Tae Kwon Do is a powerful martial art in many regions of the world, partly because it was developed in… Continue Reading
Spotlight on Sérgio Moller Jr.
Last year, Sérgio translated A Killing Art from English to Portuguese (Uma Arte Mortal: A História Não Contada do Tae… Continue Reading
The mystery of the missing instructor
When I first began training in the martial arts, my instructor, Park Jung-Taek, disappeared. My guess is that he went… Continue Reading
Nam Tae-Hi’s years in the Korean CIA
We often hear about North Korea and other dictatorships using Tae Kwon Do for espionage and political missions, but South… Continue Reading
Were mixed martial arts better in 1965?
In 1965, the South Korean dictatorship sent a group of martial artists on a world tour to show off a… Continue Reading
Taekwondo’s Kim Un-Yong and espionage
Dec. 2018 — Even near the end of his life, Kim Un-Yong, the “father” of Olympic Taekwondo, tried to make… Continue Reading
Black belt test & jump twist kick
In July, 2015, I passed my fifth-degree black belt test in Tae Kwon Do. Thank you to Master Darin Gibson… Continue Reading
Olympic Mania and North Korean Mayhem
Updated Feb. 2019: Excerpt from Chapter 13 of A Killing Art: The Untold History of Tae Kwon Do By Alex… Continue Reading
Book review by martial arts historian
Benjamin Judkins reviewed A Killing Art: Revealing the Hidden History of Tae Kwon Do …A Killing Art, by Alex Gillis,… Continue Reading
Zak Espi vs Fatih Demir heavyweight final
2012 International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) World Cup, Brighton, UK It’s extraordinary how much punishment the human face can absorb. Last… Continue Reading