TaeKwonDo History | Woo-Jin Jung Visits General Choi Hong Hi’s Gravesite
최홍희 창시자 한국떠난 이유 1.71년 공화당 선거본부에서 전국유단자 모아달라…유단자는 깡패아님니다 마찰로망명 .2.북에간이유 민주국가는 태권도 보급 잘되고잊는데 사회주의 국가는 안되어서 북한사범을가러처 공산주의국가 소련 중공 동유럽….3. 북에 묻인이유 남.북어디고 묻치고 십다고 TKD Times 부탁하여 양국 최고 지도자에게 의뢰. 남은 김총제게서 안된다하여 북어로 묻침니다.2002 6월 역사임니다.문광부장관 공식문권참조 역사는 못속임니다. This photo is from 2005 when 6 countries, 93…
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History and principles of Taekkyon, Korea’s ancient folk martial art
Taekkyon is a traditional bare-hand martial art developed by the Korean people and is recognized as the original form of bare-hand martial arts in Korea. Before the 6th century, Taekkyon was practiced by the ruling classes and from the 9th to 12th century, became very popular, even among the common people. According to the Koryusa,…
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The Legend behind the Founder of Shaolin Kung Fu
Some legends say that an Indian Buddhist priest named Bodhidharma (Tamo in Chinese), was the founder of Kung fu. Bodhidharma traveled to China to see the Emperor Wu of Liang (Xiāo Yǎn) sometime in the 527 CE. The Emperor had started a large project of having local Buddhist monks translate Buddhist texts from Sanskrit to…
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Gichin Funakoshi “The Father of Modern Karate”
Today we honor the passing anniversary of one of the world’s greatest martial arts Masters and teachers, Gichin Funakoshi who lived from November 10, 1868 – April 26, 1957. Grandmaster Funakoshi is the founder of Shotokan Karate-Do, perhaps the most widely known style of karate, and is known as a “father of modern karate”. Following…
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Bokator: Revival of an Ancient Cambodian Martial Art
The story of San Kim Sean, which he is grateful to relay in the shade of his training camp during a scorching Cambodian September, really begins some 800 years ago with the birth of his martial art, bokator. Like most everything here in Siem Reap, where tourists flock to see the Angkor Wat temple complex, the roots…
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Journey Taekwondo peace towards the journey March 23th at 6 in the morning (kbs2) March 26th at 11 pm (kbs1)
Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUwMeEClIwQ
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Save the date. Saturday March 23rd 5:30AM on KBS2 TV and Tuesday March 26th at 11:40 PM, KBS1 TV. KBS will air the 2007/2011 Goodwill Tour Documentary
Save the date. Saturday March 23rd 5:30AM on KBS2 TV and Tuesday March 26th at 11:40 PM, KBS1 TV. KBS will air the 2007/2011 Goodwill Tour Documentary. My dream is a 3rd Goodwill Tour! 역사적인 북미.남북.Wt&ITF 화합 평화를 미국 태권도가족들의 3.1 정신행사, 다큐를 한다니 지난 28년 고난과 흥분이 기대 됨니다. My dream is a 3rd…
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Who is the Holy Dangun for which General Choi Hong Hi, founder of Taekwondo named one of our Chang Hon style ITF Hyung(Form) for?
Who is the Holy Dangun for which General Choi Hong Hi, founder of Taekwondo named one of our Chang Hon style ITF Hyung(Form) for? Dangun Wanggeom is the legendary founder and god-king of Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom. He is said to be the…
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The Perseverance of a Warrior
Master Bo Jo (1158-1210CE) “Master Bo Jo was a leading Zen Master during the Koryo Kingdom. Master Bo Jo taught that true learning only came from experience, a person could learn from hearing, seeing or feeling, but this type of learning was not permanent without personal experience. An example Master Bo Jo gave, was that…
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Who was the great Won Hyo for which General Choi named one of our ITF Chang Hon-style Hyung(Form) for?
Master Won Hyo (617-686CE) Won Hyo was a Hwarangdo warrior. He was bringing the body of Prince Buma back to headquarters when he decided to become a Buddhist monk. One night while traveling with a friend to China to study further in Zen, he took shelter in a cave. Being thirsty he found a bowl…
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