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- ABOUT THE KIDO KWAN
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- 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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Category Archives: Korean Studies & History
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 especially true about words used in martial arts! So today’s word is “Taekwon-Do, Tae Kwon … Continue reading
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 opposed to normalization with Israel filed an urgent lawsuit. The competition is being held in … Continue reading
Kukkiwon President describes the Funtion of the Kukkiwon 극기원
An older video but a great resource
Posted in General Martial Arts, Kido Kwan, Korean Studies & History, Taekwon-Do (ChangHon) aka ITF, Taekwondo (Kukkiwon)
Tagged Always Take Action, American Taekwondo Association, ATA, Blue Wave, Carlos Chuck Norris, certain victory, Chang Hon, Choi Hong Hi, General Choi, Grandmaster, Grandmaster Choi, Gwen F Hall, Hall Taekwon-Do, Hwang Ki, Hyung, International Taekwondo, ITF, Lee, martial arts, Moo Duk Kwan, Pattern, Perseverance, Pil Sung, Poomse, Pyong-Ahn, Tae Kwon Do, Tong-Il, Tul, World Taekwondo, World Taekwondo Federation, World Traditional Taekwondo Union, WTF, WTTU
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Gwen F. Hall, The Amelia Earhart of Taekwon-Do
AS PUBLISHED IN TOTALLY TAE KWON DO ISSUE # 109 MARCH 2018 The following interview with Grandmaster Gwen F. Hall, who had graciously agreed to be interviewed, was conducted via personal interview, telephone, and historical documents. Doug Nowling (DN): Grandmaster … Continue reading
Posted in General Martial Arts, Kido Kwan, Korean Studies & History, Taekwon-Do (ChangHon) aka ITF, Taekwondo (Kukkiwon)
Tagged 10th gup, 10th kyu, Blue Wave, Carlos Chuck Norris, certain victory, Chang Hon, Choe Hong Hui, Choi Hong Hi, Choi Jung Hwa, Choi-Yong, Chon-Ji, Chung Do Kwan, Courtesy, Dan-Gun, DPRK, Eui-Am, General Choi, Grandmaster, Grandmaster Choi, Gwen F Hall, Hall Taekwon-Do, Hwa-Rang, Hwaldung Pahdo, Hwang Ki, Hyung, International Taekwon-Do Federation, International Taekwondo, ITF, ITF-C, ITF-NK, ITF-V, Joong-Gun, Juche, Jung Wha, Ko-Dang, Kodang, Kwang-Gae, limits, low white velt, Mack Newton, Marriage of Gravity, martial arts, mental growth, Moo Duk Kwan, Moon-Moo, Nam Tae Hi, North Korea, Park Jung-tae, Pattern, Perseverance, Pil Sung, Po-Eun, Poomse, Pyong-Ahn, reporting, Sam-Il, Se-Jong, self control, sine wave, So-San, Soobahkdo, Tae Kwon Do, Tang Soo Do, Tangsoodo, teacher, Toi-Gye, Tul, U.S. Navy, Ul-Ji, White, Won-Hyo, World Taekwondo, World Taekwondo Federation, WTF, WTTU, Yong-Gae, Yoo-Nam, Yoo-Sin, Yul-Gok
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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
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
How DPRK Corruption is hurting the Taekwon-Do World
Written & Published by Doug Nowling, 23 July 2013 This is another article in a series that is focusing on the DPRK “influence” in the Taekwon-Do world. Good or bad, the DPRK has had it’s hand in things and in … Continue reading
Martial art taekwondo pioneers and promoters
By Andrew Salmon Jhoon Rhee, left, Choi Hong-hi, center, and Kim Un-yong are three of the key figures who have taught, developed and marketed Korea’s most successful non-industrial export — martial art taekownndo — to the world. / Korea Times … Continue reading
NEW ARTICLE -TEASER
A new article called about two of Taekwon-Do/Korean history generals…below is a sample of the new article by Master Doug Nowling Much has been written about many of the movers and shakers of Taekwon-Do histories. This article will discuss two Korean figures that … Continue reading
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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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
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
