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Taekwon-Do Demonstration

Click here the title to watch an awesome Korean Taekwon-Do demonstration.

Notes from 41st International Instructor Course

March 20-22, 2009
Queens, New York

General Information  read more »

Allen's Red Tiger on Facebook

Join Allen's Red Tiger Taekwon-Do on facebook. I will be uploading videos of tuls (forms) etc... Here is the link.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67536061753&ref=ts

How long would it take to earn a black belt?

I have had some students ask me how long it would take to reach black belt. So, here is a list of how long it takes between each belt:  read more »

ITF Patterns on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/user/ITFtuls

Tenets of Taekwon-Do

Needless to say, the success or failure of Taekwon-Do training depends largely on how one observes and implements the tenets of Taekwon-Do which should serve as a guide for all serious students of the art.

COURTESY (Ye Ui)

It can be said that courtesy is an unwritten regulation prescribed by ancient teachers of philosophy as a means to enlighten human beings while maintaining a harmonious society. It can be further be as an ultimate criterion required of a mortal.  read more »

Brotherly Love: Free Lessons For Kids

A Bucks County couple is making dreams come true for kids. Michele and Gene Rice are helping kids get lessons in everything from piano to martial arts. They started small, but the results are big.

At a martial arts studio in Northeast Philadelphia, Michele Rice and her husband Gene watch 7-year-old Mateo Sanders.

Mateo can rattle off what he's learning: "Courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self control, and indomitable spirit."

A few months ago, this Taekwon-do class was only a dream for Mateo.  read more »

Happy Birthday Taekwon-Do!

On April 11th, 1955, the name Taekwon-Do was officially adopted for the martial art General Choi Hong Hi had developed using elements of the ancient Korean martial art of Taek Kyon and of Shotokan karate, a martial art he had learned while studying in Japan.  read more »

I've Learned

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone that can be loved. The rest is up to them.

I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people just don't care back.

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.

I've learned that it's not what you have in your life, but who you have in your life that counts.

I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do.  read more »

Taekwon-Do Philosophy

The philosophy of Taekwon-Do can be summed up by the last two phrases in the ITF Student Oath:

  • I shall be a champion of justice and freedom.
  • I shall build a better and peaceful world.

By practicing Taekwon-Do and living according to its fundamental values, we will become good citizens and be able to create a better world.  read more »

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