Month: October 2022
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Did Putin learn nothing from martial arts?
“Know your enemy and know yourself and in a hundred battles you will never be in peril.” By violating this cardinal principal of The Art of War, Putin already lost his war before he started it.
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Growth of Kangdukwon Moo Do worldwide
In the five decades since GGM Ahn Gun Soon introduced taekwondo Kangdukwon to Vietnam, his successors have built Kangdukwon Moo Do into a world powerhouse — with a decidedly Vietnamese flavor.
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Kangdukwon in South America and Portugal
Kangdukwon Grand Master Lim Moon Kyu taught taekwondo to Master Kim Chang-Hak. In 1966, already at 2nd dan, he began teaching taekwondo in Seoul, Korea.
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Kangdukwon in Portugal
The story of taekwondo in Portugal resembles that of the art in many other countries around the world. Taekwondo’s great popularity has worked both to its advantage and to its disadvantage. It attracts people of all kinds — but not always for the best of reasons.
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Who (or what) is a Great Peng?
“The purpose of Taekwondo is to turn ordinary people into extraordinary people.”