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- ABOUT THE KIDO KWAN
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- Profile
- Safety Brief
- Kido Kwan Color & Black Belt Pledges
- GWEN F. HALL 9th Dan
- Pil Sung: Embodiment of the Tenets of Tae Kwon-Do
- Taekwon-Do Student Training Profile System
- Respecting the Past and Martial Art Legacy
- Integrity: A Shield for Good Character
- Tenacity: Pil Sung as a mindset action dynamic
- The Theory Of Power – A General Martial Art Concept
- H2O Tae Kwon-Do
- A Glimpse into TaeKwon-Do and Geo-Political Intrigue
- Integrity: A Shield for Good Character
- TaeKwon-Do Motion Physics-How Sine Wave and other components affect the Arts performance-
- Perseverance and my Tae Kwon-Do Training: A Martial Art Thesis
- ROGER KOO 9th Dan
- MACK NEWTON, 9th Dan
- SERGIO G. BARRIGA, 9th Dan
- DOUGLAS GRANT
- Blown apart: the divided world of taekwondo
- Forward Stances
- History of the 29th Infantry Division (ICKU) 29사단 (익크부대)
- International Five-Man Black Belt Benefit Karate Tournament
- Martial Arts Terms & Meanings
- ITF History in the U.S.A.
- Juche Fiber and the ITF: The True Story of the “Blue” ITF Dobak
- Pod Casts
- Taekwon-Do and the DPRK Part 1
- Teaching TaekwonDo or the Martial Arts to Students with Special Needs
- Does Taekwon-Do need the Olympics?
- The Unification Cases of Germany and Korea: A Dangerous Comparison (Part 1 of 2)
- Why Martial Arts Are Best for Special Needs
- Taekwon-Do and the DPRK Part 1
- Taekwon-Do, Taekwondo, Tae Kwon Do, TaeKwon Do, A study of Words
- Gwen F. Hall, The Amelia Earhart of Taekwon-Do
- Why do we put our hand under our right elbow when you give or receive something?
- Why do we Kiap?
- The Generals, A study of Taekwon-Do History Part 1
- Following is one of the most underrated aspects of leaderships!
- History of Hapkido
- White only Taekwon-Do uniforms
- Class start and end procedure
- 10th Kup to 9th Kup White Belt (ADULT 15 plus)
- I.T.F. International Instructors
- The Kodang / Juche Controversy
- Taekwon-Do, Taekwondo, Tae Kwon Do, A study of Words
- A Parents Guide 2018
- 10th Kup to 9th Kup White Belt (CHILD 14 under)
- Student Oath
- Dojang Layout
- Meanings of Martial Art Terms-old
- Chang Hon Pattern Name & Meanings
- Etymology of Pattern Names & More!
- The Use of Titles
- The “Renegade Pioneers”, Choi, Hong-hi & Ed Parker
- 29th Division Ik troop
- Dodging in Martial Arts
- What has 20 years gotten us?
- What is a Black Belt?
- KOREAMERICA TAEKWON-DO UNION
- There was a time, back in my prime
- Is your school/association a Martial Arts Cult?
- You’re doing your pattern wrong!
- Dojo Storming 道場荒らし
- Self Awarness is Self Defense! Part 1
- Do you have a written standard for your Patterns?
- CHUNG DO KWAN FOUNDER, LEADERS & THEIR LEGACY (Part 1)
- MUYAE BUN 1 Martial Art Minute
- Dojo Stoming and Count Dante
- Is your child a black belt?
- History of Martial Arts in Muhlenberg County Kentucky
- ROBERT FRANOVICH, 7th Dan
- Chung Bong: A Closer Look At True Korean Forms
- Song Moo Kwan Precepts
- Half As Much
- Carefulness
- The Value of Training
- ETAT – Education, Training, Application, Teaching
- Discipline vs Self-Discipline
- The End
- Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment
- Do they know your name?
- Sometimes it is hard!
- Thoughts into Words (Bunhae)
- The Journey So Far
- Are You Doing It Right?
