Korea’s traditional martial arts have been listed as intangible heritages.
Korea’s traditional martial arts have been listed as intangible heritages. UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee inscribed the three Korean traditions in the Representative List of the Intangible...
International Instructor’s Course in Nashville, USA
Dear Masters, Instructors, and Students, Master Primm and the ATFI are honored to welcome all International Taekwon-Do members to an International Instructor’s Course (IIC) and...
North Korea Kicks Open Press Doors for Taekwon-Do Championship
A great blog on the Voice of America website, with video and audio! North Korea Kicks Open Press Doors for Taekwon-Do Championship [caption id="" align="alignleft"...
Taekwondo officials of two Koreas discussed merger
Taekwondo officials of the two Koreas have met in Beijing about a dozen times in recent years to discuss a possible merger of their international...
Broomfield native paves the way for women in Tae Kwon Do
Submitted by Deborah S. Ray Posted: 09/21/2011 02:32:25 PM MD If you walk into Sereff Tae Kwon Do in Broomfield on an average weekday afternoon, you...
USA Taekwon-Do Master Honored in North Korea
[caption id="attachment_1820" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Vice-Premier Jon Ha Chol honoring Master Vitale"][/caption] Master (Senior) George Vitale, VIII Dan (A-8-6) of Brooklyn New York was honored with...
Dear USA Taekwondo Members
Dear USA Taekwondo Members: We are about to embark upon a new era of Board and management leadership at USA Taekwondo. You have already read about the...
New uniforms will further promote taekwondo “Gyeonggibok”
Development of the New Taekwondo Uniform and the Emblem We aim to visualize the philosophical history of Taekwondo by using Korean traditional images, patters and...
Sad loss
It is with great sadness that we lost Miss Kendal Murphy at 930am (local time) to complications of Septic Shock. Miss Murphy was a 1st...
Festival for the 99th Birthday of North Korea Founder
By Kim Young-jin North Korea held massive rallies and cultural events Friday as it observed the 99th anniversary of the birth of its late founder...
Sad Lost of another TKD Great- GM Son, Duk-sung
[caption id="attachment_1332" align="alignright" width="300"] Grand Master Son, Duk-sung[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3824" align="alignright" width="225"] 8th U.S. Army Division Patch[/caption] Newport, RI – Grand Master Duk Sung Son,...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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