Those types of certificates are available from several martial arts supply stores as well as eBay. Where are you located? Perhaps I can...
GM Sung Mok Ko was one of the masters listed in the advertisement in Taekwondo Times for the World Martial Arts Association. The organization was...
No, I am from Traverse City, MI. The test took place at Northwestern Michigan College in either 1976 or 1977. We were under GM BC Yu who was a...
I remember GM John Tompkins' first Dan test. He was an awesome senior. I was just a guep rank but I always looked up to him.
I am a Taekwondo instructor. Three years ago, while training in the backyard with at that time an acquaintance, we went inside to my home dojang...
I recently had a run-in with an organization claiming to be "traditional." I was told that my tests were improper because I failed to have a...
Ronald W. Rose (MI) and Brenda Sell (FL) are both 9th dan through the Chung Do Kwan.
I do not have GM Rhee in my lineage, but I am a Chung Do Kwan member.
Welcome, what do you like most about your training?
The USAT Poomsae rules show athletes ages 19-31 are to be able to perform up to Sipjin in competition. I believe this is exactly as prescribed by...
The gentleman teaching the seminar, GM Lim founded his own style, Hup Kwon Do after breaking away from GM Kwang Jo Choi and Choi Kwang Do. Both...
I am the instructor of a Kukki- Taekwondo program. I originally started training in ITF though. My students are certified through both the...
The Chung Do Kwan, of which I am a member and therefore biased :) actually predates the Song Moo Kwan. According to the Korean language book...
I think if you include Badger Ladder's next sentence you would understand the point, which is a good one. Nowadays we don't teach people to swim...
We use the term "Sabom" for those 4th dans and above who have taken the Kukkiwon's Instructor Course.
Best MartialArts Supply/Sang Moo Sa carries all of your TKD related supplies with different brands including Mooto. http://www.sangmoosa.com
We have the Chung Do Kwan patch over our heart and our school logo on the back of our doboks. No stripes on black belts though I give a...
The Kukkiwon is a beautiful building which once housed the World Taekwondo Federation. The Kukkiwon is an institution, formerly private,...
It takes as long as the instructor requires. This might be different from school to school, organization to organization. I've had students I...
I've not seen the blue stripe on the belt and my students and I don't wear stripes on belts or anything on the dobok to designate rank. Is this...
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