Category: Profiles
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My Last Halo
Former World Kangdukwon Federation Chairman breaks yet another world record with jump from 42,017 feet (12,807 meters).
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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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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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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.