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  1. Taekwondo Helps Teen Become A Mentor (The Washington Post)
    Autistic Athlete Gets a Black Belt
    by Liz Skalski
    “When CJ Moore, 13, of Glenn Dale started taekwondo lessons in 2006, he cried because he thought he couldn’t do the sport. Today, he is a black belt and a leader for younger students.” (Originally Published: 9/18/2008; Last DCTKD update: 9/18/2008)
  2. Taekwondo Day Observed with Various Events at Olympic Park in Seoul (The Seoul Times)
    “The 2008 Taekwondo Day was observed in a ceremony at the Olympic Park in Seoul, Korea on Sept. 4, 2008, drawing about 7,000 people from at home and abroad.” (Originally Published: 9/8/2008; Last DCTKD update: 9/8/2008)
  3. Taekwondo Lessons Help Autistic Kids Battle Through (WCSH6 TV)
    by John Blunda
    “[Instructor Lisa] Chin said, ‘I believe that children with autism have so much potential and if you can just tap into that potential they can just light up a room like fireflies in the night.’” (Originally Published: 5/6/2008; Last DCTKD update: 10/5/2008)
  4. Smith Wins Silver Medal At U.S. Championship (Washington Post)
    by Steven Yanda
    “Fort Washington native Charles Smith Jr. won the silver medal [on February 9] at the U.S. Open Taekwondo championship in New Orleans. Smith lost the championship match of the finweight division (119 pounds and under), 6-3, to Ghutghawal Kwawlaor of Thailand.” (Originally Published: 2/10/2008; Last DCTKD update: 2/11/2008)
  5. Park to arise as new mecca for taekwondo (Korea.net)
    by Ro Ji-woong
    “The Taekwondo Promotion Foundation has announced the construction of a massive taekwondo park in Muju County, Jeollabuk-do (North Jeolla Province) by 2013...the park will become the center of research and development of taekwondo and other martial arts. Taekwondo practitioners from around the world can network at the park, which will eventually serve as a hub for taekwondo culture.” (Originally Published: 1/3/2008; Last DCTKD update: 1/5/2008)
  6. Kicking Down The Doors (WUSA9.com)
    by Levan Reid
    “[Charles ‘Arnell’] Smith is kicking and teaching and getting the job done at the YMCA in Fort Washington [MD], but he is ready to take this to a bigger scale and he’s preaching that idea. ‘It has to happen right now,’ says Smith. ’A place where kids and adults can come and go their separate ways and do activities and it will be community driven.’” (Originally Published: 12/18/2007; Last DCTKD update: 1/14/2008)
  7. World Taekwondo Chief Seeks IOC Memberships (The Korea Times)
    by Kang Seung-woo
    “Choue Chung-won, the president of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), announced Monday that he was running for a place on the International Olympics Committee (IOC).” (Originally Published: 12/3/2007; Last DCTKD update: 12/3/2007)
  8. Gutsy girls tackle eve-teasers (The Times of India)
    by Sumati Yengkhom & Suman Chakraborti
    “Their petite looks belie nerves of steel and fists of fury. Eve-teasers have tangled with them and ended up being knocked out cold.” (Originally Published: 9/5/2007; Last DCTKD update: 9/5/2007)
  9. Catching up with 2 athletes linked in lore — 7 years later (Colorado Springs Gazette)
    by Brian Gomez
    “Esther Kim and Kay Poe became linked in Olympic lore on May 20, 2000, when Kim forfeited a match at the Olympic Training Center to hand Poe a spot on the U.S. taekwondo team headed to the Summer Games in Sydney.” (Originally Published: 8/19/2007; Last DCTKD update: 8/20/2007)
  10. Cloud Over Taekwondo (Colorado Springs Gazette)
    Allegations of underage drinking, sexual harassment emerge from some athletes
    by Brian Gomez
    “Episodes of underage drinking and allegations of sexual assault have surfaced as U.S. taekwondo athletes and coaches head to the Olympic trials this week in Colorado Springs.” (Originally Published: 8/19/2007; Last DCTKD update: 8/19/2007)
  11. Injured Cuban Athlete Takes First Spot in Takewondo [sic] (Cuban News Agency)
    “Despite a serious contusion that inflamed the muscles around his right knee, Cuban athlete Gerardo Ortiz obtained on Tuesday the tiebreaker point in his 80 kg Taekwondo match Tuesday to win a gold medal at the 15th Pan American Games.” (Originally Published: 7/18/2007; Last DCTKD update: 7/18/2007)
  12. Team USAs James Moontasri Takes a Silver Medal at the 2007 Pan American Games (usolympicteam.com)
    by Julie Goldsticker
    “James Moontasri (Colorado Springs, Colo.) grabbed the first hardware for the United States Taekwondo team on Monday, winning a silver medal in men’s welterweight action at the 2007 Pan American Games. Moontasri won three matches on his way to the final round before dropping his championship bout to 2000 Olympic champion Angel Matos of Cuba.” (Originally Published: 7/17/2007; Last DCTKD update: 7/18/2007)
