News headlines – ending 2010-07-03

July 3rd, 2010

Martial arts can change your life – Times of India

Says Prashant Mehta, a four-degree black belt in taekwondo from the World Taekwondo Federation Korea, “The teaching has to be scientific, your level of …

Martial arts can change your life – Times of India

Says Prashant Mehta, a four-degree black belt in taekwondo from the World Taekwondo Federation Korea, “The teaching has to be scientific, your level of …

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News headlines – ending 2010-07-01

July 1st, 2010

Things are hotting up in Lanarkshire – Glasgow Evening Times

The youngsters will compete in athletics, football, Taekwondo and sailing and are the only Scottish team in the games. Next year they will be competing at …

Lawmaker calls for government sponsorship of athletes – Focus Taiwan News Channel

Hwang Chih-hsiung, who won a silver medal in Taekwondo at the 2004 Athens Olympics, said the government might not be able to help athletes because of its …

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News headlines – ending 2010-06-29

June 29th, 2010

National taekwondo teams demonstrate their skills at sports zone in Modhesh World – Al-Bawaba

The Dubai Sports Council honoured the national taekwondo team recently at the sports zone in Modhesh World. The event was organized as part of Dubai Sports …

Heading to South Korea for Taekwondo – Hepburn Advocate

HEPBURN Shire's Shane Morrison and Katelyn Bugden are off to compete in the fourth World Taekwondo Festival in Muju, South Korea, in July. …

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News headlines – ending 2010-06-25

June 25th, 2010

McAllen karate master marks 35th year of teaching martial arts – Monitor

He has taught them tae kwon do, aikido and judo. He has instructed grade-school children, middle-aged fathers and teen girls. He has coached them through …

Tae kwon do instructors earn honors in England – Memphis Commercial Appeal

Joe Simon IV and Kristin DeJournett, Memphis residents and instructors of CTO Taekwondo Club of Bartlett at Singleton Community Center, recently returned …

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News headlines – ending 2010-06-22

June 22nd, 2010

Disabled athlete achieves black belt – My Fox Boston

PEABODY (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) – A Massachusetts woman who was born without arms or kneecaps has passed her test for a black belt in taekwondo. …

Local black belts competing for world titles – Valdosta Daily Times

VALDOSTA — The Super Bowl of Taekwondo starts Thursday, and five local martial artists will be competing for world championships. Thousands of Taekwondo …

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News headlines – ending 2010-06-18

June 18th, 2010

Little Taekwondo champion is a sports star – Macarthur Chronicle Camden

Winning gold in Taekwondo championships, Kirsten Leroy, 11 has been nominated for the junior sports star. APPEARANCES can be deceiving. …

Billings tae kwon do grand master Fujiwara dies – Billings Gazette

Grand Master Karlo Fujiwara was a man who lived strictly by the five tenets of tae kwon do — respect, etiquette, loyalty, modesty and patience — and …

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News headlines – ending 2010-06-14

June 14th, 2010

Local youth wins taekwondo gold, silver – Edson Leader

He was the only Edson Taekwondo Club competitor at the Western Canadian Tournament of Champions event in Calgary May 22 but nine-year-old …

Tanzania: 15 Students Graduate With Black Belts in Taekwondo – AllAfrica.com

South Korean Taekwondo Master Noh Seung Dae, who was in charge of the boys, praised the graduates during a ceremony that was coloured by a spectacular …

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News headlines – ending 2010-06-11

June 11th, 2010

Foreign players arrive for taekwondo championship – Indian Express

Players from Hong Kong, Mauritius and Nepal arrived in the state capital on Thursday for the 3rd International Taekwondo Championship to be held at …

Foreign players arrive for taekwondo championship – Lucknow Newsline

Lucknow Players from Hong Kong, Mauritius and Nepal arrived in the state capital on Thursday for the 3rd International Taekwondo Championship to be held at …

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News headlines – ending 2010-06-07

June 7th, 2010

Martial arts team triumphs – Tulsa World

A local martial-arts academy owner was part of an American team that placed first at an international tae kwon do …

Sudden-death kick takes Tauranga fighter to NZ title – The Bay of Plenty Times

Warren Steiner proved there's life left in the old legs, defending his New Zealand Taekwondo Federation heavyweight title yesterday in a controversial …

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News headlines – ending 2010-06-03

June 3rd, 2010

Turkey mourns Gaza victims – Financial Times

Factbox: Turk charity names dead, missing from ship raid – Reuters

Cetin Topcuoglu, 54, a former European taekwondo champion who later worked as a coach for Turkey's national team, an official from the Turkish Taekwondo …

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