as someone ready—even eager!—to throw a punch. But at an event in London, she did just that, and the world-famous royal showed some pretty good form while doing it. Middleton was at London Stadium to show her support…

• Martial Artist Spotlight
• Taekwondo

Former Pittsburgh-area martial arts gym owner and coach William Bosley has been sentenced to up to 44 and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to assaulting three teen girls over a period of time dating back to 2010. Bosley, formerly of Uniontown Fight Club, was sentenced after entering his guilty pleas in December…

• Crime in Martial Arts

SEOUL, Korea (Jan 29, 2020) – World Taekwondo announced that head protectors with face shields will be worn by Para Taekwondo athletes competing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and Qualification Tournaments in order to further ensure athlete safety. The recommendation made by the World Taekwondo Para Taekwondo Committee followed extensive analysis of data collected…

• paralymmpics
• Olympics
• World Taekwondo Federation