  13. Sergerie already Canada’s most decorated taekwondo athlete (Canada.com)
    by John MacKinnon
    “[Karine] Sergerie trained and competed and has evolved into one of the very best athletes at taekwondo in Canada. She is the best, if you measure it in terms of world championships. When she won the title in her weight class on May 21 in Beijing, she became the first Canadian athlete ever to hold a world championship in the sport.” (Originally Published: 7/16/2007; Last DCTKD update: 7/17/2007)
  14. Matos, Cuba’s First Gold in Pan Am Taekwondo (Prensa Latina)
    “Olympic champion Angel Valodia Matos won today the first gold medal for Cuba in the taekwondo tournament of the Pan American Games, after crushing favorite contender James Moontsari of the US, 7-0.” (Originally Published: 7/16/2007; Last DCTKD update: 7/17/2007)
  15. Taekwondo fighter gives up mom’s car for gold (MSNBC)
    Silva wins Brazil’s first Pan Am gold after using car money to train
    “It wasn’t an easy choice for Brazilian taekwondo fighter Diogo Silva — buy a car for his mom or try to win a gold medal.” (Originally Published: 7/16/2007; Last DCTKD update: 7/17/2007)
  16. Taekwondo fighter win Brazil’s first gold in Pan Am Games (People’s Daily Online)
    ”Diogo Silva beat Peru’s Peter Lopez on Sunday in men’s taekwondo 58-68 kilograms, and won Brazil’s first gold medal in the Pan American Games.” (Originally Published: 7/16/2007; Last DCTKD update: 7/16/2007)
  17. WTF Offers Condolences to Murdered Iraqi Taekwondo Athletes (The Seoul Times)
    “Dr. Chungwon Choue, president of the World Taekwondo Federation, expressed his shock and sadness on learning that the remains of 13 Iraqi taekwondo athletes, who were kidnapped in May 2006, were found last week in Iraq.” (Originally Published: 6/23/2007; Last DCTKD update: 6/23/2007)
  18. Soldier Gets His Kicks on Tae Kwon Do Team (eMilitary.org)
    by Fred W. Baker III
    Army Sgt. Jessie Jones “is the team captain for an elite 2nd Infantry Division Tae Kwon Do demonstration team (in South Korea) that will spend the rest of the day kicking, jumping, flipping and punching, sweating bucket-loads and going home in pain.” (Originally Published: 6/20/2007; Last DCTKD update: 6/26/2007)
  19. IOC condemns Iraqi athlete murders (SportingNews.com)
    “The International Olympic Committee condemned the murder of 13 members of an Iraqi taekwondo team, whose remains were found last weekend.” (Originally Published: 6/18/2007; Last DCTKD update: 6/20/2007)
  20. Remains of kidnapped Iraqi taekwondo team found (Today’s Zaman)
    “The remains of 13 members of an Iraqi taekwondo team kidnapped last year have been found in western Iraq, police and hospital officials said Saturday...The athletes were members of a private sports club that hopes to one day send members to the Olympics.” (Originally Published: 6/18/2007; Last DCTKD update: 6/20/2007)
  21. Taekwondo hijab ban upheld (Sports Illustrated)
    “In a letter to the Canadian federation, the world federation indicated it does not recognize any religion and would not make any accommodation for the head and body covering called hijabs.” The WTF “also indicated in the letter that the International Olympic Committee agreed with its decision.” (Originally Published: 5/14/2007; Last DCTKD update: 5/16/2007)
  22. Ban on hijabs continues at Quebec tae kwon do tourneys (Canada.com)
    CanWest News Service
    “The Muslim hijab will remain banned from tae kwon do tournaments in Quebec despite an offer of compromise in the guise of a sporty, head-hugging scarf used in international competitions, provincial officials ruled Sunday.” (Originally Published: 4/30/2007; Last DCTKD update: 5/1/2007)
  23. Incheon Taekwondo “Grandmas” Unleash Powerful Punches and Kicks (Dong-A Ilbo)
    “The elderly women are members of the one and only Korean elderly Taekwondo demonstrator’s group, called the Incheon Grandma Taekwondo demonstrators. Compared to a vast majority of elderly who fail in their attempts to seek jobs after retirement, these grandmothers are enjoying themselves.” (Originally Published: 4/27/2007; Last DCTKD update: 4/27/2007)
  24. Taekwondo is a passion for this soldier (The Fayetteville Observer)
    by Jaclyn Shambaugh
    “Dedicated is the word most often used to describe taekwondo black belt Sgt. Louis Davis. ‘Sgt. Davis is very dedicated to his sport. There’s a lot of attention to detail, and that carries over into his job as well,’ says Brian L. Schimp, Davis’ 1st sergeant at the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade on Fort Bragg.” Sgt. Davis was inducted into the inaugural class of the Taekwondo Hall of Fame in East Rutherford, N.J. on April 6 as the Armed Forces Player of the Year. (Originally Published: 4/23/2007; Last DCTKD update: 4/23/2007)
