In July, 2015, I passed my fifth-degree black belt test in Tae Kwon Do. Thank you to Master Darin Gibson and United Traditional Tae Kwon-Do Canada for the test. Here’s a short video of one of my favourite kicks — a jumping twisting kick that I completed during the test.
In this 1973 video, Grandmaster Jong-Soo Park, one of my past instructors, demonstrated matsogi, or one-step self-defence. Continue Reading
My instructor, Mr. Di Vecchia, passed the following movie tip to me. It’s from 1958, featuring Karate leader Masatoshi Nakayama.… Continue Reading
The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) doesn’t always acknowledge the pioneers who began the martial art in the 1950s and early… Continue Reading
Grandmaster Chang Keun (C. K.) Choi developed Sparring Patterns that he considers essential for training. The videos are now available… Continue Reading
Grandmaster Nam Tae-Hi, who passed away on Nov. 7, 2013, came as close to being superhuman as was humanly possible.… Continue Reading
Tae Kwon Do came from Korean Karate (also known as “Shotokan Karate,” “Tang Soo Do” and “Kong Soo Do”). In… Continue Reading
In Dallas, USA, in 2011, I spoke to one of Tae Kwon Do’s creators from the 1950s, Nam Tae-Hi, and… Continue Reading