Category Archives: Taekwon-Do (ChangHon) aka ITF

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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

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WTF Taekwondo Demo Team will perform at the UN Headquarters

The World Taekwondo Federation said today (Sunday) the will perform at the UN Monday.

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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

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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

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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

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Kukkiwon Dan Test USA

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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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

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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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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

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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

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New Survey…Which ITF Do you Belong to?

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2014 Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan Schools 40th Anniversary Spring Training Seminar & Tournament

  The Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan Schools & Grand Master Dong Hoon Kim (9th Dan) cordially invite you and your family to the 2013 Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan Schools Spring Training Seminar & Tournament! Where: University of Arizona, … Continue reading

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1st Kido Kwan-Malaysia Color & Black Belt Testing Held!

Master Benny Teh held his first rank testing (Kup/Dan Classing MAS-001) under the auspices of the Kido Kwan™ recently and we would like to congratulate not only Master Teh, but all of his students who tested and passed with great results! New Rank   … Continue reading

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Book Reviews Returning Soon!

There are hundreds, maybe even thousand of books written about Taekwon-Do (in its various spellings). Many more written on other foams of martial arts. When I took over as webmaster from Nowling-Sahyun, he had more than a dozen book reviews … Continue reading

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Kido Kwan is still growing!

We have always grown over the years, we have had an international branch of members for some time.  Earlier this summer we were in negotiations with members in Malaysia  Singapore, and Indonesia.  We are happy to say that we now have several chapters in Malaysia and … Continue reading

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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

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Remembering Ten Years Later – General Choi, Hong-hi

It has been ten (10) years ago today (15 June) that we lost General Choi, Hong-hi (최홍희/崔泓熙) to stomach cancer and complications and he died in a Pyongyang, North Korean (DPRK) Hospital the Kim Man Yu Patriot Hospital (김만유애국병원) surrounded by his wife, … Continue reading

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