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Grant-Sahyun has been a long time student of the martial arts and a history major and has been published and continues to promote all martial arts via the Kido Kwan, its publications, students and members. He has traveled internationally to promote the history, techniques and his trademark self defense of the martial arts and is always available to help others.

New Black Belt cards

March 3, 2011 the Kido Kwan will issue a new style of Black belt cards.  They are shown below and reflect our history while still keeping to a “traditional” look and feel.  The three logos show our lineage with the first … Continue reading

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Grievance calls for decertification of USA Taekwondo

BRIAN GOMEZ THE GAZETTE Financial troubles, administrative chaos and diminished accountability to its membership should cost taekwondo’s national governing body its certification with the U.S. Olympic Committee, and the boss of the Colorado Springs-based organization that runs the combat sport … Continue reading

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North Korean Fallacies

By Henry M. Seggerman South Korea’s response to North Korean aggression was inept: The real reason the South’s responses to the Cheonan sinking and the Yeonpyeong shelling were so tame is Seoul. North Korea has 11,000 heavy artillery pieces pointed … Continue reading

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Seminar DVDs available now (GM Kim, Suk-jun)

Click here to view more details Learn the history of martial arts and Taekwon-Do from Grandmaster Suk Jun Kim.  Watch as he instructs black belt representatives from the Taekwon-Do International schools in the proper techniques of patterns Chon-Ji through Choong-Moo. … Continue reading

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Korean war and Taekwondo

Of Korean war and taekwondo LAST SHOT By TITO S. TALAO December 11, 2010, 7:42pm MANILA, Philippines — Sung Chon Hong was five when the Korean War broke out in June of 1950. And despite warning signals brought on by … Continue reading

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A step toward restoring Korea’s lost legacy

By Kim Yoon-mi In November the French and the Japanese governments announced they would return the Joseon-period royal books on court rites and ceremonies that had been taken by force from Korea in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. … Continue reading

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S. Korea humiliated in Asiad taekwondo

By Yi Whan-woo The South Korean taekwondo team suffered a humiliating defeat on the first day of the event during the Asian Games, Wednesday, settling for one silver, while two other athletes were ousted in the preliminary round. The result … Continue reading

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What We Consider To Be The Top 10 Recommended Martial Arts Movies

by ADRIANA NOTON What you are reading is a very careful consideration of what we consider to be the Top 10 Recommended Martial Arts Movies, in human existence. Please take time to note that a lot of careful work and consideration … Continue reading

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New rules for taekwondo take immediate effect

October 14 – The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has introduced new rules for the sport, including changes to the scoring system. Under the new WTF Competition Rules, which will take effect immediately, four points will be awarded to an athlete for a … Continue reading

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Kukkiwon reborn as Mecca for Taekwondo

By Yi Whan-woo It has been 22 years since taekwondo made its debut on the international stage at the 1988 Seoul Olympics as a demonstration sport. The Korean martial art has made strenuous efforts to promote the taekwondo spirit and is … Continue reading

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2010 Black Belt Camp/Instructors Seminar and USA Team tryouts

Black Belt and Instructors Camp OCTOBER 1-2, 2010 USA Team Tryouts October 2, 2010 Korea 2012 Trip Meeting Little Rock, Arkansas

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