- Becoming Courageous & Strong Younglings (And Adults)
- GENERAL CHOI, HONG-HI
- 1974 Interview with Gen. Choi Hong Hi President of the International Taekwon-Do Federation
- Interview 1999 Founding Father of Taekwon-Do, President of the International Taekwon-Do Federation
- GENERAL CHOI SPEAKS – The Founder of Taekwondo 1987
- Taekwon-Do and I Volume 3
- General Choi, Hong-hi’s Final Words
- Song of Taekwon-Do
- An Interview with Grandmaster General Choi Hong Hi (1994)
- General Choi’s Communist Sympathy Seen Through ITF
- International TKD Federation
- System of Rank
- History of the ITF Instructors Course
- 1959 Taekwon-Do Demo Program
- 1st Taekwon-Do Book 1959
- A Plain English Explanation of the ITF Student Oath
- I.T.F. Recognition Plaque & its Significance
- Theory of Power – ChangHon Taekwon-Do’s concept
- “Instructor,” “Master” and “Grandmaster”: An Explanation of the Titles Used in ITF Taekwon-Do
- ITF Patterns: Artistic Expression or Self-Defence? — Neither
- Biography of Charles “Chuck” Sereff
- Profile of ITF Instructor J.C. Kim 7th Dan
- ITF Newsletters and other Older Information
- ITF produced Tournament List from 1981
- Membership Letter from UTF/USTF Feb 1982
- Human Weapon 1984
- USTF declaration letter
- Taekwondo announced to be in 88 games
- Inclusion of Taekwondo in the Olympics
- USTF member letter
- USTF membership letter
- Letter to USTF members by Gregg Youstra
- USTF Annual Red & Black Belt Championships
- Choi Duk Shin, 75, Ex-South Korean Envoy Dies
- Grandmaster Park, Jung-tae explanation on ITF expulsion/resignation
- Letter to US Speaker of the House and UN Secretary General from Gen. Choi, Hong-hi
- Master Sereff promoted to Grandmaster
- Current ITF Masters 2001
- Open letter to Master MacCullum from Terrance Geoghegan
- Formal Election of the President of the International Taekwon-Do Federation September 22, 2002
- A Notice from Secretariat
- International Taekwon-Do Federation Board of Directors Meeting
- Letter Concerning ITF Matters from GM Hwang, Kwang-sung
- The ITF President, Mr. Chang Ung visited USA
- Letter from Gen. Choi widow about ITF property
- Email from GM Rhee to GM Hwang about promotion matters
- Email exchanges from then Master John Tompkins
- Agreement between the ITF & WTF 02 December 2006
- Evolution of ITF legal cases against Chang Ung from Tran Quan
- ITF (Trajtenberg) and Sport Accord
- Interview of Chang Ung
- Chang Ung & Choe Chung-won meet
- Pioneering Grandmaster Looking To Bring Tae Kwon Do Unity
- North Korean ITF president “steps down” after 13 years
- Pattern speeds and sine wave study
- Introducing Taekwon-Do Abroad for the First Time
- Orginial ITF Path
- ITF President
- ARTICLES
- Asperger and Martial Arts
- Tul Diagrams Origin
- Taekwondo History
- A Modern History of Taekwondo
- IOC Suspends Kim Un Yong
- The Making of a Modern Myth: Inventing a Tradition for Taekwondo
- Sine Wave in Taekwon-Do: That Funny Bouncing
- The Karate Roots of TaeKwonDo
- The Best Sport for Autism and Other Mental Disabilities
- The Ups and Downs of Sine Wave
- Budo Demonstation
- Technical Taekwon-Do Articles
- Technical Martial Art Articles
- New rules for Taekwondo take immediate effect
- WTF proposes creation of ‘Sports Peace Corps’
- Taekwon-Do: The Art of Hand, Foot and Political Statement
- WTF Launches Reform Committee
- How Tae-Kwon-Do Won the West Part
- The Evolution of Taekwondo from Japanese Karate
- ‘Suffrajitsu’: How the suffragettes fought back using martial arts
- Storming the Fortress: A History of Taekwondo
- 90% of Fights End up on the Ground: Fact Or Fiction?
