Author: Patrick Harrigan
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Death Before Dishonor
600 Swiss Guardsmen chose to die fighting rather than to walk away free weeks before the storming of the Tuileries Palace during the French Revolution. Why did they do it?
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North Star Society
A North Star Society member embodies Kangdukwon Taekwondo’s cosmopolitan ideals in such a way that actively serves the cause of humanity and human dignity.
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Ongōji Shin
Ongōji Shin means that one must first fully master the traditions, history, and sciences of the past, and then learn new things on the basis of them.
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Triple 7’s Tandem Pair Chase Their Own Skydiving Record
The challenge of chasing one’s own Skydiving Record: Seven Continents in Seven Days
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R.I.P. Dayton Matlick
Grand Master Dayton Matlick, age 88, passed away on February 12, 2023. His influence upon taekwondo in America could not have been greater.
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R.I.P. Kent Bole
Kangdukwon has lost another stalwart martial artist in Master Kent Bole.
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Book by Park Chul-hee 1957
Pasa Kwon Beop (Gongsu Kwon Beop Gyojeon) / Park Cheol-hee (Director Kang Deok-won and YMCA Kwon Beop-bu training) / Kang Deok-won Sadohoe Joo Un-suk / 1957 / 152p / 22cm
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‘Dew of Life’
There is a saying from the Chinese Book of Somu: “Life is like dew on grass. The morning dew on the blade of grass disappears without a trace when the sun strikes it.”
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The Black Olympics of 1984
No other city wanted to host the Olympics, leaving only a pile of debt, and LA was the only city that applied for the 1984 Olympics.
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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.