In July, 2015, I passed my fifth-degree black belt test in Tae Kwon Do. Thank you to Master Darin Gibson… Continue Reading
Jong-Soo Park demonstrates self-defence
In this 1973 video, Grandmaster Jong-Soo Park, one of my past instructors, demonstrated matsogi, or one-step self-defence. Continue Reading
Nakayama (1958)
My instructor, Mr. Di Vecchia, passed the following movie tip to me. It’s from 1958, featuring Karate leader Masatoshi Nakayama.… Continue Reading
WTF’s Choue Chung Won thanks pioneers
The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) doesn’t always acknowledge the pioneers who began the martial art in the 1950s and early… Continue Reading
Punching sparring pattern, by C. K. Choi
Grandmaster Chang Keun (C. K.) Choi developed Sparring Patterns that he considers essential for training. The videos are now available… Continue Reading
Piercing someone with spearhand strike
Grandmaster Nam Tae-Hi, who passed away on Nov. 7, 2013, came as close to being superhuman as was humanly possible.… Continue Reading
TKD named in a geisha house in 1955
Tae Kwon Do came from Korean Karate (also known as “Shotokan Karate,” “Tang Soo Do” and “Kong Soo Do”). In… Continue Reading
Nam Tae-Hi & Alex Gillis talk TKD
In Dallas, USA, in 2011, I spoke to one of Tae Kwon Do’s creators from the 1950s, Nam Tae-Hi, and… Continue Reading