- HYUNG, POOMSE, TUL
- Traditional/Tang Soo Do Hyungs
- Chang Hon/I.T.F. Tuls, Hyung
- Korean Martial Art Kwans
- KENPO KARATE
- The Origin of Kenpo Karate
- Tracy Kenpo Kata Requirements
- Kenpo Karate – Setting History Right 1949-1954
- Kenpo Karate – Setting History Right 1954-1956
- Kenpo Karate Setting History Right 1960-1962
- Kenpo Karate Setting History Right 1962-1964
- The Business of Kenpo Karate 1965 and Beyond
- Tracy’s Kenpo Karate Curriculum
- When We Were Black Belts
- American Kenpo Karate Pledges
- Tracy Kenpo Karate
- The History & Origins of the Kenpo Katas (AKA Sets or Forms)
- Kenpo Salutation
- 10 Kenpo Laws Every Martial Artist Should Know
- Kenpo Karate Training Today
- Short Form 1
- Long Form #1
- The Ten Commandments of Prevention
- Short Form #2
- Long Form #2
- Short Form 3
- Long Form 3
- Long Form 4
- Long Form 5
- Mass Attack (w/video)
- Kenpo Kata
- Book Set
- Shilla Hyeong Cho-Dan (Kido Kwan Form #1)
- Traditional Taekwondo ChungDo Association TTCA Taekwondo
- Interview with President Global Taekwon-Do Federation, Mrs. Linda Park
- Jee Sang Hyung
- Dhan-Goon Hyung
- Jee Goo
- Pyong-Hwa
- Sun-Duk
- Song Ahm 1
- Song Ahm 2
- Choong Jung Ee Jahng (2)
- Shim Jun Poomse
- Sok Bom Poomse
- Jun Yul Poomse
- Chung San Poomse
- Section 1: pg. 13 A new history of a loan
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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 session in Paris, which commemorated the 10th anniversary of IOC. It just so happens that … Continue reading
Please Help Us Support Wounded Warrior Project
https://fundraise.woundedwarriorproject.org/rtt/Fundraising/individual/37161383 As many of you know, I’m passionate about giving back to our nation’s service members – the few who fight to protect the freedom of this great country. Often times many of these inspiring individuals come home with wounds … Continue reading
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ROK blocks DPRK in martial arts competitions
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) – The South Korean government has blocked North Korea’s participation in a martial arts competition here in September, after Pyongyang accepted an invitation, a Washington-based news media report said Wednesday. According to Voice of America … Continue reading
Passing of Grandmaster John Tompkins
We are sad to learn of the passing of Grandmaster John Tompkins July 6, 2016. GM Tompkins was 72 and first joined the ITF after his service with the U.S. Army and served as a aviation crew member for the … Continue reading
Grandmaster Promotions Annouced
With the birth of Taekwon-Do on April 11 1955 when Taekwon-Do was given its name, many in the name of Taekwon-Do have been promoted to 9th Dan (degree). General Choi first appointed 9th Dan was Rhee, Ki-ha of Scotland, followed … Continue reading
2015 Kukkiwon Invitational Course in USA
October 24, 2015 DEAR KIND AND HONORABLE READER, PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE: 1. With the authority and responsibility to maintain “global standards,” the Kukkiwon is implementing regulations in the U.S. that are already successfully established … Continue reading
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Russia and North Korea to Co-Produce Film On Taekwondo History
by Vladimir Kozlov 10/20/2015 10:58am PDT The film will be the first co-production project between the two countries in over 25 years. Russia is planning the first co-production with North Korea since the Soviet era as part of a larger … Continue reading
I Am Taekwondo!
The date of birth of the founder of Taekwon-Do, Choi, Hong-Hi is approaching. November 9th, make a difference! Show the would that you are TaekwonDo! Hold the sign, or make your own declaring ” I am TaekwonDo” and then … Continue reading
WTF Taekwondo Demo Team will perform at the UN Headquarters
The World Taekwondo Federation said today (Sunday) the will perform at the UN Monday.
Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation
By Daniel Etchells at the Yasur Dogu Sport Arena in Samsun The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has revealed details of the pilot project for its Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation, which aims to deliver the sport and education programmes to refugee camps … Continue reading
Song Moo Kwan 송무관-松武館 & Why its more important then you think!
