Author: Lonnie Matthews

HEE II CHO Grandmaster of Taekwondo WTF and ITF – Tribute

Cho Hee Il (born October 13, 1940) is a prominent South Korean-American master of Taekwondo ITF style and Taekwondo WTF style, holding the rank of 9th dan in the martial art. He has written 11 martial art books, produced 70 martial art training videos, and has appeared on more than 70 martial arts magazine covers.…

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Taekwondo Black Belt only possible!!!!!

Today we redeived the best news for our Taekwondo family.  Master Robert McDowell 7th Dan Black belt, head instructor and owner of the Edgewood Branch of Jung’s Tae Kwon Do is CANCER FREE.  Right after hearing the news, I’m cancer free, he left the cancer clinic to deliver the news to his Taekwondo father Grandmaster…

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Forgery of Kukkiwon Dan/Poom certificates and pocketing money.

It has been brought to the attention of Taekwondo Times that there are Instructors in the USA and abroad collecting fees for Kukkiwon Poom/Dan certifications and not registering their students. These Instructors are making fake copies of the Kukkiwon certificate and passing it off to students as the real deal and pocketing the collected fee’s.…

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6th Dan Essay by: Rita J. Pearson – DEDICATION, COMMITMENT, LOYALTY

DEDICATION, COMMITMENT, LOYALTY Written byRita J. Pearson When you begin your journey in TaeKwonDo, most people do not think about the words Dedication, Commitment and Loyalty. We follow the five tenets of TaeKwonDo, courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and indomitable spirit; but without dedication, loyalty and commitment to TaeKwonDo you will not achieve them. According to…

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