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…
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This video made by Vienna Austria ITF Head quarters – Taekwondo History of Grandmaster Woojin Jung
This video made by Vienna Austria ITF Head quarters – Taekwondo History of Grandmaster Woojin Jung. GM Teaching 60 years (Hwan-Gup)환갑 1960 – 2020. Still 4 times a week teaching and enjoy. I’m not WTF/ITF I’m pioneer. I’m not South Korea/North Korea I’m Korean. 나는 남한도 북한도아닌 한국사람 이며.ITF도 WTF도아닌 태권도 개척자임니다.
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Corona Virus to The World and US
Our earth cried out, screamed for help you have not listened, you have turned a deaf ear. Our oceans are being polluted, fires, tornado’s, floods, hurricanes have raged our land. Adults mistake for next generation, someday children will ask us, how do we answer? Stop polluting the earth for the sake of our children’s future.…
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18th anniversary of General Choi’s passing
June 15, 2002 Choi Hong Hi/Date of death – marks the 18th anniversary of General Choi’s passing. Thank you for giving us Taekwon-Do. We thank him for his legacy which we continue to follow today. His teachings have been passed down to countless numbers of dedicated, selfless instructors who have promoted Taekwondo around the world. …
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(KOR-CHN-ENG)Kukkiwon Makes ‘Biggest Failure in Appointment?’
(KOR-CHN-ENG)Kukkiwon Makes ‘Biggest Failure in Appointment?’ 国技院历史性人事任命大败笔. 국기원, ‘역대급 인사의 패착(敗着)?’ 최영열 원장의 이근창 구조개혁위원회장 선임을 두고 “’코로나19′ 비수에 꽂인 태권도인 들에게 또 하나의 비수를 꽂았나?” By Lee Seok-Je of Seoul Korea President Choi young-ryul Appoints Lee Geun-Chang for President of Structural Reformation Committee Regardless of Corruption, “Will This Hurt Taekwondo People Already Suffering from…
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World Taekwondo President meets winners of Korean Children’s Taekwondo Quiz Contest
SEOUL, Korea (May 8, 2020) – World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue today met with the winners of a nationwide Korean Children’s Taekwondo Quiz Contest, which included a promising taekwondo practitioner. The meeting took place at the World Taekwondo office. Da Eun Choi came first in the quiz and has been training in taekwondo since she was…
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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…
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100,000 Masks Will Go To IOC
The president of the World Taekwondo Federation proposed on Wednesday to transfer 100,000 disposable surgical masks to the International Olympic committee (IOC). The masks were originally donated to the World Taekwondo Federation by Wuxi Sports Bureau and Jiangsu Wuxi Economic Development Zone, according to Chungwon Choue, federation president. In recent weeks, the epicenter of the COVID-19…
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Drive Through Belt Ceremony
Many of us are missing out on big moments during the coronavirus outbreak. For dozens of students at a taekwondo studio in Fairfield, California it was going to be their belt ceremony. The studio’s instructors, however, decided to take the extra step to make sure the students were awarded for their hard work and dedication.…
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Digital January Issue Free
Due to Covid-19 we are offering a digital download of the January issue, free to everyone. Just log in to Taekwondo Times and select digital issue. The price will be $0. Stay safe and healthy everyone
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