Category: Martial Artist Spotlight

Charges Dropped Against Woman Trained in Martial Arts

Police in Uzbekistan dropped a criminal case against a young woman who beat up two men in response to verbal abuse, after a number of public figures including President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s daughter spoke out in her support. Local websites showed a video of Gulsanam Alijonova, 23, who has trained in boxing, karate and taekwondo, in…

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…

Caroline Maher; From Egyptian Taekwondo Champ to a Member of Parliament

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…

Young Martial Artist’s Life Celebrated With Scholarship After Her Death

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…

Kate Middleton Gets Taekwondo Tips From Olympian Lutalo Muhammad

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…

The Gift of My Life

For World Para Taekwondo Champion, Lisa Gjessing, taekwondo is the gift that keeps on giving. The undefeated Danish fighter has won it all – World Championships and European Championships titles – but it is Paralympic glory that she has yet to achieve. Training with the Danish national para taekwondo team at the Makuhari Messenger Hall…

Taekwondo Master Teaches Classes at Anaheim Braille Institute

For 13 years, Lester Hubner has trained in taekwondo with Grand Master Sung Yang, earning a 3rd degree black belt and became an assistant instructor for the class. “You just cannot believe the feeling that someone like me gets from having people around them that they can help,” Hubner said. “When I’m out there, I’m…

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…

One-Armed Para Taekwondo Master Has a Leg Up on Competition

A South Florida man is a one-armed fighter, but he has a leg up in the competition when it comes to Para Taekwondo. Daniel Espinosa lost his arm and his mother lost a leg in a train accident in Cuba at the age of 2. “We falling down and the train coming, and my mom…

Cultural Treasures

We are soliciting applications for “Cultural Treasures”. Pioneering individuals who have contributed to TaeKwonDo, by the donation of their time and resources to charities, special needs students or other philanthropic activities. If you know someone that embodies these characteristics please email a resume to business@taekwondotimes.com with Cultural Treasure in the subject line. Individuals selected for…