Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation to increase Americas work after deal struck with PATU
The Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU) has penned a Memorandum of Understanding with the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF). PATU President Juan Manuel López Delgado signed the deal with World Taekwondo counterpart Chungwon Choue, who is also chairman of the THF. It means the THF will expand its work into the Americas, including an opening project…
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A New Vision for the Future
By PROFESSOR HONG UHK KIM Today’s world is full of confusion. One might think that the martial arts add to this by the contradictory statements made by various styles. Each church feels that they have the ”true” religion and that they have the only guarantee to heaven. In this case, the truth can never be…
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TRUE TO FORM: Noah Sidabutar is a three-time taekwondo world champion
Horizon West resident and Ocoee Victory Martial Arts student Noah Sidabutar became a three-time taekwondo world champion after competing at the Tournament of Champions July 13 in Phoenix, Arizona. “It feels great,” he said. “A lot of my friends, they sit at home and play video games, and it’s very awesome to know that I’m…
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Born 13 weeks premature, 10-year-old becomes karate champion
For 10-year-old brown belt Aviya Aaron, karate started out as a form of therapy to overcome a weakness in her left side, but then she became passionate about her training to a point where she has competed on the world stage. Last year, when her family moved to Beachwood, Aviya and her mother, Dr. Ksenia…
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Rwandan Sports Minister in attendance as African Taekwondo Championships opens
Rwandan Sports Minister Aurore Mimosa Munyangaju was among the officials present for the Opening Ceremony of the African Taekwondo Championships. Mimosa was joined by members of the African Taekwondo Union including secretary general and Olympian Balla Dièye at the BK Arena in Rwandan capital Kigali. Athletes from 40 nations are set to compete in the…
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The Kashmiri female taekwondo athlete aiming for the Olympics
SCENES shines a spotlight on youth around the world that are breaking down barriers and creating change. The character-driven short films will inspire and amaze, as these young change-makers tell their remarkable stories. Afreen Hyder, 22, devotes her life to the sport of Taekwondo. The training, lifestyle and routines she follows are all geared towards…
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World Taekwondo launches development projects in three new countries
World Taekwondo (WT) and the Asia Development Foundation (ADF) have partnered to launch the WT-ADF Cares Programme in Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, and Timor-Leste for a one-year period. The initiative is designed to provide orphans, prisoners, and street children in developing countries with taekwondo training and Korean language lessons. Under the theme, “Bright Future with Taekwondo”, the…
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Corona taekwondo studio trains special-needs youths
A new taekwondo program for children with special needs launched this year at the Action Martial Arts studio in Corona. Brycen Ball, 9, does kicking drills with instructor Joshua Rigg during a new taekwondo program for children with special needs at Action Martial Arts taekwondo studio in Corona on Saturday, June 25, 2022. (Photo by Milka Soko,…
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How Tae Kwon Do Saved My Daughter
How Tae Kwon Do Saved My Daughter Martial arts turned out to be just right for Abbey — signing up my nine-year-old daughter for tae kwan do worked wonders for her self-esteem, her friendships and her confidence. Tae kwon do came into my daughter’s life around the same time as her diagnosis of attention deficit…
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