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-...
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...
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...
Highest-ranked female judo master dies at age 99 in San Francisco
By Alex Dobuzinskis (original post here) Suggested for publication by Master Rick Balkin, Vice-Director KIDO KWAN [caption id="attachment_2894" align="alignleft" width="351"] Keiko Fukuda 1962[/caption] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Keiko...
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...
New General Martial Art Survey
There are 20 questions in the first 2013 survey. All information you provide is kept private, and no information of a personal nature will be...
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,...
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...
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 ...
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...
SAFE DOJO TASKFORCE
We will Build the Guidelines for The Martial Arts Community that Will Keep Young Students Safe. Welcome to “This Project,” which we are working to...
Martial Arts Business: Dealing with Sexual Abuse, Molestation, Shame, and Your Profit
Written by Tom Callos UPDATE LINK CLICK HERE! If you haven’t heard the news, the man who was thought of by many as the preeminent martial...
Remembering Ten Years Later – General Choi, Hong-hi
[caption id="attachment_2449" align="aligncenter" width="525"] Choi, Hong-hi November 9, 1918 – June 15, 2002[/caption] It has been ten (10) years ago today (15 June) that we...
Kido Kwan Logo items for sale
The Kido Kwan has teamed up with Cafe Press to bring to you items that you can purchase one piece or several at a time, without the...
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...