The History of Karate
The History of Karate In early times, natives to the Ryukyu Islands developed a fighting system that was simply referred to as 'te'. The largest island in the Ryukyu chain…
History and People who have contributed to the martial arts of taekwondo
The 12 original masters of Taekwondo
Choi Chang Keun Choi Kwan Jo Han Cha Kyo ( passed away in 1996) Kim Jong Chan Kim…
Father of American Taekwondo
[siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Image"][/siteorigin_widget] Jhoon Rhee is highly regarded as the father of American Taekwondo, his contribution to the martial art was outstanding. Jhoon Rhee came to America in 1956, and like…
The Taekwondo Headquarters
Kukkiwon as the World Taekwondo Headquarters has vitalized Taekwondo in the form of the leading martial art by globalizing it since its foundation 1972. The Kukkiwon is the style-defining organization…
History of Taekwondo
General Choi Hong Hi The earliest records of Martial Arts practice in Korea date back to about 50 B.C. These…