The UFC Stars Kicking Chinese Martial Arts Into a New Era
Li Jingliang has spent more than a decade establishing himself as an elite fighter in the world of mixed martial arts, with an explosive style and vice-like choke holds that earned him the nickname “The Leech.” But outside the cage is where the 32-year-old makes his biggest impact. “As well as fighting, what I’m trying…
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New Kukkiwon President Grandmaster Dong Sup Lee
Kukkiwon New President – Grand master Dong Sup Lee For the first time, a 9-dan grand master was elected to the president.
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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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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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Brain Surgery All Taekwondo Black Belts – Knee bend, head down Hospital Floor Chicago Pioneer
Our sympathies go out to Tae Kwon Do Pioneer Chang Hae Choi family. Ten years ago Grandmaster Chang Hae Choi had brain surgery all his Black Belts bent knee, head down on hospital floor in meditation/prayer. All hospital staff could not believe this kind of jester. Never seen this before. Every year, 2 times a…
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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…
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Para Taekwondo #KickingItAtHome
Para athletes around the world are getting creative with their workouts to stay on course for Tokyo 2020, which has been postponed to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. With most confined to home, the World Taekwondo has come up with a unique initiative to ensure that their fighters remain fit, connected and motivated.…
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GAMMA Headed for Toward IOC Approval?
The Global Association Of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA) on Thursday, 19 December, announced that it formally submitted its application for Observer Status with the Global Association Of International Sports Federations (GAISF). Observer Status allows GAMMA to continue improving and strengthening governance, rules, policies, and global representation for mixed martial arts. This represents the first step GAMMA needs to…
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5-Year-Old Creates Healthy Initiative, Raises Money for Charity with TaeKwonDo
Nobody says it better than Ariel, the following is taken from Ariel Bach’s website. Recently, I learned that more and more children are likely to become overweight or obese even at MY age due to lack of exercise and unhealthy diet/habits, and I wanted to do something about it using my small talent! With my…
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Special Ceremony – Jungs Taekwondo
Jungs Tae Kwondo 2019 Masters Tea & Sword Ceremony, Hall of Fame Awards and 277th promotion test. Very proud moments. GM Jung performed tea and sword ceremony for Masters. Special ceremony with Master Lonnie Matthews, Master Forrest Gibson and Master Tom Strade. GM Jung made a special tea for his students. The tea is from…
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