Check out this awesome interview Grandmaster Woojin Jung. Learn a lot about Taekwondo history – True Stories
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ON THE OCCASION OF TAEKWON-DO’S ADOPTION AS AN OLYMPIC SPORT by General Choi Hong Hi 09-19-1994
by General Choi Hong Hi 09-19-1994 From the December 1994 Issue of TaeKwon-Do Times. As the President of the International Taekwon-Do Federation, I regret that the World Taekwon-Do Federation has decided to go separately into the Olympics despite our efforts of merger. To be sure, since the name Taekwon-Do is unequivocally in the Olympics, as…
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Ohio TaeKwon-Do Pioneer Supreme Grandmaster Joon Pyo Choi (1945 – 2021) Passes Away
Monday September 13 2021, Supreme Grandmaster Joon Pyo Choi passed away. Born in Korea in 1945, Joon Pyo Choi grew up during a very hard time in the region. At a very young age, Choi’s family escaped to a refugee camp in the south and his father was taken prisoner and sent for execution as…
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George Vitale Speaks about the Origins of TaeKwonDo
This article was originally posted on Korea and the World. One of Korea’s most successful exports is Taekwon-Do: a martial art practiced by tens of millions around the globe and recognized as an olympic sport since the 2000 games in Sydney. Yet, far from being united, the world of Taekwon-Do has suffered various schisms. The…
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Grandmaster BOK MAN KIM (1934-2021) Passes Away
Grand Master Bok Man Kim passed away on August 14th 2021. Grand Master Bok Man Kim Tae Kwon Do is one of the fastest growing martial arts today, due in part to the efforts of Bok Man Kim, an 11th Degree black belt who has pioneered the international development of traditional Tae Kwon Do. Black…
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Irish Olympian will need facial surgery following on the street assault
Irelands first Taekwondo Olympian Jack Woolley will need facial surgery after a brutal assault in Dublin City over the weekend. The athlete spoke about the incident on his instagram account to his followers stating that he was given some facial stitching temporarily and was awaiting plastic surgery. “I’ll be all right, I don’t want people…
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Tom Wickersham (72 Years Old) proves it’s never to late to start TKD
Tom started TaeKwon-Do when he was 68. After years of training he has finally completed his black belt. Tom proves that it is never to late to start TaeKwon-Do. “I kept going and trying it out. A few months later, I had the first belt,” said Mr. Wickersham. “It kind of grows on you. Once…
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Teenager Upstart Athlete from Thailand Wins Gold in Olympics
Spanish 17-year-old Adriana Cerezo Iglesias was defeated in a 7 second split by a two point strike from athlete Panipak Wongpattanakit. In her first olympic bout she gained the gold medal and walked away as an olympic champion.
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Iranian Refugee Alizadeh barely misses winning Olympic Medal
Iranian refugee Kimi Alizadeh barely missed her chance to win the Refugee Team’s first ever Olympic medal in Tokyo during a tournament on Sunday. She lost her semi-final and bronze playoff to finish fourth.
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1st Women in USA to win Gold Medal Taekwondo
The first ever US women gold medal . Anastasija Zolotic is the 1st women in the US to women gold medal in Taekwondo. Hopefully this win will boost the spirit of Taekwondo in the US to become more popular combat sport compared to boxing and MMA. Photo credit – Associated Press
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