Author: Michael Pagan

The Department of Defense in cooperation with the US Marines has began a new course for training martial arts instructors. The Marines participated in the MAI course to become instructors where they can train and advance Marines in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Austin Gillam) U.S. Marine Corps…

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Very good story from down in Texas. Before they put on their scrubs, a group of DHR Health medical professionals get dressed to practice martial arts. “We have so many stresses at the hospital with everything going on, all the patients we take care of, it’s very hard for us to disconnect and so most…

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US Officials Boycott Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics over “atrocities”. The boycott stems from the accusations of China’s treatment of the Uyghur Muslims.   Recently China has been accused of committing crimes against humanity and even possibly genocide against the Uyghur population and some other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in the north-western region of Xinjiang.

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  Today GM Jung went to Martial Arts America to hold a tea and sword presentation for 6th Dan Masters Rod Tressel, Brian Brewer, Nick Hass and Brant Ragan. Each of them have over 20 years training. The tea is called Suk from Korea. It is made from Rocky Mountain, Iowa wild Vegetables, Jinseng and…

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All over the world people have been reflecting on the passing of Tae Kwon Do Pioneer Jong Soo Park. Grand Master Jong Soo Park was instrumental in the early Tae Kwon Do movement, and was a key component in the international progress of Tae Kwon Do. GM Park also helped General Choi during the early…

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We mourn the passing of TaeKwon-Do Pioneer Jong Soo Park. We would like to express our most highly regarded condolences to the park family. TaeKwon-Do would not have been the same without Grand Master Jong Soo parks contribution. REST IN PEACE About Grand Master Park Master Park was born in 1941 in Chung-Nam, Korea. He…

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Last weekend the Kukkiwon in collaboration with WTMU hosted an event in Chicago Illinois to help train Masters, Grandmasters and Instructors.  We are thankful for the furthering of education for Martial Artists, and TaeKwon-Do people throughout the world. The Kukkiwon is known for its standards and criteria for providing excellent training information.  The Kukkiwon’s demonstration…

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Former US President Donald J. Trump was awarded an honorary 9th Dan Black Belt by Kukkiwon President Lee Dong-seop on Saturday November 14th 2021 at Mara Largo in Florida. The Kukkiwon reported this information VIA their facebook page as seen above. “I heard that the Donald Trump is highly interested in Taekwondo,” Lee said, about President…

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by General Choi Hong Hi 09-19-1994 From the December 1994 Issue of TaeKwon-Do Times. As the President of the International Taekwon-Do Federation, I regret that the World Taekwon-Do Federation has decided to go separately into the Olympics despite our efforts of merger. To be sure, since the name Taekwon-Do is unequivo­cally in the Olympics, as…

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Monday September 13 2021, Supreme Grandmaster Joon Pyo Choi passed away. Born in Korea in 1945, Joon Pyo Choi grew up during a very hard time in the region. At a very young age, Choi’s family escaped to a refugee camp in the south and his father was taken prisoner and sent for execution as…

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