World Kangdukwon Federation
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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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What Makes a Champion?
Most athletes dream of one day becoming a champion. But a champion in a match or on the playground is not the same as a champion in life. What does it mean to be a champion? What does it mean ‘to succeed’ in life? What is ‘success’?
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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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Kangdukwon in Latin America and Portugal
In 1981 Chang Hak Kim arrived in Brazil and created the Brazil Eagle Club, where Taekwondo Kang Duk Won and Hapkido Kuk Sool Kwan were practiced. Patiently over the decades he has defined the future of Kangdukwon and Hapkido alike in Latin America and Portugal.
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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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Seven Continents in Seven Days
The 777 Expedition intends to raise awareness and funding for Folds of Honor Foundation. There are ten jumpers on the team, all ex-military.
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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
Got any book recommendations?