Coming soon will be a history of Song Moo Kwan (松武館-송무관) and really the history of the Korean Kicking and Punching arts from 1944 on. It was very influential in the formation of the Korean Kwans (Chung Do Kwan 청도관-靑濤館, … Continue reading
COMG SOON!!!
Wall art for your home, school or office! Hangul (Korean) and Hanja (Kanji/Chinese) related to your Korean martial art school, style or even organization. There will be no more then 27 of any one design. Each design will be hand … Continue reading
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IOC HEAD AWARDED HONORARY WTF 10TH DAN BLACK BELT IN TAEKWONDO
SEOUL, Korea (August 19, 2015) – International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach was made an honorary 10th Dan black belt in the martial art of taekwondo today, during a visit to the headquarters of the sport’s world governing body. The … Continue reading
What is your art?
You can choose more then one art…. [SURVEYS 3] 7/16/2015 Answer Votes Vote Count/Percentage Taekwon-Do (Chang Hon, ITF) 19 Votes(54%) Tae Kwon Do (ATA, WTA, otherwise non-affiliated) 2 Votes(5%) Taekwondo (WTF, Kukkiwon) 3 Votes(8%) Hapkido 2 Votes(5%) Shototkan Karate 1 … Continue reading
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NOMINATING GEN. CHOI FOR THE MOST HONORABLE INCLUSION IN THE HALL OF FAME
Absent political considerations there should be no valid reason to exclude Gen. Choi from any Martial Art Hall Of Fame. While his many accomplishments speak for themselves, many do not realize that some of what he did was unprecedented & … Continue reading
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Black Belts Win!
Two Kido Kwan black belts competed April 26, 2014 in Corpus Christi, Texas U.S.A. Eddie (left) 3rd place breaking, 2nd place Patterns(Choong Moo), 2nd place Weapons (Bo Staff) Alan (right) 3rd place breaking (Me and Eddie tied), 2nd place sparring, … Continue reading
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Survey Update
IF you take this survey, your answers will only count if you fill in the basic information asked. This is in part to insure we don’t have duplicate posts etc. [SURVEYS 2] AS OF 14/ July/2015 4098 VOTES President Choi, Jung-Hwa … Continue reading
GM Benny Rivera passes
It is with great sadness to inform that Grandmaster Benny S. Rivera “Father of Taekwon-do in Puerto Rico” has passed away suffering from heart attack. Our sincere condolences go to GM Rivera’s family and students. May his soul rest in … Continue reading
Passing of Nam, Tae-hi
It’s with deep regret that we notify you that Grandmaster Nam, Tae-Hi (March 19, 1923- November 7, 2013) has passed away in a hospital near his home in Garden Grove, CA. USA. More to follow soon!
2013 Midwest Open
The 2013 Midwest Open is less than 6 weeks away. I want to personally invite you to the Midwest Open Taekwondo Championship November 23rd & 24th in Decatur, Illinois. Every year we try to make things better than the last if possible. We will … Continue reading
Totally Tae Kwon Do
The Kido Kwan and several of it’s members have been featured or written articles that have appeared in Totally Tae Kwon Do, which is a downloadable PDF magazine for Tae Kwon Do enthusiasts across the globe. The magazine dedicated to all … Continue reading
Cherokee Nation Loses its first Martial Arts Grandmaster
An instructor of one of the Kido Kwan Directors has sadley passed… BY STAFF REPORTORS of the CHEROKEE PHOENIX WICHITA, Kan. – Wilson Vann, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and master instructor of martial arts, died on Aug. 8 … Continue reading
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Kukkiwon Has new President 국기원은 새로운 대통령을 가지고
Master Lee Kyu Hyung (Kyemyeng University – 9th Dan) is the new President of Kukkiwon after being provisionally named yesterday by the Director of the organization’s board, Mr Hong. Master Lee Kyu Hyung will immediately start working for Kukkiwon, as … Continue reading
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2013 ITF World Championships (Sofia, Bulgaria)
MEDAL RESULTS There were 70 Countries represented at the World Congress meeting and over 800 participants from 58 Nations. INDIVIDUAL PATTERN FEMALE I DEGREE 1- Pak Mi Hyang DPR KOREA 2 – OSHIMA HIROKO JAPAN 3 – Yadamjav ENKHZUL MONGOLIA … Continue reading
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