Did You Know...
-A Taekwon-Do Martial Artist is called a Taekwon-Doin? (said by General Choi in the Encycopedia of Taekwon-Do)
-Taekwon-Do means 'the way of the hands and the feet?'
-Taekwon-Do was deveoloped into maturity in the 29th infantry division, which is why the pattern Hwa-Rang has 29 movements?
-You need a certain amount of classes to test?
-Being a black belt does not mean you are a master of Taekwon-Do?
-You get a black stripe on your do-bok pants when you are a 4th dan black belt?
-Taekwon-Do's birthday is April 11th, 1955?
-General Choi Hong-Hi's birthday is November 9th, 1918?
-Master Bosse has been teaching for over 45 years?
-There are 1,000 total techniques in Taekwon-Do?
-The 'Block' in Four-Direction Block's meaning is to block out any obstacles which are preventing you from achiving your goals?
Pretty interesting, huh? If you are a student of Taekwon-Do already, you probably knew most of, or all of, the above information. If you are interested in taking Taekwon-Do, you'll learn even more things about Taekwon-Do during class. If you get really into it, Taekwon-Do can become a way of life. If you want to learn more about Taekwon-Do, visit the LVTKD website and check out the FAQs and the About Taekwon-Do pages.
For more Taekwon-Do information, try reading the Ultimate Taekwon-Do Testing Book which is avaible for free through Master Bosse, and the Encyclopedia of Taekwon-Do by General Choi Hong-Hi, or Taekwon-Do: Condensed Encyclopedia which you can buy online, sold at the Taekwon-Do Times site.
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