  25. Hijabs get girls banned from Quebec taekwondo tournament (National Post, Canada)
    by Kazi Stastna
    “World Taekwondo Federation competition rules are clear: ‘Wearing any item on the head other than the head protector shall not be permitted.’ But, in practice, the rule is rarely used to bar hijabs from competition, as was done in Quebec this past weekend, say international taekwondo officials. Five Muslim girls, ages eight to 13, from a Montreal taekwondo club were told they could not compete in a Longueuil tournament Sunday unless they removed their headscarves.” (Originally Published: 4/16/2007; Last DCTKD update: 4/17/2007)
  26. Summary of Taekwondo Competition Using New Rules (Dong-A Ilbo)
    “On April 12, the first nationwide federation match in World Taekwondo Headquarters showed Taekwondo’s new rules. Instead of a 10x10 meter square, a round 100 square meter area was marked on the floor, on which players attack and defend. A newly adopted 15-second rule warns a passive player to do more. A face attack is 4 points, up 1 point from before, allowing players to win a come-from-behind victory with offensive play.” (Originally Published: 4/13/2007; Last DCTKD update: 4/15/2007)
  27. Taekwondo tournament becomes family affair (Houston Chronicle)
    Lopez siblings earn world team tournament spots
    by David Barron
    "Five athletes from the Sugar Land gym, led by siblings Steven, Mark and Diana Lopez, qualified for the World Taekwondo Federation championships this year in Beijing by winning their weight divisions at the USA Taekwondo team trials at the Dallas Convention Center arena." (Originally Published: 3/17/2007; Last DCTKD update: 3/17/2007)
  28. Lopezes make taekwondo a family affair (Houston Chronicle)
    by David Barron
    “Steven, Mark and Diana Lopez of Sugar Land, who two years ago became the first set of three siblings to win world championships in the same event, will attempt to qualify [on March 16, 2007] for the 2007 taekwondo world championships during the U.S. team trials at the Dallas Convention Center.” (Originally Published: 3/16/2007; Last DCTKD update: 3/16/2007)
  29. Sugar Land family eyes another sweep (Dallas Morning News)
    Three siblings on quest to defend world championship titles
    by Kate Hairopoulos
    “The [Lopez] family has turned the community southwest of Houston into a taekwondo hotbed...The hope is that the family cannot only repeat as world champions, but also all make the Olympic team for the 2008 Beijing Games.” (Originally Published: 3/15/2007; Last DCTKD update: 3/17/2007)
  30. Protectors Debut for Fairer Bouts (The Korea Times)
    by Kang Seung-woo
    “Protectors containing electronic sensors, worn by competitors in taekwondo competitions to reduce controversies arising in refereeing, were tested for the first time [on March 3, 2007], but the possibility of the protectors being adopted for the 2007 World Championships in May or the Beijing Olympics in 2008 seems dim.” (Originally Published: 3/4/2007; Last DCTKD update: 3/6/2007)
  31. Taekwondo Champion Has Sights on Gold (Dong-A Ilbo.com)
    “‘Usually female fighters have one or two techniques only, and rely heavily on timing. Se-bom [Ahn, 17, a junior at Ganghwa Girls High School] has strength and basic technique,’ says Yoo Byung-gwan, Taekwondo professor at Yongin University. ‘She uses different kick moves to fight different opponents. I am sure she will become a world Taekwondo star, if she trains consistently.’” (Originally Published: 1/4/2007; Last DCTKD update: 1/14/2007)
  32. WTF Holds 1st Ad-Hoc Committee Meeting on Poomsae Competition (WTF.org)
    The WTF Poomsae Committee meeting was mainly aimed at producing revised competition rules for the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships. The 1st World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships are scheduled to take place in Seoul in September 2006. (Originally Published: 11/23/2005; Last DCTKD update: 11/26/2005)
  33. Results of 2005 World Championships (WTF)
    Table of results for the 17th (10th Women’s) World Taekwondo Championships held in Madrid, Spain (April 11-17, 2005) (Originally Published: 4/22/2005; Last DCTKD update: 4/22/2005)
  34. World titles are a family affair (Star-Telegram)
    by Charean Williams
