Wordley Wednesday
Words of course have meanings, and root words are important. We can't know a word's meaning unless we know where it came from! This is...
Open Tournament Season is coming back
Please consider making in-person tournaments a success. The Kido Kwan and all affiliate schools are encouraged to participate even if you are just a spectator!...
SUCCESFUL 1ST ONLINE INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL SEMINAR CONDUCTED BY GRAND MASTER HWANG HO YONG
On the occasion of the upcoming 55th anniversary of the ITF, the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) has authorized the Czech Taekwon‑Do Federation to organize an...
What do you practice?
Soon, we will be adding more updates, more historical information and the like. We have not updated very much the past year. But, our next...
Kukkiwon – World Taekwondo HQ elects New President
Grandmaster Lee Dong-sup has been elected as the new President of the Kukkiwon - the World Taekwondo headquarters. The South Korean claimed an emphatic victory...
Two taekwondo bodies to launch joint organization for integration
World Taekwondo President Choue Chung-won, left, and International Taekwondo Federation President Ri Yong-son sign the agreement for the integration of taekwondo, in Pyongyang, Friday....
One World, One Tae Kwon Do
GENEVA, Switzerland (April 12, 2019) – World Taekwondo (WT) and the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) today showcased the power of taekwondo to promote peace during...
Site Attack & Crash
Our website was recently the recipient of a viscous malware attack that according to SiteLock originated in China. We take a lot of pride in...
Nationalism and Taekwon-Do
na·tion·al·ist/ˈnaSH(ə)nələst/noun 1.a person who strongly identifies with their own nation and vigorously supports its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of...
Two taekwondo bodies to launch joint organization for integration
World Taekwondo President Choue Chung-won, left, and International Taekwondo Federation President Ri Yong-son sign the agreement for the integration of taekwondo, in Pyongyang, Friday. Courtesy...
Attitudes for Productive Participation
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="335"] Stephen K. Hayes & Robert Bussey circa 1979.[/caption] Some years ago, back in the 1980s and early 1990s, I had the...
Hapkido Seminar Oct 19-21 2018
The Korea Hapkido Federation in the USA Branch HQ will be hosting a seminar in October 19-21, 2018 featuring Grandmaster Michael Rhoades. GM Rhoades is...
Paul Harvey The signers of the Declaration Of Independence
This is a great reminder of our origins, and who better to remind us then the very great commentator and patriot Paul Harvey! Everyone older...
Memorial Day Message
Just a very friendly reminder. Memorial Day isn’t about wishing those of us that served and by the grace of G-d came out alive! It’s...
RHEE, Jhoon-goo Passes
Rhee, Jhoon-goo AKA Jhoon Rhee, passed away early this morning 30 April, 2018. He was the first Korean to teach Korean Karate later known as...
Israel Taekwondo competitors banned from Tunisia event!
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) A court in Tunis has banned four Israeli athletes from competing at the taekwondo world junior championships after a group of activists...
Grandmaster Al Tracy Passes
[caption id="attachment_5299" align="alignleft" width="170"] 24 June 1936-31 October 2017 81 years old[/caption] The world lost one of the most senior if not most senior Kenpo...
World Taekwondo President disappointed by ITF’s failure to fulfil promise on World Championships invite
hips invite Add comment By Daniel Etchells at the Copper Box Arena in London Friday, 20 October 2017 World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue has expressed...
Kukkiwon President describes the Funtion of the Kukkiwon 극기원
An older video but a great resource https://youtu.be/Wlv5UjgI9Bw
Ex-IOC Vice President Kim Un-yong dead at 86
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Kim Un-yong, former vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), passed away Tuesday. He was 86 years old. Sources...
World Taekwondo still waiting on promised invitation to upcoming ITF World Championships
By Daniel Etchells at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre Saturday, 9 September 2017 World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue has revealed the governing body has...
Gwen F. Hall, The Amelia Earhart of Taekwon-Do
AS PUBLISHED IN TOTALLY TAE KWON DO ISSUE # 109 MARCH 2018 [caption id="attachment_2957" align="alignright" width="415"] Gen. Choi, Hong-hi, and GM Gwen F. Hall circa...
Kukkiwon Dan Tests & Certification Courses in USA JUNE 8 – 11, 2017
March 15, 2017 Dear Kukkiwon Taekwondo Family, The next Kukkiwon certification courses in the U.S. is on JUNE 8 - 11, 2017 University of...
Happy New Year, 신년인사
January 1st 2017 Letter No: 11 태권도를 사랑하는 모든분과 송무관 가족께 드립니다. 2017 정유년 새해를맞아 복 많이 받으시고 여러분의 가정에 건강과 행운이 가득하시기를 기원합니다. 지난한해...
Thinking of the Kukkiwon
By KIM, UN-YONG September 4th is a historical day in which I had Taekwondo adopted as an official Olympic sport in 1994 during the IOC...