Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation Supporter Honoured with Black Belt Certificate
World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue presented an honorary seventh dan black belt certificate to Dr. Lu Dezhi, chairman of the Huamin Charity Foundation. The honour recognises Lu’s “commitment and contribution” to taekwondo and in particular his work with the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF). This year the THF, which works to teach the sport to refugees…
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Collection Item: General Choi Special Issue & Tiger Kim Twins Unvaulted!
General Choi Special Issue & Tiger Kim Twins Unvaulted! Don’t miss out! Soon this piece of martial arts history will be returning to the vault! Only recently unvaulted for the first time! Check out this January 2000, Special Edition of Taekwondo Times featuring Taekwondo founder General Choi Hong Hi. He was there at the beginning…
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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…
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World Taekwondo move to strengthen governance, athlete welfare and anti-doping policies
World Taekwondo held its Extraordinary Council Meeting in Moscow today, committing to further strengthening its policies in a variety of key areas, including governance, athlete welfare and anti-doping. Chaired by World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue, the World Taekwondo Council made far-reaching decisions that it hopes will benefit the sport and its 210 Member National…
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Qualification Procedure for Taekwondo Paralympic Debut
World Taekwondo has reaffirmed the qualification procedure for the sport’s Paralympic debut in Tokyo next year. The governing body said they had received “many calls and requests” for confirmation of quota places after the November world rankings were published. Last month’s European Para Taekwondo Open Championships in Bari in Italy was the last official ranking…
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Tokyo 2020 and World Taekwondo, Booyoung Dream Program
The Booyoung Dream Programme is currently being held in Muju, South Korea, and is giving the taekwondo stars the best preparations for the Olympic Games. The project offers athletes suffering from limited financial means the chance to be assessed ahead of their respective continental qualification tournaments. Three refugee athletes – Kasra Mehdipournejad, Amir Mohammad Hosseini…
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World Taekwondo Coaching Course in Nigeria
World Taekwondo has approved a coach certification course which will take place in Nigeria. The event between December 15 and 16 will have a level one grading and be held in capital city Abuja. It will be the first English version of the course to take place in Africa after it was previously held in…
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Kukkiwon Director Election Results
In the first round of voting, Grand Master Choi Young Ryul(candidate 1) received 29 votes, Grand Master Oh No Kyun(candidate 3) received 28 votes and Grand Master Kim Hyun Sung(candidate 2) received 4 votes. In the second round Grand Master Choi received 31 votes and Grand Master Oh received 30 votes, with 1 vote invalid. Grand…
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4D Cameras Being Introduced for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The technological innovation will make its debut on the biggest stage at next year’s Olympic Games in the Japanese capital. Fans and judges will be able to see 360 degree replays of the athletes’ moves thanks to the 4D camera rig. This will provide more memorable moments for spectators while also eliminating controversial moments from…
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Taiwan Strong at World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships
Outstanding start last week for China Taipei at the World Poomsae Championships; topping the medals table with 12 gold on day one. The event at the International Expo Center, in the Chinese city of Wuxi, features 286 athletes from 10 countries. The World Team Championships began last weekend at the same venue, the first time…
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