     "‘As long as we stay on the right path, stay committed, stay motivated, stay disciplined and have our goal and dream in focus, I think all of us can make the Olympic team in 2008 and, hopefully, be as successful as we were at these World Championships.’" -- Steven Lopez, 2-time Olympic Champion (Originally Published: 4/21/2005; Last DCTKD update: 4/22/2005)
  35. Steven Lopez wins third World title (USOC.org)
    by Bill Kellick
    "Two-time Olympic gold medalist Steven Lopez (Sugar Land, Texas) won his third straight world title with a 3-2 win over Iran’s Ali Tajik in the men’s welterweight final." (Originally Published: 4/15/2005; Last DCTKD update: 4/22/2005)
  36. Self defense in modern Taekwondo: the essence of the martial art revitalized (MOOTO News)
    "It is the self-defense aspect that makes Taekwondo a true martial art. Without it Taekwondo sparring is not essentially different than boxing or wrestling. Taekwondo Poomsae, without its connection to self defense is not very different from gymnastics. Aesthetic as it may be, many of us do not find it satisfactory...Reintroducing self defense into modern Taekwondo is important not only for redefining its identity as a martial art. It is crucial for far simpler reasons."--Thanks to the TKD-Net Mailing List for providing this link. (Originally Published: 4/8/2005; Last DCTKD update: 5/17/2005)
  37. Training Partner, Taekwon Robot DANCO (Mooto News)
    A taekwondo robot? A Korean company, Danco 21, unveiled a taekwondo robot, Taekwon Robot Danco, in 2001 and is "unlike the existing fixed targets, you can manipulate the instrument through Control Box, depending on trainees’ proficiency and make the robot move around, attack and defend...and can perform punching and some of kicking, too. During the presentation, robot Danco looks 150cm tall; it targets at junior high school students."

    A more recent article (in Korean) is available at The Chosun Ilbo:
    http://www.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200312/200312180297.html. (Originally Published: 12/12/2003; Last DCTKD update: 12/24/2003)
  38. Afghan Girls Exercise a Freedom (The Washington Post)
    Martial Arts Class Defies the Old Guard
    by Pamela Constable
    Afghanistan is still dealing with 23 years worth of issues that will not be resolved overnight. Athletic training for women and girls is one of those issues: "There were only nine students in [17-year-old Mahbooba] Rezahi’s tae kwon do class at the Afghan Youth Club this morning—a fraction of the 300 boys who attend its martial arts classes in the evenings. There were 13 girls participating until last week, when police came and locked the clubhouse doors twice, unnerving some of the teenage students and their parents." (Originally Published: 9/21/2003; Last DCTKD update: 9/28/2003)
  39. A Kick in the Teeth (JoongAng Daily News)
    by Brian Lee
     "To people like Choi Sung-gi [a Yong-In University graduate], who runs a taekwondo gym in Mapo, Korea’s chief problem has to do with how the sport is organized, or disorganized, here. ‘I teach high school kids who should be able to spread their legs like a pair of scissors but they just can’t,’ says the black belt master, his voice filled with dismay...Mr. Choi says improved techniques are indeed important for Korea to once again dominate, but so is money. Not the lack of money, but the ways money is gained. ‘It’s not like the old days anymore. Today, there are many gyms where kids don’t even wear their uniforms. The only thing some of these gym masters care about is how many kids they can enroll and thus charge. The stuff they teach is ‘kitchen’ stuff because the teachers don’t know any better.’" (Originally Published: 1/10/2003; Last DCTKD update: 1/20/2003)
  40. A New Chapter of TKD History Begins (Mooto News)
    by Nam, Se Woo
    The Korean Taekwondo Association has adopted the Fair Play electronic scoring hogu system. "Coach Se-Hyuk Kim from Samsung S1 has pointed out that the official endorsement will bring about changes in Kyuruki techniques, more dependence on punches and more weight on straight-lined motions than colorful curved-lined counterparts, which may undermine the good intention of adopting the differential scoring system." (Originally Published: 12/18/2002; Last DCTKD update: 11/30/0002)
  41. At 70, Master Jhoon Rhee Is Still Getting in His Kicks (The Washington Post)
    Taekwondo Instructor Says He’s Got a New Mission: Happiness
    by Abhi Raghunathan
     Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee is considered the "father of American taekwondo" because he was one of the first people to introduce taekwondo in the U.S. in the late 1950’s (he moved to DC in 1962). He is 70 years old; can you keep up with him? (Originally Published: 8/8/2002; Last DCTKD update: 11/30/0002)
 

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