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...
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...
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...
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...
Choi Hong-hi Legacy CD (COMDO) interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2revZdVVBY#action=share
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Passing of Grandmaster John Tompkins
[caption id="attachment_3930" align="alignright" width="254"] John Tompkins, 1984 A-4-31[/caption] We are sad to learn of the passing of Grandmaster John Tompkins July 6, 2016. GM Tompkins...
Grandmaster Promotions Annouced
[caption id="attachment_889" align="alignleft" width="300"] General Choi 7 Gwen F. Hall, 1981 Chicago, IL. U.S.A.[/caption] With the birth of Taekwon-Do on April 11 1955 when Taekwon-Do...
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...
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...
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...