Category: Hwa Chong
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A Way of Life Worth Embracing
Numerous karate masters have bequeathed us with mottos and aphorisms that underscore the significance of nurturing not just one’s physical prowess and diverse techniques, but above all else, one’s inner character. For instance, my sensei, Great Grand Master Hwa Chong, imparted the wisdom that initiating an attack should never be one’s initial course of action. He…
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Great Peng: A Lesson in Transformation
Like the Peng, Kang Duk Won practitioners are not meant to remain in the small pond or well where they were born.
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GGM Chong oversees HLTA Dan Exam
Kangdukwon Great Grand Master Hwa Chong addresses dan students of Grand Master Han Lee on 5 May 2024.
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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’?